Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

the misdeed of a corporation is that public
man who will just as surely protect the
sion. If a public man is willing to yield TO
popular clamOr and do wrong to the men
Of wealth or to rich corporations, 1t may
tunity COMES he will secretly and furtively
do wrong to the public in the interest of
But, in addition to honesty, we need
sanity No honesty will make a public
man useful if that man is timid or foolish,
II he is a hot-headed ZealOt or an imprac-
ticable visionary AS we strive for reform
we find that Il is not at all merely the case
t6.La long uphill pull on the contrary n
as Of collar work; 10 depend only on traces
means that there will soon be runaway
ana an upset The men OF wealth who
today are trying to prevent the regulation
| and control OF their business in the interest
of the public by the proper government
authorities Will not succeed, in my tudg-
ment in checking heel the progress Of the
would find that they had sown the wind
and would surely reap the whirlwind, for
they would ultimately provoke the violent
excesses which accompany reform com
Ing by CONFUSION instead OF by steady
and natural growth.
! On the other hand. the wild preachers
of unrest and discomfort, the wild agitators
against the entire existing order, the men
| who act crookedly, whether because Of
sinister design or from mere puzzleheaded-
out proposing any substitute for what they
lntend TO destroy, or who propose sub
sltute WhCh would be Tar worse than the
| existing evils-all these men are the most
| dangerous opponents OF real reform. II
| they, get their way they will lead the
which they could fan under the present
system. IL they fail to get their way
they will still do incalculable harm by
It's revolt against the senseless evil Of
their teaching. would enthrone more Sc
their misguided followers believe they are
More Important than aught else is the
man for man. The welfare Of the wage
worker the welfare OF the tiller Of the
soil, upon these depend the welfare OF the
sought I'm pulling down others; but their
good must be the prime object Of all our
Materially we must strive to secure a
broader economic opportunity for all men,
70 show. the stun OF which he is made.
Spiritually and officially We must strive 20
bring about clean living and right think
ing. We appreciate that the things of the
body are important but we appreciate also
that the things Of the soul are immeas-
stone of national life is. and ever must
be, the high individual character OF the
average citizen.
Description of Building.
The building is classic in design. II sug-
gests in its general division OF parts the
Garde Heubele on the Place de Ia Concorde,
those OF the Colonna du Louvre. Archi-
tectErally, the front is divided into two
parts, the lower corresponding 20 the FIRST
story OF the building, constituting a "rusti-
Gated" base, on which. extending through
the second and third stories. is the colon
made surmounted by its entablature and
balustrade. Some idea Of it's size is given
by the following frontages on b street,
i76 feet; on New Jersey avenue, 40 feet;
on First street, 452 feet. and on street.
34S feet, making a total frontage Of Lao
feet, or approximately one-thTd Of a mile
The building will contain 40 rooms for
members, together with a multiplicity OF
caucus rooms, audience rooms, postofice
restaurant and other features Of a modern
ONCE building in any OF our large cities.
The long. unbroken cornioe lines OF the
office building, leading up naturally 20 the
capitol building and from thence 70 the
great dome. the browning and dominating
unit In the group Of buildings now on
Capitol plaza, are calculated By its de-
signers 10 eonduce 20 the desired effect
Of making the capitol building more i'm
posing and effective