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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-09

A StatiStician says 80 per cent Of
tho men In the United States are
smooth shaven. And Of the other 80
per cent q good many are smooth
oltiaens.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-09

Indiana sings the song TO Fairbanks.
I'VE are engaged in Q sort Of q way,
but could learn to love another"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-09

People with Services 10 sell" should
enlist the aid Of want I'D. salesman.
ship"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-09

Gov. Conner says he wcdld not enjoy
living in the White House. So It
seems that we shall have TO be
satisfied with Mr.. Bryan.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-09

J What this country needs IL more
eoFkserews about this time Of year.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-09

An s4Fsrtising bills boooms dss after Arss
aDDaannos d ADVERTISEMENT unis1 Otherwise
ellDuiaeed IN cOntEsets PagtISs rot known 10 ~
80 ~ Tequised 70 pay for advertising 10 a,
woasA Address, THE DAILY HUM.
oA1eDsvftEA. VA.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-09

The Twleea.wsek sun Il 81 sight-pags, forty
eoinnn paper, publlahed every Monday and
Thufeday, and contains eli the news ofsAhs
wask, Iooai, stats audi general, and viii b
tailed, postage free, to eng rart Of the Unlled
e,aassoE csuAd1. tOs y % ysar-iu advance.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-09

K<sding notices In local column 10 cents a line
eoEhrSt insertion. and cents for each additional
Insertion.
RatsS 'Of display advertising made known on
epBiicatIon.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-09

TIE pAILY sUN, published every morning en-.
spt ~ JDday, delivered bv carrier In the city, OF
mailed 10 any part Of the UAited States, postage
rsee, for S. year, $3.50 hk months: SI.7s three
n0Aths; OF 50 cents ~ Eve weeks-strIctiy In
eAvanee.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05
PROPOSED Constitutional
AMENDMENT.

The following proposed amsnAmsnt to
the constitution Of tho state OF No
II sosnitted to the electors Of the state
Se>erCi election :" y. ~sid tuesday.
November 3rd, A. =. 1905
A JOINT RESOLUTION to propose an
Amendment to Section 3. Article of
the Constitution of the State Of Ne
hraska:
De il Iesolved and Enacted ~ the Lse>
islaturO Of the STATE Of 1ebraskA:
Section 1. (Amsndmsntl That at the
general election for state and legislative
officers to be held on the Tuesday sue
ceeding the first Monday In November.
1908, the following pv"vis'"" -" r~"'o~"d
ard submitted to the electors Of tho
state as an amendment to D c.i'n Al =
Gle of the constitution Of the State Of
Nebraska:
Section 3. (Educational Xunds. Invest
ment.l All funds belonging to the state
income whereof only are tn be used, shall
be deemed trust funds held by the state.
and the state shall supply all losses
thereof that may in any manner accrue.
30 that the same shall remain forever
lnviolate and undimnished: and shall not
he invested or loaned except on I nited
county bonds Of this state. or registered
school district bonds of this state. and
fuch other securities as the legislature
may from time to time direct. And such
funds with the interest and Income there
Of are hereby solemnly pledged for the
purposes for which they are granted and
set apart and shall not be- transferred to
any other fund for other uses.
Section .. (1allotS; Adoptton.) That
mt said election in the year 1908. on the
ballot Of each electOr voting thareat fho~e
shall be printed or written the words:
For proposed amendment to the COnst'tu-
ton with reference to tn" frvest"'""' 20
the permanent school fund " and against
said proposed amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton with reference to the investment OF
the permanent school fund" And il a
Of all voters at said election
shall be for such amendment, the same
shall be deemed med, to be, be- adopted
I. Geo c. Junkin. Secretary Of State.
Of the State Of Nebraska. do hereby GER
fify that the foregoing proposed amend
rnent to the Constitution Of the State Of
Nebraska Is a true and correct cODy Of
the original enrolled and engrOssed bill,
os passed by the Thirtieth session Of the
legislature Of the State Ut Nebraska. as
this office. and that said proposed
amendment Is submitted to the qualified
voters Of the State Of Nebraska for their
adoption or rejection at the general cleo
ion to be held on Tuesday. the Sd day
1f November. A. d. 19OS
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto
get my hand and affixed the Great Seal
,oln. this 18th day Of July. In the wear
" our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun
lred and Eight. and Of the Independence
" TIE United States the One Hundred
ind Thirty-third. and Of this State the
Forty second.
GEO. C. JUNKIN.
'SeaD Secretary Of State.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

