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The Commoner
SEPTEMBER, 1918
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Drop Politics Order
to Railroad Men
A Washington dispatch, dated Sep
tember 1, says: "Get out of politics
or get out of the jailroad business! "
is the latest of Director McAdoo's
revolutionary edicts.
It is not so long ago that the rail
roads' hands were in ovcry political
convention and ih railroad influ
ence counted in every election. "We
used to have our group of "rail
road Senators" and "railroad Con
gressmen," and State Legislatures
were commonly chosen less by par
ties than by railroad systems. Collis
p. Huntington and others of his
baronial period held that politics
was so great a department of rail
roading that they general counsels
were named entirely "with reference
to their ability to deliver votes to
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6AI.13 OF TIMBER LANDS AND OTHER
UNALLOTTED LANDS AND SUR
FACI3 OF SEGREGATED COAL AND
ASIMIALT LAND BELONGING TO
THE CHOCTAW AND CHICIvASAW
INDIAN TRIBES, AND ONE TRACT
OV UNALLOTTED LAND BELONG
ING TO THE CHEEK TRIBE IN
HUGHES COUNTY, OKLAHOMA.
by the
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
Tlior will bo offered forsale at public auction nt
certain railroad points in iastc n Oklahoma, from
OiUobcr 9. 19 8. to Octobor 17. 191S.' inclusive, np.
proximately 14,600 acres of unallotted land, Incliid.
inir 7,700 acron of timber land 1u IIo Choctaw Na.
Hon, C.700 acres oftho stnTace of the sojnirated coa
and asphalt laud In Uio Choctaw Nation, 00acrcsl
oi unallotted land In the Choctaw. Chickasaw, and
CrrekNatlona, nnd 7 a 'dltlonal tracts of tbosurruco
orilio seRroeratcq coal and asphalt land holonjrlns
to tlio Choctaw and Chlckjvaw Tribe, recently -lluquLshcd
and never heretofore offered for i?alo.
The timber land will be old for notJcas than the
appraised value, tbo surface of the swrro'-'nird coal
and asphalt land will bo sold for cash o the hluhcaV
imldor without regard to tho appraised value, and
'Ji'li" ,tuno JW'heretoforo offered, except inir 70 ad
ditional tracts never heretofore offered for sal ,
wulcli will bo so'd on time at 25 per cent cash, 25
per cent In one year, and balance 1 two year from
datoofralo. Tho 400 acres of unallotted hvul will
oo sold to'tho highest and best bidder without any
wiHhnum pMcobolnjr Used. Tho onUiocstato in
""?, r'll timber land and other unnllottcd land
win he sold. Only the surlaoe or tho sejsresatcd coal
aiHtaaphal' land area will bo Bold, ro-oivlnjr tho
coat and asphalt thereunder to the Choctaw and
uiickasaw Nations, except where the descrlptlvo
ar 'Peclflcally Htatcs that tho coal and anhalt
wuumj sod with snrfaco. No HiultaUon Is placed
on he acroauo of Umber land which any ono per
il.! . wrchnfe. No person can purcbaso moro
,? i,60 acrea classified ns afrrlcultuml land, nor
in Uia? C19 ocres chusaiflod nasrazhic land. Itesi
uenco on land not required Bids jpay bo submlt
Vi.. pcn' or bT asonfwl'h power or attorney,
JvohT r B,d-S b? mal1 must be accompanied b v
,,.. cfcBprbank drafts fordi per ccntofttio
u ?L0'Wd5; ruo Tlthtto reject any and all bids
JtJ?2?ei' Detol printed informal on as to
naies, places, terms or sale. Including lists or circa
ni r,'?1 vo of " lands to bo offered for sale
way he obtained tree or cost upon triplication t
riviii,-: J arker Superintendent for tho Five
onii d Trtbea. Muskojtee. Oklahoma, who I? tho
u7nu0na?lhorircdtoso11 these tribal lands to
frJ?ia Marand platsanayato bo obtained
tarSfeup?rintcndntafcocosto' (torn cents
10 J CCnU each. n rr oirr.TO
railway candidates and withhold
thorn from anti-railroad asplrantB.
Now Mr. McAdoo, in a sweeping
notice sent today to all officials and
employees in tho railroad service of
the Government, orders that they
shall not hold any position as a mem
ber of any political comraitteo Qr or
ganization that solicits funds for po
litical' purposes. Officials and em
ployees will not be permitted to be
delegates to or Chairmen or officers
Of any political convention. They
must not solicit or receive funds for
any political purpose or contribute
to any political fund collected by an
official or employee of any railroad
now operated by tho Government.
Furthermore, they arc not to become
candidates for any political office.
Tho Director General declares that
those desiring to run for political
office or manage a political campaign
must sever their connection with the
United States railroad service.
Mr. McAdoo points out that now
that the Government controls and op
erates the railroads, there is no sel
fish or private interest to serve and
the incentive to political activity on
the part of the carriers no longer
exists. He states that the officers and
employees owe a high duty to the
public scrupulously to abstain from
active participation in politics.
"I am sure," said the Director Gen
eral, "that I can count on the loyal
cooperation of all officers, attorneys
and employees engaged in the opera
tion of the railroads to carry out in
letter and spirit the policy I have an
nounced. It is intended to secure to
all of them freedom of action in the
exercise of their individual political
rights and at the same time to pre
vent any form of hurtful oi perni
cious political activity.
"Let us demonstrate to the Ameri
can people that under Federal control
railroad officers, attorneys and em
ployees cannot be made a part of any
political machine hor be used for any
organized partisan or selfish purpose.
Let us set such a high standard of
public duty and service that it will
be worthy of general emulation."
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Commissioner ofludian Affairs.
