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and put within reach of small land
holders, and no better man for the
job of parcelling it out could be
selected than Willard F. Bailey. The
more of such men as he that Nebraska
can develop, the better off Nebraska
ill be.
Jesse S. Newton, who is going to
contest with Chester II. Aldrich for
the republican gubernatorial nomina
tion, has issued his platform. Among
other things he says: "I believe that
an appropriation should be made for
use in advertising the resources of
our great state to the world, there
being thousands of acres of fertile
land yet uncultivated, and thousands
of business opportunities yet undevel
oped. Nebraska is one of the grand
est states in the Union and her pro
gress anr prosperity should no longer
be retarded for the want of publicity."
That sort of a pronouncement listens
mighty good to this newspaper. It
shows that Mr. Newton is progressive
and enterprising. "We commend his
attitude on this important question to
other aspirants for the governorship.
Every now and then a new "biggest
of its kind in the world" institution
shows up in Nebraska. Now comes
the information that Jefferson county
boasts of the largest sorghum syrup
mill in the United States. Of course
there are southern mills that produce
more sorghum " syrup for the reason
that it is a by-product of cane sugar
but for sorghum purposes only the
Jefferson county institution is entitled
to the priie for bigness. We have
long held to the opinion that people
who prefer doctored glucose and al
leged corn syrup to the old-fashioned
sorghum molasses of our early days
ought to take something for it. There
is nothing more delicious in the syrup
line than genuine sorghum the kind
that we can get from Nebraska grown
cane. If Nebraskans only knew what
was best in the " lasses' line they'd
put that Jefferson county institution
to working over-time.
Of course the people who believed
that the books submitted by the pack
ers were "on the square" are the
people who buy gold bricks and blue
sky. "Big Business' always employs
the "double entry" system of book
keeping one set of books for itself
and one for public inspection. In
these days of holding companies and
subsidiary corporations it is well not
to take too much for granted in look
ing up reports of expenses and net
revenue. Our asylums would be full
if we performed our duty to society
and incarcerated therein all who are
so mentally deficient as to believe that
there is no such thing as a "packers'
trust."
Elsewhere is printed the call for
a meeting to organize a Nebraska
branch of the "Peace Society." It
should have the attention of every
lover of peace, to say nothing of the
attention of those who are weary of
putting up the money to pay for strut
and fuss and feathers. Just as soon
as we arrive at that stage of common
sense that we insist upon having those
fight our wars who bring them on, we
will have an end to wars.
The Plattsmouth Journal asserts
that Paul Clark's home is in the west,
and that he is a resident of Lincoln
for political purposes only. This is
unjust as well as untrue. Paul Clark
has always been a resident of Lincoln.
True he has made a little money, and
now and then takes a trip to Califor
nia, but isnt it about time to quit
damning a man because he has made
some money t The longer we think
about it the more we believe that the
man who is capable of managing his
wn. business successfully is a " pretty
good man to choose when looking for
ne to manage the public's business.
If the LaFollette campaign mana
gers in Nebraska had been allowed to
frame up that Taft slate they eouldnt
have done a better job for LaFollette.
There isn't man on the whole Taft
slate who isn't a good fellow, a loyal
Ncbraskan and a man of parts. But
the list reads like a roll call of office
holders and salaried employes of "big
business." To a man they hold to the
opinion that the republican party can
d no wrong, and that the worst re
publican is to be preferred to the best
democrat. There are many such peo
ple still abroad in the land, but praise
the Lord they are growing scarcer
every day.
The Nebraska Legislative League,
made up of men who have been mem
bers of the Nebraska legislature, will
hold its first reunion and banquet at
the Lincoln hotel in Lincoln on Feb
ruary 15. That is going to be a
mighty interesting meeting. And
wouldn't it be wonderfully interesting
if the ex-members should unbosom
themselves and tell all they know
about the devious methods used to
enact this or that law, or to defeat
this or that measure? How we would
like to hear Taylor of Loup tell the
whole story of that famous special
engine that took him out of the state
in 1S91. Or hear Collins of Gage tell
of a famous conference or two that
took place in the palatial rooms of
Arthur B. Smith at the Lincoln hotel.
Or Switzler of Omaha tell us a few
things about the efforts put forth to
kill the maximum rate bill in 1891.
Or hear "White of Plattsmouth tell of
the time he squelched Shrader. But of
course well hear nothing of the kind.
However, those who attend will hear
enough of interest to keep them awake
for many hours.
Small blame may be attached to
Governor Aldrich for feeling miffed
over the refusal of the Eosewater-Web-ster-Adams
element to make him one
of the "big four" to the republican
national convention. And that refusal
leads this watchful guardian of the
public's interests to opine that the K-W-A
crowd eouldn't have played into
the hands of the LaFollette crowd any
better had it laid awake nights trying
to frame up a better plan.
