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-", " v- ., Jbi - t - m i lolnmfoxsSentml BvsjsenBssBBWBl Bbibbbm aBBBBSjBassr x: C MMM WKDHKgDAT. JUNE 17, IMS.' j jsTBOTH EB STOCKWELL, Proprietor. ALB-The jeta epsoMta jot ob r howi to what timejoar to paid. Thaa JhH abows that a to Jaa. 1, 198S, telfcwl,lMiaa4aoaaL What parma as neatpt. "" " " " ahMrik. fa will eoatiaM to lacataa taia Joanal util tte lallamaiaaaa Matbepaid.lt yoadoaot taeJesnalooatJaaadfocaaothac yaar af- rfce tea paid for baa expired, yoa akoald iiWiaibraottfr torttoBoatiaaalt. I cBAHGE IN ADDBE86-Wbea orderis a bmm to the addma, aasactibara akoaM be aara I h atoa IUr eld aa wall aa taatr saw addraaa. A statesman will give. the people 'hat they ought to have, but a politi- I pan will give them what they want. The convention that will name the ext President of the United States is easion at Chicago as the Journal goes o press. Once a week, for the past three nonths, the headlines in the daily papers have announced that "Watter- on is for Bryan." I What has become of George W. bjBerge? Since that $15,000 exposure fiie Lincoln agitator has not been very uch in evidence with his mouth. It will not be necessary for Colonel Bryan to steal a "crown of thorns" and ra cross of gold" in order to capture the nomination at Denver. He already mas a cinch on it ' V The complicated primary law has not introduced a very healthy brand !' -of harmony into the republican party Bof Iowa. And the Nebraska primary ft flaw, assisted by Jim Latta's barrel, has ( pnjected a row that threatens to split j hhe Democrats of the Third Congres- feional District A Democrat in the Pierce County Leader enters a protest against the J graft game now being worked by a I ijbunch of fellows, with headquarters at Lincoln, to skin Democrats out of $10 jjfor the empty honor of joining the Bryan Volunteers. It is not necessary, i 1 in order to become a Bryan shouter, jt to pay tribute to the numerous gener- ' rjals and field marshals now gadding ux around the state making a plea for l! money to carry Nebraska for Bryan. The trust representatives furnished I coin to Nebraska Democrats in the I last presidential campaign to assist in Is defeating Roosevelt in the state, and ; lit is apparent that Bryan's Nebraska ' ') managers will receive financial assist- ft ance from the same source in the com- (ing campaign. I The cleverest thing uttered at the congress of governors was the presi dent's retort to a southern governor who was inveighing against a whole some fear in his state that "the spirit of centralization would interfere with the rights of individual states." There could not have been a possibility of the president's knowing what was com- lag; but with the cleverness ot an Irishman, rather than the phlegm of a nM M tfM WBHV MMBBM ttVB BSSSftS BBSS? All ftAflSM aMBAU .H BB BssvsssBBsBsf m aaaofajHaaiy Dutchman, he retorted: "The gover piaor of North Carolina hasn't any fear of government intrusion when congress appropriates money to improve the rrivera and waterways of his state." f lit was a complete answer. It was the retort most courteous and most "flab bergasting" if I may use a popular yf word, well beloved at Washington. liBrooklyn Eagle There are indications of trouble in for some of the ambitious states- en who served in the last legislature. the Eighteenth Senatorial District, posed of the counties of Polk, Mer- k and Nance, Senator E. L. King 11 seek a renomination. Heretofore e republican nomination has gone y rotation, and this year the candi- should come from Nance county. but King refuses to recognize the rights of Nance county, and his friends I announce that he will put up a fight I at the primaries, regardless of what is liable to happen at the polls. In the Senatorial District composed of Pierce, Staaton, Madison and Wayne coun ties, the same state of affairs exist It pas been the custom to pass the nomi patioa around, but like Senator King, Senator Randall refuses to recognize the rotation idea and is seeking a re- laOBuaation. Randall is from Madison feoMty, but Stanton claims the right go same the candidate this year, and lack hostile feeling is being worked ip over the action of Randall. The is aiade that if King and igjst' on remaining in the thereby causing a split in the , it would result in the election of two Dssnocratic Senators. The" Hoil: Jitn ttfitaj wkd eJEpecfe to receive the ettdofsenienl of the Democrats as a candidate fbrCongress from this district, was in Columbus two days last week trying to break down Judge Howard's fences. Mr. Latta is a banker and is said to have a barrel on tap, consequently he is liable to cut some ice in the contest Money sometimes has more weight than brains and frequently lands a political plum if properly placed and wisely distributed. It is reported that Banker Latta has been led to believe that he will receive