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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25

PLATFORM PLEDGES AND PRIMARIES,
Democrats who have been insisting
upon the republican legislature of
Oregon electing a democrat, Governor
Chamberlain, to the United States
senate in order to keep a pledge made
at the primaries, have a precisely op-
posite case in their own political camp.
The democratic legislature of Tennes
see has just passed over the gov
ernor's veto a statewide prohibition
bill, in face of the fact that the demo-
cratic platform declared for county
option, against prohibition and the
party's candidate for governor was
chosen at a primary election in which
the issue was clearly drawn between
! the county option and the prohibition
factions.
In the primaries former Senator
Carmack was pitted for governor
against Governor Ham Patterson, seek
ing a reelection. Carmack declared
for statewide prohibition, while Gov
ernor Patterson made his campaign on
a county option platform. The election
was the most holly contested In the
history. of Tennessee and Patterson
won by a healthy majority, something
in excess Of 1900. The convention
that nominated Patterson pronounced
expressly against prohibition and in
favor of county option. Although the
democrats elected three-fourths Of the
members OF the legislature, a state
wide prohibition bill was nevertheless
passed. The governor vetoed the meas
ure. reminding the legislature of the
platform pledges and the verdict of
the primaries, but the legislature went
over the governors veto and has en-
acted an additional law prohibiting
the manufacture of liquor in the state.
The democratic majority in the
legislature has thus gone on record
that a democratic platform has no
binding force on the men who made
1t, even after the issue involved had
been settled at a primary election.
The trouble will, of course, come when
an attempt is made to enforce the law
which a majority of the voters are on
record as opposing. None familiar with
the situation expect prohibition to be
enforced in Memphis. Nashville, Chat
tanooga and the larger cities of the
state any better than the states laws
for the protection of life and property
have been enforced in the night riding
districts where public sentiment was
almost unanimously against the law.
Developments will doubtless show that
the cause of temperance has lost rather
than gained ground in Tennessee by
the work of the democratic legisla-
ture.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
RIGOROUS LAW ENFORCEMENT


What the law enforcement zealot
bumps up against when he says all
laws must be enforced at all times and
all places with equal severity and per-
sistence is again illustrated by the an
nouncement of one of our district
judges that unless the legislature re-
peals the so-called blue laws before
it adjourns he will see to 1t that they
are vigorously enforced" after ad-
journment.
Why wait until after adjournment
of the legislature? Are not these
laws just as much laws now as they
will be then? II there is nc justiia-
BILE discretion as between the "rigor-
GUS enforcement" of the one Law or
another. how does a Judge undertake
In his discretion to permit these laws
to be violated with impunity for an
other sixty days?
And, suppose the legislature does
not repeal. as suggested, will not the
court have the right in its discretion
to suspend rigorous enforcement"
until another legislature shall have
had a chance? In the essence does
not the whole subject resolve itself
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
AMERICAN pASSpoRrs IN RusSr

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A resolution has been offered in
congress by Representative G~oldfogle
OF New York demanding full recogni-
ton by Russian officials of the Ameri-
can passport granted to American citi-
zens travelling or s%ojourning in Russia.
The resolution recites the existing
treaty between the United States and
Russia guaranteeing the mutual liberty
and s~ojourn in the other, the persist
emit refusal of the Russian authorities
to respect the treaty so far as Jews
OF America are concerned, and calls
upon the State department to press
its demand for Russian recognition Of
these passports.
The discrimination of the Russian
government in refusing to recognize
passports properly issued by our au-
thorities is not a Jewish question at
all, but is an American question. The
record shows that a similar resolution
was passed by congress in April, 1904,
but that the Russian government has
paid no attention whatever to our
representations. It is not a question
whether an American Jew shall be al
lowed, when properly supplied with a
passport, to travel unmolested in Rus
sian territory. The question is whether
an American passport shall be recog-
nized and accepted as an authoritative
certificate of American citizenship or
whether any Russian official may take
upon himself the privilege of denying
a passport holder the rights promised
to him under a solemn treaty between
the United States and Russia.
1t Is within the province of the
police of Russia to surround the Amer
lean traveller with proper surveillance
or to interpose against the acceptance
of an American passport for good and
substantial reasons, but the objection
should not and must not be based on
creed or race. For years Russia has
been treating the American passport
as worthless, branding 1t by implica-
ton as a false p~retense and grossly
and insultingly assuming that this
country is either unable or unprepared
to protect its citizens against such in.
dignities. The American passport
should be accepted at it's face valu>
the world over and the congress should
be prompt to pass the GoldfogIe reso-
luton which provides that the treaty
OF amity between Russia and the
United States be denounced and ended
unless Russia shows by prompt action
its willingness to accept American
passports without distinction of re
ligious faith or race.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
STATES AND MONoPOLIEs.
Right of states 20 eve Unlawful
Combinations Affirmed.
indianapolis News.

