The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, February 21, 1906, Image 4
v? , s.-jtv-' -fl''Wlkji'.StTp- i I i I i ill Mat 11, MM. olnmbus gaurnal. Columbus, Nebr. Bataradacth Poatoatm.Colamba,Nbr..aa Mooad rl il aMttar . PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS BY Cwlubis Joiraal Ct., (INCORPORATED.) tmmmb or iniMiirnoi: O yaw. ay Mail. HI T&TM ..SLM .. .71 WEDNESDAY. FEB. 21. IMS. riXSXBICX I. AUOTT. It. RENEWALS The date oDDuuto roar yoar paper, or wrapper abowa to what time year afeacriptinn U paid. Thna JaaOS ahowa that panaeBt naa Men reoeiTea up to .ran. i, iaa. RMStoFeb.I.U(BaBdeooB. Whea payaaeat ,tne aate,wBicB aaawera aa a reoatpr. I accordingly. DISOONTINUANCES-Reapaaaible aabaerib ers will contiaaa to reeeiTe thi joaraal aatil the pabUahera are aotified by letter to dJaeoBtiaae, whea all arraaracm aaaat be paid. If yoa do aot wiah the Joaraal eoatiaaed for aaotber year af ter the time paid for haa expired, yon ahoald arerioaaly aotify aa to diecontiaae U. CHANGE IN ADDBESS-Whea ontorinic a eaaace ia the addraa,aabscribera ahoald be aare to giva their old aa well aa their aew addiwaa. laMM aaWUBwwwWB IfW TVW twOTV wwBW A FARCE. The Journal has been criticised for speaking against the adoption of the proposed constitutional amendment pro viding for an elective railroad com mission, and has been asked to show cause why the same should not be adopted. The Cady railroad commission bill after providing for the election of 3 commissioners.one everyjtwoyearsata salary to be fixed by the legislature, contains the following language with reference to the commissions powers: "The powers and duties of such commission railroad commission shall include the regulation of rates, service and general control of common carriers as the legislature shall provide by law. But in absence of specific legislation, the commission shall ex ercise the powers and perform the duties enumerated in this provision." The very indefinitness aad indirect ness of the language of this bill brands it as a playthiug of, by and for the railroads invented 'to fool the people and create endless legislation in the courts. Contrast the Cady weakling which will be forced upon the voters next fall, with the Dodge commission bill which passed the House but which met a violent death at the hands of the railroad lobby in the senate. The contained the Dodze bill provision: "The railroad following COMMISSIONERS SHALL HAVE POWKK TO ESTABLISH, MODIFY AND ENFORCE REASONABLE rates of charges for the tranporta tion of persons and freights on the different railroads within the state and prevent discriminations and abuses and adjust and determine con troversies in respect to transportation facilities, charges and discriminations. The liability of railroad corporations as common carreers shall never be limited. The legislature shall provide by law the methods of enforcing the find ings and orders of the state board of railroad commissioners which power shall- extend over all express, tele graph and car companies operating in the state." The Dodge bill would have provided for a commission with pow ers in the state similar to those vested in the Interstate Commerce Commis sion by President Roosevelts late re regulation bill now before congress. The Cady bill is weaker even than the old Interstate commerce law which after years of expensive experimenta tion has proved inadequate. First, it gives the commission power, not to create or establish, but simply to re gulate" rates, and it shifts that power to the legislature, leaving the com mission with limited constitutional authority, subject to the whims of every changing legislature. Suppose the next legislature after the adoption of the Cady amendment should pass a law authorizing the commission to "estaonsn a reason able schedule of freight rates for Ne braska. What would the railroads do? History would simply repeat it self. The railroads would enjoin the enforcement of the schedule on the ground that the? Cady constitutional amendment simply gave the commis sion powers of "regulation." And the railroads would go right on in violation of iaw, while the learned judges were spending three or four years in writing an opinion to inform the people that the commission's au thority under the Cady law "is inade quate to establish rates." Will anyone question these conclu sions? Read any report of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the last ten years. -Or read tne history of rate Gahnwt Baking Powder mMTta im MAUMrqwoe nun system. Iowa's first commission established in 1888, failed because its powers were inadequate and that com mission had much larger owers than those proposed by the Cady bill. Over twenty states in the United States have strong commissions with powers similar to those provided in the Dodge bill. According to the last report of the Interstate Commerce Commission, several, even of these "strong commission" states have com plained that their control of rate evils was not satisfactory. And the states with "weak commissions" like that provided by the Cady bill have found the plan inadequate and are rapidly abandoning it. With such a history before us and with the example of Presidednt Roose velt's rate program in congress to guide us. it is past belief that the vo ters of, Nebraska will put their feet in the Cady railroad trap next fall. The whole thing is a farce and it should be turned down. Let us have a real public railroad commission or none at all. Editor Abbott devotes considerable editoral space defending the western cattlemen in their illegal land fenoing deals. It may be that the prosperity of this state depends upon this illegal work, but the majority off people are from