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The Omaha Bee M O R N I N G—E V E N 1 N G—S U N D A Y THE BEE PUBLISHING CO., Publisher N. R. UPDIKE, President BALLARD DUNN. JOY M. HACKI.ER, Editor in Chief Business Manager MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tha Associated Press, of which The Bee ia a member, Is exclusively entitled to the use for lepublication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of our special dispatches are also reserved. The Omaha Bee is a member of the Audit Rurdau ol Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation audits, and The Omaha Bee’s circulation is regularly audited by their organizations. Entered as second-class matter May 28, 1908, at Omaha postoffice under act of March 3, 1879. BEE TELEPHONES Pm.t. Branch E,rhanKr. Ajk for AT lantic 1000 * the Department or Person Wanted. OFFICES idain Office—17th and Farnam Co. Bluffs—16 Scott St. So. Side— N. W. Cor. 24th N. New York—World Bldg. Detroit—Ford Bldg. Chicago—Tribune Bldg. Kansas City—Bryant Bldg. St. Louia—Syn. Trust Bldg. Los Angeles—Higgins Bldg. San Fran.—Hollrook Bldg. Atlanta—Atlanta Trust Bldg. In- --' QmaliaVheit? tho^bsl is dt its Best “FOR WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT A MAN.” Through nearly 9,000 words of almost perforvid oratory, Senator “Pat” Harrison of Mississippi car ried his hearers at Madison Square Garden to the real keynote of the democratic convention. The keynote was not in the oratory. It was not in the long denunciation of republican misdeeds. It was not in the well-rounded periods with which the senator from Mississippi told of the great ac complishment of the democratic party. * * » The real keynote, the climax to which all of the oratory pointed, came in almost the last paragraph. “Winning is not wicked,” said Senator Harrison, “Strategy is no sin.” Standing alone these slogans of victory with which Senator Harrison called the democrats to battle, have in them the ring of a real fighter. Back of these brave words, however, is a story of apostasy that will shock the men and women who followed the destinies of the democratic party in the strong days of Woodrow Wilson. “Far better is it for the American people,” continued Senator Harrison in the climax of his keynote, “and the fu ture of the democratic party that in this convention we deny to ourselves some vaunted expression or surrender some temporary advantage that we may succeed in this campaign than tenaciously to persist and lose.” 1 • • • “The vaunted expression" that the senator urged the democrats should deny themselves is nothing less than the League of Nations. This great issue, the heart and soul of the democratic party as revealed and reconstructed by Woodrow Wilson, the greatest leader of democracy since Hickory Jackson, is to be disregarded if the Hearst-Harrison cabal has its way. Woodrow Wilson died for the League of Nations and almost in his last breath passed on the torch of bis faith to hands that he fondly hoped would carry it aloft until final victory came. To “Pat” Harrison, keynoter of the democratic convention, and to the lesser breeds who have stepped into the shoes of Wilson the strong, the League of • Nations, carrying with it the hope of Wilson for world peace, is but a “vaunted expression.” , ■s . m + w * ' ‘ Should the makers of the platform follow the sounder of the keynate, the democratic party will face the American people faithless to every principle that made it strong in the days of Wilson, and once more it will he merely an organized erew of buccaneers seeking the fleshpots of office. Upon the banner of its leaders, upon the banner of its eandi J ' dates for president and vice president will be in ; ,"scribed these keynote words of Senator Harrison: •"Winning is not wicked. Strategy is no sin.” There is no place under such a banner with such a keynote for men and women with courage, with hopes and plans for constructive building toward that better day in politics and in economics that lies Hist ahead if we will but have the courage and the ; trength to carry on. GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY. Father John Williams, as he is affectionately ' nown to thousands of Omahans and former Oma ins, has just celebrated his 89th birthday. The '">rd celebrated is used advisedly. One whose life ■s been filled with good works, and who has served is fellows so faithfully as Father John Williams •as served, is entitled to celebrate four