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* OMAHA . “No Man was ever Glorious who was not _ ___ _ Laborouss” City, cna t\at'i Life THE OMAHA GUiDt. | EDITORIAL ! . HIS NOMINATION ASSURED iiuxian -L. iviosoinan JUDGING by the popular receptions re ceived oy Harlan l.. Mossman, Democratic Can didae lor County Attorney at all meetings held for mm at which he has been a speaker and cur rent talk throughout the city, as well as popular sentiment amongst the Negro voters, Mr. Moss jnan will without a doubt be the Democratic nom inee for County Attorney. He is known to be fearless and uncon trolled by political cliques. Citizens may look for : t 1 to his nomination and election with a feeling of safety and security and a knowledge that under the lav/s of the state offenders shall be prosecuted and no one r-ersecuted that under standing shall nreva.il and courteous treatment be the ride in his office. Citizens, especially of our group can ill af ford to pass up this opportunity to place a man mich as Harlan L. Mossman in office. Past ex perience has shown the dire necessity of doing a wav • ith political manipulation in the county attorney’s office. Dougls county has seen crim es of violence go unpunished, because of weak kneed prosecution chargeable to politics. Like wise have persecutions of our citizens taken place chargeable to the same source. Mosc-1 Vnan wears no man’s collar and will give a square' deal to all. Politics will be removed from the e-! quation when Harlan L. Mossman assumes the Sduties of the County Attorney’s office. Right and justice shall prevail regardless of race, creed pv color. * . Negro citizens will have two friends m the! County attorney's office if Mossman is elected, JIarland L. Mossman and Dennis O'Brien, both tried and true friends. We may make a lasting contribution to our county and state, insuring justice and fair o1oTT and at the same time place a friend of the Ne groes in office by electing Harland L. Mossman, County Attorney. A vote for Mossfan is a vote for safety and securiy for us and for our child ren. . Remember HARLAN L. MOSSMAN, Dem ocratic candidate for County Attorney. C. C. Galloway, Acting Editor of Omaha Guide. t ' - --— . —. ■—--——— Should A Paper Solicit Political Advertisements? Should a newspaper solicit political adver tisefents? We the Omaha Guide say “No”. It it pitiful but it is true. Few people are able to distinguish paid advertisement (even though when it is marked political advertisement! of an office seeker from an endorsment of a candidate "by a newspaper. This is shameful to admit but our records of nine vears of service in o.ur com that we only carried paid political advertise munitv oroves this to be true. We have b^en ac cused after election of iodorsment of candidates meets for. Tn our opinion there are two laws the N^t Deal should not in American Statutes. No. 1. Give the President the power to is ’sue a proclamation declaring every election dav a National holidav and penlizine the offenders for not adhering to the same. No 9 CVyncrvPSS <?hnnld nncc; q |pw -pi the na -^nre 0t some Vir>d taxation, forcing all Amer ippn nifiypp rvf votino* scrp to vote O1’ nnv tho tytipp ^for the mis-olected nerson. This taxation '-shnold bp nav^blp bv votino* on election dnv. or pavable in cash after election day. If Congress can nass a law that will tell us how much corn we cun plant, how manv bogs we can raise how much cotton to plow under, how many fish, & game we can catch and kill and when we can do it. and what we are to look at in the nicture shows and hear over the radio—why in the name of OA can't, thev pass a law to force corruption out of politics bv forcing everv American citizen of "voting age. to perform the most sabred dutv man Icind is called unon to perform. If everv Amer ican citizen had to vote on election dav. men and women in the political world who contemplated on becoming office seekers would begin to make an acceptable record to the thinking voter at an early age. money mad corporations, corrup tible political gangs with their vote buying ma --J — chine, would come to an end at once and tor al ways. If a man or woman has got to uo a tiling they will become thinkers about that thing—they ! will talk it over by the fireside, on street corners, and every where people congregate. They will get everything they can get that will furnish them wtih the desired food for thought and Am erica will become a thinking nation in terms of character-building and office seekers will begin to make in their records in early life for the think ing voters’ consideration on election day. An political office seekers will not have to spend their first years earnings for newsppaper adver tisements and political card benders on election day for this will become an insult to American citizenship. And political science will takes its right ful place in the Universities of our country. This we believe will make America the greatest na tion on earth, not only in dollars and cents but from a humantarian point of view: Let us hope that some Senator or Congressman will give this editorial esrious consideration and introduce such ! such bills when Congress convenes in >935. i NEBRASKA’S OPPORTUNITY ! The opportunity for any State to send statesmen to The United States Senate—comes seldom. Many men aspire for this most import ant office, however few are of the caliber neces sary to give the office its just due and assume the Senatorial toga. Nebraska now has an opportunity to send a young statesman to Washington. A man cap able of assuming the burden of government now weighing heavily upon the shoulders of one of our nations greatest senators, Senator George W. Norris. Likewise Kenneth S. Wherry is a man with years of service ahead, who will hold; the duties of his office as inviolate as our great statesman, George W. Norris. ( This State will do well in nominating and electing Kenneth S. Wherry, candidate for Unit ed States Senator, a lover of justice, believer in fair.play, a friend of the friendless, a champion of right and Statesman above reproach. Kenneth S. Wherry is the man of the hour. The Battle Royal Is On for the Democratic Nom ation for Congressman for the 2nd District The battle royal is on for the Democratic nomination for Congress of the 2nd district, be tween the Omaha World Herald, Nebraska’s larg est metropolitan paper and the unorganized 0 maha and Douglas County weekly newspapers. The Herald has taken as their candidate, Charles F. McLaughlin, and the Omaha Douglas County weeklies have taken for their candidate, H. H. Harper, the real author of the Federal Housing Bill which has become a law. 