Nebraska Newspapers

    THK OMAHA BEE: MONDAY. AUGUST 2. 922.
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THE SHAME OP ILLINOIS.
lonjr J,iMlc ii not meted out to tho parpe
tiiixir ut tiie lli'iriii mnarurr, to long' wilt th atat
i f lil imia l' illirivd in the eye of the nation. Th
s.Iia.ne of the ata'v la tha ilia in a of th country a
well.' A I me elnic the horror of that Incident
pr n, u huri'.r that i not minimized by the fact that
I lie fi. ill i ul fc-'iu rninent atanda hclplcaa a atat au
Jh''i! y ii'i'mt their bunlnena and tha murdnrar
f il. , n r niu in unpunished. No aympathy with th
Mril.rrs c m condoii hut happened there. The Her
li i .'in Idi nt wrote Ita commentary upon the forehead
f A lid iran civilixaiion In U ttera of blood. The atain
Ii atill ther and while It remaina the country atanda
rj-hit at th calloua indifference of a governor who
r: r.iiilna inert whils the rent of the country wondert at
i he i.c.'ny.
At Wai hinif t on, the attorney general of th United
V.U-.lei aaya with deliberation that thi incident hat
"tlie invitation and raux for lawleaineaa and
riinoider everywhere" and adda that the federal gov
ernment it h'lpleM to cipe with a aituation of that
kind. According to the viewpoint of our highent leirat
authority all that can be don i to allow the atat of
Illinois to atew in ita own juice. The acknowledged
helpleaaneta of the federal government la ita own
commentary upon a tyntem which render the nation
powcrlen when a local community thocki tha world
by indulging In a riot of murdcroua lust. Again at
Washington, only on aenator, My cm of Montana,
had the courage to aland on the floor of the aenate
and paint th llerrin episode in ita true colon. On
the aam occasion, one other aenator arose In hi
place and im4 rectly condoned what had happened.
We hav proudly refused to recognize either the
governments of Russia or of Mexico unleea they
asmred th protection of lif and of property. But
not In Russia, not in Mexico, but in our own fais
America occurs an incident which makes the wildest
homicidal orgy of tho bolshcvints look pale in com
parison and the only answer is the raising of helpless
hand. The position in which our nation Is placed la
not gratifying. Our proud claim to a position of
moral leadership is smeared with the blood of this
unholy incident.
Governor Small seems destined to acquire a place
in history as the one chief executive of a state who
has condoned wholesale murder and reckless flouting
of the law,
TO THE SOLDIER DEAD
Romething peculiarly appropriat reaides in th
thought that th new ttatehouse at Lincoln ia to
be dedicated to "th soldier dead." It ahould be an
spretaion of gratitude, substantial and sincere, from
all th peopl of th state who hav benefited be
came thoe aoldiert died.
Nebraaks It in itt euentialt a soldier atat, for
it first great influx of population was of soldier
who sought her th new horn wher they war to
build up a commonwealth that would atand high
among th slater states of th union. One Ne
braska't place wa high in th numerical ro.ter of
th Grand Aimy of th Republic, Thnso veterana
hav gone on, hut after them are coming th boys
who went to Cub and to th Philippines, and tho
who went to Franc. Nor should w forget thoa
who had their share In several interesting campaigns
sgainat th red man,
Nebraska's way are the ways of peace; ita In
dustry I agriculture, Its people pastoral. Yet no
people ever was mors devoted to the Ideals of free
dom, of liberty, law and Justice, nor more resolut
in defens of th right, It la a solemn moment
when th farmer gives over th plow and takes up
his rid; he go to war, not to conquer, but to de
fend his home, hi country, his government, and when
he has made that defense secure, he lays ssldo th
things of war and s,galn devotes himself to th work
of peac with even mora of seal because h has had
to fight to maintain them.
A state house dedicated to th soldier dead is a
monument from th peopl of th who! state to
those whose lives were pledged to th thing Ne
braskans priz above life. And th beautiful build
ing will atand for ages, a tymboj of th civic strength
and homely vigor of a people who deserv to be fre
because of readinesa to defend themselves.
Public Interests Are Paramount
Ncbratffa Editon tf One Mind on
Hight$ cf People as A taunt the Fev.
SELECTION OP IMMIGRANTS.
Secretary of Labor t)avi, in recommending tho
repeal of the existing immigration law and the adop
tion of a permanent policy, says that America is not
getting the class of immigrants from Europe that ia
wanted. Governmental control, through the pass
port system, he avers, preventa the really desirable
citir.en from leaving his European home, and so we
do not receive the influx of sturdy character and de
penduble quality in men and women that formed the
earlier stock in America. For the present law he
would substitute a system of consular examination on
the other side, whereby an American representative
would pass upon the mental and other qualifications
of the prospective future American citizen, and not
leave the choice, as now, to Europeans.
