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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1912)
''' ffvmnsm ijjflMtiMJHIJUMWIII nmWWIIWWMiHnpiiiiii t s t IV 1, I. ML L' re. -t. ij V y V . 6 I HARMON'S RECORD The Commoner. and It was passed as ho desired It Then tho Wilson fear struck him, and ha vetoed it. C Q. AJ .. -i. n.- mnnia Virniirrht to tllG front UIIO Ol lilt) uit,uiin.i.u "'"o-- in support of Governor Harmon's administra tion in Ohio is that ho insisted upon economy in administration. It is true that several of the vetoes which he sent to tho legislature wore of bills that carried appropriations, but none of them appear on their faces as being very heavy raidB upon tho treasury. On page 4G of tno pamphlet entitled, "Special and Veto Messages of Judson Harmon" will be found the veto of a section of a good roads bill that, taken in con nection with other matters, discloses that the govomor is not averse to playing the political game as it has long been done by the spoilsmen. This bill provided in one section that coun ties, in order to more speedily meet the demand for tho betterment of tho roads of tho state, might levy a mill and a half annually. It was purely discretionary, but Mr. Harmon vetoed tho section on tho ground that this might result in raising tho tax levy above ten mills, the total levy promised in both party platforms the pre ceding year. He did not, however, veto that section of tho bill which created a new depart ment and raised tho salaries of officials con nected with the work of road improvement. These officials are now part of the machine which Is seeking to capture Harmon delegates In Ohio. Another veto of the governor was one of a bill increasing the salaries of tho state super visors of oloctions, but about the same time ho approved an increase in tho salary of tho state Insurance commissioner from $4,000 to $6,000 n year. Tho present commissioner, appointed by Mr. Harmon, is Edward II. Moore of Youngs town, and ho Is manager of tho Harmon presi dential boom. One measuro which friends of the governor, at his insistence, endeavored to have pushed through tho legislature, deprived the state board of public works of all power to make appoint . monts under it and vested that power in tho chief engineer, one of the governor's appoin- ' teos. Tho board stood two republicans to one democrat. It 1b constitutionally created. Mr. Harmon was so anxious to have the bill passed that he induced the attorney general to reverse tho opinion ho had previously given that the law was unconstitutional, but tho bill failed. Still another effort of Mr. Harmon to build up a machine was the Edwards bill, which vir tually put all tho taxing machinery of the state in the hands of tho governor. The bill pro vided that tho state tax commissioner, who is appointed by the governor, should name a deputy commissioner in every county, and each of these would in turn name all of the assessors In his county. Failing in his effort to get this law enacted ho suggested a compromise by which tho nppointment of all deputies was to bo by a commission, of which he was a member for one year, after which they wore to be elected! This lost, however. The governor's book of vetoes discloses that 5ni also Put be mark of his disapproval upon a bil which denied to students in colleges and universities the right to vote in the county where the college or university is located when ' S?JCiame lntit merely for the purpose of such attendanco lie based his veto upon the ground 5LV0?ld be unfalr and umvise t0 sInBl out students from among several classes that are ESSni? a,8 bein temPrry residents of hthWJftOTta- natural! Bn!1ISt0ryo thG bil1 Sives an interesting nnmlt Tn H10 Way Governor Harmon pay! politics. In- the several communities whp n large student vote has been east complaint had arisen from some of the governor's staunch sun porters that these young men, mere tempoJaP? residents, were voting taxes, officials and noH cios upon communities that were d stastefu to the major portion of tho permanent resWenfB Jw tMnferenCV;U!1 th0 eovernor he agreed that this was not right, and had W. W Difrhin ??e f, ho Bapty 8tat0 loaders, draw a bil It was introduced by Senator Finnofrock Af lr its passage in the senate, some of th pii made objections, and the governor LM??iCKB amendment. He wrote out S secured its himself, and the oS l ? hi? ? ondmenjt said to' bo yet in tho possession of rit ng ls leader. Hon PH p?.n?5F,es5?n of the house lieutenant governor both assured TJ01' ai!d jjadore that he would approTltTn tiat 8S DEMOCRATS SHOULD CHOOSE A POPULAR CANDIDATE Editorial in tho Cincinnati Enquirer: To the democratic candidates for public office whoso names will go before tho people for elec tion or rejection at the ballot box this year the popularity of the democratic candidate for presi dent will bo a most powerful factor for their success. To worthy, true and patriotic democrats who aspire for honors at the hands of a democratic president for recognition of their services in promoting tho welfare of democratic interests and stanch support of democratic principles tho elimination of a weak and unpopular candidate for the presidency is practical common-sense. To the masses of the voters of the democratic party, those faithful and loyal men who aro thoroughly imbued with democratic ideas, and, neither seeking office nor expecting reward, are always at the polls to cast their votes for those whose names are upon the ticket, to these it be comes a duty to see to it that no servitor of the combines, no agent of the