your Commoner last January that
dishonesty Is no better in politics
than it is in business, /" and you riddled
the objections raised to instructions by
merely stating them. One of these
objections to instructions. you said, was
chat they make it impossible for the
delegates to betray those who elected
them" A presidential elector occu.
pies . position very much like that Of
. delegation to . convention. He is a
trustee into whose custody is given the
sovereignty of the people who have
voted for him. If your democratic
electors should be nominated and elect
ed in Nebraska as democrats and also
Is peoples independents, which trust
will they betray? Will they betray
your friends and vote for Watson. or
will they betray Watson's friends and
vote for you?
l submit to you, Mr.. Bryan, that
you cannot afford while preaching the
commandment, Thou shalt not STEAL"
to permit yourself to be the beneficiary
of this proposed fraud on the ballot.
Whether or not these democratic cleo.
tors have q legal right to masquerade
themselves Is peoples independents"
and l do not believe that our law
contemplates any such thing the i'm.
morality of the deception is just as
fragrant.
No one who wants to vote for you
will be prevented from doing so by
being compelled to find your electors
under their proper party label, where
as, if your electors ursup the peoples
independent" designation, those popu.
lists who want to vote for the nominee
OF tnelr own party will be robbed of
their opportunity to do 50. In no
other state in the union, as far as l
can ascertain, is this political NAL.
practice being attempted, and 1 am
sure that if it were legitimate in Ne
braska it would be right and proper
in every other state.
l appeal to you, Mr.. Bryan, IRE
spective of the protests which 1 have
filed with the secretary of state. to put
your stamp of disapproval upon this
attempted fraud and imposition, which
a word from you would stop.
VICTOR RosEwATER.
Omaha, July %, 1908.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05
A RECORD OF ERRORS, BLUM.
DERS AND FAILURE.

When a Democrat attempts to dis.
cuss the money question, he should be
At least reasonably well posted on the
record of his party on the financial
question for the past fifty years. II
he is reasonably familiar with the
record of his party, he will remain
silent and say nothing.
When the Democratic party went
out of power in 1861, the credit of the
country was impaired. Government
bonds were selling 1t q discount. The
treasury was empty. Wild cat banks
were going to smash, and man who
received q Democratic "shin plaster
for . lead ofwheat in the morning, did
not know whether it would be worth
its face value in the evening.
One of the. first acts of President
Lincoln and a Republican congress
Was to strengthen the government
credit and evolve . plan for q stable
currency. A tax of ten per cent was
placed on state bank issues, which re-
suited in retiring the wild cat cur.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05
Open LETTER TO WILLIAM ]. BRYAN.
Victor Rosewater of the Omaha Bee Writes an
Omen Letter to the Democratic Candidate.

