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VOL IV. NO. 1. NEBRASKA. CITY , NEBRASKA , JULY 11,1901. . " "ffiS , 5 CENTS
PUBLISHED WKKKLY.
OFFICES : OVERLAND THEATRE BLOCK.
J. STERLING MORTON , EDITOR.
A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE DISCUSSION
OF POLITICAL , ECONOMIC AND SOCIOLOGICAL
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Address , THE CONSERVATIVE , Nebraska
City , Nebraska.
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cation.
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Neb. , as Second Class matter , July 29 , 1898.
The New Re-
PROHIBITION. public and Patriot
is the official or
gan of the prohibitionists of Nebraska ,
and it is published at Lincoln. In the
issue of June 27th , 1901 , there is an editorial -
\ torial , very personal , to the editor of
THE CONSERVATIVE , and to so much of
that article as demands notice , this re
plies.
The editor of THE CONSERVATIVE lias
long held , and .frequently .proclaimed ,
that the state of Nebraska , in common
with other states of the American re
public , has and exercises the right of
regulating the sale of intoxicating
drinks in the interests of good order
within the state and that the prohibition
of the manufacture and sale of such
drinks within the. state is contrary to
the fundamental principles of social
and moral conduct , and , if enacted , will
be neutralized by the constitution of the
United States , which permits the intro
duction to every state of foreign
liquors , imported from abroad and con
trols also every form of inter-state com
merce.
Answering further : It is true that
the editor of THE CONSERVATIVE did say
to a committee of ministers who called
on him sometime ago , that the Slocnm
law , if properly administered , world do
more for temperance than prohibition ,
and that he would attribute to make
the.test. 4
Being credibly informed that some
zealous advocates of 'hibition' had
furnished money to .tain drinking
men with which on S nday to buy beer ,
liquor orSrine wim the- intention of
subsequent ! y giving evidence against the
person sell .ng the 3ameithe editor of
"
THE CONSERVATIVE believed that there
was danger of blood-shed and riot.
This belief was based upon what seemed
to be very reasonable and credible state
ments as to how the "spotters" as the
hired drinkers and violators of the Sun
day law whom the fervid temperance
men had furnished money were called
would be treated by some men equally
fervid in favor of non-temperance. To
avoid possible riot , possible blood-shed ,
and much trouble in a peaceful com
munity , mediation was attempted. And
the mediator is not ashamed of his
motives , nor of the results ; nor afraid
to "stand up" and face the "burning
question , " and declare that he is not a
prohibitionist nor a believer in the
efficacy of prohibition. Let laws al
ready on the statute books of the state
be enforced everywhere within the
limits of the state , and temperance men
will have accomplished much more good
than they can ever bring about by the
agitation of prohibition or the formation
of law and order leagues , which hire
and pay men for inducing other men to
break the law by selling drinks on Sun
day.
Parents who are
OBLIGATIONS. constantly finding
fault with their
sons and daughters because of their
non-recognition of their filial duties , are
generally themselves to blame.0 Every
man and woman holding the office of
parent ought to realize the fqct that the
children are drafted into this world >
that they come into the battle of life
not as volunteers , but as conscripts.
The fathers and mothers of the land are
responsible for the existence of the
children , and the obligation is largely
upon the parents to so develop , physi
cally and mentally , those children as to
make them good citizens. Under our
modern school system , the duties of
parenthood are very much lessened ap
parently by the attempt of the state to
act as parent-general for all families.
the common-school together
Thus - system ,
gether with the purchase of the text
books for pupils , has in a manner , re
leased the fathers and mothers of the
country from a natural duty and obli
gation.
The common-school system of the
United States ought to be amended so
that only those should be schooled at
the public expense whose parents will
declare under oath that they are unable
to pay for the education xof their off
spring. There is too little co-operation
between parents and teachers. The lat
ter are paid out of the general fundand
the former are unconscious of having
any responsibility either towards pay
ing , or co-operating with the latter.
That which costs nothing in this world
is hot esteemed. Education has been
made so cheap that there is nothing
cheaper to be found than the cheap
common-school system of the country.
It needs revision.
The sixty-six-
ENSMALLED. feet-iri-width
- - roads
of Nebraska ought
to be ensmalled. Thirty-three feet
across is enough for any common road ,
and enough for any board of county
commissioners to look after and levy
taxes for. The next legislature of the
state should narrow the highways.
The selling to adjacent owners
on each side of the road of a
sixteen and a half feet strip will reduce
the highway to thirty-three feet. It
will give to each farm of a quarter
section , one acre more of tillable laud.
It will reduce the weed-growing area of
Nebraska by one-half. It will make out
of the money received by each county
for lands so sold , a permanent road
fund of gigantic proportions. Thus , it
will reduce taxes in each county.
The editor of
LOUISIANA 'THE/GONSERVA-
PURCHASE f TivVtyas recent-
EXPOSITION. /Ky received a
very' interesting
communication from Mr. Pierre ChQu-
tean , of St. Louis , relative to' \ "theposr * A
sible exhibit of historical dataV and , S
relics which the state of Nebraska may /
make at St. Louis in 1903. In THE'
CONSERVATIVE at some future time we
shall be pleased to give a definite state
ment as to what Nebraska is expected to
do historically on that occasion. Mean
time , every resident of the Lonisana
Purchase ought to take pride and satis
faction in faithfully endeavoring to
make the best possible exhibit at St.
Louis when that great exposition opens.
The Hon. David R. Francis , president
of that association , is a Yuan of infinite
resources , and vast energies. There is
no other man in the United States who
can bring to bear stronger and bettor di
rected efforts in behalf of this worthy
enterprise.
