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condition which you have mot aerto-fore aeca, or, if tees, lava
seen fit to ignore; and it is too serious a matter to ignore. Ton are
finding out to your own satisfaction that even if yoa do not notice
it, the rest of the state does. For say part, I am willing to accept
your arguments for the sake of a better understanding between the
people' of the state and our metropolis, leaTing it to yon to take
care of your home people and to see that Omaha's good name is
. not further besmirched by home publications. ,
, Very truly yours,
ALBERT J. MASON,
Editor Tribune-Journal.
We trust that Mr. Campbell may see by this that he also
may be in error. The layman knows when he reads a published
article the purport of the article; but he does not always know
just what may be the standing of the publication making the
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MILLARD S. BINNET, Business Manager.
CHESTER J. MASON. Circulation Manager.
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MR. CAMPBELL IS ALARMED.
The article published in The Tribune-Journal in last
week's issue, entitled "Vice And Prosperity" is already com
mencing to bear fruit. Monday morning the Omaha Bee be
came alarmed, and the next morning the mails brought a very
interesting letter from the fluent pen of Will A. Campbell,
manager of the publicity bureau of the commercial club of
Omaha. In a separate letter, Mr. Campbell, merely charac
terizes the article as an attack on Omaha.
The letter in question is printed in full below, and also
our reply to it. We regret that Mr. Campbell has seen fit to
take offense at the article and to call it a black-wash for
Omaha, when in reality, it was meant simply as a reply to a
scurrilous attack on a good law, and on a good man, one of
our own citizens. We did not say that the paper quoted repre
sents the sentiments of the people of Omaha, and we are glad to
be assured that it does not.
June 19, 1911.
Editor Tribune-Journal.
Columbus, Nebraska.
My Dear Sir:
Don't you think you owe the city of Omaha an apology for
your editorial of recent date attacking it's good people because
of something said in an obscure weekly paper? We attach a copy
of an editorial from the Bee of even date, in reply to your attack.
If you will examine the newspaper directories you will notice
that "The Mediator" is not even mentioned in a directory. My, sur
prise is that you would take advantage of the statement of such a
paper to say an unfair thing about the city of Omaha.
Only a week ago the newspaper men of the state pledged
themselves to get together with Omaha and with Lincoln and work
for the good of Nebraska. Then the following week you print
something in your paper which is not only unfair and untrue, but
shows a disposition to continue the black-washing. I shall be glad
to hear from you on this subject and sincerely hope you will be
broad enough to some day cease malicious defamation of character.
Cordially yours,
WILL A. CAMPBELL, Manager.
We do not think that this letter is justified by the facts
in the case, and in defense of our action, we replied to Mr.
Campbell in the following language:
Columbus, Nebraska, June 20, 1911.
Mr. Will A. Campbell,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Dear Sir:
Your esteemed favor of yesterday received, in which you make
it very plain that you are endeavoring to write an answer to some
thing which you evidently have not even read, and knew nothing
about until you saw the reference to it in the Bee. When you have
time and the inclination, you will do me a favor if you will read the '
article at which you have seen fit to take offense, when in reality If.
you but stop a fraction of a second you will see that the real attack
on the city of Omaha comes from within. You accuse me of at
tacking the GOOD people of Omaha. A man is human, and prone to
error, and a man must be very human indeed, to see an attack on
GOOD people in the editorial in question.
You have made the discovery that the publication to which the
article calls attention is not even mentioned in a newspaper di
rectory. That is true. But at the same time, it is admftted to the
mails of the United States as second class matter, and the issue con
taining the matter to which we took exception marked the end of
the first half of the seventh year of its existence. I do not know
whether it Is obscure in Omaha. I do know that it has some circula
tion here, that it appears to represent the liquor interests, which
seem to be in the ascendency in Omaha, and that it called for a reply
in-as-far as it affected a citizen of Columbus, who was the sponsor
for the law which has made miserable the lives of ruthless landlords
who live off the life blood of the sisters of men.
When you read our "Vice And Prosperity" article, you will see.
not only that we made no false charges against Omaha, maliciously
or otherwise, but that her representatives in the legislature are com
mended for their action in the legislature. No assertion is made
that could be taken as an offense by any thinking man, unless' he is
himself affected in some manner. Knowing your reputation for an
upright life as I have been told of it, that it why I conclude that
you have not read it, and hence the explanation for your hastily
written epistle.
You accuse me of a malicious defamation of character. Will
you be fair enough to show me wherein is defamed the character
of yourself or any one else who had any character to defame? For
not even is the character of the Mediator writer defamed, unless he
is one of the social mosquitoes at whom this law is directed.
When you take the time and trouble to read this and digest it
thoroughly, you will agree with me that its publication is indeed a
blessing to your city, for it has served to call your attention to a
assertion.
