parents who not only permitted her to be
virtually sold into what is in effect bodily
slavery, but doubtless insisted upon her
consenting to the bargain. As between
the mother who would sell her daughter
into harlotry in order to stave off starva
tion, and the mother of the Force girl,
who consented to the bartering of her
daughter, we rather prefer- the mother
first referred to. As for Colonel Jawn
Jacob, the fact that he has millions
doesn't make, him a bit better than the
"cadets" of New York, the slick fellows
who do the recruiting for the "white
slavers."
The death of Congressman Latta of
Tekamah the first of the week will neces
sitate a special election in the Third con
gressional district. There is no scarcity
of timber in either party in the Third.
The indications are, however, that there
will be no particular scramble for the re
publican nomination for the reason that
the democratic nomination under all the
circumstances seem like a cinch. Several
democrats have alreadv been mentioned,
among them Dan V. Stephens of Fremont
and Fred Fee of Tekamah. Will Mau
pin's Weekly is unreservedly for Steph
ens. Not because he is a democrat, but
because he is one of Nebraska's mos
progressive citizens, thoroughly informed
as to the desires and the needs of the peo
ple, and a pioneer in every move calculat
ed to advance the material interests of
Nebraska and the west. The democrats
should nominate him because in so doing
they will be honoring a man who have
given the party splendid service. The
distric1 should elect him because no man
is so well fitted to represent it in the halls
of congress.
Governor O'Neill of Alabam is unre
servedly opposed to the initiative and ref
erendum. Of course Governor O'Neill
claims to be a democrat, therefore in fav
or of the rule of the people. He says the
initiative and referendum tends to weak
en rather than strengthen executive au
thority. That's one reason why we fav
or it. There is altogether too much "ex
cutive" authority in this country. It
has come to such a pass that the minute
a man is elevated to some office, little or
big, he immediately is seizetl of the idea
that he is to be a ruler of the people rath
er than the servant of the people. The
Alabama executive talks like a man who
believes his election entitles him to ride
the people, booted and spurred. N
Is your name on the "sucker list" found
in the possession of S. A. Porter, a Chi
cago millionaire who amassed his wealth
by selling "green goods" and "gold
bricks" If the truth were known a whole
lot of us who pretend to be "wise guys"
have at one time or another been listed
among the "suckers."
Well, our good friend, Mr. Jasper L.
MdUien, was so successful us the di
recting head of the "University Exten
sion Course" that his place can not be
filled, hence the "course" dies a natural
death with the resignation of Mr. Mc
Brien. There will be few, if any, regrets
over the abandonment of this fad. It
amounted to nothing in the first place;
in the second place it never would have
amounted to anything.
SINGLE TAX AND WAGES.
In an early number of Will Maupin's
Weekly will appear an article from the
pen of Laurie J. Quinby of Omaha, deal
ing with the single tax as its applies "to
wages. . Mr. Quinby is, perhaps, better
able to handle this subject than any oth
er man in the west. And it is a subject
that should be more thoroughly under
stood by the wage earners of the country.
Our socialist friends have many beauti
ful theories to propound, but to date we
have not heard any one of them explain
what good the application of their theor
ies would do unless applied to land. And
how would they put the land back into
the possession of the people unless by
taxing it out of the hands of the present
holders. And if, after having taxed it
out of the hands of nrivate "owners,
wouldn't that prove to be a practical so
lution of the whole question without any
isms or fads added thereto? We com
mend Mr. Quinby's article to the thought
ful consideration of all men who eat their
bread in the sweat of their faces.
0, FUDGE!
AVe earnestly hope that Samuel Ar
nold of Philadelphia is sucessful in his
suit against the Philadelphia baseball
club. Arnold was ejected from the base
ball park because Pitcher Mordecai
Brown objected to being told that he pos
sessed a yellow streak. Things have come
to a pretty pass if we devotees of the na
tional pastime are not to be longer al
lowed to say things to the umpire or roast
the visiting players. What's the use of
having a national pastime if the best fea
ture of it is to be eliminated because the
players are becoming so almighty touchy.
The mere fact that Mordecai Brown
couldn't stand the gaff is evidence enough
that Mr. Arnold was quite correct ill
accusing him of being "yellow." We hope
Mr. Arnold secures a verdict running in
to the five figures.
THINK THIS OVER.
The power to tax is the power to de
stroy. Any tax levied upon consump
tion is destructive of consumption. Any
tax levied upon thrift is a premium upon
idleness. Taxing the products of labor is
the same as destroying labor. All wealth
is the result of applying labor to the land.
The ability to own land and hold it out
of use is the ability to destroy life. No
man should be allowed that power. The
way to wrest that power from those who
possession it is to make theiii give back
to the people the equivalent of the value
that could have been secured by applying
labor to land held idle.
We tax dogs to discourage the rearing
of dogs.
Then we turn around and tax thrift
and think we are wise.
We tax the liquor traffic in order to
curtail it, then Ave turn around and tax
industry, and think 'we are wise.
When Macauley's New Zealander sits
upon the bridge and thinks it over he will
doubtless exclaim : "Such a lot of simple
tons should have been visited by the fool
killer generations ago."
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS!
For the past four or five years certain
eminent municipal reformers in Lincoln
have been meeting with more or less regu
larity and talking about the ideal system
of municipal government. They have been
unable to agree as to what the ideal is, al
though they generally agree that it is in
some form or other of commission. And
all the while these eminent reformers
have been pointing to Omaha as a sample
of municipal government demanding the
attention of idealists.
Lincoln is still struggling along under
an antiquated system that allows a lot
of councilmen to meet and wrrangle for
hours over "four-foot lines" and "over
head signs" and areaways and pumps and
test wells, without getting anywhere. And
Omaha is soon to go under the commis
sion form of government.
v The trouble with Lincoln is that it has
a superabundance of idealists and not
enough men with hard common sense
willing to get into the municipal game.
LIMERICKS.
A man in Nebraska named Seiver
Was bit by Canadian fever.
After sufferings great
He returned to this state
And never again will he leave her.
f.
A man from Nebraska named Mann
Bought land up in far Saskatchewan.
After two years of woes '
In our Sister of Snows
Straight back to Nebraska he ran.
A man from Nebraska named Skegg,
Located up near Winnipeg
After losing his nose
And the most of his toes
To Nebraska he quickly did leg.
A man from Nebraska named Parry
Took land very close to Calgary.
He farmed it a spell
Then said, Bojrs this is awful ;
More Canada life for me? Nary!"
Secretary Wilson talked to less than a
hundred people at the Nebraska State
Fair. Representative Norris talked to
as many as could "hear his voice. Wilson
for reciprocit7, Norris against it.- Wil
liam Howard Taft must bring Jiis expla
nation with him,
