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, G.G50BEE, 1920
The Commoner
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ambling Must Go
The'" indictment of several ball players for
gelling out to a group of gamblers will not af
fect base bal as a legitimate sport, but it ought
to put an: end to the gambling that has come to
be a parjrof -the game.
Gambling ruined h.orse racing. As long as
tests of spleed were used to develop superior
horses" they were legitimate, but when the
breeder and trainer gave way to the gambler
racing Had to go. The human race is more
important than the horse. . .,-
SoT'with base ballj it is the great American
, game -and "those who are interested in it should
take the lead in suppressing gambling. The re
cent scandal Is a natural outgrowth of the
gambling that lias attached itself tothese na
tional contests. The players could not bo ex
pected to resist so great a temptation as the
gamblers set before them. Either gambling
must go or professional baseball will soon be
put dn the black list with horse racing. Itemem.
ber .thiit, the women vote now; they will use
their votes p protect' their boys. An effort
should 'be' made to secure state legislation on
this subject at the sessions that will be held
during the' coming winter.
In addressing the constitutional convention
of Nebraska last January, I called attention to
this subject as follows:
"This. convention will have to deal .with
gambling. I hope the constitutldn you are writ
ing wilK put the seal of its condemnation upon
all fortos of gambling. It Is one of the sins
that, JUke intoxication and immorality, has come
down?fro;n the remotest past, but it overthrows
God's law of rewards. When the Creator gave
us the ..earth with its fertile soil, the sunshine
with its ( warmth and the rains with their mois
ture, His voice proclaimed as clearly as ifjt had
issued f rom the clouds, 'Go work, and in pro
portionate your industry and your intelligence,
so shall be your reward.' That is God's law
of regards, aiid it must prevail except where
force "suppresses it or cunning evades it. -
'""The1 "axe 'should be' put at the root of tno
tree.. Gambling is not a question of amount,
and it does not matter whether one wins or
loses; it ia the principle that should be con
sidered, -There should be no more toleration
of gambling on a small scale than on a large
scale. ( Gambling at cigar counters, gambling
with slot machines, gambling with wheels of
fortunesall are gambling and should not bo
permitted. Chance should not be allowed to be
substituted" for honest industry; our children
should know from their youth that there is at
least -one state in this union that makes no dis
crimination between kinds of gambling, high
or low?7large of small, tout that all gambling is
prohibited, in Nebraska as far as law can pre
venfritv'&rvV'. . '
- W. J. BRYAN.
GOOD ROADS
Intraveling recently from Asheville, N. C,
to Msmilla.--about J,j00 miles by. auto, I
had thejbestr opportunity I have ever enjoyed to
test "the' roads, We selected the best, regard
less eft distance, and found a wide difference
of opTriibiiLECs to what constitutes a good road
the same 'road being described as excellent by
one an'di&s impossible by another. This is
partly due to the weather a road which is ex
cellent when dry can be made almost impas
sable by-a rain. For instance, the road be
tween Milledgeville and Macon, Georgia, when
dry, can be described as excellent (it is up and
down-Ylil neatly all the way but the grades are
easy),, blft we passed over it in a rain, when
passing another car was really dangerous. Sandy
roads" are' better wet than dry the beach at
Daytona being unsurpassed, but the water seri
ously Impairs the clay roads. Then, a wash
out willlmake any road bad. We reached north
ern Florida just after a heavy rain and found
a stream twenty-five feet wide and several feet
deep" running through a fill. Fortunately, the
Washdufwas near a place where a number or
convicts were working on a state highway. Ther
were put 'to work felling trees and building a
brld'geVXn'an hour and a half we were on our
way. A torplowing through dry sand and skid
ding on -wet clay; and after some miles over
-the rebellious bricks of a once model highway,
we endeavour journey with a 200-mile run over
an ksjph&t, boulevard. .
