The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, June 28, 1902, Page 3, Image 3

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    THE COURIER
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opinion of, the people of the United
States in regard to reciprocal trade re
lations "with Cuba. Congress Is" very
slow In appreciating that the delay and
contemplated, refusal of justice to the
people of Cuba is obnoxious to Ameri
cans. There is a gulf between the peo
ple and the senators that delays and
frequently bleaks oft communications
between them and their constituents.
Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, Indiana -and Ne
braska' republicans .have unqualifiedly
endorsed the policy' of the' president,
and condemned the conspiracy against
hlii. '
Governor of Nebraska
.All members of the republican party
who -believe in popular government as
opposed to machine-made nominations
are pleased with the candidates nomi
nated for state offices and with the
resolutions and platform adopted by.
the-state convention. Only a compara'
tively small proportion of the people
of Nebraska are acquainted with the
nominee for governor, Mr. J. H. Mickey
of Osceola, but he was opposed by the
Thompson machine; therefore, the pre
supposition is justifiable that the next
governor of Nebraska is a man of
stronger Initiative than the machine
approves. What kind of a governor
he wiil make will develop when he has '
been tried.
In selecting a comparatively un
known man the delegates ask the re
publicans who go to the polls to vote
to take the guarantee of the convention
Instead of their own personal knowl
edge. As a whole the courage and
democracy of the convention was dem
onstrated. The conduct In office of the
next, governor and the other state offi
cials nominated by the convention will'
either prove or impeach Its discrimina
tion. Many citizens of the state look for
ward to the day when the candidates
for governor nominated by both the
democratic and the republican conven
tions will be distinguished men known
for their ability, breeding and culture.
There Is surely every reason why the
state should have the services, of the
wisest and best and the most honored
of its citizens. Such men gravitate to
the larger cities for the same reason
that the larger grains come to the. top
when a shallow vessel of wheat is
shaken. The nomination; of governor
Which Mr. Mickey has accepted may be
the shaking process, which will bring
into the field of vision-the figure of an
able, noble chief executive of the state.
Most great men are born on farms and '
most great men end their careers in
cities. Youth passed in the city dead
ens originality. On the other hand, a
gVeat man all by himself on a farm is
lonesome and occasionally embittered
by the reflection that of all his coun
trymeh.nQttone.knows: that lie U great.
'The governor represents the state on
national occasions. He should, there
fore, embody the graces of the highest
type of the Nebraska citizen. The
state has a small average of illiteracy.
The governor of the state should have
the manners, the speech and the whole
Increment of the educated man.
At the present time the salary paid
by this rich state is so meagre that if
it were not for the honor we could not
get a fifth-rate man to consent to
spend his whole lime in the service of
the state. But In the past we have
been served by intelligent, high-minded
governors, and it is likely that the
same sort of material will still be
available. Only, we osght to be
ashamed to get good men at a bargain.
The state Is rich enough to be dignified
and to pay a fair price for its most im
portant Job.
Genio Madison Lambertson
It Is. an old habit of human nature to
look back at the men who have been
and to discredit the promise of the Im
mature by comparing them with the
men who have gone. "With us the age
of the pioneer is passing away. One
after another, the men who were young
college graduates In 1870, who with flje
true pioneer spirit and hope came to
Nebraska and have given the state of
their, culture and fibre, are passing
awayIt is fortunate for the state that
such men as Mr. Morton and Mr. Lam
bertson tuxneLtoNebrask la -the days
when the adventurous blood of youth
filled their veins. They came to the
border bringing with them the love of
culture, order and the-ability and In
fluence to graft that which was theirs
by heredity and education on the new
country. Such men have stamped their
characters upon our institutions and
Ideals. Visitors 'who come to the west
for the first time are surprised by the
self-possession and quality of our so
ciety and institutions. They expect
rawness and they find savolr falre.
Mr. Lambertson was a pre-eminent
pioneer. He had the qualities, the man
ner and the tastes of an old civilisa
tion. But he possessed, withal, the
Individual Initiative of the pioneer and
he came west and helped, with others
of his noble type, to make Nebraska
what it Is. The overwhelming, long
continued influence of the pioneer will
be his. Future generations will forget
his name, perhaps, but he helped make
the die that will still be used to shape
the youth of this section.
Controlled strength and Inherent dig
nity lent Mr. Lambertson'a rugged,
gaunt features their own beauty. Rare
scholarship and mental vigor were aids
to the spirit in giving dignity and pow
er to features that would have been
homely but for the transfiguring effect
of a noble character.
His ability and integrity were sealed
by various positions In the gift of so
ciety. The man who has just died at
the age of fifty-two years was dis
tinguished by the exalted respect of
the bar of this state; as a lawyer of
sound learning and as an eloquent jury
pleader he had a national reputation.
In 1878 President Hayes appointed him
United States district attorney for Ne
braska. President Arthur reappointed
him and he served for eight years.
President Harrison made him first as
sistant secretary of. the treasury.
