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October It
Thought for the Day
SmUetmJ by Fmntti Meyers
"And will twr conquer ill,
UtU walk uhtr pann ht trod
At a man thinketh to U it
But thn mnd walk with God."
Wake up, Mr. Policeman, and get busy Quick.
Safety firm demand! extermination of tha
Jiold-up desperado.
The prealdent haa no need of any aecretary
of state's signature to the notea he la now
writing.
Yea, and the blackmail and shake-down fame
in Omaha la not confined to the gents who stlc
eni up at the point of a revolver.
One of the dally bints from Washington tags
Vice President Marshall as an undesirable run
ning mate for a second term. Heaven forefendl
Turning down T. M. would deprive the country
of a profound source of gayety which now ren
ders democracy tolerable.
Omaha's bank olearinga have been making
new records of late, but that's no eapealei cause
for wonder. Omaha la growing in every direc
tion and faster than most of ltd eitixena can un
derstand. Bank olearinga merely reflect the con
dition of prosperity that Omaha la enjoying.
Those who have tears to abed for expatriated
Americans doomed to live In warring countries
have warrant for shedding now. The new British
Ireorue tax will touch William Waldorf Astor for
In the neighborhood of $1,350,000 a year. Good
American money, too, most of it dug up In
Kew York City.
The Chinese editor and the Japanese count
t.tao exchanged heated remarka on oriental
politics at San Francisco foreshadowed the
trend of events In the far eaat. Still, a great
many things may happen before the Nipponese
tiger can digest the Celestial dragon, area on
the Installment plan.
The Bee's "Missing Text" costesU have
elicited such a fine response that we axe follow
ing them with a "Missing Title contest for a
picture story similarly drawn. This contest
should prove of equal interest to our readers.
Look at the picture! Send In your notion of
the title that should go over It
Roundabout reports of the illness of Em
peror Francis Joseph may have the with for a
basis, but his great age and the multiplied
troubles of the dual monarchy give credence
to the reports. Four score and five years of
life, sixty-seven years on the throne, constitute
an extraordinary span of human activity.
A Phlladolphla bugologtst promises to illu
minate the world with insect light of par
cent efficiency, whereas existing systems of arti
ficial light yield only 15 per cent The Interest
ing feature of the promise Is that it comes from
city whose capitalists monopolise practically
all but solar light and moonshine in this coun
try. The prospect of competing bugs escaping
the swatters of the magnates is too remote to
speculate on.
X V -
1 a.
Tha eommlttaa to solicit aubecrtptJone foe tha new
railroad Into tha north aat appointed by tha Board of
Trade cotialata of 1L T. Clarka, A. U Btrana, S. R.
Johnson. Jeff Radford. W. V. Mora J. H. McBhana.
Jpwla Rood. Clara Woodman, J. li. IKimont and Ma
JJever.
Tha ball tm between tha lata vUitln lady club
ai.d tha Union acifloa waa declared off on account
ef tha weather.
. Tha eervlcea at tha First Praabyterlan church ware
appropriate to tha day. belns tha two hundredth an
Htveraary of tha Veni-t of Nantes, Rev. Haraha
preaclJitK a sermon on that subject.
Mr. and Hre. A. J. Harmon have returned to
Omaha, luui h Improved in health, after a two months'
aU. n In Vasaa, Mexico.
Mrs. It. Moore haa been called to Qulncy. HL, by
tha dealti of a cousin,
1'j-t, W. K. Henderson occupied tha pulpit at tha
fwuthweet Pi-aby terlan church In the absenoa of tha
itor, Kev. T. C. Hall.
A. W. Atwood. of Dr. Roader's pharmacy, spent
the Sabbath In Mattamouth.
Hr. T. 1- fclaley. formerly of Omaha, la vlalt
lug hrr paients at tier old home.
llrnry Irlunann, the wall pupcr man, has (one
to WjrgmiiiiS to look after several large contracts h
L la that teiTttury.
. Is the Constitution a "Scrap of Taper t"
Is the constitution of Nebraska, which Its of
ficers take solemn oath to obey and enforce, a
mere "scrap of paper," to be torn by them to
hreds and trampled under foot? It would seem
that the governor of Nebraska puts no more
store by the constltntlon of the state than he
does by a campaign promise, suh, for example,
as a pledge not to be a candidate for a second
Urm.