The secretary has sensed a situation that was
pointed out as long ago as 1916, as practically certain
to be one of the outcomes of the war. Europe would
need all its useful citizens to carry on the work of
restoration over there, while those who would only
be in the vay would, if possible, be dumped on the
United States. The restrictive law now on the book
was adopted to check dumping, and none too soon; it
lies operated fairly well, and is continued until tho
end of June, 1923, that the whole question may be
carefully examined before any effort is made to pass
permanent regulations governing entrance to the
United States.
Europe still nced.-i ill its useful citizens, and will
endeavor to make conditions aueh as will hold them
at home. The United States does not want the refuse
r acum from Europe. Considering these factors, the
problem of immirratioit does not seem as simple as
tome might think. ' One thing more should be kept
in mind: At no tinui should the gate be closed to
anybody who will conform to our law and customs,
add by .industry and thrift add to the general sum of
American achievement. Such immigrants, no matter
wher from, should be always welcome.
DEMOCRACY COMES OP ACE.
On looking for bright spot in th political
fiimament ran find on In th growing public de
mand for firm leadership. Democracy is no longer
outraged when public men mak full use of th
power that is theirs. In fact, a sigh of relief goes
up esch time any such definite action Is taken.
This was not always ths case, for before democ
racy cam of age there was the fear of granting any
considerable amount of power to any on official.
A system of checks and balances was set up that
left government almost as powcrlesa to do good as
to do positive harm. The revolutionary war had
impressed on the American mind the danger of
monarchy and autocracy.
So it came about that men installed In public
office immediately became the objects of suspicion.
To judge by th restrictions on these public serv
ants one would almost think that they belonged to
the criminal classes. This old attitude is encour
aged and revived today mainly for partisan pur
poses. But th old fears are being displaced by
new confidence. .
The claim that democracies must be inefficient
s being questioned now. The peopl expect more
In return for their taxes and demand th same
economy in government as in any business enter
prise. They seek now to hold one certain man
responsible for one certain line of administration.
If a mistake Is made they wish to be able to locate
the offending official and not have each one point
to another in accusation. More honest, capable
men will seek to enter the public service as the op
portunity for actual accomplishment is broadened.
Nothing could do mors to improve the government'
value to the people than a turn in the direction of
riving executives larger responsibilities to live up to.
WHEN THE "MIKE" TURNS "MIKER."
Omaha folka will easily recall the disclosures made
at the trial of the Mayberry gang, and therefore will
have little difficulty in believing that a crowd of con
fidence men now being corralled in Colorado did all
the things ascribed to it. The feature that arrests
attention is the relentless pursuit by a Texan of the
men who swindled him. He was just an incident in
the day's business with the swindler, one more
"sucker" looted, squeezed dry and dropped, by the
shrewd and unscrupulous criminals, Something might
have warned them, however, that this man was of
a little different texture from the ordinary run of
their dupes. He did not waste a great deal of time
in bewailing his loss, but set about on the double task
of repairing his fortunes and hunting down the graft
ers who deceived him. Old Mazeppa knew what he
was talking obout when he said:
Time at lant sets nil thlnRS even:
And If we do but watrh the hour
There nev,er yet wm human power
That could tvvert, If unforifiven,
The patient wait and tlgll Ions
Of him who trensures up a wrong.
No Nemesis ever tracked the wrongdoer more re
lentlessly than did this Texas ranchman follow tho
swindlers. The haul made by the federal officers at
Denver was a numerous one, and if the rcporte tell no
more than part of what is charged against them, soci
ety can spare them for a long, long time. Some of
the guild may reflect on their fate, and probably
realize that when a "mike" turns "miker" he is a bad
medicine for the profcsaional swindler.
Null fit uff Il-iutIUin.
(JeorM llrlmes: Not bn-iiuae peo.
I'le wi.li II but linn ii o i.f inttlillltr
(f l ual oparaiori and mltiaia to anlvn
Ihi lr rililrir of and proriur
lion, iloa It appear rarluln that
evtriifiivnt regulation alons air in
Ultra IHU.H coma. Iter gen tha t-oal
inrtualry i u t loaaly tit up with
Ilia lira nr th naiion. Ilia peopl
gent-rally nriiioi afford and annul
lolnai Inn' drawn out and ron-
atnntly rentwlna feud lh.it hamprr
prtiilui lion, rnlaa prli'r and rh a
Ilia naiinnal development of Indus
trial life in th Liiiiod Hi uli f.
(iinloil Journal.
Ju W. rf.iliiiii! K'Uiia arlioii inual
l lasn liy the federal Ktivrriimrnt
In louke linpoMlbla eijrh etrlkr aa
era h.ive Ju.t experlenred. If Mm
Inlereatt of the puhlli- cannot lie
aiuardd under maims; law a, the
mlnea must be taken over. An Im
partial phyali'ul valuation niuet pre
ceded any guarantee of returns.
IVatrlre lUprrea.
