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Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
Harmon as a Candidate.

Sponsored by his friends in Ohio, a
boom is already being industriously
inflated for Governor Harmon for the
next presidential nomination, but other
democrats refuse to get excited and
the republicans are not the least dis
turbed. Nor is It at all likely that the
republicans will view with alarm, for
they realize that Harmon would stand
for nothing positive and would have a
fight in his own party to begin with,
the Tom Johnson element at home and
the Bryan wing abroad His whole
candidacy up to this time rests upon
the contingency of reelection as gov
ernor OF Ohio, but even in the event
of his success there his chance for the
presidential nomination would still be
enveloped in doubt and his election de-
cidedly dubious.
Between Mr.. Bryan and Governor
Harmon there is a great gulf fixed"
and who that knows Mr.. Bryan sup
poses for a minute that this chasm will
be bridged by any truce Of peace? AS
the self-constituted dictator of his
party, Mr.. Bryan served notice on Gov
ernor Harmon that he must do certain
things in the nominating convention
or prepare to stand aside" and the
governor hurled the gauntlet back at
Bryan with as much defiance as he
could command. Governor Harmon's
reelection would serve to intensity,
rather than mollify Bryan's feelings.
The old Bryanite spirit again aroused
would attract some of the most radi-
cal adherents, enough, We imagine, to
impress Harmon and his crowd with
the fact that they could not have any
better assurance of success than did
Parker in 1904.
These facts, together with Harmon's
record as a corporation lawyer, may
be expected to count very potently
against him as a presidential candi-
date and will not be counterbalanced
by the fact OF his being from the same
state as President Taft.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

the basis of representation with each
recurring election showing, doubtless,
a new number Of voters in every dis
trict in the state. Such a contingency
would make necessary too frequent
changes in the representation and
where it reduces representation would
make those who do vote suffer for
those who do not. Furthermore, in
the south and those states where pay
ment of a poll tax is enforced as a
voting qualification this would affect
the vote and tend to produce a rich
mans government.
Whatever Missouri does, the basis
of representation in congress can not
be changed except by amendment of
the federal constitution, which is re-
mote.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
Talks for people who sell things

To illustrate the wonderful POSSIBLE
tiles of advertising a name take
Regal Shoes" Ivory Soap" or "Huy-
ler's Candies" How much would you
pay for the exclusive use of either one
of those names, Mr.. Merchant, suppos-
ing they were for sale and you had an
unlimited bank account? One, two,
three-as many million dollars as they
would ask?
This is a good time to answer the
question a good many people ask me:
why do you talk about national ad-
vertisers so much?"
I talk about national advertising
successes because they depend upon
advertising to sell their goods, and
through advertising are selling their
goods In every section of the country.
They have won over against odds that
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
PERSONAL NOTES.

senator Gore. the sightless statesman
doesn't seem to have any blind side Tor
lobbyists to approach.
Ira Bennett. the Washington editor. says
his hobby is to own a secondhand book
store and watch the old books come IN and
never let 'em go out.
The heir to a Pittsburg fortune has been
found in Chicago Jail. The prompt step
to secure his pardon illustrates anew the
saving grace Of ready coin.
As soon as the aviators are Rblo to un-
dertake the work they must begin target
practice. They must sail aloft and see how
near they can come to striking a battle
ship amidships with a bean bag.
The retirement from active military duties
this month OF Colonel r. @. Feohet re-
calls to mind the fact he Is among the
last Of group Of men who led wild
charges and forlorn hopes against the In
dams on the western prairles.
II the women OF New York can accom-
plsh it Mrs. Ella Flags Young OF Chicago,
will be the first woman president OF the
National Educational association They
are working hard for her election at the
forty-eighth annual convention to be held
soon In Boston.
q. A. Flagg, British pensioner. who
has bought a farm Of 1870 acres at Dry
Run, near Portsmouth, o., asks the state
board Of agriculture to certify as to its
suitability for farming so that he can
commute his pension TO get money to
operate the farm. The British government
advances money in this way II proof is
shown that II is TO be properly used, A
shilling for each day II retained out OF
the pension.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

no local advertiser has to consider.
The local merchant can, and does,
meet and mingle with his customers
many of them are his personal friends.
His personality is a part of his COM
munity and he can reap greater re-
turns proportionally from his adver-
Using than can the man or firm adver-
Using from distance.
cite national advertisers who made
their names worth a million or more
dollars through advertising. because
want to show the merchants Of Omaha
the wonderful possibilities of good ad-
vertising and good name.
You can make your name your most
valuable asset-you can make your
name so valuable through good adver-
Using of good merchandise that you
wouldn't sell It at any price.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
Too Transparent.

