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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1907)
' ' T f ,l l I l)lljllHlllf , APEH( 26, 1907 The Commoner. jpf jy t r" nant expression in all the English lan guage; repugnant because It carries with it the bravado of the bully and proves nothing; repugnant because it carries the invitation to a test of brute force; repugnant hecauso it is bor rowed from the tough, the criminal and the depraved, and because it finds its origin in depravity and is only useful rto or used by those wno have neglected to cultivate the finer sensi bilities of gentlemen. Mr. Roosevelt, as president of the United States represents ex-ofllcio the culture and the character of the repub lic and his continual resort to the lan guage of the prize-ring and the bull pen is an Insult to the decency and :e linement of the American people. "You are a liar" shouts the victor ious gladiator of the prize-ring. "You are a liar" shouts the bully of the Tenderloin. "You arp"a liar" shouts tho untutored, untrained gamin of the street. "You are a liar" shouts the president of the American republic. This young god of Mars, at the head of tiiis nation, continually flaunts this epithet, the world for his audience, with the bi&vado of the roughest rider; and Columbia, proud of her lin eage, proud of her culture, refinement and education, bathes "her .blushing face in the tears of humiliation; Ashamed! Ashamed! Kansas City Post ' V ." - -, prosecution, under a penalty of for feiture of Interest to which they are entitled, cannot be regarded otherwise than bald and unmitigated deprivation of privileges, immunities and property, without a chance for escape. "Measured by the standards fixed by the highest tribunal of the land, it seems certain that this legislation would amount to an unconstitutional use of state legislative authority." Mr. Cleveland then considers salar ies paid to officers of twenty-nine in surance companies, and adds: "From this examination it appears that the total premium receipts of the twenty-nine companies amounted to $440,GG5,908; that tho percentage of these receipts paid to presidents and vice presidents by all the companies was 29-100ths of 1 per cent; that the percentage of their premium receipts so expended "by "the twenty-four com panies paying salaries less than $50, 000, was 51-100ths of 1 per cent; but that the percentage of premium re ceipts so expended by the five com panies paying salaries or $du,uuu or upward amounted to only 19-100tfis of 1 per cent No one can have the hardi hood to claim that the small percent age of their premium receipts thus ex pended could by an possibility impair the security of their policy holders, which phase might properly be consid ered a legitimate subject of state solicitude." dressed. Some jokers appear to think that all the postal clerk has to do is to solve puzzles. Recently at tho Boston office a letter1 was received addressed "Wood, Mass.," with a line drawn under tho "Wood" and over the "Mass." The letter went out the same day it was received and readied Mark Under wood, Andover, Mass., for whom it was intended, and the postal clerk who solved the riddle did not think h'e had MR. CLEVELAND'S BRIEF The story of "Mr. Cleveland's Brief," is "told in the following Asso ciated Press dispatch from New York: Former President Cleveland, counsel for the Association of Life Insurance Presidents, has just submitted to 'that association a brief in relation to sal aries paid by life insurance companies. The occasion for its presentation, it is stated, is the fact that in certain west ern states bills are ponding that would limit the salaries of life insurance of ficers to $50,000 a year, while in others the limit is fixed at ,$25,060 a year. The brief will be filed tomorrow with the Wisconsin legislature by Rob ert Lynn Cox, who will appear in op position to the bill providing for com pulsory investment of reserve funds in the state. After calling attention to the fact that insurance companies are private corporations, Mr. Cleveland says: "It has been judicially determined that in surance companies are within the def inition of persons, and, so far as their rights are concerned, they are on the same footing as citizens of the United States. It is clearly the intent of the contemplated legislation to abridge tho privileges and immunities of corporate citizens by imposing upon them limita tions concerning the compensation to be paid their officers, in the face of the law of their creation, which makes them free from limitation. "A law whiph forbids the possession of property except upon a condition which involves the abandonment of the right to contract for the manage ment of their business and which ex acts as the price of doing business a surrender of the guidance of sound judgment and "safe experience in its THE FLAG GOES BY Hats off! Along the street there comes A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums, A flash of color beneath the sky Hats off! The flag is passing by! Blue and crimson and white it .shines Over the steel tipped ordered lines. Hats off! The colors before us fly, But more than thq flag is passing by. Sea fights and Jand fights, grim and great, Fought to make and save the state; Weary marches and sinking ships, Cheers of victory on dying lips; Days of plenty and years of peace; March of a strong land's swift in crease; Equal justice, right and law; Stately honor and reverend awe; Sign of a nation great and strong To ward her. people from foreign wrong; Pride and glory and Iionor all " Live in the colors to stand or fall! Hats off! Along the street there comes A blare of bugles, a" ruffle of drums, And loyal hearts are beating high Hats off! The flag is passing by! neriry Holcomb Bennett, in Youth's Companion. ' r .