Clark I'crklns: Th trovrrnmenl
should refrain from Interference
with hualneea except In raae of treat
rteveaeiiy, The roal alluiitlon war
rant audi action, aa it eirikee di
rectly at constitutional auaranler
of Ufa, liberty and puraull of hup
plneaa. If nilnera and operator
rnn't agree, let I'nile Ham take
charee. If this b aoclalism, mak
the beat of It.
tails City Journal.
Aaron Ijavldaon: It la obvious
thut eom draetlu action ehmiM be
taken to preclude Ilia poaalblllty f
throttling: Indueiry auih aa a pro
tracted cosl strike would do, an gov
ernment regulation f tha mine by
mean of a labor hoard aetni to
ha l h .solution. Labor, however,
should be slven equal repreaentntlon
on th board, and th balance or
power entrusted to an arbitrator
BKreeabl to both side.
I'alrlmrjr Jotimul.
W, K. Cramb: If the federal gov
ernment cannot rulnt th coal
niliua any better than It ha regu
lated tha railroad It had better
keep hand off. The troubles
of the peopl multiply as
government beromea inorw and
more renlrnlized. . A th people
permit their powers lo he exercised
Ht Washington Instead of at horn or
at Lincoln Instead of at home. In
all matter, they lose. Had we a
vli lie tfiivrrnor and a sound polltl-l
c,i aenae. titer oull be no cue I
pn.furrriii in Nrbia.ka. ilila year,
even though w pruduc no I (ml.
Th 'i eiiiire have ih power and
anould eserciae It, th power 10 pro
tect the prople from Iswleeeneee,
either high or low, open or con
ne led.
As Our Readers
See It
CaitevieJ lieaa reed are el TV. Me.aie
Pee. aeeer el Ike Mereiea Um
are ia .lied la eee I at. imtumm I, My
ae eepreeeiea en atelier el aubla,
M ureal.
Keantcjr Huh.
M A. Iltown: The propoaal to
put Im-iIi" In the Ka. Ii-l'uiiiinloa
liiw. In ni her words In inuke unlera
of Hie I'nl'ed Hlalea lebur board
m uwtnlury aa In all part lee to labor
dlaputrs ami atrlkn ware. I necra
an iw to uv the romhutsiil from
eiich other and the country from
ihuoa, t'ongrrea, the preeldent and
tha government should brook no
further parleys or conference
whP t merely spell deliiy,
llliMiiiiliigliin New a.
If. M. Crime: To avert the eeil
nu crippling of th Induatrlea of
thn laud and to protect Individual
riahla, the government ahould at
once tuk charge of all mlnea and
rallwaya. when the ownera and
lubor runiiot settle their itlaputrs
over wagea, every effort ir the gov
eminent ahould be uaed to provld
for thn nillllona of people, who are
auffcrliiK and will suffer a winter
approach. 1M' hiiv a Utile
more of th big stick.
Clay Center Kun.
Fred It. Howard: Itegardlee of
the merit of tha contention of
Ither capital or lubor. th fact con
front a our national executive that
hla people need protection Imme
diately, or they-IU suffer from th
luck: of the need of their everyday
life. Willi the contest between
capital and labor a drawn conteet
far aa th people are concerned,
th mighty hand of th nation
should Intervene and retain con
trol of aurh public utilities aa are
imperative until auch a tlm posi
tive assurance ran .a given that a
dialing and aa! Infuctory peac ha
been established.
Ciilumhus Telegram.
Kdgar Howard: The sham and
th wrong of th Kn h-Cummln
law with reference to th rallroada
la an overwhelming a to forbid en
tertaining even a suggestion of gov
ernment control of th coal Industry
along tho line of that Infamous
luw.
IMiUicr Mile a It;
Council ItlufTe. I t , Aug S5. To
lb KJilor of Th mh lira, tie
lug a ronalaiil reader of these col
umn and being a railroad man's
tsife, am lery mm h Interested In
all aubjeiia pertaining to tha airike.
In regard to th attitude of the
two eliiM-men a wives and th Hull
ermnker wife, think Ih Wife of
the Aral shopman livea In an atmos
phere 'if erenlly While the other
(o lie wher they hear strlk and
th Injustice of th rllroad and
on.
My iitlsbiind ha been woikin
for Ih rallroada fur It year and.
aa I hav bean hi wife for II year.
1 i an apeak good word for I lie
railroad. tf husband paaaed
through one other strike and.
thank iod. he was loyal to hi
biead and butter.
Which ram first, rallroada or
unloneT When thee men applied
fur position they were given the
rule per hour and th hour pre.
scribed for thlr department, which
they accepted. Then, after Work
ing a short time, they reiieat a paee,
and then a paaa on a longer trip
and a cm. I'rrhap thn rerpieat la
only one year, but more times It
is oftener, arid, In addition to Ihia,
th majority of railroad Insur
their employe fre of charge, a 11
pension them when Ih ag limit I
reached.
