The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-07-26

Bixby Recalls Old Days.
Everybody in Columbus, and nearly
everybody in Platte county knows
DOC" Bixby, the poet, philosopher
and sage of the State Journal, and
when he breaks forth with something
that smacks of . Renaissance of the
good old days when he was in Colnm-
bus, everybody sits up and takes no
tice. Blk had one of these spells one
day. last week, and the following morn
ing the Journal came out with the fol-
lowing article of early Platte county
history, which will be interesting to
everyone.
To the Democrats of Nebraska
Dear Democrats: Bud Newman's
fealty to the party was never ques-
toned. The records of Platte county
will show that he never failed to cast
ballot on election day, and that he
went early to avoid the rush, and that
he didn't have to be sent for and
urged to do his duty will be verified
by those who livedl in the same pre-
cinct during the years he was q resi-
dent of the county aforesaid.
Bud was q democrat. Why he was
q democrat may never be known. 1t
might have been because of his peculi-
ar environment. Perhaps he absorbed
it from the atmosphere. perhaps the
persuasive eloquence of August Boetch-
er and Judge Hensley for the city, and
Packy Doody for the suburbs brought
conviction to his distracted soul.
As to that, he never said: possibly he
didn't know What he was. is the
important fact in discussion. Why
is of minor significance.
Under all conditions Bud Newman
stood for harmony. If he looked for
party wounds, it was that he might
heal them. If Dan. Kavanaugh
threatened to pluck the vitals from
the bosom of the chairman of the Sher-
man township delegation. Bud inter-
posed quiet objection, and used his
best Offices to create better instead of
a bitter, feeling between the contend
ing factions.
If he could get them to thinking
about the weather he had done some
thing, and that subject was a never
failing source of Illuminating dis
course on his part. He believed in
Hicks, and when it came to q direct
conflict between the evidence of his
own senses and and the predictions of
the st. Louis forecaster he rendered
his decision in favor of the prophet
whaether or no. even when to do so
it was necessary to reverse all known
rules of ratiOciOatiOn.
In some ways the World Herald
makes me think of Bud Newman. 1t
is so anxious for harmony it wouldn't
print Dick Metcalfe's recent letter
pleading for a better understanding
and more generous regard for the
verities, but writes a peace and har-
mony editorial, in which it blames
Charley Wooster for its own wicked
assaults upon a party leader whose
only crime against the party is that
something less than a year ago he re-
fused to take further orders from the
United Brewers association.
Mr.. Bryan reasoned wisely that
it was inconsistent for the democratic
party to wage war against organized
greed" and continue to stand sponsor
for the most vicious example of the
same. The most of you fellnows who
are not leaders but aspire to be. are
on the other side of that proposition.
There is suspicion of blood in your
eyes when you mention J. Pierpont
Morgan. Magnate Weyer hauser and
Hettie Green, but when it comes to
the interests that build up Peoria and
made Milwaukee shame US, the quiet |
in the program of the
U. S. B. A. is cOnsOling to all ele-
ments of organized greed wheresOever
dispersed.
BY the action of the democrats of |
Douglas county, the letter of Mike
and the editorial in the
World Head of Wednesday, l judge
here is but one basis upon which the
party can harmonic and move for
ward to glorious victory. 1t must
frown upon the forms of organized
greed that cannot be touched with Ia
en-foot pole, and let the other fellows
llone. 1t must plant itself against
and hollerlikell. Harmony
lpon this broad and patriotic basis
will mean success for the party and
power and plumber for
he patriots who have said SO much and
acrificed little to keep it alive.
Let Metcalf say that he is through
With nuinspiring fact;
Ind William Bryan, let him do
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