Will Maupin s w eeiuy
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Entered at the poatofflce at Lincoln, Nebraska,
aa second-class mall matter, under the Act of
Congress of March t, 1879.
AN OVERLOOKED ANNIVERSARY.
Three weeks ago today "Will Mau
pin's Weekly had a birthday, but it
was so busy it overlooked the fact.
On March 31 this paper was eight
years old. Eight years ago it was
established under the name of "The
"Wage worker,' 'and continued under
that name until February 1, 1911, when
it assumed the present name. It has
had some varied experiences during
those eight years, but it has steadily
maintained its purpose. It has not suc
ceeded in doing all that it hoped to do
and probably never will. But like
the organist in the mining camp, it has
been doing its best all the time. It
has been the organ only of its editor
all these years. It hasn't had a single
string attached to it. It hasn't had
a friend to reward at the expense of
honest conviction, nor an enemy
worthy of notice to subject to punish
ment. It has had quite a few yellow
curs barking at its heels, but it hasn't
paused a minute to look for a rock.
But what has passed is past. It
is of the future that we would speak.
Will Maupin 's Weekly has several
aims, but its chief one is to boost
for Nebraska and for the men who are
accomplishing real things. It believes
Nebraska is the best state in the Union,
and wants to help prove it by advertis
ing Nebraska's resources and possi
bilities to all men everywhere. It
wants to aid in the building up of Ne
braska's manufacturing institutions by
helping to cultivate a state pride and
loyalty that will impel Nebraskans to
stand by their home industries. It
wants to give due meed of praise to
the men whose energy and brains and
initiative . are developing this great
state. It wants to scatter sunshine and
good cheer. Its hot house of roses Is
inteinlcd for the living it has only
tears for the dead.. If it doesn't know
something good to say of men it will
either think up something or keep
quiet about them. Its office equipment
does not include a hammer, but does
include a lever and a jackscrew for
lifting purposes. If you .do not like
its purpose and its performance, we
don't care a rap. If you do like them,
show it by sending in your dollar and
receiving fifty-two consecutive week
ly doses of its educational sunshine and
good cheer.
Will Maupin 's Weekly is well started
on its ninth year, feeling real pert.
THE WATER POWER PROBLEM.
For twenty years H. E. Babcock of
Omaha has been working and planning
for the development of a magnificent
water power in eastern Nebraska. In
spite of repeated rebuffs and discour
agements; in spite of ridicule and in
difference, Mr. Babcock worked and
sacrificed, confident that he was on
the right track and that sooner or
later success would come. And dur
ing all these years of discouragements
and disappointments not a single sug
gestion, not a single offer of help came
from the people who should have been
most interested.
But suddenly it is made manifest
that Mr. Babcock is about to realize
his dream of almost two decades. Men
known to have the financial ability to
finance the great enterprise announce
that they are ready to do it---and then
a people long indifferent, many of
them incredulous and most of them ig
norant of what it means to Nebraska,
suddenly wake up and become insis
tent that the state "be protected."
Why did they not think of that long
agoT Why didn't they "protect" the
state before Mr. Babcock endured so
many years of toil and bitter disap
pointments 1 Why did they wait until
he was about to realize upon all his
toil and then suddenly become so
wonderfully concerned about "pro
tecting" the state T
This development of water power
in Nebraska has been a sort of fetich
with the editor of Will Maupin 's
Weekly for years. He wrote editorials
advocating, its development twenty
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years ago for the Omaha world-Herald.
From 1896 to 1901 he wrote scores of
editorials for that same paper advocat
ing the development of Nebraska's
water power. While deputy commis
sioner of labor he inserted mention of
it in bulletin after bulletin. It is no
new thing that Mr. Babcock offers. It
strikes Will Maupin 's Weekly that all
this wrangle is merely for the purpose
of depriving Mr. Babcock of what he
has deservedly earned. Men who
wouldn't listen to him, although he
plead with them for years, suddenly
awaken to the fact that it is a good
thing, and immediately they begin an
effort to jockey Babcock out of his
rights. And it strikes us that a lot
of well-intentioned gentlemen are play
ing into the hands of that same out
fit. We believe, and insist that it can
be done, that the state should exer
cise control over the water powers of
the state ; that the state should be
recompensed handsomely for the use
of the water in its streams used for
power purposes, and that the state
should regulate the rate charged. But
this talk about the state undertaking
the development of the water power
is all tommy-rot. Nor is it unwise
for the state to grant the right sought
after by Mr. Babcock now, for the
state can at the proper time fix con
ditions. The railroads were built
many years before we created a rail
way commission and gave it power to
regulate rates within the state. It
would be just as easy to fix the physi
cal valuation of the water power plant
and allow a reasonable dividend upon
the money actually invested. And
if the railway commission can fix
the amount of stocks and bonds a
street railway or a gas company may
issue, certainly it can do the same
thing with respect to the water power
project.
