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Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
LIBERTY FOR FORTY DOLLARS.
AdmissiOn of Immigrants Based on
the Wealth.
NeW York Glob

New York Globe.
3, On the Bartholdi Statue OF Liberty.
whose torch is the first light seen by the
immigrant as he behoIds New York harbor.
are engraved these noble words from the
pen of Emma LAAArus:
Not like the bra4en gfaIIt OF Greek fame.
With conquering' limbs astride from land
Here at our sea-washsd sunset gates shall
stand
A mighty woman with a torch whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother Of Exiles: from her beacon-hand
CLOVIS worldwide welcome; her mild eyes
The alr-bridsed harbor that twin cities
frame
Keep, ancient lands, your storied pompr'
cries she
With silent lips. Give me your tired, your
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe
free,
The wretched refuse Of your teemins shore
Bend these, the homeless, tempest-tost 20
me,
l lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
Has the time arrived to blunt this inscrip-
ton and to substitute therefor, in accord
ance with the provision OF the Lodge bill,
one which shall read in dull prose:
mo matter what his personal virtue, his
intelligence, or his aspirations no one can
pass this statues base unless he has forty
dollars"
Many are the grave problems connected
with immigration. No people are more
keenly alive to them than those whose rela-
tives and friends are now on the water, or
have recently crossed the threshold But
exclusion achieved by a prohibitive tax
measuring manhood and womanhood by the
amount OF gold in the pocket--this is alb
horrent to the spirit OF the time and every
generous instinct of Americanism
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
OMAHA AND THE STATE.


Too many state papers are accus-
toned to disparage Omaha on every
possible occasion. The only explana-
ton of this is that they are imbued
with a mistaken idea that the interests
of Omaha and of Nebraska are at vari-
ance, when as a matter Of fact Omaha
is built upon the prosperity of the
whole state and in turn, as the market
town for its products and the base of
supplies for its needs. materially as
sists in maintaining that prosperity.
It is gratifying to find editors of
outside papers coming to take broad
gagged view of the relations between
Omaha and the state The Blair Pilot
short time ago gave expression to
this pointed survey of the situation:
The fellows who are continually bowling
about Omaha are small bore. Omaha has
the distinction Of being the largest city in
Nebraska and It should have the hearty
support of all Nebraska in it's upbuilding.
| What Is good for Omaha is good for the
rest of the state and If Omaha were boosted
till it were twice its present size all Ne
! DTabkd WOulu reap material Dentnls IL IL
were not for Omaha and South Omaha,
then Nebraska would have to look to Kan
sas City, St. Louis. Chicago and Mime
apolis for its market center, and that GER
tainly would not be very inviting. Omaha
is no worse than any other city in Ne.
braska and is no more of q hog. but by
being in a class by itself II has received
not invited-the unfavorable criticism of
many Nebraska towns and people. The
| Pilot is proud OF Omaha and isn't afraid to
say so. II likes only one town better and
that town is Blair When we read OF
! Omaha getting a boost we are as happy as
I though we lived right there. We like
Omaha so we'll that when business shapes
| itself so that we can get away" we in
variaby head for Omaha Let's quit
knocking and begin to boost and we will
find that honors are about evenly divided.
Along the same line is the following
comment on the achievements of the
Omaha Grain exchange taken from the
Columbus Journal:
Omaha is forging to the front as grain
exchange. More favorable freight rates
and a demand for a more direct shipment
from the place OF production to the large
J distributing centers have combined TO cut
| down the grain business of Chicago and to
build up that OF Omaha This is a condl-
ton which will benefit directly the farmers
of Nebraska and will result in bringing into
closer harmony Omaha and the inland
towns of Nebraska. 1t is time for people
TO appreciate the fact that what helps Ne
braska helps Omaha and what helps Omaha
/ helps Nebraska.
These citations indicate that the
spirit of friendliness to Omaha is
growing throughout Nebraska among
those who are naturally brought in
contact with us in business or social
way. This is a spirit that should be
cultivated and encouraged.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
CHANCELLOR DAY AGAIN.

