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lMf ways toward aattiag Msbi-aska mealy ia polities that Thompson has
back ia the eelasea f repabrlcaa ever deae for the beaeltof taVperty
states at the aextoloctloa. aadthepesplef Inisat be supported
' 11mm it aa leasee or exeats way the far a agitate 'to tbe republicaa aa
lagtalataia should make aay mistake tioaaj coaveation.Bed Lindsay, a foe
la thia matter, becaase IthaealoBg mar colored saloon keeper, for tartar
Hetef epleadid men t: select from, diecrJptien ate police records, la arerV
eaeaBMa as Imbertesa, field, Hay ereace te-C.H. Gere, editor of the
wart, Wbedon, Halaer, aa4 tf yarn are' State Jouraal, aad C. O. Whedoa, oae:
la ge aerth of the Platte, Webster, .of ear awst prominent attorneys and
Hea wheat lepuMicsaiam is of eteri-.iaipecjsd cltiscn. '
lag worth; aay eae of them weald bet" Why. to it "that D. I. Thompson is
-arcrediteMe rearsaeatative of Ke- eo almost universally dietrasted la
bracks. They atead for the highest this community? Why is it that the
Ideals of Bepublicaa statesmanship people of this city bare so little or ao
aad represeet the, highest aad heat ceoadence la him, and that this is
ia politics. They have beta active tor true no one caa successfully deay?
asasea aad eatof season, oa the stump. When he offered to puaap the water
la party councils, caucuses aad cna for the city for several thousand dol
veatioes, doiag yeoman service for Unless than the city could do it it
thelr party aad hare by their sterling self, his offer was rejected and scorned
tategrity aad the priaciples they hare because the coancil thoogtat it was tbe
advocated earned tbe conndence and I rat step toward tbe private owner
respect of the party aad their claims ship of the city waterworks. Tbepeo-
the party for the office of TJaited ale distrusted him. He is distrusted
itor, are entitled to the by the public because his political lire
baa been on a low, selasb plane; tie
is almost universally found working
for, advocating, supporting and trying
to foist apoa tbe people some corrupt,
dishonest nun, becaase be thinks be
can use bim, and be does use him for
his own selfish purposes to tbe detri
ment and injury of the general pnLlic
Is this tbe kind of man to send to
to the United States senate? Will he
represent tbe highest and beet in
politics? Will be voice tbe highest,
noblest and best sentiment of the
people of this state? .
An editorial in tbe State Journal of
December 6 on tbe subject of tbe next
senator says "the man who is 'chosen
mast be a recognised political leader."
im to be acaadidate? Who Fancy, if you can, tbe great republi-
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highest consideration.
D. X. Thoaipson is a caadidate for
the fee of United States seaator, or
thinks he iff. Could anything be mere
ridiculously absurd? It is preposter
ous that he should announce himself
as a seJf-ceaetituted caadidate for this
esace. Think of the unleashing ef
frontery, the reckless audacity that
prompts this saaa to (unsolicited by
aayeee) aancance to the public that
he to a caadidate for the oftce of
Ualted States senator. la the aame
of high heavea what reason caa he,
or anyone eee, give why he should be
TJaited States senator? What claims
has he apoa the party or people of
this state for this hiah oftce? Who
aolicited
the service of his matchless
P? What party service
has he roadered to even entitle him to
be a caadidate? Has he ever taken
aay part' la the councils of the party?
Baa he ever manifested semcleat in
terest ia the welfare of tbe republican
party to attead as a delegate a caucus
either city, county.
aetSoaal? The ealy latereet
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caa party of Nebraska following and
D. S. Thompson leading.
This would be a spectacle for the
Gods.
At tbe republican banquet in Omaha
a few nights since, Judge Hayward
said ia the course of his speech what
was in effect the following:
The trouble with the republican
lifested ia politics to party ia this state commenced with
to farther his own.selash purposes, tbe failure of tbe Capital National
i as gottiag aa exorbitaatlightlag hank and the gang of corrupt boqdlera
for the city of Lincoln; con- aad manipulators who were connected
liptdaUag the mayor with It. When Mr. Hayward said this
city council for the purpose of men looked at each other and at D. .
ifalr aad aajust ad- Thompsoa significantly. Mr. Hay-
vaatageof the city and to this end bo ward is reported to have answered in
ia the aarmative when asked if this
particular portion of his speech was
deliberate.