'Wednesday A. M. the battle royal will come to an end and Omaha’s future political office. seekers will be able to settle once for always as to whether the World Herald is the power behind the throne or the Omaha and Douglas County weeklies are the power behind the throne. It is to be wondered if the weeklies win the battle will H. H. Harper stand by the weeklies that nominated him or will he do as the average politician does—drop the maker and seek the en emies camp. If past political history means any thing this will mean his defeat in the November election. If hard work and contact will win a campaign, it is said by many of Mr. Harper’s friends, that he stands out paramount for the Pemocratic nomination for Congressman of the Recond district. Mr. Harper has worKea every section ui the second district to a perfection and his cool collected disposition has made him many friends among strangers that did not know him before .this campaign started. He .has made his daily contact with all avenues of outlet for his cam paign platform; Harper can’t lose in this battle matters not what the results are on Tuesday’s primary. His contact and new acquaintances will be worth the price he has paid in this cam paign, for his future political battles. It is pre dicted that he has actually met and shaken the hands of 85 percent of the Negro registered Dem o’eflitie voters; Mr. Harper wishes to express through the colums of the Omaha Guide, his ap preciation for the way the Negro Democrats have received him in his campaign for Congress man for the Second district of Nebraska. Watch for Tuesday’s results as to who can put a caniddate over, the weeklies or the daily. _ 1 Omaha Should Show Appreciation To Its Favor ite Son-Reasons Why He is clean-cut in his life and clear cut in what he stands for in state government. He has the ambition of youth, plus the ini tiative and ability to do what he says he will do. He has the courage of his convictions and knows how to say “yes” and how to say “no” and with equal emphasis. In his platform he has told the voters with out any “straddling of the fence”,— That he stands for business efficiency and economy in state governmet; That he favors repeal of the state prohib tion law so that already overburdened taxpayers will not have to cany an additional taxload by supporting a State army of prohibition agents; " agents; That he will work for the preservation and advancement of onur schools through revenue which this tax method would make available in stead of curtailment of educational activities be cause property taxes cannot be collected; That he faovrs complete reorganization of the state highway department by removing positors would have the controlling voice in what hoanens to their money; That he wants to chase the “chiselers” out of the state highway departmen by removing this imoprtarit department from politics. That he stands for a minor sales tax to be a substitute tax in order to cut down the tax bur den of the home-owner. He has told exactly how he stands on all important state issue and what he may be expect ed. to do if he is elected governor. He is on his own in the campaign with no one back of the scenes pulling the strings. He is honest. . . He will bring virile, aggressive and effic ient leadership to our State government. He would bring a real Nebraska spirit of fighting loyalty to the governship. He is as common as an old shoe and all of his life has rubbed elbows with the people in the ordinary walks of life. These are just a few of the reasons this newspaper aggressively urges its readers to vote for Theodore W. (Ted) Metcalfe for the Repub lican nomination for governor. ( ______ t Aunt Hannah’s Dream Aunt Hannah dreams of what she read in the Wednesday morning paper and she talked in her sleep and the Omaha Guide reporter caught it. Yep political dope. Here it is: For Senator CVarles W. Bryan For Congressman 2nd District H. H. Harper For Governor Eugene D. O’Sullivan For County Attorney II. L. Mossman For County Surveyor William (Bill) Green For County Assessor Andy Jensen For Sheriff Ray K. Dennell For County Clerk James P. Hoctor For Clerk of the District Court Emmett Hannon For Treasurer Otto Bauman For Commissioner 2nd District Gus A. Dworak For County Commissioner 1st Dist. P. J. McMairon For State Representative 9th Dist. Johnny Owen For State Representative 10th Dist. C. Adams ----- “O, SING A NEW SONG” Mammoth Musical Spectacle By 5,000 Negro Performers — Sol die’rs Field. Chicago, 8:30 P M-— Saturday, Aug. 25 Many partes are being formed to take n this World’s big event. Railroads are making special rates to make this one of the biggest events in the history of th World’s Fair. Round trip rates by railroads will in all possibilities be about the same as usual, but a ;longe,r accomoda tions will be offered for th traveler’s I benefit with speuial trains, special refreshments will start when the train pulls out of Omaha, on some of our railroads that knows how to later for Omaha. Watih the Omaha Guide for spe cial announcements