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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
SPLITS ON THE SAME ROCK.

One might have thought that Mr..
Bryan, after the experiences of his
past would have avoided anything re-
sembling a financial Issue. His none
tary vagaries are the cause of the
deep seated distrust that the people
feel toward him. They stood between
him and the presidency twice. And
now, just when the people were be-
ginning to forget the sixteen to one
insanity, and Mr.. Bryan had chance
of emerging from the shadow of his
own past, he promptly comes to the
front with another financial fad that
knocks into splinters any little conf
dence that the public might have be-
gun to feel in his possible return to
sanity and his learning from expert
ence.
Mr.. Bryan chooses to put in the front
of his campaign the issue of govern
ment guarantee of bank deposits. 1t
Is not as ruinous, in one sense, as free
coinage of silver because it would
not involve, If adopted, immediate re-
pudiation and the collapse of finance.
But in another sense it is less excus-
able. Free silver was an issue so big
and so full of unknown consequences
that people were easily bewildered
by 1t. The mass Of men could not
think the system out to its legitimate
conclusion, and hence were blind to
its great evils. But the consequences
of a government guarantee of bank
deposits lie on the surface. This is no
abstruse thing; it is a mere trifle to
reason it out and see just what would
happen.
In the first place, this, as is usual in
what Mr.. Bryan advocates, is class leg
islation. More than that, it is legis'
lation in favor of the capitalist. Every
other man with little money ahead,
the man in trade of any kind, the man
ufacturer and the artisan, must take
his chances of loss. The bank deposi-
tor alone, Mr.. Bryan says, must be
guaranteed against loss. He Is to be
favored above all others in the COM
munity, who are employing their CAPT
tai in productive ways. And to accom-
plish this safe banking must be de-
stroyed by guaranteeing the same pub
lie confidence and patronage to the
ignorant and the reckless as the con
servative and competent banker. Mr.
Bryan is indeed great financier!
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
NO SURPRISES DUE.

or course it adds piquancy to a
campaign and keeps the public inter
est alive to predict that unusual and
unexpected overturnings are likely to
happen So Mr.. Bryan shows us how
he is going to capture various states
of the middle west, as well as swoop
down on New York and New England
and wrest some of the constituencies
from Republican grip. So the Re-
publican managers assure us that this
is a good year to begin the disinteg'
ration of the solid south, and that Mr.
Taft's popularity will enable him to
make inroads where no Republican
has been able to accomplish anything
since the close of the civil war.
All these are pretty dreams, and
they do no harm as long as they dc
not interfere with the serious practi'
cal management of campaigns. Mira
cles may happen at any time; and
either Mr.. Taft or Mr.. Bryan may
capture some state which now looks
sure for the other side. But we dc
not expect it. We do not believe this
campaign is going to be productive
of any surprises. Setting aside the
possibility OF gross blunders on one
side or the other, which seems at
present improbable, we believe that is
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

Mr.. Bryan is going to tell where he
got it but is very anxious for a large
campaign fund. 1t is understood that
his committee is out after half a
million. There is absolutely no call
for so large an amount-at least that
is visible 1t is well known that there
will be no large campaign fund. 1t is
openly confessed that there is no le-
Ultimate way of spending much money.
The game of politics this year is one
of principles rather than money. Mr..
Bryan is not wise to place emphasis
on money raising.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
BRYAN Won't Talk,

st. Paul, Sept. 2.-Mr. Bryan said
today that he did not known whether
or not the Vermont Republican vic
tory could be considered barometer
as to the national election. He said
that as the presidential campaign
has just begun he could not answer
that question. Mr.. Bryan declined TO
discuss the Independence showing in
Vermont, He left at 10 this morning
for Sioux City, where he speaks to-
night.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