What more can they ak or wher
ran they better themselves?
I do not Ilka to boaal, but my
rlater married a huelnee man.
wlill I married a rullroad man.
The reault I I hav a couple of fin
homea and rid In a Big HI, while
she ha home that has been built
on from tlm to tlm and ah ha
had : year th ed.
Why can I boaal?
The rallroada pay belter, even
wjth the reduction, than any other
corporation.
f truly eld In with th boiler
maker' wife that ha la well paid
and ahould be antlerled while th
man that I th most underpaid is
not striking.
My motto I, give an honest dny
work for the pay you receive. Lion'
expect to run a railroad after you
have worked a short time, a It I
lull an undertaking and requires
years of training and capital,
Aa to th men feeling foolish
don't know which la worse, for the
men to go back. If they win. and ex
pect to hav a company for whom
they worked hardship to receive
I hi in again. Thla Is th second tlm
I ask, which cam first, railroad
or unions? Th one fhnpmnn'
wife speak of being worried over
the empty purse. Why shouldn
she. or any other loyal wife?
think she I looking on the right
side for, after all, It I the almighty
dollar we ere all striving for.
SHOPMAN'H WIKE yo. t
WHO REMEMBERS WHEN
From State and Nation
Editorials from other newtpapers--
tho sp'-lling bee to Its old eirUt In
the Hearts and minds of th Amrrl
in people,
Ylio Woman Smoker.
Krnin the 1'ltialiurah Uli,.irh
The propriety of women smoking
n inn sireeiH nu ueen engaging of
ficial attention in points us remote
find divers' uh Kanwis City and New
lors. .Actually tne olllcl.'il action
raises tho much wider point of nu
loom. in ni'w iorK, it is an-
rounced, there Is no law. no cilv or
dinance and no police regulation or
oraer prohibiting women from
amoklng in publio. Yet despite that
a policeman ordered a woman to
throw away a clgarct given to her
oy ner tiuahand, and on her refusal
evoking criticism of the officer from
nystnnder he Is said to have
knocked It out of her finger, fine
Inference would appear to be that
the, officer' action wa Inspired first
uy personal oiuect on anil iiftcrwurd
by rt'Hetitmrnt t th comment
In tho Kansas City case a woman
of S5 wa arrested for smoking In a
publio park, fined $500 and nen
tenced to six months In Jail on a
charge of vairrancy, The charge se.
lected Indicates that there waa no
law mere, either, prohibiting the
smoking. These Instances raise the
iHsun or official autocracy, of ex
feeding authority in attempts to en
force personal edicts without the
law, a trend that Is becoming too
laminar. Jt is not necessary to an
prove the conduct of elthor woman
to condemn the general theory that
oinciaiH can Invent laws to suit
inemBOIVPH, It may be women
smokers today and anvbodv's rights
that may be threatened tomorrow;
The Greek maid is to succeed the flapper. All
right, but in thia climate It is a tafe prediction that
the costume of the cannibal Islet will never be popular.
ELECTION DAY IN POMPEII.
Further researches into the ruin at Pompeii dit
du much additional information regarding th
mural lif of Komsna at th beginning of th Chris
tian i. Certain proviaiuna for th comfort and
luxury, a well ef th titiiens, such a observing gttl
lurks, from hii'h. Ih street might be scanned and
priHf.au'iu waUht'4; lifts that reined food freni Ih
kitchen la th d;nin ruont vrl stories above, nd
otHtr vMmarura at interfiling, t'ul a mure im
portant !. L';ir Is hi a.k-. I'. aa .lining ili
Uvt:n lim in IVmpeit wh M Vesuvius rint
d iwa ashe an I ilut and buried th r.ly. On t
Weils i!iw may b Men the a ivml teiitenu, jut at
in tlevtioaj lm today lh n4,iiaU announce ttu m.
lve I th velais. t nanus IWUiua SSuu wet
seeking the f f c f J I, and I ama tUvus Rjf t
VM I V duu ir, ..'?dleg j t fr, ranild la
Md r l lelWtt th street " An I tS.a t
.., t tMt twuk lunl "I tee rt't'U('. f t
ttitam vt Is. fdl'-w tt,ina h etianktd -r
t allied raeI temnl, kit lt f ireanpn
seatarf ! I. 'mt.l r ttade tHe fJ.4ta"
asaoifH.iiiaala ll.iiy anakaa lfti.e. aa
M, Leon Trotzky announces that political liberty
will be restored in Russia when capitalism it defeated.
At far at capital Is concerned, his goal is at hand.
A Nebraska campaign without Frank Harrison
will be lacking in something, but wt'll have to worry
long somehow. .
Judg Woodrough It making good on th last
syllabi of hit nam in the matter ef dealing with
bootlegger.
film actors ar not helping th taut of the
mucus by persistently mixing bu'tnr with family
mttters.
Dry asnU ar worried ever California win
gtP crop; surely they do nt hjt t grp JuU.