Chancellor Day of the Syracuse uni
versity, in his sensational outbreak
against the president few weeks ago,
gave some intimstion OF what might
be expected from him by denouncing
the president of the United States as
IAN anarchist" But few dreamed
that, after the criticism which he then
received from the public almost uni
versally and especially from leading
cIergymen and the religious press of his
own denomination. he would have the
foolhardiness to renew the assault in
aggravated form in his annual bac-
calaureate sermon.
A man who processes to see in the
existing temper of the public mind
which welcomes and responds to the
fearless, aggressive and progressive
leadership of President Roosevelt moth
ing but recklessness of rights, and
only pruriency in the demand and APP
plication of publicity. simply adver-
tises his own extraordinary obtuseness.
The revolt against long-standing po-
litical, social and business wrongs is
simply a great moral awakening TO
the necessity of applying to conduct
the cardinal rules of ethics. From no
| other class in the community is CO.
operation and leadership demanded in
so memorable a revival as from the
clergy and all who as teachers and
exemplars have specially to do with
conduct and morals. II is fair TO say
that. with extremely rare exceptions
they do join with hearty sympathy in
the movement for higher standards in
public and business life.
Chancellor Day does himself most
of all III service by railing AZ the re-
suits that have been attained and
grossly carieaturing the purposes
which sctuate the president and the
great mass Of the people whom he
repres90ts. Their purpose is construc.
! tive ,and soundly conservative
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
Personal NOTES.

Chicago man who lost the power Of
speech twenty-one years ago surprised his
family recently by exclaiming: rs 1t hot
enough for your"
Christian Scientists follow the doctors in
convention at Boston. Despite double
treatment the patient Is getting along as
well as could be expected
Joe Tung Lee, Chinese Junior in New
York university, took second prize at an
'oratorical contest" there. A young Jer-
seyman named Limouze took first he is
a licensed Methodist preacher and is work
ing his way through.
with the garish headlines. verbatim re-
ports, adorned with pictures and cartoons
Of Philadelphia papers carefully filed away,
the Quaker City reporter who calls at the
Broad Street station for the usual cour-
tesy'' will go up against the real thing
Really there is an unnecessary ado about
the fact that Vanderbilt is serving OH a
jury. No reason exists for thinking that a
Vanderbilt may not be wholly competent.
John D. Long, ex-secretary of the navy,
is very much opposed to the proposed new
system OF spelling. He says: ITO spell
we'll is the distinguishing mark Of a scholar,
as much as good manners are of gem
tleman."
In connection with the attempt on the
life Of King Alfonso 1t is recalled that
Emilio Castelar,. the great Spanish states
man, once expressed the opinion that the
bomb-throwing anarchist is degenerate,
whose brain has been excited by de-
bauches or ideas" This theory seems to
be borne out by the description his re1a-
tives give Of Manuel Morales who made
the attempt on the life OF King Alfonso
1t is to be noted that while the autopsy
showed the brain OF the murderer TO be
well formed, the frontal lobes were found
TO be ''prodgiously deYeloped ;,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

Nothing could be more prepos-
ferrous than to impute mischievous in
tent when the object is to relieve great
corporations from universally conceded
and self-confessed abuses which de-
morslize business and debauch govern
ment.
The body of the people are sound
at heart. alert to the need of reform
and absolutely sincere. To class them,
as Chancellor Day does. with the de-
based undertaking fragment and mere
yellow sensation-monging degeneracy,
is a blunder which a man Of his POI
sition and profession ought to have
been the last to perpetrate.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
REPLIES THAT DO NOT ANSWER.