There is no question as to the standing of the Bee or of
Mr. Campbell, and they will readily see that the real attack on
Omaha comes not from Columbus, but rather from within their
own city, and we have merely served to call their attention to
the fact. For them to continue to criticise The Tribune-Journal
for its course can be viewed in no other light than as an en
dorsement of the Mediator's arguments, which, it seems to us,
they can ill afford to do.
THE CALL OF DISTRESS.
One of the big mail order houses of Chicago sent out, last
week, a circular letter to a number of their former customers,
who are awakening to the fact that Chicago is not the logical
place for the man who has a home town to spend his money.
The circular complains that the person addressed has not been
as good a customer during the past few months as he had been
previously, and inquires anxiously as to the reason. They are
worried for fear that possibly there might have been some
mistake that has not been rectified, or perhaps has never been
called to their attention.
Sure, there has been an error. But it has not been entirely
ihe fault of the mail order promoter, for these people are noted
for their extensive and intelligent advertising compaigns.
Home merchants have found this out, and their advertising for
the past year or two has been rather different from the pre
vious styles such as to attract attention and patronage from
people who formerly sent every available dollar away from
Home, but who nave come to find out that not only can the
home merchant furnish them with what they need, but that
they actually save money by doing so, while at the same .time
they are helping to build up their own community by refusing
to turn over their livelihood to these Chicago sharks.
The following verses have recently been brought to our
attention, and they fit so neatly as a reply to this distress call
from the City On The Lake, that we feel impelled to print
them.
HOME, SWEET HOME.
'Mid pleasures and palaces though it may roam.
The place to spend money is right here at home.
Development surely will follow it there
That never occurs when you send it elsewhere.
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Home, home, sweet, sweet home;
The place to spend money is right here at home.
An exile from home, you will murmur in vain,
"Oh, give me my old silver dollar again!"
The smaller percentage that comes at your call
Is surely much better than losing It all.
Home, home, sweet, sweet home;
The place to spend money is right here at home.
Farewell, thou promoter with promise of gain;
My old silver dollar at home shall remain,
The dollar the foolish send often to roam
Shall be used to increase the endearments of home.
Home, home, sweet, sweet home;
The place to spend money is right here at home.
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IT MAK1S A DIFHRINCaV
In 1906, George W. Berge was a candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for governor. So was Ashton C. Shallen
berger. The democrats of Platte county, in their county con
vention that year, after a hard scramble, with John C. Byrnes,
C. M. Gruenther, Henry C. Carrig and a hundred others on
the one hand, and Edgar Howard, P. E. McKillip, G. W. Phil
lips and a dozen others opposing them, adopted a resolution
instructing the delegates to the state convention to vote for
the nomination of Berge. This was a hitter pill for those dele
gates who did not like to go to the convention with their hands
tied.
Five years have passed by since that time. Shallenberger
won that nomination, but lost in the election to George L.
Sheldon. Two years later, Mr. Shallenberger was again nom
inated, and that time he was elected. Then came the appoint
ment and recall of a man named Johnson as food commissioner.
Also the daylight saloon law, which resulted in the overthrow
of Governor Shallenberger by his party and the nomination of
Mayor Dahlman.
All this is History. Now, Mr. Shallenberger is a candidate
for the senatorial toga at the present ' time worn by Norris
Brown. So also, are 'Willis E. Reed, of Madison, and W. H.
Thompson, of Grand Island, neither of whom have held an
office in Nebraska, at least for many years.
A glance at the political map of the democrats in Nebraska
today will reveal a picture of the same men who five years ago
were ready to move heavens and earth for Shallenberger,
are today equally anxious to defeat him, while some of his
bitter opponents of that time are numbered among his strong
est supporters now. More than that, George W. Berge is again
being mentioned in connection with the candidacy for gover
nor for next year. What new complications may result from
such an arrangement? Surely the men in control of the party
machinery at present would find it hard to rally to his support
now, in view of the present Dahlmanic hold on the organization;
One of the latest bomb-shells to fall into their camp is a
statement from the pen of I. J. Dunn, one of the great men of
the.party in Nebraska, and in which appears this significant
threat: "So far as I am personally concerned when the time
comes to enter the campaign, I shall have no hesitancy in mak
ing the charges public, (relating to Governor Shallenberger
and Food Commissioner Johnson), and giving all the facts."
"We do not know what cards Mr. Dunn may have in' his
sleeve, but he must be surcharged to make use of such talk as
that. But all along the line may be seen the working of the
leaven of discord, which bespeaks an easy victory for the re
publicans in next year's, campaign.
