THE MONITOR 4 National Waahly Nawspapar Dwrotad to tha Iatoraota of CMorod PubUahad Ovary Thuraday at Omaha. Nebraska, by The Monitor Pub lish lag Company Outered ee Second-CMes Mail Matter July X. 1114 at tha PoatoOca at Omaha. Nob., under the Act of March X. 1X74.__ TH( REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor and Publisher. Lucille Skaggs Edwards and Madras Penn, Associate Editor*. Fred C. William* Business Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. MOO A YEAR: «1.00 • MONTHS: *0c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates. 75 cents an inch per issue. Address, Tha Monitor, KM Crounee Block. Omaha. Nab. Telephone Uoudaa 1224 _ ' --11 IVAVWVWW^JVWMPAVVW^. V. CONSTITUTION Of THE NITED STATES. J Rights Not to Be Abridged. "■ l or naturalized in the United States. % irisdiction thereof, are citizens of the f the State wherein they reside. No ? iforce any law which shall abridge the ^ ies of citizens of the United States; nor re any person of life, liberty, or prop >cess of law, nor deny to any person \ i the equal protection of the laws. ■! WWUWW/WWW/W.V.Vi’.V/. GET INTO THE GAME. t years our group has loyally ;_ supported the republican party, locally and nationally, and then has expected to receive some recognition in appointive offices. This has proven a fond delusion. We are getting our eyes open. We have be gun to see clearly that the only way to receive due recognition is by get ting into the game right and filing as candidates for elective offices. The Monitor urges competent men to file for the legislature and for city and county offices, and make a fight for election. If we unite our forces we will not be beaten and though we should be defeated once or twice, what difference does that make. Keep tt up and we will win, eventually. Get into the game right and play accord ing to the rules. SHYING AT WHITE STONES. nriHE proprietor of a moving picture X theatre, who has flagrantly vio lated the civil rights bill of Nebras ka by providing a Jim crow section for colored patrons, was waited upon a few days ago by a committee from the Omaha branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in relation to this matter. In the course of a lengthy interview many salient points were stressed by the committee, which un doubtedly opened the eyes of the movie bouse manager. The Monitor desires now to call attention simply to one admission made by the gentle man in question which would show that he and others like him, who would restrict our group in its privileges, are merely shying at white stones and fearing where there is no cause for fear. He was asked how many of his patrons or what percentage of his pa trons had objected or would object to the presence of well-behaved, self respecting colored patrons in any section of his theater. His reply was probably less than two per cent. “Probably less than two per cent,” Please note the significance of this reply. Because two out of one hun dred patrons had objected or might object to the presence of colored peo ple this enterprising movie theater manager deemed it prudent, wise and just to violate the laws of the state of Nebraska by discriminating against patrons of his theatre solely on the ground of color. Out of his own mouth he condemns himself. No better argument against such discrimination could be offered than his own statement that less than two per cent would offer any objec tion. We had thought that in a de- 1 mocracy, majority rule prevails; but not so in this case. Here we note the power of an almost negllble mi nority to deny constitutional rights to others. We wonder how this im presses the thoughtful. , THE WARD STSTEH BETTER. E Monitor would like to urge _ a return to the former system ' of city government which consisted j of a mayor and a councilman chosen from each ward. We believe the present commission form of govern ment. so far as Omaha is concerned, exceedingly inefficient and defective. This is not necessarily due to the character of the present commis sioners, but to the system. It is too Indirect. Under the former ward svstem the ward councilman felt a personal re sponsibility for his ward in the mat ter of public improveiiontB. His con stituents could go directly to him and call his attention to needed improve ments or the abatement of public nuisances and he would get busy on the Job. Nor was it always necessary to go to him. He kept on the alert for improvements for his ward. But bow is it now? Two or three commissioners may be chosen from one ward. Indeed, there is nothing in the law to prevent the entire seven's selection from one ward. The commissioners have their depart ments assigned and are supposed to efficiently administer those depart ments for the good of the entire city. But how has it worked out? Look around the city and see. In the sec tions where several of the commis sioners reside, note the public im provements. well paved and well lighted streets and sanitary regula tions enforced. In other sections what do we have? t'npaved and rub bish bestrewn streets, poor lighting ( and sanitary regulations vttrtually ignored. Within one mile of the city hall are rubbish heaps in the public streets which would disgrace a Hot tentot village. These conditions ought to be improved under the present commission form, but The Monitor has little hopes of its being done, be cause the system permits "the pass ing of the buck." A return to the ward councilrnanic system, under which the councilman resident in the ward from which he is chosen, feels a personal responsi bility for that ward is the better plan. The Monitor advocates the abolishment of the commission form and a return to the ward system of city government. LEONARD WOOD—A MAX FOR ALL THE PEOPLE We are living today ‘in a restless age. There exists a dissatisfaction and unrest among the people of the world, a general outcome of the great war. The reconstruction period is presenting many problems that must be solved by the various nations of the world. In the United States we are confronted by many perplexing, problems. It is going to take the best brain and sinew to cope with the situ ation and adjust matters satisfactoi ily. Whatever adjustments are made must be progressive. In other words, the nation must have for the coming presidential period a man who is progressive