hEPLiES THAT DO NOT ANSWER.
The response made by President
Cassatt to the form OF questions sent
TO all officers and employees OF the
Pennsylvania by the special investi-
eating committee appointed by its
board OF directors, touching holdings
of stock or any interest in coal and
other corporations having business
dealings with the road. will certainly
attract universal attention and excite
varied reflections. While the state
ment has the air of frankness. and
while it's strict accuracy need not be
impugned, the fact nevertheless re-
mains that It falls very far short of the
kind of publicity which both the stock
holders and the patrons of the road in
general are interested in and will prob
ably insist upon. nor can any investi-
cation under authority of the road
itself proceeding by such methods go
to the bottom of the subject.
The answers show that President
Cassatt at present" owns extensive
holdings Of the stock Of steel and other
companies which have large dealings
as sellers OF their products to the
Pennsylvania Central or as shippers
over its lines, although they deny in
general terms wrongful relations be-
tween them and the road or on his
part. That may. indeed, all be true,
but precisely the same protestations
we're made at the outset by the presi-
dents and high officials of the big New
York life insurance companies on their
own behalf with respect to collateral
corporations. II the matter had ended
there the real truth exposed by drastic
official investigation would never have
been publicly known.
Voluntary general statements Of this
character, especially when defensive,
are one thing, but 1t is quite a differ
ent thing to throw upon such subject
the limelight of compulsory, thorough
going. Independent investigation, with
witnesses under oath and under such
| cross-examination as Charles e.
Hughes administered on behalf of the
Armstrong committee, and with power
to probe and test every detail of books,
records and documents.
BY contrast President Cassatt's
statement will be likely only to sug-
gest and enforce the necessity of an
official investigation as thorough as
that OF the Armstrong legislative com
mittee into life insurance. The reve-
lations in the brief and fragmentary
testimony before the interstate com
merce committee are of such character
that nothing less than completely turn
ing things inside out can exonerate the
management, even If the truth be to
it's credit. It's very choice of a method
of inquiry, which in the nature OF
things cannot be conclusive, is at this
juhcture rather suspicious than reas-
surfing.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
Restless Under Prosperity.

wall street journal.
Secretary Shaw says that the American
people grow restless under prosperity.
This is profound observation. 1t ex-
plains why it is that these years OF une-
qualed American prosperity have been
years of social unrest. But it is a good
thing for people to become restless I'M
der prosperity II they we're contented
with material success they would become
sordid. 1t Is the restlessness and the dis
content which lead to higher and better
things. Nevertheless Secretary Shaw does
well to call attention to the fact that II
this restlessness is carried too far it may
undo cur prosperity.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
Commencement Season Advice.
Boston Herald.

Let the young man go forth from the
lecture hall and the campus to breast the
world-that is, cherishlng the high ideals
that have there been implanted, but es-
teeming himself only one of the millions,
most Of whom have not enjoyed his OPP
portunities, but who have an equal vote
in determining the destiny of the nation.
He will find that he viii be measured by
his practical wisdom and by his ability
to make 1t available for service. not 20
scholars merely, but to merchants, manu-
facturers, farmers, artisans and laborers,
who want advancement as he wants It..
1t is for him to learn of them as well
as to teach them, for they know some
things much better than he does.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
HUGE INSTITUTION.
Growth OF the Postal Service In
twenty Years

Twenty Years.
Philadelphia inquirer.
Twenty years ago the total ordinary ex-
pense of the United States for all pur-
poses was S242.0 900 This year the post
ONCE appropriation bill alone carries nearly
$500 10000, as against little over $50, 900 900
in 1886. Thus, though the country has in
creased in population not more than q
per cent, the postal business has increased
four-fold. Nothing else gives a better in
dex Of the growth Of prosperity in this
country.
There is an annual deficit OF from $40
10000 to N5OoO,0OO because OF the peculiar
laws and the extension OF the free rural
delivery service II the government paid
fair price to the railways for transpor-
tation OF the mails there would be a sur
plus. Instead IL continues to pay at a, rate
fixed forty years ago, although the tariffs
for ordinary freight and express have
declined about one-half in the meantime.
Also the second-class matter OF the govern
ment is carried at ridiculously low postal
rates. There is neither a political. social,
ethical nor psychological reason for the
present divisions of mail into second, third
and fourth classes. II is arbitrary and
costs the government s27.OOO.O00 year in
lost receipts-or more than the total OF the
department in 1870.
The rural delivery service now costs
about $9oO00,0O0 a year and is being 50
rapidly extended that hve years from now
II is likely that practically every inhabitani
Of the country, except in the wilds Of the
Rockies, will get free delivery. and the
cost Is estimated at nifty millions. Il is
a curious fact that the people In the small
towns and villages alone have no free
delivery. but that is probably no burden,
since the postoffice is the social meeting
place in such communities and the burden
Of going for the mail Is not great
The point 10 be made IL that. whereas
twenty years ago the cost OF mail service
10 each individual Of the country was less
than a dollar. II Is now much more than
81. when We get a decent postal package
express the service will be much greater
and the beneht 20 the public more than
oorrespondingiy increased in value. Il
Is such features that are making country
life more enjoyable and are sending thou
ands Of SounS men back TO the farms
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
BUSINESS BEFORE ADJOURNMENT


