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Columbus gimrnal.
, Columbus, Nebr.
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WEDNESDAY. OCT. 18. 1905.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.
STATE.
Charles B. Letton . . . Supreme Judge
KVLaSSS -University Regents
COUNTY.
W. L. Smith Treasurer
Ed. Lusinski Clerk
J. D. Stires County Judge
R.B. Webb Sheriff
O. H. Smith Superintendent
Dr. H.G. Moi&is Coroner
O.C. Shannon Surveyor
Supervisors.
DiaL 2 F. J.Shube.
Diet. 4 A. E. Priest.
Diet. 6 & 7 Hexky Blaser.
A Oolnmbna lady remarked the
otker day that there were some fine
looking hones at the woman show in
Omaha last week.
Seduced to its simplest form and
the last analysis the pasE is a rebate,
and thefcailroads themselves agreed
with the public that rebates of all
kinds and everywhere should be cut
out. Fremont Tribune.
Edgar Howard says that Judge Has
ingshas a national reputation as a
jurist while Judge Letton is known
down around Fairbury. Mr. Howard
stakes so many queer statements that
we are sometimes frightened about
hiam. Bixby.
Judge Letton's speech of acceptance
backed by the terse and progressive
republican platform, is inspiring the
oonfideoe of voters in all parties in
Nebraska. It rings true to the Boose
Tell spirit whicn swept Platte county
last fall and there is no reason why
every man who voted for Roosevelt
last fall should not vote for Letton.
The republican county candidates
stand on the platform of a square deal
to the county, and transaction of the
business on the same basis as ;that of
a private individual. This will mean
lass to be paid out and a consequent
decrease in the amount of money to be
collected as taxes. A change in the
court house is a business proposition.
Monroe Republican.
V. G. Lyford, republican candidate
for regent of the university should
carry Platte county by 500. In Hum
phrey where he oonduoted a mercan
tile business for years, he left a repu
tation that will give him almost a
solid vote. Since the office of regent
is non-political, the voters from the
other part of Paatte county should
fall in with the Humphrey people.
Oar contemporary devoted a column
of space last week to an enlogy of the
huvaan brute who threatened to put
out the eyes of an innocent child.
The week before the same space was
devoted to painting as a criminal, the
chancellor, of one of the greatest uni
versities in the world, who is en
gaged in inspiring three thousand
boys and girls to better and more use
ful lives.
The Journal begs to suggest a
sans whereby Juliue Ernst may
have his name written on the scroll
of fame with the Rockefeller and
Morgans who have made themselves
illustrious by donating back to the
puhlio the proceeds of their illegal
transactions. Let him buy an adding
auaohine for Treasurer Becher's office
and then devote the balance of his
illegal collections from the county to
reducing the interest on the present
deleit in the county general fund
which deficit he helped to create.
A cruel and soulless individual the
other day charged that Supervisor
Oioiher of Flatte Center never did
anything but sleep during the sessions
of the board. The Journal rises to'say
in the gentle language of the illus
trious Biene: "That man is a 'great
nndoonuaon and malicious and in-
and low-lived liar.'" Once.
iths ago Supervisor Clother
up to vote with Ernst and
Bendfir to save those gentlemen from
ptoeeoitlon in a oourt of law and he
wok np with a sudden start last week
jajat in time to move to turn dowar
Tunsror Becher's request for a ten
dollar mailing list to be used by him
in sanding notices to delinquent tax
payers to save the expense of a trip by
VISIT THE COVET HOUSE.
The Telegram which has gained its
chief notoriety by defending Ernst
and Bender and Bob Drake, presi
dent of the "bridge trust" and in
falsely claiming that Sheriff Carrig
does not ride on a pass,' last week
dodged every single charge made
against the democratic office holders
in Platte county, and devoted its
space to an extended eulogy of Pat
Crowe, the man who for money
threatened to put out the eyes of an
innocent child, and to a series of essays
on the courteous manners and ac
curate book-keeping methods of the
people in the court house.
No .one has ever accused John
Graf or Judge Ratterman or Sheriff
Carrig, or Peter Bender or Julius
Ernst of being discourteous or poor
book-keepers. On the other hand
they are entitled to credit for possess
ing the qualities claimed for them by
the Telegram.
