Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-23
ISN'T THIS
People Heedlessly Pass Up a Demo-
cratic Hot Air Spasm.

EcORIC EtSSOleBbAy EAAA Up u OEhO-
cratic Hot Air Spasm.
Sioux City Journal.
Capital never, in all the worlds his
tory" walls the Omaha world.Herald,
"wrung sweat and gtblood and tears and
tribute from a seourged humanity in
greater security with more perfect free
dom from mo~lestation2 thar cit does this
day."
Isn't II awful? The world-Herald has
wrung al. the changes, and nothing has
come Of It's sacrificed labor except that
Its owner has wrested from a suffering
people a cozy seat in congress at an in
crease of 80 per cent in salary. Strange
that things are not better; passing strange
that they are worse.
Then, again, for a moment look at
Bryan. He has been going it for twenty
years. He began poor boy, and now he
Is fat and saucy. He is responsible surely,
for some Of the sweat and blood and
tears and tribute wfung from a scourged
humanity, Incident to his occupation as a
lecturer in all kinds Of weather. Meta
phorically he trusts the people, but the
record is hat he collects spot cash. 1t
is sad to think his labor and his perspir-
alton go for naught.
Colonel Roosevelt went SO far as to
lulIOuuCc a BiSdIH u nope, dlu tnSn his
term expired, and he put out for Africa
for his health and other game. and moth
ing is heard out Of the void save a few
words to friends left behind at a dollar a
line. Colonel Bryan and the World-Her-
aid said Colonel Roosevelt was on demo-
cratic ground; but here we are, worse
off than ever.
Iowa had an awakening, after a lot Of
punching. Twenty years of struggle In
behalf of a downtrodden people, and an
untimely death, opened the doors of the
United States senate with a creak, eX-
posing to the ear the rust OF ages, and
new life appeared with a smile OF triumph.
The prosecutors Of the people there rep
resented beat him and the democrats in
in the voting; and he is now at home,
somewhat Improved in flesh, gracious to
all callers, with a faithful Filipino to trot
for cooling drinks. 1t Is all very Distress
full.
1t may be wicked to refer to the crops
and figure on the profits. but It's a de-
light with many. The pleasure Of the
occupation is continued within sound of
professional wailing and gnashing of teeth.
OF course we shGll be reminded that Nero
fiddled while Rome was burning.
1t is all very, very awful. But there
10 Oh0 SOAAAOAAs NON many hhVW l. 1uug
are the same as people killed by lightning
without knowing hi struck 'em. That
is merclful, and providence be praised.
The delusion OF the common people Is
so great, and they are so well supplied
with money for newspapers, lectures, and
an occasional automobile. that the strug,
gle to disillusion them seems TO partake
almost Of the nature of a sin. The peo-
pie are going to old settlers picnics, tc
harvest homes. to California and to Maine
orowding the railway coaches. feeling the
porters, and having a devil of a jolly time
They do not know a thunderbolt is aimed
at them unless they go 20 a chautauqua
meeting or pick up a chance copy Of the
World-Herald or some kindred thunderer
Then they tremble and say the very
ground under their feet is shaking. But
still they go off and forget It, and fall
to wondering about the pennant and thai
sort OF transitory thing.
Passing strange! The people Swing uE
sweat and blood and tears and tribute
and not knowing they are a scourged hu
manity, and hat they have less freedom
than has been familiarized to the WORLD
out OF the ourdling record OF the darl
ages. The World-Herald Is surprised tina.
they stand It, or that they fail to sit uI
and take notice OF its reckoning finger
Endorsed by Mr.. Bryan and the insurgen.
allies, limiting to the dear afflicted tina
in its humble parior there is welcome ant
a square meal for somebody.
There are many things serious In thii
world and there are many things damn
ably funny