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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST . UN.
Republican Nitiontl Ticket.
For President,
WILLIAM McKINLEY.
For Vice-President,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
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EfSiOpnTStATE TICKET.
Governor,
GE DIETRICH, Adams.
Lieutenant Governor,
E. P. SAVAGE, Coster.
Secretary of State,
G. W. MARSH, Richardson.
. Treasurer,
. WILLIAM 8TUEFFER, Cuming.
Auditor,
CHARLES WESTON, Sheridan.
Attorney General,
F. N. PROUT, Gage.
Land Commissioner,
GEORGE D. FOLLMER, Nuckolls.
Superintendent.
W. K. FOWLER, Washington.
Cangr lenal Ttekat.
For Congress, Third District,
JOHN R HAYS.
Caaung treats.
Nebraska state fair, Lincoln, Sept. 4
to 7.
National Farmers' congress, Colorado
Springs, Colo., Aug. 21 to 31.
Sixteenth annual Boone county fair,
Albion, Sept. 19, 20 and 21.
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It is thought that Congressman Dol
" liver will be appointed U. S. senator of
Iowa, to succeed Senator Gear, de
ceased. Dn. Stdbxet Habbinqton of Farly,
Missouri, on Monday, while drunk and
imagining fancied wrongs, killed his
uncle James Wallace, Mrs. William
Wallaoe and J. P. Dillingham, sheriff of
Platte county, who tried to arrest him,
and was in turn shot dead by Harry
Dillingham's son.
Smthfield, a town of 1,500 inhab
itants, near Peoria, Illinois, was visited
by a destructive fire Thursday night; a
dozen buildings were burned down,
with an aggregate loss of $50,000. The
town had no fire department, and the
miscreants who set out the fire tried to
rob the homes of some of the villagers,
but managed to escape.
Woosteb of the Silver Creek Times, a
silver republican, and supporting the
national fusion ticket, has this to say:
"Governor Poynter was not renomina
ted by the f usionists of the state. That
smooth trick was turned by certain ma
chine politicians, Poynter himself in
cluded. Fusionists, particularly pop
ulists, may in part redeem themselves
for their inertia and neglect of duty and
give machine politics a very black eye,
by defeating Poynter at the polls.
In the Platte County Democrat, of
which B. P. Duffy is editor, we notice
that under the heading "The Winning
Ticket," there is placed the fusion can
didates for president and vice-president,
the state and the congressional ticket,
but neither the name of O'Brien or
Dietrich Becher appears. How is this?
Is it simply and only an oversight, or
has the colonel concluded that these
two candidates do not belong to "The
Winning Ticket?"
On a poll of 98 traveling men at Grand
Island on Sunday last, ten were non
committal, thirteen were for Bryan and
seventy-fire for McKinley Fifty-four
out of fifty-nine traveling men who
make their headquarters at Norfolk are
for McKinley. A club is being organ
ised oalled the Norfolk Traveling Men's
MsKiwloy club. One uum who has been
in the organization of the club
ta Bryan man in '96 and when asked
why he had changed his polities replied
that since McKialey's election his earn
inge had increased $100 a year. Schuy
ler Sun.
Harry 1. laei. -The
republican candidate for repre
sentative of Platte county in the state
legislature, was born in 'Manchester,
New Hampshire, in 1862, and is there
fere 38 years of age.
At the age of 4, he went to Mansfield,
Ohio, living for nine years on the farm
of ex-Senator John Sherman.
In 1878 he came to Nebraska, and has
resided north of the city ever since, hav
ing been occupied as a farmer.
March 18, 1886, he married Miss
Elizabeth Erb, and they have two chil
dren, Elizabeth May and Catherine
Mr. Bead has been for some time and
is now the secretary and manager of the
Baasaark Creamery company.
Suck is, in brief, a mere outline of a
life crowded thick with varied exper-
Mr. Reed has the old-fashioned qual-
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Secretary Gage announces that we have
plenty of gold and can easily spare any
reasonable amount that Europe may need
in its business. Four vears airowewere
0 begging for gold. Detroit Journal
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China.
The royal family are reported to have
lad.
More troops are landing at Taku, and
British will land at Shanghai.
Shanghai, Aug. 17, 2:40 p. m.-Li
Hung Cheng has received announcement
that the allied forces entered Pekin
Wednesday, August 15, without opposi-
At 1 p. as. Friday the German foreign
oSoa-gave out the following received by
the German consul at Shanghai: "The
allies have entered Pekin without fight
ing, the legations are relieved, and the
foreigners are liberated."