His latest disregard of the constitution Is the
appointment to be Judge of the municipal court
for Omaha of a member of the legislature who
helped pass the law creating the job which he
Is to fill, flection IS, of Article S of the consti
tution of Nebraska, reads as follows:
Na person elected te tha leslslature shall receive
any civil appointment within this state from tha gov
ernor and senate d urine- tha term for which he hat
been elected. And all such appointments and all votes
siren for any such member for any such office or
appointment, shall he void.
The three men selected by Governor More
head for these posts hare at k. tat the average
qualifications for such a position, and Represen
tative Hunter, were he eligible, would not be
objectionable. He Is a fine young man, who, by
the way, used to work for The Bee, and we would
like to see him get along, but that does not ex
cuse the governor's flagrant violation of the
spirit of the constitution. We know that the pre
tense will be made that this appointment is a
Judicial appointment not requiring confirmation
by the senate, and therefore not Included within
the definition of a "civil appointment from the
governor and senate," but that Is mere quibbling.
We know too that the governor has already In
eldlously appointed another member of the legis
lature to a place on the supreme court commis
sion, and thst the court waa chloroformed or
hypnotised into accepting the questionable cre
dentials, so that It is now morally estopped from
upholding the constitution against the invasions
of the executive. But that does not mate the
rape of the constitution any better, nor prevent
The Bee from entering this vigorous protest
Sural Credits and Co-Operation.
Spurred by the hope of solving the problem
of rural credit through co-operative effort,
building and loan associations In various sec
tions of the country are adjusting their methods
to the financial necessities of farmers. An un
limited field of business development lies in this
direction, and association managers are urged
with tempting force to take advantage of the
opportunities brought to the front by public dis
cussions. Very little adjustment of methods Is
required for the purpose. It is a question of
cutting loose from local bounds of business
hitherto adhered to and reaching Into distant
territory, Involving much additional expense and
possibly greater risk than loans on city prop
erty, where values are known to the appraisers.
This Is one angle of the problem. There are
others. Rural credit embraces both real and
porsonal property. In Nebraska co-operative
associations are restricted to real estate secur
ity, leaving untouched the equally large field of
stock and crop security. Even more Important
Is the cost of, farm loans. Can Nebraska assc.
riatlons offer terms more attractive than other
loan agencies? A qualified negative Is given
by the last report of the State Banking depart
ment Tbia showa that the average rate of in
terest charged borrowers during the fiscal year
waa 1.3 per cent la Omaha and vicinity three
cf the larger associations, doing about 40 per
cent of the total business of the state, charge
S. per cent for money, while five associations
charge higher rates. To produce an average
rate of fl.3 per cent for the state a considerable
number of associations must charge from to
10 per cent.
The vital object of rural credit Is to afford
the farming community reasonable relief from
excessive Interest rates. It means cheaper
rroney for the producers of wealth. It means
more consideration for the welfare of the strug
gling borrower and less for the profit of the
well-to-do Investor. It Is the essence of "live
and let live." So long aa Nebraaka eo-operatlve
associations hold up the average rate of 8.3 per
cent they are not within hailing distance of
solving the rural credit problem in their terri
tory.
Tha Way to Stop Nepotism.
The Bee is particularly pleased to see our
amiable democratic contemporary wake up at
last to the evils of nepotism In public office.
True, its tardy realisation of the iniquity of
nepotism seems to spring from a desire to take
a slap at Mr. Bryan, and the Bryan family, which
stands In the way of the aenator'a undisputed
ownership of the Nebraaka fleshpots along with
the ownership of that newspaper. But that doea
not alter the fact that nepotism Is an abuse that,
should be abolished.
Nepotism la, moreover, an abuse which The
Bee haa beea constantly and consistently fight
ing. An anti-nepotism bill, drawn by the editor
cf The Bee, and Introduced and championed in
the legislature by Representative Edward A.
Smith, came near to passing the house three
years ago, though it failed to command the sym
pathy or support of the senator's newspaper or
his democratic friends among the lawmakers.