Another Frt iuH dresdnauyht has cta,(.
is lh best thing th I riuh navy doct.
Wvettung't It lij'ilusn ptiwtry it f ih
J ttt) !mit a t,
! H"0 i fr hi. buiing th p4. flan
I by th rilrni mm sounl wei bit ablii.
at
I l 14 ! hal I
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On Stcornl Thought
mmmmm ... la M lllkuhll 111 11 " 1
itira
l- tut K.I
aim lh,
Wlirn llson l;roprl Hoiim.
Herbi-if for.y In Kanaaa flty Timet.
Washington. On exeura for gell
ing this story Is tht It ram to me
from a diplomat. That does not
necessarily stamp It n authentic, hut
at. i ho least the diplomat knew
House and may have heard the story
direct from the colonel's own red,
red Hps. And he may not. The en
tire assembly of thoso who ever
heard anything definite from the
colonel ran be parked Inside an old
fashioned hunting case watch.
There Is another excuse, too. In
day to eome,th question "Why did
tho colonel loss out with Tresldent
Wilson?" will become ns classic as
tho queries as to why mice spin and
who struck Hilly Pattvaon. There
have been plenty of explanations,
but the trouble Is that none of them
explain. Mr. Wilson hns never said
anything, and Colonel House, fol
lowing his own custom, ha been si
volublo ns a deaf mule In a blind
asylum.
"It was a the Hotel Crlllon In
Paris," said the diplomat.
Hure enough, Colonel House, In Ms
muekrat overcoat and the black
slouch hat In which h wa portray.
ed by mint artist or other, was th
principal Inhabitant of the Crlllon,
There were others generalM, the
stuffed commissioners, handcuffed
experts, and the like but he was the
principal resident. When he had his
tea in the morning tho Crlllon wns
formully opened for business. When
ho refused to see any more poten
tates the Crlllon was closed for Mio
day.
"Mr. Wilson was In ono room,"
snld thn diplomat, "and Colonel
House, was In the next. The door
between was open. Lord Derby,
General Kitchener, ono or two Im
portant Frenchmen and Italians and
Clemencemi himself were with th
colonel. They urged that tho colonel
take a certain course of action. After
a long time he nodded his head:
" 'Very well.' said he, 'I will.' "
The diplomat said that the digni
taries walked out backward, salaam
ing as they went, while tha colonel
did his celebrated Impersonation of
the man behind. No one heard any
thing from the next, room, the diplo
mat Huh. No one ever did hear any
thing. The colonel walked In, he
said, and shook hands with Mr. Wll
son. and they had a neat, but not
anudy conversation about themselves.
It seemed to be the unanimous Im
pression of the two that Mr. Wilson
was all right, and no dlsncntlng voice
was heard ns to Colonel House.
"When do you want to see mo
again, Mr. Wilson?" asked the col
onel. "Well," said Mr. Wilson, thought
fully, "when I want to see you next
I will let you know."
"That was the extent of the dis
agreement," said the diplomat. "Not
a harsh word was spoken. One
might say, In, fact, that there never
had been any disagreement."
"flnly,' said the diplomat, "Mr.
Wilson never let the colonel know
when to call agiUii."
HM'IIIng IWis.
r'ren the Wa.hitigten riat.
One of the really wholesome
signs of the tunes la the revival of
thn spelling bee, which tbiiuleheil In
ihe Inn. I when th "lltiln red
schoolhciuse" was an American In
stitution rather than a memory, It
ha It renslaa.tiue In New York
the stele, not ihe city ami has en
llelrd the pi-rsminl attention of tha
tovrrnor ami other olhviiita, v title
th authorities In the educational
line are MhuUtki over the r
aulia alrrady attributed to Its Infill-
eitie. The reluVelinlli'lt h.lS been .,., , ,,,, (u. .r,,i,al ll. lit pf 111
4 wnaj OH III the rural cuuiillra autre I t.,nt ,, , unable In ue
ll without attraitiii wide "" M t.wu ...! chot.ta, .. be a. utml
lion until nnw. At the ai.it filr It i pi nuiMinn fiotti lh seiniw 1.1 b i
Sua ii.e In g. ptamiier th luttrra 1. 1 api ii r . for him by hi ai e
Apple Growers.
From (tie lira Molnaa Trlbuna.
At Winterxet. Ia., the other day
a, imirger tor tn original Delicious
apple tree was dedicated with aome
ceremony The dedication was
made occasion for notable trlbuto
to the members of the Hlatt family
on whose farm the first Delicious
appio wa grown.
Smith said tho benefactor was
the man who could make two blade
of grass grow where one grew bo
fore, yet. somehow, there is feel
ing thut we have been a little slow
in our tribute and rewards for thoso
wnu nave been doing this.,
"Appleseed John," u character
who went about among the pioneer
settlement along tho Ohio river
and planted apple seeds that out
of them might come some good to
posterity, is but u, vaiiiie memory.