considerable sup port in Platte county at the primaries, and that several prominent Democrats of Columbus, who are strong party workers, have promised to use 'their influence in his behalf. The Demo crats of Platte county have an excep tionally strong organization a ma chine, it is sometimes called and it is not likely that the leaders would jeop ardize the organization by passing up a home candidate and supporting a man whose strongest recommendation is a big bank account The Journal is not taking sides in the dirty fight Latta's political financial agent, Dan V. Stephens, Chairman of the Demo cratic Congressional Committee, 'has started against Judge Howard. While Mr. Latta has been loaning money, drawing interest on investments secur ed by chattel and real estate mort gages, Mr. Howard has been fighting the battles of his party and boosting into office some of the men in Platte county who, it is alleged, are now quietly sticking the knife into him by encouraging Jim Latta to come into Platte county and divide the vote at the primaries, it is one oi the un written laws of all political parties, that a candidate should be given a free hand in his own home without being compelled to compete with an outside candidate for support In thus de-. parting from the time-honored custom, and becoming an interloper, Mr. Latta has laid himself open to criticism from all who believe in a square deal. The new currency law has brought out some queer criticism from the Democratic press. The Republican J party is charged with the "crime" of being the father of national banks, and with being responsible for the additional "crime" of enacting another financial measure "demanded by Wall street." Strange to say, in discussing the new currency bill, the "crime ef 1873" has not been mentioned. Bank notes, similar to the ones now in use were used before the Republican party- was organized before the American Union was born or this country dis covered by the Northmen. The bank ing system of this and European countries is copied from the Chinese banking system but .improved in some respects and not as good in oth ers. The first bank note was issued by the Chinese government 2697 years before Christ, or 4605 years ago sev eral centuries before William Jennings Bryan and other great writers on financial topics were born. Instead of being called "emergency currency," the Chinese notes were known as "con venient money." The notes were first issued by the treasury of the Empire, but experience dictated a change to banks under government inspection and control. The "convenient money" notes were similar to the modern bank note, bearing the name of the bank, date of issue, etc. Carefully preserved in the Asiatic museum of St Peters burg is one of the ancient "convenient money" notes issued by a Chinese bank 3306 years ago. How many Democrats in the Platte county court house endorse the follow ing, quoted from a recent interview with Colonel Henry Watterson: "This one party power is almost as bad as a one man power. We have been for over fifty years under the influence of one party and everything points to a desire for a shaking up, for a change if only for the sake of a change." Watterson's idea of a change is the turning out of Republicans in office and giving the Democrats a chance to' draw the salaries. If "a change" is a good thing in federal affairs why not in county affairs? The Democrats have filled the court house of Platte county for years, and the introduction and endorsement of the Watterson idea would mean a republican at every desk in the court house' now presided over by a Democrat TRUST CASH IN NEBRASKA. While Mr. Bryan is talking about the need of publicity for campaign funds it is rather unfortunate that the democratic organization in Nebraska has been called upon to explain what it did with a neat little bundle of cor poration funds turned over to it from the New York strong box in 1904. Explanations are forthcoming, though they are not as yet very satisfactory. The incident originated with the, publication in New York of what looked like a canard. It contained an allegation of bad faith against Mr. Bryan. The substance of the story was thai "Messrs- Hyatt arid Shegnail, after Judge Parker's nomination in 1904, turned over to T. S. Allen, now chairman of the Nebraska state demo cratic committee, $20,000 to be ex pended in electing a democratic legis lature that would elect Mr. . Bryan to the senate. It was alleged to be a part of the understanding that in return for this favor from the east Bryan was to use voice' and pen unremittingly in the support of Judge Parker. LTplain English the New York intimation was that the leaders there were distrustful of Mr. Bryan's loyalty to the Parker and Davis ticket, and undertook to buy his support by giving him a strong personal interest in the campaign. There was complaint that in