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WILL MAUPIN'S WEEKLY
WILL M. MAUPIN, Editor
"Eataraa1 aa aaeoad-claia matter Fabraair 3. 191 1. a
ka aat affica al Liacoln, Nabraaka. oadar tha Act of
March 3, 1S7."
ONE DOLLAR THE YEAR
AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
After this issue Will Maupin's
Weekly will be under the sole busi
ness and editorial control of Mr. Mau
pin, and will not be connected in any
way whatsoever with any printing or
publishing business. Its editor and
. publisher proposes from this time
forth to devote his entire time and
attention to making Will Maupin's
Weekly a periodical that people will
want because of its merits as a com
mentator on current topics and as an
evangel of Nebraska.
If Will Maupin's Weekly in the past
has been "boosting for Nebraska,"
just watch it in the future ! From this
time forth it proposes doing more
than ever before and more than any
other publication has ever undertaken
to make Nebraska's resources and
posibilities known to the world. And
while doing this it proposes radiating
sunshine and good cheer wherever it
goes. When it fails to find something
good to say of a man it will keep
silent, unless it so happens that speak
ing the truth will be of benefit to the
public. Its chief mission in life is to
boost the men who are doing real
things for humanity. Politically it
will be as. independent as a porker in
a refrigerating room, but neutrality is
something it knows nothing about. It
purposes pointing out good men, re
gardless of their party affiliations, and
attempting to secure their election to
office. It is going to fight for the
establishment of a Bureau of Publicity
and Promotion as a necessary part of
the state's business. In short, it is
going to be just the kind of a periodi
cal you will like if you like a booster
arid a cheerupathist.
You can have Will Maupin's Weekly
a whole year for a dollar. And just
to help push things along, if you'll
send the dollar now we will send Will
Maupin's Weekly to you, and to any
address outside of Nebraska that you
may desire. In that way you'll be
made acquainted with the wonderful
resources of Nebraska and at the
same time help to educate some out
sider. And now is the time to subscribe.
THE WATER POWER PROBLEM.
Nebraska has been waiting and hop
ing for many years for the develop
ment of her magnificent water powers.
The one man who has been working
in season and out of season to bring
about the realization of this project
is Mr. Babcock of Omaha. Now that
he sees success in sight complications
arise.
Will Maupin's Weekly believes and
advocates the state's retaining abso
lute control of the waterways and
powers of the state. But it does not
believe it possible for the state to
develop the power and engage in its
sale. It will require millions of dol
lars to make the project a fact. . Be
fore the state can raise the money,
even if the taxpayers so desired, the
constitution will have to be amended,
which is a long and tedious process.
The state can neither vote bonds nor
engage in any commercial enterprise
under the present constitution.
Nor does Will Maupin's Weekly be
lieve that the voters of the state will
ever vote $3,000,000 worth of bonds
to finance such a project. The voters
of western Nebraska would not con
sent to burden themselves in order to
develop a water power they could
never use. They might be induced
to do so provided the east end of the
state would vote an equal amount to
build irrigation ditches in the west
end.
Mr. Babcock and the men he has
interested in his stupendous project
should be permitted to go ahead with
it, with the understanding that the
state's interests will be properly safe
guarded. Nothing will be done in
any event before the next session of
the legislature, at which time the law
may be properly amended or a new
one framed.
Under the present law giving the
railway commission power to fix rates,
together with a reservation that the
power company shall pay a certain
percentage of its receipts into the
state treasury, a private company will
do more than the state can do, do it
better, and yet . be prevented from
unduly exploiting the people. Of
course it must be understood that the
state may, after a certain designated
time, have the right to take over the
power plant or plants if it so desires.
Will 'Maupin's Weekly is in favor
of public ownership, but the demand
for the development of water power
is already overwhelming. We have
waited and hoped for years. Now
there is a possibility that something
will be done. Immediately men who
have never considered the matter at
all, never helped to promote it, never
a hand to assist those who have
planned and worked immediately a
number of such men jump in and set
back the work another decade. It is
not right; neither is it just or based
on economic good sense.
The interests of the state and its
people may easily be safeguarded with
out throwing any undue restrictions
upon the men who are willing to put
up millions to develop this water
power. It is easy enough to talk
about the state doing it, but really
doing it is quite another matter. Why
hasn't the state been doing it T Why
haven't these men who so suddenly
seek to protect the dear people been
doing something tangible all these
years?
Will Maupin's Weekly wants to see
work begun upon a great power plant.
It wants the state's interests safe
guarded, but it is willing that v the
men who invest their millions shall
have a fair return upon the money
they actually invest, together with a
fair reward for their work and some
thing for the risk they run. To talk
about the state undertaking this vast
work at this time, or any time within
the nert decade, is rank foolishness.
We need the developed water power.
We need to secure something that will
arord employment for thousands of
laborers. Here is the olden oppor
tunity. Let us not throw it away by
vain "bickerings or indulgence in
dreams.
Victor Rosewater is acting chair
man of the republican national com
mittee, and that committee has had
chairmen with far less ability, far
less astuteness, far less acquaintance
with political conditions and a whole
lot less honesty.
On and after the date of this issue
the office of Will Maupin's Weekly
will be in room 436, Bankers Life
building. Drop in and put your feet
up on our mahogany desk. You fur
nish the pipe and we'll furnish the
tobacco.
Come to think of it, most of us have
lived under both republican and demo
cratic presidents, and if memory serves
us right most of us had to hustle for
a living just the same under one as
under the other.
