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5'Vri'fwir'" "T "' - X - tf i-: Columbus Tribune -Journal Published by ij The Tribune Printing Company Columbus, Nebraska. Admitted at the Postofflce at Columbus, Nebr., as second class matter ALBERT J. MASON. Editor. MILXtARD a BINNET. Business Manager. CHESTER J. MASON. Circulation Manager. Notice to Sabaeribers. Subscription Phice One dollar and a hair a year, seventy-five cents Tor six months. Renewals The date opposite yonr name on your paper, or wrap per, shows the date to which "you have paid. When payment is made the date will be chanced accordingly. DissContineasces Responsible subscribers will continue to re ceive The Tribune-Journal until the publisher is notified to discon tinue, when all arrearages must be paid. Kef using paper at postofflce is nut notice to the publisher. Change in address When ordering chance in address be sure to give the old as well as the new address. Democratic Harmony. Interesting, indeed is the display of harmonious ex travagance dished up by our democratic friends. It re minds us very much of the young couple, about to be married, when the prospective bride-groom said, "Now, dear, every thing must be harmonious and nice; no quarrelling, no bickering, no " "All right, dear," responded the fair one, "when we agree you can have your way, and when we don't I'll have mine." And that is just the fix the democrats are in right now. A glance over the papers of the past week will disclose a condition which will keep the democrats so busy patching their own garments that they will have no time to devote to fighting republicans. The different fac tions of that party will have a mighty interesting time in making the other fellows come to their way of think ing. The whole thing started about ten days ago, when Mike Harrington of O'Neill, threw the whole camp into confusion in a remarkabley untimely letter to Richard L. Metcalfe, to which Mr. Metcalfe dictated a most sting ing reply. The next day, while in the notion Metcalfe sent the editor of the World-Herald a letter that will live long after the paper on which it was written will have become yellow with age. Coupled with this came the Douglas county convention, which- passed a set of vituperative resolutions, denouncing Bryan as a traitor, and endorsing for president a man whom they well knew to be almost the last choice of the national leader among all the ninety millions of people in the United States. All these things have been commented upon freely by the state press, and we feel that we cannot refrain from printing a few passages from democratic papers in regard to the matter. The Albion Argus: says The outlook for a democratic success in Neb raska is not at all flattering this year so far as the state is concerned, nor is there a hope ful outlook for next year. With Bryan's opposition he (Harmon) cannot carry Nebraska If Bryan approves Woodrow Wilson, or Champ Clark the Douglas county people and their friends in the state will be apt to go against them because Bryan is for them. The senti ment will be "Rule or Ruin" and as both cannot rule at once it will be ruin to democratic harmony and success. Observe these following sentences from the Norfolk Press. Omaha booze is apt to do anything. We know of no better way of disposing of Harmon than to have the Omaha undesirables coach him. Hitchcock is making good, but if he presumes to usurp Bryans. place, he presumes too much. The Cedar County News gets right down to good old homely simile in the following paragraph: If it were children fighting, each pounding the other and asserting "he hit me first," the mother would probably paddle them both. And that is just about what old Aunty Democracy will do and ought to do to her boys that can't keep from fighting among themselves. The Grand Island Free Press seems to get down to the nubbin of the whole thing in the following lang uage: ' Inasmuch as purely personalities are involved, Dahlman has it in for Bryan because the later did not support him, and Mr. Bryan has it in for Harmon because he did not support him when he headed the democratic ticket. In the limelight Dahlman has shown himself to be a very revengeful and vindictive politic ian one who is ready to strike back at any and every opportunity. The Plainview News is of the opinion that There seems to be a prospect of a row at the state convention over "who is who" in Ne braska this year. That the Douglas county bunch do not represent the sentiment of Nebras ka democrats is our belief. The Aurora Sun has brought the matter right home to the former cowboy with the remark that The Douglas county democratic convention acted about like a drove of frenzied steers. Naturally enough, all this dissention required the presence of some one to assume the role of peace-maker between the warring factions. Acting under this im pulse, the Columbus Telergam came running to the res cue with an editorial more than two columns long, in which the harmony plea is preceded by a chapter or two of very interesting history of the democracy of Nebraska in the early days. He then asserts that he believes that Harrington is "honest in entertaining the false belief" that Metcalfe's famous compromise resolution at Grand Island last summer was not ditched by a trick. .Does any one imagine that Mr. Harrington, after discussing this letter in his own mind for four months, is now go ing to allow