11 BOOSTING
We'd Expect You Too.
Fairbury Journal (Rep.) Will Mau
pin, of Maupin's Weekly, has an
nounced his candidacy for the demo
cratic nomination for state railway
commissioner, and it is entirely unique
in that he does not claim to have ob
served a crisis in the history of the
state that means commercial, financial
and moral ruin unless his services can
be secured right away quick." He
frankly admits that the state may
b ) able to get along without his serv
ices, and that he has not mistaken
a desire to connect with the salary of
that office for a call to duty. In other
words, he is a candidate just because
he wants the office and perhaps needs
the salary worse than the state needs
is services. Such frankness is entirely
out of the ordinary with politicians
seeking a job ,and while this paper is
pretty strongly rooted to the republican
faith, we are forced to admit that
the sort of a campaign he is making
appeals to us, and if he gets the
nomination we will probably vote for
the other fellow.
Says a Plenty.
Plattsmouth Evening Journal (Dem.)
Will M. Maupin, editor of Will Mau
pin's Weekly at Lincoln, has come out
for railway commissioner. Well, all
we have to say is that there is not a
more competent man in the state for
the position, and you can bet your
bottom dollar that if he is nominated
and elected the interests of the people
'of Nebraska in that department will be
most carefully guarded.
Good Service for Good Money.
Kearney Daily Hub (Rep.) Will
Maupin, publisher of Maupin's Week
ly, at Lincoln, announces that he will
be a candidate for the democratic
nomination for state railway commis
sioner. Unlike most candidates who
have heard a loud call to duty, Maupin
declares that he simply wants the
office for the salary attached, with
the intention of course of giving serv
ice as an equivalent. It is any way
gratifying to find a man occasionally
who does not make the - pretense of
being a patriot when he is just a poli
tician looking for a good job, and if he
will faithfully deliver the goods there
are few who care whether he is really
a patriot or just a politician.
We Both Hope, Then.
Cortland Sun (Rep.) Our good
friend Will Maupin announces himself
as a candidate for the democratic
nomination for state railway commis
sioner. In his announcement, Mr. Mau
pin gives the public to understand that
he isn't in the race for the honor of
holding the office, but that it is the
salary attached that attracts him. Mr.
Maupin is in every way qualified to
fill the position which he seeks. As
deputy labor commissioner he made
good, and advertised the resources of
Nebraska as they had never been ad
vertised . before. He is a genuine
Nebraska booster. The Sun hopes
the democrats will nominate him, and
that the people, regardless of politics,
will elect him.
Do His Level Best.
Grand Island Free Press (Ind.)
Will Maupin has filed as a candidate
for railway commissioner on the demo
cratic ticket, and is out with a state-
ent that is unique, in which he frank
ly states that he is attracted by the
$3,000 per year, and feels confi
dent that he is capable of manning the
job, and if elected, will devote his
entire time to the office, and will draw
his salary only after having earned it,
by giving value received.
He Was Our "Devil" Once.
Holbrook Observer (Ind.) Will M.
Maupin, editor of Maupin's Weekly,
3nuodun spuauj jo o b pwq on sq
published at Lincoln, has announced
himself a candidate for railway com
missioner. Mr. Maupin held the posi
tion of deputy labor commissioner un
der Governor Shallenberger, ' and
proved the best and most efficient com
missioner the state has ever had. In
fact Mr. Maupin is the man who resur
rected this office, brought it out of its
FOR MAUPIN'S CANDIDACY
dormant state and made it one of the
most popular branches of our state
government. In truth, while in office
"Bill" Maupin used to sit up nights
figuring out Nebraska's wonderful re
sources in agricultural and other lines.
He probably did more to advertise the
possibilities of Nebraska along agri
cultural lines during his tenure of
office than any other one man in the
state during a like period of time. He
is particularly proficient in figures and
could tell almost to the width of a
gnat 's heel just what proportion of Ne
braska 's egg crop, if the eggs were laid
end to end, would reach around the
world. If there is a man in the state
who deserves recognition for the good
he has done, and for his efforts in aid
ing in the development and showing
up the state's great resources, through
publicity, Mr. Maupin is one of them,
and if he can land the nomination we
will be only too glad to boost for him
during the campaign.
A Disinterested Champion.
