Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Will Maupin's weekly. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1911-1912 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1911)
A Stat H""0' Liri GOOD LIKE MEDICINE A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF . CHEERFULNESS Printed primarily for people who look upon life cheerfully and hopefully. Also for people who ought to do so. The promoter of all good things and good people, f which first Nebraska is chief and of which second Nebraskans are mostly. DOLLAR A YEAR VOLUME 8 CURRENT Samuel O. Blythe, who contributed to last week s Saturday Evening Post a readable article on political condi tions in the west, will not be taken seriously by people who are acquaint ed with him. Mr. Blythe is much given to sacrificing facts to make a linguistic holiday, lie allows no pent up Utiea of truth to confine his powers of description, and when fronted with a choice between careful investigation to ascertain true conditions and guess ing at them in order to make a read able article, Mr. Blythe never hesi tates to choose the guess and the readable article. . His article above mentioned pretended to give us ex haustive and exact information of po litical conditions in two-thirds of the country. Not having a roaming com mission we are prevented from study ing conditions in the several states, but we do pretend to know something about political conditions in Nebras ka. Therefore we make bold to say that if Mr. Blythe 's information eon--ceruing other states is no more relia ble than his information about Ne braska, it isn't entitled to very much credence. Mr. Blythe, after thoroughly inves tigating political conditions in Ne braska while stopping off between trains in Omaha, conveys the startling information that, next to Mr. Bryan, Mayor Dahlman of Omaha is the most indueutial democrat in the state. This will be granted only by those who be lieve that Omaha is Nebrassa. Mr. Dahlman was "made the democratic nominee for governor, not because he received a. majority of the democratic votes at the primary, but because he received a few thousand republican votes east by men much more inter ested in ""liberal" government than in party success. He was defeated at the election by the most decisive ma jority cast against any gubernatorial candidate siuce Bryan carried Nebraska twice by substantial major ities, and when he lost it in 1900 the majority against him was only one third of the majority against Mr. Dahl man. Mr. Blythe 's article was ex tremely interesting, and oue of its most interesting features was its utter disregard of facts at least insofar as it related to democratic conditions in Nebraska. The Gerdes law, which compels all fees received by state officials to oe paid into the state treasury and then drawn out for the purposes contem plated by law, is bringing some very interesting facts to light. It demon strates that the people are paying a whole lot more for "inspections" and all that sort of thing than they thought. It further discloses that for several years various departments of state have been using money obtained as fees without the formality of let ting the people know what the money was expended for. As a result of the Gerdes law several departments are going to see their biennial appropria tions very materially reduced. That Gerdes law was one of the best pieces of legislation euacted in recent years. Does anybody believe that Henry Clay Beattie went to heaven? Will Maupin's Weekly believes he went COMMENT straight to hell if there is sueh a place. Of course we don't believe there is a hell consisting of a lake of fire and brimstone, where the wieked burn forever and ever. As old Uncle John Oliver said, "we just couldn't stand it." But if there is any sueh thing as future punishment for the evil deeds done in the flesh, then as suredly Henry Clay Beattie is right there, getting all that is coming to him. The solace of religion doubtless served a good purpose in nerving him to meet the ordeal of the electric chair but that his acceptance of religion at the last moment was sufficient to se cure him immunity from future pun ishment and insure him everlasting bliss well, our religion won't stand AN INPORTANT BANKING One of the most important business transactions in the history of Lincoln has just been consummated, and Will Mau pin's Weekly takes pride in the fact that it is the first newspaper to make the facts public L. B. Howey, president of the First National Bank of -Beatrice, has purchased the interest of W. T. Anld in the City National Bank of Lincoln. Associated with Mr. Howey in this transaction are A. L. Clarke, president of the First National Bank of Hastings, Frank McGiveren, president of the Commercial Bankers' Association, and J. W. McDonald of Lincoln. Under the new arrangement Mr. Howey will be president of the City National, J. W. McDonald, vice-president, and L. J. Dunn will remain as now the cashier. The sale price of the Anld stock was close around the $175 mark. Mr. Howey will move to Lincoln immediately and give for that sort of thing, and we don't care who knows it. Imagine Beattie, the cold-blooded, murdering degener ate, meeting his brutally murdered wife on the streets of the New Jeru salem ! Excuse us. please we simply can not imagine anvthing of the kind. We've said it so often, and proved the truth of the assertion that it would seem unnecessary to repeat it. But we do because it always sounds good to our ears. When you want men to do just the right thing at the right time, Nebraska is the state that supplies 'em. We are moved to re peat this truism by reason of the fact that it was a Nebraska boy, John P. Dalton, of Broken Bow, who made the points that gave the naval school its football victory over the army school. Whether it is on the football field, on the baseball field, at the bar, in poli tics anywhere and everywhere you're sure to find Nebraskans always at the front, making good. People used to think of Nebraska as a treeless plain. And even today very few Nebraskans are wise to the real fact that Nebraska is a heavily timbered state. Bless you, Nebrassa took the gold medal for its forestry exhibit at the St. Louis exposition a few years ago. And now we hear of a forest fire in Nebraska that swept over 300 acres aud destroyed thou sands of dollars worth of timber. While other states have been devastat ing their forests, Nebraska has been growing hers. