MEN AND
The result of the Illinois primaries
was a surprise only in the magnitude
of the Roosevelt vote or, rather, the
smallness of the Taft vote. Clark's
victory over Wilson was a foregone
conclusion. At no time has this news
paper entertained the idea that Wood
row Wilson was a formidable candi
date. He is even less so now than he
was six months ago. And in the
meantime Clark sentiment has been
growing by leaps and bounds. This
is evidenced by the silly reports sent
out to the effect that Clark and Har
mon have agreed to a division of terri
tory in order to divide Clark strength.
The Clark supporters have not deemed
it necessary to deny the report.
The fight between Robert Beecher
Howell and Victor Rosewater, both of
Omaha, for the republican national
committeeship is growing interesting.
Mr. Rosewater says Howell is spending
a lot of money to get a job that en
tails nothing but worry and expense.
Then he calls atteniton to the fact that
he edits and controls a great daily
newspaper that gives gratis thousands
of dollars worth of help to the g. o. p.
each year. Mr. Howell contents him
self with telling how he has whipped
Mr. Rosewater to a frazzle on the mu
nicipal ownership . fight and relating
his experiences as a war veteran. As
an unprejudiced observer we decide
that Mr. Rosewater 's weakness is that
so many think they know him, while
Mr. Howell's weakness is that so few
know him. It is an even race and
we're hoping the best man wins.
Mayor Dahlman's strength in Om
aha is evidenced by the fact that he
was . far and away the high man in
the preference primary held for city
commissioners last Tuesday. Fourteen
were nominated, seven of them to be
elected at the regular election next
May. Politically the ticket was di
vided about equally between republi
cans and democrats, although party
designations were barred from the
ballot.
Mr. Wilson's withdrawal from the
populist ticket will not set well with
the old populists. Besides, It may te
taken as an evidence that Mr. Wilson
prefers the support of the old guard in
the east to the support of the old
guard in the west. And everybody
knows what the old guard in the east
stands for.
The Western League baseball season
opens in Lincoln on April 23. It is
high time that the "fans" of the city
began making some sort of prepara
tions for starting the home team off
with a big rush. President Despain
is still wrestling with that jinx, but
he is mighty cheerful about it. Those
of us who like clean sportsmanship,
clear grit and enterprise ought to Te
getting together for an opening day
celebration that will evidence our ap
preciation of Despain 's efforts to give
us a real ball club.
Will Maupin's Weekly Is opposed to
the present primary law. It favors a
convention, the delegates to which are
elected by primary, the delegates to
be paid for their services. The con
vention should nominate two candi
dates for each office, making the nomi
nation by Australian ballot. Then the
voters of each party could, at a separ
ate primary, nominate the candidate
by choosing between the two. Such a
plan would shorten the ballot, give the
people more information as to the
merits of the candidates, and cost even
less than the present bunglesome sys
tem that puts a premium on ignorance.
There is devoloping a considerable
opposition to the proposed amendment
providing that cities of over 5,000 In
habitants may make their own char
ters. The chief opposition is founded
on a misapprehension that under this
amendment cities might be able to nul
lify the 8 o'clock closing law. Of
course this is not the case. Another
ground of opposition is that it would
allow Omaha to frame a charter pro
viding for local self government with
MATTERS
out the intervention of the, state. Yet
this is the acme of "home rule,"
which all fair-minded people stand for.
.The amendment should carry, if for
no other reason than that it would
relieve the legislature of a lot of work
and trouble. But another reason is
that it would allow cities to govern
their own local affairs without the in
tervention of strangers who know noth
ing of local conditions and have noth
ing in common with the inhabitants of
the cities taking advantage of .the
opportunity.
We are somewhat of an enthusiast
for woman's suffrage ourself, but
we would hardly carry our enthusiasm
to the extreme manifested by the Eng
lish suffragette who killed her husband
because he would not enthuse in the
cause. When Mr. Ritchie refused to
vote in favor of "votes for women,"
Mrs. Ritchie plugged him with a bul
let. We insist that this is carrying
one's enthusiasm a bit too far.