Nebraska City News (Dem.) Will
Maupin, who has been in the newspa
per business in Nebraska for the past
twenty-five years, has announced that
he is a candidate for railway commis
sioner. He says that he wants the of
fice as bad as the office wants him. He
has not had a lot of friends importun
ing "him to "accept the position" but
he is frank enough to say that he
wants the office because it pays $250
per month and that for six years. In
that time he will be able to save a lot
of money for the wife and kiddies. He
is of the opinion that he knows what
common fairness is, and that is all
that the people ask between the rail
roads and themselves. Maupin is also
of the opinion that he knows as much
about the needs of the people as any
physician or attorney who never had
more than a speaking acquaintance
with railroad men. Maupin promises
to do a good job for the $250 per
month, and will be Johnnie on the
spot all the time. He is competent for
the position and we believe would
give the people good satisfaction. We
are for Maupin even if he has only $25
to put into the campaign.
It Was the Whole Truth.
Albion News (Rep.) Will M. Mau
pin of Lincoln announces that he is
a candidate for railroad commissioner,
and in doing so comes nearer telling
the truth about it than most candi
dates do. He says that he is a candi
date of his own volition; that he has
not been urged by his friends; that
the salary of $3,000 a year looks good
to him; that he is making no personal
sacrifice in going after the job; he
claims to have n exceptional qualifi
cations for the office, only & modicum
of common sense, and the firm convic
tion that any man should expect to
work hard and give his undivided
efforts to earn $250 a monh. His an
nouncement will strike the average
voter being nearer the truth than the
usual grandstand proclamation of
those seeking an office.
We Agree on This.
Wayne Democrat (Dem.) Will M.
Maupin asks the democratic nomina
tion for railway commissioner, and he
plainly says he wants the office for
the salary and thinks that he can
earn the same as well as the next man.
It is certainly a novel way to an
nounce his aspiration for the office
thus frankly. Maupin has the good
common sense to know that the peo
ple are not fools; and we believe that
he has honesty and common sense
enough to make a good official if nomi
nated and elected to the position.
"Mac's" The Real Booster.
Polk Progress (Ind.) WilPM. Mau
pin, of Lincoln, has decided "to vbecome
a candidate for the democratic nomina
tion for railway commissioner. The
Progress believes that the voters of
Nebraska, regardless of party lines,
could select no better qualified man
to fill that position than Will M. Mau
pin. He has been in the newspaper
business in Nebraska for twenty-? ve
years, and is now editor of one of the
best papers for the upbuilding of our
fair state that has ever been published
within her borders. ' .
We Yearn For the Job.
Beaver City Tribune (Rep.)--Will
Maupin admits that he would like to
be the democratic candidate for rail
way commissioner, frankly stating that
his chief desire for the job is based
on the fact that it has a six year' term
at a salary of $3,000 per year. He
further declares that he is willing to
go the limit in his effort to earn the
salary. It is really refreshing to
locate a candidate who is not claiming
willingness to sacrifice his own ' per
sonal business affairs to serve the
"dear people."
Yes, Why Not?
Red Cloud Chief (Dem.) Will Mau
pin has announced himself as a candi
date for the nomination on the demo
cratic ticket for railway commissioner
and true to his character he states in
plain terms that his object in making
the race is to secure the three thousand
dollar salary that goes with, the job.
He makes it clear that there was no
large popular demand for him to come
out but on the contrary he is acting on
his own motion and his own advice.
And why not? Why should not all
candidates be frank? It is true that
there are occasions which bring men
out for certain offices regardless of
their own will but under our present
primary system it takes a terrible jolt
to get the great public to demand a
man to "sacrifice" himself. But
Brother Will is in the race and we
cannot see why a newspaper man of
twenty-five years experience in the
state should ot be a first class man
to have on this commission. If there
is any man who is in touch with public
matters it is the newspaper man who
has been in the thick of the fray like
Will Maupin. Of one thing we would
all be certain and that is the public
would know every minute just what
was going on and you can rest assured
that Will knows nothing but honesty
and fair dealing. The people do not
want more than is coming to them and
the railroads may always, be dended
upon to act fairly if a matter is pre
sented to them fully.
Well Clarence is All Bight Too.
Riverton Review (Dem.) Will M.
