THK BEE: 0.fAIIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1916.
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dress will be changed m often m requested.
Behold what a lively fire Bryanlsm klndleth
la the rear of the administration.
"Gumshoe BUI" Stone l tiring the professor
another count in applied peanut politics.
Certainly, aplt In the gutter and not oa the
aldewalk but. better yet, don't aplt at ail.
The foil aljrnlfleanr o Mr. Bryan's fervent
' God bless you" la being realized la Washington
right now.
It la a poor rumor that Isn't good for a
bake-down of the grain market near the
month's finish.
The spirit of the anot show Is a mighty force
for good roads If properly conserved and dis
creetly directed.
Viewing the Ford peace mission outlay from
the publicity angle, the $400,000 wouldn't buy
half the apace at current rate.
Looking at Btone, Clark and Kitchin, It Is
hard to believe that James Monroe, Andrew
Jackson and George Dewey wer. democrats.
Someone writes, "Give the Bryana a rest,"
but the Bryans Just won't rest, no matter with
hew many Invitations to take the rest core they
are showered.
What good did it do to 'locate two reserve
banks in Missouri, If the entire strength of that
state in congress is to be turned against the
fcdmlalstratlont
And now Chicago Is scandalised by charges
that officials split salaries, Over here it Is not
a question of splitting, but of gobbling the fat
alary and then pocketing the fees besides.
"Two thousand members by 1117" Is the
Commercial club's new slogan. With all the
annexed territory of Omaha to draw from, that
foal should be well within the possibilities.
it is worth while noting as a shining ex
ample of safety first that the defies of the
Italian and the Austrian army chiefs were ex
changed far beyond gun range. Otherwise the
shooting wosld have been fierce.
When it comes down to defensive brass tacks
M is certain the west coasters can show that the
Pacific ocean' is capable of sustaining aa great
a weight of naval craft as the Atlantle waters,
acd afford an equal variety of marine scenery.
A a ouster1 suit has been riled against a South
Omaha Justice of the peace who was appointed
to fill out an ad Interim term and failed of re
election, but atill persists la holding court. A
Justice with aa much enterprise as that will not
be bothered by any little thing like a writ of
ouster.
The toughest Job of all is that of long dis
tance editing the senator's paper and trying to
write articles to support the administration pro
gram without knowing In advance on what
propositions the senator and the president are
voing to be apart.
Thirty Years Ago
This Day in Omaha
' OoanpUe freaa
re-
e miaa. '
J. K. Em melt gave Omaha his par formaline of "Fnls
la Ireland." with all the popular ballads la
repertoire, and waa greeted with a crowded house.
Rev. 3. H. Herri of the Flrat BapUat church has
gone to Mromeburg for the dedication of the Swedish
uapust Tneoiogicai seminary there.
Visa Margaret Wilson aooompeated Miss Lydla A
aoa oa her return from Fort Lsinnirik - .,t u ,
mala In thla city a few days, the guest of Mlsa Bwlts.
icr.
Sheriff Coburn has appointed L A. Maul a deputy
anenrt.
Charley Lord baa been designated to represent
Omaha at the Use ball meeting to bo held In L Jo
seph. 3 J." Brown received a telegram from Pasadena an
nouncing the death of John II. Brarkln, for many
years a resident of Omaha.
Attorney W. 3. Martin has gone to Oaleaburg. III.,
for a few days' visit.
The meeting of the Chautauqua, clrct was held at
the Stevens resident on Davenport atreet and carried
out program In honor of the poet, Longfellow. Among
the contributing musical or literary numbers were
Mlsa Minnie Wood. Mrs. N 11. Lemmon, Mis Kelts
Re4. Oeorae A. Joplln. O. P. Seward. Mlsa Id R.
tngton. Mra. Morrell and C F. Harrison.
Mr. and Mra. P. B. Kustls have gone to San Fran-
Senator Stone's Threat
The letter to the president from the chair
man of the senate's committee on foreign rela
tions Is a remarkable document. Under Its
professions of loyal support to the president in
Ms dealing with foreign powers Is the plain
Oreat that those dealings must be such as will
meet with the approval of the chairman. Sena
tor Stone has thus assumed for the moment the
sttltude of censor of diplomacy for the United
States. In his Important position he can exert
a powerful Influence on the outcome of any
negotiations the president and secretary of state
may undertake, but he has no constitutional
right to Interfere, aniens these negotiations take
the form of a treaty, which Is subject to ratifica
tion by the senate. His right to criticise any
act of the administration Is Inherent, but bis
moral obligation Is to support the executive In
his effort to preserve peace and maintain the
honor and dignity of the United States.