HEAVEN AND HELL
NEWSPAPER MEN IN POLITICS
The. Aurora Sun comments as fol
lows concerning the fate of newspaper
men as candidates in connection with
the August primaries held in Ne
braska: "Newspaper, men who were candi
dates for various nominations did
not fare so well on the average as
men of other professions and other
business. . Among the many well
known editors who met defeat at the
hands of the people were Richard L.
Metcalfe, Ross L. Hammond, Charles
W. Bryan, Edgar Howard, E. A. Wal
rath, C. B. Cass, F. E. Purcell and
others whose names we do not recall
at tliis time. It is an old theory
among the profession that for a news
paper man to aspire for office is a
good deal like joining the suicide club
and, while there are notable excep
tions to the rule, it applies oftener
than not, and there are reasons for
this. Many man who have tried to play
the game of politics have nursed the
sore spots which they have acquired
against newspaper men who have 'dis
covered' them to the public and each
nf thAHR fellows has a few friends to
whom the word can be passed. There
are others who for personal reason
or trivial cause seize the opportunity
to 'bat the editor,' who has probably
done more for his home community
each year than they would do in a
lifetime. When the editor becomes a
candidate the swatter takes his in
ning and if lie can't find a reason for
r,mntn-nr Ti makes one. When the
opposing forces are about equal In
political strength the small swatter
can furnish the balance of power and
is happy."
lo holp make strong,
Keen, red - blooded Ameri
cans there is nothing in my
pxporlenco which I have
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'iVcA Sullivan, formerly liynlchin
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creases tho strength and endumneo of
weak, nervous, run-down peoplo in
two weeks' time. It Is now belnir
used by over threo million people an
nually, including such men hs Hon.
Leslie M. Shaw, formerly Secretary of
tho Treasury,
and ex-Cover-nor
of Iowa;
former United
Hlntes ttcnator
Richard llollnnd Konnoy of Delaware,
nt present Major of tho U. H. Army:
General John J. Clern (Retired), tho
drummer hoy of Khlloh, who wits
scrjreant In tho V. 8. Army when
only 12 year of ntfe; also United
States Judge CI. "W. Atkinson of tho
I'ourt of Claims of Washington nnd
others. Nuxated Iron is dispensed
hy nil good druggists everywhere.
PUNY ATTACKS ON W. J. BRYAN
It makes us smile when some little
two-by-four newspaper Jumps up and
tries to impugn the motives of Wil
liam Jennings Bryan on the prohibi
tion question.
Everybody knows that Bryan has
been a prohibitionist for many years
past and his record for straightfor
wardness in politics has never been
questioned.
Bryan and Wilson are tho two
greatest Americans.
Because tho great Nebraskan had
a record ho could not be elected Pre
sident. Everybody knew his views and
his political enemies were numerous
enough to defeat him on that ac
count. Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Blaine and
other great Americans are in the
same category with Bryan.
A few years ago when the great
parties met to nominate a ticket for
president and vice-president, it was
a known fact tlioy wanted men with
out records.
This is one reason so many men
of mediocre ability have been placed
in tho presidential chair.
Mr. Bryan's attitude on prohibition
has been so well known for a number
of years no one has doubted for a
moment how he stood on the question
of state and national prohibition.
He has announced from the house
tops that he was for prohibition in
any form it came up; ho is for the
abolition of the liquor traffic.
You may not agree with William
for the nation.-Timea.
Montgomery, Ala.,
THE "DRY" AMERICAN NAVY
Tho beneficial effects of Secrotary
Daniels' abolition of booze from the
United States navy are attracting at
tention and approval from British
naval officers. Writing In tho Out
look on "How tho Officers of the Brit
ish and American Ships in European
Waters aro Making Acquaintance",
Lewis R. Freeman, lieutenant Royal
Navy Volunteer Reserve, says:
"A most Interesting thing is the
large and increasing number of Brit
ish officers whom ono hears speaking
sympathetically, and oven approving
ly, of the total abstinence from liquor
in force on tho American sh'ps. The
fact that tho Americans arc prac
tically unanimous in declaring they
they would never favor going back to
the old regime has made a good deal
of impression on tho British, and
more and more frequently I hear the
older Royal Navy officers saying that
they wish they had tho same antl
Ifquor rules in force on their own
ships.
"In these and a score of similar
things ono lias evidonce every day
that, while the British fleet is a con
stant inspiration to tho Americans,
the coming of the latter has not been
without its 'tonic' effects on tho
former."
Winn1 Tlfino Wrltn fr 1M of Invention
VV dlllLU lULdb Wanted. tlJ0m.(min irlz
oKrrrd for Invention. Fcndflcetrli for free opinion
Jennings Bryan on all that he "has , or .patentability, ourfou'r iMjokstcnt inc.'
done and said in his long public viciorj.isvmw co.,7W9ii. vuiiint(oii.i.a
CUICU1 . JlJVeiy JU.Jl Him mmu o
active 'and agressive as Bryan's is
bound to assume positions at times
with which we all cannot agree, but
you will have to hand it to him for
his outspoken policy on all matters
of a public nature.
Many people did not agree with
him on his free silver policy. We
would not be surprised if the present
war did not bring silver back as an
issue and the Nebraskan vindicated
for his ideas along that line.
His prohibition ideas are not to the
liking of many, but it makes us smile
when we see speakers and news
papers attacking the great Commoner
on the ground he is not sincere.
But for Bryan Wilson would not
be in the, whitehouse today and no
body knows this better than the Pre
sident. Like Christ on the cross, It can be
truthfully said of Bryan: "He saved
others, himself he cannot save."
Bryan has made presidents but can
not achieve the goal himself.
There is no discounting the ability,
the courage, the statesmanship, tho
honesty of William Jennings Bryan,
whether you agree with him or not.
He goes on his way serenely, re
gardless of those who yelp at his
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