t ..v-'. v... .. Twinned of the need
of a complete system - of national and .state
fhouW3bu!ld75 0t "SK-1" Th1 natl
a tatm? , t ?uo? a hlShway connecting the
connMi. ? if"19 5t 8hould cxte"d It to the
dte a U W0Uld a norIal to the soi-
WOUld nrnZtVerSaUn f ttU the PQPl0- "
mlrfnn ?t0 commeTrco and yet bo the boat
fh ? m from the artical depression that
the gamblers cause about harvest time the im-
sGlfti n7t0r Foad8 ,cotoPellIng the farmer to
sell when the prico is lowest, and it would help
to regulate railroad rates. Good roads ara
coming evontually why not now?
W. Jr BRYAN.
GUARANTEE OF PROTECTION CAUSE OF
COST
A Washington dispatch carried by tho As
sociated Press, under date of October 5, fol
lows: '
"Partial responsibility for continued hfgh
prices was laid today on the trade practice of
manufacturers' guarantee against price decline
by those who protested against tho custom at
hearings before the federal trade commission.
More than 200 spokesmen for business Interests
were present to advise with the commission In
formulating a policy on the subject.
"The statement that prices would have gone
down soon after tho armistice in many lines
had the price guaranteo j?ractlco been unknown
in commerce was brought out in answer to
questions by Chairman Murdock, who asked for
opinions on that phase. Without exception op
ponents of the system declared their belief had
been confirmed by break in commodities whore
it was not employed. They cited tho sugar
and silk markets as typical.
"James A. Goldsmith, of New York, repre
senting the Silk Association of America, said
the guarantee could be construed In no other
light Ithan as a means of maintaining 'a goner
ally high level of prices and mitigating against
any reduction which would have followed
natural operations of the law of supply and de
mand.' Silk prices, ho said, had declined 50
per cent in tho last six months, which would
have been Impossible had the wholesalers been
guaranteed against loss by the manufacturers.
" 'I would say further,' ho continued, 'that the
guarantee against decline not only tends to hold
up prices but means that plants will be shut
and industry stagnated in order that the guar
A anteeing manufacturer will not havo to dig into
his pocket and repay the wholesaler or other
purchaser. The plants are shut down and tho
demand remains, so prices stay high
" 'What about holding up artificial prices,
like war prices, and would they have been re
duced except for the price guarantee?' Mr. Mur
dock Inquired.
" 'Unhesitatingly I would say they would have
fallen long ago,' Mr. Goldsmith replied. 'I
would not attempt to say to what extent the
guarantee has maintained tho prices, but it cer-'
tainly has held them a much longer time than
had the ld law of supply and demand been per
mitted to operate'
"Only two speakers defended tho practice, but
their side of the question will be heard fully to
morrow. R. U. Delepenha, New York, repre
senting the National Preservers and Fruit Prod
ucts Association, voiced approval of the custom
saying its benefits more than offset any ill ef
fects depicted by the opponents of the practice.
"It. F. Boffey, of the National Association of
Purchasing Agents, held that no legitimate at-
tack could be made on the guarantee system on
ethical grounds as the law established the right
of a citizen to employ trade methods of any kind
so long as they did not tend to monopoly or dis
crimination. '
"That the practice did tend to monopoly and
discrimination was asserted by George D. Mcll
vain of the Tin Plate Manufacturers Associa
tion' He argued that the guarantee given by
the big producers could not be met in most
cases by little producers, who were compelled
either to sell out or close up 'practically bank-
rU"T D McCloskey, of the National Association
of Sheet and Tin Plato Manufacturers, took the
Baju0antArmstrong. of the bureau of related
Industries, charged that the guarantee custom
encouraged speculation, causing overstocking,
stifled competition and 'Invariably leads to re
bating' It resulted many times In 'old' goods
brfSr held over and sold as 'fresh' stocks he
added, 'creating a reaction in .the public mind
against the whole Industry.
"follow Nebraska's!?