The most cursory examination dis
closes the great amount of business
that is Immediately before congress or
waiting Among the important and
time-consuming subjects are statehood,
the Reed Smoot case. Panama canal,
the District of Columbia bill, the omni-
bus public building bill, the pure food
bill and the railroad rate and meat in
spection measures. Nearly two weeks
have been almost continuously occu-
pied by the sundry civil appropriation,
and it is not yet disposed of by any
means. At the same time several
other important appropriation bills,
which of course would have the right
of-way, are not yet in shape even to
bring before the house. There is in
addition a variety of measures in a
more or less advanced stage, which, al
though not to be compared with rate
control and meat inspection, are yet of
| large Importance and demanded by the
country.
1t is noteworthy that with the mid
die of June almost reached there is
yet no sign of congress getting ready
| for the final week or two of rush
work that usually marks the close of
session. in spite of the fact that
members have rarely been more anx-
ious TO get back to their districts.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
ANYTHING FOR RESULTS.
One Direction I'm which Pace should
BE Slackened. ., ......


BE Slackened. .' r,..,,s
Minneapolis Journal
One of the auditors for a pig Chicago
packing company interviewed by an east
ern financial publication says that the
trouble with the industry is that 1t has
gone insane over results" The watch
word is results" and to get results is
the aim and purpose OF every foreman,
manager, superintendent or head of de-
partmtnt, in every branch Of the business
Competition between department heads is
keen. From the center Of It all, from
the fountain head comes. with ever re-
curing distinctness the warning, Get
results" AS an auditor this observer
naturally had to dissect the business, in
the accounting way. and prepare tables
showing the relation Of one thing to an
other in cost of operation. He saw the
effect of the fierce competition maintained
between the department heads and saw
how callous they became after time
when results" meant promotion and
higher compensate and failure to get
them meant a frown. There are, 700 book
keepers putting it all down in the books
and the central voice calling for results
is swelled by nifty travelling auditors. each
one at parting leaving behind the echo OF
the warning to get results"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

The democratic state convention
will have a membership totaling $50,
of which only &C are allotted to Doug
las county. The republican state con-
vention will have a membership to-
falling S57, OF which SO will come from
Douglas county. The relative weight
of Douglas county in the republican
and democratic party organizations,
respectively, can be figured out from
this with mathematical precision.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
A COnvincinE Jolt.


1t Is claimed by the bureau Of corpora
lions that II has evidence Of 1900 distinct
violations Of the Eikins anti-rebatlng law
by railroads in connection with the stand
ard Oil shipments. II all the alleged in
fractions should be provable and the maxi
mum fine OF $4,000 should be imposed for
each offense. even the most arrogantly
wealthy transportation companies would be
made to suffer penalty which they would
feel. A $4,000 900 jolt to their pocket nerves
might convince them that the law is not 10
be trifed with
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

The proposed establishment of
ferry across the Missouri river at Flor
ence recalls ancient history in these
parts when the Mormon expeditions
we're padded across the river at that
point to make their winter quarters
there while Quitting for the long
journey across the plains and noun
tains with the break of early spring
Some of the Mormon patriarchs still
living might revive interesting memo
ries by voyaging the Missouri again in
ferry boat driven from shore to
shore.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

The local democratic organ has also
taken up the cry of Get together"
Its admonitions, this time, are directed
to the newly elected democratic mayor
and democratic councilmen engaged
in a family quarrel that exposes all
the democratic soiled linen.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
And the Doctors. ToOi