purely selfish ambition on the part OF
the writer. can not fail to react and
materially help MIR. Nichols candi.
dacy.
In the letter Mr. Halderson says:
AS TO my ability and success in the
practice refer YOU to the leading
lawyers and judges of Madison, Boone
and Platte couties Then examine in.
to the professional standing of my
opponent. James Nichols, and vote on
September l for the man who, in your
judgment. will make the best county
attorney"
1t seems hardly possible that any.
body, after reading that egotistical
paragraph of self.praise and, personal
attack upon an opponent, could for a
moment think of voting for anybody
but Mr.. Nichols.
The young Mr.. Halderson has only
lived in Madison county a short time,
while James Nichols has lived in the
county eighteen years. Mr.. Halderson
has only been out of school eight
years and during that time has moved
about from one county to another,
having lived in that short time in
Boone, Platte and Madison counties.
Nichols has practiced law in this
county for eighteen years steadily.
James Nichols has never asked an
elective Office. He has held high of.
fee in the Knights of Pythias order
where a mans qualifications are in.
quired into thoroughly before election.
He is classed among the best lawyers
of the county and Is well known in the
legal profession.
The young Mr.. Halderson is said
to have declared that "he would re.
form Madison county in twenty.four
hours" IL elected. Mr. Nichols is max.
ing no extravagant promises, but peo
pie who know him know that he will
make a very excellent county attor
ney.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

1t will be a long time before the
commercial automobile supplants the
horse as burden bearer even in the
largest cities, but trend of events is
strongly in that direction. When the
machine generally replaces the ami
NAL there will unhappily be many jobs
lost, for many thousands of chauf-
feur. But the change must be for the
better in the long run. The freight
auto will eventually give the horse a
chance to work out his destiny un,
der fair conditions. Only the best
will survive, but they will be horses
that are horses.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

The Thaw case gives the people
most ample proof of the untruth of the
oft repeated statement that there is
one law for he poor and another for
the fortunate richfwyptaoimnfw
the rich. If money could have made
justice look the other way, enough
was spent by Thaw and his family to
attain that object, but it all failed and
a half million dollars was spent in
vain. An alhost beggared family and
a bankrupt paranoiac behind the bars
are the tragic proof of the majesty of
the law.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
HE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL FRIDAY SEPTEMBER

is possible TO make up with reason.
able certainty at this time table of
electoral votes as they will be cast
for the next president, And we do
not see whore there is a chance for
a variation of three states for the
vote cast for President Roosevelt four
years ago. Kentucky may not be
held On the other hand Tennessee
or Georgia may be easily won. Mis-.
souri, might swing back to her old
moorings And these are about the
only possible elements OF doubt in
the situation.
The reason for this is on the sur.
face of things. The issues are prac.
tically the same. 1t is the Roosevelt
policies which are represented by Mr.
Taft, and the people are not going
back on them. There is no sudden
change, no startling issue to unset
tie the situation. On the other side
there is the same old candidate
against whom the country has already
declared twice and who certainly is nc
stronger than he was. II ever there
was campaign wnen the result
seemed to be predetermined down
to details 1t is this.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

At the recent constitutional con-
gress" in London the comparative
merits and demerits of the organic
charters of England, France and the
United States were discussed by emf
nent statesmen. Prof. Dicey, the au-
thor of some excellent political works,
describes the conditions in America as
melancholy paradox" The consti-
tuition, he said, was the most skillful
instrument ever designed by men and
yet he thought any candid American
would admit that the United States
was no better governed than Europ-
can states. This professor says that
Washington is governed despotically
although it is the capital of what is
called a democratic nation. Prof. Dicey
must know that there is a great as
sortment of municipal governments in
America and that while our constitu-
ton has required amendments to keep
I'D with the times and will require
more. that it has worked very well for
a century and as a nation we refuse
to pose as a melancholy paradox or
any other kind for the qualification
of the English people.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

1t is this answering adherence
to what he believes to be right. that
makes Judge Taft strong with the
people. He is not a practical politi.
clan but straight forward, candid
citizen. He has always done what he
considers his duty and said what he
believed, regardless Of what might
be the result of his Yrankness. He
would not trade his influence II he
knew his successful election depend
ed upon it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