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 1, We are informed that "tag day" brought upwards of $2,500 to the Or ganized Charities. All right, but we still insist that "tag day" is wrong; that it enables those most able to help to shirk their duty; that it makes a mockery of the word "charity," and that is not the right way to eonduct that sort of thing. We haven't any fight to make against the Organized Charities Society, although in common with many others we are of the op in. ion that when of each dollar contrib uted by charitably inclined people about 66 cents is used in getting the other 34 cents to the people intended to be benefitted, something is radi cally wrong. It makes us just a bit "sore" to learn that a Virginia boy has just walked off with the prize for growing the greatest number of bushels of corn to the acre. It wasn't because Virginia soil is the best for growing corn it was because the eorn grower went about growing it scientifically. We still eontend that more corn can be grown to the acre in Nebraska than in any other state and we insist that some Nebraska corn grower prove it next vear. ' Mr. Bryan is just now giving evi dences of being about ready to elimi nate Champ Clark from his list of democratic presidential possibilities. Nevertheless and notwithstanding. Will Maupin's Weekly is for Champ Clark's nomination by the democrats, just as it is for LaFollette's nomina tion by the republicans. If Mr. Bryan expects to secure a democratic candi date who hasen't at some time or other made a damphool mistake, he is go ing to meet up with a disappointment. Certainly and to be sure! Mr. Roosevelt is pleading with his friends not to push him for the republican presidential nomination. .Mr. Roose velt will attend to that little matter for himself in due time. If you will read carefully all that Mr. Roosevelt has to say concerning the 1912 situa tion, you will observe that at no time has he come out flat-footed and de clared that he will not accept, or that he will not be a candidate. Mr. Roose velt is pussyfooting. Now comes the rumor that Con gressman Norris may not enter the senatorial race after all, but again go after election to the lower house of j congress. : --J 1911 Let's see; how many names we re call of Nebraskans who have gone east and "made good" in their chosen lines of work. Charles Ma goon who outlined our colonial policy and after being governor-general of the canal zone for a time became governor-general of Cuba. Henry P. Estabrook, who is now the chief legal light of the Western Union Telegraph com pany. Charles Gates Dawes, once n struggling lawyer in Lincoln, now a power in the financial world. Edward Aylesworth Ross, formerly a professor at the University of Nebraska, now admittedly the greatest political and social economist of his generation. O, well, the list might be extended almost indefinitely. TRANSACTION MEN AND MATTERS I his entire time and attention to the institution. This transaction means a big addition to Lincoln's stand ing and influence as a financial center, associating as it does some of the best known banking men and strongest financial institutions in the state.-- - - The details of this immense transaction have been under way for some time, but while everything was practically settled a week or ten days ago, the parties thereto have managed to keep the matter under the hat. This announce ment, the first made, will prove a surprise to the public, but at the same time it will give widespread satisfaction, because of the effect it will have upon the commercial life of the Capital City. Mr. Howey, under. whose direction this big deal has been closed, is one of the best known and most successful bankers in the state, and has been engaged in the business at Beatrice for many years. We are moved to recall the above names by the news that Will Hayward has settled down to the practice of law in New York, associating himself with Burt D. Whedon in the law firm of Wing & Russell. Of course Will Hay ward will make good, just like young Whedon is doing. They are genuine Nebraska products, and they always make good. Being the sons of their fathers. nayward and Whedon couldn't do otherwise than make names for themselves. We are expect ing to hear numerous and always good reports of these two Nebraska bovs. The simple fact of the matter and his colleagues might as well ac knowledge it that Councilman Pent zer made monkies out of his brother councilmen. In several instances this is not a very difficult task, however. Mr. Pentzer is not of the new political school, does not want to be and will not be. He is after results, and while SELLS THE BEST 1528 Bat a broken spirit drieta the bones. That's what the Good Book says, and well bank oo it, sure. Will Mactgc's Weekly works to make cheerful the hearts of its readers, and thus do medi cal duty. Fifty-two eonseeatrve weekly doses for a dollar. GUARANTEED NUMBER 36 others are orating he gets them. And although we may talk about "the new order of things," and all that sort of tommyrot, the faet is we always cotton up to the pnblie oSeial who "gets things." The longer the coun cil tries to head off Pentzer the often er he will make of its members good material for a zoological exhibition. County-Judge-eleet Kisser's an nouncement that he will retain the services of Robin Reid as elerk of his court will be received with consider able satisfaction by those who have business with that court. Mr. Reid has been a most affable, courteous, and ef ficient elerk of the eourt, and Judge Kisser pays him a deserved compli ment by reappointing him Inciden tal ly Judge Kisser secures a valuable and experienced assistant. - William H. Thompson of Grand Island appeared before Secretary of . State Waite last Wednesday and for mally filed as a candidate for the democratic senatorial nomination. Mr. Thompson is one of the wheel horses of Nebraska democracy. Ills ability is beyond question, and as a repre sentative of Nebraska in the senate of the United States he would reSeet credit upon this commonwealth. Mr. Thompson labors under a handi cap that he in no wise deserves. In the old days when a democratic nomi nation was an empty honor, he was several times drafted, and each time he answered and made the best fight possible. Because of this he has been charged with being a chronie seeker after office, a charge wholly unde served. Mr. Thompson is now as Slug for an office for the first time. Every other time he was a candidate it was in response to a demand and always when there was little if any chance for democratic success. "Billy" Thompson's first race for office was in 1890, when he was a can didate for congress in the then "Big Third." George W. E. Dorsey, lately deceased, was the republican candidate and running for a third term. Omar M. Kern was the candidate of the Farmers' Allianee. Neither Dorsey nor Thompson dreamed that the Alli anee candidate would be more than a poor third in the raee. About a week before the election Dorsey became so thoroughly frightened at the splendid campaign Thompson was making that he sent the famous "Have manufac turers quote lower priees" telegram to the chairman of the republican na tional committee. In that campaign Thompson won his title of "The lit (Continued on Page 4) UNCLE SAM SAYS GEO. W. VOSS CO. COAL IN LINCOLN O Sr. E1M3 Bfl AC2S