The editor of The Bee also had a nepotism clause
Inserted In the home rule charter for Omaha
without eliciting commendation from the demo
cratic organ. Nepotism can be stopped, but not
by paper-wad fulmtnatlon In off seasons with
quiet acquiescence when the vicious practice Is
being intrenched for the benefit of political
friends. The way to stop nepotism Is to make It
.unlawful.
Looking Forward to 1916
-enetor X,awrnee T. Bhennan-
Ooverftor Morehead haa a right to incur In
debtedness for the state of Nebraaka to meet an
emergency, which win be a moral obligation on
the legislature to provide for by a deficiency ap
propriation. But he haa no right himself, or
through his deputies, to intercept public reve
nues aa they are collected and spend the money
for any purpose before it reachea the treasury,
fiom which it can be drawn out legally only by
legislative authority.
Vendors of faraway news wasted good money
In cabling report of fisticuffs and other brands
of ginger in the election In the South African
states. At the same time the primary contest
In South Carolina required the presence of
mllltla to keep the campaigners la a state of
armed neutrality. Foreign election thrills may
be useful In their place. The brand "Made in
America" serves all requirements of home and
some over-
Address Bere Boston Soma Market Clan.
IN !! must he told mln the story of American
protection. It will not now fall on heedless ears.
Experience haa tausht tha time-honored expensive
lesaon of democratic victory. It will not be forsotten
or unlearned by listening to stranse tale of tariff
reformers or visionaries riding their theories Into In
dustrial ruin. The protective period of the republican
party write tha chapter of tha country's prosperity.
Industrial activity, llvlne; wages and prices, with
steady employment and constant markets naturally
follow a republican administration.
rrealdent Wilson In hla message to congress April
i, J SIS, speaking for the democratic party, said:
"The object of tha tariff dutlea henceforth laid
must be effective competition, the whetting of Amer
ican wits by contest with tha wlu of tha rest of
the worlA."
The American people have now had two years of
"effective competition." Bo effective haa It been no
one has escaped Ita devastation. Distrust was substi
tuted for confidence. Enterprise halted. The paralysis
of Idleness fell upon the Industry of the country. The
rising tide of Increased Imports and a decrease of ex
ports lost our home market and denied, until miti
gated by the temporary calamity of war, an expan
sion of trade abroad. v
Whetting our wits against the wits of tha world
became a contest of American wagea agalnat foreign
wages and standards of living. It la an unequal con
test. It pits at last tha American home, Its women and
children, against the conditions and wage struggles
of the old world. Auccesa can come under the demo
cratic plan of whetting wits only by tha debasement
of onr tabor and consequent Impoverishment of all
dependent on It. It Is not the first tariff operation the
democratic party haa tried on the productive Indus
tries of tha country. The of fense haa been committed
so often as te merit a long term sentence In 1B18 under
the habitual criminal section of economic laws.
Tt la the mission of tha republican party, among
other high duties of government, to rescue the Indus
tries of the country from the- misfortune caused by
the mistakes of tha democracy. It will restore Indus
try, revive business and give work to the Idle. The
time lost te the wage earners cannot return. An Idle
4ay oan never be redeemed.
On October S, lOTt, when the president signed the
present tariff act, Mr. Underwood, then chairman of
the house waya and means committee, stated:
"I am absolutely confident that this law will reduce
the cost of living In the United States and It will pro
vide ample revenue for the government."
The high coat of living waa 7 per cent higher In
September, 1914, than In 1313.
The only relieving feature of tha propheclea of
abundant revenue Is that few believed them when
made and nobody believes them now. Tha observant
ones long ago discovered a treasury deficit waa ft
normal symptom of a democratic administration and
a logical result of Its tariff legislation. It haa been
fortified by a Ruropaan war tax, by an Income tax
and a corporation tax, and still tha deficit grows. The
democracy has tried everything but economy In its
efforts to keep even. This would be tried If tt were
not In their Ult platform. Treasury reports advertise
a oonstantly decreasing net balance. The months of
July and August, 1915, present the government with a
deficit of $30,000,000 as the ample revenue of Speaker
Clark and Chairman Underwood. Free trade prophe
clea again yield to mathematics. The fiscal delusions
of democratic statesmen require treatment by repub
licans who are able to distinguish between a surplus
and a deficit
The great Interior region between the Alleghanles
and the Rocky mountains Is known aa the middle
wast. In territory and agriculture tt Is the great body
of the North American republic. It Is washed by no
tidewater and Its southern borders blend where both
corn and cotton grow. It contains the nation's granary.
