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THE HESPERIAN,
American nation to-day. It is the duty of every state
to sec that the youths arc made to realize fully the
various social disorders. For this reason we arc
proud of the progress that has been made in the de
partment of political economy and hope that the
progress may continue.
INCE the intcrstate contest is to be held in Lin
coln it is but natnral to suppose the Wesleyans
will give considerable support to the orator from Ne
braska. We hope, however, that Mr. Ferguson may
receive all the support that the state university is
able to give and also that Doane and the other insti
tutions will show a large amount of interest in back
ing the state orator. Judging from some of the other
orations Nebraska will be well represented in the
contest and it is our duty as Nebraska students to see
that our man is treated in a proper manner. Let
the different yells be present on that occasion and
see that they are in proper running order; or better
yet it would be a good idea to have a single yell for
Nebraska students.
to defeat prohibition here. Politicians and newiba
pers arc bribed, the country is flooded with pamph
lets and even the ministers of the gospel arc silenced
by securing the support of some of the prominent
members of the churches. No attempt is made to de
fend the saloon, but the one thing harped upon is the
immense amouut of revenue derived from the high li
cense system. If the opponents of prohibition must
depend for success upon their ability to corrupt voters
it is about time that the honest people of the country
should rise and assert their rights. If our elections
are to be carried by bribery and corruption, then wc
might as well declare the republic a failure and
place ourselves under the rule of the political bosses.
S the Hesperian will not be published again un"
til after the inter-state contest, we take this op
portunity of urging all without regard to party politics,
to do their duty in making preparations for the com
ing of our visitors and in attempting to make their
visit a pleasant one. Certainly every party at the
university desires that this institution should be fav
orably regarded by institutions outside of the state;
then if we are to have a good reputation abroad it
behooves us to leave nothing undone that may in any
manner add to the pleasure ot our visitors. Let each
one do what he may be able, there will be something
for every one. If funds arc lackinj; let the commit
tee go out and "rustle". The Hesperian force will
do its duty and hope that others may follow their
example.
4 TN a recent issue of the Voice we noticed an article
111 that should be of much interest to Nebraska vot
ers. The article referred to sets forth the manner in
which the liquor dealers of Pennsylvania conducted
the lato campaign against prohibition. According to
the statements of a prominent liquor dealer the amend
ment was defeated only because the opponents of tem
perance resorted to bribery and almost every method
of corruption in order to accomplish their purpose.
The most unfair advantages were taken of the prohi
bitionists. This article coming as it docs just as the
prohibition campaign is opening in this state should
be read by every intelligent citizen because it tells
how the liquor men will in all probability set to work
TjljliE have already referred to the favorite frat cus.
38 1$ torn of going into the literary societies and
attempting to induce the best members to join them;
how fraternity people regard the literary society as a
proper field in which to carry on their proselyting
campaigns; how, as soon as a person makes a record
for himself, the fraternities promptly have great love
for that individual even the very same fraternity
which formerly looked down upon him. All this
has been said, and said truthfully, against the frats.
Now wc have a word to say to those who join a lit
erary society and then after they have been trained and
developed by that society until they have made a
good record for themselves, leave the society
and go over to the ranks of the enemy. Wc
maintain that every person who has been developed
in an open society owes that society a debt to re
main in the society and exert all his influence in de
veloping the younger members of the society. This
is only fair and reasonable, for what that person is he
owes to his society and the proper manner in which
he should perform his duty is to do his utmost for
younger members ot tne society, it muse maeca pe
a sublime spectacle to behold a man tied by the bonds
of brotherly love and undying friendship to an aggre
gation of snobs who once looked down upon and de
spised him because he was somewhat backward in
manner and unstylish in dress. Yet wc have known
just such cases. We presume that the bonds of frater
nity arc strong, but yet we may be pardoned if we
question the sincerity of both parties to such an ar
rangement; the one who deserts l.is society where he
knows he has friends, for a fraternity, the members ot
which would at one time not deign to notice him; and
the fraternity that suddenly becomes greatly in love
with a man, not because he is any richer, 'not because
he is any truer, but simply because he happens to
have gained a reputation for ability. If such a union
is brotherly love then wc arc glad that wc arc outside
of such societies.
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