afterward giving the national ticket only luke warm and half hearted support Bryan had failed to give value received for the eastern money invested in his in terest in Nebraska. The story may have read well in the east, but it did not appear plausible out this wav, where Mr. Bryan's politi cal integrity is not questioned, what ever else may be said of him. When Mr. Bryan denied any knowledge of the alleged transaction, the disposition was to condemn it as'an out and out invention of the enemy. But it was not an out and out invention. While Mr. Bryan may have known nothing of it, there was a transaction by which eastern money was put into circulation in Nebraska in 1904, and the official explanation of how it happened sounds exceedingly fishy. The official explanation is furnished by Mr. Bryan's particular friend, Jim Dahlman, now mayor of Omaha, who was national committeeman for Ne braska in 1904. Dahlman says that after the nomination of Parker, Shee ban offered to provide money to be used in carrying Nebraska for Parker. Dahlman says he told Sheehan money spent for the purpose would be wasted, as Parker stood no show whatever of carrying Nebraska. So the invest ment was not made. Later in the. campaign, however, Dahlman found there' was a chance to elect George W. Beree, the democratic candidate for governor of Nebraska. Dahlman says he sent T. S. Allen down to New York to see whether funds could be secured for this purpose. Allen came back with $15,000, supposed to have been put up by the national committee. Whether the money actually came from Ryan and Sheehan, Dahlman says he doesn't know. Dahlman in sists the money was contributed to aid Berge's election for governor, that Dahlman used if for that purpose, and that if he had had $15,000 more he could have elected Berge, who lost by about 10,000 votes. Dahlman de clares that Bryan knew nothing about the money and none of it was spent in the interest of a senatorial election for Bryan. The weak feature of the official ex planation is found in the main propo sition, which is that Messrs. Ryan and Sheehan, who were financing the Par ker campaign, were willing to spend $15,000 in Nebraska to elect George W. Berge governor. That they had some motive in sending the money to Dahlman is plain that it was not the incidental election of a democratic governor in Nebraska is equally plain. Now, what was the motive? Absolving MrrBryanof all personal responsibil ity, the natural inference is that the eastern financiers were willing to spend a little money in Mr. Bryan's state for any old purpose, in the ex pectation that by so doing they would be helping to commit Bryan to the active support of Parker. The in direct bribe was not tendered to Mr. Bryan, but it was tendered to his friends and was accepted by them. How is was expended by them there is no means ot knowing. .Nebraska has a state law requiring publicity for campaign expenditures, but the re ports showed no trace of this $15,000 of corporation funds. If Mr." Bryan never heard of the contribution the reasonable assumption is that the Par ker men down east were simply, "work ed" when they gave up the money, and that they never stood any chance of getting such received as they had in mind. Granting Mr. Bryan knew nothing about this curious transaction at the time, he knows about it now. Mr. Bryan has had a good deal to say about the advisability of returning cer tain corporation money contributed to die republican campaign funds at various times. If Mr. Dahlman took corporation funds for use in Nebraska, without the knowledge or consent of Mr. Bryan, wouldn't it be a good idea tor Mr. Bryan to see that they are given back to their donors, more espe cially as the donors are now complain ing that no goods were ever delivered in return for the cash? Sioux City Journal. - The Nebraska delegation to the Republican convention in Chicago elected Victor Rosewater for member of the national committee. Rosewater received 9 votes, Warner 1, Nettleton 1 and McCloud 4. fffT-tra -fnirriTttTa TRAINED TO BE PRESIDENT. For Tears the Nation ' Taft for the Twenty-five men have been Presi dent of the United States. They were chosen for this high post for various reasons some for their eminence in civil life, some on account of military distinction, some because of successful party leadership, some because of their conspicuous identification with com manding issues, some through hero worship or adventitious personal pop ularity, some through party comprom ises, some through the accidents of politics or nature. Not often, if ever, have the American people deliberately set out' to train a man for the Presi dency, to prepare him through educa tion and experience and work for the responsibilities of their highest and most exacting public office. Tliat is what they are doing now. have been doing for some years. They are train ing