What we want is the speedy de
velopment of the water power pos
sible under the Babcock project. It
may not be exactly popular, but Will
Maupin 's Weekly holds that men who
invest their money in an enterprise
of that kind are entitled to a little
more return than men who merely loan
money upon real estate or chattel se
curities. They take an enormous risk
to start with. They get no returns for
a number of years. They must first in
vest huge sums of money, then devel
op a business that will return a profit.
And surely they are entitled to some
thing to reimburse them for that
period wherein they get no returns. .
Of course Will Maupin 's Weekly (
wants the state's interests safeguarded
in every possible way, but it insists
that no injustice be done to a public
spirited, tireless and optimistic man
who has sacrificed so much to make
possible the development of the water
power in question. We insist that Mr.
Babcock be given just as square a
deal as the people are now demanding,
even if the demand is sadly belated.
Being very friendly to Governor Aid
rich, personally, not politically, we sug
gest that he ponder over these two
scriptural quotations: "He that ruleth
his spirit is greater than he who taketh
a city," and "the tongue is an unruly
member."
"In this wheat by and by," sings
the Nebraska farmer as he gazes de
lightedly over the greening fields.
The Salvation Army seems to have
scored again.
If all the wheat Nebraska has pro
duced in the last ten years were
ground into flour, and the flour made
into a doughnut of true proportions,
that doughnut would be big enough to
go around the whole of that part of
the United States west of the Missis
sippi river without touching either
Idaho or Texas.
Mr. Farmer, don't become discour
aged over the looks of your wheat
field. Give it a chance. A lot of
mighty good wheat has been plowed
up to make way for an indifferent
corn crop. '
Being very frienly to Mr. LaFollette
we want to warn him that big crowds
do not mean big votes. We refer,
without permission, to Mr. Bryan, for
confirmation of this statement.
This exchange of pulpits by Gover
nor Harmon and Mr. Bryan may not
tend to settle differences within the
democratic fold, but it certainly adds
to the gaiety and interest of politics.
.We insist that the result of the re
publican presidential primary in Illi
nois is merely corroborative evidence
that it is well named the "Sucker"
state.
If Mr. Woodrough of Omaha will
call at this office we will gladly tender
the use of our copy of "Political Etiquette."
Of course no one filed against John
A. Maguire for congress on the demo
cratic primary ballot. What's the use!
Yes, Rinaldo, the saloons will be
closed all day next Friday, because it
is primary day.
. Woodrow Wilson had his grip stolen,
together with a lot of - private corres
pondence. Clearly Mr. Wilson is not
a good politician. A good politician
seldom writes letters, always adds the
postscript "burn this," and follows
his own advice as to letters received
unless they are worth preserving to
use as a club,
If the democrats of Nebraska expect
to defeat Governor Aldrich they would
do well to think up something better
than the recent unfortunate incidents
at the state prison. Governor Aldrich
is no more to blame for those things
than the governors who preceded him.
EDWIN JEABY.
On several occasions Will Maupln's
Weekly has recorded its estimate ! ot
Edwin Jeary, republican candidate for
nomination for representative from
Lancaster county. What Mr. Jeary
stands for is set forth in his announce
ment, which appears elsewhere. ' And :
what Edwin Jearv sava he is for Iia m
for without mental reservation. He
has had experience as a member of the
legislature, and those who were his
political opponents then -, to ' a man
cheerfully testify to his ability and
his, rugged, honesty. Mr. Jeary does
not need the office, for the fialarv at
tached thereto is no inducement. He
is willing to give the people the benefit
of his services because he is desirous of
helping them to secure needed legisla
tion. His experience as a legislator
and as a business man will make him
a valuable representative. Four-square,
upstanding and always dependable, Mr.
Jeary is just the type of man every
community needs as a representative -in
the lawmaking body.