The only direct effect the agitation being
fomented by the Bryanites in congress can have
will be to embarrass the president. Senator
Stone declares with vehemence he will not per
mit the topic to reach the floor of the senate for
debate, while Speaker Clark points out that It
ctnnot come up in the house, unless the rules
committee consents. Back of these declarations
Is plainly dlscernable a desire at least. It not a
determination, to get the whole question intc
congress, where the pent-up floods of oratory
may be turned loose. Many democrats are
avid to assail th adminlstratlnn fnr its course,
and are eager tn make any sacrifice that will
gain them partisan advantage. Mr. Bryan's
telegram to Bailey was really sent to his fol
lowers In congress, and Is having the intended
effect. President Wilson will need all bis
strength and fortitude to resist the backfire to
which be Is now subjected.
Woman and "Practical Politics.
Disclosures In connection with the adminis
tration of Chicago's social welfare board's ac
tivities indicate that the women who were at its
head thoroughly understood "practical politics."
This bas no bearing on the merits of the ease one
way or the other. It may be that Mrs. Rowe did
make Mrs. Eaton "kick In" with a fat slice of
her monthly pay check for "charity," and it may
be that Mrs. Eaton is accusing Mrs. Rowe solely
to give some aid and comfort to those who are
opposing Mayor Thompson. That phase of it is
neither here nor there so far aa the mala propo
sition Is concerned. It has beea charged by
some that woman has no genius for politics, but
here Is a complete refutation of this assertion.
Bo effective is It that Mrs. Katharine Waugh Me-
Cullough fears the whole cause of suffrage may
lose because woman hag too well demonstrated
he genius for the finesse of the political game,
and has shown that it Is not man alone who Is
Tils when it somes to graft.
Klnf Cotton in Good Health,
cotton Is of peculiar Interest to the public
for the reason that it is the one great crop of
the country which the present United States
government Is so devoted to protecting. Some
local concern is felt la the crop . because the
Omaha club haa Just put la the bank a profit of
112.60 earned on Ita purchase five hales In re
sponse to the cry for aid from the south la 1114.
A report from the census bureau. Just at hand,
sets out that during January the domestic eon
sumption of cotton was 643, OSS bales, a gala
of 75,000 over a pear ago, while the total for
six months ending January SI shows an Increase
of half a million bales. Consuming establish
ments hold 461,000 bales mors than they did a
year ago, and the stock in public warehouses Is
120,000 bales less. During January 1,300,000
more spindles were busy 'n cotton mills than la
lslS. Exports of cotton for the week ending
February 19 were 157, 8Z bales, and the total
since Auguat 1, 1915, amounts to 3,322,502
bales, all of which shows King Cotton to be in
fairly good health.
BiTetting Carranza to His Place.
The United Statea senate Is ready to confirm
the president's appointment of Henry Prather
Fletcher to be ambassador to the de facto gov
ernment of Mexico. This action will serve only
to make the president's recognition of the "first
chief" stronger, and to fix him more firmly in
the place to which he has beea elevated through
the intrigue carried on at Washington. It Is
supplemental to the other maneuvers by which
Carranaa was brought to the front through our
administration's meddling In Mexican affairs
while professing to keep hands off. The Mexi
cans have not yet settled their own affairs, as
It waa proposed they should be allowed to do.
Armed opposition to Car ran ia Is still effective,
and the country Is far from being pacified. The
doctrine of non-interference could well have
been promoted by waiting until a stable govern
ment had been set up before giving it the final
recognition of formally accrediting to It an am
bassador. . Rivettlng Carranxa to his place is not
likely to add anything friendly to the feeling
towards Gringos across the Rio Grande.
Where Perjurers Come to Grief.