Jt Is said that lliirhank, whose
experiment Hnd wonders have
added millions to the wealth of
fruit regions, failed lo nmasa much
of a fortune out of It as compared
to what those who gave us mechan
ical products, like Kdlson for ex
ample, have gotten out of Ilk en
deavor. l'robahly on reason for this Is
that when we find a better way of
Linking the two blades appear
where on had been we make no
sei ret of It. There hit in to be nil
eagerness when belter corn, belter
cuttle, better lums, belter apples
ami an on are prodiiced, to till all
llin world how it Was done.
.Munkloil ti.is Knitted liiiineiiNur
ably bri,itiHu of Ibis, but unfortu
nately 11111111 of tho whii mule It
posidbt hiv not gained In propor
tion. Miewlw by I'roi).
I'l.lil Ilia li,,i,l hi. I,
ne of Ihe senators Ihe ollirr 1l.1T
ilevHloprd a arver told, which
'muni lii m in auffrr from etirrii
ho.tr.1 ma Ih. wanted In make a
I I '- 'a-v elf " I :f V 11 X w "a- i I 1
i 1
Gofsl Word for tlie 8liotwclls.
Omaha, Aug. 25. To th Editor
of Th Omaha Bee: As I wa read
Ing over the editorials of The
Omaha He of August 24 I read an
article signed "Nepotist." I wish
to say for th benefit of "Nepotist1
that Abel Shotwell is the only one
of the seven Shotwell brother who
has ever held an elective office In
Nebraska, and hi record ns county
attorney speaks for Itself. A county
attorney he has saved the county
thousand of dollar in that he ha
never loat a damage case against th
county and ha prosecuted and sent
to th pen more criminals than any
other county attorney and I am In
deed sorry he refused to run for
re-election.
A for Itoss L. Bhotwell, nomine
for municipal Judge, and his broth
er being dependent upon the tax
payers, I know they are capable of
earning mora money out of than In
office.
During 191, while other were
plotting against our government,
Koss Bhotwell wa serving It. I
hove always been a democrat, but
If I lived in Omaha I would give him
my vole. I hope this little informa
tion I liav given here helps the
Nepotist" to get straightened out
so that h can vote intelligently.
KRICK NELSON,
Ex-Service Man.
In the bea li.UI In tne hhiihui
ll "airli 1iti" fr lh ''
i h tmploitaliip tiovernor Millar
will l en hand awM tit ptii-a
H I i Uinia.l that lb . ivi
lialiln ! i K Valuable alilO't
sj Ih i(leiiiin!ln t ri'smina n.
tinit.t I fin v M .' if
III K'HttlV t h llt'l't'Oia -ill Ii t'
Ike ihl,lr t f fiein burn pitatila
If hy tilr ibi bi io In I'te A 1 1
ctli:l,tl..H limtit thiV i"'"l
jr it ir'ed l-i I a vair almil
ni.,b li.nl. ibrre la imoa
Iimii lu lfl tor ati.il Ifnlns 'b ..' l l
l ! usienl Ib.l. fir a, i.rt.i ii
lale from I tie l- g iiiiii4 at f
it ! lie mo pro t .. bill, all k, .!.. i .
are l.t be iHvei. by pr..v 1 Ii it
v.uut uh.l'i'jI'la.Hy M eutliil.
nti-i.t, for ii la all v. fi'liioitl Ivia
li..r ah i Wtaula . It.i.ii ! hla e
ai-a. K I'. l l ioi!o( Mm lli
I i!f tlm c.it ,, I- 4 !. II l alt
Ikiii, lo.i liiiot still atio.ti. r poii'i 11 ib U i!im o hiitut i.tia a nan
t,f i.w the ..tval 14 .ia'lji 'inl It ' v .1.4 lUitviii the riot it I a-tiiti.a
imlt t aiiii thai H h. n.a v I t .. n.t.1 w;tiui.ii,i an I viU,
lu.a s ilnia an I ! a of 4 t t . mi 4 ,1 . o l 41 at a
in l)liH aii'imh AwK' at.' 1 -
lr a 10.11,4 k. ,v J ! 1lk
.ili aiiiotmul t. h. in. nu 1. a' ! 1. vi iiin In 1 in!
.f ls t. VI -i. filhAU i.i 4 "I l.l ! . i.i 'I '
iba pa el I.UI I .l -ttwtihoH aa-1 K. I-I bit ui.'ll livili l'i-e
..I,. 1. W...I.I 1 t a 1. 1, On., . , ,n tie'v .i.i.a ftr aw a.a-h
"W, J. B." and rrohiblUon.
Valentine, Neb., Aug. 24. To the
Editor of The Omaha ltee: In your
Isiue of the. 22d Inst, wa an edl-
orlal that impressed me by its evi
dent Justice. I hav always re
garded Mr. W. J. Bryan as a good
and well-meaning man. hut a very
human man with the usual weak
nesses of other men. While he al
ways has clnimed to be interested In
prohibition, ho has seemed to me to
be far more Interested In party and
the Bryan prospects than the cause
of prohibition.