In turning his critical eye upon
Great Britian's institutions and writ.
ing most discriminating work on
"The Government of England" Pro-
fessor Lawrence Lowell has in meas
ure, at least, repaid the obligation
laid upon America by James Bryce,
English ambassador to the United
States, in his excellent work on Amer
lean political conditions, "The Ameri.
can Commonwealth" which is still
accepted by students as the standard
text book on that subject.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

The automobile is said to be doing
more to drive polygamy out of Utah
than laws or missionaries could ac-
complish. A Mormon might strain
his conscience or shut his eyes to
the law but not even the Mormon
elders could induce him to get along
without his automobile, and very few
are so rich that they can afford
more than one wife and an automo-
bile at the same time. Either the
surplus wives or the autos must go
and fortunately for the morals of the
country the majority find the auto
most attractive.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
PROGRESS AT PANAMA.

It is with special pleasure that we
note as a nation the change in the
tenor of the reports from the Panama
canal commission. For the first
three years each report naturally
told of additional expenses incurred
which would delay the progress of the
work Col. Cocktails latest report tells
of new route for the Panama railway
which will effect saving in con-
struction of about million dollars
and also that nearly 100000 can be
saved in the estimated amount needed
to purchase land to be appropriated
for canal purposes. The condition
for canal purposes. The commission
named to appraise the required tracts
have succeeded in making reasonable
terms with the owners instead of pay
ing the exorbitant prices demanded at
the outset. Col Cocktails advocates
using the amount saved in widen
ing the Culebra cut from 200 feet to
| 300 feet. This would necessitate
l
more work on the cut but would not
delay the actual completion of the
canal, as under the present plan the
excavation of the cut will be finished
before the work on the locks and dams
can be completed. 1t would be a
great Improvement and make the ca
nal a more complete success to have
the channel a hundred feet wider.
The work of the municipal engineer
ing department that employed 1000
or more men to install modern water
works and sewer systems and pave
the streets Iof Panama and Colon
have completed their task and left the
service. So, also, have the 1000 car
penters who built the quarters and
other buildings. Those at work at the
isthmus now are directly connected
with the completion of the canal. II
Is estimated now that the excavation
will be completed in three years at
the present rate of progress.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

The new West Neebish channel has
been opened at the 500. 1t cost $4,.
000, 900 but will add TO both the speed
and the safety Of the river naviga-
ton. The opening of the new channel
Illustrates the rapid progress that has
been made in the development OF the
lake traffic. Already the traffic
through the 500 has increased until
1t succeeds in volume that accommo-
dated by any other canal. The old
channel was no longer capable of &C
commodating the immense traffic
safety. No better argument in favor
of improved waterways can be ad'
vanced than the phenomenal develop
ment of the lake shipping.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
Stewart and Nelson Win.

Pierce, Neb., Sept. Especial to
The News: From reports over the
county it appears that Charles Stewart
of Osmond has defeated w. w. Quivey
of Pierce for the Republican nomina-
ton for county attorney and that N.
w. Nelson has been nominated for
county commissioner.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

Josiah M. Shively Of Fremont ought
to have, and probably will have, the
solid support of northern Nebraska
Republicans at the primary for com.
missioner of public lands and build.
ings. He is the only northern Ne
braska man who is a candidate for
that Office and he is splendidly equip.
ped for the work. Northern Nebras-
ka Republicans will make no mistake
in helping to nominate Josiah M.
Shively.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