Did you observe the dispatch from Waterloo,
la., telling of the conviction of a man over there
and hla aentence to tea years' Imprisonment for
perjury, being the third one so Implicated In
the aame case? It would appear from thla that
there are places where the courts and the law
yers are not so placidly tolerant of shake-down
law aults based on framed-up evidence as they
are bare In Omaha. Can anyone remember any
determined prosecution for perjury or subor
nation of perjury la the courts of Douglas
county? If so, be has a longer memory than we
have.
An ambitious aviator planning flight around
the world chooses San Francisco as the starting
point and will devote six mouths to building his
hydroaeroplane. Aa opportunity for the na
tional aviation school to learn a few thlnga from
practical builders Is too inviting to be passed up.
A death record of six students emphasises the
need of a new teacher.
Americans have too frequently criticised the
emotional hysteria of some foreign legislative
bodies, and soberly contrasted them with the
steady self-control of congress. Accounts of
Thuredap'a flare-up In Washington, with its
dynamic thrills, hardly warrants Americans ia
assuming the role of critics of emotional states
manship abroad.
Pacific Coast for Hughes
" Chrtetlaa oUaee Ms alter,
Pep'ibllcsn sentiment In California. Oregon and
Washington, as to the probable presidential candidate
of the republican party at the coming election, aa
It haa been tested by representatives of the Christian
Science Monitor, la. taken aa a whole, unmistakably
In favor of Justice Hughes a the one most likely to
receive the nomination. That Mr. Hugnes Is reported
s saying that he would not accept the nomination
seema not to be regarded aa a aerioua objection by
the rank and file of the party or by the party leaders.
Thla point la frequently covered by a remark to the
effect that "no man la too big, or occupies a atatloa
too high, to accept a nomination of the presidency
of the United Statea when that nomination la offered
by a republican party," It being Inferred that, should
Mr. Hughes be nominated .by the republican conven
tion, the progressives would also nominate him. In
fact, th supreme court justice seems to be the only
man about whom republican aentlment haa cryetallsed.
Upon him th republicans of both the conservative
and th progressive wings of the party unite aa the
strongeat man In th party and th one most likely
to bring victory at the polls In November. Indeed, even
progressive party leaders, who were strong supporters
of Mr. Roosevelt and who are atlll warm admire!
of that leader, confess that Mr. Hughes would not
only be acceptable to them, but that, all things con
sidered, he would be th strongest candidate.
Wlille other candidate than Mr. Hughes are not
much discussed In th Pacific coast area aa a whole,
several political leaders and students of the situa
tion have pointed out what they regard aa the many
strong points of Senator Sherman of Illinois. In cae
Mr. Hughes should refuse to run. In fact. If a
second chole. after Mr. Hughe, were to be made
In Paclflo coast opinion. It Is safe to aay that It would
be Mr. Sherman. While Mr. Burton has made a good
Impression In this region, while Mr. Root la admlroo.
as a sagacious statesman, and while Mr. Borah has
many admirers even outside of Idaho, aa a kind of
sectional native son, Mr. Sherman la the one mout
frequently referred to by the political strategists as
the man of destiny ahould Mr. Hughes fail to receivo
th nomination. Whether th progressive party In
the Pacific states would accept Mr. Sherman la not
known, but th opinion widely prevails that It would
If a strong progressive party leader such as Mr. John
son of California were named for second place with
Sherman. In fact th one moat frequently mentioned
for vlo president in connection with Mr. Hughea la
Mr. Johnson. Xn thla connection It is pointed out
that he Is not only favorably known In th east bo.
cause of his record aa governor of California, and In
his speaking tours of th east, but that If a New
Yorker is named for president. It would be almost
neoeaaary to put up a strong weatern man for second
place In order to consolidate and bring In the vote
of th west.
In Paclflo ooast republican opinion, so far as It
haa been poaalble to teat It, Mr. Rooaevelt ia not a
favorite. While he is recognised aa th strongest
progressive party leader, he is not generally consid
ered aa a possible republican-progressive compromise
candidate, and many progressive leader would hesi
tate to go into a second national campaign with him
as the leader of the progressive party independently
of th republicans,
Henry It. Owens of San Francisco, chairman of
the California republican campaign committee, and
representing th very conservative republican organ
isation. In discussing th situation with a representa
tive of the Christian Science Monitor, said that Mr.