As Illustrating this opinion and
Justifying It. I will mention a few
Instances where this spirit has been
apparent. 1 am a native of the
state of Maine, the stote that first
tried legal prohibition of Honor
traftlo, and haa hern tho only state
that from that time has held to tho
principle, save for one year of sue
cess of tho democratic triumph and
party, for that party has ever been
a wet party In the state while It was
state not a national question.
The democratic party was In con
trol of the state when the law was
first enacted, a th long seacoaNt
anil th nbundunt oak forests were
encouraging ship building and sea-
faring life, hence the democratic
party, tho party of low tariff, was
very strong In Ihut state. If I re
member correctly, Anson P. Morrill
was the governor when the prohib
itory law wns first placed upon the
statutes of Ihe stale. The next year
the parly spilt upon Hut Issue and
the temperance men nominated
itsain Covernor Morrill and the wet
iIiiiioiImis nominated and eli'ilej
(inventor Well end the law was re.
pialed. The following year Lot M,
Morrill, brother of Anaou I"., was
ilected sod (be prohibitory law was
re-emioinl. Luitr several years It
i Incorporated Into the ronatltu
II' of th si ale. In May, Hit, a
t ,ei etitton wa called at Mrong and
o iniaed a part', lo which liter
i;,iv th nam i f roinililn o and
1t1.cl.1rrd their (mrpn In tin all
poaaible to a.iiit th rigid enforce
ment f Hi pruttibitoi f l iw and
a'i.i lo litevent the i-vlrn.l.ui of
human slavery. The. war Ih
a.tita if Itm tepuh'iiitn party 01
h.i ii !! there May Mil Thauh
,.w Vmk Hint .VI;. M4n have ra It
I'Uilori In be the -l.iia what tha
ni'nt.lnaH party wa burn, Ih 11,11
taiitt.'li that I nk that Haiti. War
"iti inter In Ih )ir than this ef
Maine,
t rout thai tlm ttt il.mo. i.'le
party ba lean I Ita wat (tatty ef the
il an i In ! aimed l i
l tl thn 4h, b.t alin ih.y ba I a
aotemnr Ih.y In navar Sal both
I .ii - of tha aiat Iral.lai iif l'il
th vi. 11, n 1.1 1 Ut atat v.1 i:ieu
I tm Ii I I, ilia H i ana li- I I
ilil' li. and U t4 l
Ih't ta.t alii v.na, b.a u
In. iiu.aiiiin unr.naln la.r tor
1.41 M W. J lii) t
ia mi l iim who atiit entio'i
In a. iii i.t.. r I i I '1
ifl.l th .,na.i ,.( 1.11 ni.H. I
,li .vVii. r .ut I. . 11 a a V. v
I iitt..tt I 1 . . , I . . a ..li htm
if.au llif l.liing Ml, i'n I tit
Nebraska Politics
Grand Islarfd Independent: If
Hi men and women who vol In
November will read the political
new and comment that appear
from djy to day, ihey will have no
difficulty In recording their own po
litical wish at th ballot box with
precision. But no system of voting
on earth, and no pre service that
ran vr be organized, ran give
them knowledge which, when of
fered, I rejected with n Indiffer
ent, "Oh, I m not Interested in
politic."
Nebrsska City I'rsar Mr. Bryan's
inconsistent support of Senator
Hitchcock In th current Issue of
th Commoner and his Insistence,
in the same Issue, that friends of
prohibition must vlgltsntly guard
their precious herllag from Ih on
slaughts of th light wines and short
beer advocate I th outstanding
featur of th early campaign.
Senator Hitchcock. Mr. Bryan de
clare, la satisfactory to him and,
therefore, rhould be satisfactory to
th remainder of th party. On the
other hand, democrats who ar pro
foundly Interested In th prohibi
tion . movement wonder how iMr.
Bryan. In view of the past, can sup
port th senator and forgive him for
hi past performance on th liquor
Issue. Senator Hitchcock hss never
been a supporter of prohibition. He
ha voted ogalnst it. whenever the
lasiie wa brought up In congress
and there I a confirmed belief that
he would do whatever lay In his
power to bring back light wines and
beer, admittedly an entering wedge
Into the prohibition bulwark. If is
Irvonclvvble that Mr. Bryan, for
th snk of putting hi brother in
the stutehouse, would sell nla pro
hibition birthright for a mess of
Hitchcock pottage and, as the Lin
coln Journal points nut, wouldn't It
be a rather high price to psy for
the governorship?
Hamilton County Register (Au
rora;: Th world-Herald Is so de
sirous of having something to And
fault with th administration that
it first censures them for leaving
American soldier for so many
months In Oermany In violation of
pledges, and then for bringing them
home In performance of pledges.
