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    THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 191 0.
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Strike talk in November lacks the political
punch it carried in August. v '
Bui Mr. Weather Man, wi don't want all
our winter order delivered at once.
It is just possible the railroads and the train
men may yet have to resort to "ar-betray-shun."
1 ' . ., .
' Can it be possible the senator will take that
political viper, Ignatius J. Dtinn,-to his bosom
again? ,
No more cabinet changes until Wilson changes
his mind. Still, he has quits s habit of changing
his mind. . ' : ,
Jack Frost ta s prince of impartiality. Van
quithed and victor gel the tame quality of goods
from him,
The wonder is that s few more places where
stakes have been held for election betters have
not been broken into and plundered.
It is up to the Omahs liquor dealer to find out
whether the four months' extension, calling for
S full year's license fee, is worth the price.
l While we have abolished the office of coroner,
nothing preventa niybody and everybody" from
holding his own Inquest on a political corpse.
A number of investigation? into the rising
cost of living insure the ultimate consumer sev
eral free feasts of variegated hot air. Nothing
more. . ' ,.s
' According to the letter of the law;1 Governor
Morehesd, you are the chief food inspector. What
are you going to do about your discredited
"poor food assistant!"
The task of ironing out the unseemly wrinkles
of the starch trust' is passed Up to the Federal
Trade commission. ,A federal court bath reduced
the stiffening and facilitates the. Job,
The official canvass of the Douglas county
vote will sgsin consume a week or ten days. It
could easily be done in twenty-four hours by
employing three sets of canvassers instead of one
'set,.' T " ' " : -
Although it won out, our amiable democratic
contemporary just cannot repress its pique and
peevishness over the late political .battle. Which
only goes to show how scared and worriel the
senator was.
' M" 1 ) 1 11 ' . .:"''!
Th "On to Berlin" cry of s London editor
found quick response on the Ancre. An advance
of a mile is notable where gains sre measured by
the yard, and demonstrates the superiority of edi
torial strategy in a hot campaign.
An inquiry into the live stock industry be
tween California and the Missouri is urged In
interested quarters. Apparently the packers and
the cattle barons disagree on all but one of the
price essentials the price package handed to
meat eaters. ' ;
Colonel Bryan goes into winter quarters with
one large scalp dsngling at his belt. Had the
common people voted at he. advised his stock
of fur would defy the rigors of Nebraska winter,
As things have gone democracy and the state are
left to grope along In fitful darkness. V
People and Events
- Adamson Law Proves Its Own Futility. .
'. Developments earlier than expected have sustained-practically
every charge alleged against
the Adamson law following its passage. A con
ference between the railroad managers' committee
and representatives of the trainmen has failed to
reach any agreement as to the meaning of the
law, or how it is to be applied to existing wage
schedules. Adjournment of the conference is fol
lowed by renew.'d threats of strike in case the
railroads do not accept the interpretation put
on the law by the brotherhoods. This, too, is
quite vague, as Grand Chief Engineer Stone a
short time ago sent word to his subordinates that
he could then give them no assistance, as he
was undecided as to the meaning of the new
statute. Not enough time has elapsed to permit
any satisfactory examination of the measure and
its relation to the intricate wage schedules
affected, 'which simply leaves the situation as it
was prior to the passage of the law. - ,
" The action of the trainmen's committee
makes clear that no peace is possible under the
plan advocated by President Wilson. The men
are not 'content to wait until the j terms of
the bill are construed and its meaning, if it has
any, has been determined, but, as before, insist
on having their own views adopted. The rail
roads have gone into court, led by Judge Lovett
of the Union Pacific, who gave his support to
President Wilson, to ssk thst the whole thing
be thrown overboard. If this effort succeeds,
the railroad wage case will be restored to the
situation that existed on Friday, August 28, when
the wheels of congress turned with s celerity
never before witnessed, while Austin 'Garretson
held a stop watch and threatened to loose s strike
order if his behests were not heeded.