O'Neill, Neb, Aug. 29,-To the Edi.
tor of The News: pap" and his fam.
lily came down to Newport to take in
the last too days OF the O'Neill Car.
nival. was there too and Sadie.
that's one of Pap's girls, and me had n
corker of time at the Yankee Rob.
insun's sircus that showd Friday at.
ternoon.
You see there was the racing and
a ball game and a sircus all the same
afternoon. | saw Barnum's sircus to
Norfolk last year and this show look.
ed so little after seeing Barnum that
| had decided I'd ruther have my fifty
cents, but | got to talk with Sadie
just after the parade and she sed
she's just dieing to see the elefant
jump the fence like she'd herd they
did at sircuses.
She sed her Pap wudn't let 'em 20,
sed they cud see the races and the
ball game but he wasn't going to spend
no fifty cents apeece on no little one
ring one elefant sircus.
Sadie'd never bin to sircus and I
likes her stile pretty well so | told
her to get lost from her folks just be.
fore sircus time and I'd meet her by
the steem callyhope and we'd take in
the show, even II had seen Barnum.
Sadie had to be pretty sly about 1t
because her Pap don't allow her to go
with the boys, but she got away all
right and we met down by the big tent
and went in early SOS to see the an
miles before the show begun.
Sadie didn't care ennything about
the cammels nor the lion pups but I
could hardly get her away from that
elefant. Old Tom isn't emmy little
runt Of an elefant that's shure, but
say, don't you think Yankee Robin.
sun shot a about foot and a half
above the mark when he claims he's
the biggest elefant on erth?
We seen the people all going into the
big tent so Sadie and me went in. All
the seets that was emmy good was
called reserved seets and you had to
pay twenty-five extra for them. AS
we was going past them reserved
seets there was a smart elicky look
ing fellow, about twenty-five with a
sandy mustash from Stewart or some.
'eres up the road, setting on the front
sect with yung lady and a lot of
friends, and he was making cute
speeches to make the uthers laff
SADIE and me was cunning along hold.
ing hands and swinging our arms
and looking around when he saw
us. Mebbe we lookt green for it was
the furst time eether of us had bin out
with the luther sect. Mr.. Smarty call.
ed out, Hello, children, does your
nanny no your here?"
| turns's quick's I herd him and an.
swered, "Why hello, Pappy: l didn't
no you were here. Yes, Nanny sent
us but she didn't give us mony enuf
to get reserved seets: Pleese Pappy
wont you Civ us a half dollar?"
| squose Sade's hand as | was talk
ing, and she sed, ooh yes, Pappy
please do by us sum reserved seets.
| just tell you Sadie amt so slow.
You oughter herd the folks holler
They gied Mr.. Smarty till he cudent
rest. They sed yes, Pappy, shell out
and get the little folks sum goot
seets." and they slapt him on the back
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

Silas r. Barton is the only candi.
date for the Republican nomination
for state auditor who has made no
promises to anybody as to his APP
pointments. II nominated at the
primary next Tuesday, Mr.. Barton will
go into the Office absolutely free.
handed and Independent to act. He
is the only candidate who can take the
office in that free.from.promise way.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

JOHNNY BUMPER AND SADIE
SAW THE CIRCUS AT O'NEILL
%%*+** $1,000 (

and he got red around the glls and
rccched in his pants pocket and
pulled out half and throwcd II over
to me and sed he lowed that was
one on him.
Sadie and | went around to the gate
and got reserved seets away up next
to the roof of the tent where we cud
see everything, and to Teller that
had seen Barnum, everything wasn't
much. But Sadie thot It was out OF
site, especially the winners clothes.
She was tickeld to deth with the
trained mule and the cloun but when
woman in tites cum galloping out
and clum way up into HE swing
Sadie Just took one look at her and
then sed "Oh Johnny, see the elefant
Getting hay out IN the other tent; see
how he flops his ears when a fly
bites HIM"
sed didn't see emmy flys, and
kept looking at the tite woman in
the swing
When the nice old lady that was
a bear-back rider in short skurts came
into the ring, Sadie got rite interested
for she cud ride like the wind herself,
but whenever emmy women came out
in nothing but tites and spangles,
Sadie wud look for flys on the ele-
fant's ears.
There was kind looking woman
sitting on the luther side of Sadie and
while | was buying popcorn brick
Sadie asst her sumthing. | cudent heer
what she asst, but the old lady whis.
pered back loud enuf for me to heer,
why child, that's what they ware
em for, Is on account OF the men.
Why them tites is morn half the
sircus."
Sadie lookt as If she'd like to ask
more but just then the boss came out
followed by meak looking man with
sum viunks OF meet in his hands,
and announct that Prof Armadillo,
the meak looking man with the meet,
had made bet with the bear-back
rider that he wud enter the lions den,
feet that no one else had ever be-
fore dun, and feed the feroshus beests
from his bear hands; and that every
boldly that wud pay ten cents apeece
to see the aftershow, would be allowd
to see Prof. Armadillo perform his
big feet at the conclushun Of the show.
Sadie sed let's not stay for she
didn't want to see the poor man eat
up by lions, but | sed If cud see
man ct up by lions for only ten cents
/ was going to see it. So Sadie went
out when 1t cum time to feed the lions
and | stayed and what do you spose i
seen! Prof. Armadillo opened the
cage door and went in just like ma
goes into the hen hous to feed the
chickens, and he thru down his scraps
of meet and the lion pups gobbled
them up and then lickt themselves
and lookt happy like our dog ulster do
when he had his dinner. Mr.. Bryan
shure struck it rite when he sed
What fools us mortals bel"
When we was going up the street
asst Sadie how she liked the show,
and she sed pretty well, but she'd
liked 1t lots better If the elefant
had only jumpt the fence.
Yours,
Johnny Bumper.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