Lead
Question Gubernatorial Candidate-
Hon. John H. Morohcad and '
Hon. Arthur G. Wray, :
Gandldatos for the ottlae of Governor
of the StaU of Nobraakn.
Honored Sirs: " V
The fed oral constitution and Che Nrtrasfcl;
constitution prohibit the manufacture or al df
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uwv io , luuura ciiioriNHnaut jaw ana,.
state enforcement law which define intoxlcatl
liquors and fix tho alcoholic content perraltt
in nnvarncrnR nt rttrtlilf nt nnn .... nni r,
Tho federal amendment waa ratified by !-, k
muoi. u unanimous vo;o ot cue WQoraaKa laglttH
laturo. Tho state prohibition amendment wa:
adopted by a majority of 29,000 by tho voters
oi tuts state.
Those constitutional amendments and laws
wore adopted for the miroose of nromotlnir. the
mnrnl Iinlnl ratwt nnrtnrttnlst intiu. , l. -....,. "f3
...-.., uiwiui uuu uuuuuiHiu nvuam ui mu. ymv? -,
pie or our state and nation.
We look with alarm at tho efforts belnc mada.
by those who profit from the liquor busing
financially or politically or from tho vices which
are associated with tho liquor busings to raise
tho alcoholic content or weaken the enforce
ment provisions of these great moral laws.
Tho governor of the state of Nobniska dur-.
ing the next two years can wlold a moat Dowei-
ful influence state and nationally In preserving .
anu enrorcing these laws or by encouraging or
permitting their modification or nullification. Wo
believo that you will agree with us that candi
dates for the highest office in the gift of the,
people of the stato, who, af tor election will b Itk
position to Influence or act on measures of sgtaU
and national importance, should want the peopje
whom they are to represent to know their views
on Biich questions so that the voter may cast ble
or her vote for tho candidate who neamfc rep-,
resents said voters' opinion.
We believe that the undersigned can eposk.
for a sufficiently largo number of voters to Jus?
tlfy them In publicly submitting to you four
questions pertaining to the prohibition que
tlon and kindly request you to glvo your re
plies to these questions through the dally pre
of the stato for the information and guidance
of the voters. Tho -questions follow:
1. Will you, if elected governor, use your
personal and official Influence to prevent the
raising of tho alcoholic content In permitted.!
beverages or the weakening of tho enforcement
provisions of tho present national prohibition
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2. Will you, if elected governor, use your in
fluence and veto power to prevent tho modifica
tion (by weakening It), nullification or repeal
of the Nebraska prohibition constitution
amendment or its enforcement law? -
3. If elected governor, will you honestly and
in good faith enforco to the fullest extent,
without fear or favor, all tho provisions of the
prohibition enforcement law of this state?
4. If elected governor, will you, as an assur
ance to tho large majority of the people of Ne
braska who believe in prohibition and Us strict
enforcement, publicly promise thorn that you
will appoint no one as a prohibition law en
forcement officer or appoint no one to the pure
food department of the state government oxcapc
persons who are known to be personally in favor
of tho Nebraska prohibition constitutional '
amendment and the present enforcement law of
this stato? ,,4,
Thanking you for such consideration as you;
may give this request, we are,
Very respectfully yours, t
Anti-Saloon League of Nebraska. By F. A.
High, Supt. ,
M,.nir T)rv Federation. By C. C. Growell,
Jr., B. O. Kretsinger, Mamie M. Claflln, Arabrolefl
C, Epperson. , '
W. C. T. U. of Nebraska. By Lela G. Dyar,
Nebraska Women's Dry Federation. BjC-
TnntA nnilfns. PrealdenL
w,iT,n vi. -narklev. President Nebraska Wora 1
en's Legislative Council of Nebraska, and former
president Nebraska State sunrago wii ,,
Omaha Committee of Five Thousand. By W. -
T. Graham, President.
Women's Democratic League. By Clara C.
Clayton, President
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