Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

country have been astonshed and appalled,
by the revelations of dishonesty and graft
laid bare by the Insurance Investigation IN
revelation of bribery and graft in St. Louis
unearthed by that vigorous young reformer,
Governor Folk. caused dismay in the pub
lie mind have not felt cause for grave
apprehension. Since the days when Solo
mon said that money is the root of evil.
that the place to look for decency, honesty
and responsibility is in the cottage of the
mansions. The mere fact that some men
of weak moral fiber, such as the presi-
dents of these great life insurance COM
panies, have erred is no reason why we
should lose faith in humanity or In the
honesty, integrity of the American people.
IT seems that IN our social evolution
dawn of the day of combination is here.
l am inclined to think that this tendency
American people, belonging to the race
they do, which has ever struggled from
barbarism TO the height Of civilization,
will meet the problem bravely. l think
they will permit combination to exist where
1t serves good purpose, but will control
the creature and not allow It to become
people are not opposed to honest corpora
tons. They are opposed to corporations
that act unjustly. 1t is not the abstract
corporation that is guilty Of dishonesty
when such occurs. 1t is the men. that make
the corporation the directing minds
through which the corporation acts Con-
demning corporation really is condemn
ing the men responsible for 1t.
What Dodge said.
In opening the meeting President Dodge
said:
kett, Governor Mickey and State Chair
man Warner, who thought they could be
win us tonight were unable to come. In
this campaign of lethargy / am glad to see
such a large audience Political clubs US
ualy are evanescent, but the Mckinley club
| has proved an exception, due to the inter-
| est and enthusiasm of the young men who
| organized It, 1t is young mems club and
this is the secret of its success. In my
| opinion there has been no time in the his
| tory of the republican party when young
| men had such psychological moment in
| which actively to participate in the or
| ganization.
The man nowadays who aspires to pub
! lie office must be an idealist in thought and
| a Roosevelt in action. Convinced of dis
! honesty In some states the people are sus-
| picious everywhere. A candidate now has
| TO prove his fitness, honesty and integrity
! before he can hope to win a plurality OF
votes. This is the age of reform and he
| who puts his shoulder to the wheel enrolls
ms name on the tablets OF honor and fame.
Gibson Recommends the Ticket.
County Chairman Gibson detailed the
personality of all the candidates on the
tickets and asked the voters to support
| them. Said he:
In behalf. of the candidates 1 wish to
| say that there never has been a time In
| the history of Douglas county republican.
| ism, In my opinion, when the party was
more united or the ticket so worthy OF SUP.
port as at the present time, what you may
| read or hear to the contrary notwithstand.
! ing The only machine which we recog-
| nlze at this time as being of any special
Importance is the voting machine. There
| Is only one safe way to operate that, and
II you DO that hat It means the success Of the
! republican ticket straight.
COweII and His Faith.
Robert Cowell said:
| / came here tonight not to mako a
speech but rather to testify to the faith
that is in me, What Mr.. Dodge has said
antagonism on this stage recalls to my
| MIND the period after the civil war wheT
people said that the wounds between the
north and south would never heal The
best answer TO that is the triumpha
| march which our magnificent president ma.
| made through the south recently. Their,
were those In our own party and many IT
the opposition who gloated at the trouble
! that occurred some three years ago, anC
said that in Douglas county there would
never be a united republican party again
The best answer 20 that Is the fact tina
you md my friend Blackburn and myself
dwelling here in amity and anxious foi
the success of republicanism and .he cleo
ton OF the entire ticket
ask you to give up one day. next satur
/ day, and get out the registration II yo1
attend TO this the county committee will
do the rest. ! appeal TO you in all earnest
ness and sincerity to vote the ticket anC
vote it straight
Blackburn Echoes Sentiment.
| T. W. Blackburn said:
/ have voted tickets in Douglas countl
for twenty-five years and / believe as Mr.
Cowell has said, that we have never know
a convention 10 put in nomination in tn
county a ticket that will compare witt
this one in the high character OF the gen
| tlemen who are on II. There are only tire
men on Il who are subject 20 any sort o
| a bitter contest The first Is Johnny Nc
| Donald for sheriff. who has been said
Is the strongest individual republican Il
Douglas county. The second y r w