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lied about. The truth will out. "Jo"
or no "Jo," and no good can be accom
plished by misrepresentation. If the
facts In Nebraska have been mlsiepre
sented then the letters from other
states are so largely false that they In
sult the intelligence of the Journal's
readers. There is some truth in what
the correspondent has written from
the southern states at the Journal's
direction; but there is much that Is
manifestly false. The sentiment "Stand
up for Nebraska." has nowhere found
a more earnest or pen-istent advocacy
than in these columns It Is possible to
when a republican ticket Is nominated
In that county the utmost strategy Is
used to secure Rosewnter's opposition
In order that the ticket may be elected
by a large vote. There is u story afloat
that there were grave fears during the
summer and early fall that Mr. Hose
water would support the ticket In the
late campaign, and for a time the Iead
eis of the republican party were great
ly disturbed, and almost on the point
of giving up the fight. It was felt that
If Rosewater and the Bee were for the
ticket nothing could save It. It was
then that a little body of prominent re-
VY. MORTON SMITH
SARAH B. HARRIS
WILIiA CATHER
Editor and Manager
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OBSERVATIONS
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The State Journal has for some
weeks been pursuing a policy so un
journalistic and so downright dishon
est that it has disgusted and stirred
to protest persons who have born in
silence that newspaper's past offenses.
This flagrant violation of the princi
ples that underlie honest journalism is
the more striking and noticeable be
cause the young man who is responsi
dle for the Journal's policy is the same
person who essayed to conduct a school
of Journalism in the state university,
, who ventured to instruct young men
and women in the bus.iness of conduct
ing newspapers. If Mr. Jones imparted
to the students in his school ideas at
all similar to those which form the ba
sis of his conduct of the editorial poli
cy of the Journal then there has been
instilled into the minds of a number of
ambitious young people an insidious
poison that may bear fruit In works of
dishonesty and corruption that will
be harmful beyond all computation. It
Is the settled policy of the Journal to
distort, exaggerate, corrupt and malign.
Falsehood Is, with it, a favorite weap
on. It's latest exhibition of venality
is the series of "Jo" letters. These let
ters are written by a newspaper man
of. much ability and honorable inten
tions. They are so palpably distorted.
Inaccurate and untrue that there Is no
question but that the writer was told
Just what to say. The idea is to de
ceive the people of Nebraska as to the
real conditions that obtain In this state
and to malign other states. The "Jo"
letters are gratuitous. The conditions
in Nebraska are well understood. They
are not so bad that they have to be
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be loyal and fair at the same tirre.
Standing up for Nebraska does not
mean distorting the facts and making
false reports. Every person who knows
anything about Nebraska knows that
the Journal's letters about this state
were utterly unreliable. Even person
who knows anything of the other states
visited by "Jo" knows that his reports
from the south were bald misrepresenta
tions. Is this journalism? Is this hon
esty? The republicans of Douglas county
have learned the deadly power of Mr.
Rosewater's favor, and It is said that
publicans got together and discussed
this matter In a very serious and ear
nest way. Mr. Broatch and other gent
lemen who expected to be nominated by
the republicans said very plainly that
they would not care to take the risk of
running for office If Mr. Rosewater
supported them, and intimated that
something would have to be done to
secure his opposition. Accordingly a
committee was appointed for the pur
pose of arousing the antagonism of the
editor of the Bee. It has never at any
time been very difficult to stir up Mr.
Rosewater to an opposition of repub
lican candidates, and this committee.
once settled down to the task alloted to
It. found It very easy to switch Mr.
Rosewater Into another camp. The
work was well done and the most en
thusiastic republican could not have
wished for a more violent or virulent
policy on the part of the Bee than whs
manifested from the beginning to the
end of the campaign. Reference to
the votes cast at the late election will
show the gratifying results of the
course pursued.
The World-Herald has an editorial
on Bishop Bonacum and the priests of
this diocese entitled "Might against
Right," in which the position taken Is
that the bishop is wholly wrong and the
priests wholly right. The same cheap
sentiment that made Mr. Bryan n popu
list makes him Jump to the conclusion
that the bishop Is the sole offender.
Mr. Bryan and his class are so ready to
believe all that Is charged against those
in power, so ready to believe that all
right Is on the side of those who are
combatting what Mr. Bryan calls
"might." that they often overlook con
siderations of wisdom and truth. Bish
op Bonacum is no doubt vulnerable.
For instance there seems to be evidence
that he manifested, through his priests,
a pernicious activity In politics In the
campaign Just closed. He seems also
to have been somewhat too rigid In
his relations with the priests. But the
priests have certainly done their part
In bringing on and keeping up the fo
ment. The Church of Rome has a cer
tain, well developed policy that It has
followed almost since Its Institution.
Bishop Bonacum has been a stickler
for that policy, while the priests have
been disposed to follow various tan
gents, and this difference has caused
much of the trouble. The World-Herald
might get to the bottom of the mat
ter and give the public some valuable
and Interesting information. Thus far
most of the matter that has been pub
lished has been grossly unreliable.
I am In receipt of the following In
teresting communication from Mr. H.
E. Newbranch:
You have seen fit. In the last Issue of
your valuable paper to grant to me and
my mental status a great deal of prom
inence. Having stated the case, and
settled It, from your own point of view,
I trust you will allow me a few words In
my own behalf. And first, as to the Uni
versity of Nebraska. The university Is
a non-sectarian people's school, devoted
to the promulgation of science, letters
and Independent thinking, but, at the
same time. Its Influences are. for the
most part. Christian Influences. It is
far. very far, from being a "nest of in
fidels." Now. as to myself. You charge
me, first, with being young, and. this es
tablished, with being a "youthful cyn
ic." and say that my ideas are mere
boy's fancies. Granted this be true,
what of the following? "Virtue, starv-
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