Without Ita generous yield we would depend on for
eign markets to support our people. It numbers among
Ita allies the second largest In the western hemisphere
and one of the most cosmopolitan cities In the world.
Manufactures, mining, railways and agriculture, com
merce and banking have sprung from Its fertile re
sources since the Civil war.
When peace returns to a troubled world we face
the nations whe must turn their surplus to our mar
kets. They must sell their excess. Their highly per
fected organisations for war purposes will be diverted
to peaceful pursuits. A vast production must result
The temporary protection given our markets by war
will end. The free lists of the democratic tariff will
flood our markets In an unprecedented volume. Tha
crippled and the maimed must live. Their handiwork
will help swell tha flood until our people must feel the
atraln. Wage scale adjustments alone cannot meet mer
chandise produoed under such conditions.
Subject to the essential principle of protection,
reciprocal advantage must be sought In return from
other nations so that our surplus may reach foreign
markets. A conatructive policy, not an exclusive and
destructive course, Is required.
Twice Told Tales
Hla Tkewsnt.
The recruiting had been good, and the orator of
the occasion felt reasonably well satisfied with him
self. It weuld be graceful, he thought to speak a few
concluding words to tha score of men who had dedi
cated themselves to "King and Country."
"And what will you think whan you see the flag
ef tha empire standing out from Its staff, above the
field of battle?" the speaker demanded, hla face
alight with patriotic terror.
"Btandln straight out OoVnorT" a stolid recruit
questioned earnestly.
"Why, er, yes I" the orator responded In some eon
fusion. "I should think, then." the future Tommy an
nounced gravely, 'that the wind was bio win 'ardl"
Judge.
Owe) ReaeesalasT Trait.
A young man was sitting In a barber shop looking
at a megaslne when an old farmer, with little knowl
edge or appreciation of literary people, stepped up be
hind hla chair and looked over hie shoulder,
"Who's themT" he Inquired, pointing to a group
ef portraits.
"Well known authors and playwrights,' was tha
reply.
"Humph!" ejaculated tha farmer, contemptuously.
"Jlst wrltln' fellers, ebT' Then he caught sight of an
author with a long, aolema face, and hla eyes sparkled.
"That's the one I like." he aald with decision, putting
hla finger on the writer's mournful countenance.
"Oh. yea; nearly everyone llkea him." agreed the
young man. "His humorous writings are"
"Don't know nothing 'bout hla wrltln', but I like
his faoe."
"Why eof
" 'Cause he's the eery feller that looks like he was
sorry for what he'd dona" Chicago Herald.
Wkss He
A teacher was giving a leaaoa on the circulation ef
the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, be aald:
"Now, bora If I stood on my head the blood, as you
know, would rua Into it and I should turn red In the
face."
"Tea. sir." said the boys.
"Now," continued the teacher, "what I want to
know la this: How ls.lt that while I am standing up
right la the ordinary position the blood doesn't rush
Into my feet?"
And a little fallow ahotited: "Why, sir, because ysr
feet ain't empty." Herald ef Osteopathy.
Ja ViUm Htm.
Bandy had been photographed, and as he waa look
ing Intently at his "pluter." Tarn McPheraon came
along.
What's that ye hlv theerT" he aakad.
"My photygrapa. replied Bandy, showing tt
proudly. "Whit d'ye think o' It?"
"Moa. it's fine,' exclaimed Tarn la great admira
tion, "it'a Just Uka ye, tae, Aa' whit mlcht the like
O' they coat?"
"I dnna ken." replied Bandy. "I htnaa peyd yet-"
"Hon," aald Tarn, more firmly thaa ever, 'It's
awfu' like ye." Pittsburgh Chronitia-Telegraph.
Where Ptneaal Oslatw OSTerss.
COUNCIL BLUFT8, la., Oct U.-To the
Kdltor of The Bee: la common with
other "sinners" I have wondered at Mr.
Sunday's criticisms of dancing and card
playing., What right has any peree te
denounce and condemn a thing which the
taw of Ood, the moral law and the law
of the land do not even criticise.