The supreme court OF the United States
sustained the recent decision of the state
courts imposing a fine of S1,623,000 on the
Waters-Pierce OIL company. alleged to be
a subsidiary company Of the Standard Oil
company, and ousting II from the state
The action Of the state court in appointing
a receiver for the concern was upheld as
against that OF the federal court, which
appointed a receiver on petition OF the
con pany. Thus the state and it's courts
are sustained in every important particular.
The chief significance of this decision is,
it seems to us. that 1t affords added proof
OF the ability of the states to deal with
the trust problem. The greatest victories
that have thus far been won have been
by the states. The government failed in
its suit against the Standard Oil company.
But Texas and Missouri have succeeded in
driving the Standard out of their borders.
Whether the action is wise we do not now
stop to inquire. The Immediately inter-
esting feature of the decision Is that II
recognizes to the full the power OF the
states in dealing with the trusts. The SUI
preme court said:
THAT state legislatures rave the right
to deal with the subject matter and pre-
vent unlawful combinations to prevent
competition and In restraint of trade, and to
prohibit and punish ~monopolies, Is not
open to question. Having the power to
pass laws OF this character, of course. the
state may provide for proceedings to en-
force the same. The state, keeping within
constitutional limitations, may provide It's
own method Of procedure and determine
the methods and means by which such
laws may be made effectual. We are not
prepared to say that there was a de-
prtvation of due process OF Law because
the statute permitted and the court
charged that there might be a conviction
for acts which accomplished the prohibited
result, but also for those which tend or are
reasonably calculated to bring about the
things forbidden"
1t will be observed further hat Texas
was not content with merely filming the
corporation-it also put 1t out Of business
within IT'S h0rdara
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
POWER OF SOVEREIGN STATES.
Significance of Uniform RuIings of
the Highest Court.

New York World.
There are 251 combinations with u, $685.
10000 Of capital In the list OF Industrial
trusts prepared by Byron w. Holt for the
1905 World Almanac. Every one of these
companies may do business in any state
only upon condition that 1t obeys the rea-
sonable laws of that state.
There are 40 Industrial, franchise and
transportation trusts, according to Moody's
Manual, with $40 5000 900 OF capital. The
franchise and transportation trusts also
may do business within any state only in
obedience to that state. Though In inter
state m they are subject to the fed
eral government, the state can fix reason
able local fares and freights. II can regu-
late. 1t can tax.
There arc no one knows how many local
public service corporations every one Of
which is or economically tends to become a
monopoly. These each state can charter.
regulate, tax, restrain in their rapacity or
terminate.
These facts appear in the federal supreme
courts decision upholding the Texas court
fine of 81, 623,0 600 upon the Waters-Pierce OIL
company for breaking the antitrust law:
from its affirmance OF the Missouri decree
against the Standard Oil; from Its sending
the Virginia 2-cent fare case back to the
courts of that state; from it's New York
SO-cent gas decision--to speak of recent
cases-and from many such in the past.
II Missouri and Texas can bar Standard
Oil from doing a monopoly business, and
the latter can fine one of its tentacle COM
panies, so may any state. II Virginia can
fix railroad fares, so may any state. II
New York can put the price OF gas at a
fair figure. SO may any state. Similar ac-
ton in a hundred directions any state may
take and every state should take where
public interest demands. Here Ia the real,
constitutional remedy for the evils OF mo-
nopoly.
Beyond the limits fixed by the constitu-
ton for national action the linked states are
severally sovereign. They may control what
they create. II they suffer wrong OF their
creatures their neglect shares the fault.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
THE GIANT AND THE r1cMrEs.
Envious LittIeae.s striving TO At
tract Alteration.
Ea..as rtsy Times