in action as well as in word to guide its destinies, and a man who will guide the national policies in the spirit of this new era and not accord ing to pre-war standards. He must | be a man of a broad and varied ex- j perience in order to handle the vari- j ous classes and nationalities that con tribute to the citizenship of our great nation. This man must be one who; will deal fairly and squarely with everyone, who has but one standard of , right and wrong for all. The country must have a man who is going to deal justly with its citizens whether of capitalist or labor class, rich or poor, and regardless of their nationality, race or creed. He must be a man who believes in liberty and justice for all,1 who believes in the “all-men-up-and- ] no-man-down” policy, and finally, a man who will not parley in the fact of big issues. Such a man is General Leonard Wood, who was named in South Da kota as a presidential candidate fo> nomination when the national repub lican convention meets in Chicago this June. While General Wood was en dorsed at the republican convention in South Dakota, .it was not a local affair, and that he is not a favorite son or a selection made for local rea sons is clearly seen in the practical character that the movement on the behalf of his nomination has assumed throughout the country. Leonard Wood is a New England product. He was born in New Hamp shire, October 9, 1860, and while yet an infant his family moved to Massa chusetts, where he was educated. He graduated from the Harvard medica' school in 1884, and began his practice in Boston. Tiring of the life of the ordinary practitioner, he went inU the army and was soon appointed as sistant surgeon and first lieutenant He made such wonderful strides tha' in five years he became a captain an«' full surgeon. His first record was made as an Indian fighter undei Captain Henry W. Lawton, latei bngadier-general. Reporting to Gen eral Miles, Lawton said of Wood, “He sought the most difficult work and by his determination and courage rend ered a successful issue of the cam paign possible.” In 1895 Wood was ordered to Wash ington as assistant attending surgeon which gave him an opportunity to be come acquainted with President Mc Kinley and also with Theodore Roose velt, who was assistant secretary 01 the navy at the time. Roosevelt anc Wood became congenial companion; and fast friends, for both had many tastes and characteristics in common These two were the organizers of th< “Rough Riders,” which was officially designated as the First Volunteei Cavalry of the Spanish-Americar war. Roosevelt insisted that Leonarr Wood should be the colonel of this cavalry regiment. Wood was, in i short time, appointed brigadier general, and Roosevelt was advancer from second place to the colonelcy' ol his “Rough Riders.” Wood succeeded General Wheelei as commander of the cavalry brigade in the Santiago campaign, and wa. made military governor of the city and district after the surrender of the Spaniards. This afforded Wood ar opportunity to show his wonderful ad ministrative ability. Colonel Roosevelt wrote in the Out look of January' 7> 1899: “I was fre quently in Santiago after the sur render, and I never saw Wood wher he was not engaged in some one oi his multitudinous duties. He was per sonally superintending the cleaning of the streets; he was personally hear ing the most important of the count less complaints made by’ the Cuban.* against the Spaniards, Spaniards against the Cubans, and by hot! against Americans; he was personally engaged in working out a better sys tem of sewerage; or in striving tc secure the return of the landtillers tc the soil. I do not mean that he ever allowed himself to be swamped by mere detail; he is much too pood ar executive afficer not to delegate tc others whatever can safely be dele gated; but the extraordinary energy of the man himself is such that he can oversee and direct much more than is possible with the ordinary man.” * * • (This comes from a mar who was a genius in executive ability himself.) Following his remarkable success in Santiago he was appointed gov ernor-general of Cuba. He success fully organized the governing force.* and administered in such a way thaj it was not long before the island was turned over to the Cubans for self government. Under the Roosevelt administrator General Wood was sent to the Philip pines as military commander and civil governor. In dealing with the Moros and Mahometans, and in instituting a local government preparatory foi self-government, he again showed his executive and administrative ability In the World War though denied the privilege of serving in France, he organied and trained two divisions foi service. Leonard Wood’s qualifications foi the high office of president of this nation may be summarized as follows; 1. He was a disciple and friend oi our greatest statesman since Lincoln’. time. 2. He administered to the colonies according to their needs. We need a man who will govern us according to our present needs, and he is such a man. 3. He has had experience at home and abroad in handling men who had j to be governed. He knows how to meet men in all walks of life. In other words, he knows how to govern I fruitfully. 4. His vast experience has taught him how to deal justly with men in every walk of life. 5. Being a disciple of the immortal Roosevelt, he believes in the principle “All-men-up-and-no-man-down.” 6. His successful and fearless cam paigns in the colonies proves he is not a man to parley with an issue, Had he shown the least weakness in his government of the colonies much would have been lost to the country and he would not have been able tc receive the hearty support he is re ceiving throughout the nation. 7. Because of his fearlessness foi right, he was obscured for a time There is too much real man in him tc be a cat’s-paw. He is a man of firm and decisive policies, and not easily swayed by the winds. Such a man the nation needs. Thus Leonard Wood fulfills the needs of the people and of the nation and becomes a man for the nation and a man for all the people. GENERAL wool* CHAMPIONS CACHE OF COLORED AMERICANS Bj Edgar G. Brown. Indianapolis, Ind., March 1.—The i immortal Lincoln was the first great American to deal justly with the black man. 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