Maupin has anounced himself as a
candidate before the primary, for the
office of state railway commissioner. He
declares that he has no especial fitness
for the position that other men do not
have. That he isn't out hunting for
honor and has no money to spend, but
the salary of three thousand dollars a
year looks mighty good to him and he
wants the job for the salary it draws.
This is pretty frank declaration from
a pretty brainy man, but out in this
neck o' the woods," Clarence Harman
has got a lead-pipe cinch on( too many
democratic votes to permit of Will
Maupin having a just share of them,
we are afraid.
We'll Always Stand Up!
Minden Courier (Dem.) Will Mau
pin, of Lincoln, has filed for railway
commissioner and states boldly that
it is not from an earnest desire to
serve the people but rather on account
of its being a good paying office. Will
has been one of the men who have
"stood up for Nebraska" at all times
and under all circumstances and de
serves most generous support.
Some Qualities, These.
Moorfield Chronicle fed.) Will
Maupin, is a candidate i"-?or railroad
I commissioner. He is making a very
! frank statement of his case. . He says
he is not yielding to the earnest solici
tations of his many friends,, nor is he
making a great personal sacrifice for
the sake of his party and country,
but he wants it for the salary con
nected with it, and will do his best
to earn the aforesaid and the same, if
elected. There is possibly not a man
in the state, better acquainted with
its resources, commercial conditions
and needs. These qualities - combined
with real executive ability, frankness,
honesty, a state wide acquaintance and
a strong personality," will "make him
a "live wire," in the campaign.
The Truth Characteristic.
Omaha Western Laborer (Lab.)
Will M. Maupin , announced his candi
dacy for railway commissioner of Ne
braska on the democratic ticket in
the last issue of Will Maupin's Week
ly. The annoucement is characteristic
of the great Nebraska booster.
DEMOCRACY, WHETHER COMMON
OR NOT.
(An address by Will M. Maupin be
fore the Loyal Democratic League,
Lincoln Hotel, March 6.)
I've .read of " Jeffersoniari demo
crats," of "Jacksonian democrats,"
and of various other kinds of demo
crats. To neither of these do I belong.
Far be it from me to sneer at the
wisdom of the fathers, but after I have
done them reverence for the great
things they accomplished, for the great '
thoughts they evolved, I have per
formed my duty to them. But just
as we have advanced from the fire
place and crane to the steel range and
the gas stove; just as we have evoluted
from the stage coach to the limited
train ; just as we have progressed from
the flintlock musket to the rapid fire
rifle, so we have made equal advance
over even the revered founder of the
constitution. I am just a plain ordin
ary "Maupin democrat," so far as I
know the only one of the kind in cap
tivity, and insisting upon my right to
think my own thoughts and express
them without fear of being charged
with contempt of the fathers. That's
my brand of democracy whether com
mon or not.
AVe are facing parlous times in this
republic. Partisanship as we used to
know it is a thing of the past. Men
are voting their honest convictions
these days, not the convictions framed
for them in the back rooms of corpora
tion headquarters, nor in the shady re
treats of professional politicians. The
political fetiches of other days are no
longer worshipped with fear and
trembling. The political voodooism of
yesterday has given way to the politi
cal independence of today.
Now and then we run across a man
who believes that the protective tariff
will make wool grow on the back )f a
hydraulic ram, but so do we now and
then hear of some scientific sharp
digging up other fossils in the bad
lands of the northwest. Now and then
we collide with a man .who believes
that good crops depend upon God be
ing favored with a republican adminis
tration to act as His straw boss on
the job, and we also run across a
democrat who believes that Jefferson
was a fit understudy for the almighty
and Andrew Jackson just a bit more
inspired than Saul of Tarsus. Now and
then we see some man stepping out
and giving utterance 'to a truth as old
as creation, claiming it as original and
acting as if Moses in the act of bring
ing the tables of stone from Sinai were
guilty of entirely too previous pla gar
ism. The principles of democracy were
not born in the brain of either Jeffer
son or Jackson. Eve was the original
investigator, therefore the original
democrat, for she insisted on knowing
why. Adam was the original republi
can, for he was the, first man to lay
the blame for calamity upon the
shoulders of another. The men who
jeered at Noah when he was building
the ark were the first "standpatters"
of record, and we know what hap
pened to them, and it was a plenty.