score years nd nine. Few men have been privileged to look back upon : i life so filled with deeds of loving kindness and elpful service as that of this beloved minister. A igid churchman, he has ever been tolerant of the aults and frailties of men. A mechanic who was proud of his skill as a workman, he never forgot through all the years'of his ministry the men who ,arn their bread in the sweat of their faces. The toilers always found in Rev John Williams a staunch i iend and earnest champion. He knows men as few Kiinislers know them, and thia knowledge made it ■ poasible for him to get next to them and win their confidence and respect. The love his fellows hear him is evidenced in the loving greetings given him upon his recent anniversary. While others have been accumulating worldly wealth. Father John has been accumulating friendships and love that can not be measured in money. Others had to wuit until after death for monuments in their memory. Father John has erected in the hearts of untold thousands monu ments more enduring than brass or marble. May this splendid Christian gentleman, this stal wart representative of the church militant, he spared •to many years of usefulness. THE GLORIOUS FOURTH. Dpspite dire predictions made during the pre-i dent ini campaign of 1900, predictions to the effect that, unless we turned the Philippines loose we would so far violate the fundamentals of the republic that we would cease to celebrate the Fourth of July, sev eral hundred cities, towns and villages in Ne braska are preparing to stage celebrations of the an niversary. • And we still maintain control of the Philippines. It is heartening, to say the least, to note In many of the advance announcements that It is going to he an “old-fashioned celebration,” with the reading of the Declaration of Independence, and a real Fourth of July oration, and basket, dinner under the trees. It. is especially heartening to note the emphasis laid upon the reading of the old Declaration. There has been ton much tendency of late to overlook the con tents of that old document, to say nothing of the disregard shown of late year* for the other old i document predicated upon the Declaration of Inde pendence, the Constitution of the United States. A genuine revival of old-fashioned celebrations of In dependence day might serve to bring the people back to a fuller realization of their rights, to say nothing of a fuller realization of their duties as citizens. Then, again, revivals of the old-fashioned Fourth might wean us away from mercenary thoughts and impress us with the fact that the Fourth of July is not an anniversary for money making or mere in dulgence in noise and merriment. It would not hurt this republic a bit to look upon the anniversary as one calling our renewed attention to fundamental principles and convincing us that liberty is something that must be renewed every day if it is to be re tained in all its fullness. DEMOCRATS! FACE THE RECORD. All the misrepresentation of democratic partisans Will not overcome the stubborn facts of the last four years of the republican administration. In his keynote speech at Cleveland Theodore E. Burton marshalled those facts in statesmanlike man ner. He did not seek to "rouse the rabble.” not to paint glowing word pictures of an impossible Val halla. He stuck to the record. It is a record that is as damning to the democrats as it is glorious for the republicans. "Bn long as the democratic party continued in power after the war." said the keynoter, "America's progress on the rnnrl to rehabilitation was hardly more satisfactory than that of the European coun tries. But when the republican party came in, re establishing nation-wide confidence that its time tried capacity for constructive policies and adminis tration were at the country's service, there was Im mediate improvement. The democrats could'not even make pea(£. The republicans did. . "Scarcely half a year had passed when a turn was called. Workmen in multitudes returned to the shops, peace was proclaimed, and tli^t stability which is the strength and life of nations dwelt here in a measure not enjoyed in another part of the earth. If there Is now a slackening of activity :t is due to uncertainties In our domestic policies, # -al and other, and to the unsettled state of Europe.'' The people do not want European conceptions of government or economics introduced into America. This is the admitted goal of the democratic party. Their chief slogan