- CLEVER Cleverness is one of the attributes necessary for every man who is em ployed In the postoffice sorting mall, for he meets with all kinds of freaks In tho shape of letters peculiarly ad- THE PRIMARY PLEDGE -I promise to attend all tnt primaries of my party to be held between now and the next Democ atic National Convention, unless unavoidably prevented, and to ue my influence to secure a clear, honest and straight forwafd declaration of tlie party's portion en every question upon wJiich the voters of the party desire to speak. r,r.t .jj&vxa Signed. t BiiMtx.: &.v.:;Ui . .-.Postoffice. . :. . :,-. . County .v.fjaw. rt. . . .State?: jv? . .' . . ."& t J ng Precinct or Ward ; y -. "-Fill out Blank and mall to Commoner Office, LlncelH.Nfb. done anything brilliant XI was all Jn his day's work. Boston Journal. Traveling; Position gj&385 K. Good pay and promotion. If Indusirloiw and energetic oxpcrlcnso la notneccasary. Danville Tobacco Co., Box D GG, Danville, Va. PATENTS 8KCOUKI) Olt 1'JEK ItKTORNED. Frto froport as to PaUnUbllltr. IUtwtratoJ Quid Uook, and List ot InTcntloiui Wanted, wntfrco. KVAN8, WILKKN8 CO., VrHhliKtoii,l.0 for iO ft. Hay outfit. One car rier, 1 fork, 13 raf. ter Irons and hooks. ISO ft. rope, 6 floor books, 3 pulleys. Wood, steel sad cable back outfits any lescth. WRITE US TODAY rap zBraaaVTcjB fortfcb grinder; ?rlnds heel and point at tame time. Grinds fi ft. sickle In 10 mln. with 1 stone for tickles, 2.78. With 8 stones for grinding all unos oi tools, 3.10. S8U01 nwiyiiifcMiii HEsQSnEBt imULL U BAR STEEL HARROW This Inmrored liar row is made with five spring Steel U liars, each bar having six teeth, making sixty teeth to two section Harrow. Cuts 10 feet. Furnished with ' or ft teetn. && "W bays this Steel Keam tiultlvRter.rUln.wlth 5 steel reTentbleilioTflu, (iTinctnowsanngedtH Spread to U-ln. Aft Hscfal one-bone Ch1 Mvatar mndc, Wo lure 30 different styles and kinds to id ttt from. Seeder H Miuta. SI. 15 for automatic com. prtcdalrtwoelloa tpnytump. I'ourRal Ion sire, 13.00. Wits tolld brats tank, JI.M. Extension pipes for trees extra. A postcard will do and we -will reH YouUIRUlU PUITU Art Amiaiaa FrMourAsT'l.ItnpUmetOaUIaA 7lrHAllIIH 011 1 II UUiWHIllAaUa BOB TAYLOR'S MAGAZINE and THE COMMONER REGULAR PRICE $2.00, Both One Year for Only $1.50 BOB TAYLOR'S MAGAZINE U the Great Southern Magazine. The Personality of in eJitor-in-chief, ex-Governor Bob Taylor, f tamps it, dominates it and differentiates it from all other periodicals. It is not political, but literary, and it diffuses lumhinc, hope and happiness in every family it enters. This combination furnishes a mental feast for every man, woman and child, and the cost, 11.50 for on en tire year, is within the reach of all. THE COMMONER, 52 times, and BOB TAYLOR'S MAGAZINE, 12 times, all for $1.50. Send today. Don't delay, lest you forget. Address THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebr. J Buy a Home in Nebraska FINE FARM LAND VERY CHEAP. FOR SALE A number of one-quarter, one half and whole sections of farm land in Perkins county, Nebraska. This land Is all rich prairie land, every acre of which can be cultivated. The soil Is 'black sandy ' loam and very productive. The country is healthful, the land beautiful, and suited to diversified farming. -- . - . There are well improved farms, good neigh bors, good schools, good churches, and a good " ' town all in sight of this land. "f , This land is located from one to five miles from , w - ' ' & thriving town on the Burlington railroad. "-- , There are three other good towns In Perkins county. . " , . 45 BUSHELS OF CORN PER ACRE WAS RAISED LAST YEAR ON LAND ADJOINING ' THIS LAND. 50 BUSHELS OF WHEAT PJ3R ACRE RAISED ON THE SAME KIND OF LAND IN TELE SAME COUNTY IN 190G. ALFALFA GROWS IN PROFUSION NEAR BY ON THE SAME KIND OF" LAND. For each year during the past three years tho crops raised on land In Perkins county sold for more than the COST PRICE of the same land. Farm this land one year and its present selling price would be doubled. It is as productive as tho best land In Iowa or Illinois. Sell 20 acres In those states and your money "will buy a quarter section of the land I am offering for sale. Excellent water at a depth of 40 -feet. No better country on earth for raising all kinds of stock. p- Oats, barley and rye are profitable crops. Do you want n farm while this lam1 Is within your reach? Cheap farm lands will soon be a thing of the past. A quarter section of this land ' '' - will make a nice nest egs I nm offering this land -'" for less than one-fourth what the same kind of soil is selling for 50 miles distant I can verify, every statement made above. If Interested call on me or write for prices and detail descriptions. As au investment or for a home It will pay you to Investigate. Co-operation with other agents solicited. Address 1 4hV m '. Uamm Ihsh Emm 11 , LINCOLN, NEB. Room 305, Fraternity Bldg. (For reference as to my reliability address Columbia National Bank, ' or First National Bank, Lincoln, Neb.) s I 6 x&MiSL .ij(ij r,. v x,'-jet f.f 4S