Of course we do not blame Gover
nor Aldrich for waxing wroth because
a full-grown bulldog was allowed to
chaw up the gubernatorial bullpup.
We reserve to ourselves the right to
kick our own dog, and woe betide the
fellow who tries to do it for us. A
year from now, when, as the governor
assures us, his bullpup is full grown,
we want to be notified so that we
may be present when the pup plays
even for the unfair advantage taken
of his youth and inexperience.
The "recall" idea is as old as the
republic. It is provided for in the
case of every public official. But the
method provided is too cumbersome,
hence the demand for a simplification.
We can "recall" the president by
impeaching him, just as we can "re
call" federal judges by the same
method. But it is practically impossi
ble to do it that way. It was tried
once in the case of President Andrew
Johnson, and two or three times on
federal judges, but it is -plain to be
seen that the method is not available,
although the provision is there. Hence
the demand for a "recall" that will
work. But it is no new thing.
And isn't the same thing true of
the men who seek to be elected dele-gate-at-large
to the republican conven
tion T If the candidates representing
the Taft faction are elected and the
preference vote is for La Pollette, will
not these gentlemen be honest enougn
and square 'enough to do as they are
instructed t We opine that they will.
So why all this hub-bub t You vote
your preference and then honor the
men you like best by voting for them
for the honorable position of delegates
to the national convention. That's
what the editor of Will Maupin's
Weekly is going to do. He refuses to
become "all het up" over this matter.
John H. Morehead's suggestion that
the state of Nebraska buy a good 160
acre farm, well improved and give its
use to Mrs. Roy Blunt for life, then
sell it for the benefit of 'the permanent
school fund, is not only practical, but
eminently sensible. It will provide
for this young widow handsomely, and
if a posthumous child is born it may
be given a goodly heritage from the
proceeds thereof. Being a practical
business man Mr. Morehead has given
us a practical suggestion.
The Taomra Lyre has just rounded
out its third year, all of them under
the editorial management of F. P.
Shields. The Lyre isn't the biggest
weekly newspaper in Nebraska, but it
is one of the prettiest and spiciest
that comes to our desk. Typographic
ally it puts most of us to blush, and
editorially and locally it sets a mighty
good example in the way of hustle
and originality. The Lyre looks as
if the people of that little town ap
preciated it and they should. They
have a gem.
A VETERAN IN THE SERVICE.
W. J. Blystone, one of the republi
can candidates for nomination for rep
resentative from Lancaster county, is
a veteran in more ways than one. He
wears the little bronze button of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and he
is also a veteran in legislative work,
having served two terms in the legisla
ture with credit to himself and to the
satisfaction of his constituents. Mr.
Blystone is secretary of sanitary dis
trict No. 1, assistant inspector general
of the G..A. R., department of Nebras
ka, a member of the Nebraska council
of administration and president of the
Old Soldiers' Relief Fund for this
county. He lives at Thirty-third and
Orchard streets and has been one of
the leading spirits in building up that
beautiful section of Lincoln. Mr. Bly
stone has been a resident of Lincoln
for forty-six years, and every year of
that time he has been a progressive,
enterprising citizen. His home, sur
rounded by ten acres of well kept
land, is one of the beauty spots of
Lincoln and a good index of his char
acter. In every respect Mr. Blystone
is well qualified to serve the people
as a legislator. His experience is a
good asset, and his ability and energy
and willingness are too well known to
need specific mention.
ASHTON C. SHALLENBERGER.
There is a pertty general sentiment
throughout Nebraska, and by no
means confined to democrats, that ex
Governor Shallenberger is entitled to
some evidence that the people are just
a bit ashamed of the raw deal handed
him two years ago. ' Because of the
good business record he made while
governor, and because of the high
moral stand he took upon a certain
question, there is a growing opinion
that he would render equally good
service to the state as a United States
senator. Governor Shallenberger 's ex
perience in public life, especially as
a congressman, would stand him in
good stead if elected to the senate,
and he would not have to serve an
apprenticeship. He already enjoys the
friendship and esteem of some of the
leading statesmen of the country, and
he is a national figure in democratic
politics. A business man of long ex
perience and success, thoroughly ac
quainted with Nebraska and her needs,
with a knowledge of agriculture and
stock raising born f years of experi
ence, Governor Shallenberger is well
' equipped to serve the people of Ne
braska as they desire to be served.