is to be a demand for a lowering of tariff protection and the wholesale importation under free trade of the products of the bread line labor of Europe. The American people everywhere sympathize with the people of Europe, but the democratic party can not expect to win many votes with their pro posal that we tear down our protection walls and fill our own country with bread lines. GOOD REASON FOR BEING FRIGHTENED. When Charles Gates Dawes announced that he was going after the demagogues, hammer and tongs, it naturally followed that a lot of democratic ora tors and editors showed signs of a panic. These panicky symptoms differed in appearance, varying from the attempted humor and sarcasm of agitated editorial souls to the fierce denunciations of the fiery spellbinders whose roarings rouse the rabble. Careful observers of the political situation will admit that General Dawes has cut out for himself no small task when he undertakes to skin ail the demagogues who'take the stump in opposition to the policies of the republican party. But tackling big jobs and finishing them up in a manner satisfactory to himself and honest-minded people generally is General Dawes’ specialty. Nobody is complaining about the task picked by General Dawes save only the demagogues, editorial and otherwise. They are very generally calling attention to themselves by their utterances and gyrations, and in due time will be properly attended to by the red-blooded and dynamic gentleman who will be the next vice presi dent of the United States. If Japan really wants the low down on the whole thing she can find it in the way she is taking on about it. Every now and then Columbia shows a renewed determination to conduct her business in her own way, without outside dictation or inter ference. While Tex Rickard views the interior of his Garden during the convention he will probably ex perience deep regret that he didn’t figure out some method of charging spectators admission. The New York song writer just sentenced to four months’ imprisonment didn't get half what is coming to him if he wrote the song the phonograph next door is rendering all the time. Mr. Bryan should have expressed his disapproval of the republican platform before it was finally adopted and it was everlastingly too late to take his suggestions. Prof. Clarke of Goddard university proposes to shoot a rocket at the moon. But that is just as sensible as the habit some politicians have of haying at the moon. Among other things' for which Calvin Coolidge should be given credit is the fact that he did not say, “This is so sudden," when the news came from Cleveland. The hairpin makers should cheer up. Their product will he in demand as long as milk bottles are to he opened, shoes to button or dresser drawer locks to pick. "I keep the democratic party straight, and that'a no boy’s job,” says Mr. Bryan. And he might have added that he also keeps it safely out of power. With Debs out of jail the socialists have decided not to put a national ticket in the field. The social ist party depends upon having a martyr. Frenchmen hissed American athletes atid the American flag. .lust for that we’ll let ’em win their next war themselves. f Homespun Verse —By Omaha’* Own Poet— Robert Worlhinulon Davie _ _y I. \MENT VI ION. A gray-headed bard- I am thinking how rud# and how bra7.pn ha wh> To censure coameth’a and lipstick® —to doubt their rar® virtues bn ••line They hide the fair color of bluehe®, they alter the natural grace; They're mere ImliatIon® of beauty, too bold for a beautiful fur®. A silly old hard 1 am thinking how thoughtltaa he spoke; he, perchance, Forge*® the gay days of Ids boyhood, sweet dream® and t he cha im of mum net : The fine, 1 m pres’-dve enjoyment of 4 •»urfailiip him! thrills of hia day; The customs that entered with fusion, and likewise went drifting away. Fcrehtric old bard I nni thinking he wisely might grow with the years, And welcome each change fur the better m It In the limelight appear®. Ilf might to hi® glory remember thnt vogue was replete In hi® time, And anchor the past, with the present In rippling and rollicking rU^'iuc. _ — > In the Democratic Chicken Yard ^ l _—-— SUNNY SEDEIJPl cJaJce Comfort, nor forget I J sunrirt ^ ■ ' —v " FATHER JOHN WILMAMN. (An • pprecUtloa, However p'oebly Expressed ) J" 'ity-nlne bright year* behind you, ^ ars of service gladly wrought; Ho.,is of friends who now remind you i Of the help to them you brought. I'seful year* to friends and neighbors. Dally duties nobly done; j Besting now from kindly labors. Goal you seek now nearly won. Klghty-nlne! A crown of glory Made from deeds you loved to do. Time has touched with frosts so hoary— Deft untouched the heart of you. Friend and helper, true and steady, Waiting the eternal dawn; Fnafrald to answer, ‘ Ready!'’ , God be with you, Father John! Favorite Songs of Well-Known Men. Al Dreeher: "Wash Me and T Shall Be Whiter Than Snow." Will Krug: "Send the bight " ! Charley Gardner: "bet the King Come In." Robert Trimble: "band Ahead, Us Fruits Are Waving." j f’red Carey advocate* Passing a Daw providing adequate I punishment for people who insist on ' spelling it "Farnum" | afreet. We will give the suggestion our official attention just as soon as we can convince the llnotypers and proof reader* that Scott* Bluff Is the name of a county and a mountain, and I Scottsbluff the name of a city. But we are beginning to {I despair. j! For several week* we have been anticipating. Percy Poweil , intimated In divers and sundry letters from Washington that he was going to bring us something in the family car. A* a result we welcomed him to our city with open arms and truly j anticipatory watering at the mouth. What he brought tja was 1 greetings end kind words from old friends down Washington wa v. -- ;| I Were we less obese and a score of years younger, we would 5 mount to the third floor of the Omaha National bank building and proceed to turn that big flag the right way. With the stripes up and down, the blue field in the upper right-hand cor- MOB! ner, please, for those who view It from the street. Far be it from us to indulge in carping criticism, but we | can not refrain from asserting that a fev. barrels of paint care fully applied wouldn't hurt the looks of the Municipal Auditor ium a little bit. The press reports tell us that during a tedious wait st the Cleveland convention the delegates and visitor* whiled away the time by singing 'Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "On ward, Christian Soldier " We’re laying a bet that they didn't do anything of the kind. They may have Bung the choruses, hut it's a cinch that not one in a hundred knew even one verse i of either song. II WILL M. MAUPIN. // 1__ I --- — ■■ -—■———' x .■■ ■ - — ' ■ ■ - - - ” ■■ ---I-N r _ Letters From Our Readers All Irttrr* mn«t ho •»gnrd, but namr will hr withheld np«n r*qnmt. Commnnl ration of 200 word* nnd |rr« will hr fiirn orpfrrrnrr. ____ _/ Early Day* at Brownell. Fremont. Neb.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: 1 read In The Oma ha Bee a few day* ago about the be glnnings of the days of Brownell Hall, in which I was much Interested, hav ing been a student there myself, en tering soon after it whs opened. Bishop Talbot had charge and Rev. O. C. Duke was the principal, lie had been the rector for the First Episco pal church in Omaha for some time, in connection with that of Brownell Hall, with his family also. Eater on he came to Fremont with Bishop Tal bot and our Episcopal church was or ganized at that place. Bishop Talbot died some time after and Bishop Clark son took his place. Mr. Dorke, after s few venrs' stay In Fremont, and constructing a pros perous rhurch here, went to Lincoln to take the pis re of professor in the university, and died suddenly after a few years’ stay In that place. He was quite a poet and left two \<d untes of his writings, which have al wa>* hpen precious to Ids friends. Miss Lerchard was matron of the Hail at Saratoga for some time. Miss Gilmore was a teacher there. I think some of her relatives are living in Omaha at the present time. The school was troubled financially at that time, as the civil war going on. using money everywhere, and some trlend* who were much Interested In Its welfare assisted In teaching for some time. Many ol the friends of that time must have passed sway. 1 recall the name of Miss Lizzie Davis, who later became Mrs. Herman Kountze, who has gone king since, and several girls from Nebraska City whose name? I forget as It is so long ago—60 years. It rerall* the old lines "Few are left to greet me. Tom, And few ace left to know. •Who played with us niton the green .lust 60 years ago." MRS. FRANCES REYNOLDS COL SON. Christ and the Commune. Omaha -To the Editor of The 'tlmaha. Bee. A lot of enthusiasts are wasting considerable time atal many words over what Christ would do or say if lie were here on earth. Those class cotfsc Intis Individuals who sd here, or profess to adhere to the dogma of the Third Internationale In sist that Jesus was a proletarian, and would he today found on the tide of the proletariat. 