' In plain words, the Adamson law is a sham,
meant only to deceive the workingmen into
belief that an eight-hour work day had been
established. The charge that it was purely
piece of campaign buncombe is fully established.
I Nothing or Stephens to Brsg About,
. For fear his Third district constituents may
not be duly impressed with the fact of his re
election, Congressman Dan Stephens is sending
out letter giving the complete unofficial vote
without waiting for the official count. "My ma
jority has reached a total in the eleven counties
of 3,644," he boasts, "whils Wsrner.'s majority in
the seven counties he carries totals 843. My net
unofficial majority is 2,801."
I Of course, it i is only Congressman Stephens'
ingrained modesty, which prevents him from giv
ing the figures for two years sgo and letting his
constituents institute their own comparisons. In
19)4 Mr- Stephens was elected over his republican
competitor by a vote of 26,488 against ,18,007, or
a majority of 8,481. While he has Increased his
total vote by 1,403 in this presidential year, Mr.
Warner has an Increase to his credit of 7,083 and
has reduced the Stephen's majority by J.680. It
will be well for Mr. Stephens to realize that he
was saved only by the Wilson wave and hot by
any merit or popularity of his own. Another such
magnificent victory will be his ruin.
- A Long Island man who imagined he was
good-looking and said so in a matrimonial ad,
lias disappeared. He received a bushel of ipro
posals anil sought safety in flight.
. An indignant Philadelphia cititen suggests as
a means of checking "automobile massacres" the
confiscation by the city of the guilty auto, to be
sold at public auction and the proceed turned
over to the nearest relative'of the victim. .
New York police are taking an inventory of
i the coal supply of the city, for the purpose of
determining how far the dealers are responsible
for working a (amine scare for extra velvet. In
dications point to concerted action in price boost'
mg. - '.-
Town authorities of Mayne, Pa jumped with
Diked shoes on a rude speeder, not because he
shook up the dust at s thirty-five mile clip, but
because he explained that he did not see the
town by the roadside. What he got served as
an eye-opener.
Business is business, end precious little gets by
the loan sharks of Chicago. Men suspected of
betting on the election have received circulara
intimating, if short of cash to pay bets, credit
is O. K. "Simply hand in your name and get
tha cash." Easy money? Looks like it, until you
get the hook.
A committee of the Chicago city council
dipped into the rising cost of living far-enough
to find strong evidence of conspiracy, collusion
and holduo among provision dealers. City in
spectors report st least 32,000,000 eggs in storage
in the city, controled by six cold storsge com
panies, who dole out the goods to retailers as
they see fit and fix the price as greed dictates
The council committee formally requests th
United States attorney to put the grand jury on
ah ta,i ot this snd other looa corners.
His Action Too Hasty.
The Oregon preacher who resigned his citi
zenship in pique over the election of Woodrow
Wilson gives very good evidence of his lack of
(justifications essentisl to being a good American.
First off, it is required that the citizen give his
support to the government, no- matter which
party or faction may be dominant. He is safe
guarded in his right of criticism, and at atated
periods he may register his resentment or ob
jections by voting sgainst any or alt the princi
ples and candidates of the party in power, Of
course, this csrriss with it the duty of submission
to the decision of 'the majority. In patience
must the republican put up with the democrat
in office, and vice, versa, biding th time when
an election affords opportunity to turn th tables.
This impetuous minister should have found
in his faith something to sustain during th Urn
he will be compelled to see a man not his per
sonal choice in the president's (hair, realising
that he had made his personal protest more
potent in the ballot box than it possibly esn be
in renunciation. , ;
Desperation of th Democrats.