No one will dispute the statement
that the nomination of Governor Shal
lenberger would add immensely to the
strength of the democratic ticket In
this state, for the reasons that he is
one of the best campaigners in the
country, because he has a record of
efficient public service behind him, and
because of the feeling that the people
owe him something for the way he was
sacrificed two years ago.
THAT FELLOW FEELING.
"Now look what, you went and
done," Mr. Bryan, Hitchcock et al.
Why don't you all keep sweet and
take advantage of the democratic op
portunity? This paper will support
Harmon,' Clark or Wilson and this
statement should settle the matter.
Our personal preference, is Champ
Clark. Not only because his democracy
is of Jeffersonian simplicity, but he
also comes from the grand old state
of Missouri. Most good things includ
ing our ancestry were natives of 01'
Mizzoo and the gumbo down there has
adhesive properties that cannot be
rent in twain. What's the use of all
this fuss? Let the people rule. Falls
City News.
A BOOST FOR CHAMP.
If the democrats are so fortunate as
to have Champ Clark as a presidential
candidate in the approaching cam
paign there will be some enthusiasm
and nothing can stem the tide of vic
tory. More than twenty years in con
gress has given him a knowledge of
public affairs that will make him a
most useful man. The people general
' ly acknowledge that Champ Clark
would fit the place exactly. Hastings
Democrat.
A BUSINESS MAN NEEDED.
Every community needs the services
of more business men in public office,
and the services ,of fewer politicians.
Homer K. Burkett, one of the repub
lican candidates for nomination for
representative from Lancaster county,
is a business man of just the type
needed to look after the business of
the county and the state. When Mayor
Armstrong looked about for a business
man to appoint to the council to fill
a vacancy, he prevailed upon Mr. Bur
kett to accept the place. The wisdom
of the mayor's appointment has been
demonstrated time and again. Mr.
Burkett is president of the Nebraska
Central Building and Loan Association
and vice president of the Nebraska
State Bank. He .knows that the same
square and fair methods that build for
private success in business will suc
ceed equally well in the management
of the public 's business. And when
business men like Mr. Burkett offer to
serve the public then the public owes
it to itself to seize the opportunity.
Mr. Burkett is not seeking the place;
he agreed to serve the people if they
said they wanted him. Certainly the
salary attached to the place Is no In
ducement to a man with the large
business affairs on hand that Mr. Bur
kett has to look after.
A REMARKABLE APPLICATION.
The self-binder was a remarkable in
vention and worked a revolution In
wheat raising. But not until a short
time ago was any improvement really
worth while made upon the binder. For
years it was thought necessary to have
enough horses on the machine to pull
it, and also work all the intricate and
heavy-pulling parts. Then an in
ventive Nebraska genius struck the
idea of confining the power of the
horses to pulling the machine itself,
leaving to a light and powerful en
gine to furnish the power for all the
binding machinery. This little engine,
weighing less than two hundred
pounds relieves the machine of so
much draft that now only one team
of horses is required where formerly
two teams had to be used. ,
The Farm Cushman Engine is work
ing a revolution in wheat raising equal
in many ways to that worked by the
binder itself. It increases the possi
bility of output while decreasing the
expense. It makes possible more work
with less expenditure of energy. The
little engine does the work of two
horses, and then some. It is small
and compact, simple in construction,
weighs only 167 pounds without the
sub-base and develops four horsepower
ample to furnish the motive power
on any binder in any kind of grain.
It is easily attached to any make of
binder or header, and not liable to get
out of order. The expense of running
it is so little as to be scarcely worth
taking into account. 'A little gasoline
will furnish the motive power for
hours.
Starting on a small scale a few years
ago the Cushman Motor Works plant
is today one of the largest in Lincoln
and is growing at a rapid rate. It is
furnishing steady employment to more
than sixty men and has a wage roll
amounting to more than $50,000 a year.