They are bound to be displeased
whatever Is done; but for th last
faultfinding they (ell of how the
Hengnlese soldier are behaving
horribly In Oermany, and think w
had best keep our soldiers over
there because they are behaving
thnmselve nnd the others are not.
There are also people misbehaving
in Armenia and for year murder
end outrage of Christians has been
of dally occurrence. Would tha
World-Herld advise that we main
tain troops over there, nnd make
them behave: and that In addition
to giving no cause for offense In
Km nee: that we by force of arms
nut a stop to the disgraceful ac
tions of these Sengalese French sol
diers? If we do not, is there a
great deal of use of our staying, to
ent them out of house and home, If
they are paying the bill or to pllo
up a big expense account on our
own country If they are not? If
we undertake to right all the wrongs
of Ih woild us the world I ron
rtituied now. w will certainly hav
! a costly and llirmkiis task, end th
World-Herald might, ir It rnnoa.
find a few things t horn that by
services In war or pei', crusader
might i.coinpllsli for good.
Aurora lepubll-n; A ur nd
(inick w.iv to gain favor and promi
nence 111 tlie opposing political camp
I to duiounce ,iiiethlng in your
own psrty .lust at th present tlm
Ih World -Herald is throwing a
shower of bouquets t Adam Brde,
editor of th Hssiings Tribune, be
cause his paper questioned som of
th motives if It. It. Howell, repub
lican nominee for t'nlted fl'ste
senator. As w understand It, the
Tribune did not sny anything good
for Senator Hitchcock, but thst evi
dently Isn't neeesry. If they only
rrltlcls his opponent, a welcom
ernlle appears.
Fremont Tribune: Under th
headline "Pender Democrats Win!"
a demorrtlo newspaper rtrrle a
new account of th Thurston
county democratic convention at
which de!cgn to th stat con
vention were named. I it remark'
able that democrat ahould win t a
democratic convention?
Blue Vulley Blade cBeward): It
I an amazing thing that the demo
cratic party, which was chiefly re
sponsible for conditions which
brought the railroads to the vers
of bankruptcy, should now charge
th republican party with responsi
bility for the freight rates which
their mismanagement mad abso
lutely inevitable.
Ounllflid.
"In this part." aatd th movie dl
nctor, "you have to do number of
funny full. How are you on falls?"
"I rank next to Niagara," the ap
plicant replied confidently. Boston
Tranacrlpt.
Classifying Him.
"Wombat is a scrapper."
"Wants big navy?"
"No. wonts to scrap It," Loutt
vllle Courier-Journal.
r
If he spoke for party succks and
secured It, If would be fatal to the
cause 'of prohibition, but he went,
nnd In many speeches pleaded for
democratic success, though he well
know If the democratic party won
It would be fatal to prohibition, Thn
morals of th state were to him of i
less importance than Ihe party.
A personal friend In whom I have
great confidence as a Christian man
has been a tat senator of this!
stats seversl years. He has also
been an ardent prohibitionist. There
was a time, not very long ago. when
th change of two votes of two
democrat, also In th' senate,
would have secured prohibition In
this state, nnd these two men agreed
to vol for It If Hrvan advised it.
My friend Immediately went 10 the
home of Bryan and urged him to
S've thla advice and he refused it,
saving he did not wish that notion
this chi My friend sail, "Before
liiut time I admired Hryau mote
111411 anv publio man. but since then
I hav had no us for him or con
fidence In Ills Amine of moral
principle."
Thee two facts are in harmony
with your editorial, which, like
nearly all you give U4, are evldrnr
of a man of Integrity and discern
ment the editor of The on. all
1r. JOHN MH Hit 1 1. 1.
A CHAT WITH
YOUR
GAS MAN
Occasionally a gas consumer
who consult your gas man, or a
prospective consumer who is con
templating having ga installed,
feel that he meet witn some
rather arbitrary rulings on tha
part of your gas man as to where
pipes shall be laid, connections
made, or meters placed, or in re
gard to other problems he may
brmir un.
The consumer may feel that
his way would meet conditions
just as well, and can t see why
your pas man won't follow his
suggestions.
If you ever have occasion to
feel this way, remember that
your gat man baset his rulings
on long experience in the busi
ness and a thorough knowledge
of the gome. That is why he is
your g'lt man. He always has
a good reason for everything he
does. He must not only fill
present requirements, but he
must build for the future. Tho
gas that he is installing, or the
pipes that he is laying, to lighten
your labor and brighten your so
journ here on earth, will be in
use long after you have ceased
to be a gas contumer and art
strumming a golden harp in a
realm where gas problems are
unknown.
Property is constantly chang
ing hands, new additions are be
ing built up, and new streets laid
out. Your gas man must antici
pate these changes and be pre
pared to meet them.
YOUR GAS MAN it the lint
judge of what to do and how to
do it. You may safely follow hit '
advice.
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