Regardless of what one's personal opin
ion may be, It would seem that If Ood
did not forbid us to do a thing tt la
hardly necessary for aa Individual to do
so, and even If one Soee so, doea the fact
he has done so make a sin of It?
It the perso.i who signs herself "Alys
Hale " will read our Declaration of In
dependence she will notice that our gov
ernment waa founded In order to give
every American cltlaen the rights of
"life, liberty and the pursuit ef happi
ness." When Mr. Wilson became our prea
ldent he did not forfeit any ef these
rights. Personally I regret that any per
son living under the protection of the
American flag feels at liberty to speak
disrespectfully of our chief executive In
the manner In which Miss Hale refers
to the late Mr, Cleveland and to our prea
ldent MRS. EDITH B. LEONARD,
Mcpherson avenue.
Believes ta the Pan.
ARIJNOTON, Neb., Oct. M.-TO the
FMltor of The Bee: I read all of Sun
day's aermons that I find time for. That
Sunday doea some good la true, but I
cannot agree with him on dancing. It Is
true that danelng does lots of harm, but
tt also doea lots of good. I have never
been to a "family beer dance," nor do
I go te the "free-for-all dances."
But I believe the "private dances" and
"the strictly clean dances" are one of
the best places for a young lady er
young man te choose their life partner.
Better places by far than the oommon
church. Under the roof of the church
everything Is In "eheep's clothing."
while at a danoe the real nature of peo
ple la shown te alt
Sunday says: "Passion la the beats ef
the popularity ef the 484100," la this the
Idea of a dance carried by those who
never danced? If so they better make
room for an Idea front the dancer's view.
I do not believe It proper te let young
girls go to dances without a good chap
eron, but aa far as peeeion Is concerned
I wonder if "Billy" Sunday can find
a single school where there Is a doaen
boys and girls above ten years of age
where la there la not at least one pair
of sweethearts.
Dancing la aa good an entertainment
as any when not misused. I like te danee
and with my huafcand at that. For when
you listen te the muslo and watch your
step you are sure to forget your old
troubles for a while at least, which Is
good for all of us. And as for paaalon.
It never bothered me any. And I believe
passion will get .all his easy victims.
And what a dull world would this world
be ' without any amusements. Innocent
fun, love and courtship, marriage and
parenthood are, I believe, what we all
wish for. And I think they all can be
had without offending Ood at all.
MRS. W. H
Tweaty-Fvarth Street fa Orle-rewe
Cnaaitlea.
OMAHA. Oct. l -To the Editor of The
Bee: I have been doing' buemeaa on
North Twenty-fourth street for ever
twenty-five years, but I hers aevar seen
a business street kept ta swstt deplorable
condition as tha present city commission
haa done. would advise Commissioner
J. C. Drexel to take an aute ride .from
Cuming street north on Twenty-fourth
to Lake to see for himself If the street
needs any repairing or cleaning. The gas
company has cut up the street and cov
ered the pavement with mud so all traffic
haa been diverted to Twenty-fifth
street to the detriment of the business
on Twenty-fourth street It not repaved
or repaired at once It will drive ua all
cut of business.
A NORTH TWENTT-FOVRTH STREET
MERCHANT.
' Raawlasr Cewiaaea by W wester. ,
BILVER CREEK, Net., Oct 11-TO the
Editor ef The Bee: Tou have aa unusu
ally Interesting editorial page. May I
talk about It a little, quoting somewhat?
"Governor Morehead might Just aa well
Instruct the university bursar te ge ahead
and spend the money taken In aa student
fees without passing It through the treas
ury." Very true. But Is It net te be expected
that a man who would not keep bis -word
might also easily violate his oath? What
then Is to be done? A member of the
legislature could scarcely be expected te
vote to Impeach a governor of hla own
party, and no more weuld a congressman
vote to impeach a president of his own
party. President Wilson, as well aa Gov
ernor Morehead. has violated hla 'bath to
support the constitution. Have the peo
ple no remedy? The burning shame of It
Is that the people will elect such men to
office; even uphold them In wrongdoing,
and throw rotten sgga and dead cats at
those who denounce thera for their mis
doings. Tou seem to be agalnat the preetdeo.fi
naval program. I trust you are and that
you wUl fight against It and against his
military program aa well. There la a
better way. The president haa no busi
ness to have a program in either case.