Noah was the first "progressive" of
record, for he read the signs in the
sky and builded an ark for safety. So
far as patient research enables me to
learn, the men who builded the tower
of Babel were the original "captains
of finance," for it was they who first
sought to defy the laws of nature and
of man, and take to themselves the
management of the universe regardless
of justice and signs that should have
been plain enough to any man with
brains enough to make a knot at the
top of a spinal cord.
The principles of democracy lay
sleeping in the souls of men ere they
emerged from their caves. It was ger
minating as a seed in the ground ages
before God wrote with His finger upon
tables of stone the first recorded plat
form of a genuine democracy not a
partisan democracy, mind you, but a
democracy builded broader and deeper
and truer than any party of human
origin can ever hope to build, unless
it uses as its foundation that higher
i democratic platform I mentioned.
I am a democrat because I believe
in my right to do my own thinking.' ; I
am a democrat because I think this re
public always has on hand men who
are able to safely guide it upon its
God-marked way, and is not compelled
to trust its entire desiny into the hands
of one man, be he from Clam Cave,
Blue Point or Oyster Bay. I am a
democrat because I do not believe God
has to stop every now an then to raise
a man up for a crisis, but always has
'em in stock by the thousands. I
am a democrat because I am an Ameri
can sovereign, .as good as the best if
not better than most. My democracy
is broad enough to grant to every
man the right to think for himself and
not insist upon thrusting him head
foremost into an Ananias club if he
has the temerity to differ from me. I
am a democrat because I am an atom
in the world wide movement that is
sweeping aside the doctrine of the di
vine right of kings, be they hereditary
or financial, and moving on to that
glad day when government will be
best because it is needed the least.
Being this kind of a democrat
whether common or not I can look
with optimistic eye upon the future.
Calamity is as foreign to my soul as
common regard for his pledged word
is to a man who has to inject the word
"consecutive" in order to make ex
cuse for turning traitor to the man of
his own creation. A genuine democrat
is always an optimist, for he is always
hoping for the best. And God knows
we've been a long time, hoping.
Pedestrians upon a "busy street were
startled by the sight of a man emerg
ing headfirst from a second story win
dow and landing heavily upon the
stone pavement. . .
"What's the matter?" they cried,
rushing to the aid of the fallen man.
"O, nothing worth mentioning,"
snid the man riainc nH hi-mariincr tho
dirt from 'his clothes. "That's the
First Ward Jones Club headquarters
up there and I'm a Smith man. They
threw me out. But you wait "here a
minute. I'm going back, and Iwant
you to count them darned Jones men
as I throw 'em out." , '.
The man re-entered the building 'and
a few minutes later a man shot out of
the window and landed ker-plunk on
the pavement.
' ' That 's one!" shouted the gleeful
crowd. . . ;
"Wait a minute. Don't begin count
ing yet; this is me. again." ', " .
How often, 0 how often, we've asked
the waiting crowd not to begin count
ing yet, for it's us again. But we're.
crninff Kqj1t rn ti mnra iiiat- a a frill tf
ginger and confidence as ever before
and this time the waiting crowd may-,
begin counting.
Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the
First had his. Cromwell, and William
Howard Taft is now saddled with his
Theodore Roosevelt. He who shot the
fleeing Spaniard in the back, true to
his record has stabbed in the back the
man he foisted upon us. The man
who organized the Ananias Club for
others, now seeks to evade member
ship by interlining his many vocifer
ous interviews and injecting the word
"consecutive" between the words "an
other" and "term." Isn't the situa
tion one to give every democrat hope
and -confidence.
The ass has been accepted as the:
emblem of the democratic party. Too
often our . actions have demonstrated
that the man who conceived that em
blem had a head on him so long that
he had to go out doors to turn arqund.
Let's not repeat it by getting; all
snarled up over the matter of candi
dates. I have my personal preference ;
you have yours. But whether it be
Harmon of Ohio, or Wilson of 'New
Jersey, or, better still, 01' Champ
Clark of Missoury, let's keep sweet,
let's keep cool, let's keep together,
and let's present a solid front to the
oposition, financed as it is by "big
business," armed by "special 'privi
lege" and likely to be commanded by
the biggest four-flusher in history.
This is my kind of democracy--whether
common or not. But it's get
ting Commoner every day.
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