William Howard Taft to be Pres ident. That he will be nominated by the Republican party is virtually set tled and his chances of election are fairly good. If ever a man was put in training for the presidency and kept there, and required to go through all the arduous experience sure to fit him for the final and highest promotion, that man is Mr. Taft. -It does not matter that this was what we may call unconscious design. In the very nature of the case it could not be conscious. There exists no power anywhere to sign an apprentice at the presidential trade. But in the larger echeme of things; in that'play of fate which some call prov idence, it was just as if the power to indenture a presidential apprentice had somewhere existed, and a young man named Taft had indentured him self to the American nation. Of course he did not himself realize it. But he played his part from the be ginning precisely as if he had realized it. As a matter of fact Mr. Taft never till quite recently had an ambi tion to be President He was not one of those star-gazing youths who set out for the White house. This aspi ration was not awakened in him till long after it would have had its birth in the minds of ninety-nine men out of a hundred placed as he was. It is well known that his real ambition, even as late as a year or two ago, was for the supreme bench. But the beauty of it, the magnificence of it, from the character viewpoint, is that from first to last he unconsciously acted precisely as if he were conscious, as if he were ambitious for the presi dency, as if he realized that he had signed articles with the American peo ple. That is the way the greatest achievements of the larger scheme of things are almost always worked out in this world. All along the path of this man from boyhood to now, from the hulking youth who outwrestled every one at Yale to the "quickfooted fighting ele phant of our modern politics," ready to step into the presidency if his party can carry the country, we gather inci dents which speak of his courage, his strength, his self-sacrifice, his endur ance, his justice, his patience, his humor, his wholesomeness, his firm ness, his intense humanness. He affords us a convincing example that a man may smile and smile and still be strong as a giant and firm as a rock. HANCOCK'S DEFECTS WERE MANY Samuel Adams, Too, Strayed from the Path of Rectitude. James Henry Stark paid his respects to John Hancock and Samuel Adams in a speech before the New England Historical Genealogical society at the meeting in the society's house on Som erset street, says the Boston Herald. The subject of the speech was "The Loyalists of Massachusetts Bay, Whose Memories Are Now Forgotten by an Empire They Served So Well." "Samuel Adams," he said, "as tax collector of the city of Boston, default ed, and his bondsmen were sued, by a vote ofthe town. Judgment was ren dered in this case for $10,000. The city of Boston recently naid 1168 for the document giving the terms of this settlement, which is signed in Adams' own handwriting. This document Is now In the city clerk's office at city hall. "John Hancock was the greatest smuggler this country ever knew," continued Mr. Stark. "At the time of the American revolution he was under Indictment for over a half million dol lars. As treasurer of Harvard college, John Hancock defaulted all the funds of the college. When he died, 22 years later, the college got the money back from his estate. "The loyalists represented the best class of people in the American colo nies. The character of the revolution ary leaders like Adams and Hancock was not to be compared with the char acter of such loyalists as Winslow, Copley, Hutchinson and 8ir Isaac Cof fin. . "Hutchinson was one of the great est men America has ever produced. I He establish the present boaadary" 9 Msintwjsttj ana sac it sot bees has been Preparing Mr. White House. He shows us how true was that word of the late Senator Hoar "that the best boy has something manly about him, and the best man has much of the boy in him." Taft is a ram many of whose ways are those of a boy, a big, husky, rollicking boy, ever ready for a laugh or a joke or a prank,' yt never overstepping the bounds of dig nity, mixing jest and laughter with work, always bright and sunny, yet always a marvel of industry and achievement. It has become axiomatic at Wash ington that whenever trouble occurs anywhere in the world beyond the power of the ordinary agencies to deal with, Taft is the man who must be sent to straighten it out. Not only did, he bring order out of chaos in the Philip pines, but he averted civil war and anarchy in Cuba, settled the difficult problem of the friars' lands by a visit to the Vatican, started the vast activity at Panama in effective fashion, and tnen went back again to adjust a threatened struggle between two jar ring states. Thqugh the Secretary of