He may. It he wishes, properly call the
attention of congresa to our "unpre
pa redness" and advise that the defense
of the country be provided for. But as to
ways and means, thoea thlnga are purely
matters of leglalatlon with which he has
no right to medal. wish there were
even one man In congresseither house
or senate who had patriotism enough and
manhood enough te stand up In his plaoe
and tell tha prealdent to mind his own
business. The very fact of a so-called
"administration measure" affords ample
grounds for Impeachment proceedings.
Recurring sgaln to Morehead's work as
to the treasury, you say, "What do the
people think about H?" They ought to
think as I do. namely, that he ought te
be Ignomtnoualy kicked out of office.
In a final short editorial you say: "Ger
man aubmarlnaa have done little execu
tion In British waters lately, but British
svbeea craft are shockingly active In de
stroying the freedom ef the Baltic Sea."
Tea. I had noticed that But had It oc
curred te you that ta the Inactivity of the
German auUnartnea (the Inactivity of
death) was the secret t the German Im
perial government's apparent yielding te
Wilson In the ease of the Arabic? The
facts are that the Germans have all along
been making a monkey ef Wuaea, and
now, when their submarine warfare has
proven a failure, they are rtlsroead to
agree not te kill any more Amertoaaai
and for the very good reason that the
British have deetreyed nearly all their
eubeae boata and they eeuldn't kill Ameri
cana even If they wanted to Just a ease
of making a virtue of neceaalty. And
this la Wilson's great diplomat to triumph.
Bah!
But what about the deal ruction of Ger
ms a ships In the Baltic? Those ah I pa are
engaged tn carrying to Germany for the
support cf the German armies stuff
hipped from the United States ta Nor
way, Sweden and Denmark. And for this
It la. m effect that Wilson will read tha
riot act te England In a "note" that haa
perhaps already been presented. Wilson
Wants England to permit him te furnish
supplies to Germany through so-called
neutral nations so It can kill mere
Englishmen, and la sore because England
won't da It
1 wish WS came to morrow so that pos
sibly we might elect a president who had
a little borse sense, and also some regard
for hla official oath.
CHARLES WOOSTER.
Tlaaely aaesreetleaa fr Ak-Sar-Bea.
OMAHA, Oct. 11-The the Editor ef The
Bee: I understand that Tha Rea waa the
paper that printed the first protest In an
eauonai against repeating the downtown
attempts at a carnival during Ak-Sar-Ben
week.
I like the old world carnival and all that
It can mean to the masses of neonle. I
have a few suggestions to make and If
any er them can be used, yea' are wel
come ta tham:
L Let there be holidays for two conse
cutive afternoons and avanlna-a far ell
employes (Including the newspapers) of
wholesale and retail houses whose heads
are members of the Ak-Sar-Bea associ
ation. These holidays ta be either tha
last two days of the week er whatever
daya the association decides are best
for the business Interests of those stores.
S. For a parade let us have an old
fashioned and modern civil parade let
ue see "the city at work" on lines similar
to the popular and Instructive screen of
"Uncle Sam at work." There ta always
tn our city a generation that haa never
seen a complete parade of the police de
partment and flre-and all the other de
partments that go to make the city as
tt Is and Just aa Important as tt might be.
As an added attraction, let the gov
ernors encourage all the foreign born
residents er residents of foreign extrac
tion of the city te appear In cur parks
In native eestunVe during the holiday
afternoons and evenings. Let there be
costumes of Italians, Swiss, German.
Dutch, Scotch, Irish, Russian, Behemians,
Epanlaa-fet there be a veritable carnival
of celer In the costumes and masques
let the park department co-operate to the
extent cf providing temporary pavilions
for the folk dances In the evenings these
pavilions, to be decorated by the Ak-Sar-Ben
force that can decorate any
beard out of all resemblance to Ita orlgnal
shape. Let us have attractive booths and
"inns" and "ohateaua" and "oottagea"
where a pretsel and cider and cheese or
"brown October ale" can be bought
Think how Elmwood would lend Itself
te all this wholesome, natural frolic! How
Miss Mary Wallace would develop the
folk dances in costumes and Miss Elisa
beth Mitchell the children's songs and
dances. The children's rehearsals could
be arranged In the Auditorium. The ex
hibition would show many of us whether
eur kindergarten work Is dene by the
most approved aad progressive methods.
