Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-24
STATE PRIMARY THE THING
Governor Mickey, Treasurer MOrtsHS'n and
Attorney General Brown Talk,
SHOULD FOLLOW WILL OF CONVENTION
Chancellor Andrews at Opening OF
state University Discusses the
Present Day Agitation
Against the Rich.

LINCOLN, Sept. Z3.-Cspecial Telegram)
Governor Mickey. Attorney General
Brown and Treasurer Mortensen have re-
turned from Omaha, where they have been
IN attendance on the railroad tax suit, and
all OF them are heartily in favor Of the
republican state committee calling a pri-
mary next fall instead of a convention to
nominate a state ticket.
The resolution introduced at the meet
ing of the state committee should by all
means be adopted" said Attorney General
Brown. THE republicans OF the state have
declared through their convention for a
primary and It should be given 10 them at
the earliest possible moment. There is no
need to wait for legislative enactment The
state committee has II in its power to
show that republicans are in earnest about
a primary and the next state ticket should
be nominated that way"
University Formally Opens.
The state university formally opened to-
day and Chancellor Andrews delivered his
annual address to the students. In his ad-
dress Chancellor Andrews talked at length
about the present agitation against some OF
the wealthy men Of the day and urged the
students to distinguish between the helpful
rich and the harmful rich. Among other
things, he said:
Current rage against promoters Is in
a great measure simply part and parcel
OF the popular hostility felt against all the
wealthy This hatred. so deep. so wide
spread, so intense, even to savagery so
unreasoning and so relentless, deem the
most dangerous sign of our times. II the
mob alone felt 1t, this british antipathy
would be less appalling; but It has SYM
patty and support in all classes, even the
rich themselves. Hardly a newspaper in
the land but frequently gives 1t voice. Pull
pits are equally incorporate.
THE pity is that this gnashing OF teeth
goes on against the rich as such, without
the least discrimination between good and
good-f nothing. When distinction is made
It nearly always favors the idle rich, espe-
cially IL they are generous, against the en-
ergetic and creative rich.
MIR. Carnegie was thought little of till
he retired and began founding libraries
This zeal Of his I commend. but the mans
main benefactions TO the public lay and still
lie in the business he built up. Wealth
must be created before It is given away"
wife Returns to Husband.
Mrs. John McConha, who left her husband
couple OF months ago in company with
Ed Beck, returned TO her husband last might
with a story that she had been held ir
bondage by Beck in South Omaha during
her absence and that he had threatened tC
kill her and her husband II she left him
The husband took her in and both have ap
pealed to the police for protection against
the irate Edward
Schools to Observe Library Day.
The State Library commission has sent
out notices 10 the schools OF the state
calling attention to the fact that Friday
October 20 is library day and should b.
so observed throughout the state. Accord
ing to the notices sent out the genera
topic this year will be the Louisiana pur
chase. it's exploration and development
and present condition with special refer
enoe to the story OF Lewis and Clark ant
the settlement OF the northwest The oh
ject of library day is to give the SCHOOL,
an opportunity to add new books to tn
libraries and ali the schools are urged e
hold special exercises on that day.
Secretary Davis of the State Board o
Charities and Corrections is working over
time getting ready for the National Priso
association meeting to be held in LincolI
in October. This is the first meeting o
the kind ever held in the state and 1t
OF such great Importance that Mr.. Davi
desires everybody in the state, especial
the members of the state organization. I
be on hand and hear the addresses an
take part in the meeting. The opening
meeting will be held on the evening Of DC
tober %.