Few things have so sharply accumulated
the greatness OF President Roosevelt as
has the smsilness OF some Of his oppo-
nents in these closing days OF his admin
istration. Now that the giant Is about to
step out Of the office to which he has
given world wide distinction and honor the
%envious plgmies are busy. Out OF the
shadows OF comparative retirement. to
which Theodore Roosevelt has consigned
the champions Of money rule, one after
another OF his chatting victims comes into
the light long enough to assail the de-
parting statesman.
President Roosevelt has not been infal-
lible in his judgment. nor has he always
b~een-much less sought to be-diplomettc
In his methods, But his administration has
been fraught with tremendous good for
the people. He has accomplished things
that waited and waited and waited foT the
light man to secure their accomplishment
He has raised the standards Of political
Official and business morality and has
given the nation high social and patriotic
aspirations. Although not claiming TO be
a constructive economist, he has opened
the eyes OF the people as no other man be-
fore him did to the greatness Of the coun-
try and to its obligation to the present and
to future generations. CoTrespondingly,
he has aroused the snimosity Of the hene-
ficiaries of special privileges everywhere,
and this class cannot conceal its satisfac-
ton over the nearing end of his adminis-
~tration, and some OF them have not even
taken the pains to hide their malice,
The distinction achieved by a hitherto
obscure member Of congress Is not the
kind Of fame he fought, for he VIII be
remembered less because he attacked the
president than because he made himself
sc offensive that the house. by an over
whelming vote, sent him to his seat. Re-
Numbering the extreme liberation of tho
house, especially for the traducers of the
president, the Brooklyn plgmy has done
a remarkable thing: He has shown the
country that there is, after all. a limit
to which congress, as a body, will not go
in the seeming conspiracy to discredit the
Roosevelt administration as a warning
10 President-elect Taft.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
THE PLIGHT OF TIME.

s. E. Kiser in the Record-Herald.
We talked about the weather for a while;
How pleasant 1t has been OF late" said
she:
The aptumn's here" l answered with a
Are glorious. or so they seem. to me-"
From that we drifted on. somehow, to arti
She thought that Whistler's technic was
supreme;
Roseth we agreed showed warmth Of hearth
Burne-yones but dreamed a long. fantass
tic dream.
We gravely judged the great musicians,
too,
And switched off to the poets in good
tlnfNs
Keats, Byron, Shelley. each passed In re.
view;
She thought that Burns and Wordsworth
were sublime.
The latest novels and the newest plays
Were touched on lightly as we fingered
We strayed off into strange, romantic ways,
Forgetting that the world contained a
care.
At last, when all things else had been dis.
cussed,
We took up the old subject, she and l.,
And learned. much 10 our sorrow ana dA~
guB
ThSE = vas snss nSA.AShs ~ snA bg.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
O~REGON's EXAMPLE,.
Mandate of the People Obeyed by the
Legislature.

Baltimore American (rep.).
II is a mere exhibition OF political fidelity
rising above partisan incentive that was
given by Oregon in the election OF Gov
ernor George e. Chamberlain, a democrat,
as senator, by a legislature In which repub-
llcans predominant. The situation grows
out of the action of the primary election
machinery OF the state. By their direct ex-
preston the people made Governor Cham
berlain their choice for senator. Tit leg
islature, however. went republican. 1t then
remained to be seen whether the republic
ans would hold to the declaration OF the
people at the polls, or adopt the principle
that the selection Of a republican legisla-
ture acted as a check upon the primary
vote and gave to the peoples representative
the option OF selection.
The republicans W. certainly showed a
high-minded, almost an altruistic, attitude
in designating Governor Chamberlain TO
succeed the republican Senator Fulton. The
Oregon case will have wide influence upon
the action of other states under similar
conditions. 1t is indication OF the kind of
problems that may surround the adoption
of the primary method for designating sem
atoriaI candidates. The principle OF all
elections is that the will of the people shall
rule, and the republicans OF oregon have
abided by that decision.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
GUARANTEED DEPOSITS.
Proposed Cure-An Fathered by Polite
tcnI F~insncters.
wall street Journal.

