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IMPERTINENCE IN THE PULPIT.
J No fair-minded man will deny the minister of
the gospel the right to think as he pleases politically.
Neither will the minister's right to participate in
politics as a citizen be denied. It is when a minis
* ter of the gospel seeks to use his position as a min
ister to impress his political views upon his congre
gation that trouble is sure to ensue.
“ It has come to pass during the last few years
that certain aggregations of self-constituted reform
‘ ers have made it a business of sending question
! naires to candidates for office. The people have a
right to know where the candidates stand. This
right, however, does not include the right to ask im
pertinent and inconsequential questions. Neither
does it include the making of these self-constituted
censors of public morals the guardians of the voters,
the selected ones, to tell them how they should vote.
In a western Nebraska community a local minis
ter devoted his Sunday morning hour before elec
tion to pointing out to his parishioners the candi
dates they should vote for. His preferred candi
dates were those who had answered an impertinent
list of questions to his personal satisfaction. He in
sisted that all those candidates who had declined to
be the victims of a political inquisition set up by
salaried reformers, or who had failed to measure up
to tho inquisitorial standard, should be defeated.
'•'he result was just what might have been ex
pected when free and Independent voters go to the
po.,3. They resented the ministerial interference
and the candidates most strenuously supported by
the minister were overwhelmingly defeated.
The minister who devotes his pulpit time to
preaching “Christ and Him Crucified,” although he
may exercise his rights as a citizen to talk politics
at other times, will exercise more influence than the
minister who forgets that world-sweeping text in an
effort to change his pulpit into a political forum for
the discussion of partisan politics.
The minister of the gospel who talks politics as a
citizen, not as a minister, is well within his rights.
Indeed, it is his duty as a citizen to do that very
thing, just as it is the duty of the lawyer, the mer
chant, the manufacturer and the wage earner. The
minister referred to above would be quick to resent
the interference of the newspaper editor who sub
mitted a list of questions to him, and then pro
ceeded to oppose that minister as an unfit man for
the pulpit simply because his answers did not square
J with the editorial viewpoint. His resentment would
be justified.
Impertinence in the pulpit is no more to be con
t doned than impertinence elsewhere. There is a
wide difference between taking politics into religion
■ and taking religion ihto politics. The former has
■ i never proved anything but disastrous. The latter
would probably help quite a bit.
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GIVE “MAC” A CHANCE.
Governor-elect McMullen is just now ex
periencing the pleasure of having a lot of his ap
pointees selected for him. Later he will tackle the
unpleasant job of making his own appointments.
One of the difficulties facing a newly elected
governor is the tremendous pressure brought to
■ bear by aspirants for positions under the new admin
; istration. Wore the governor-elect left free to ex
; ercise his own judgment in these appointments, it
would be much easier for him to give the common
| wealth the kind of administration it expects and de
serves.
Governor-elect McMullen has had a long ex
perience in politics. His acquaintance with men
will enable him to pick with more than ordinary suc
cess those who will look after the subordinate de
V partments. He should be given an opportunity to
rest, however, after the arduous work of the cam
paign. He deserves it. Office hunters and friends
of office hunters will be consulting their own inter
lests, as well ns the interests of the commonwealth,
V>y remaining in the background for a lime.
I Governor-elect McMullen will exercise good judg
ment in his appointments. This is not to be doubted.
He will surround himself with capable assistants
Who, like himself, arc interested in giving Nebraska
an economical and efficient administration. Hut he
•hould be given a breathing spell. He should have
an opportunity to approach his task in good spirit*
, and renewed strength after a Rtrcnuous campaign.
SPEAKING OF THE REFERF.NDUMS.
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Many of the states voted on initiated amend
ments and laws at the recent election, and it is in
teresting to noto how the minds of people vary with
’ the different localities.
Nebraska voted on the proposition to abolish the
party circle and all party designations, and defeated
the amendment by a huge majority.
Michigan voted on three constitutional amend
ments and defeated all three. One was to abolish
all parochial schools, one to provide for a state
S income tax and one to reapportion legislative dis
tricts.
Massachusetts voted on ratification of the federal
«hild labor amendment and defeated it. It adopted
4ha state prohibition enforcement act by a narrow
f margin.
Minnesota adopted a gasoline tax law and de
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leated the proposition to establish state terminal
elevators at Minneapolis and Duluth.