The navy department at Washington,
D. O, made public Friday the following
dispatch from Admiral Remey, under
date of Taku, Aug. 16: "Message from
Pekin 19tb; legations closely blockaded
by Chinese; provisions ample for three
weeks; all reported well. Remey."
It seems that on August 11, the impe
rial household left Pekin. Prince Tuan
led the march with his troops, taking
the emperor, the dowager empress and
all the Manchu nobles. The empress
dowager beheaded twelve of the impe
rial clansmen who refused to leave the
capital and were suspected of favoring
the foreigners.
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The fusion state officials have a way
of their own of saving the state. They
made a great hue and cry against re
publican extravagance and mismanage
ment. And now they are violating the
law and draining the state treasury for
every penny possible. The state con
stitution says that the attorney general
snail receive a salary or 9z,uuu per year
and no more. But after being allowed
la deputy at $1,800, an assistant at $1,800,
an assistant at $1,200 and a stenograph
er at $1,000, postage and telephone ex
penses of $450, printing $400 and travel
ing expenses of $300, the present attor
ney general is not satisfied. He draws
on the "prosecution fund" allowed the
governor for $647.93 for himself. W. D.
Oldham, his deputy, draws $55.20 from
this fund, and G. F. Corcoran, an assist
ant, gets $237.80 of this fund, while Ed.
P. Smith, his Omaha law partner, gets
$625 of it. It seems as' if our reform
attorney general does not propose to
have any appropriations returned to the
state treasurer as unused. Auburn Post.
A "lastai Ctaunoaity."
According to the Bryanite waiters,
the United States are impoverished and
on the way to be ruined by the gold
standard and the trusts. Half of the
British war loan has just been taken by
this impoverished 'and ruined country,
which would have gobbled the whole of
it if it could have got it This impover
ished and ruined country has so much
money to invest that even in the present
unparalleled expansion of business, it
can't find ways enough at home of salt
ing down its profits. It has money to
lend to England, as it had money to lend
to Russia; and it may soon be drawing
Interest from all over the world.
The farmers can't get men enough to
harvest their crops. The railroads can't
get cars enough to carry the freight
The savings banks are so swamped with
deposits that they don't know where to
invest them. Yet the Bryan spouters of
lamentation are sure that the country is
being impoverished and ruined by the
gold standard and the trusts and is
about to be wrecked totally by imperial
ism. If this is ruin, the American people
would like to be ruined every year.
New York Sun.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES.
It b Cater meaaallcaalaai Taat
Taey Ort-laate aa Thrive.
The following paragraph, from a
carefully written financial and Indus
trial report published in the Chicago
Evening Post, is verj significant of
the rapid development of several in
dustries in the southern states:
"So far as the manufacturing outlook
Is concerned everything still appears
to be favorable. It is estimated that at
least $100,000,000 is now going into
new industries in the south. The
southern cotton mills are makiiig
phenomenal earnings, and about 100
mills are under construction, while
many of the established concerns are
enlarging their plants. New coal and
ore mines also are being opened as
rapidly as possible, and the prospects
are that the south's annual output of
40,000.000 tons of coal and about 0,000.
000 tons of Iron will be wonderfully
Increased during the next few years."
Those who take note of the weekly
bank clearings of the country may
have noticed the wonderful increases
made by some of the southern cities.
These Increases range from 40 to more
than 100 per cent, those of Savannah,
for example, being 100 per cent greater
for last week than for the correspond
ing week of the previous year.
Industrial and financial revolution
inst, in the course of time, bring great
political changes. It Is not too much
to hope that the day will come when
the Industries will carry lessons that
will effectually and forever break up
the so called "solid south" of the De
mocracy, for it Is under Republicanism
that industries originate, expand and
thrive. There- should already be
enough Instruction In the development
of the south under the present adminis
tration to bring that section Into line
for expansion and the wider markets
that the policy of expansion will se-
City (Mb.) Journal.
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Senator Morgan admits that some of
the features of the Chicago platform
are rather socialistic. Senator Morgan
hi not n Republican campaign orator.
Kcectata.
Total Cuban custom receipts for the
mim - rour Months of this year were
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A. M. Stevenson, Senator Lee
Mantle, Peffer and Others
Out for McKinley.
Interest Charges Reduced and Bank
-Deposits Rapidly Increasing.