(The desperation of the democrats il shown
by the threat now mad to contest th election
of Harry S. New and James B. Watson, chosen
by direct vot of th people of Indiana to sue
ceed Messrs. Kern snd Taggart In the United
States senate. . The move may be useful as
ruse to .retain indefinitely he democratic, floor
leader In the senate, But it will also be of service
as showing the insincerity of th president's
party in its pretense of devotion to free govern
nietit. None ahould know better than "Tom'
Taggart of the practices of the party in past
elections m Indiana, aa he was very recently
acquitted of a charge of complicity in th exten
sive election frsuds in that state. To ignore the
vote of the entire people of the state is not
asking too much of these men, especially when
the extremity of the democratic party requires
that it have all the votes in the senate it can
command. The tactica are characteristic of the
leadership. V
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- Effect of Our Inefficiency.
Just now the American people in general are
paying for indulgence in the national habit of pro
crastinatiou. We laugh at the man who didn't fix
nis csutn rout lit goou wcaincr, auu incii iuiiuw
hit, example faithfully: The fuel shortage in No
vember misht have been anticipated in June. Cold
weather always comes in the fall, and the people
alwaya put off buying fuel until time to light
the fires. This practice is not very complimentary
to our national intelligence, a fid could very well
be given over for the better way of making sea'
sonabl preparation. The time may yet come
when we will lay in our winter fuel in the summer
time, and not tie compelled to shiver during cold
weather white waiting for the slow movement of
blockaded traffic. The railroads are not to blame
for th car shortage so much as the 'American
people, who put off buying till the rush is on.
Facing the Future
i ni Boaton Tranacrlpt
Oregon and Wisconsin plainly are outclassed
in progreasive legislation by South Dakota. The
former contented themselves with local legisla
tion by referendum. South Dakota bursts these
narrow bounds and reaches for national political
regulation. , Requiring presidential candidates to
pull off joint debates for the benefit of the state
points to sn abundance of nerve tonic in that
section. , ,! ' v.. '. ? ' v-.. J
' Well, well, our old friend Pstricia Newcomb
pops up one more. Evidently Patricia's time has
been too much occupied of late writing double-
shotted editorials to tndlt letters to herself.
The good losers of on year make the best
winners .pi another. We are glad to see that
there is no thought in ny responsible republican
quarter of contesting the election of last Tues
day We commend to republicans elsewhere the
counsel of Frank H. Hitchcock, who led the
Hughes forces to victory at Chicago and is xer
cising his influence today angainst any idle sulk
ing or suspicion about the result;
"The best thing a beaten party can do is to
accept the situation philosophically, acknowl
edge defeat and preserve the party digmtty.
Any cry of fraud would be unseemly in the
absence of absolute proof. Thre thousand
plurality for Wilson in California ought to end
it oa far aa that state is concerned. It would
be useless in the sense that it would serve no
practicsl purpose to ask for s recount in the
smaller states unless grounds are discovered
on which such a demand could be made in
voting a considerable group." ,;
It ta nnni the less trratifvinc. because not in
th least surprising, that Mr. Hughes is unwilling
ta unction anv steo toward a contest, but only
awaits the official announcement' of the result to
extend his congratulations and best wishes to the
winner It would profit his party in the public esti
mation of the present and strengthen its hop of
better fortune in the future. H, instead ot wrang
ling over a result settled beyond any reasonable
ground ot question, republicans everywnere
would st about the urgently-needed work of
reorganization. With no thought ot criticising
those who am tneir nest u can oe saiu witn
candid fairness . that the campaign to conscript
Mr. Hushes for the nomination was conducted
with an efficiency and intelligence whose duplica
tion in the campaign to elect him president might
easiy have changed the result. Such reflectipns,
however, should induce neither recount nor re
criminations, but they ought to encourage radical
reorganization for the future, and that without
delay....... ;, .-v Kf
Mark Twain on War ,
'"Ther haa never been a just war, never an
honorable one on the part of th instigator of
th war. I can see a million years ahead, and
this rule will never change in so many as half