While Kentucky was defeating a $75,000,000
road bond issue, Illinois was adopting a $100,000,
000 road bond issue.
Missouri refused to adopt laws providing for
workmen's compensation but adopted the gasoline
tax. Missouri also refused to exempt religious
property from taxation.
Kansas refused to compensate war veterans other
than those of the World War. South Dakota voters
refused to authorize a state constitutional conven
tion. California adopted a poll tax on all males be
tween 21 and 50 except war veterans and people
paying personal property taxes. Neither would Cal
ifornia voters accept a proposition for state opera
tion and maintenance of water and powej* projects.
Washington rejected a proposition to compel
parents to send their children to the public schools.
Oregon repealed the state income tax law and
adopted an amendment authorizing a law requiring
voters to be able to read and write the English lan
guage.
Arizona refused to create a state racing com
mission, but authorized pari-mutuel machines. Mon
tana and Colorado defeated soldier bonus measures.
The refusal of Massachusetts to ratify the child
labor amendment is significant. So is Arizona’s re
fusal to create a state racing commission. Evidently
Arizona voters do not want legal interference with
their horse racing. It is regretted that Massachu
setts voted down the child labor amendment, but on
the whole it would seem that thoufc is a growing op
position to tinkering with state constitutions and
cluttering up the statute books with more laws.
NEBRASKA AND NOTRE DAME.
Comparatively few Nebraskans will be privileged
to see the Cornhuskers and Notre Dame battle for
gridiron honors at South Bend next Saturday. A
million or more Nebraskans, however, will be in
South Bend in spirit. They will be there, too, as
full of fight as Dawson’s proteges, pulling for the
Nebraska boys with all their might and main.
It is going to be vastly more than a football
game. It is going to be a battle between west and
east; a battle between young warriors who will fight
to win, but fight fairly and honorably. There isn’t
the least sign of bad blood between the knights from
the prairies and the knights of the big Catholic
school. Merely a healthy rivalry between friendly
enemies intent upon settling the question of athletic
supremacy.
To date Nebraska has a shad$ the best of it.
Rockne says his warriors will even up the score.
Dawson insists that Rockne is mistaken. That’s the
kind of difference responsible for horse races, foot
ball games and track meets. And we of Nebraska
are stringing along with Dawson and the Cornhusk
ers. We do it because we have gone with them to
victory more frequently than we have gone with
them to defeat—even with Notre Dame. Naturally
enough the conservative and self-sufficient east has
consistently refused to admit that the trans-Missouri
country is entitled to consideration in the matter of
football. That, too, after Nebraska has taken sev
eral of their vaunted teams to extra efficient clean
ings. History has a habit of repeating itself, even
on the gridiron. On several former occasions the
eastern football experts have declared that the
Cornhuskers simply couldn't do it when pitted
against Notre Dame, and other eastern teams. Then
the Cornhuskers proceeded to do it.
That, good eastern friends, friends though they
are hidebound and overly given to self-sufficiency—
that, as we were about to remark, good eastern
friends, is why we await the verdict at South Bend
next Saturday with great equanimity. We are not
throwing a single shudder of fear.
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The Englishman who invented the self-playing
saxophone announces that he is coming to the
United States. It is always thus; just as everything
looks fine along comos somebody to bring about
strained relations.
A New York truck farmer announces that he
! has produced a species of cabbage bearing four
| heads to the stalk. The return of the 5-cent cigar
is now imminent.
Much to the sorrow and disappointment of some
people the price of farm products not only went up
before election, but kept, right on going up after
election.
That alleged republican scheme to boost priy£s
before election and reduce them after election seems
to have refused to be thrown into reverse motion.
The returns from Texas and Wyoming would in
dicate that the real hopes of the democratic party
lie in the nomination of women to high office.
Some people’s idea of a good time is to spend a
lot of money for something they don't want and
never will enjoy after they get it.
01’ Bill White may not have learned just what’s
the matter with Kansas, but he surely had a mighty
fine time trying to find out.
It is a wise father who loaves his sons at home
when he goes out to make the principal speech at a
Father and Son banquet.
Burbank claims to have developed n prune as
big as a cocoanut. The boarding house prune is no
longer a joke.
The time to do your Christmas shopping is as
soon as possible after doing your duty by the Com
munity Chest.'
Well, it may have been a small corn crop in
number of bushels, but just take a sqint at the price,
please.
The generals who fixed the time for ending the
World War at 11-11-11 must have been Klks.