Inteaded to Divert At-
toattaa From the Real
Omaha, Aug. 0. The outlook for
the re-election of President McKinley
grows brighter each day.-Judged from
the prosperous conditions that exist
everywhere in the United States, and
from the magnificent administration
of affairs during the past four years
his re-election has never been doubted
for a moment. We find, however,
other forces working, though less pow
erful and less important, than those
above referred to, that are worthy of
notice. Iu looking over the list of bg
guns in the 1'opulistic and Democratic
party we Jind them one by one dropping-
out of rank and announcing
themselves for McKinley. Noted
among these is the Hon. A. M. Steven
son of Denver, Colorado. Mr. Steven
son will be remembered as chairman
of the Colorado-Teller Republican
state committee and one of those who
walked out with Teller from the St
Louis convention in 1890. Ex-Senator
Lee Mantle of Montaua Is another of
those Silver Republicans who fol
lowed Senator Teller in '90. He, like
Stevenson, announces that not only
will he refuse to support Bryan, but
that he will use every effort to secure
the re-election of President McKinley.
Ex-Senator W. A. Peffer of Kansas,
one of the most widely known Popu
lists In the United States, has within
the past ten days made positive an
nouncement of his intention to support
McKinley. Coming nearer home we
find the Hon. J. E. Boyd, Nebraska's
only Democratic governor, announcing
that he will not support Mr. Bryan
this year. Mr. Boyd, however, does
not announce that he will support Mc
Kinley. W. F. Wappicu. one of
the stalwart Democrats of Omaha, an
officer of the late Kansas City conven
tion and a delegate to the late Demo-'
cratic state convention; the Hon. E.
Wyman, at the present time a member
of the state legislature from Buffalo
county, are among those prominent in
Nebraska politics who refuse to stand
for Bryan and his fallacies. In his an
nouncement, W. F. Wappich brands
Imperialism as a false issue and an
nounces in his discussion of the Philip
pine .question that Mr. Bryan has put
the cart before the horse. In speak
ing of this important subject Mr. Wap
pich says: "I am a thorough believer
in the course being pursued by the
present administration as regards the
Philippine islands. I can think of no
other course of procedure for the erec
tion of stable government there. First
of all order must be wrought out of
chaos and the Filipinos forced to re
spect the law. Until this is done a
stable government for them is Impossi
ble and independence for them is not
to be considered. After the establish
ment of law and order in the Philip
pines will be the best time to consider
what kind of a government they are
fit for. I think the preaching of Fili
pino independence is premature. Mr.
Bryan probably knows that he is put
ting the cact ahead of the horse, but
by doing so he is enabled to use the
Filipinos for campaign purposes and
that is all he wants to do."
Low Rate of Iaterent.
Benefits resulting from sound finan
cial legislation promulgated by the au
thorized representatives of the Repub
lican party are beginning to fall into
the hands of the people.
Already the rate of interest on farm
and real estate loans has dropped to
about 5 per cent, which means a sav
ing alone in interest to the debtors of
Nebraska of more than $1,000,000 per
year.
Four years ago it was difficult to
borrow money on good security at less
than 10 per cent, and very few if any
loans were made at a lower rate than
8 per cent. Today money is abundant
at 5 and 5 per cent The figures rep
resenting the full amount of the mort
gage indebtedness of Nebraska are not
at hand, so the exact amount thus
saved can not be accurately com
puted. The report of the state labor
commissioner just made public, how
ever, shows that during the first six
months of 1000 farm mortgages were
filed to the amount of $11,472,208, 'and
the interest saving in one year on
this sum alone, compared with the rate
of interest charged four years ago,
amounts to upwards of $500,000.
The same reports show that there
were 578 less farm mortgages filed in
the first six months of 1900 than in the
first six months of 1899. They further
show that in the first six months of
1900 the farm mortgages filed
amounted to $11,472,208, while those
paid off amounted to $12,747,192, a dif
ference in favor of the borrower or
debtor class of $1,274,984. On town
and city property there were 247 more
mortgages paid off during the first half
of 1900 than during the first half of
the previous year, and the amount
paid off exceeded the amount addition
ally mortgaged by $1,051,248. showing
a reduction in mortgaged indebtedness
on town and city property for the first
six months of 1900 of $1.031248.
These reports also show, that while
the amount of chattel mortgages filed
for the first half cf 1900 exceeds the
amount filed for the first half of 1899
by $1,207,000, the amount paid off for
the first half of 1900 exceeds the
amount paid off during the first half of
1869 by more than $3,000,000.
Other KvMeaee af Fmaarltj.
Nothing contributes more to evidence
of prosperity in Nebraska than the
figures setting forth the amount of
money deposited In the various banks
af the state.
Today the deposits of the national
tanks In Nebraska amount to more
than S30.000.000L The denosfta of tha
state banks amount to more than $25,- J
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fear years of )
over 40 per cent In the last three
months the deposits in the state banks
nave increased more than $3,000,000,
or at the rate of more than $1,000,000
per month.