In thia connection Mr. Thompson's
anxiety to connect his name with that
of the most prominent candidate may
he noted JU1 the country newspapers of
the state are being visited by friends of
Mr. Thompson urging the publishers
thereof not to array themselves
aaaiast hie candidacy if tbey cannot
support It- It is also suggested that
If the paper is advocating Judge Hay
ward as United States senator that it
would he very well received if the edi
tor would just mention in speaking of
Mr. Hayward that Mr. Thompson is
the next strongest candidate. Tbe
object' of each a request is apparent.
Aasoag tbe incidents of this week
that wo are laughing aad talking
about is one connected with an edito
rial by Mr. Gere ia the Journal of De
comber entitled 'The Next, Sena
tor." Mr. Thompsoa evidently read
the editorial aad concluded that he
was not the kind of man Mr. Gere had
fa miad when he wrote: "It to the
eeavIctloB'of repubUcans everywhere
that the future of the party depeads
aaKy.bafe- largely apoa tbe character aad ability
ileal- of the man that shall fnallv be a
"to lectea1 to succeed Mr. Allen. He mast
be a nana who ha the respect of the
party a large aad whose record has
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This fall we vare showing' a very strong line
of BMediaim faraiture, carpets, curtains and
draperies. Here are two of pur leaders in din
.'mg room furniture.
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Solid' oak dining table,
top 42 inch square, very
heavy and will last a life
time. Six foot length,
$6.50;eight foot length $8.
Solid oak dining
chair cane seat, brace
arm. A very good
thing. We sell six of
them for $5.
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been clean and whose canvass shall be sible to relieve the anxiety and to re-
above reproach. He must not be di
rectly or remotely connected with
scandals that have ia the past brought
the pa-ty to disgrace, and caused its
defeat. He must hare clean hands
lieve themselves also of tbe suspicioa
of waiting for bids. When a maa
makes up bis mind and .declares it
while he is in touch with his constita
tents, ia accordance with the beet
aaJveeaelly supported aad
elect every dishonest aad
maa that has rua for a
la the last lve years, aad
he caa make a mere favorable
with the oppositioa or faston
he has supported them,
that his whole purpose
pontics to
i's politics has always been
a taw,sollsh plea, base, corrapt
I trteky eaadidates have not met
ia oppositioa aad coa-
the quesUoa aad motive
! to coatiel him was purely
aad aslely. "If I help that maa caa I
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aaa-h4mr, aad. the question aa to
or aot he was it f or tbe omce
seem to be a part of his code
efpoaticalethka. He has not stood
jar or leaaaasated la politics that
which was hjghmiadad. ckaa aad la
bia hnef political caaser
ea a lew, ignoble plane, pea-
te the lew, sordid aad eorraat,
a candidly tuiek that be has
ia this eommanHy aiaee
iate keel politics to debase
the political morals then
iait. He.arfghtbea
"aaamr far good iathiaeomm
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serve the pwhUc Jar the public good.
Wheeaa peoat to aaythiag aoble aad
and be a recognised political leader, a opinions of those who elected him, he
man altogether competent to repre- avoids a great deal of tbe criticism
sent a great state in tbe highest court that Is apt to follow him if be doesn't
of tbe nation," know whom be is for until tbe last
Mr. Thompson cut tbe editorial moment, just soon enough to cast his
ootof the paper and meeting Mr Gere ballot. Many members bare doabt
acensed him of roasting him Tbomp- less doneso, but there are said to be
son: Tbe quickness with which Mr. ethers who don't expect, to know,
Thompson is in the habit of resenting what'tbey are going to do until they
unlabeled newspaper paragraphs re- get into caucus."
ferring to politicians who attempt to
direct public affairs ia the interest of
their private business; of to men who
have axes to grind at the people's ex
pense, is one of tbe Interesting char
acteristics of his present activity. It
is scarcely shrewd though to accept
tbe claosiacation of opponents so read
ily. Tbe editorial ia question repre
sents tbe attitude of the best republi
cans so fairly that the rest of it is
herewith reproduced
"Every republican in tbe legislature
is responsible to his district and the
party for the manner in which be
casts his vote and the motives that
prompt his selection of a candidate.
If the great mass of republicans la.
the state, the people who have no axes
to grind, no personal favors to solicit,
should be disappointed In the' out
come of the senatorial election, the
prospects of future success at the polls
in the present dose state of voting
willbe exceedingly email. So much
depeads oa the wisdom of the choice
Bert month of the republican cancan Gaaaroaa Co:
that it to not at all to be wondered at BUHoasaeas,
that
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