As one prominent democrat who was in the city last week
said to the writer, "Nebraska will wait a long time Before the
democrats will again have as good an opportunity as the one
they wasted last year. Why, even Mayor Dahlman himself,
will not be able to swing Omaha and Douglas county into line
again, and without them the fight must be regarded as a hope
less one."
MOTORISTS TAKE A HAND.
The members of the automobile association of Columbus
are preparing to take an active part in the work of assisting
in the building of good roads in Platte county. This step is m
accordance with the suggestion of Mr. Watkins, secretary of
the state automobile association, which is affiliated with the
American Automobile Association.
The officers of the local branch 'announce that they have
money enough in their treasury at the present time to do much
good in assisting in the construction of good roads in the
county. It is their purpose to procure .King road drags, ,and
to drag one road across the conuty north and south, and one
across east and west after each rain, thus keeping it in as
nearly perfect condition as possible. They also propose to
ask the government to extend the government road between
the Loup and Platte rivers to this city from this end ot the
Loup river bridge, and to endeavor to procure the necessary
funds for this purpose.
The Tribune-Journal is informed by E. B. Feaster that
there is at present money enough in the treasury to drag one
road across the county each way twenty times in one year,
and still leave a neat balance in the treasury for emergency
use. We believe that every man iirtlie county should feel that
he is interested in this proposition, and come to the help of
the automobile owners, for there is not a man, farmer or mer
chant, who would not be directly benefitted by having better
roads.
A big mass meeting is to be held in the city next Monday
afternoon to discuss the matter, and to devise ways and means
for carrying these plans to execution. If you own an automo
bile come out and take part in the movement If you do not,
come anyway, and help the good cause along.
A SERVICE DONE.
' The Omaha Bee feels badly over the fact that The Tribune
Journal felt called upon to defend some of the outside portions
of the state against the insolent and uncalled for assaults of an
other Omaha publication in last week's issue. After declaring
we were needlessly alarmed, The Bee says that we "proceeded
to black-wash Omaha in the usual fashion." As a matter of
fact, we had no intention of black-washing Omaha or any body
in it, except in-so-far as her flinging her soiled linen in the
faces of respectable people, both inside and out of the city.
We said just as we meant, that we did not know how far the
rumor nnnforl renresents the sentiments of the people of Omaha,
and we would certainly take the word of the Bee rather than
that of some of its contemporaries as representing tne seuu-
ments of the people. Officially, as stated beiore, uougias
county is solidly in favor of the law, as shown by the records ot
her senators and representatives when this bill was up for
passage in the legislature, and our article was meant as an
answer to an inexcusable insult, rather than as an affront to
the bulk of the Omaha population.
Tint TIip Bee knows as well as any one else, that the senti-
mank nf tho ramie of a citv or community are voiced to a
greater or less extent by its newspapers. The Tribune-Journa
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an -ru n rliis matter, so that one Omaha paper may help to
undo the mischief that another may do in placing the city in
a wrontr light before the people oi tne state, we leei mat
we have done Omaha a service.
IN TIMES QONE BY
Interesting Happenings of Many
Years Ago, Taken From the
Piles of This Paper.
Forty Year Ago.
Considerable excitement was rife In
reranTto an alleged forgery of the
names ot a number of prominent men
of the community to a letter to the
chief of the Indian bureau, and mak
ing false accusations against the
agent, J. M. Troth. A genuine letter
from some of the victims of the for
gery set the matter right.
Thirty Yeara Afo.
The population of Columbus was
2253, and of the county, 8,474. Dur
ing the year preceding there were 327
births and 788 deaths reported.
- Twenty Yeara Ago.
Frank VaaAlstlne and Miss Nettie
Donovan were aurrled.
A remakm of tao old settlers was
held la taa opera house, (now Or
Bartholomew Bogus, ' a Burrows
township farmer, was killed by light
ning while in his field. Both his
horses were also killed.
Ten Years Ago.
Rudolph Guttwald hung himself at
the county farm, where he was an in
mate. J. C. Tiffany received his appoin-
ment as an. assistant in the post of
fice. !
Five Years Ago.
Benjamin B. Green and Miss Helen
Jerome, both well known and popular
young people of the city, were mar
ried.
A threeyear-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Hayes was drowned in
a cess pool near the Burlington depot.
Demand for Steel In China.
On account of the ravages ot the
white ant, which destroys the wood
work In buildings at Hong Kong, the
uao of steel beams Is now almost uni
versal la buildings erected there by
foreigners, while the Chinese also use
them to a considerable extent
Miss Eva Cook, of Schuyler, spent
Friday' with Miss May Reed and
other1 friends la the city.
DR. F. H. MORROW
Physician and Surgeon
Office New Luschen BmIMIri
COLUMBUS, NEB.
Bell Phone Red 12 Ind. Phone 12
IC. N. MCELFRESH
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