The officers of the robber insur
ance companies under investigation
were good book-keepers'. Their rec
ords were models of neatness. .Their
manners were courteous so courteous
indeed that the policy-holder who
chanced to "drop in" was so thor
oughly hypnotized that he forgot to
foot up the figures in the well-kept
books which told the. story of extra
vagant salaries and $1,000 plates at
wine banquets.
No man is more courteous than
John Graf. But when you call at
his office and have seen the pre-his-toric
records of Platte county as sug
gested by the Telegram, ask him to
show you something modern, for in
stance, the last two printing contracts
entered into between the county and
the Telegram. Ask him if he made
the estimate for supplies as required by
law, for supplier actually needed.or if
the estimate was a "fake" to fool the
Telegram's competitors. Then copy
the contract and go through the Tele
gram's bills on file and note how many
items named in the contract are not
used at all, and how many items
named in the bills and paid for at a
good fat commercial rate, arc not
named in the contract. When you
have done that, ask John Graf, "were
you elected to serve the tax payers
according to law, or were you elected
toseYve'the Columbus Telegram at
the tax payer's expense?"
Judge Ratterman is also courteous
and a good book-keeper. But when
you have shaken his hand and looked
through his neat books, say to him:
"Judge, I have a notice here. The
parties interested all take the Journal.
I want the notice published in the
Journal." The Judge will scratch
his head and say: "Sorry, but it
must go in the Telegram. You see,
the Telegram helps to elect me. You
know, I am not a lawyer and am not
really qualified to handle the complex
matters that will later involve the
rights of widows and orphans. 1
could not be elected, you see, if my
own papers told the truth about my
qualifications."
Sheriff Carrig has a bigger hand
shake than any of them. But when
he is through shaking hands, ask him
for a look into his fee book, which
should tell the story of his collections
from those groups of people about
Monroe, Lindsay, Platte Center and
Humphrey, upon whom he has served
notices of various kinds. He will
likely tell you that he doesn't keep a
fee book. He will admit, however,
that he has charged more than the
law allows for "necessary mileage,"
but he will explain that it doesn't
come out of the tax payers, but out
of the individuals. Jfyou happen to
be one of the "individuals" Jwho has
paid one of those fees, what do you
think about it? Then ask him if this
illegal mileage is not covered, so far
as railroad travel is concerned, by
a pass? And he will admit it. But he
will add that the editors all ride on
passes, and ask you to vote for him
just because he is a good fellow.
All the officers might be visited
with profit by any tax payer, but it
is hardly necessary to go farther than
the treasurer's office and learn that a
deficit of over 810,000 exists in the
general fund, resulting largely from
the control of these officials who are
good book-keepers and "good fellows"
but who are parts of the machine that
is grinding thousands of dollars a year
out of the tax payers of Platte county
illegally.
Jmt$ Special Seduced
WHKF Eiarsiu tates
Oheap kmtes dariag the suamer to
Chioaxo. Milwukw and Walmkisba,
Wis., St. PaaL, Miaaeapolis mad
Dnlapb, Minn., Marti o Island and
Mackinaw Oiry, Mich, Deadwood,
Lead and to Hot 8pringa S. D., and
other places Wisconsin and Minnesota
lesorts.
J. A. Kmka, A. G. F. & P. A.
, 1801 Farakaa St., Oattka. Mob.
Dare Not Deny It.
The democratic press of Platte county says: "Let the.democratio
candidates stand on their record." And for very obvious reasons it fails to
give the record.
Here is the record:
Judge Ratterman is pledged to publish the notices of his office in
certain democratic papers, disregarding the wishes and convenience of
those whose interests he is under oath to serve. He and Sheriff Carrig
who works under a similar pledge, constitute the hub of the wheel of the
"spoils system" in Platte county which rolls up a constantly increasing
burden of taxation. Remove the bub and the wheel will collapse. Sheriff
Carrig in serving notices on groups of people in Monroe, Platte Center
and other places where the service has all been made in a single trip, has
collected more than the "necessary mileage" permitted by law, charging
almost the total mileage on each individual service. While doing this
work he has ridden on a pass which was condemned in the county con
vention which nominated him, and he permits the Telegram to deceive
the voters of Platte county !y asserting that no democratic candidate
usee a pass.