Think of, the people of Nebraska in
creasing their bank deposits at the
rate of more than $1,000,000 per month
and then talk about calamity!
Nor does this include the deposits In
the national banks, which would per
haps double the amount or show an
Increase In the deposits of more than
$2,000,000 per month.
Under such conditions what excuse
have Mr. Bryan's followers to offer for
making a change?
Bryan's predictions of hard times are
completely shattered by these exhibits.
If the Republican policy has brought
prosperity, which it surely has, how
could an opposite policy, intended to
upset the Republican policy, bring
other than the reverse? The 'Demo
cratic policy is the opposite and it
would bring opposite results it
would mean hard times Instead of
prosperity. This problem will admit of
no other philosophy; will admit of
no other solution.
This Is something for the people of
Nebraska to think about. Lay aside
partisanship for a moment and give
these facts and figures sober and dis
passionate thought Partisanship Is
all right in its place, but when it is so
deeply rooted as to prejudice the-voter
against subserving his best interests
it becomes at once a dangerous men
ace. Prosperity depends upon the
voter he can vote to have it or vote it
away, just as he pleases. Principles
and policies that carry with them a
guaranty of prosperity principles that
have been tested and proven sound
can not be exchanged for principles
fraught with commercial disaster,
without that result attending it "The
wages of sin is death," and no amount
of false philosophy can change it
A Itoartl of Control.
Should the Republicans succeed in
electing their candidates for governor
and a majority of the legislature,
many much needed .reforms will be in
augurated at the next session.
One of the most important of theso
reforms is the enactment of a law
creating a non-partisan state board of
control, whose duties would be to ex
ercise superintending and managerial
control over nil the state Institutions.
The State Campaign.
The pathway of the fusionists is be
set with many embarrassing obsta
cles. The one hardest to overcome is
the administration of Governor
Poynter. Poynter has played fast and
loose with the public institutions and
there are many fusionists who refuse
to excuse him or condone his offenses,
even on the ground of partisanship.
The manner in which he has managed
the state institutions is gradually com
ing to light, and it is a continuous
story of shameful incompetency and
fraud. Nor should Governor Poynter
be permitted to escape righteous retri
bution. He has persisted in interfering
with the management of each institu
tion and he therefore becomes jointly
and directly responsible for the evils
thereof. When it is said that his ad
ministration is distinguished from all
the rest for incompetency, discord,
retrogression and dishonesty, it is say
ing a great deal, and yet it is merely
a dispassionate statement of the facts.
This distiuguishment however, does
not apply to Governor Poynter alone,
but extends in scope so as to include
the various state departments. Thus
far reports of fraud and incompetency
have been confined to the executive
department, in so far as that depart
ment was connected with the manage
ment of state institutions. Subse
quent reports, after the state Institu
tions have all been reviewed, will deal
with the other departments, all of
which will be of keen concern to the
electors of Nebraska, irrespective of
partisanship.
It may be depended upon that the
fusion campaign management will re
sort to every possible scheme to divert
the attention of the voters from the
real issues. They will seek shelter
from attacks on the record of the state
administration behind sucii false
alarms and bugaboos as "militarism"
and "imperialism." They know that
the' can offer no defense, so far as
Poynter's administration is concerned,
nor can they hope to achieve success,
in the face of unexampled prosperity.
by making an open issue on party
principles. Their guarantee of contin
uous prosperity, in the face of the ter
rible distress and suffering under
Democratic rule will hardly lie accept
ed as being in any way substantial,
and the only thing they can do is to re
sort to some scheme to divert atten
tion and lead the voter astray from
the real questions involved. It is
highly improbable, however, that pub
lic credulity in Nebraska has
reached that point where everybody
can be so easily duped. This is a cam
paign in which the voters of Nebraska
are likely to do their owu thinking,
and, assuming this to be true, the bug
aboos and schemes of wily politicians
are not likely to prove much of a re
straint to a free and intelligent exer
cise of the right of franchise.
Simeox.
Prices at Cattea.
The following closing quotations on
midland upland cotton at correspond
ing dates In 1800 and 1900 will remind
southern farmers of the Improvement
In the value of their staple product
that has taken place under the Repub
lican administration:
Cents per lb.. Cents per lb.,
Kay 29. ISM. June 1, 1900.