Missouri. Tnese same benevo lent cattlemen who illgally fence thousands of acres of land which they have no title, often have a very bene volent seoret method of making the small catltemen look np a tree when tey go west aad attempt to butt in and raise a few fat steers of their own. Possibly the land laws seed to be re vised, if so they will undoubtedly be very thoroughly revised before long. Bat so long as Uncle 8amuel has well defined laws no one should endeavor to defend the men who wilfully vio late them. Booae County Advance. inis editorial in the Advance is fairly representative of the position which is taken by a small group of editors in eastern Nebraska on the land-fencing question in western Ne braska. Without questioning the honesty of those critics, who it is very evident, possess no first-hand know ledge of the conditions, the Journal deires again to go on record in behalf of the western cattleman, not iecnuse he has fenced government land ille gally, but because the fence in west ern Nebraska is an aitsolute condition to the economical raising of hijrh grade stock; because the removal of the fences means a return to the ojten range with a consequent destruction of the small cattleman in faver of the big owner; because if the fences are removed and the laws are not amend ed so as to permit their replacement, the best people in the grazing country will be forced to leave. The Journal not only has not spoken in defense of the violation of the fencing laws but commended the alminitra tion for enforcing the law, Jx.'iievinjr that the injustice which the enforce ment of the law would work, would be the quickest way to an amendment of the law to conform to the conditions of the country. In this opinion there is evidence that we were right for there is assurance that the Nebras ka congressmen are working together for the passage of a land leasing bill which will enable cattlemen legally to use thousands of acres of sand hills which never will admit of settlement. The prosperity of Nebraska does not depend upon the "illegal" fencing of land but theprosperity of cattle raising industry which is second in the state only to agriculture, depends upon the legal fencing and use of the sand hills which are uninhabitable wastes, use less, for anything but grazing. The Journal is not urging Nebraska con gressmen to stand by western cattle men in illegal fencing, but to help them by a lease or purchase bill, to gain the privilege of legal fencing. whether rich or poor, and they re membered only their bitter hatred of a man hated because lie is rich. The acquittal of Crowe is more than travesty on justice and a stimulus of crime. It indicates dangers lying in the widening-breach between rich and poor which extend to the very foundations of our government. The youth of America have been taught that the jury is the bulwark of liler ty, the sacred protection again&t the encroachments of designing classes. And yet here is a jury tearing down the bars of justice and inviting the lowest criminals to walk in and do their worst so long" as they choose for victims the children of rich men. It is an asjtect to cause sober men to pause and consider and act. The Journal urges the farmers of Platte countv not to overlook the. Farmer's Institute to be held in Co lumbus next week. This applies also to the women for lectures in domes tic science have come to le a part, and perhaps the most interesting part of the Institute course. Miss Bouton has lieen secured especially for this meeting and she has no suerior in the state in her line. The ladies of Columbus, always hospitable to their visitors, are arranging for the com fort of all ladies from the farms aud other towns who can be present so that no one should stay at home fear ing that she would find herself alone at the meeting. The tax-payers of the state through the medium of the University are spending over 810,000 a year for these meetings and this year under a new law, the Piatte county supervisors have appropriated $50 to assist the cause in this county. It is the farmer's mouey largely ex pended to pay for the meetings and it is all sjent to help the farmer and his wile. The committee in charge has a right to exect a record break ing meeting. In the matter of rate regulation, besides being weak and worthless the proposed railroad commission bill ap parently vests the commission with no authority over express, telegraph and telephone companies over which it is just as important for the public to hold a restraining hand us it is the railroad. ..,. ,-.Ya..A,gf.TrsievAa naaaaWgaMa ks-isQ regulation in Iowa and the develop- it of the railroad comaussioner Pat Crowe has been acquitted by a jury of twelve men. He was proved guilty by unassailable testi mony and by his' own confession, of one of the most damnable crimes known to mankind that of child- stealing and child-torture. Some of the men who signed the verdict were fathers. Had the little Cudahy boy, too young to have guilty, knowledge of the misdeeds with which his par ent is charged, been a child of their blood, Crowe wonld not have been sate from their wrath, even under the protection of the officers of law. And yet these men forgot the brutal, cow ardly child-torturer and their high duty as jurors to uphold the princi ples of justice and law which cry out for the protection of innocent children OTHER EDITORS. Fremont Ti i bune : A measure pro viding for the whipping post for wife beate s was discuhsed by congress the other day. The merits aad demerits of the bill were gone into freely and ful ly after which it was dnfeated by a decisive vote. Of course we are not o understand, nor is the world to understand by this that the American