a dozen instances. The load little handful as
usual will shout for the war. The pulpit will
warily and cautiously object at first; th
great big dull bulk of the nation will nib its
sleepy eyes and try to make out why there
should be a war, and will say earnestly and
indignantly, 'It la unjust and dishonorable and
there ia no necessity or it.' Then the handful
will shout louder. A few fair men on the other
sid'e will argue and reason against th war with
speech and pen, and at first will have a hearing
and be applauded; but it will not last long;
those others will outshout them, and presently
the anti-war audiences will thin out and lose
popularity, Before long you will see this cur
ious thing: The speakers stoned from the plat
form, and free speech strangled by hordes of
furious men who in their secret hearts ar
still at one with those stoned speakers as
earlier but do not dare to say so. And now
th whole nation pulpit and all will take up
th war-cry, and shout itself hoarse, and mob
any honest man who ventures to open his
mouth; and presently such mouths will cease
to open. Next the statesmen will invent cheap
lies, putting the blame upon the nation that
is attacked, and every man will be glad of
these conscisnce-smoothing falsities, and will
diligsntly study them, and refuse to examine
any refutations of them; and thus he will by
and by convince himaelf that th war is just,
and will thank God for the better sleep he
enjoys after his process of grotesque self
deception" -..:'i', ..'...,'
from hit paalhamooa book,"Tha Mjitariona Sinae."
As Wall Street Sees It
WoJI atroal Journal.
There are valuable lessons to be drawn from
the election for the presidency. It has punctured
some old fallacies, and it has aon wonaertui
work in restoring our sense of values. I It has
oroved two most important thiiiKS. One Is that
voters cannot be delivered in blocks as they were
ten vears ano. The other is that there is a dis
tinct shift of voting strength westward, although
perhaps not so tar west as some iqiks sweepingiy
assume, ;
It is plain, for instance, that nobody can de
liver the labor vote. Mr. Wilson and his friends
must realiz now that it was not worth buying;
and certainly never worth the price of the abject
Adamson law. 'in tne centers ot industry Air.
Hughes ran overwhelmingly better than his op
ponent, and this is true of even the principal
railroad centers. The American Federation of
Labor demonstrated once again that whatever
it may offer in exchange for servile legislation
It cannot offer votc in sny quantity to influence
national election in a material 'degree. !
I Then, again, the vaunted pro-German vote
did not materialise. Can any analist of election
figures point to a single place where the German
vote made any substantial difference or swayed
the balance, even where it was as delicately ad-
iusted as the national balance of votes is now?
Jere is snother ghost conjured up by the terrified
politician, which should be finally laid at rest
These autocracies within a democracy are
mostly wind, and the election proves it. This,
at least, is a national gain, well worth the price
paid. . ' .
And the old machines went to pieces for the
same reason. Tammany hall serves to point the
moral even if it does not adorn the tale. It is
absurd to say that it only gave Mr. Wilson 40,000
plurality in New York. The independent voters
fav him that, and it is not demonstrable that
ammany hall had anything to sell, or still less
that it-sold it. At least, it may complain of injus
tice when its hoary old machine is accused of
"knifing" the Wilson ticket, It is not guilty, and
in fact, after a century of mischievous1 activity
Tammany hall haa degenerated into a benevolent
society, dependent upon the subscriptions of
those still credulous enough to believe tn its
ability to deliver goods which it no longer pos
sesses. - .
There is another lesson in the westward shift
of the voting power.. It it too early to draw con'
elusions on this, but it is plain that New York
and the New England states no longer dictate
the results of a national election. Perhaps this
is just aa well. Decent Wall street is shedding
no tears over the obvious change.
Wisps of Information About
t..-.; 'I Women '
The first women's university in India has been
opened in the city of foona. -,".-
1 i Mrs. Georgia A. Kobinson, recently . ap
pointed to the office of policewoman in Los An-
geies, is tne nrsi coiorea woman in tne united
States to hold such a position. , ; - '
. Symbolising' the duty and mission of its
members, the Women's Medical club of Colum
bus, O., has adopted as its official pennant i
white atork on a yellow background. .