Graft in the medical profession Is to be
found at but one point, according to the
new president of the American Medical as
ISOLATION. As he describes Il: The one
crying evil Of our profession Is the COM
mission given whereby a doctor refers his
patient TO some specialist and divides that
specialists fee" Cannot Mr.. Roosevelt
have this stopped?
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

Kansas City has a new and magnificent
union depot, costing s25.OOO.OoO. all nicely
bullion paper.-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha will also have to confess to
having built altogether too many new
and magnificent structures--on paper.
But that is a very common falling
among American cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

Kentucky has furnishd a genuine
surprise for Homecoming week." A
Breathitt county murderer has con-
fessed and Judge Hargis has not been
rearrested
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

South American republics are said
TO be Indifferent to the convention at
The Hague. Manufacturers of NUM-
tions of war are sure Of patronage
across the line for some time so long
as they are willing to take a risk on
getting their pay.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

Intimation is given that the Duma
viii adjourn in July. but as the word
does not come from the members it
doubtless means that the car will try
10 send them home to a disgruntled
constituency.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

From the decision OF Judge Wade
not to run for congress the inference
is irresistible that not as much demo-
cratic sentiment has been created in
Iowa as has been alleged.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

Now that the Kansas "hoodoo" SEN
atorial succession has been filled. fate
will probably devise a new sensation
for the sunhower state. but the great
est surprise would be TO have the in
oumbent break the record by hlling his
term OF ONCE with honor 10 himself
aud advantage to his state.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

Colonel Bryan may declare his boom
for the presidential nomination sud
den, but the chances are he will never
receive as great a political surprise as
when he walked on with the nomins-
ton in 1896
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

Lightning seems to have taken up
the work of regulating the supply of
Texas and Kansas oil. lightning rod
men now have a fertile field in which
TO demonstrate the effectiveness of
their devices.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

Members of the new democratic city
administration are called upon to re-
member the pledges made for them as
candidates. for office. The danger is
that they will take it all out in simply
remembering.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

II the father-in-law has so much in
fiuence over the democratic organ that
he can wheel 1t into line for himself
as a candidate for republican prefer
ment, might he not be held responsible
for not wheeling it into line in the
past for other republican candidates?
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

President Cassatt wants it distinctly
understood that he paid cash for all
his coal mining stock. which is more
credible because he had nothing per-
sonally to do with the distribution of
cars and the purchase OF fuel,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
we rhrIr.d snmehnu.
Chicago Inter Ooeai

Chicago Inter Ocean
When everything Ia consdered-when we
take into account the dreadful things that
are happening to us az every turn-the
wonder is that any OF us are alive 10 read
the horrible story. And Il is a greater
wonder still that most Of us are so healthy
and happy
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
Henry Hurrahs for aiII
IouisviIle Courier-Journal.

IlUUITNIIIE NVuI IVI -VNUI IIoI'
The Courier-Journal accepts the situation
heartily. II Is a democrat pure and sim
Pile It nurses neither sores nor scores.
Nothing has ever entered the head OF IL
about Mr.. Bryan which II did not long ago
kick out al the heel, and IL proposes to
Isl or earnestly and increasingly ts naaks
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

With the majority and minority re-
ports in the Reed Smoot case before
them, United States senators can be
certain of only one thing-and that is
that there was hearing.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

The solieitude of the "antis" for the
rights of individual republican voters
was not 30 great when they proposed
TO agree 10 3 ready-made state conven-
ton delegation without waiting for
the aid or consent OF anyone else on
the single condition that they be al
bowed e. came half the delegates.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

Soldiers returning from Asia to
Russia are, said to be so disaffected
that they are being isolated from the
people. Foreign travel always did
broaden ideas.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

Chancellor Day is not going to let
the University of Syracuse be forgot
ten when the distribution of tainted
money" takes place.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

Baccalaureate sermons all around
us, but for some unaccountable reason
Chancellor Day seems to have a mo-
nopoly on the sensational outbreaks
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12
worth Lookins Into.

Next we will be hearing about the gov
eminent prowlirg around trying to find out
what the cheap restaurants have been put
ting in the hash.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-12

Democracy cannot be said to be
united on the Nebraska leader until
Uncle Henry Gassoway Davis returns
TO the reservation.