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.States as a whole, and to the sacred
oa,th of allegiance to the constitution
nxd tho laws. There is, and will al
ways be, a useful place for parties
in the conduct of a froo government;
but any theory of a, "government b
partyj" which must weaken thib
solemn sortse of personal responsi
bility, or alter its traditional tUro"c
tioit and turn it toward party or
faction, can only accentuate the pos
sible evils of party, and thwart its
possjbie advantages, I am. sincerely
grateful to the Democratic party for
the opportunities bf public service
which it has brought to ifce In tho
past, and for the willingness which
it has shown to extend those oppor
tunities to a still greator field but I
am glad to nay that it has always
has in no case attempted to inter
recognized that my official duties
woi-q to thp people as a whold, and
fore, under pretext of party responsi
bility, with my right of personal
judgment,, Under oath, in tho per
formance bf those duties.
There must bo an awalcqned in
terest m education. The assumption
that things are, all, rjght is an error.
There ia more or less of a general
idea that because our school systom
generally is satisfactory, and in
most instancos excellent, that bux
ficlont nroKrestt is beinc made. Thn
plain fact reveals two startling things,'!
one, a growing decimation in. th,e
ranks of toachers and the other, -tnt
existence of five and one-half mli
lion illiterates. It is true that 1,
600,000 of those are foreign born,
The army of instructors has been:
more or less demoralized through fi
nancial temptation from other activ
ities Which pay much better. We owe
too muflh tn ttift TAYf pnnftT'nfl'nn t,
bo remiss in this matter. Very sat- confidence of the country.
lpraciory progress, is oemg maue in
several states in the teaching of na-"
tiro born illiterates. The moonlight
school in Kentucky has, in fact, be
come a historic institution. Tho
practice has spread into other com
monwoalths, and bands of noble men
and women are rendering groat ser
vice. There should be no encroach
ment by the fedoral government on
local control. It is tho healthful,
reasonable individualism of Ameri
can national life that has enabled the
.citizens of this republic to think for
- thomaelves, and besides, state and
community initiative would be im
paired by anything approaching de
pendence. The central government
however, can inventory the possibil
ities of progressive education, and in
helpful manner create ah enlarged
public lnto!ret in this subject,
, There will be no .attempt in this
'campaign to compete by dollars with
Corn, Wheat, Alfalfa
Hogs, Sheep Dairying
We ltavo for sale two tfnlondid,
Well-improved farms near Lin
coln, Nebraska, in the ffrain pQlt.
Quo is. located near tho aurburb
OCPollefre Vloiv southeast o Lin,
coin, and 'W Splendidly Improved
.for raisins' thoroughbred cattle
,and-lofffl aheop or dairying. 160
acriifl, ...
Tho otho farm is located near
tho Stato Hospital southwest of
JUneoln, and jfl an exceptionally
good grain farm of 1U0 acroa.
These farms ara near to the pave-
menta and strootcars of Lincoln.
Both of theap farms aro in f JnO
locations ffr farm homed, and
Will be sold rigrltt by tho owner,
who Us retiring. If interested, ad
dress "tte;Cocmeir Realty Cf
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oilt opposltlonr So many people
have beeii in ttio money-gathering
business for tho reactionary cause
that tho millions already In hand
are more or less a matter of general
information. All that wo ask is that
both parties deal in the utmost good
faith with the electorate and toll
the plain truth as to tho amoiints re
ceived, the contributors, and the
items of disbursements. The public
judgment in elections should be
rendered -after the fullest Rearing
possible. Bach side has tho right
to properly present its case. This
is a legitimate exponse There is no
harrow dividing line between the
legitimate and illegitimate in politi
cal campaigns. One contemplates
the organization and maintenance of
SUch facilities as are necessary to
advise the people of tho facts bear
ing upon the issues; the other car
rioa. the deliberate purpose to inter
fere with tne nonest rendering or a
verdict. How, misguided some of ur
popple are. Recognizing -that read
justment must be made, thoy bolfeve
that they will faro better if they
cast their fortunes', with .those with
whom they dealt on' the base of cam
paign contributions in days gone by.