congress, endorses domestic discipline by means of physical force. That method may serve its purpose with less civilized people than we but it is not resorted to in this country except in rare cases. For this reason we pre sume, lawgivers are usually opposed to restoring the whipping post. They do not care to bring disrepute upon the conntry'by recognizing wife beat ing as a national evil. Here the re lined cruelties are practiced, xhe wife is starved or abandoned or driven to despair by cold neglect. These make a deeper hurt than beating and the whipping post does not appear as a remedy. If there be sections of the country, state of the union, where life beating is frequent and scandal ous, it is within the province of the legislatures of those states to make provision for punishment. But it is scarcely necessary to hold pat a threat against jaeoraua merely that Missouri and Arkanass be properly curbed. Osceola Record : Attorney lienors! brown's victory in the suit to dissolve the Nebraska Grain Dealers' Associa tion, while important in itself, also serves to show the efficacy of the Jun- kin Anti-Trust Law enacted by the last legislature and under which sta tute the above suit was commenced There is not an unlawful combination of any sort but what the .Tonkin act is elastic enough to cover and order it, anytning that acts in restraint of trade can be strangled. Notwith standing the hue and cry that has been raised in some quarters about rhe last ' corporation ownd legisla ture," since the smoke has cleared awa, it appears that some "good things can come out of Nazareth" after alL HORSE I will sell at Public Auction at my barn in Columbus, Nebraska, on Friday. Harch 2nd. 1906 - Horses Mules - 200 150 Head of Good Young Horses, consisting of 33 Head of Heavy Draft Horses, weighing from 1400 to 1600 lbs.; 60 Head of Good Young Farm Mares and Geldings, Weighing from 1200 to 1400 lbs.: Also 50 Head of Good South ern Horses and General Purpose Horses. Come and bring your Good Fat Horses, as I will have buyers here from' all of the big markets Thos. Dattery, from St. Louis, will be here; Frank Sweet, from St. Joseph, Charlie Barrett, from Audi bon, Iowa, Ed Helliker, from Fremont and Mr. Hoops, from Schuyler, who has always been a good cus tomer for any kind of a good, maaketable horse; Janmes Connolly, from Chicago, will be here to buy some nice, smooth 1200 lb. horses for the New York trade. Mr. Fred Wille will be here to offer 12 head of choice Brood Sows from his fine herd of Poland Chinas. All are safe with pig by the boars the country offords. flog Sale Commences at 10 ft. M. Horse Sale Commonce at I P. M. Every Horse must be as represented or no sale. Come and help me make you a market at home for your horses. Through billing to South Omaha will be furnished to parties buying 10 or more horses. Two loads of Mules at barn to sell at Private Sale ot any time. W. I. BLAIN, Auctioneer H. A. CLARKE, Clerk Thos. Branigan 'liv ' . I ' ' ::;:;x:;;:jo:KXJO:::f:xo:::xK:KKX:xixxxxxxxxx500oxxxx This is to Remind You... X X X X X X X Thai Ihe Union Pacific and the Burlington Railroad Companies Are Now Building Lines of Road along the North Platte River Through O01a.aa.t3r Do You Want to Buy a Fine Quarter Section Of table land with good black soil and within five to nine miles from Chappell, county seat of Deuel county, which is situated on the main line of the Union Pacific Railroad. These lands produce just as good wheat' rye, oats and alfalfa as is raised on lands in central and east Nebraska, where they sell at $50 to $75 per acre Then Investigate these Deuel County Lands. Spalding Enterprise : It is true, too, that the sand hill laad is only fit tor crazing purposes and that it takes 20 acres of land of that kind to raise one animal from the time he comes into the .world nntil he takes his departure for the next. These sea are entitled to not only credit for what they hare done bnt also to consideration from the hands of the gorernment. Some kind of lease law should be pused so that these men will not lose ererytbing they have worked so hard for. and also to pre vent the land from again becoming a wild desert. k The Kinkaid Homestead Bill 6 lands and improve them and have the neighborhood settled up instead of having large pastures and few houses ad S joining his farm as in the past. These lands are now accessible by way of the Union Pacific railroad to Chappell, th Has made it possible to put these lands on the market, and the small farmer has a good chance to buy good farm the countv seat of Deuel county, and the prices are from $5 to $16 per acre, according to the number of acres under culti vation and the improvements. These lands are just as good soil and as fine laying as lands that are selling from $50 to $75 per acre in south central Nebrask. COME AT ONCE and see for yourself. You can get homeseeker's rates on the railroads to investigate these lands. We offer the opportunity of the year. Don't delay, but come at once. We refund railroad fare to all pur chasers of land. . . R. W. HOBART Attorney - at - Law Rooms 10 and 11 New Columbus State Bank Building. J These Lands are for sale on Easy Terms, One-Half Cash, Balance on Mortgages or 5 Contracts at a Low Rate of Interest. S This offer is made to you only until March 1, as all lands rot sold at that time will 52 I be subject to lease for 1906. Send for map and description of lands to any of the under- 25 S signed, who are the Exclusive Agents for the property. WERTZ, McCALLISTER & DANN, Chappell, Nebraska, i SS Ar U. DAN??, Kearney, Nebraska " 2J Or BECHER, HOCKENBERQER & CHAMBERS, Local Agents, ColumbusNebraska Sboexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxnxxxxxxx ti 11 r r