In the address which you delivered
Last February before the Civic Forum
Of New York, choosing as your subject,
''Thou shalt not steal" you expressed
very clearly and very forcibly the
popular conviction that this command
ment u often broken without violating
the law. You said, ITO steal or to
commit larceny may be defined IS the
wrongful taking If another's property, :"
and after making . subdivision of
larceny into petit larceny, grand lar.
ceny and glorious larceny, you divided
larceny into two further classes, "lar-
ceny in violation Of the law" and
'larceny through the operation of the
law"
If, Is you very properly insist, the
larceny of property breaks the com.
mandment, 'Thou shalt not steal" no
less when Through the operation of
the law" than when Gin violation of
tie law" I ask you, Mr.. Bryan, if the
larceny of something more priceless
than property, namely. the unpur.
chssable votes of the people, is not
equally reprehensible whether the
theft is committed in violation of law
or under cover of legal technicalitiess
Let me call your attention to the
fact, if your are not already aware of
it, that . conspiracy is now on foot in
this, your own state of Nebraska, engi-
neered by your own brother-in-law as
chairman of your democratic state
committee, for the purpose Of purloin-
ing votes not intended to be cast for
you and to count them for your candi-
dacy. In the interest of square deal
ing, I have filed protests with the
secretary Of state against the mis-.
branding of democratic presidential
electors. The filing of the names of
democratic electors as peoples indie
pendents" is . palpable attempt to
secure votes for you by false pretenses.
If this plot succeeds you will have the
benefit of the votes intended to be cast
for Thomas E. Watson as we'll as of
the votes intended to be cast for you.
If this would not be larceny Of these
votes through the operation of law"
l would like to know what you would
call it.
Discussing the objections to instruct
ing convention delegates, you said in
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

Corn is selling around 80 cents q
bushel now, and it has been only q
dozen years since corn sold in sections
of the Middle West corn belt for as
low Is 10 cents . bushel, and farmers
in sections where timber was scarce
burned corn rs fuel, because it was the
cheapest available heat supply. Big
things have occurred in this country
in that twelve years, and the indus
trial activity has increased the price
Of oil farm products in q manner
which would have been counted q
fable in the days of calamity and 10
cent corn Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05
NEW YORK AND INDIANA.


Cleveland in 1888 lost New York
and Indiana. He was defeated.
Bryan in 1900 lost New York and
Indiana. He was defeated.
Mcclellan in 1864 lost New York
and Indiana. He was defeated.
Parker in 1904 lost New York and
Indiana. He was defeated.
Greeley in 1872 loet New York and
Indiana. He was defeated.
Cleveland in 1884 carried New York
and Indiana. He was elected.
Hancock in 1880 lost New York
and Indiana. He was defeated.
Cleveland in 1892 carried New York
and Indiana. He was elected.
Bryan in 1896 lost New York and
Indiana. He was defeated.
Seymour in 1868 carried New York,
but lost Indiana. He was defeated.
Tilden in 1876 carried New York
and Indiana. He was not seated, but
almost no student of American politics
now doubts that he was honestly
elected.
In fifty years no democratic candi.
date for president has been elected who
did not carry both New York and
Indiana. Since Jackson's day no
democratic candidate for president
who carried both New York and Indi-
ana has been defeated.-N. Y. World.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

The Republicans of Nebraska made
no mistake when they selected VIM.
Hayward chairman of the State Com.
mittee. He is an organizer and .
fighter. His speech before the Union
Vetern Republican Club last Thurs.
day evening in the city of Lin
coin, stamps him as q man Who
knows how to send in q few Knockout
blows at the enemy. Under his
management the Republicans of Nebr-
aska have no cause to worry. He will
assist in keeping Nebraska in the Re-
publican column.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

