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said that Will Maupin's Weekly expects to be Very Busy on the Good End of
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CURRENT COMMENT.
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made public if the "big interests had
not realized that Wilson is not "their
man."
' Will Maupin's Weekly frankly con
fesses that it is much more interested
in having a 200,000,000 bushel corn
crop in Nebraska this year than it is
in whether this man or that man shall
be endorsed for president by either
party in the state. Good seed corn is
vastly more vital to Nebraska just
now than whether Taft or LaFollette
shall have the republication delega
tion, or whether Harmon or Wilson or
Clark shall have the democratic delegation.
The indications are that the repub
licans of Nebraska will wage the state
portion of their campaign this year
on the charge that the last democratic
legislature was "extravagant." If
the democrats are wise they will fore
stall any such charge by telling the
real facts. Was it "extravagance" to
appropriate money to build a new
building and repair the old ones at
Beatrice, where feebleminded children
were herded like pigs, sleeping in at
tics and basements, walking on rotted
floors and living beneath the leaky
fs that threatened to fall because
of cracked walls? Was it "extrava
gance" to provide added accommoda
tions for insane men and women who
were herded four or five in a room ?
Was it extravagance to provide decent
school facilities for deaf and dumb
children barred from the public
schools by reason of their infirmities?
Was it "extravagance" to make ade
quate provision for the comfort and
education of blind boys and girls who
were barred from the public schools?
In the efforts to make records for
" economy" former legislatures al
lowed the state's asylums to fall into
disrepair, to become shamefully crowd
ed and to be literally breeding grounds
of disease. The last legislature was
big enough and broad enough to see
the shame of this sort of thing and
correct it. When a great and rich
state like Nebraska has to "econo
mize" at the expense of the health
and comfort of its dependent wards
we want to know it so we can make
our home elsewhere.
Alfred Henry Lewis says that Senator-elect
Ollie James of Kentueky
is presidential size, physically and
mentally. That's what he is. A con
gressman at 30 and a senator at 40,
with a record of splendid service in
the cause of common honesty in public
affairs, Ollie James is looming large
on the political horizon and this has
no reference to bis physique, either.
Once more we believe that the man
who succeeds in inducing two farmers
to test their seed corn where none
tested it before, is doing the state far
more service than the man who frames
up a political slate for either party.
Jesse Newton of Wymore must be
something of a joker. He says he
filed for the republican nomination for
governor beeause he is convinced that
the state needs a "straight from the
shoulder business administration." Up
to date we haven't heard of anybody
complaining because Governor Aldrich
is "dueking" and "dodging."
Would that we had a full page naif
tone of Robert C. Cowell of Omaha
to present upon the first page of this
issue! A few years ago Mr. Cowell
declined a position upon the state
railway commission, with a salary of
$3.0110 a year. The other day he de
clined to accept the post mastership of
Omaha at $6,000 a year. He says he
has a private business of his own that
is demanding his attention. We con
gratulate Mr. Cowell on his good sense,
the while regretting that such as he
may not be impressed into the public
service.
you ever stop to think how many peo
ple inhabit Nebraska's institutions?
We venture the assertion hat it did
not cost as much to warm the people
who inhabit the state's institutions as
it did to warm an equal number of
people divided into families and liv
ing in detached houses.
There are those who profess to be
lieve that under certain contingencies
Bryan will lead a revolt against his
party and LaFollette a revolt against
his party. Those who so believe ought
to take something for it. Each may
and doubtless will kick up a helluva
row inside ( of his own pary, but
secede never !
Well, suppose it did cost the state
$12,000 to warm its public buildings
during December; what of it? Did
NEBRASKA PEACE SOIETY.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 18, 1912.
To the Editor The meeting for the
organization of the Nebraska Peace
Society will be held in the First
Christian church, corner of 14th and M '
streets, Lincoln, on Monday, February
5th. There will be two sessions, one
at 4 dOO p. m., and one at 8 .-00 p. m.
Mr. Charles E. Beals, western secre
tary of the American Peace Society, an
inspiring and convincing advocate of
the peace cause, and Rabbi Emil G.
Hirsch, LL. D. of Chicago, one of the
great orators of America, will be the
speakers at the evening meeting. The
meeting for organization will be at
4:00 p. m. Prof. George E. Howard
will call the meeting to order and
make the opening address. Resolu
tions in support of the arbitration
treaties now before the United States
senate will be presented by Prof. F.
M. Fling.
All friends of the peaee movement
are earnestly "requested to be present
at this meeting. Those who cannot
be present ean be enrolled as charter
members by sending to the under
signed the $1.00 membership fee fixed
by the American Peace Society. This
fee will entitle members to receive the
"Advocate of Peace," a high-grade
monthly journal published by the
national society. The present affords
the greatest opportunity in the his
tory of the world for the friends of
peace to advance their cause. The
Nebraska Peace Society will afford
a medium for the expression of the
public sentiment of this state on this
great question.
' ARTHUR L. WEATHERLY,
For the committee,
1834 South 25th Street,
Lincoln, Neb.
GOOD FOR MAYOR ARMSTRONG!
Being vastly more of a business
man than he is a politician Mayor
Armstrong took the short eut towards
relieving the general fear of water
users. Instead of writing out and
waiting for the passage of long-winded
resolutions, argued pro and con by
a lot of windjammers, the mayor sim
ply sent for a man who knew what
method to pursue to purify the water
supply, and guaranteed the payment
of all the expense.
It was Mayor Armstrong who arose
from a sick bed and took matters in
hand when the water mains were filled
with tainted water from the Rice
well, the officials to whom the duty
rightfully belonged being too busy
shifting blame and explaining. And
again, it was Mayor Armstrong who,
perhaps in excess of authority granted
him, issued an order compelling the
shutting down of the Rice well, and
then saw to it that the order was
obeyed. Now if the board of health
and the water committee and several
other committees of the council will
just content themselves with wrang
ling and let Alvin H. Armstrong run
things until the voters get another
chance, we believe that a general air
of satisfaction will prevail through
out the city.
A GREAT BIG BOOST FOR
GRAND YOUNG NEBRASKA.
Will Maupin's Weekly, the
best single-handed booster Ne
braska, has or ever had, came
out in a blaze of glory last
week with its ''Nebraska In
dustries Number." Twenty
four pages carried an immense
amount of highly interesting
matter regarding' the resources,
attractions and opportunities of
Nebraska, and also numerous ad
vertisements of ioairaf acturisg
concerns who make food goods
in Nebraska and are not afraid
to let people know it. Omaha
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Evidently Governor Wilson forgot
to add the postscript that no letter
writing politician should -ever orgetr
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