That cherries prospect that has
been held before us for the past de-
cade of a not far distant date when the
coal supply would be exhausted, has
now been extended a few centuries
as the result of recent discoveries in
Alaska. Only a small portion of the
area of Alaska has been investigated
but enough is known to insure the
country that there are millions and
even billions Of tons. The quality
ranges from low grade Ignite to the
best grade of anthracite and bitumin-
Gus, equal to any found in the coal
regions OF the eastern part Of the
country. The facts already at hand in
dictate that this northern territory
will be able to supply fuel for many
years for the Pacific. fleets besides
keeping the people who remain at
home warm. There Is no present indi.
cation that Providence failed to pro.
vide fuel for many generations to
come.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
Want nlnsider Story.

New York, Sept 2.-Several Demo.
cratic politicians of statewide prom
inence today asked w. F. Buchanan
of the firm of A. o. Brown to make
public the condition of the exchange
making possible the alleged famous
wash sale" They said that owing to
the fact that Receiver Littlefeld is a
Republican, the inside story would
never be made public through him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

II Is often claimed that to be sue.
cess man must give his whole at.
tentioh to one line OF endeavor. This
rule may apply to the majority of this
worlds inhabitants but there are a
great many exceptions. How about
our own Francis Hopkins Smith, who
can do six useful things-any one of
which would make him a successful
man--and do them all we'll
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

patriotism and her generosity by pro.
posing to purchase what is known as
Constitutional Island near West Point
and to establish there a preparatory
school in which 10 train boys for our
great military school. The site alone
will cost 100000 and suitable
building would cost more without any
endowment Mrs. Sage's gift to the
will be worth at least a
half million dollars.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

The welcome of the great fleet at
Sidney, Australia, was Of the same
generous, enthusiastic nature of those
accorded to it elsewhere on its tri
umphant journey around the globe
Lord Northcote extended the welcome
in behalf of the island continent and
the whole city turned out to do them
honor.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

The Fairfax Second" baseball team
defeated Anoka II to s on the Fair
fax grounds. Batteries: Fairfax,
Manholter and j. Roster; Anoka,
Luber and Anderson. Struck out by
Manholter 10, by Luher 2.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

The question of gaining a pure wa
ter supply sufficient to meet their
growing demands is difficult and ex'
pensive problem to solve for many of
the large cities of the country. New
York is now engaged in bringing a
supply from the Catskills at cost OF
nearly 5000, OOO,O and across the con-
tinent. Los Angeles is also calling
from the high Sierras the water to sat
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

In the six months ending June 80,
377,664 of the laboring element of the
United States left the country for Eu-
rope. In the same period only 1856,
$50 arrived here. In those six months
there were $4,000 less immigrants
from Europe than there were dur
ing the same six months for the pre-
vious year.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

Chairman Hitchcock is described as
"a fair haired broad shouldered, six
foot three animated tower of silence"
He is good planrer and usually
makes things come out right, but
does not consider that working cam.
paign should be gabfest Those
who know him best think he is the
right man for the job.