Miss Msrgaret Chinn of Seattle is in the first
Chinese woman ever to inarticulate at tne uni
versity of Washington. Miss Chinn is a na
tive of China, but has resided many years tn
this country.- Despite her long residence here,
she can speak and write the Chinese language
with esse. ' . ,
; Miss Esther Cleveland, daughter of the late
Grover Cleveland, formerly president of the
United States,' has arrived in Paris to take- up
work among the blind soldiers at the "Phare de
Porta." on American institution which has accom
plished much good under the' direction of Mias
Winifred .iloiu- .....,-:, ,.:.;..v.. ,
I TO HA VI
Thought Nugge for the Day.
hold ft truth, with him who singa
To on clear harp In diver apnea,
That men may rite on stepping
. otnnoal '
Of their dead selves to higher things.
-Tonnyoon.
One Tear Ago Today la tha War. f
8ever Infantry fighting In th
labyrinth" la Artota.
Russians Bushed Qermana back
three milea on Rig front. -
Russia announced Intention ta in
vade Persia to stop German activities
there.
French repelled violent Bulgarian
attacks and effected Junction with the
Serbians- near Phllep. . . ;
In Omaha Thirty Year Ago, -
E. R. Kimball and Mlaa Viola Barr
were united In marriage at th resi
dence of the bride's parents, Sixteenth
and Jaokaon, Rev. A. F. Hherlll offi
ciating. - , . -.
Rabbi Benton has returned from
Hastings, where he was anowed In.
Hearing an unusual noise abeut a
o'clock In the evening, General Smith,
who resides on South Twentieth street,
went Into his yard and found one of
the extra norsea urea oy in none ear
company to , draw, the car up St,
soMjioorla
Mary's avenu hill, had taken refuge
from the storm on his poreh. The
general put a blanket around the poor
beast and notified the man who had
charge of these animals.
A team attached to on of the Ne
braska Oil company's . wagons ran
away at South Omaha. The horses
had finished two laps around the Ex
change building and had started on
the third when they were caught . .
Fred, westbroke, the champion bi
cyclist of Canada, has been challenged
to a raee In this city with Prince's
unknown. He writes to George Kay
that he will be here tn December and
that he will race with any wheelman
Who will meet him.
Articles of Incorporation were nleo
of the Omaha Illuminating company.
The Incorporators are C. C. Warren,
H. T. Clarke, P. C. Himebaugh, Frank
.Warren and R. W. Breckenridge, who
will conduct the operation of an 'in
candescent electric light system.
The new comers to the city are hunt
ing up the fellow who told them that
Omaha had open .winters.
This Day In History. J "t
1780 Baron de Steuben, who or
ganised the American army tn th
revolutionary war, born at Madgeburg,
Prussia. Died at Steubenville, N. Y
November 8, 1TI4.
1848 ramplco. Mexico, abandonee
by Santa Ana and occupied by Amer
ican force under Commodore Conner.
1848 Count Rossi, minister of in
terior, murdered tn Rome, and pope
besieged in his palace.
1841 sixty persons were killed ana
eighty Injured by an explosion on the
Steamer ''Louisiana", at New Or! nana
1860 Saturn's dusky ring discov
ered by Bond. "
1863 Edward Everett delivered the
oration at the dedication of the na
tional cemetery at Gettysburg.
1871 American end, of the French
ocean oebje landed at North East
ham, Cap Cod. -.
1887 A German naval expedition
occupied Kalo-ehau, China, In retalia
tion for tha massacre of German mis
sionaries. t . -
. 1104 An . arbitration treaty be
tween "the United State and 'Ger
many was ilgned at Washington.
1811 Th plan for the dissolution
of tha Standard Oil company was
made public. .
The Day We Celebrate. .
W. W. Carmichael, salesman for the
Diets Lumber company, is today just
44 years old. He was born at Mer
cer, Pa. ......