rency factories which Demdcfktic leg
islation had made it possible 10 inflict
upon the country. Then followed the
issue ofgreenbacks and later the enact
ment of the national bank Law. Both
of these measures were opposed by the
Democrats in congress. After the war,
when gold was at . premium, the Re.
publicans commenced the. work pre-
liminary to specie payment. Every
step in this direction was opposed BY
the Democrats. They insisted that
paper money was good enough, and
one faction of the party openly declar-
ed for fat money. In 1877, when
John Sherman, at that time Secretary
of the Treasury, planned to resume
specie payment, irresponsible Demo
Gratis advocated his assassination, and
the party, - . whole, declared that
Sherman would bring upon the coun-
try panic if m attempt was made to
resume. But Sherman said "the way
to resume is to resume" The day
before the time designated for the re-
sumption ofspecie payment, the gold
room" in New York City closed. and
the next morning gold was At par, and
every national bank note, every green
back and every silver dollar was Is
good as . gold dollar in commercial
transactions.
Every move made to bring about
specie payment and drive the gold
gamblers out of business was opposed
by the Democratic party, and even q
late as 1883, or 1892, the Democratic
national convention declared for the
return of wild cat money.
The effort made by the Democratic
party in 1896 to inflict upon the coun-
try the free and unlimited coinage of
silver has not been forgotten. The
great free silver champion was over
whelmingly defeated and repudiated
by the wage earners, business men and
farmers of the country. But the
Democratic mule has not profted from
experience. Its the same old kicker
the same old protester it has always
been since Abraham Lincoln took the
oath of Office rs President of the
United States ON the 4th day of March,
1861. The only way to judge Of the
future of the old party that constantly
"views with alarm" and I'VE profess"
is by the past, and the past has been
made up of blunders and errors and
failures.
Abiding to the currency bill passed
by the last congress rs a wild cat
money scheme" is in harmony with
the record of the professors against
every financial measure that bears the
stamp of the Republican party. What
weight should be given . protest com.
ing from a party that has been .
lamentable failure for nearly half .
century.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05


Che constitution OF 40 8tate OF n
bra-ka. as hereinsftsr sat forth in ful
- gubmifted 10 tho electors OF the Stat
Of NobIaska, 20 be voted upon at th
vamker "a. ~ y. isoa:
A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Sec
tions two 81. four (4). five Isl. six Is
| and thirteen ,I2) of Article six ,SI q
the CONSTITUTION of the state of Ne
brnska relntinp IN Judici,I Powers
IA n 1cso,ve6 nv the IagtaIatnrs Of IN
Ststs IA MeSrsshs: " -
Secfion lmendment rroposed Tha
Section two % of Aztec six 90 of TN
CONSTITUTION Of the state OF ISebrask,
section !. fsnureme court: Judges
4nrisStcf,onN .rL. Snnreme Court SraI
consist of seven I7I ir,dses. and a ma
jority Of all elected and qualified judge
ouorum mr. nronounce n decision TIL,
Sunreme Court shall have jurisdiction IN
ali cases relating to the revenue. civil
cases in witch tho state is a party
m, n.,am,s c,,o warr.nto Sahs,S eprnts
and such anne,,ata imriSdiction "a ma,
ha nrovido6 NV law
section fonr ~ ~ Art;cIa si~ ~ of I'm,
Constieut;on ~ The Stat. Of Nshr, ska n
amended 10 read as fellows:
Section 4 fssnnreme conr< tudres
.,sctioD <sr,,, r"cf6srce, THE ipS"es nj
The Smnrrme Court shall he elected bv
~. aIactorn ~ the stnta at Iaroc. AM;
sho;r $500 80 nff;na ar"an, &c barein,ftar
provided. shall be six years. And said
. ~ &c. oc.;io % IT, ,,Ia.a whsr.
~ court 10 bnIJan ''
80. So,i"na Sam.rd.,.r% rrcro..aN rba,
coc,;on f; TO- ~ 81 Ar.;c,s si~ ~ ~ the
Secuon I'VE ts OF S a. s SIX 49, TO- ~ ' h..
',,nri.a .n - -. q. roiiows
amended sn.ie 70 reaa a as Io'io~ senr. ,ua,..
election, term; enis1 1a;tiee,l Ina' ,a at
nc seEO, ."i ~ ~" 5000
s.a!e ., Men rs ,Gar IN Were sh,
49,, az 49, I.H ;rdaas Of Tho Smnrrma
Sou1t; VINO shai no." me men a, nc aon.raI
Perioa Oh SIX ya rs ,hat q, 90 -, NJ
eIectIoh 10 pe nsiu ~ 1or 'e 81 80, -
Years thereafter. there shall he Elected
, uMree hn H SoI5 ,Ss;r ofS;cs ~ ths ,,srioj
VINO shaai moiu .ae u, IN. eeno-a t ,.,.i%n
o to S ha Seid g. an" fho s,at. ., Nebraska IN
me year lsiS: ana eaI ALL, IN scaLi tn i
a1ter. mere snaiI pc eiecaeu III S..II
nee OF the supreme Soun., IT,; Nno sn an
i no1r ms roriGcd tbat tine mem.,.r Of the
Supreme Court whose term or G III cr tx
pres IN J .h Sl Sn'. d,,r D th,.
Justice OF 'n ne suprHe of hi arm If
oi1ice; ana Prosiueo lur'ier, ,nat upo'
tne adop.io; a., ni ST. thn cn,.rn,- .b,u
eiec.o.s oi ,, .ne n,ate' uHo Nv ''
tion declaring said amendments adopted.
appoih' Tour ~ Juu VI IN. i,n ,ne
Court. Two vi no ff;oo ,,,s;i ,hc;r
I"im a.sor 70 snom no elected at The general
.s,na,ion IN 1aan and have "uaiifie1. and
eiectI1i IN ~. anu Iii , nh ~ ~ nf1;1.
.Ee pti t wv M,,,o.sor. Shall h. e,a,tad n.
uhth .neir t.; SnI, ~ Y"I1 nJ
the SeneTau siec'ioh heio n" A'ii' "
nave qua .ileH: ...-...a y Tho,
SectlOh :. SAe1elS pty;Y ~ - ,ha
section SIN ", ~ ST.. Noh...r. ~,
Cohstitution vi .ne o SI " w
tnehGeu 70 1870 .n.Hs." -,ho Ch;.r
Section o: S 49, E,r,nm oil IT,
3uStce s,a ,li SeI I've ,'s.. aiactad &C. sbau
term LOT whicii nc Mas re H. c,nrn.',H
RreSlue a, an :, Ssanoo ,h: 3nSa.S
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05
HISGEN AND GRAVES.

