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'APRIL, 1918
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M th. state of Nebraska is going to
stand by the American army andthe
'American government in its fight for
democracy, or whether it is going to
complete its surrender to the kaiser
ind continue the retreat that was or-
rdered by the members of the state
senate Monday at the dictation of
the lilndenburg forces? The people
,of Nebraska should read carefully the
official instructions printed oy tno
,German-American alliance, through
its president, to the German voters
of Nebraska -and also compare the
names of the men who were endorsed
by the German-American alliance,
,and who wero elected last fall, with
the names of those who voted in the
state senate for the Hindenburg res
olution denying the state senate th6
xjght to consider the national pro
hibition constitutional amendment
.that was submitted by two-thirds of
the congress of the United States and
to the state legislature as a war
measure, and which was adopted
with only seven dissenting votes in
t'he lower house of the Nebraska
h legislature.
. The German-American
official endorsement has
eighteen members of the
legislature, and the governor, and
compelled them to take a stand
against the American government and
the American soldiers.
ELMER E. THOMAS.
. H. F. CARSON.
Members Dry Legislative Committee.
alliance
disgraced
Nebraska
tremendous exhibition of the results
of that organization in a governor
and a state senato standing rigidly
against Nebraska opinion in loyalty
to the program of the German
American alliance which had fought
and won for them their political vic
tories. As it Is through the democratic
party, in the main, that this Hinden
burg line was formed and its work
performed, the democrats of Nebras
ka have the greater humiliation and
the greater duty. A very moderate
attention from republicans, who had
the good fortune to lose moat of their
liquor members a year ago, will re
sult in the nomination of candidates
whose sole loyalty is to thefr constit
uents, and not to Gerjnan propa
gandists and brewers. The democrats
have a harder fight. The Hindenburg
line will try with old zeal to win
the senatorial nominations. It will
fight for the senate as Hindenburg is
fighting for Amiens. It will have its
candidate for governor again. It will
be no small job to -resist the plunges
of the Hindenburg line in the demo
cratic party. Yet that must be done
or the name of democrat will be a
stench in Nebraska nostrils as long
as men remember what has been done
in Nebraska in its name. Nebraska
State Journal, April 10.
be the haunting fear that I might
some day have pointed at my face a
finger of scorn, , raised by a hungry
boy wearing the uniform of my coun
try on the fields of France. Edgar
Howard, Lieutenant-Governor of
Nebraska and editor of tho Columbus
Telegram.
STATK SENATE CONDEMNED
A York, Neb., dispatch, dated April
7, says: Resolutions were adopted by
the churches of York today regarding
the action of tho governor and sen
ate on the national prohibition
amendment:
less repudiation of tho prc-clcctfom
pledge of Mr. Neville that, If prohi
bition carried and he was elected
governor, he would support its en
lorcemcnt, a violation of their duty
as representatives and servants df,
the people and as disloyal and un
patriotic because it weakens and di
minishes the ability and resource's
of our nation to prosecute the war
and gives aid and comfort to our
eneih'cs."
URGE SENATE TO ACT
rFrom the Nebraska Stale Journal.
April 8.
We are greatly humiliated by the Tho mInlBter8 of LIncoln Went on
action of the majority of tho Ncbras- record Mondtty raorning as urging the
ka state senate and our governor re-! BemUe t0 (lo ItfJ 8haro towards rati
cpecting the national prohibition i fyln tho national prohibition amend
amendment The majority of 30,000 ment to thc constitution.
iur prommuon ai mo last election i A, ,!lo mnow nf tiiA . r.lnnnln
leaves no room for doubt regarding
the will of tho people of Nebraska.
The action of the senate majority
respecting thoir own salaries exposes
their own Insincerity regarding their
power to act on any question not in
cluded in the governor's call. There
fore be it
Resolved, First That we commend
ministerial association held Monday
morning tho following resolution was
introduced by Rev. E. A. Tompkins
and adbpted by the members af the
meeting: - M -
Resolved, That the Lincoln minis
terial association go on record urging
the senate to conform to..thoihouse
in a favorable consideration . of the
A NEBRASKA CLEAN-UP
The adjournment of the special
session of the legislature leaves Ne
braska' with its next political task
clearly outlined. The state govern
ment must be reclaimed and brought
into keeping with the character and
sentiment of the state. It has been
dramatically proved a,t the special
session that the present political
i'control of the state is defiantly mls-
irepresentative of the state.
Nebraska has not been in full con
trol of its state government for near-
I Iy ten years. Since the liquor issue
reached major importance there has
always been some branch of the gov
ernment, one legislative body or the
other or the governorship which cer
tain sinister interests were able to
eontrol. The liquor forces captured
the house In the Dahlman campaign
of 1910. In each election since, they
and their allies have won control of
the senate and the governor. Ne
braska was a state of clean, intelli
gent people, not subject to liquor
control nor the control of the met
ropolitan interests allied with the
liquor machine. It was puzzled to
know how, in spite of its contrary
intentions, it kept electing a liquor
senate of general reactionary char
acter and governors in Keeping tuere
with. The secret has been lately revealed.