The Omaha Automobile association
has appointed committee to wait on
the chief Of police with the request
that motorcycle policemen be put in
uniform on the gauzy pretext that uni
forms on the policemen detailed to stop
scorching will help prevent reckless
driving.
What do the auto autocrats take us
for? If they were disposed to observe
the law and keep within the legal linn
its of speed, what difference would it
make to them whether the motorcycle
policemen were in uniform or not? OF
course, 1t would be reassuring to reck-
less drivers to have the policemen la-
beled so they could be distinguished
at long range as a warning to slow UP
until again out of sight. 1t would be
sure gamble that uniformed police
men would find it as hard to catch
auto speeders as belled cats would to
catch mice,
No, the scheme is too transparent
The thing for our auto autocrats to dc
is to cooperate with the authorities
and put an end to reckless and danger.
Gus driving by requiring licenses of al
persons who want to handle cars, with
forfeiture of the license for violation
OF the speed and road rules.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
BEE LINERS.


Holbrook Observer: The Omaha Bee
thinks Il sees signs Of harmony in the re-
publican ranks The astronomers thought
they knew something about comets tails
too, but up to date the signs have all been
too farfetched.
Hastings Trihune: Sunday was the thirty
rinth anniversary of The Omaha Bee,
which was founded by the late Edward
Rosewater on June 49, 1871 During its
career The Bee has had many ups and
downs, but It has always been conscientious
and sincere in its fights, and as result
II stands today the greatest political force
in Nebraska.
Falls City journal: The Omaha Bee can
see no difference between county option and
county prohibition. There is practically
none. For should the county optionlsts
win what they are asking for now the
move win be for statewide prohibition as
soon as possible thereafter. There is no
use to try to deceive anybody on as plain
a proposition as that.
Blair Pilot; The Omaha Bee is so stand
pat as to even be opposed to direct legis-
lation, such as the initiative and refer
endum gives. In an editorial the other day
it gave list Of the questions voted upon
IN Oregon and added Presumably no
scheme is too hair-brained or too prepos-
ferrous TO fail OF the necessary number OF
petition signers In Oregon to put 1t on the
ballot The Bee has a perfect right TO
It's opinion, OF course, but the said Beu
would be awfully lonesome II the people OF
Nebraska had chance to vote directly on
the adoption OF the initiative and refer
endum. "Vox popuH'' is evidently not 'vox
Bee"
Kearney Hub: The Omaha Bee alludes
modestly to the passing of its thirty-ninth
birthday and alludes briefly to its consist
ency in following a given line of policy
and holding to certain fixed ideals Judged
by the only fair test the test Of time an6
experience, The Bee has certainly measured
up well. 1t has been progressive, and
radical but it has always been discriminate
ing and rational Hence It may be one
day radical, another conservative, and still
be consistent. The personality OF Edward
Rosewater is, of course, absent from The
Bee. and many of its readers still feel a
sense Of bereavement, but the RosewRter
boys have kept 1t very much as he left It,
and it is perhaps the best political guide
and barometer there is today west OF the
Mississippi river.
Fairbury Gazette: 1t was an open secret
at the late meeting OF the republican state
central committee at Lincoln that Editor
Jones of the State Journal and Editor
Rosewater of The Omaha Bee held a con,
ference and got together. How they did
so we have not been able to understand
1t is probably due to two things. 1t might
have been being unused to dry conditions
that Editor Rosewater was at disadvant-
age and did not have proper backing
against the arguments OF Editor Jones
Or it may be that Editor Rosewater brought
down from Omaha something that Editor
Jones was not used to and the latter was
not in condition to know what kind OF
an argument the former put up. II tht
Journal and The Bee can kiss and maize
up there surely ought to be good prospects
for republican victory in Nebraska thi.
| fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
Merit System in Diplomacy.