great financial trusts, no attorney for the law-violating corporations is given a chance to misrepresent or betray the democratic party. There is not the slightest chance for the democratic party to win this next election save with a candidate who represents the interests of the people. It must be one whose actions in the past have been such as to give the voters confidence in this future devotion to their interests. One may be skilled in legal lore, but that skill and that learning may have been used only for the purposes of advancing the interests of grasp ing corporations. He may have held high federal office as a democrat, but ho may have voted against demo cratic candidates and reviled democratic plat forms. He may know more than the democratic voters, more than the democratic conventions, more than the democratic senators and con gressmen, yea, even more than the United States supremo court, which has sustained the Sherman anti-trust law, but few republicans and no true democrats can justify his failure to enforce the statute when he held the power to do so. The issues that are now before the eiectors of the country require a man with a record far different from that of the candidate favored by those who dare not trust the people lest their own selfish aims would be frustrated Why is it that these clients of so' many years ?hrdplneLdetryVheir att0nM &S a CS selvM f?udmCrat!j VterS 0f 0hi0 ask them S Inff V60 these men desire to advance the interests of the masses of the people? i i ' is because they want a candidate to look after their own interests and protect them TtZT J the aati-trust 17 feat in SS w?1 f S,UCh ? candiate means de leat m both state and nation. TO VOTERS IN THE NEBRASKA PRIMARIES TO BE HELD APRIL 19, 1012: byAyou einthef S, Zhlch wil1 be scanned uy you in tne voting booth you will finri r. tuTon d JET dr?,tS t0 '" Nobm 'caconstl! against Tho3ZyP00saiyatUthPearAtL,T,,0,TOto, tor r "For " thpn nil i oft.i l e April Primaries vote ttVtoprtVuSrtS tTnfv111 th CirCle a November election will hnn 7llr, P,arty at the the direct &So?Ld of oM vill be co nted "AcainJ?" t T? lli Novober amendment Swiss it 1 w d,!l?ot leSistion M aW of its t?cket at tbeopiepdriib7Prfr;vparty Press no opinion oi the dTect 'loSin' Wh ex" mont, will be counted against it ?in?,0n amend" of all those voting at th ffV .ce a ma3orIty carry any amendment. eCtin Is re(luIred to For thirty years, from 1875 to innr n posed amendments to Nnhrnaw 6' a11 pro" (except one counted i in by ?h S constution 1887) were beaten at tho noH leSBlatuy of amendments were heated blho $ & VOLUME 12, NUMBER l Ignorant voters who did not voto at all on the proposition. Many had an overwhelming ma jority of the voters who expressed an opinion on their ballots. There are forces in Nebraska hostile to popu lar government. They are in the minority. They rely on the careless and indifferent voter to per petuate their power. Let tlio intelligent, alert freemen of every political party In Nebraska go to the primaries on April 19th and vote for direct legislation and people's government in our sta'te, thus: For proposed amendment to the constitu tion reserving to the people the right of X direct legislation through the initiative and referendum. THE NEBRASKA DIRECT LEGISLATION LEAGUE. John H. Mockett, President. KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN . By Prof. F. Nicholls Crouch Kathleen Mavournoen, the gray dawn is breaking, The horn of the hunter is heard on the bill. The lark from her light wing the bright dew is shaking, Kathleen Mavourneen, what : slumberine still! - Oh! hast thou forgotten how soon we must saver? Oh! has thou forgotten how soon we must part? It may be for years, and it may be forever; Oh, why art thou silent, thou voice of my heart? It may be for years, and it may be forever, Then why art thou silent, Kathleen Mavour neen? Kathleen Mavourneen, awake from thy slumbers, The blue mountains glow in the sun's golden light; Ah, Where's the spell that once hung from my numbers? Arise in thy beauty, thou star of my night! Mavourneen, Mavourneen. my sad tears are falling, To think that from Erin and thee I must part, It may be for years and it may be forever; Then why art thou silent thou voice of my heart? It may he for years and it may be forever, Then why art thou silent, Kathleen Mavour neen? Kathleen Mavourneen, when over the ocean I suffer in exile with nought to assuage, The sound of thy voice far above life's com motion, Will sweeten, yet sadden, my lone pilgrimage, un, Kathleen Mavourneen, ere long Fate will sever Our lives, so arise! for this day we must part; And it may be for years, and it may be forever, Arise from thy slumbers O Heart of my Heart! It may be for years, and it may be forever, O Flower of Erin, Kathleen of Kildare! KATHLEEN MCAVOURNEEN By James Whitcomb Riley Ka15iMav?urneen! The sonS Is still ringing Tn 5i as clear as the trl11 of the birds; Tn ?7eafy hearts " is sobbing and singing oil h?rJ sweet for'the tenderest words, un, have we forgotten the one who first breathed OumbTi? forgtten "I rapturous art, uui meed to the master whose genius bequeathed Oh, why art thy silent, thou voice of my heart! KaThe1nnlIaJ,nfen! Th lover still lingers; few- S ght is wanin& the stars pale and Is bowod rln,Se w.Ith tremulous fingers, The old MinIthf Vs tears as the "ly with dew; shaking gS quiver' tlie old voice is InreEfrgain-,and In SbS :noails the yarning Th6 bredakiig dimS' and the old heart is Kathleen Mavourneen, inspire us again! I TOT 25 IN THB EFFORT I I 5EgSLTO AT 0N0E youR i0;.g ivU AdkU.