We find it in the trail of the German-American
alliance in Nebraska
politics. "As It has ever been so
how It must be our chief concern to
re-elect men of approved and liberal
dispositions to the state house," says
the German-American alliance in
struction to German voters. And
again: "It is therefore of the utmost
importance Jo elect state senators
who oppose nativistic ideas." And
also this: "Since most of the repub
lican candidates for state office are
outspoken probibltionists, we recom
mend tho election of most of the
democratic candidates, and above all
others, of Keith Neville, democratic
candidate for governor." The mys
tery is revealed. We see now how
an "army of maneuver" was main
tained with notions imported from
Germany to turn the scale in .Ne
braska politics for liquor and what
goes with it. We have just seen a
THE SPECIAL SESSION
The great disappointment to the
average citizen of Nebraska must
have been the action of the senate
majority in refusing to even permit
the senate to vote for or against the
congressional amendment for the ut
ter overthrow of the liquor traffic in
America. The congress and President
Wilson had approved the amendment
as a war measure for the conserva
tion of food grains. Nebraska's vote
for ratification would not put the
amendment in force, but it would be
a step in that direction. But there
was no show to get a vote in the sen
ate. The same senators who were
denominated as the wet majority in
the regular session one year ago were
in full control at this special session.
Strong appeals were made to them to
ratify the congressional amendment,
and thus save for our soldiers the
grain which now goes into the brew
ery vats. Many persons have chal
lenged the loyalty of those senators
who refused to ratify the amendment.
I do not challenge the loyalty of any
member of the senatorial band which
made such a strong fight for . the
brewery programme, but I do sincere
ly challenge the good judgment of
any man who refuses to grant the
request of his government in time of
war. Let us not forget that this
amendment had been passed by con
gress and approved by President Wil
son not aione as a moral measure,
but also as a war measure." I fear it
will be extremely difficult for those
senators who voted in harmony with
the wishes of the American brewers
to explain the grounds upon which
they voted against the wishes of Pres
ident Wilson and the American con
gress difficult for them to explain
to their home people why they re
fused to help the government save
food grains for our soldiers over the
sea. I did all I could to induce the
senate to ratify the amendment. I
Bincerely regret that the senate ma
jority could not view the situation as
I viewed it. Why, I could not have
cast a vote against ratification of the
amendment. My tongue would not
have, been able to frame a word in
opposition. I do not say that any
senator who voted against ratifica
tion knowingly voted in favor of send
ing to the brewery vats grain which
will soon be needed as food for our
soldiers, but I do say that if I had
cast a vote against ratification my
companion through the years would
and thank the Nebraska State Journal ratification of the national prohlbi-
lor us exposure oi mo reai motive oi tIon amendment.
inese men unaer tne aorainance or tne
German-American alliance and the
liquor interests.
Second That we extend our thanks
to our own senator, C. E. Sandall,
and his patriotic associates in the
senato and house for their loyalty
to the people's wilK
Third That wo have been pleased
with our governor's attitude toward
the enforcement of our state prohi
bition laws, but are greatly shocked
WOMAN'S CLUB ACTS
From the Nebraska State Journal,
April 9.
"Resolved that the 1,911 members
of the Lincoln Woman's club cIch
nounce the action of the state senate
and the governor of Nebraska in re
fusing to ratify the prohibition
amendment. This proposed resolu
tion from Miss Helen Seeley, which
by his autocratip refusal to submit lwas passed unanimously at tho meej-
the national prohibition amendment! mE or tno ciud raonuay auenuou,
to the legislature. We now entreat
him to respect the will of the over
whelming majority of the people of
our beloved commonwealth by sub
mitting this measure to the legisla
ture now in session.
Fourth That we unqualifiedly
condemn the action of those sen
ators who so grossly misrepresent
the people of Nebraska and serve the
sinister influences of hypocrisy
against which our boys are dedicat
ing their life blood in France.
Fifth That we entreat the senate
to reverse its decision on this ques
tion, so vital to victory for the allies
in conserving food, money and hu
man life, and give Nebraska her
rightful place of honor in history.
SCORES GOVERNOR AND SENATE
From the Nebraska State Journal,
April 7.
The First Baptist church congre
gation passed a resolution Sunday
morning condemning Governor Nev
ille ana the state senators for their
stand on the ratification of the na
tional prohibition amendment. Dr.
E. Arthur Carr spoke briefly before
the resolution was voted on. He
urged the passage of the resolution.
At the midweek service of the
church Wednesday, E. E. Bennett, C.
C. Flansburg and John S. Bishop
were appointed a committee to pre
pare and submit resolutions in re
gard to the action of the governor
and certain state senators in prevent
ing the ratification of the prohibition
amendment to the federal constitu
tion. The following resolution was
reported by the committee at the
morning service yesterday and was
unanimously adopted by a rising vote
of the entire congregation:
"Resolved: That we denounce the
action of Governor Keith Neville and
the state senators who prevented
ratification, at this time, by Nebras
ka, of- the national prohibition con
stitutional amendment, as contrary
to the expressed will of the majority
of the people of this state, a shame-
met with a storm or applause
and seconds from thc crowded
Temple theatre. When Mrs. T.
J. Doyle, incoming president
of the club, undertook a word of in
terventlon for the governor, hisses
arose all over the first floor and gallery.
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