Vincent Aetor. one of America's
richest young men, born In New York
City, twenty-flve years ago today.
Manuel, II, of Portugal, one of Eu
rope's kings without a throne, born
In Lisbon, twenty-seven years ago
today. j . -
Gerhart Hauptmann, famous Ger
man poet and dramatic writer, born
In Silesia, ftfty-four years ago today.
Charles E. Merriam, noted Chicago
alderman ' and university professor,
born at Hopklnton, la., forty-two
year ago today. .
Jame Wood Morrison, prominent
motion picture aetor, born at Mat
toon, 111., twenty-eight years ago to
day. Patrick Ragon, pitcher of the Bos
ton National league base ball team,
born at Blanchard, la., thirty-two
years ago today. -.- '
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Today Is the fete day of King Al
bert of the Belaiana.
The Federal Farm Loan board Is
scheduled to hold a hearing today at
Fort worth.
A great exposition and basaar for
tho benefit of the war sufferers Is to
be opened In Detroit today Under the
auspices of men and women repre
senting twelve allied nations of Eu
rope. ..... j
Officials of automobile speedways
will moot In Chicago today to perfect
a national organisation to govern the
sport of automobile racing In the
United States. .
JStoryett of the Day. V
- Harold was passing through a pe
riod of eoldler worship; any one with
epaulets was to him all-wise and
wholly perfect
He went one day with his mother to
call en an elderly widow whose hus
band had been a general In the eivll
war. During the course of the con
versation th two women became In
volved In a very mild disagreement as
to some trlnlng detail. Harold endured
It for - a moment, then he observed,
ehldlngly:
"Mother, don't you think a general's
wife ought to know J" New York
Tiroes, , -.
ODDS AND ENDS.
- A eantldereblo eroadenin of tha lata!
rienta of woman la provided for ia tha now
oWU coda of BrnaU, whtah it to aoo Into
off eat on January 1, next.
1 Tho Srat Anorloaa -Monro to bo oraalntd
o prlaat, Ray, C. R. goalee, S. S. , win
obaarva ahortlr III Boltimoro ike twoBtr-flfth
anniversary or bia ordlnauom.
In the old cathedral of Vincennae, Ind..
ore sreaerred tha original oeooonta of thi
veranaa of Chentplaul in ISIS sad of Fa to
on Hennepin and Charlevoix.
Tha teeth of rati ond nleo have no note.
Ai the animal weara them doom or snow
inr, whlan prevent them from becoming too
Ions, they keep erewinf again
Wewport Nawa, VS., hat soeaed on ordi
nance miking It unlawful for oar peraona
oondoetlni a hotel, mlnnit or publie
hoarding hottee to allow dove, eota or other
demeetie animala to roam at large In
hitches or dining
TO
Her Figure 8 till Too High.
Omaha, Nov. 14. To th Edlter of
The Bee: I found a copy of The Bee
several days old ysterday with an ar
ticle about what Miss Jackson of Belle-
vue college has been telling how to
support a family for IJ.6U a week
Now this lady's Idea Is commendable.
bift I can show her where her Ugures
are a good deal too high yet ,
I wrote you about a year ago to
show people how to cut down the coat
of living and In spite of the sneers of
a lot of folks who gorge themselves
on meat and luxuries and then wonder
why they can't get along, X have gone
right along and my family of seven Is
living cheaper now than we did a
year ago,' ..
wa nave cut out potatoes ana sugar
altogether. That ia our answer to the
trust that haa put up th price and If
everybody else would do the same
you'd see the prices tumble quick
enough. ..
Beans, cernmeal and oatmeal ar
the most nourishing foods en earth and
they are comparatively cheap, if peo
ple had enough sens to eat them. But,
no, they want' fine steaks and pork
chops (a food that Is good for noth
ing) and they want the finest canned
goods and all such luxuries. Most of
the men aren't boas In their own
house. As soon aa their wives and
ohlldren begin to kick about the food
they give In and let them go ahead
and buy all they want.