Galveston 7 7-M 84
New Orleans 7 8 15-M
Mobile 75-W 6
Savannah 7 9
K'crfolk ..................... 73 0
Boston 8 S
Baltimore 8ft 9
Philadelphia 6 9
Augusta 7 8
Memphis 7 7-16 6
Houston 77-18 8
Cincinnati 74 e
Louisville "1 0
'cor York 8 9
Kew York, June 23, 1900....
Experts f Pertaeal.
President McKinley has announced n
commercial agreement entered into be
tween the United States and "Portugal.
This enables us to export to Portugal,
the Azores and Madeira Islands at
rates of duty as low as those accorded
to any other country except Spain and
Brazil the following American prod
ucts: Flour of cereals except wheat,
corn, wheat, lard, grease, mineral oils
and their products, reaping, mowing
and thrashing machines, machines for
compressing bay and straw, steam
plows and parts of such machinery, In
struments, Implements and tools for
the arts, for factories, agriculture and
gardening.
One la Eaaasa.
The Democrats of Milwaukee have
nominated Peck's Bad Boy for con
gress. Representative Lentz was a
suftMency In that particular line.
lichlani an Virility.
Let us hurrah for McKinley!
Julius Egger and daughter Minnie
spent Saturday and Sunday at Lindsay.
Missear Evalyn and Plessie Drinnin
worshiped at the Richland church Sun
day. Thomas McCann waa made happy last
week by the arrival of a'neioe front Illi
nois, who will spend a few weeks here.
Farmers are rushing their fall plowing
now and we hear of a larger number
than heretofore who intend sowing fall
wheat
Miss Minnie J. Kluck, who has been
enjoying a change of pasture this sum
mer with Shelby relatives, returned
home Saturday.
wm. isucner or uoiumbus is Having a
new house and barn erected on his farm,
the sw M of sec. 6, twp. 17, ranite 2e.
known as the McCann farm.
Rev. 0. Hover intends to observe the
first Sunday in next month with a tem
perance meeting, and we understand a
good program is being prepared.
Beal Estate Transfer.
Becher, Hockenberger & Chambers,
real estate agents, report the following
real estate transfers filed in the office of
the county clerk for the week ending
August 18, 1900.
C Haley et al to Chas T Miner, lot 3.
blk 30, Btoven'a mid to Colombos. wii $ 200 00
Fred Blacken! eJt to Ily Mackenstedt,
e2 ne4 13 and b4 set 12-19-le and laud
in Colfax county, wd 2500 00
Columbus Ileal Kbtate Improvement
Co to Leopold Jaeggi, w2 of e3 lota 5,
6, blk US, Columbus, wd UTS 00
Nellie Moffett to Frank Kohle, lota M,
4, 5, 6, blk 10. 1st add to PI Center. wd 400 00
H C Knudson to John Anderson, nw4
2-liUw.qcd 127 50
II J Hemlrj x to C II Sheldon, w2 ne4
and w2 s w4 and nw4 2-17-3r, wd 8555 51
Six transfer, total.
....$14.059 01
WILL BE BE-ELECTED
WHY M'KINLEY WILL WIN NEXT NO
VEMBER. Bceaase He Iteareaeata Patriotism
aad Praa-reaa aad Staaaa Far the
Material Iatereata af the People at
the Valted State.
President McKinley will win In the
coming presidential election because
his candidacy is in accordance with the
Bpirit of American Institutions and of
American progress and also because
he represents the material Interests of
the American people.
The Democracy is on the wrong side,
It Is on the unprofitable side, and It la
on the untruthful side.
There Is not one of the main Issues
presented by the Democracy upon
which it ought to win, and there Is no
better proof of this than the fact that
it does not state any one of these Is
sues fairly, clearly and honestly.
What a tissue of fraud and misrepre
sentation is the cry of "imperialism."
There Is no imperialist In this repub
lic. The Republican administration Is
working out the problems which have
been brought before it with rare skill
and success. The difficulties are great,
the dangers many, but the failures are
few. In the great majority of cases It
Is doing not only the right thing, but
the only thing possible under the cir
cumstances. And under the general title of "Impe
rialism" there Is a lot of minor issues
upon which the attitude of the Democ
racy is just as unreasonable and just
as Insincere as upon the main point.
What utter folly to exalt Agulnaldo as
a patriot, what Ignorance to claim that
the Filipino "nation" Is fighting for Its
liberty, what a disregard for facts in
denouncing the civil government of
Porto Rico as an injustice and a cruel
ty to that Island! What demagogy
there is In picking up every trivial
shortcoming of administration, the
small amount of spoiled supplies, the
defalcation of a postoffice subordinate
in Cuba, the rash act of some lieuten
ant In Luzon, and making these the
basis for an attack upon the character
and the honor of the American war de
partment or the people of this country!