So regularly do we find ourselves in
hearty accord with Governor Aldrich,
and so regularly do we say so, that he
will not take it amiss if we occasional
ly chide him. His remarks about "leg
islators" and "beer glasses" in his
address to the swine breeders was in
poor taste and only another example
of the penchant some men have for go
ing off half-cocked. We know quite
well that many members of the last
legislature liked their beer, and liking
it took it when so disposed. But drink
ing by the members of the 1911 ses
sion was wonderfully moderate com
pared with the drinking done by mem
bers of several former sessions. Look
ing back over a newspaper experience
of more than twenty years in this
state we can recall the time when
legislators did not need to keep it in
their rooms, there was always a huge
stock of it on hand at the state house.
And if there was any bad legisla
tion on account of too much beer dur
ing the last session, whose fault is it,
pray, that the bad legislation was not
emasculated by executive veto?
Howard II. Baldrige, one of the
really big lawyers- of Nebraska, is
contemplating putting forth an effort
to secure the republican congressional
nomination in the Second district.
Here's hoping he determines to enter
the primary. The more such men we
prevail upon to become candidates, the
better our ehanee for securing public
officials who will stand four-square for
our interests. Mr. Baldridge the kind
of man to be depended upon to say
just what he stands for, and then go
the limit to prove it.
Dr. Victor Rosewater now comes be
fore the republicans of the entire state,
instead of before a state committee,
seeking to again be national commit
teeman. This will be his first appear
ance as an applicant for popular suf
frage and the outcome will be watched
with interest by the people and with
some anxiety by Dr. Rosewater. It
would be the irony of fate were the
LaFollette forces to make R. B.
Howell of Omaha their candidate for
the national committeeship. Dr. Rose
water has been gunning for the Howell
scalp for many years, but to date the
long flowing looks of the engineer are
still intact. It would be a mighty
pretty fight, and one we would thor
oughly enjoy. And so anxious are we
to see it pulled off that well volun
teer to hold the coats of both and
eheer them impartially.
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GET IT INTO YOUR HEART AND LIFE
At the mid-winter meeting of the Alabama Press Association, C. W. Ware, editor
of the Tuskegee News, delivered an address on "The Country Press in Politics. From
that address Will Maupin's Weekly takes the liberty of quoting the following paragraph,
earnestly and prayerfully commending it to the thoughtful consideration of some five hun
dred "country newspapers" in Nebraska:
"Hie most important thing as I see it today is that every country editor should get into
his heart and life a correct picture of what his state is and has, and what it offers to intelligent
and industrious people, and from that picture get a vision of what she is destined to be as all of
her citizens more fully labor together for her development. Then, with that picture and that
vision inspiring him, let him tell every week of what progressive men and women are doing right
ihjhisiown section and county. Thus forever singing of the virtues of his county and his state
he will stimtlate a like hopeful and patriotic feeling in his readers."
Will Maupin's Weekly here give a table showing what Nebraska produced upon her
farms in 1911. The addition of her manufactured products would increase the grand
total by upwards of $240,000,000. What each county has contributed to this great sum
may be estimated from the statistics compiled by the Nebraska Bureau of Labor and In
dustrial Statistics, and issued as "Bulletin No. 23-A." This bulletin will be sent free upon
application to Louis V. Guye, Chief Deputy Commissioner of Labor, Lincoln.
Come on, and let us all work together for the upbuilding of Nebraska!
Wheat
Corn .. bush.
Oats bush.
Eye bush.
Barley ...... - -bush.
Millet and Hungarian tons
Hay tons
Butter ." lbs.
Sugar beets tons
Potatoes bush.
Flax bush.
Speltx bush.
Broom corn lbs.
Sorghum .tons
Cheese lbs.
Milk sold other than butter and cheese
Honey and beeswax
Horticultural and Garden Products
Poultry and Eggs
Animals for slaughter
Total Value of Farm Products..
Horses
Mules
Cattle (including dairy)
Sheep
Swine
Total Value of Live Stock
Total Value of Farm Products
Grand Total Live Stock and Farm Products. . .
Quantities.
bush.
S,609,885
133,400,303
32,035.858
930.180
918180
15491
5,154,518
47,983428
14268
4,747,719
41,431
426,770
981,850
227,793
133445
Number
918,240
91437
229,976
383,602
1.979,784
A
Values
$40,084,50340
67,038472.71
12,173, 02&04
79245843
477,453.06
1,030.037.00
43,963,918.00
12,6152332
71140.00
. 4,700,000.00
12S.71&90
1961120
4&48040
5,457,032.00
15.S87.40
1,670,000.00
28,971.00
6,515,09100
42,88474.00
83434463.00
$334,788,668.46
$102,842,880.00
11,333.947.00
66,899,280.00
1,534,408.00
19,797,840.00
$203,01355.00
334,788,663.46
$537,802,023.46