WILL MAUPIN'S WEEKLY
WILL M. MAUPIN, Editor
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salem persecutor of the primitive
Christians backed off the boards.
: Mr. 'Wilson may be all that Mr.
Bryan claims for him: He may be in
deed a modern Saul of Tarsus. We
are not denying it; we are merely
giving vent to our beliefs thereunto
touching and appertaining. But we
venture to remark that there are a lot
of old-time democrats who are sorry
that Saul of Princeton did not follow
the example of Saul of Tarsus and
abide, silently and prayerfully, in the
humble abode of some democratic saint
in a street called Straight, until some
one whose faith had been tested and
tried came along to counsel and advise
him.
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A GREAT BIO BOOST FOB
GRAND YOUNG NEBRASKA.
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Will Maupin'i Weekly, the
best single-handed booster 3fo-
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
t amount of highly interesting
matter regarding the resources,
attractions and opportunities of
. Nebraska, and also numerous ad-
vertisements of manufacturing
concerns who make good goods
in Nebraska and are not afraid'
to let people know it.
Will Maupin ought to be put
on the state's payroll for life as
official booster. Omaha Trade
Exhibit.
A MODERN SAUL OF TARSUS.
A few days ago Mr. Bryan, having
had his attention called . to Governor
"Wilson 's correspondence" with Mr.
Joline, declared that the exhibit mere
ly proved Mr. "Wilson to be a modern
Saul of Tarsus. Far be it from us
to take issue with Mr. Bryan on a
matter involving the interpretation of
the scriptures, for while admitting our
dwb inu ui scriptural uiuwicuge we
fain would adMt" Mr. Bryan's intimate1
knowledge . thereof. ; But - being free
born, white and of the age of 21 we
insist upon our prerogative of in
terpreting our own Bible. ' i
And in insisting that Mr. Bryan was
not happy in his parallel we do with
the full knowledge that he has the ad
vantage. So, also, we insist that this
is not the first time Mr. Bryan has
got his scriptural interpretation on
crooked. We remember his famous re
marks concerning Absolom, than whom
a more treacherous, undutiful, unscrup
ulous young man never lived.
We are not oposing Mr. Wilson in
his candidacy for the democratic
nomination. In fact we are much more
concerned about the quality of the corn
used for seed in Nebraska than we
are in the personality of any candidate
for any office just now. But there are
old time democrats hereabouts who
would feel much better if Mr. Wilson
were indeed more like Saul of Tarsus.
We recall,. . from a more .or less inti
mate study of the Good . Book, that
Saul, after long months of persecut
ing the saints, started down to Damas
cus to persecute some more, and a
little harder. 'On this journey he saw
a great light.. Thus far we admit .the
likeness between Woodrow Wilson and
Saul of Tarsus. . But there now' comes
a hiatus therein. Saul, it will be re
membered, was blind for some days,
being restored, to sight by Ananias.
Thus we have it that Saul, after see
ing his great light, was silent, for. at
least three days some seventy-two
hours longer, than the silence main
. tained by Mr. Wilson after his gazing:
upon the "great light." And, too,,
after being restored to sight Saul re
mained quietly with certain disciples
of the faith for "certain days" before
beginning the work of preaching the.
gospel. We have heard of no such :
tarrying with the disciples of the dem
ocratic faith on. the part of Mr. Wil-,
son. . . Indeed, his conversion and his
sudden leap into the limelight as one
of the chief spokesmen of the true
democratic faith, were coincident and.
contemporaneous. In this one respect,
at least, the Princeton persecutor of
the democratic , saints . has the. Jeru-
o -v " Q - v.
JEROME H ' .SMITH.
The death of Judge Jerome H...
Smith last Wednesday, although long
expected by his family, himself and
his associates, was none the less a
shock.. For many months . Judge
Smith has been suffering from an in
curable disease, all that medical and
surgical science being able to do be
ing to prolong life for a time. During
all his long and painful illness he was
the same patient, kindly -man that he
was during his years of ' health and
active business. A man of splendid
ability, he soon became a leader in
Nebraska politics, and for thirty
years he held that position. . As a dis
trict judge he evidenced more than
usual judicial ability, and as a practi
tioner he assumed a high place at the
bar of the state. In business he was
as successful as in the practice of the
.law, and his business career was
marked by energy, clearsightedness
and square dealing. He was one of
the promoters of the Citizens Railway
company, and after the consolidation
became secretary of the Traction com
pany. For a number of years he was
chief counsel of the Royal Highlanders,
one of Nebraska's splendid fraternal
organizations. He helped to build the
state, and in every Way his influence
was for good. In his death Nebraska
has lost a pioneer and a citizen whose
work was always helpful and whose
place can not easily be filled.
On March 1, 1917 just five years
from now- Nebraska will be fifty
years old. That means her semi-cen-teniai.
And it ought to be celebrated
with pomp and circumstance. Ne
braska can show more results for fifty
years of effort than any other state in
the Union or any other equal expanse
of territory in the world. Let's show,
the world. '
Beautiful system we "protect" the,
Massachusetts cotton manufacturer so,
he can pay American labor: better
wages, then we send the militia to con
vince the operatives that it : is very
wrong for them to make a concerted
demand for what is coming to them.