Hughea seemed to him th moat probable candidate.
"After Mr. Hughes. I should nam Mr. Sherman," he
aid. "Mr. Roosevelt" he continued, "has no chanoe."
A leading California business man said, that, in
his opinion, "th candidate should be an out-and-out
republican. It will not be Mr. Rooaevelt Whatever
vlctoiiea our party haa won have been on a strictly
republican basis, and the moment we begin to com
proaruae, we lose sight of pur republicanism. Who
ever the candidate ia h must be a man who . will
stand firmly for party principles."
A prominent attorney Indicated his preference fnr
nilhu H. Root hat ssldt "I think the way things are
pointing it looks as If Justice Hughes would be the
choice. Of course, Mr. Hughea might not car to be
a candidate, and he has se stated. Tet, he is probably
on of th ablest public men. He la familiar with
stat affairs and affairs In general, therefor is In
every way qualified for th poalton. A candidate will
be produced who wilt unify th discordant element
In both th republican and progressive parties. It la
safe to assume, however, that those responsible for
th discord tn both parties will be eliminated.
Replying to th query as to their impression et
th prevailing sentiment two leading bankers replied
laconically,' "Hughes." Another politician aald,
"Speaking personally. I believe Justice Hughes to be
th logical candidate."
In th Paclflo northwest, Charles B. Moores. chali
man of th republican stat central oommitte of
Oregon, said: "It la my opinion that Justice Hughes
should be named. Such waa also the sentiment of
th state central committee when a canvass waa taken
three or four month age. At that time Senator
Borah was given second choice, but with these two
out I am at sea as to th majority sentiment al
though I surmise that Senator Burton. Senator Root
and ''Senator Cummins would have friends and be
popular candidates. "
John MeCourt, former United Statea district at
torney, declared: "I think th sentiment of the Ore
gon people Is for Justlc Hugh. He has not said
h would not accept the nomination and I se no
reason at this Mm why be should not be considered.
Oregon is progressive and th people want a progrea
atv man. They feel that Mr. Hughea la auch a one
Kven th standpatters want a progressive man. They
agree on Mr. Hughes for they consider that he la
aafely progressive and will know when to atop. If
Justice Hughe were not to be considered. It Is diffi
cult to say which way sentirmrnt would turn."
Contrary to th situation In other portion of th
Paclflo area, there seems to be considerable sentiment
In th stat of Washington, among republican and
progreaalv leaders, in favor of Mr. Rooaevelt aa the
candidate of both the Republican and progressive par.
Ilea. J. T. C Kellogg, a progreaalv party leader In
that state, says that Mr. Rooaevelt ia the only man
except Justice Hughea who will fill the head of the
ticket. And It aeema to be taken for granted by hlru
that Mr. Hughes will not run.
Idaho is. of course, strongly for Its own native
son. Senator Borah, but after Mr. Borah cornea Mr
Hughea. Senator Bcrah'a nomination would break
down all party lines In Idaho. It la aald. It la probable
that the republican of this state will send a special
car of supporters to the national convention to help
wla the nomination for their favorite.
People and Events
Frank L Davidson slipped up on the icy walka of
St. Paul, smashed hla leg and demands 1200 from th
city treasury to buy a new one cork or yew.
Chicago's grand opera dericlt Is not up to the flret
calculations. Th revised footing ahow tM.000 to the
bad, which will hold the guarantor for th season.
The school board of Springfield. Mass.. haa decreed
that members of high school fraternities and aororltlos
will be excluded from participating In various school
activities, such as school publications. Intellectual or
athletle contests, or any public function whatever.
Students are at liberty to choose between frat with
darkness and th limelight of the school.
Th marriage annulment suit ef Mrs. Olulla Moro-slni-Wenter
against Arthur M. Werner, th New York
policeman, hangs fir in th New York supreme court
Th polioemaa is also suing for spedflo performance
of a contract mad by th Moroatnl woman la th
heydey of th romance guaranteeing Werner tlfoos a
year pin money, Both cases are "up in the air," owing
to the Judicial discovery that Moroatnl money paid
for all eapenaea of th Rene divorce procured by th
first Mra. Werner, besides a generous bonus for glv.
Ing up the fascinating cop.
Inheritance Tea Esse at la I te
Desieerser.