for your best ac commodations for railroad transpor cation for this big event. UNCLE TOM’S DREAM Uncle Tom dreamed of what he read in Wednesday morning’s paper. An Omaha Guide reporter caught it. Yep political dope. Here it is. For U. S. Senator Kenneth S. Wherry For Governor Theodore (Ted) Metcalfe For Congressman 2nd District Judge Herbert Rhoades For Leiut. Governor C. A. (Doc.) Green Fo State Representative 10th Dist. Arthur McCaw For Clerk of District Court Louis H. Cinek For County Assessor Sam K. Greenleaf For Sheriff Wiliam (Bill) Dorrance For County Treasurer Thonras . Cronin For County Clerk Grace Berger For County Attorney Judge Lester Palmer For State Auditor of Public Acc’ts. H. L. Babcock For State Treasurer T. W. Bass For Attorney General George H. Heinke For aRilway Commfissiioner James A. Miller For State Senator 4th Dist. James H. Walker For State Representative John, John, John, and he awakened for a minute trying to figure out which of these Johns was going to represent the Ninth Dist. i LESTER PALMER - 1 The outstanding candidate in the t primaries for County Attorney is Judge Lester Palmer. He has all ways been a Republican and deserves recognition from his Party and from the citizens of Douglas County, . whom he has ably served far the { past six years. Performed His Dutv t t When Negroes Vot- * t es Not In Sight 1 _ c The honorable George H, Henke. c of Nebraska Cty, who is now serv- ^ ! ing Ws 12 years ^ County Attorney ; of Otoe County, took a stand, where Negroes were involved, for justice when he had nothing to gain from the Negro voters n Otoe County, for there were only 37 Negro voters in the entire county . He was honest at heart, true to his profession, and has taken an oath to prosecute cri mnals, regardless of creed, race ©r color. , There Was A Strike, Anr Trouble Started In Nebraska Cty Back In 1921 I'Ve white men kidnapped James Estis. a Negro, after running him swim the Missouri Raver, and beat across the State line, forcing him to hm unmerciful. James Estis was left to die. Mr. Heinke made, an investi gation. as results, five white men were found gulty by Otoe County’s jury, and after much pressure was brought about for him to dro» the proseci [A^i 1 Imiai^y piVpCo claiming there was not any harm done, just another Negro beaten up, and there was nothing for hi mjt}» gain for pro secuting the Grand Jury indictment, but Mr- Heinke stood by his post, and his oath and obligations to en io'icc the aw, irtregr^.vLless of who it struck, and he was successful in convicting the ring leader of the kid napping group, Martin Mulaney, in the District Court in Otoe County _pn Dec. 18, 1921 Mullane^ was sentenced to the ponintentiary, where he later died, while serving his term for the crime he committed Mr- Heinke is held in high esteem by both Negroes and white as Coun ty Attorney n Nebraska City of Otoe County Mr. Heinke is a re publican candidate for Attorney Gen eral of the State of Nebraska, in the primary Tuesday, August 14- He has practiced law for 26 years, he has in accord with this principle Mr Hodge Ellis, a Negro, and resi sident of Nebraska City, and Ne braska City citizens are asking Omaha and Douglas Count, to join in plading a man with a clean record, who will serve all rof its citizens alike to help them in nominating George H Heinke, who is a republican candidate for Attora|ey General in Tuesday’s Aug. 14 primary election, been County Attorney for 12 years, he has successfully prosecuted more than 3,000 criminal eases to a credit to society He has always regarded that citizens ctf all xaces, creed or color were entitled to the equal pro tection of the laws of our State, and FOR SALE: —GRpCERF STORE, WITH SIX ROOMS IN BACK, VERY REASONABLE—2731 Charles St..—CALL AT.. 5284 ONLY THREE OF A KIND IN THE RACE Douglas County women voters will be prlviledge to vote on Tuesday, August 14, primary, for three of their own sexs, namely: Maude E. Nuquist, aspiring for the Democrat nomination for Governor, Mable Gillespie for Con gresswoman of the Second District and our own Grace Berger, for County Clerk for Douglas County. Will the women of Douglas Coiinty prove their loyalty to their own on Tuesday, August 14 primary, or will the old adage prove to be true. It is commonly said by a great many men, women have no business in politics, they should stay home and take care of the children, and supervise their household duties, and the mon also say, for proof of this, the majority of the women believe the same thing, and they prove it by not voting for a woman staying at home taking care of the children in their tender age, and then when they become the age of their usefulness for an American citizen, they are they are turned over to a money mad corrupt political slaughter pen, and in the twinkle of an eye, all of their home training proves to be of wasted energy. If America is to have uncorrupted political influence, and tRie environ ■nent of our children's future is to be nado safe, the women of America vill have to step forward in the front •ank to do the job, for as a public of 'ice holder, no concocted political icheme will ever get by the ear of a roman, or is there any money power itrong enough to make a woman deny he opportunity of her children’s fu ure security. On Tuesday, August 14, primary lection day the women should prove 0 the State of Nebraska that the old dage is not true, and that they do elieve in their own sex, lining up at he polls 100 per cent with their vot ig strength for Douglas County, for he three women office seekers, even hough they do lose. It will prove to e of untold value in the future, for len office seekers will begin to clean ouse, and women of timid disposl lons will be encouraged to take part 1 both political parties. This Is with ut a doubt, the only avenue of leaning our political house of .merica.