They do not sense the dangers that
threaten. The sort of readjustments
which will appeal to our self-respect
and ultimately, to our general pros
perity, is the honest readjustment.
Any Unfair adjustment simply delays
the ultimate process arid wo should
remember the lesson of history that
one extreme usually- leads to an
other, We desire industrial peace.
We want our people to have ah abid
ing confidence in government, but no"
readjustment made under reaction
ary auspices, will carry with it the
If l wer
asked to riamTTn these Hrying days
the first essential overshadowing
every other consideration, the re
sponse would be confidence in govern
ment. It would be nothing less than
a calamity if the next administration
word eleoted under corrupt auspices.
There is unrest In the country; oui
people have passed through a. trying
experience The European war be
fore it engulfed us, aroused every
radical throb in a nation of com-
noaite citizenship. The conflict in
which we participated carried anxie
ties into every community and thou
sands upon thousands of 'homes were
touahed by tragedy.- The- inconven
iences incident tO' the war have been
disquieting; ,the failure of the Re
publican Congress to repeal annoy
ing taxes has added to our troubles.
The natural impulse is to, forget the
past, to dovelop new interests, to
fcreSte a refreshened and refreshing
atmosphere in life. We Want to for
get war and bo free from the troub
ling thought of its possibility in the
future,. We want the dawn and the
daws Of a new morning. We want
happiness in the land, the feeling that
the square deal among men and be
tween men and government, is not to
bo interfered with by a purchased
preference. We want a change from
the did world of yesterday whore in
ternational intrigue, made the people
7 mere tmwns on tne chessboard of
wax, We want a chango from the
pld industrial world where the mail
who tolled was assured ua full din
ner pail" as his only lot and portion.
But how are wo to make the change?
Which wax 8ha w S? w stand
at tho torka of the road and must
choose which to follow. One leads to
a higher citizenship, a freer expres
sion of the individual and a 'fuller
llfo for alL The other leads to re
action, the rule of the few oyer the
many and the restriction of the aver
age man's chancea to grow upward.
Cunning devices backed- by unlimited
prodigal expenditures will, be used
to corifuso and to luro But I haye
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an abiding faith that the pitfalls will you that tliero is much Xo "cheer mo
m wie, j;.ciorts iuhi CQue irqm tuo
dry delegations th"at,yathe command
promise to-put tne country "DaqK: to ipi: jomehody, ;dodge;the. prohibition
normal." This can only. mean the,
so-called normal pf former reac
tionary administrations the outsta'nd-
issue. , They are becoming njore and
more nervous jA thr $& approaches
whentheysaust ' met their consti-
ing feature of which, was a. pittance jtuents- and explain their course. A
for farm produce' and "3-.small wage story is going abound; that Seems to
for a long day o? labor. My visiph nt theif case; A -farmer, starting
does not turn backward? to tho out to his work, and-nOticing his dog
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sleeping peacefully at tne aoor, uui
"normar desired by the senatorial
oligarchy, but to a future in which
addressed him:. "Carlo, you have an
all shall have a normal opportunity ! easier time than I have. I have to
to qultivate a higher stature amidst worl: while you x'? around and sleep,
better environment than that of thb'i have have, to out and hunt some-
past, uur views is toward tne sunrise : thing to ? eat wlile you. are red tureo
ot. tomorrow with its progress and times a day,N This goes on until we
its eternal promise of better things.
The opposition stands in the skyline
of the setting sun, looking backward,
to the Qld days of reaction. 1 '
1 accept' the nomination .of our
party,' obedient to tho Divine Sov-1
ereign of an ,peopies, and hopeful
that by trust In Him tho way wjll be
shown .for helpful service. . '
MH. BnYAN'3 SAN FRANCISCO
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he has to, rely, but it is time these
men appear in ordinary uniform of
in the garb of hospital internes.
In closing this, article, already too
long, I fearbut how canI compress
so much material into shorteV space?
permit me, dear readers, to assure
both die arid-then you-are done while
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