VTOPIA. Neb.. Feb. M.-To the Kdltor
of The Bee: I presume that you In
common with mankind will agree with
me when I say that there Is nothing
better or deper In the heart of man
than the desire to help hla fellows. The
desire to make a little better if he ran
conditions for the generations to come;
the desire to produce If he can democ
ratising opportunities that extend In
ever-widening clrclea to the children of
tomorrow.
Thla ia the vision, as It were, of the
new day, Th call to which tender and
sympathetic natures cannot fall to re
spond. Realising th weakness of human
Judgment I ahall regard It as Immate
rial as to th wisdom of the specific
Inheritance or its lack. If It shall sen
to direct the attention of great and
gifted mlnde to the perplexing problem
of social and economic Justice. If It
shaU achieve this result I ahall regard
my mission aa accomplished.
At the same time, however, I Invite
constructive criticism; for I know that
If It can offer nothing better It will at
most find but little fault.
That the apeclflc Inheritance or the
graduated Inheritance tax with the time
element attached the same in principle
will be found in future platforms, and
la th next logical step on the road to
democracy, I believe. C. NAYR.
Every Knock Pooet.
SIIA'BR CREEK. Neb., Feb. M.-To the
Editor of The Bee: A dispatch from Cen
tral City, Neb.. In The Be of February
17 make very flattering mention of th
candidacy of J. C. Martin of that place
for aupreme judge, and outlines his plat
form as follows:
"Ecruallty before th law; remove the
law's vexatious delays; substantial Jus
tlc unhampered by technicalities; purify
the courts by sever punishment for per
jury; no polltlca or favoritism ahown on
the bench; to do the right as God gives
me to see the right"
Now that platform looks at least fairly
good on the face of It, except possibly
the last plank, and that I think, needs
a little elucidation. Flrat soma of th
fellow her in Merrick county would
Ilk to know juat how long It Is that God
has been In th business of making Mr.
Martin ("Jack") se things; second, they
would like to know by what method Ood
usually communicates with Jack, whether
by telephone, telepathy, wireless, special
messenger, or by dreams and visions In
the night as In the case of the prophet
of old. They would Ilk to know thla,
not as a matter of Ml curiosity, hut so
that tbey might be able to form a reason
ably Intelligent opinion as to what would
be the chancea of Jack's having his lines
of communication cut or tampered with,
by th devil or some other evil-disposed
person.
While I signed Jack's petition before
I saw his platform, and am not sorry I
did. I am really afraid that If Jack
ahould be elected that last plank of his
might make no end of trouble In th
work of the court. I have never heard
that Ood haa anything whatever to do
with our supreme court and that on
member of It should be getting high class
counsel entirely gratis might make other
members sore. But how would this thing
work practically T Suppose, for Instance,
that th court are counselling together
aa to what ahould be their decision In
the matter of a case before them on er
ror, when Jaok, getting their attention,
solemnly addresses them after thla man
ner: "Qentlemen: I feel It to he my duty
to Inform you that last night God ap
peared to me In a dream and told me
that In the matter of the case now be
fore us, th court below ahould be ra
vened." If now it happened, as it might
that th other members of th court
were all of th opinion that th action
of th lower court should be affirmed,
they would be in a very peculiar position
they would not like to turn God down,
and they would not Ilk to decide against
their convictions. Again, it might happen
that God would hav as poor an opinion
of th constitution a haa I J. Qulnby
and other progressives, and would advise
Jack to follow President Wilson's ex
ample and violate his oath to support It
I really think Jack ought to eliminate
that last plank of his platform. We hav
already turned our republic Into an
autocracy, and I do not think it la yet
quit Urn to turn that autocracy into
a theocracy. CHARLES WOOSTER.
Pel it teal HJmbag-ery.
OXFORD. Neb.. Feb. S5. To the Editor
of Th Be: It was T. P. Barnum, who'
declared that th American people loved
to be humbugged and proceeded oa that
theory to build a fortune.
Year later a bunch of Solomons started
on Barnum'e theory to advance their
political fortunea by throwing a scsre
Into the people, charging that they were
In the grasp of a giant ootupua. which
waa destroying their liberties and forg
ing the shackles of slavery for them,
and their children's future. Those self
styled reformers offered to act aa a
Moaea to break thoae fetters, lead the
people out of bondage and bring them intj
the greatest freedom of suffrage since
George Washington elected thoee men
to cross the Delaware.