The national convention of the indie.
pendence party proved to be . larger
and more enthusiastic gathering than
predicted by the Bryanites, and the
Peerless Agitator abandoned his alleg.
ed intention to seek IN endorsement
from the convention. Of the nine
hundred delegates present, only one
showed . friendly disposition to en-.
dorse the Nebraskan, and he was
Kissed down and escorted from the con.
vention hall under police protection.
Thos. L. Hisgen of Massachusetts, was
nominated for President, and John
Temple Graves of Georgia for Vice
President. William Randolph Hearst,
temporary chairman of the convention,
made the "keynote" speech, and paid
his respects to Mr.. Bryan and the
Democratic party in . manner which
he indicated that he had burned the
bridges behind him when he deserted
his former political associates, from
which the following is quoted:
The Democratic vanguard is q Fal-
sta6's army. 1t is led by knight array
ed in . motley Of modified professions
and compromised principles, Of altered
opinions and retrscted statements. 1t
10 Differed BY sSch soldiers of fortune
as Sullivan and Hopkins, and Murphy
and Mcclellan, by Tom Tseeart, the
roulette gambler, and Tom Ryan, the
Wall street gambler, and Belmont, the
race track gambler. It 10 composed OF
such political mercenaries % Bailey OF
the Standard Oil and Williams of the
Southern railway and Hinky Dink and
Bath Hause John and Red Duffy and
Niger Nike all hsrmonized at last and
ell marching together in q rhythmic
cadence strongly suggestive of the lock-
step.
"A Fslsts6's army whose banner bears
on one side . wstchword for tho people
and on the other . password for the
trusts, whose only object is Office ct any
cost, whose motto After Us the Deluge'
Assuming that Mr.. Bryan himself 10
al that his most ardent admirers claim
him to be. . great lawyer, 40 enlightened
IN inspired patriot, still . man
i known BY the company be keeps, and
no decent Democrat can tolerate his
FREQ companions.
mo honest citizen can let down the
ban of Office to such a Ali Baba's band
Of boodlers and braves.
mo prudent citizen will support OIL
combination to which Taggsrt supplies
. candidate and Parker . platform, for
which Ryan will pay the freight and the
people will pay the penalty"
The influence the Independence |
party will WELD in the coming cam.
paign is not underestimated by Mr..
Bryan. It is made up mostly of men
Who supported the Nebraskan in 1896
md 1900. The last time Mr.. Bryan
vss . candidate the Hearst papers
we're his recognized champion. The
oss Of this support will divide the
vote in some of the statesI
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05
BRYAN AGAINST PUBLICITY.