In the attitude of the Democratic
party toward the trusts the same In
sincerity is apparent They are fertile
In wholesale denunciation and threats,
but they propose nothing that is practi
cable and that would stand the test of
court decisions. The careless citizen
who would take their Invectives at
face value might suppose that Demo
cratic success would be followed by
the banishment of "trusts" from the
land If he did not stop to think that
such a wholesale revolution of econom
ic conditions and methods is impossi
ble, and If It were possible it would be
destructive and calamitous beyond
measure. But Democratic speeches
and platforms are not intended for the
voters who stop to think.
The attitude of the Democratic party
on financial matters is absolutely in
sincere. The members of the party
ore greatly at variance upon this im
portant matter, and It Is impossible for
them to present a coherent and honest
policy. To the west they must present
a silver shield with a steady disregard
of facts and possibilities. To the east
the silver side must be carefully con
cealed or treated as of small impor
tance, while at the same time the Pop
ulists must be conciliated with a tol
erance of their fantastic theories of an
Irredeemable paper currency and the
uselessness of metallic money of any
kind.
To a far greater extent than usual
this year's election Is going to be a test
of the good sense, the Intelligence and
the shrewdness of the American peo
ple. There Is not a fair minded, honest
and intelligent jury in the world but
would decide, upon a truthful presen
tation of the facts, that the Interests
of the American people require the
continuance of the Republican party In
power.
The vast body of voters who will
cast their ballots next November Is
such a jury, and there Is no danger
that It will be misled by the efforts of
Democratic conventions, speakers or
newspapers to befog Its mind and to
misstate the facts as they exist.
And that Is why President McKinley
will be re-elected. Colorado Springs
Gazette.
FACTS VEfiSUS LOGIC.
PRACTICAL WORKINGS OF THE PRO
TECTIVE SYSTEM.
It Braateaa Market, Stlssalntcs
Caataatltlaa, Cfceaaaas Prices aad
laeraaaea Emalajmeat t Traaa-
i alaatlas Iafaatrlea ta Aairrleaa
Sail.
A proMbttfrs tail Htiket s narrow aarkct, a
arrow aarket ta one earfly ratrrellad by tnat
tnats di amy eonpetittoa. aake tkiags dear aad
at aa I
fcy wattilWag awtaoa tfcrow
mat of eamlin1 Ttirnr OS.
J.) BccenL I
We quote .the above as a spechpspl
brick. Indeed it to more than that It
Is a compendium of pretty nearly all
the arguments advanced by many
Democratic papers. How much truth
there Is In It can be very easily ascer
tained by bringing its statements Into
contact wftk recent Industrial history.
By a "prohibitive" tariff we are witt
ing to believe that the writer means a
tariff high enough to make importation
unprofitable as compared with home
production. 8oca a tariff was put up
on tin plates a very few years ago. It
was not a prohibitive tariff, for a great
deal of the merchandise was Imported
for some years. But assuming the defi
nition to suit the question is whether
the market meaning the buying mar
ket, of course, aa that is what the writ
er of the above means was narrowed
by putting up the duty on tin plates.
The contrary was the fact Before
that time the market the source of
supply, waa hi Wales. By making tin
manufacture possible ta this country
the market was broadened, we still
had the Welsh market If we cared to
avail ourselves of It and added to It
was this rapidly developing American
market The effect of having such a
broad market was soon apparent The
prices went down. American competi
tion had a demoralizing Influence on
the staid Welsh custom of maintaining
prices at a conservative and comforta
ble level. That end of the market had
to adjust Itself to this end and In doing
so experienced considerable disaster.
That tended. It Is true, to "narrow" the
market but not enough to Injure the
buyer's opportunities, for the real mar
ket had been transferred for American
buyers to American soil and soon as
sumed proportions great enougn to pro
vide for our wants.
Now about the trust part of It Be
fore the protective feature was put
Into the tariff on tin plates then pro
duction In Wales was controlled by a
combination that fixed prices and dic
tated the policy of the business. We
don't doubt that that combination was
the result of previous and disastrous
competition among many manufactur
ers, a course of business that was
destined to ensue in this country and
to occasion the adoption of the same
remedy. As the development of the
manufacture here approached or per
haps temporarily exceeded the limit
of demand prices suffered. With the
rebound In raw materials the necessi
ty for some advance In tin prices be
came obvious, but concerted action
seemed to be essential to the step. The
enhanced prices made In consequence
of such agreement did not precede
but followed and at some distance the
rislne costs of materials, with a max
imum figure considerably below the
prices charged by the Welsh combina
tion before the American tin Industry
was created. We need not go into
an acute calculation of whether the
prices should be lower or higher. Suf
fice It for a fair discussion of the tariff
question Involved to say that the levy
ing of the protective tariff on tin plates
brought about the establishing of the
tin market In our own country, with
prices now for several years lower
than before, when the market was In
a foreign country.
