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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
4
The Plattsmouth Journal calls for harmony among lawmakers urging all members to travel to Lincoln with a unified approach and avoid rings or factions dominating.
A fragment questions whether the General Government can prosecute the New York World editor for remarks about Roosevelt more than any private citizen, asking if the government targets Roosevelt himself. The text reflects tension over press freedom and official action.
The legislature will convene two weeks from tomorrow. In caucus the House officials will be selected, and a harmonious election is forecast. Democrats are expected to unite to fulfill their pledges and begin work.
The writer recalls a past claim that Roosevelt would resign and that he would be the most unpopular U S president. The author argues he aims to rule with an iron hand, but asserts the public will not tolerate it.
Mr. Taft says he named Hon. Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania secretary of state in his cabinet because he is a great lawyer. He admits the principal reason was to satisfy the trusts who demanded Knox for the post, requiring the president-elect to yield.
The republican papers of Nebraska push a rumpus against the democratic party and its legislators. They claim success is unlikely as their tricks fail with the desnotrats and cannot cross party lines.
Report notes resistance from reactionary Republicans as Taft plans to fill his cabinet with their picks and avoid Theodore Roosevelt’s influence. The account suggests Taft agrees to minimize Roosevelt’s role and quicken his distancing from the former president.
Final state results show Taft with 7,637,676 votes, Bryan 6,395,182, Debs 4,458, Chafin 241,252, Hisgen 7,156, Watson 33,871, Gilhaus 14,421. Total 14,852,239, up 1,531,531 from 1904. Bryan trails Taft by 1,315,211 and Taft surpasses Roosevelt’s 1904 tally by 14,190.
A new Ohio bank failed leaving over $850,000 in deposits at risk. The event is linked to broader questions about the Republican prosperity rhetoric from Root Roosevelt and Taft era policies and the possibility that Bryan's election would bring calamity.
President Roosevelt issues an order placing all fourth class postmasters in northern states east of the Mississippi under civil service rules. The move angers some congressmen who relied on patronage. Supporters argue civil service reduces political pressure and unneeded promises to secure elections.
The excerpt criticizes Secretary Cortelyou’s congressional report estimating a 143000 deficit for the current year. It argues the deficit stems from Democratic mismanagement, labels it a Rooseveltian deficit, and mocks Republicans for earlier denials while blaming Cleveland’s era. It portrays the deficit as part of a supposed prosperity and assigns political blame to the GOP.
A World-Herald editorial argues a mail order scam selling a “sure recipe” to riches exploited readers who paid 50 cents and were told to “work hard.” It notes no fraud finding by postal authorities and contrasts the claim with obvious fraud if the method involved theft or deceit.
Citizens press the Plattsmouth city council to finalize a lighting system choice without delay. They oppose importing a foreign plant and urge local industry guarantees and a built, maintained plant to illuminate streets now.
The Journal urges Plattsmouth to secure city light from a local source rather than a distant outfit. It warns that imported light risks poor quality and higher eventual costs, endangering safety on streets and increasing damages from accidents. The piece calls the council to act promptly to ensure reliable, local service.
A retrospective on the 1905 campaign highlighting Bryan’s enduring enthusiasm and cross state appeal. It notes Missouri and Nebraska results, Indiana’s Roosevelt plurality, and compares Bryan to Clay Blaine and Douglas, stressing his unique nomination after two defeats and overwhelming party popular support in 1908.
The editorial notes the Republican papers urging Democratic legislators to repudiate the World-Herald’s advice. It concedes the paper is not always right but argues the World-Herald has offered many good suggestions and is closer to the goal than opposition papers.
Congressman Pollard says Speaker Cannon will win again in 2 years if the First district voters change as they did this year. He notes Republicans expected no defeat and predicts another likely outcome.
President elect Taft plans a Texas visit after his inauguration likely after the special session closes. Dahas is set as a principal point, with thirty Texas towns inviting him and promising a cordial reception. He declined a Chattanooga invitation to avoid disrupting his Panama preparations.
The House Ways and Means Committee finished tariff revision hearings and a Republican sub committee began drafting the tariff bill for a special session likely called by Judge Taft in March. Daily closed door meetings will continue as witnesses may be called. Carnegie’s testimony drew sharp questions. A Senate move to probe the president’s message on secret service signals a coming clash between President and Congress.
In Tarrytown New York December 23 the body of Major Orlando Jay Smith late president of the American Press Association was laid to rest in Sleepy Hollow cemetery after simple ceremonies at his Dobbs Ferry home Funeral services were held there on Sunday evening mourning the former head of the press group.
Washington dispatch says Senator Teller clarified a letter he wrote to Sir Moreton Frewen on the silver question. He had no aim to revive the issue, only to call attention to the current exchange conditions between Europe and America versus Asia.
In Charleston West Virginia officials say a peaceful settlement ended a week long shutdown in the Paint Creek coal region. Nearly 2000 miners resumed work following the agreement between operators and strikers.
Andrew Carnegie argues the steel trust has grown large enough to need no protection. He has been largely out of the organization for years and now contends protection is unnecessary. Congress and others may share or dispute this view, inviting bets on the outcome.
A fragmentary remark hopes the self-appointed guardians of the legislature remain silent and no longer issue directives on what to do. The remark reflects demand for restraint and steady leadership in legislative affairs.
Frank Waters aged forty shot himself in the right temple and died instantly in Marshalltown Iowa on December 23. Despondency over ill health is given as the cause. He was a nephew of Senator Charles Eckles of Marshall county.
A benefit ball hosted by the Eagles and T J Sokols takes place on December 31 to aid those in need. The dance promises top music and a memorable, grand year end social, with all urged to attend and support charity.
Exquisite items appear in Christmas packages as attractive presents with many retailers highlighting AII dealers.
Four people die or are wounded in a four cornered pistol duel in Ocilla Georgia Leonard Smith son of the police chief Charles Moore and Virgil Moore are dead while Cain Walters a local officer lies dying in the gunfight on December 23.
W H Newman resigned as president of the New York Central Railway Company to take effect February 1 1909. The directors accepted the resignation.
The Rt. Rev. John S. Michaud bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Burlington died at St. Vincent's hospital in New York on December 23.
An east bound Missouri Pacific freight engine and caboose derailed near Elmwood last Monday. The tank trucks jumped the track, toppled on a bridge, and the engine and tank wrecked within feet of the edge. Engineer E. E. Koontz and the fireman were uninjured. the crew escaped without injuries despite the catastrophic accident.
Last Monday night in South Mark Miss Trua South hosted a surprise party by her Sunday school classmates. Music and games filled the evening as guests, including Misses Kalle Jones Agnes Anderson Gunhilde Holmburg Letty Lair Thelma Denson Jennie Reynolds Eva Ward Stella Gooding Katie Foster Emsie ONeill Trua South and Messrs Roy Denson Clarence Holmburg Joe Reynolds Raymond Welch Leslie Vroman Sandy Andrews James Jones Giles Blair Roy South and Gus Carey, were entertained and a luncheon served before departure.
160 acre farm two miles southwest of Oreapolis and 514 miles northwest of Plattsmouth offers good improvements and plentiful water. For particulars and terms see G. J. Halmes in Plattsmouth. One month.
Notice to stock holders announces the Bank of Cass County annual meeting at the bank office on Tuesday January 12 1909 at four o clock pm. President Charles C Parmele presides.
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