Every time you buy goods manu
factured in Nebraska you help to pay
wages to Nebraska workers. The
more workers we have in Nebraska the
greater will .be our need of prospeity.
If we get a bumper crop of wheat
and corn in Nebraska this year we
opine that it doesn't matter such a
heluva lot who is nominated for president.
Chris Greunther is something of a
ready letterwriter himself, but there
seems to be a few of them connected
with the anti-Harmon bureau in Ohio.
About the only thing in Nebraska
that Col. Roosevelt has beaten to a
frazzle is the Ross presidential boom.
There is danger that the advocates
of municip'al ownership will make the
common mistake of biting off more
than they can chew.
Talk about 'being prominent in the
politics of the nation! Nebraska has
got 'em all skinned. The vice chair-
man of the democratic national com
mittee is a Nebraskan. The acting
chairman of the republican national
committee is a Nebraskan. The sec
retary of the republican national com
mittee is a Nebraskan suffering tem
porary exile in New York. Every
time the word politics is mentioned
the. intelligent voters of all states in
stinctively think of Nebraska.
Doubtless Robert Beecher Howell of
Omaha is laboring under the suspicion
that the fates are conspiring against
him. Victor Rosewater acting as chair
man of the republican national com
mittee rather gives the editor the
vantage. -
Merely as a precaution we suggest
that the managers of democratic dollar
dinners between now and the primaries
provide soft grub that may be eaten
with a spoon. There is danger in
having knives lying around so promiscuously.
' About all the Champ Clark boomer
in Nebraska has to do is to sit tight
and watch the Clark boom grow.
If there's any snow left in Nebraska
when ''Bob" LaFollette arrives it will
go off with a rush.
Four gentlemen aspire to fill Con
gressman Norris' shoes four republi
cans. Their scrambling may mean
that Roderick Dhu Sutherland's feet
will he slipped into the Norris brogans.
There is every reason why I. D.
Evans of Kenesaw, republican candi
date for the nomination for auditor,
should receive the vote of every repub
lican wage earner. They never had a
better friend, nor one who will serve
them better.
The Ord Quiz says LaFollette will
draw big crowds in Nebraska, but will
not get the votes. That's what Roose
velt's managers said about North
Dakota. ,
Robert Smith of Omaha has filed for
the democratic nomination for United
States senator. Now how many, if
anf, is Robert Smith fit Omaha?
"Bob" LaFollette is coming to Ne
braska to build a fire under certain
presumptuous candidacies. And "Bob"
is something of a bonfire artist. .
Look out now! Don't let us repeat
the mistake of submitting too all-fired
many bond propositions to the voters
of Lincoln at one time. ,
One good thing about Nebraska irri
gation ditches is that they come in
handy right now to carry off the sur
plus moisture.
According to Col. Roosevelt those
North Dakota primaries were not such
a much after all. . "
After all, isn't it fine to feel Ne
braska mud on your shoes once more?
hysterics at the sight of a man falling
on an icy walk and breaking his leg.
This is, however, the first, time we
ever heard of a lot of men who
thought it a huge joke to put upon a
ticket with intelligent, thoughtful and
earnest men an illiterate fellow
honest enough beyond question who
doesn't possess brains enough to see
mat ne is Demg make a outt or ridi
cule. Those Lexington jokers, ought
to take something for it.
THE WESTERN TRADER.
OMAHA
WiU Maupin's Weekly, Lincoln,
Nebr. Yesterday for . the first
time we saw a copy of your Ne-
braska Industries number. It
impressed us as being of great
value in advertising the various
industries of this great state,
and also in encouraging the
many manufacturing concerns
now here to greater efforts in
marketing their products in
trade territory farther distant
from Nebraska. Keep up the
good work. Nebraska manu-
fact ores are increasing but the
many manufacturing inititu-
tihnu lnmtcii within tha ww1m - St
of this statA tw(1 mnr attvmr. ,
" you aie aoing your pars in
giving wide publicity to them .
and to their wares.
We are also glad to see the
fine write-up articles of both "
" Omaha and Lincoln in the same
issue of your paper. Anything
that will add to the commercial
friendship of these two cities is
to be commended, and we are
glad that you and your Weekly
are taking part in this good
work that will redound to -your
everlasting credit and to the
benefit of Omaha, Lincoln and
the entire state.
Wishing , your Weekly the
greatest financial success and
extending to you personally the
compliments of the season, we
remain, Yours very truly,
THE WESTERN TRADER,
ZANE THOMPSON,
Mr. Newton of Wymore is camping
in Omaha, looking after his guber
natorial boom. We hope Col. Newton
is well equipped with a microscope of
immense magnifying power.
Sometimes we are puzzled to know
whether it is Harmon of Ohio or
Greunther of Platte who is running
for the democratic nomination.
The things that are made in Ne
braska are the things that loyal Ne
braskans should buy.
We used to say things in a "Pick
wickian sense." Now we say it in a
"Rooseveltian sene."
A SORRY JOKE.
If the primary law is so framed
that it is impossible to prevent a lot
of men making Jerusalem donkeys of
themselves by filing a plain ordinary
damfool for a high' office, then for
heaven's sake let's amend the law.
The men who signed the petition of
that man Ross are suffering from a
severe attack of perverted humor.
Their idea of a joke is beyond our
understanding. We have seen fellows
who thought it huge fun to annoy and
hector an imbecile; and other fellows
who laughed with delight at the antics
of a fly from which one of their num
ber had pulled the wings; and other
. fellows who laughed themselves into