wall street Journal.
II was hoped. after the presidential cleo
ton had demolished the various para
mount issues' evolved by MIR. Bryan. that
the guarantee OF bank deposits had been
relegated to the obscurity from which Il
ought never to have emerged. There was a
good chance TO allow the state OF oklahoma
TO demonstrate its futility, and even those
states where democratic governors were
elected could well have afforded to wait
for the completion OF that object lesson.
The governor Of Nebraska, however,
rushes in where wiser people fear TO tread
with a declaration on the subject which
might have been written by Mr.. Bryan
himself. There is a superficial attractive.
ness about the proposition and untor-
~tunately the popularity OF the idea was not
entirely confined to one party either, es-
pecially in the west. II will be interesting
to watch the bill to the same effect intro
duced in the legislature OF New Jersey.
In the Bryan and later plans no differ
ence was made between savings banks and
commercial banks. A merchant who dis
counted his bill for $4,000 at six months.
with his deposit account correspondlngly
credited by the discounting bank, would be
entitled to the full amount of the deposit
at a crisis. and that Immediately, while
the collateral against his loan could not be
realized until Sc matured.
Carry the parallel further. Imagine that
in the fall OF 1907 such a law had been in
force in New York. An individual o~ontroll-
Ing a chain OF a dozen banks could have
discounted his paper for $40, 0O0 1000 among
them. He could have threatened the sus-
pension OF those banks or have suspended
them, With the certainty OF being paid his
deposit In full. As his credit was damaged
his paper at that time was valueless. In
fact, people with the best of credit could
not borrow money on any terms. NeVerthe-
less this INSCRIPTIONS speculator would
have depleted the resources of soundly
managed institutions and would have Sc
cured sSo.OOo,OOO to bolster his speculations
In the Stock exchange at a time of interna-
tional crisis. II need hardly be said that all
the banks, good and bad, would have been
obliged to adopt the most extreme meas
ures in self-defense, It will be noticed also
that there would be nothing unlawful in
the action of the supposed SPECTATOR.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
PERSONAL NOTES.

Between that m~illion-dollar Texas fine
and that fresh million-dollar donation TO
Chicago university, the price of oil is
likely to rise.
The Boston Herald insists the late Rus
sian admiral's name shout be spelled
"Rozhestvensky." Let the lead rest and
make the proofreader happy.
A bill is before the Minnesota ~leRisla-
ture penalizing the wedding chartvari
1t Is carried to such an extent there as
to deter many from marrying, 1t is
claimed.
Miss Fannie Bixby. one of the richest
girls in California, has become a full
Pledged policeman. She received an ap-
pointment as deputy of a Long Beach
constable and came to Los Angeles to
take the oath of office and TO rec.eiye
her star. 1t will be she only jewel that
she wears.
Dr.. Sven Hedin says that the greatest
result of his recent journey to Thibet
was the discovery of a mountain chain
1000 miles long running east and west
which is the most massive range in the
world It's passes average 5000 feet
higher than those of the Himalayas, but
none of its peaks is as tall as Everest.
Joseph Lambert. who won the cross of
the Legion of Honor for bravery in battle
while in the French army during the
reign of Napoleon III. died last Monday
Of cerebral apopiexy in Brooklyn. He
was n years old. He came to this coun-
try in 1851 for the purpose OF Joining
the union army and served throughout
the war.
Sig. Ferrero, the Italian historian, is tell
ing Americans that glorious old Caesar was
more OF a ward heller than a demiRod.
that his gall made him ruler Of all Gaul.
and that the beloved Antony, who came
not to bury Caesar, but to praise him.
married Cleopatra for her money. shorn
OF the halo of time these old idols appear
to be made of very common material.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25

by the hearty and vigorous men 81
years young who have been placed on
the retired list, with nothing to do,
too old to take up new pursuits and
only the cemetery In prospect, Hun
dreds of these trained and experienced
men would be glad to be assigned to
useful work for which younger officers
are now preferred.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
The Grand Ola Maid.
Washington Star.