The convention system which had ex
isted since the birth of the nation, and
wsa guaranteed by our constitution aa
a right, waa abolished aa a medium for
nominating candidates, and we were
riven the direct prlmany, which directs
the office to the candidate possessed of
the greatest wealth or the moat potent
press bureau. Thla primary haa prowd
to be the greatest humbug since the one
handed to mother Eve by his satanic
majesty.
First this law provided that euccex
ful randidatea ahould meet In convention
and without asking the conaent of any
man in their party they should proceed
to write a platform that would catch
the voters coming and going. Thla feature
proved so rotten that our wlseacrea re
vived the delegate convention which they
had branded aa a disfranchise but lim
ited Ita powers to building a platform
for candidates previously nominated. Tha
reversed the time honored practice and
lnatead of putting candidatra on toe
platform th platform waa put on the
candidates.
Th nest move of our so-called pro
gressive was to declare for an open-door
primary, a chance for everybody, a pop
ular rule measure, which was endorsed
by Bryan and all th political humbugs
of both parties. Then cam th ctroua. a
real live political menagerie and while
our democrat! brethren were contending
aa to who was entitled t complimentary
tickets their William Jennings sat hlra
avlf down and allowed th breweries and
th . saloon mea to press down a crown
of get-even thorns on th brow of Gov
ernor Shallenberger and crucify him on a
crosa of Jim Dahlman defeat Then our
so-called progressive leaders were very
wroth, especially the democratic mem
bers, consequently the primary door was
Slammed shut so tight that voters had
to swear their allegiance to a political
party or they could go horn swearing
because they could not vote In the primary.
In the light of all this political hum
buggery on must possess brass to file
for office on the ground thst they were
the first discoverer of the primary.
One of the original claims for the pri
mary waa that It wouM kill the trusts,
but where, I ask, are the tombstones that
mark their graves? Never In history were
trusts more numerous, more exacting
or more In power than right now.
Another claim war that the political
boss would disappear; but with his press
bureau we find him on the Job of shaping
legislation, nominating candidate and
dictating platforms.
Oh, yea, they told ua elate making
would bo unknown, but when one casts
a glance over the political field they find
that slates are manufactured at the old
stand, which proves that the political
boss Is a proareeslve chap, capanle ofli
adapting himself to modern aubsea or
aircraft. We were told the primary would
bring greater statesmen, better qualified,
more responsive and more patriotic men
Into office.
Well, it may, but It sure seems a long,
long way to Tipperary.
A. C. RANKIN.
Caa Thla Be Trwef
OMAHA, Feb. J To the Editor of;
The Bee: Davenport, Ia., buya the.
chassis and build Its own hose wagons'
at a total cost of 1700 each.
Will Commissioner Wlthnell explain
why Omaha does not do this snd save
$3iW or W.090 on each piece of hose ap
paratus? U G. WRIGHT.
YowMofliere
MayRelyon
f .a x ta Fire. Prevention.
OMAHA, Feb. 25. To the Editor of
The Bee: Th press of Omaha have fre
quently called attention to the public
that the fire warden should get busy be
fore the fire Instead of after. Every
large fire that has occurred in the last
few years, where there has been a loss
of life, has cauaed awful hubbub and
someone has been found negligent. The
principal cause of the flrea la from non-
enforcement of the taws, th ordinances
end rules.
Th writer attended th Automobile
ahow last night and the signs regarding
"no smoking" were very prominently
displayed, but he could not help but noJ
tic that th rule was not being enforced
Th public, were not the offenders. The
automobile dealers themselves were the
ones who were violating th rul. In
nearly every booth the exhibitors and
manager were smoking. It may turn
out all right and there may be ho fire.
but It strikes me if w are going to have
rules they should b enforced, and cer
tainly ahould not be broken by th people
who make the rule,
Thl Is juat a word of warning, and In
this age of "safety first" I believe the
Automobile Dealers' association' atten
tentlon ahould be called to thla matter.
NEBRASKA STATE FIRE PREVEN
TION ASSOCIATION.
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