Peace, he carried on the War depart ment with a strong grip upon its de tails, helped reorganize the army and create a general staff, and incidentally found time to make a tour of the world and to travel all over the country as a tast rwmg favorite for the presidency. It is not surprising, in view of his achievements, his record as a getter of results, as a doer, that President Roo-' sevelt should say of him: ','Tatt is the biggest going concern in the country." He keeps going all the time. He works Trora 8 o'clock in the morning till midnight. He not only works hard, but plays hard, laughs hard, sleeps hard, eats hard, and sometimes hits hard when roused, as Bowen and Stevens would be willing to certify. If he keeps going with luck this giant of a boy will reach the post for which destiny has been training him through these busy years. Not only has Taft had the training that tits him to be President; he has the temperament It would be diffi cult to imagine a temperament better adapted than his to this difficult task. He is a happy halfway between Mc Kinley and Roosevelt, with most of the strength and few of the weaknesses of both. He has the training of the lawyer, of the judge, of the adminis trator, of the diplomat He knows the American people, he knows the government, he knows the affairs of the world. He has an almost unpre cedented power of handling affairs and men. Serenity abides with him, and patience and justice and strength and firmness. He may never fire the hearts of the people as Roosevelt has; he may never be looked upon by all as a paragon of unpicturesque good ness, as was McKinley. But if Taft becomes President he will get results. He will be master without carrying a whip. He will always strive, as we see he has always striven, to use in finite pains to get at all the facts, to clarify them, to form slow but sure judgments, and then to stand by them. twi Tin.:.-i zi'trt-A. - m iuc ? iitbc uuuse, ji j. m i, presides there, will be a great calm, great patience of listening and investigation, irreat enercrv of work, crreat sood hum or, great peace. Walter Wellman in tiuue xieview ui .neviewB. for him Berkshire- county would now be a part of the state of New York. "It was he who .rid Massachusetts of an irredeemable paper money that all the other colonies were troubled with. "Sir Isaac Coffin was another great example, as he later became an ad miral In the British navy. "Interested motives caused most of the leaders of the American revolution to take part This was done at the expense of the wealthy and educated class, who were at the head of af fairs. These wealthy and educated persons were driven from the country, their estates confiscated and they were warned not to return under pen alty of death." Natural Beauties to Be Preserved. A movement has been started to have the Malibu region in the Santa Monica mountains of California de clared a national park in order to preserve the prehistoric flora and fauna, found in petrified form, from vandal hands. Geologists have de clared the range to be the oldest mountain chain in California, and the wealth of priceless fossils found in the different strata bears out the state ment of the scientists. Little, if aay, of the land is valuable for agricultural purposes, while the rugged, beauty oi the many canyons opening on the Pa cific ocean is unsurpassed for weird scenic effects. Diverging. Husband i'm afraid I'm becoming cross-eyed, dear. Wife The idea! Why do you think that? Husband This thing of trying to look at sty income and oar expenses at tie sasM tlnM la slowly but sure ly fstttag Its work te. MSsSBSSSBSBSanBaSdMSHMMBBBBSBSBBBBBiaai ar ilf j T sVbs.v sV J - Isssf fK. ! u & Z iK wi mm Hf M r tJ- fliisis& aBftAaB Kvbbi a bbbpQbIChT sjjjapKg.igjff.us wwjs $150 for Beat Artie Is. The Republican Congreaaional Com mit tee offers $150 for the best article not exceeding 1.000 words on the subject: "WHY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY SHOULD BE SUCCESSFUL NEXT NOVEMBER." The competition is open to all. In jadging the merits of contributions consideration will be given not only to style, arguments and facts presented, but to the convincing power, and it should be borne in mind that Members of Congress are to be elected as well as President and Vice-President. No manuscripts will be returned, bnt will be the property of the Committee. The best article will be widely need both in the newspapers of the countrj and in pamphlet form. The award will be made and check sent to the successful contestant abont August 15th. Manuscripts must bf mailed not later than July 15th to LlTBKAKY BCRKAU, Republican Congressional Committee, Metropolitan Bank Building, Washington, D. C. The Amenities of Oysters. One of the mo3t profound remarks ever made by that profound philoso pher Thackeray was when he passed two tubs of oysters side by side, and he saw