The present presidential administration,
like Napoleon, attributes merit to a
woman in proportion to the number OF
children to whom she has given birth,
The next administration will a the
Individual woman In merit in accordance
with what she does TO develop herself
in body. mind and soul. irrespective OF
her birth record. Roosevelt lauds the
prolific mother. Taft in his southern
speech champions the grand old maid.
Evidently there is one policy or doctrine
OF the Taft administration OF which the
outlook vii prove a savage critic
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
BrayInE OF an Asa.
PhlladeInhia Record dem.

Congressman Willett has not done any
harm and he probably feels e great deal
better now that he has got a lot Of bad
words out OF his system. The president
does some unwise things and he says a
great many injudicious ones. He is always
a tempting subject for attack. But neither
personally nor officially does he Justify
mere torrents Of clumsy and violent abuse.
In its action on the secret service matter
the house maintained its dignity and de-
Tended It's p~rerogative. but Mr.. Willett
compromised its dignity D Tar a. . single
member could DO ~ 80
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25

If you read it in the local demo-
cratic organ, every time a republican
in the legislature breaks away from
his party associates he displays "inde-
p~endence" and "fearlessness Of the
party whip" but whenever a democrat
breaks away he is a "deserter' or a
"backslider," or a corporation hire
ling"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
Hecsusa the ok,aboma STATE pn,v.

Because the Oklahoma State univer-
sity has been thoroughly demoralized
by the injection of politics is no good
reason why Mr.. Bryan should insist on
injecting politics into the University
Of Nebraska. II Mr.. Bryan wants to
endow a chair of civil government or
of politics in the State university in
order to perpetuate his name, why
does he not do Il?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
The reason Why.

Measured by their proposed new saIa-
ries, the vice president OF the United
States and the speaker of the house are
worth as much to the country as the
chief justice OF the supreme court and
more than the other justices of that au-
gust tribunal. This may be accounted
for by the fact that the judiciary de-
partment has nothing to do with fixing
the compensation of it's members.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25

A New York lawyer who is
an ardent suffragist will be married
this week. The ushers and all of the
attendants will be women and the
ceremony will be performed by a wo-
man minister. The name of mere man
who is to be the room is not given. -
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25

The death of the murderous outlaw
who killed one of Dur Omaha police
men saves the expense OF a trial and
legal execution. 1t is too bad that the
money which would have been spent
in Kidding the community of the MUIR
derer cannot be turned over to the
family of his victim or given as a re-
ward to the policemen who finished
him.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25

II Governor shallenbergsr's two SUI
preme ~tudgeship appointees decline to
assert their claims and refuse to step
aside to let the governor name others
for their places who will assert their
claims. the case may Be considered
closed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25

If the first trial of the Oregon plan
had resulted in electing a republican
to the United States senate by the
votes OF democratic legislators, would
our Nebraska democratic Legislature
be now boosting the Qr"A plan?
Don't all answer at oaee.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25

Senator-Elect Root OF New York is
going to take the baths at Hot Springs
for six weeks. There's a growing de-
mand for clean men in oficial posi-
tions,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
Good Faith with Japan,
New York Tribune

NNW IVEh ITIUUIU.
The governor of California says he is
convinced that the Japanese government
Is acting in absolutely good faith In keep
ing its people from coming to this coun-
try. Surely. 1t is incumbent upon this
country and upon each one of it's states
to observe equally good faith and to ac-
cept Japan's action in the spirit in which
II is performed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25
Metropolis of the Brave.

Wisconsin will erect in the Vicksburg Ma
tional park a 100000 monument, consisting
Of a column surmounted by the image Of
Old Abe" the famous war eagle of the
Wisconsin troops. The states are wheeling
into line to make the Vicksburg park one
Of the grandest scenes OF siege and battle
in the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25

And now M. F. Harrington say he
has no sympathy with the demo-pop
attack on the supreme court, and after
full investigation convinced himself
that Governor Sheldon had the au-
thority to make the vacancy appoint
ments. Harrington never did hitch
we'll with Frank Ransom.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25

A consolidated tax receipt would be
a great convenience for taxpayers in
Omaha. who now have to go to the
treas1rer's once three times to pay
their taxes in three separate INSTALL
ments.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-25

Russia's new Az per cent loan
bonds are selling at SO. Unitetd States
2 per cents are selling above par.
There's only one Russia n only one
United States.