As to the further point of employ
ment It may be conceded that all in
dustries In the country have their ebb
and flow in that respect and that com
binations do sometimes economize
forces, though not always. But again
we Insist that the effect of the tariff
has been to cause the transfer of a
great Industry to this country and to
give a new employment to many thou
sands where such employment did not
exist before. It Is foolish to blame the
tariff for the fact that the scale of em
ployment shrinks at times. Rather let
us approve a system tnat tends con
stantly to enlarge the opportunities for
work and that has enabled a standard
of wages to be maintained here for the
imitation of the world.
We have thus instanced one industry
because Its whole history Is so recent
and emphatic as to be easily verified,
and it will serve as a specimen of many
that have taken a similar course, being
transplanted to American soil by the
Influence of the "American system."
DEMOCRATS HEDGING.
eataataa; ta Sea That Thar Ava aa
tha Wrar Taelc
"It Is a noticeable fact" remarks the
Albany Journal, "that already the Bry
anite newspapers have dropped the
Porto Rico tariff law. over which they
were making n large and conspicuous
fuss but a few weeks sgo. That no
further attempt will be made to use It
as a campaign Issue Is plain." If the
Democrats continue to drop Issues that
are worse than useless to them, they
will soon be without a plank to stand
on.
Our Industries are flourishing under
protection. Prosperity Is promoted by
100 cent dollars. Expansion is a fact
and the American flag floats over our
new possessions. By antagonizing theso
things the Democracy will invite and
receive a crushing defeat. The full
truth has not dawned upon It yet, but
It scents danger and will soon be made
to realize that the Porto RIcan tariff
law Is not the only Issue on which It
has taken the wrong and unpopular
side. Rochester Democrat and Chroni
cle. A War Aaaat Wheat.
The farm price of wheat on Dec. 1 ta
each year of President Cleveland's ad
ministration averaged 54.1 cents per
bushel. Under the McKinley adminis
tration the average price has been 67.5
cents per bushel, an increase of 25 per
cent over the Democratic price. .
Hcataresl the Flan.
The last Democratic president hauled
down the American flag at Hawaii.
It was restored to Its place over the
Pacific by President McKinley.
"Home Visitors' Excursions -September
10 and 26.
Nebraskans can go east very cheaply
September 10th and 2Ctb. On these
dates the Burlington Route will sell
tickets to all points in Iowa, Wisconsin
and Northern Peninsula at rate of one
fare plus $2 for the round trip. Same
low rate will apply to points in South
ern Minnesota, Northern Missouri and
Central and Western Illinois. Tickets
will be good to return any time within
90 days from date of issue.
For further information, consult near
est ticket agent, or write to J. Pranoia,
Gen'l Pass. Agent, Omaha, Neb. 4t
The complete service of
"Tha Caicaaa-Partlaad Saaeial"
via Union Paciflc,
enables passengers to reach the
principal cities between the North
Pacific Coast and Missouri River
not only in the shortest
possible space of
time,
but also in the most comfortable and
enjoyable manner. The dining
cars on this train are
stocked with the best the market affords.
All meals served a la carte.
loaagSt W. H. Bxkkax, Agent.
Hutan, TakeHetint!
The public are strictly forbidden to
hunt upon the whole of section 8, in
which is located the Irrigation Pond.
Any persons trespassing will be prose
cuted to the full limit of the law.
15-nov-y W. T. Eksst.
NicKAnutT.
liriiiftam leate-Oalcial Lias -VaillasaaaaMfttG
A.Jt.
Department Commander Reese of Ne
braska announces that the Burlington
Route has been selected as the oBcial
line to the National Encampment of the
G. A. R. at Chicago, Aug. 27-Sept 1 aud
that the Headquarters Train will leave
the Burlington Station, Omaha, 7:30 p.
m.. Saturday, August 25.
This is the train all members of the
G. A. R, Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies
of the G. A. R, rives and daughters of
veterans and their friends will take. It
will have standard and tourist sleeping
cars aud free reclining chair cars and
will arrive at Chicago 9:30 a. m., Aug. 26.
The lowest of low rates are always
made for the G. A. R. Encampment.
This year the rate will be one fare for
tho round trip to Chicago. Tickets will
be on sale August 24 to 27.