Bryan is for publicity and against
accepting more than $4,000 for his
campaign fund from any individual,
but Bryan was not for publicity when
he, with Mrs. Bryan's assistance, as
his typewriter, drew the will of the
late P. S. Bennett, Incorporating in it
. secret letter by which $4,000 was
given in trust to Mrs. Bennett to be
paid to Mr.. Bryan or his heirs. This
secret letter contained the statement.
81 have sent duplicate of this letter
to Mr.. Bryan, and it is my desire that
no one, excepting you and and Mr..
Bryan himself, shall know of this let.
ter and bequest. 1 will place this
letter in q sealed envelope, and direct
that it shall only be opened by you,
and read by you alone" This gift of
$4,000 by Mr.. Bennett to Mr.. Bryan,
who was not relative, and hardly
more than an acquaintance was pro-
vided for by . secret letter which Mr..
Bryan knew all about, and which only
came to light when Widow Bennett
went to court to contest the payment
IF large part of her husbands estate
to . comparative stranger. Mr.. Bryan
has not always been 80 eager for pub
licity.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

the Bryanites were claiming as doubt
full or certain for Bryan. namely: New
York, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and
California.
The political prophets now claim
that Mr.. Bryan will not carry q single
northern state, and that the chances
are against him in Maryland, Tennes-
see, Kentucky and Georgia.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

America has won another inter
national victory. The Thomas car
entered Paris last Thursday, beating
all competitors, and SHINING the Ger
man car, its nearest competitor, twenty.
six days. Although the German Car
entered Paris first, the American car
had 80 days to its credit Is the Ger
man car was shipped by rail hall
way across the United States. An I'D.
ditional credit was also allowed the
American car for making the trip to
Alaska and return.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

1t takes money to square" the
Tammany vote, and the farmers of
Platte and other Nebraska counties
are expected to furnish the Demo-
cratic committee the necessary coin to
do the business.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

When q Democratic convention
declares for tariff reform it always
mean free trade.
The last dose of tariff reform hand.
ed out by Democratic Congress and
q Democratic President, caused COM
mercial depression, and reduced the
price of corn to ten cents . bushel.
Will the farmers of Nebraska vote to
give the Democratic party another
opportunity to reduce their products!
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

The Journal publishes on this page
Victor Rosewater's open letter to
Candidate Bryan. 1t is q scorcher,
which the Free Silver Leader has
failed to answer up to the present
time.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

Chairman Hayward says that Bryan's
appeal to the farmers for campaign
funds is q good deal like asking . man
to buy . rope to hang himself.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05
M. D. KARR A CANDIDATE.

M y. AAIAN "A NAlNAAAA Z.
Platte county will have q candidate
on the Republican primary ballot fol
the Office of Railway Commissioner
Mr.. Karr is President of the Com.
mercial Club, q business man of good
standing and q progressive citizen
who is interested the in upbuilding Of
Columbus.
Mr.. Karr is not an extremist. He
believes in the Square Deal" policy,
and if nominated and elected would
act with prudence on all questions
coming before the commission. He is
undoubtedly the strongest man
yet mentioned among the several Re-
publican candidates who have filed
for the position to which he aspires.
A man ofpleasing address and ofmag-
Detic personality he would make q
popular candidate and add strength
to the ticket.
Mr.. Karr is heavy shipper. He
is member of the firm of Karr &
Nichols, proprietors of the Colum.
bus Brick Co.
The Journal hopes that every Re-
publican in Platte county will take an
interest in Mr.. Karr's candidacy and
attend the primary election and assist
in his nomination.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

You can't make Nebraska farmers
believe in calamity with wheat selling
1t 80 cents.