himself to be persuaded over night that he was entirely wrong about it? He may make a reluctant admission that it perhaps appears so, but he does not seem to be the kind of man to be easily convinced against his will. It hardly seems plausible that a reference to the county convention of the largest county in the state as an "infuriated mob" would be conducive to brotherly harmony. Yet the peacemaker "hopes for harmony, " and although the editor of the Telegram is one of the most "hopeful" and mild-mannered men we ever knew, he declares he is "for harmony, even if he has to fight for it" truly a harmonious way of securing harmony. And yet after all this effort, he was rejected by the convention of his own county as a candidate for delegate to the Harmon (y) convention at Fremont, just as he anticipated he would be. When the convention met yesterday, it was after more than twenty hours had been spent in fixing and ar ranging things, so that no one might know by the records but that things were all in the best of condition. As a result of the best efforts thatcould be put forth by such men as Gruenther, Byrnes, Harrington, Metcalfe and 25 Per Cent Discount This is a very liberal reduction on such high grade clothing as that bearing the lable of Braiidegee, Kincaid & Co. All our Men's and Boys9 Summer Suits, Men's Trousers, Dusters and Summer Coats are included in this sale. Blue Serge suits excepted- Men'g Suits er price ?1 to ff: $7.50 to $18.75 Men's Suits erpri?e$!5050 $6.40 to $16.90 D. Two-piece Knickerbocker buits, former i)CA i 0C OC IjOyS price $3.50 to $7.00, now yDJ tO pD.D Men's Pants re:priM$aoo!$700 $1.50 to $5.00 StraW HatS Chfldren? straw hats" at cit and BelOW Cost This includes Panamas and all first-class hats. "THE VILLAIN STILL PURSUES HER" If "H IS8OMU0OINER W7TA OLDEtfnUAR. (Copyright. Mil.) others, representing the various factions, it was decided to tell the dear people that everything was lovely, and that the militant hosts would march forth with a united front. Will Invite Firemen. Columbus firemen are commencing to discuss the question of extending an invitation to the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Association to hold its an nual convention in Columbus in January, 1913. Some may think it is a little early yet to talk of this matter, but it is the opinion of the firemen themselves that it is none too early now to begin preparations. The place for homing the 1913 meeting will be decided at the next convention, which will be held at Kearney next January, and the firemen want to know the sentiment of the citizens before taking the responsibility of extending an invitation for them to come here. At the last convention, held at Alliance; the delegates met with considertable sentiment in favor of coming to Columbus in 1912, but on account of the large amount of money the city was expending for the department at the time, it was decided that it might not be best to in vite them at that time. If the sentiment shall be the same at Kearney as it was at Alliance, Columbus can win the next following convention hands down. We would like to suggest that the commercial club take up the matter and discuss it, and then decide to stand by the firemen in their efforts to do something for the city. There are a number of men on the active list, active not only in name as firemen, but active business men as well, men like Chief Galley, Assistant Kumpf, President Whitney, together with Richard Goehring, Albert Rasmussen, Otto Schreiber, Paul Johannes, and a score of others who hold prominent rec ords in the department, and who would make good active committee workers and thus insure the success of the undertaking. Columbus has entertained this convention at different times in the past, the last being in 1904, which will leave an interval of nine years between the Columbus con ventions. It will bring between 400 and 500 men, who will be here for three days, and every one knows that a convention of that kind is a big boost to a town. Let us get together and give the delegates authority at Kearney to promise the firemen one of the biggest and best winter vacations they have ever had, if they will come here a year later. Republican State Convention. Those who expected to see a ruction in the state convention held at Lincoln yesterday were disappointed. It is true, there were different ideas among the differ ent delegates about what should appear in the platform, but all differences were wiped out and .an unqualified en dorsement of the administration of President Taft was the result. ' How different from this was. the condition at Fre mont, where the party learders worked from early Mon day evening until aftre 2 o'clock Tuesday 'afternoon to secure a show of harmony! Where things were doctored and patched and fixed so that no record might appear of the location of the terrible rocks besetting the pathway of the democratic ship, yet which everyone knew were there. Yea, verily, of all the harmonious gatherings in the state yesterday, the most spontaneously so was held at the auditorium in Lincoln. We have had cooks, and we have had waahladles. Some of them erode, and others perfect Jewels Tet now 'we face tas eld familiar prob lem. v Jane. Hilda. Ross, asd Briefest and Ma tilda. Ida and Maude. KUsa aad Sophia Why name them ail? The list almost endie The selection of Carl Kramer as committeman for the new senatorial district consisting