Mr. Bryan's name has been with
drawn as a candidate for president be
fore the Nebraska primaries. But it
may yet appear upon the regular
ticket handed out on the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November."
All of Nebraska's congressional dele
gation voted to revise the steel sched
ule, although Sloan and Kinkaid tried
to have the schedule recommitted. Re
vision of the tariff downward is a
mighty uphill job.
Along about the first of July Mr.
John O. Yeiser of Omaha may have
an opportunity to declare while wrig
gling his finger with his thumb on his
nose, "I told you so!"
We will cheerfully admit that Kan
sas needs a "blue sky" law much
more than such a law is needed in Ne
braska. Nebraskans are just a bit
wiser.
The London Times is talking about
a "flood of gold." Thus far we have
managed to keep our heads above the
surface of any such flood.
Yes, the little scrap between Wood
row Wilson and Henri Watterson is
very interesting, but have you tested
your seed cornt
If the hammerman will not cease
hammering, hammer the hammerman
with his own hammer.
- Another innocent man has just been
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United States.
The line as it stands today takes in every size from 30 to 54 waist measure and from 28 to
38 length. They are made to fit tall, short, thin or stout men. In the lot you will be able
to find most any color, pattern or style, also a splendid assortment of blues and blacks. , We
positively believe this to be one of the best Odd Trousers Opportunities ever presented to you
by this store and we are hopeful that you will be able to take advantage of this opportunity.
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hanged, for murder. At any rate he
declared his innocence to the very
last. "J And he may have been, too.
Isn't it time for a civilized people to
quit murdering' under the guise, of
lawt .'
Noting that the department of agri
culture says the four-footed hogs have,
decreased in number the Omaha World
Herald remarks that statistics relative
to . the two-footed : variety" of hog are
not available. That's' funny. We
thought Omaha had a city directory,
just like Lincoln.
Fred-Cornell's suggestion that the
railroads entering Lincoln abandon
their separate ticket offices and estab
lish a joint office is so sensible that
of course the railroad managers will
be awfully slow to take it up.
We don't take any stock in the free
raw material scheme." What we want
is .absolute . and unqualified free trade.
We are tired of having the seat of our
pants kicked out by the "infants" we
so industriously protect.
State Fire Commissioner Randall
calls attention to a coincidence. Ne
braska, with the smallest percentage
of illiterates of all the states, also has
the smallest percentage of fire loss of
all the states. a V
Mr. Roosevelt will run for president
if shoved into the campaign by bis
friends. And Mr. Roosevelt is teeter
ing on one leg right on the brink. A
mighty little shove is all -that is
needed. : ;
Kansas boasts of having more wealth
per capita than any other state, but
she lacks $2420 per capita of having
as, much wealth, as Nebraska.
While President Taft is spraying his
throat to preserve it, Teddy is airing
his boomlet in order to get the smell
of mothballs off.
Head Consul Talbot returns from
the Chicago convention of the M. W.
Per Cent Les
-Than Regmlar Price
GOOD CLOTHES MERCHANTS
A. with every evidence of having been
able to protect his scalp against the
onslaught of Mr." Sundean of Minne
apolis. . - - .
If Col. John L. Webster will agree
to repeat that famous "cheap wheat
speech" we will guarantee to provide
the hall free of any expense to him.
If you are not reading Mr. Con-;
nolley's articles on the judiciary, now
running in Everybody's, you are miss-'
ing the biggest sensation of the decade.
A reputation for economy builded
by a state on neglect of its unfortu
nate wards, is not a good reputation.
We are beginning to understand
why Mr. Darrow was so . anxious to
have a large defense fund handy.
Schoolmaster Wilson called Marse
Henri "a nice old gentlemen" and
then the fur began flying.
SOCIALIST LECTURE COURSE.
The socialists of Lincoln have ar
ranged for a lecture course, consisting
of five lectures by the ablest leaders in
the socialist movement. . The first of
these lectures will be by W. . P. Ries,
whose subject wU be, ' ' How we 'are
gouged," and will be delivered on'
February 15. , Other 4 lectures will be
as follows : February 29, Ernest Un-
termann on "Why things happen to
happen." March 7, R. A. Maynard on
"The war of the classes.'.' March 14,
Mila Tupper Maynard on " The trust
busters." March 21, Ralph Korngold
on "Socialists at work."
Tickets for the entire series are now
offered for sale at $1 each, and every
purchaser may select' from a printed
list one dollar's worth of socialist liter
ature or purchase a dollar's worth of
literature and secure a free ticket ad
mitting to all five lectures. v .
Socialism is demanding more and
more attention every day. The time '
has gone by. when it sufficed to. sneer
at the socialist propaganda. It . has .
outgrown sneers, ;.and is today de
manding the best thought and atten
tion of the world. Those who are in-.
g. UQ)o
forested in learning the truth at first"
handf or desirous' of studying economic
and social conditions, would do .well to
attend this lecture course.
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