Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-26

sion that had made a lot Of kicks
because n WIS easiest have been placed
on the firms line good many times In
my thirty odd years In Nebraska Journal
ism and sometimes the reserves didn't come
to my relief feel that this is the case
al the Nebraska Press association meet
ing last Wednesday.
Ross Hammond has become smooth. |
enjoy the Acquaintance OF a smooth ope-
rator His set Of resolutions accepted by
the association in the face Of It's own reso-
tuition committee was an undigniied slap
IN the face Of the committee Had my
tie connections held out to the end Of the
lire l should have been there in time to
dispute his right.
The caution Congressman-eIect Hitchcock
gave to the association was also one OF
those old-time moves tina; has made Ne
braska go back and sit down"
The fear Of President Roosevelt's big
stick lie canny. Ny reading OF the presi-
dent Is that he has no use for kid gloves
In boxing match. He likes frank 'uan
II the man has the honest view OF 1t
and the honest view may be the wrong one.
But he wants to know.
Mr.. Hitchcock believed It would be
mistake II the newspaper publishers Of
this state should Join with other states in
making personal warfare upon anyone con-
nected with the postal department
I have always enjoyed tn report OF that
[ tea party In the Boston harbor. Its spirit
has always appealed to every American
who hadn't an ak to grind. am also
| a sincere believer in the old adage that
I where there IL so much smoke there must
be some IRE" And I only have to refer
/ TO the speech Of Sir Charles MARCEL deputy
I speaker Of the lower house OF the Cana
dian parliament. before the American
/ Newspaper Publishers association banquet
/ on the 21st. when he offered on the part
/ Of the Canadian publishers, "a message OF
sympathy and good fellowship" Postal
| rates and censorship were the subjects OF
. each speaker OF the evening
Shades OF Boston harbor.
/ Do you suppose the president will jump
up and swear a little? Not bit OF IT,
| He will dive down deeper to the cause.
/ And Nebraska should have gone on record
in the same manly open way.
/ I'll wager my soIied clothing from the
recent attempted trip 10 Omaha by the
tramp route that most OF those who OPP
posed reference to Mr. Madden in the res
olutious have something in view for them
selves and expect to make Mr.. Madd feel
loosened up. But Mr.. Madden has himself
kissed the Barney stone. gentlemen.
Now a little in my own defense. Aside
from The Bees report. all others imply
that l made vicious attack upon Mr..
I Madden in my paper. l merely quoted his
own rulings and my contentious. ali
couched IN respectful language. and COM
m nted on them respectfully. except. per
haps. when I refer 10 the fact that shall
always feel that l was robbed OF my de
posits to help out that deficit and that
Mr. Maddens hostility to the press l be-
lieved had become a disease. The other ref
erences were byplays that had no signif-
icance except to break the monotony.
used no billingsgate or diatribes.
admire some OF Mr.. Madden's past work
and said so. But I cannot acknowledge
that he has sympathy for the great work
Of the press OF this nation nor for tn,
progress OF the people. / contend that hs
has not the right TO take the law in hi.
own hands because he has a Temporary
power 10 do SO. That is why he ought t.
be removed. That is why / think the Ne
braska Press association should have beer
on record without the consent or advice OF
big editor who has no natural common
sympathy for the inconsequential countr,
press or course Ross Hammond still live
in the country and he is left with full
powers. ED A FRY.
Editor Wonderland Magazine.