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o The Hesperian. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. Vol. XXV. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FEB. 17, 1896. No. 10. The Hesperian. ssued semi-monthly by the Hesperian Asiocialion of the Univer sity of Nebraska. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy, per college year (in advance) One copy, one semester .... Advektisino Rates on Application. . $1.00 .00 ALUMNI AND EX-STUDENTS. Special endeavor will be made to make Tub Hesperian inter eating to former students. Please send us your subscriptions. 4BSubscriptions on our books will be continued until ordered stopped. Address all communications to The Hesperian, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. 30ARD OF EDITORS. O. H. ALLEN - - Editor-in-Chief associates H. E. NEWBRANCH, - - Editorial P. H. THOMSON - - Literary LULU W. BURROWS - - - Literary CLINT M. BARR - - - Athletic J. W. SEARSON .... Local C. E. MATSON .... Local E. F. PIPER .... Local JOE BOOMER .... Alumni L. J. ABBOTT, Jr.. 1 NED: C. ABBOTT f Business Managers. EDITORIAL. "When you throw a stone into a pack of dogs,1' said a certain wise man, "the hit dog howls." The Hesperian, in its last issue, told a few plain truths about fraternity poli tics and politicians, and incidentally under took to cast some light upon Mr. L. C. Smith's sore spots. And now the Delta fraternity, that strictly moral and religious home of claseics and literature is dinning pandemonium about our devoted ears. Under the nom deplume of "F. T. Riley" this brotherhood says all manner of horrid things about ye wicked scribe. Wo aro an "idiotorial writer," have "loBt all sense of honor and veracity" that we "may have possessed," we abound in "littleness and personal spite" and "gross exaggerations," we are "degraded below the level of self respect," our "editorial" was a "scurrilou3 compendium of spite and untruthfulness," etc. , etc. , ad infinitum. Truly, there is hope for western journal ism so long as the Arizona Kicker and "F. T. Riley" abound. The ability to sling epithets and call names has not yet departed from our midst. That marvellous develop ment of gray matter which suggests "you aro a horse thief!" as a complete reputation to all the argument of an adversary, gives us room for pride in western resources and collcgo training. The Hesperian ventured to remark that fraternity politics were a disgraceful com bination of the methods of the ward "heeler" and the professional spoilsman, or words to that effect. We did so because wo knew of votes contracted for, bartered, and the instruments signed, and of contracts broken; we knew of combinations and rings that were a disgrace to the University, hold together simply by "the cohesive power of plunder. " So wo ventured to say a word or two about this condition of affairs. TJie Nebraskan and the Tammany crowd behind it answers everything by calling names. The Hesperian stated facts. The Nebrashan shrieks imprecations. Such methods of "argument" may be very well suited to the capacities and limitations of Deltaism; indeed, when all the circum stances aro considered, it is hard to see how any other lino of argument than "villian" and "cut-throat" could have been adopted. But such gauzy subterfuges will not decoivo disinterested parties. The facts aro un deniable, fraternity politics are a disgrace and a contamination. They should bo handled .u J ,; is