John Graf, following the practice of his predecessors, has fostered
the democratic printing trust by making "fake" estimates for county sup
plies instead of supplies actually needed, as required by law. The people
pay the freight and the "printing trust" works for the election of the offi
cers who feed it.
Superintendent Leavy is devoting the most of his time and ener
gies to his private drug business, and collecting a salary as superintendent
from the taxpayers of Platte county.
Becher, whose official record has been above reproach, is being se
cretly opposed by the Howard-Ernst-Bender crowd because he places
official duty above party loyalty.
THE RECORD SAYS: "The court house gang must go.'
judge Letton s Acceptance.
Gentlemen of the Convention:
I am not in any temper of mind at the present time, or have the power
of voice to make a speech. I am not an orator at any time. I want to
say that I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this nomination. I
think no higher honor can be paid to a citizen of your state than to be
nominated for the office of justice of the supreme court. That court car
ries with it the power of life and death, the disposition of property of any
man in the state and it is the most responsible position that can be tend
ered or given to any man in thy state. I appreciate the responsibility of
this position.
I want to say, too, that if elected, which I expect to he. I shall know
neither rich or poor, neither corporation or individual, and that so far as
in me lies, I will dispense justice with even hand to every man within the
borders of the state.
I am told that your committee on resolutions will report to this Con
vention, declaring against the issuance of free transportation by the rail
roads in this state. I want to say to yon that I am in hearty accord with
that declaration.
Further, I understand that they have endorsed our president, and I
stand firmly with them on that proposition.
Further, I understand they will report in favor of a direct primary.
The closer you get to the people the better for the interests of all.
I wish to thank the convention for this nomination; I want to thank
my friends who made the magnificent fight upon this convention floor for
me. I thank you all, gentlemen.
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The Republican State Platform.
1. Endorses the administration of Roosevelt and supports his efforts to
if control corporations engaged in interstate commerce.
J 2. Demands immediate relief throngh existing laws or legislation from
rebates and discriminations.
3. Endorses the declaration of Koosevelt that corporations engaged in in-
' terstate commerce should be under the supervision of pome branch of
the executive government.
4 Demands that Nebraska representatives in congress support the policy
of the president in the correction of corporate abuses.
5 Declares for the direct primary system.
6 Commends the economical administration of stnto offices liy republican
officials.
7 Declares against the free pass system, and recommends a law to pro
hibit it.
A tax-payer the other day asked :
"Which one of L. H. Leavy 's three
vocations brings hm the largest in
come, "his drag business, the coun
ty Buperintenc'ency, or his booze-selling?"
The question stamped us and
we turned him over to the democratic
committee.
Stires Announces Platform.
Editor Journal: The Republican
convention bas honored me with the
nomination of County Judge, and us I
was not present, to express my views
upon the issues that have been made
prominent, I take this method to an
nounce some of the principles that will
govern my official conduct, Bbonld I be
elected.
I have noticed, with much satisfac
tion, your efforts to correct some of the
abuses that have grown up in the man
agement of our county affairs, and I
hope the people have been aroused to
the danger of this tendency to squander
public funds and prostitute officials po
sition to personal and political advan
tage.
The "Railroad Pass" question: While
a railroad pass may neither be given nor
accepted as a bribe, more than any
ot'ier form.of courtesy or favor from an
individual, yet it is a growing evil with
a dangerous tendency, und to avoid any
possible undue influence, and hold "the
scales of justice" impartially between
the rich and poor, I propose to re
fuse such favors during the campaign
and my term of office if elected.
Legal Printing: I regnrd it an injus
tice to litigants and an nbuse of official
prerogative, as well as a corrupting pol
itical practice, to give the publication of
all legal notices and official proceedings
to some party paper, as a compensation
for political services, regardless of the
wishes of interested parties or value to
the public; but I believe that the party
requiring such service should have the
right to select the pap;-r, and. if elected
I shall comply with all such requests;
provided the paper selected fulfills the
letter and spirit of the law.
Respectfully Yours,
J. D.Stxres
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