1 say "profess to ad here." for the vast majority of those who prate most glibly know only what some one has told them about the principles they clamor for. Few of them ever took trouble to Investigate or weigh what I* Involved In the con test. They are profoundly Ignorant of political economy. Marx Is only a name to them, nnd If any ever heard of Adant Smith It was only the Smith part that meant anything to them. So far us Holy Writ affords light. Christ only spoke once with regard t« worldly politics. Some wily lawyers sought to trap Him Into an expres slop that might be twisted Into dis loyalty to Rome. Ills answer Is per feet, even to tills dav. "Bender note Ceasar the things that are Ceasar’s, and unto God the things that are God's" If we are to Judge by this utterance, we may bo «uro that Christ would eay the same if He were preach log now, for we are told that lie I? "the same, yesterday, today, and for ever." Jesus was a workingman, the son of one. the associate of others and knew the hardships, privation*, disad vantages of toil and poverty. ,In His preachings he used many illustrations, drawn from his experience as a worker. His sympathies were with the poor, and He showed great com passion for them. But never did He Utter a word that would encourage idleness or hold out hope to anyone that lie might succeed on earth by neglecting to work for hi* daily broad. Give us this day our daily bread.” does not mean that th* Almighty i" going to put food into our mouths. It means Jhat we ask a chance to gain it by honorable Industry. "Whatso ever thy hand flndeth to do. do that with thy might.” and the parable to the servants and the talent* might well be conned by those who rely on Jesus to support them In their cham pionship of communism. K* pee tally, the fate of the slothful, timid servant, who wrapped hia talent In a napkin and buried It. UNION MAN. \ II tiring. "Whom do you consider the great est business genius of our times?" "The man who Invented the term deferred payments.”—Burnsville Com ier Journal. Gosh! Ain't Scientist* Wonderful! Scientist who claims that no man is altogether sane evidently I maps h.« conclusion on the way folks *ct. Pittshurgrt Gaxette Timr _l CENTER SHOTS. The Calcutta Derby Sweep nets 120,000 for one liberal member of par liament, Ifarcourt Johnstone. H.V popularity will not lessen and sinews of %vnr being adequate he Is likely to remain a very long time in public life —Brooklyn Kagle. Congressmen shouldn't lie too s* verely criticized for trving to raise their own salaries. They know if they don't do it nobody else will.— Southern Lumberman. Three more calcirets hive l.eer, padlocked in New York, which will eventually learn that in spite of itself It is a part of the I'nited States.— Detroit News. There isn’t much difference between a keynote and u keyhole speech. They both mean. ' Let me in."—Bo* ton Shoe and Leather Reporter. A British labortte quoted Solomon and David in an argument for gov ernment ownership. A better recom mendation. however, would have been Dun and Bradst'reet.—Louisville Courier-Journal. After looking the specimens over we have decided to have our next photo done by the new wire process. It Is much more charitable than e\*n the considerate retouch artist --Sagi I raw News-Courier. We infer that the fundamental!*’*. who insist on a literal acceptance of the Bible, can reconcile the rnlra* If at the marriage feast of funs with the Volstead law -Columbia Record There is nothing parrlculaily wrong with Senator Lodge's world court plan excepting that It I* appar ently designed to ke*^ the rest of the world out of It.—Saginaw News Courier. These days when a service car goes out it frequently' towa in an automo bile wreck and three or four nervous wrecks.—Nashville Banner. Douglas Fairbanks found he was |y in Denmark. It takes a Doc Cook to register in that country — New* York Herald-Tribune. SPECIAL TODAY BRAISED SHORT OCr RIBS OF BEEF, Brown Potato Rome Cafeteria Open 24 Hours Every Day *. foiln*g*r Ttrmmm i to CHICAGO dhe EAST , Omaha-Chicago Special \ A solid all-steel, daily train I with modern high - grade I I Pullman equipment Lx- j ft cellent a la carte dinner I ft in dining car —readv to I ■ .erve half hour before ■ ■ train starts. 1 ■ Lt. 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