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Homespun Verse
—By Omaha's Own Poet —
Robert Worthington Davie
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WHEN UNCLE .JOHN COMES BACK.
There’s frequent consultations In the kitchen, anil
there’s grins;
There’s muc h uncalled for shouting something like u
chicken's clack.
The first thing In the morning nil Ihls Jubilance begins,
Because the children know that I'ncle John Is coming
back.
There's cherubs nt the window looking down the long,
long street:
There's exultation splendid when their I'ncle John Is
s])ied;
There's slamming doors snd raring of two pair of tiny
feet;
There’s joy like dreams of Eden when they scamper
to Ills side.
There's little fingers reaching In tils pnrkcls, \ nu might
know,
There's eyes s bulging strangely when he Mods the
randy nark—
And everything’s ss lovely os Ihe cottage roof Is low
On that essential morning when their Uncle John
comee back.
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Letters From Our Readers
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Voters to Re Trusted.
Council Bluffs, la.—To the Editor ot
The Omaha Bee: The election of 1920
was n landslide, and 1921 brought an
avalanche, which has probably for
ever buried the democratic party. The
World War accomplished the death
of that party, which fact becomes
more and more apparent with eacli
succeeding year. It Is also evident
and certain that the American people
are ashamed of our part in that con
flict, and of the base betrayal by Mij.
Wilson, whereby our country was
forced Into declaring war in a matter
which had for us no real concern. In
nil our previous history the political
l>arty In power at time of eitikrr war
was thereby made stronger and given
a more firm hold upon the affairs of
the nation The rule was unvarying
from the War of 1S12, and including
the Spanish American conflict, In the
latter of which the republican party
held unbroken snd absolute control
for 14 years following.
A national reason existed In each
case, and the people understand the
situation, with tile political results
following in every Instance. But in
the last conflict the party in power
was thereby Qnnlly exterminated, for
the reason already Indicated that the
people now dearly understand that
they were betrayed and looted and
pillaged In a manner unprecedented
for no reason or purpose other than
the personal ambition of Mr. Wilson
to become president of the world His
fame will alone consist finally In kill
ing his political party.
It certainly speaks well fop popular
government and shows that the peo
ple can In the last result he relied
upon to find and know the truth In
such Important public affairs, it Is
also a solemn warning for all . future
time against intrusion in ffnlrs with
which the nation has no real concern.
Very truly yours, E. J I. MONRUE.
What He Would Ho.
Omaha To the Editor of The
Omaha Bee:
If I were chief of police I
would order every man under my
Jurisdiction to kill on sight every
bandit and he sure, before leav
ing the body, tMat there was
enough lend lu It to sink it In the
Ml sourl river and take It to the
bridge and throw it tn without n
word of ceremony. When it comes
to the point that the honorable
business man can't he In the.r
stores without being shot down
like dogs It is high time that our
police force he given the right to
take the law in their own hands."
The above appeared In one of your
newspapers the other day. The pro
cedure ns stated Is perfectly O. K.,
but does not rid our state ot all these
I Abe Martin
"If n farmer can't pit his own
boys f help him, why does he ex
pert th’ Rover'ment to?" ask* lion.
’’Ix-Editur (’ale Elutmrt. It’s ten
times ns hard t' think of a title
that'll sell n hook as it is t’ write
th’ book.
(Copyright, 1(2(.)
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criminals. Eet us all writ* to our
representatives In the next legisla
ture to enact a law making It a capi
tal offense for any person to enter
any building for the purpose of com
mitting the crime of burglary; for any
person to commit the crime of hold
up or robbery, regardless If such per
-on carries weapons or not, and if
this law is enforced by the courts
both you and I and our property will
be safe. These bandits are of no
benefit to themselves or anyone else,
and therefore should be hunted down
and killed the same as any other
vicious animal which threatens our
lives. A capital sentence to a few
of them would In a short time drive
them from our state, other progres
sivn states have such a law on their
statute books; why not Nebraska?
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“From Kivver to Kivver.”
Sterling, Neb—To the Editor of
The Omaha Iter; As you gave space
to the letter of Eoster B. McCowan
In today's Issue of The Omaha l!ee.
I wonder If you will kindly let me an
swer him In a friendly spirit.