of the counties of Platte, Polk and Merrick, will meet with the approval of most people in each of these counties. His extensive acquaintance over the district makes him peculiarly fit ted for the position. Chittick came back alright, and if the big Illinois man whose place he took had seen him work Sunday af ternoon he would have gone home feeling worse than he did. Back throush ths yean ws trace the ruined beefsteaks. Afternoons out. with beaux that came of evening. Also the bills far brakes glass and china. Swede. Dane and Dutch aad Irish and Norwegian. Freeh from the fane, aad haughty cullud ladlee. With and wlthsat the reference de manded. Some went away where they get mors wages. Some simply ouK because wa bad a racket. Some were discharged, aad ethers would get married. Some burned the roasts whsa ws had guests to dinner. Some spilled the salt sereaely la the tea cream. Some made the coffee taste Just like water. AIL all are gone, the eld familiar We answer now the queetloas of tas near ones; Once more ws have tas eld femlHar problem. Oh, for the days sf Era aad father Adam! Oh. for the timea of Noah oa the ark I They had their woes, but asthla' sues, as we have. AFTER. THE STAG. The end-seat hog is a gentleman compared with the hog that insists on standing in front of you at a ball game. Ever notice how busy candidates can get around a convention, whether county or state? Ill TIMES GONE BY Interesting Happenings of Many Years Ago, Taken From the Files of This Paper. EXTRA SPECIAL. All broken lines of shirts below cost price. Great Reduction in price on Men's and Women's Oxfords. Come in and see us. Look over our goods whether you buy or not. GREISEN BROS. Forty Years Ago The Journal had an editorial in re ply to a charge made by an eastern paper that the cost of living was higher here than there, and produced the figures to prove his assertion. Two weddings took place in Colum bus that week both of young people who later became better known in the city Dr. Edward Hoehen and Miss Jenny Brandt and Robert Uehling and Miss Josephine Lockner. Thirty Years Ago. It was reported that the Union Pac ific was intending to buy the line from Norfolk to Sioux Citfy, thus giving a direct line from Columbus to Sioux City. An unknown man was found dead on the road between Platte Center and Humphrey with a bullet hole in his head. Twenty Years Ago. Archie, a six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris From, died of diphtheria. Franz Henggeler died at his home in Bismark township. Hewas the father of George and Joseph Heng gler. Jay Gould, the railroad magnate, was in Columbus on his way west for the benefit of his health. Ten Years Ago. George Thomazin, a well-known early settler of Burrows township, died suddenly from the effects of the excessive heat. P. E. McKilip and Miss A. Lugene Hale, of Humphrey, were married. Mrs. H. J. Tatura, a sister of Fred Saffram, died at Newport News, Vir ginia. The Omaha Bee gave away a num ber of vacation prizes, the first one of which was won by MissVera Kramer, who was seventy thousand votes ahead of her nearest competitor. Five Years Ago. The democratic county convention resulted in a big fight over the ques tion of instructing the delegation for Berge for governor. The resolutions were chapioned by C. M. Gruenther and J. C. Byrnes, while G. W. Phil lips, Edgar Howard and P. E. McKil lip opposed them, and they were final ly adopted by a vote of 108 to 20. This was the last county convention under the old system of nominating candidates by conventions. ' Patrick Murray, one of the wealth iest farmers of Platte county, died. Mrs. Matthew Brian died at her home in this city. Saachim Bolt died at his farm home northwest of Columbus. Willia S. Postle died at his home six miles east of the city. "My dear." said the fond wife, "you must have eaten a great deal aad drank very little at the stag dinner, last night." "You are right," said the husband, wishing his head felt setter. "How did you guess It?' "Because you have no appetite this .morning, but are so thirsty.' He Knew Papa. The little son of the celebrated Burgeon awakens his mamma in the middle of the night by his weeping. "Why, Freddie." soothes mamma, "what is the matter with my little pet? Has he had a nightmare?" "No, mamma. I haven't been to sleep. I've had the stomach ache ao bad that I couldn't sleep." "Hut why didn't you say something about itr "I didn't want papa to know It" "Why not? Have you been stealing Jam, or eating something you were told not to eat?" "No. mamma. But If he knew I had the stomach ache he would cut out ay appendix right away." Pianos at wholesale nrices for ten days at Prescott Music Co. 's Piano I Sale, 517 11th street. I Geed Rule. "What I want to do," said the ambi tious youth. Is to get there with both feeL- "Dom worry about getting there with your feet." advised the sagacious uncle. "Get there with both hands. "And why, uncle?" "You'll find that you caa hold more la your bands." I Dr. W. R. Neumarker Office with Dr. C. D. Evans. West aide Park. Overland Cars at Factory Cost Eleventh Street Columbus We Have Some New Overland Can that We Are Going to Jfc Close Out at Factory Cost Jit Jit While They Last Your Choice at 15 per cent Discount J If You Are Going to Get a Car this Year, this is Your Chance. Remember First Come, First Served. Columbus Automobile Company THE REAL AUTOMOBILE HOUSE btj ePs saps aas VgS aaaa w B