one was labeled "1 shilling a dozen" and the other "1 shilling 3 pence a dozen." He exclaimed: "How those oysters must hate each other." Well, "even an oyster may be crossed in love," and William Dean Howells has another tale to tell anent the psychology of the oyster. At one of the little suppers that the poet Longfellow gave to the brilliant Cam bridge circle, James Russell Lowell paused with the pepper box poised above his plate of oysters to say whim sically: "It's astonishing how these fellows love pepper." "Dear me! You don't say so!" ejac ulated a nice, prosy old gentleman who used to sleep through the suppers. The temptation was too strong to be resisted, and Lowell was fairly launched into an account of how a red pepper, accidentally dropped into a basket of oysters, had been drawn out with half a dozen of the bivalves clinging to it, when the ever gentle Longfellow interposed to save his matter-of-fact old friend. Woman's Home Companion. Museum for Lawyers in Parle. The French palace of justice, like the department of foreign affairs and .:he police headquarters, is to have its museum, and it will not be the least nteresting of the collections of Paris, Tor the department possesses numer ous documents which will be of in terest to lawyers all over the world. The Idea of a museum of justice is no 'onger a mere -project, for an organi sation committee of famous judges and lawyers is busy arranging it, and It is to be opened before long. New York American. Crushed Possibilities. Fat Reporter Why was my story killed? Editor An act of mercy. You fell down on it first. Old Books Rebound In lact, for anything in. the book binding line bring your work to Journal Office Phone 160 Men's Blue Serge' Suits $15.00 This Bins ftsrejs Suit at $15 Will ,ive you splendid service. It is' made from a good quality of serge and wiJI look well nntil it is worn out. Don't Let the Low Price. Influence your judgment. This is a well made suit as well built and per fect fitting aa custom made suits thnt sell at $30. Single or double breasted styles, regular sizes. Special sizes for stout or slim men. ..6REISEN BROS.. Hair as an Index of Health. Modern medical men declare that the finger nails afford better evidence as to the state of a person's health than the eye or the color or texture of the skin. A very distinct gloss and a rapid growth of the nail are always, they declare, symptomatic of good cir culation, digestion and general health. Dr. Matsura, the well-known physician of Tokyo, while admitting the claims of the finger nail to be an index of the health, prefers that of the hair as indicating bettter than anything else loss and gain in physical well being. He has established from his observations that the hair grows less in volume in proportion as the health declines. He has even measured the extent of the decline by observing the decrease in the diameter of a series of hairs. Baldness. Matsura, following his theory, declares to be due really to a constitutional weakness which does not, however, always actively de clare itself even to the victim. He claims for the result of his investiga tions that if they do not necessarily serve the ' interests of pathological science, they cannot but prove val uable in the case of post-mortem ex aminations, inasmuch as they can de cide as to the deceased person's state I of health just before death. Had Learned Something. "Ever notice it?" queried the party who propounds questions In sectioas. "Did I ever notice what?" asked the Innocent bystander "That the longer a man Is married the less he dodges when his wife throws things at him?" said the in stallment interrogator. "Yes. I've noticed it." replied the i. b., who had been up against the matrimonial game for several years. "He soon gets wise to the fact that there is no danger if he doesn't move." The lit; Tress of .California Are the most gigantic end beautiful trees iu the world, some having reached ahieghtof335 feet with base circum ference of 110 feet. The age of many are estimated by scientists at eight thousand years. The Matiposa Orove, which can be visited while en route to the Yoaemite, contains some of the largest. In the Calaveras Grove are trees ninety to one hundred feet of huge size. Near Santa Cruz is a beautiful grove of redwood hig Trees which will well emyloya day's visit. There is nothing; in any other part of the world like this region, which is best reached via the Union Pacific. For booklets inqnire of E. L. Lomax, G. P. T. A., Omaha.'Nebr. LOW FARES EAST viaCUeac. Milwa.keSt.Pmal My. Thirty-day round trip tickets on sale daily after Jnne 10th to many points in eastern Canada, western New York aad to New England points via Montreal; and on every Thursday beginning Jnne 11th to New England points via Albany or Rotterdam Jet., via CHICAGO, MIL WAUKEE & ST. 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