I don't do that for I'm the dobs
and new that th family have got
used to ft they are just aa well satis
fled as ever and I'm getting money
put' In the bank for the future, As I
said before, I do all the buying. Just
last week I got a bargain. The grocer
had fifty pounds of oatmeal that he
was going to feed to his horse. He
said It had weevils In ft I got It for
45 cento. It Is practically as good as
oatmeal that careless buyer would
pay 6 cents a pound for and cooking
kills weevils. There I saved 88.05
right on that one purchase, a whol
day's wages, i
The high price of butter ana eggs
doesn't affect our little Home, because
we don't une them. On pound of
cheese, which costs me 40 cents, takes
the place ot butter and lasts us one
week. We make It a rule to buy only
one pound each week. We eat It ojily
for supper. When I get th cheese
Saturday night I divide It at ones Into
seven pleoes and w have one-seventh
of It at supper every day.
I figured up as near aa I oould
what it costs us for food a week, and
It comes to only 81-98. There ar my
self, wife and five children now, my
oldest daughter having left home lino
she started working. We don't waste
any fuel baking braad, but buy day
old bread at ti cents for a dosen
loaves. ' v
The trouble with most people Is
they want to live too high. I earn 880
month, but I have money saved, if
the men would spend the money they
work so hard to earn Instead of turn
ing It over to their wives to be squan
dered with careless buying, they would
have enough to live on and some to
put in the bank. A. B. MICKLE,
. No Religion tn Politics. '
Omaha, Nov. 14. To the Editor of
The Bee: The election Is over and now
we can discuss some of the Issues that
were raised in the campaign without
doing harm to any candidate, and
therefore I desire to 6 lacuna one Issue
that was raised which seems to me
to be paramount that ta, the religious
issue. ' f .- '-..... v ... '
During th campaign , number' of
tioket were circulated, classifying the
candidates for office either Protestant
or Catholic This was done for the
purpose of appealing to religious big
otry, and not for th purpose of in
forming the elector as to the quali
fication and fitness of th candidate
for the omces wnton tney sougnt.
Tho eonstitution of the United
Statee Is built upon ths foundation of
religious iiDerty, ana wnen mar foun
dation shall be taken away, the whole
structure of our government will fall.
Thar is nothing more contemptible
to my mind than the thought that
one person shall have the right to
dictate to another his religious con
duct and It has been this principle of
religious liberty that, has made our
government so great ana powerful.
Religious bigotry recognises nsithsr
virtue or truth, integrity ar aisnonesty.
It Is founded on hatred and deceit
and brings forth corruption and dis
honor, . Those eltizens who encourage
It ar not patriots and are only en-
deavorins to undo that which our tore-
fathers accompusnea tnrougn unioia
suffering and sacrlnoe. -'
Therefore, all our people who be
lieve In the maintenance of our great
government and Institutions, should
frown -upon the raising of religious is
sues In politics and ahould treat as
traitors to our government (hose who
desire for political reasons to array
the members-of one religion against
those ot another. Personally I feel
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It that your ,
Autorhobile
License Number?
If that is your license num
ber drop in and we will put
on FREE OF CHARGE a set
of G. L. W. Spring Oilers. ,
G.L.W.
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very deeply on this matter and I anall
always protest against tne infamy t'f
cellgious persecution and religloua
k.,. 1 im iin.iai.rlMn u .
... FRANKLIN A 6HOTWEIX-
Placing the Blame For It
Omaha. Nov, 14. -To th Editor ot
The Bee: With very few exceptions
D. C, John wrote a great letter to Tne
Bee. By It a person can see he is a
well posted man.
I want to take 'exception, however,
to the statement he makes that this
country was never more prosperoua
Under McKlnley and Rooeevelt the
country was much more prosperoua
(when you figure the greatest good to
the greateet number). He makes the
statement himself that the middleman,
the backbone of the United States, can
hardly live on account of high prices.