Practically all of this wage is spent in
Lincoln and Nebraska. The Cushman
.motor has already achieved a world
wide reputation, and it may be found
in one form or another in every civi
lized country. The Cushman marine
engine is in use wherever tide water
flows. It seems strange, in view of
the fact that so many gasoline engines
are used in Nebraska, that the Cush
man plant should find a market out
side of Nebraska for 90 per cent of its
output. Especially is this strange when
one considers the additional fact that
the Cushman motor is acknowledged to
be the best and the most powerful for
its size of all gasoline engines. Ne
braska ought to be standing behind
its home institutions better than this.
The gasoline engines turned out by
this Lincoln institution are the world's
standard and they ought to be used
by every Nebraskan who needs a gaso
line' engine.
HENRY V. HOAGLAND.
Not because he wanted the position,
but because a large number of pro
pressive and earnest men wanted him
to have it, Henry V. Hoagland filed as
a republican candidate for the nomina
tion for state senator from Lancaster
county. For forty years Mr. Hoagland
has been a resident of this city. Often
he has been entrusted with the pub
lic's business, and always has he per
formed his trust with credit to himself
and to the satisfaction of the public.
He holds to the old-fashioned notion
that a public official is a public ser
vant whose duty it is to give his time
and his energy to his employers. Mr.
Hoagland is a veteran of the. Civil
war, having served for four years in
an Illinois regiment. The people of
this community who have been inter
ested in social and industrial better
ment need no introduction to Mr.
Hoagland, for he has been an active
worker with them for years. He Is
deeply interested in everything that
will make for the social, industrial,
moral and commercial betterment of
the community. He is always ready
to show his interest by working. As a
member of the legislature Mr. Hoag
land could be depended upon to give
loyal support to ever effort made for
the advancement of the interests of
the general public. " ,
J. D. DASENBROCK.
Mr. Dasenbrock of Malcolm, who is
one of the republican candidates for
the nomination for representative from
Lancaster county, was born in 1869
and came to America in 1882. He
lived on farms in. Platte and Colfax
counties until 1896, and has taught in
the schools of the state from the
country school to the ; college. He
holds the degrees of B. A. and M. A.
from the University of Nebraska. Mr.
Dasenbrock is now engaged in the
banking business. He has been in
close touch with the different phases of
country life, as well as city life, and
because of his wide experience and ac
quaintance is unusually conversant
with the needs of the people. He is
a thorough progressive. Mr. Dasen
brock was the first legislative candi
date to sign statement No. 1. Because
of his varied experience he would be
a valuable man to have in the law
making body of the state. '
G. R. BUCKNER.
G. R. Buckner of Waverly is one of
the republican candidates for represen
tative from Lancaster county. Mr.
Buckner is engaged in the banking
business at Waverly, being president
of the Lancaster County Bank at that
place. He has built up the largest
banking business in the northern part
of the county, and is , a progressive
and enterprising, citizen. Mr. Buck
ner 's large acquaintance and his wide
business experience peculiarly qualify
him to give the people good service
in the legislature. '
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A HANDY MADL BOX.
G.. Westelin of Lincoln has just in
vented and put upon the market a ,
mail box that is about the smoothest
article of its kind we have ever seen.
It is compact, neat, durable, and has
the advantage of being "as handy as
a pocket in a shirt. " It is made of ox
idized steel, is easily opened and self
closing. It occupies but little space,
and instead of being an ugly contri- .
vance it really will add beauty to the
front of your residence. It is so con
structed as to protect its contents from .
the weather, and is so simple that it
can not get out of order. It is a con
venience to the householder and to
the mail carrier. Mr. Westelin makes
the box in several sizes, the larger size
for rural routes, and : all boxes are
wholly waterproof. The box is being
manufactured in Lincoln and already
the business is showing up in good ,:
shape. If you are interested in hav
ing your mail protected you should ,
secure one of the Westelin boxes. Ad
dress Lincoln Mail Box Co., 235 12th
street, Lincoln. ..
Nebraska is wet to the middle, down
ward. Now it's up to the intelligent
farmers to conserve that moisture and
make this the banner crop in the
state's history.