. During all the changes and chances
of politics, Mr. Lambertson has been
a consistent republican, having ever In
mind the highest Interests and perma
nent distinction of his party. He is gone,
and it is forever too late, but he had
the character, the standing, the good
will and confidence of his fellow-men,
the education, the ability, the Intelli
gent patriotism and the experience of
life and law to have served Nebraska
in the United States senate with the
distinction that appertains always to
the office, but not Invariably to the men
who are elected by state legislatures
to go there. "We are Jealous of confer
ring this honor upon our best citizens
and give It sometimes to those men who
spend money to elect a republican or
a democratic legislature, or to that
man who has a machine of his own
and controls It absolutely. No one
claims that these men can acceptably
serve their state or their country; but
by some process, mysterious forever to
the feminine mind, it is reckoned that
the machinist has earned the consid
eration of the legislature and that It is
an instance of black ingratitude If th
members do not give him their suffrage
for the senate. If it were not for the
popularity of this threadbare, abstruse
syllogism, Mr. Lambertson would have
been'' elected to the senate, not as a
recognition of his life and ability and
probity, but because Nebraska sorely
needs the services of such a man in
Washington.
Mr. Lambertson was useful to his
time and peculiarly useful to the new
country whore he chose to cast his lot.
Th4 profession, the church, and the
community at large are the poorer for
his premature death. It Is not true that
his place will be filled. Somebody will
do what he has done, but it will d
many years before the new hand will
be as useful to the community. His
widow and his fatherless daughters
have the sincere sympathy of a com
munity which is Itself bereft.
Gmk Letter Fraternities
In consequence of the prejudice
which exists and occasionally is
strongly manifested against the Greek
letter fraternities, fraternity young
men and women should adopt a more
rigid, rather than a looser rule of con
duct 'than other undergraduates. The
extra rowdyism and license which they
allow themselves should be superseded
by more elegant standards, or the
prejudice which undoubtedly exists
aga)nst them will grow Into active op
position. The trustees of the university of
Mississippi ordered last fall In the be
ginning of the year the chapters of the
fraternities established In the Institu
tion to make no Initiations until the
year of 1903. That is, not for a college
year and a half are the fraternities
allowed to make accessions. The In
ference is that by that time they will
be weakened and they can then be
compelled to give up their organiza
tions altogether.
The Mississippi fraternities were
alarmed and sent a pan-Hellenic depu
tation to the legislature whose mis
sion was to Induce the legislators to
make the trustees rescind their order.
The legislators considered the subject
not their business, which, considering
the all-absorbing nature and Instincts
of a member of a state legislature. Is
very peculiar. But their refusal is au
thentic history.
The fraternities having chapters In
the university are Delta PsI, Phi Delta
Theta, Delta Kappa Epsllon, Sigma
Chi, Phi Kappa Psl, Delta Tau Delta.
Sigma Alpha Epsllon and Southern
Kappa Alpha.
A correspondent of the St. Louis Mir
ror states that the anti-fraternity
movement began at Arkansas univer
sity. The "Barbarians" of the latter
Institution began the movement in the
press and gained political support. The
press of the state aided them 'unani
mously and helped the anti-fraternity
collegians to secure pledges from can
didates for the legislature binding them
to pass a law whose effect was the
banishment of the fraternities. By this
law no fraternity man can receive a
college honor or hold office In the bat
talion above the grade of second lieu
tenant. Every faculty fraternity man
must repudiate In writing his fraternity
allegiance. The result has been that
two fraternities have withdrawn char
ters and that others will follow suit.
"The leader of the 'antls at Arkan
sas, as soon as he saw victory In sight,
opened a correspondence with students
at Tulane, Washington and Lee, Mis
sissippi, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, and
Vanderbllt. The first results of this
correspondence have been shown at the
university of Mississippi. The situa
tion there differs radically from that at
Arkansas. The youngest chapters there
were established nearly thirty years
ago and others are forty and fifty
years old. No large number of colleges
have had the fraternity system longer.
The fraternity men are a large ma
jority of the students, nearly four
fifths. The university is the paramount
Institution of the state. Everywhere
are Its alumni alumni of the fraterni
ties. Yet the Inconsiderable handful of
Independents routed the fraternity men,
defeated them with the trustees, suc
ceeded In staving off action by the leg
islature. Representing to the trustees
that the fraternity men were Immoral,
disloyal to the university, and that
they monopolized all college ofllces, the
Independents secured the desired de
cree In spite of protests from the fra
ternity men, demands for investigation
and opportunities for rebuttal of the
charges. The general secretary of Delta
Tau Delta has entered into correspond
ence with the secretaries of the other
fraternities and some concerted action
will be taken."
The concerted action which all col
lege communities hopelessly hope for
is an effort towards reform In frater
nity manners and morals, not their ex
tinction. He I asked your father's consent by
telephone.
She What was his answer?
He He said: "I don't know who you
ore, but it's all right."
"Do you ever advise your patients to
take exercise, doctor?" "Oh, yes; It's
perfectly safe to do so. They never take
it." Indianapolis News.
Miss Brighton What a lovely watch
fob, Mr. Borem. Is your watch equally
pretty?
Mr. Borem Here it Is.
Miss Brighton What! Eleven o'clock!
Why, I had no Idea it was so late, had
you? Chicago Dally News.
H- '
Mrs. Crawford (exchanging confi
dences) How did Mr. Crabshaw act
after you accepted him?
Mrs. Crabshaw As nearly as I can
figure, my dear. It was Just then that
he stopped acting. Town Topics.
Crawford Does your wife clean
house every Spring?
Crabshaw No, once In a while I can
coax her to move Instead.
THE CORONATION CHAIR
twtltmW''i' 'Hill
The famous oak chair on which King Edward, If he survives his
present Illness, will be crowned, has been used for the enthronlzatlon of
every British ruler since the time of Edward I. Beneath Its seat is the
famous stone said to be the very stone upon which the Patriarch Jacob
rested his head. It is said to emit a singing noise when the legitimate
sovereign Is being crowned.