The only alass to blame for Hughes'
defeat (If he Is defeated) Is th west
ern farmer, who will not let go hit
grip on high prices. W ar enter
ing upon a new era. When New York
no longer elects a president It will b
the east sgainst the west. -
Mr. John does not blame th ad
ministration for high prices, but
blames monopolies (and I might add
cold storage). If the administration
la not to blame, who In the world la
to blame T Germany, the biggest
monopoly country in ths world,
seemed to be able to control monopoly
under government management The
very worst thing in the world Is self
ishness and It is nothlpg else that has
brought on this terrible war,
..-.-. J- G, BLESSING.
Time to Knock- Out Nepotism.
Omaha, NovJ4. To the Editor, ol
The Beeix I heartily agree with your
editorial In today's Issue headed
"Nepotism." You state the truth when
you say "Nepotism is nothing but
graft." If the newspapers had the
courage to publish the truth many of
the politicians would be In the peni
tentiary. From the city hall to Lincoln, thenee
to Washington, D. C, it Is lamentable
to witness how the public is mis-
renrenentati hv .lo.modurk ann ti.ll.
hops of the corporations.
There is no necessity to give names.
However, I shall mention Postmaster
General Burleson. His treatment of the
federal employes locally and ele
where,lt positive proof of his In
competency. Likewise A. D. Melvin.
first assistant to the secretary of agri
culture. He hardly knows which end
of a steer the horns have a right to be
on, Nevertheless hs holds his job
through the Influence of the beef trust
I might add, too, that- ther are
electors at Washington - who are
equally as incompetent : '
Possibly the press might Inform the
public how their representatives will
behave at Lincoln. It is near home;
Washington Is a long distance.
But In all seriousness how many of
the dear people outside ot the poli
ticians and their relations have any
Idea "ot how affairs are managed In
the city hall and county building. I
shall Introduce an antl-nepottsm bill
at this session of the legislature. I be-r
lieve that th time Is ripe for a gent
eral cleaning of the Augean stable.
( r :- JERRY HOWARD.
GOIFNUTS ON THS GREEN.
t Louie Globe-Democrat ,
A lady sat upon a bench
And watched tha golfnuta at their play:
Although their talk aaamad Greek or Frenolv
Soma thlnga aha Overheard tham aay
Convinced her that to entft the blame
Was als-eltventha of -tha game. r
"J hit a tree," one golfnut moaned,
"And killed a corking maehte ehot."
"My ball la dead," the other groaned, , '
"My driving Iron haa tone to pot."
And po they deftly preaaed tha buck
Per dubbin work to "rotten luck." .
"The wind eeme up and curved my drive,
Said Number One with petulance; .
"Theae WhiCfen balla are far too Jive," if
' Said Two. "They de on indtantdaneo.''
Whenever one excaae could find
The other wot not for behind. " .v
Ther oauaed ond eoonted
Tha ladv blinked In Dalnei
Sha wondered If their acorea were Jokea.
ur merely unaimtao Ilea.
And muaadt "It la a atmple same;
You merely fib and shift tha blame.
up their atrokasi
ea ourpnae.
Mid-Week Specials at
the Reiall Drug Store
Aipirht Tableta, I dot. for,.,.35e
Aleock't Porous Plaatara. . . . .12e
Brorao Saltaer, . lOe, e, JSC, 70
IQe Bourjeoit Java Hiea Powder
for ,.t..ao
BOa Cherlee Fleeh Food :.3eo
iSe Carter's Little Liver Pllla. .ISc
1.11 4c and SI -24
ISa Sloon'a Liniment for. ,;, , , lee
fioe Sentpre Giovlne for,....,2So
Reaafl Kidney Remedy. . .4Sc, SBo
SHERMAN I McCONNELL
- DRUG COMPANY
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