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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
4
A garbled telegraph of comments notes Theodore Roosevelt and a looming panic, with remarks on unemployment, oysters, and political shifts. It mentions AL Booth & Co and the Indianapolis Star criticizing Indiana Republicans, blaming the Fairbanks machine for ticket losses.
A state and national party turmoil piece discusses Governor Haskell resigning as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee and urges Republicans to demand similar action of Sheldon, described as their trusted treasurer. The piece questions trust affiliations and urges self-scrutiny before scrutinizing others.
Amid party tensions, Republicans fear losing the Windis district seat and face a ticklish race to depose the sneakership. Some editors suggest a Democratic Congress as relief, but Republicans unlikely to accept such advice.
Nebraska City News notes voters recall Hon Ernest W Pollard’s hesitance in returning funds to the U S Treasury and now questions his stance on supporting Joseph Cannon for speaker. The piece argues constituents demand a clear position amid national effort to defeat Cannon.
The phrase suggests a change after March 4 reducing the impact of the big stick, likening it to a fan of peacock feathers. No specific people or organizations are named. The statement characterizes a shift in effectiveness or enforcement tone following a March 4 threshold.
In Cass county Nebraska supporters note bankers dominate the state convention platform committee while recounting Republican critique of Taft. Democratic candidate Ramsey, a Plattsmouth native and University of Nebraska Law graduate, is urged as honest capable for county attorney in the November vote.
The governor resigns from the Democratic National Committee treasurer post amid charges by Republicans. He asserts his innocence, says the resignation spares the party, and vows to prove himself without implicating the party. Roosevelt’s attack on Haskell is noted as a costly misstep. The piece argues the American public values fair play and is skeptical of his treatment.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch presents a democratic counter to the Roosevelt administration, listing charges of extravagance, war hype, imperialism, federal overreach, corporate influence, tariff prowess, court and Congress clashes, and resistência to taxes, ending with a charge that the election of a trusted proxy would wrap up a pattern of willfulness and tyranny.
The speaker calls for Bryan to run as the Democratic candidate for president, arguing he must present timely democratic issues to voters disillusioned by extravagance militarism imperialism centralization and big stick administration. Taft would be the proxy for those policies.
Sunday at the elegant home of Mr and Mrs Ed Tritsch a large crowd from the city and nearby joined a Denver Special ride to the farm. Lively feats included bucking broncho pedaled machine singing and apple shooting with fine supper served by Mrs Tritsch. Milk contest judges split a draw between Anton Koubek and Victor Anderson.
The Lincoln Journal argues Taft’s speeches lag behind, noting a lifelong pattern of appointed offices rather than elected service. The list includes roles from assistant prosecuting attorney in 1882 to secretary of war in 1904 and with Roosevelt naming him as 1903 GOP presidential candidate.
Fred Metzger his wife and children left Louisville after a long trip visiting relatives and friends. They headed home to Broken Arrow Oklahoma after weeks traveling through Washington Oregon and Knox County and said the soil and climate there impressed them more than Oklahoma. Metzger plans to return to the Pacific Northwest.
Judge H. D. Travis arrived from Ohio to find regional factory closures and widespread business paralysis. He presides his September term amid mixed politics with Bryan’s potential strength rumored. He had been ill on his journey but is now back and able to sit on the bench.
The defendant will take a jet tee on a September day in Cass County Nebraska to sue Eliana Miastste for a divorce and bonds of matrimony. The petition requests relief from the bonds of matrimony and alleges extreme cruelty in the marriage.
Notice to creditors from the estate of SEALe Dwyer via attorney for estate seeks claims by interested parties. Claims must be filed with the court or attorney by a specified deadline to be considered.
Notice is given that by a chattel mortgage dated August 12 1807 and filed in Cass county Nebraska the mortgagee assignment to First National Bank of Plattsmouth triggers sale of two mares at Sam G Smith sale barn Plattsmouth on October 3 1908 at o’clock p m. The default of $240.35 remains unpaid and no legal action has been started. Assignee bank plans the public auction of a black mare seven years old and a sorrel mare ten years old.
A B Fornoff and J P Keil of near Cedar Creek rode the mail train to Omaha and then Alpena South Dakota. They hold land near Broadlands in a fertile Dakota region and value it highly after reading Haldeman's favorable report in the Journal. They plan to stay several days to view and assess their holdings.
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