South Omaha has always surpassed
Omaha In this branch, of education and
amusements. Of course there will be
pretty lights and more of them, muslo
a-plenty and suggestions for other enter
Ulna tent as the year rolls around. But
as an idea upon which to work and giving
something serious along with the gay,
let ua ask the Ak-Sar-Bea governora te
smaller these suggestions for neat year.
MRS. H. D,
babe tae Llejaar T raffle.
OMAHA. Oct. 17. To the Editor of The
Bee. The letter from President Compere
te Cecerreseroan Hebson relating te pro
hlMtlea has been published to refute the
action of the plumbers and steam fitters
of Lincoln tn protesting against the reso
lution passed by the Bute Federation of
Labor for the brewery workers and bar
tenders, te eppeee stats wide prohibition.
Oompers was only entitled te speak his
wn mind and not that of the rank and
file ef organised labor, and his letter
should have been signed in hla personal
capacity rather than In his official ca
pacity. No craft haa ever authorised Oompers
er anybody else to express the sentiment
of organised labor on the prohibition
question, nor any other question of a
political nature. When he exercisea that
privilege he simply assumes authority and
uses his office Improperly. The indi
vidual members of every craft have al
ways reserved the right to do their own
thinking, and exercise their right ef suf
frage, irrespective of the expressions of
any member ef the organisation from the
hlshest to the lowest
John Mitchell said, "If a brewery or
distillery were closed down, on ita ruins
would be erected a factory. Every scan
dal, few as they have been In organised
labor, oan be traced bark to some con
nection with the saloon."
John B. Lennon, treasurer ef the Amer
ican Federation ef Labor, aald: "Could
any man dare say that the liquor tmf flo
has not sent to the factory, mill and
wash tub mere women than could well
be numbered? The waste of intemper
ance has driven countless children to
work when they should have been oa the
playground or at school."
Thomas L, Lewis said at the Toronto
convention cf the American Federation
of Labor: "I represent the largest union
In the world In any one Industry. That
union recognised the evil of Intemperance
by incorporating In Its constitution an
article to the effect that no member
should eell any Intoxicant even at a pic
nic Mr. Simpson told of the action of
the strike leaders at Glace Bay, la re
questing the mayor that the saloons
should be closed on the men's pay day."
Charles Stelsle aald: "The time haa
come fer the divorcement of liquor and
the saloon."
T. V. Powderly, first vice prealdent of
the metal trades, says: "The damning
course of labor Is that which gargles
from the neck of the bottle."
Quotations from labor leaders could be
multiplied Indefinitely.
John Cunneen cf the machinists' organ
ization expresses himself eloquently
against the liquor traffics.
James W. Kline, prealdent of the Inter,
national Brotherhood of Blacksmiths:
"Bar room demagogues have many times
brought dlBgrace and defeat to the cause
ef labor."
These testimonies ring with truth and
warning that labor and liquor must dis
solve partnership,
EDWARD A8HLAMXX
8UJSN7 GEMS.
She I suppose you got some delicious
corn up on the farm.
He feu bet. Why, I ate roasting cars
until a growth of corn silk oame out end
covered by bald spot Boston Transaript
"This la fine growing weatherl" trium
phs ntly stated nonest Farmer Jolly.
"What Is that to me?" snarled J. Ful
ler Gloom, the vile and venomous pessi
mist "I've got my growth." Judge.
"Of course, you are eur state's fav
orite son in the presidential race,"
"Yes." replied Senator Sorghum; "but
when It eornes to playln' favorites, no
body bets apne as strong as be does
hosees." Washington Star.
A boy. being asked which of the Bibli
cal parables he liked the beet an wared:
"That one where somebody leafs and
fishes." Harper' a.
Carraway was craning his nsck for a
better view of the turkey.
"Rubber!" said the landlady.
"I feared as much," aald Carraway
with a sigh. Judge.
Mother if you can't keep the chil
dren quiet eend them up to me tor
awhile and I'll sing to them.
Nurse Oh, that won't do any good.
I've threatened them with that already.
Philadelphia Ledger.
"How was It that you wife saw you
when you sneaked In, even In the dark?"
"I guess It was because 1 was all lit
up." Baltimore American.
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