I have been a Bible student for 60
years and have always occupied the
position that either the Btble is true
<>r untrue, and what ''gets my goat''
is that people will quote Bible texts
that seems favorable to their doctrine,
but it It contradicts It they carefully
let it alone. In this case Brother
McCowan has resorted to this posi
tion.
The Bible says that God is the
‘"reator of evil. Jlere is the proof;
"I form the light and create dark
ness I make peace and create evil;
f, the Eird, do all these things."
Isaiah 45-7.
Another thing: When Christ ns
vended to heaven lie took Ills ma
terial body with Him. Euke 24-51.
He that salrl "Heal tlie sick.'' also
said, "Raise the dead."
There Is no use quibbling over the
matter. Either the whole commis
sion is binding, or those who hold
tenaciously to It must prove raising
of the dead and other signs or take
down their sign.
If It is true that Christ rose
triumphant from the grave, then
Christian .Science Is—all nil.
None of them nre so brave.
PHIL. R. HAN DON.
Not Eligible.
From the Fslrbury (Nett) Nrws.
on account of her vast experience,
a good old-fashioned mother In a
i elghborlng town was asked to speak
before a hlgh-brow mothers' dub.
She said; "I feed 'em good, old-fash
ioned food like bread and milk, mash
etl potatoes, steak, mush, vegetable
soup, pancakes and pie. When they
"ant to wade In the mud I let 'em.
If they don't get up when I call 'em
or try snsslng mo or doing something
I've warned 'em not to do, I cut off
a peach sprout, and give em a good
tanning. When they get the stomach
ache, I (lose 'em myself. That's all
I do to keep ’em In line, except that
if they get in bad with the teacher
It school I usually find out why; and
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If the teacher licked em and they]
needed It I give ’em another so
they’ll remember it. And they really
do pretty well.” The club voted down
her application for membership tie
cause she was "too old fashioned.’
CENTER shots.
As to the great influx Into the
colleges. one reason may be that It
is much easier to enter a college
than a labor union.—New York
Times.
A new IS-Inch coast defense gun
is said to throw a ton of metal 28
miles out to sea. How far would
It throw a saxophone, and why?—
Detroit News.
Most times the prodigal son and
not the fatted calf should be killed.
—Columbia Record.
The modern girl is one who hn« a
shotgun in her hope chest.—New
York American.
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DON’T KNOCK.
You can't saw wood with a hammer, my son,
vni. noltah n. marble with kliuckf.
You it not lo.* deceive with great clamor, my son.
through stress
They've buckled to work, not disdained it.
You can't saw wood with a hammer, my son.
Nor fasten bridge timbers with tacks.
The world soon shuns a wind-jammer, m> ■- .
You can't build to last with mere wax.
To win you must hustle with might and with main.
And give recompense for your wages.
For tho“e who strive hardest deserve greatest gain
True worth is the best of all gages.
You can't saw wood with a hammer, my son,
Nor wrilo for the future in sand.
The world asks for more than mere clamor, m> son—
It's work of the brain and the hand.
So labor away with a whistle and laugh,
And scatter good cheer as you lahor.
Don't worrv—the world scam winnows out ehart
Jt s the wheat that you sell to your neighbor.
A lot of husbands who will spend hours on end looking for
a word beginning with x and ending with n. meaning to go
rapid!v with a low motion, are never at a lo=s to find words 1*
ginning w,th d and w the h when mother asks for
Speaking of Father and Son week, ns we are doing three
or four times this week, what about the s-m who rushes into
his father's office with some perplexing boy problem to solve,
and is told that father is in conference and ran not he dis
turbed: then turns to go away and discovers that father's bag
of golf clubs is missing, together with his hat and coat?
"What did vour army experience teach you?" queried a
woman of a soldier just returned from overseas service.
■The best thing I learned,'’ replied th* veteran, after son
t derable thought, "was to make the other fellow bump 'em
against the boards when he had 'em.'1
We have no hopes of success, nevertheless we join with
Editor Sweet in demanding the retirement of the story of how
a candidate made a campaign speech from the top of a dis
tributor of fertilizer and declared it to be the first time he.
had ever spoken from the opposition party's platform. We
first met up with the story in the campaign of 1ST2. It has
confronted us in every succeeding campaign, and every fellow
who tells it does so with the air of a man springing a new
one. if necessary to brine about its suppression we shall de
mand the Passage of a Law.
When Chile tires of a president she ships him out of the
eountrv. It's a cold day for a president who gets in had down
there. WILL M. MAUPIN.
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