J. Francis.
Gen'l Passenger Agt., Omaha, Neb.
Some Special Kates via Uaiea Facile.
To Boston, Mass., Aug. 27-31, faro and
one-third, round trip.
Grand Island, Aug. 27-Sept 3. Street
Fair, fare and one-third round trip.
Long Pine, Aug. 2-13, Chautauqua,
fare and one-third for round trip.
Detroit, Sept. 3-7, $2905 round trip.
Milwaukee, Sept. 3-8, $22.90 round
trip.
Colorado Springs, Ang. 21-31, f 1R85
round trip, Farmers' Natl Congress.
Detroit. Aug. 27-Sept. 1, $24.45 round
trip. Conclave Knights Pythias.
Homeseekers' Excursions, to Arkan
sas, Arizona, Indian Territory, Louisi
ana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Aug.
7-21, Sept. 4-18, Oct 2-16, Nov. 6-20 and
Dec. 4-18, ono fare plus $2 for round
trip.
W. H. Beniiau. Agent.
G. A. R.
Annul Renin
Clilensxo, 111
AUG. 27,-SEPT. 1.
One fare tor the Round
A.
R.
Trip via the UNION PACIFIC.
Tickets on sale Aug. 24-25-26 27, from
Nebraska.
For limit on tickets, time tables and
full information call on
W. H. Bknbam,
laug-4t Agent.
Ta Chicago and the Fast.
Passengers going east for business, will
naturally gravitate to Chicago as the
great commercial center. Passengers
re-visiting friends or relatives in the
eastern states always desire to "take in"
Chicago en route. All clashes of passen
gers will find that the "Short Line" of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
way, via Omaha and Council Bluffs,
affords excellent facilities to reaoh their
destinations in a manner that will be
sure to give the utmost satisfaction.
A referenco to the time tables will in
dicate the route to be chosen, and, by
asking any principal agent west of the
Missouri river for a ticket over the
Chicago, Council Bluffs k Omaha Short
Lino of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul Railway, you will be cheerfully
furnished with the proper passport via
Omaha and Chicago. Please note that
all of the "Short Line" trains arrive in
Chicago in ample time to connect with
the express trains of all the great through
car lines to the principal eastern cities.
For additional particulars, time tables,
maps, etc., please call on or address F.
A. Nash. General Agent, Omaha, Neb.
LEGAL NOTICE.
In the district court I'lntte county, Nebraaka.
David Hchci-bacu. Plaintiff,
Vt).
D. C. Kavaxacoii, ct al.. Defendants.
Ulric Itothlialif'rKi'r ami Aslak K. Tit-eberg,
defendants, will take notice that on the 13th day
of AuguHt, 1900, David Hchupboch. plaintiff
herein, filed his petition in the district court of
l'latto county, Nebraska, axainttt I). (,'. Kavan
anxh. Ulric KothlisberKer, Looiiold JaeKgi,
Adolf JaeKfd, Jttrael tiluck. Pint National Bank
of ColumbuM. Nebraska, and Attlak K. Tiesbert?.
defendants, the object and prayer of which are
to quiet mm title to lots one anil two, in block
one hundred and thirteen in the city of Colnm
UUH. I'httte county, Nebraska, in the plaintiff,
and to have the several judgments of the said
defendants declared to be not liens on said
premises.
Yon are required to answer said petition on or
before the 21th day of September, la00.
DAVID SrllUWlACH.
Plaintiff.
By Mo A luster Cobmrlics,
JjUtorney. Liang
'CT0
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22augtf W. H. Ben-ham, Agent.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
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njaatr
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Bask Bld'g.
j-i Ji;jtjj, asanasa.
B TsnSsNnal I na
Spring
Work..,
Is at hand and you are donbt.
less needing something in Iho lino of
FARM MACHINERY. I have antici
pated your wants and have on hand a
complete stock of
CULTIVATORS,
HARROWS.
SEEDERS
PLOWS,
WAGONS,
BUGGIES, ETC.
5y I Hin agent for the old reliable
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bnsOhio, which is a snfticient guaran
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LOUIS SCHREIBER.
tSaprlf
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raoriurroE or th
Omalia Meat Market
wnsaWMaTV awaWv aWaal HI
Fresh and
Salt 3af eats--
Game and Fish in Season.
fsaHighest market prices paid foi
Hides and Tallow.
THIRTEENTH ST.,
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA
SSftprtr
J.M.CURTIS,
Justice of Die Peace.
ty Would respectfully solicit a share
of your business.
Over First National Bank at rear of hall
18sprtf
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