Secretary Knox has taken high
ground in declaring that the foreign
service is not to be reservoir for the
payment of political debts and that it's
offices are not party Places" but that
merit alone shall count in the selection
of the men for those positions abroad
Recent changes in the diplomatic list
show that the secretary has been EN-
deavoring to put into practice the doc
trine he is preaching. He proposes to
make all appointments subject to the
most rigid rules as to qualifications
and positively to ignore other consid-
erations.
This policy carried out will give the
United States a much better represen-
tation in it's consular and diplomatic
service and will tend to enhance its
influence in the nations of the world
to which these men are sent as our
official representatives. This is one of
the ways in which Secretary Knox is
effecting marked improvement in the
dudlTb Oh HIS department. anu IL SuOulQ
be appreciated by the people of this
country without regard to political
affiliation.
Some southern senator's recently
called on the secretary of state with
the complaint that the south did not
have a proportionate share in the gov
eminent service and urged that some
consular appointments be made from
their section. Mr.. Knox in reply told
them of his determination to recognize
only merit in this service and that II
the southern representatives in con-
gress would be careful to recommend
suitable candidates for these places
they would receive precisely the same
consideration as candidates from any
other part of the country. If the sena-
tors and representatives of the south
will do this they will not only enable
their section to increase Its share OF
government service, but will help the
government by giving It better men fol-
these foreign posts.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
Be Sober in speech. Too.

People have come to expect sobriety
of the clergy, Of the church, above all
other social agencies, and are usually
not disappointed. But sobriety Is a
broad term and does not end with q
mans eating and drinking; 1t compre.
hends his thought, his speech, his
action--in fact, his personal example
as the concrete of all his attributes.
Above all it Is essential for the clergy,
IL it would lead, to avoid intemperance
in speech, for 1t is largely by word OF
mouth that this agency influences so.
ciety.
What sort of leader of thought is
he who breaches from his pulpit that
divorce laws should be made so free
as to become automatic in their
operation? This is the declaration of
one of New York's foremost preach
ers. 1t is radical ground-it goes to
the very extreme, on one side, of this
question. The other extreme is
reached by another minister in st.
Louis, who advocates social ostracism
of all Divorces, not a new idea, but
equally as radical. We may dismiss
both these propositions as unworthy of
serious attention and go to the main
point, the injury to the clergy and the
mission of the church done by such in.
temperate utterances. We naturally
expect the church and all it's agencies
to stand for temperance in personal
habits, but how is anyone to follow
such erratic leadership as these two
men voice?
What is most needed in any man or
mission of such commanding power
and influence as the ministry is a sane,
sound, sober thought that does not
take ex parte judgment of any question
and that carries the force of honest in
quiry and of convicting power with it.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
Trying to Force Men to Vote.

In Missouri an amendment to the
constitution has been proposed that
would change the basis of representa-
tion in the legislature from population
to the number Of voters in each dis
trict. The demand for a new order
arises from the fact that no less than
sixteen of the senatorial districts have
shown a marked decline in their vote
and the cry is that something should
be done to compel men to go to the
polls.
While II is conceded that the non.
voter, the man who willfully refuses
to exercise his elective franchise as g
citizen, the stay-at-home, should be
penalized II that be possible, how tC
accomplish that without doing injus
tice elsewhere is the problem. Tn,
Missouri plan only substitutes one evi
for another. II ia argued that tn,
population at best supplies pool
basis for representation. since the cen
sus comes only once in ten years, bu
how much better would It be to shift
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

If the democrats could not get full
attendance of dollar diners in Platte
county there is not another place in
Nebraska that would offer them more
encouragement. Last year Platte
county republicans had only one candi-
date running on their county ticket.
AS The Bee has remarked more than
once before, IL Platte county repub-
licans would stop quarreling about
postofices and put up a shoulder-to-
shoulder fight against the democrats
they would make things interesting
even in that democratic stronghold.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
Our Birthday Book
June as. 1910.

William e. Borah. United States senator
from Idaho, was born June 29 1866 at
Fairfield, Ill He is also lawyer by pro-
fession, and figured prominently in the
Moyer-Haywood trials.
General George w. GoethRls, in charge
of the engineering works of the Panama
canal, is just So years old. He was born
in Brooklyn going into the engineer corps
from West Point, and has made wonder
full success in expediting the work al
Panama
John Bach McMaster, historian, was
born June %. 1852. at Brooklyn. He Is
professor Of American history In the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania, and an author OF
many standard books on American his
tory.
Rev. William Gorst Methodist clergy.
man, is just IS today. He was born al
Black Earth, Wis, and educated for the
ministry at Garrett Biblical Institute al
Evanston, ILL., He started out as pastor
at ST. Edward Neb., in 1879. and has con.
tinuously occupied high church positions
In many Nebraska districts.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
THE WEATHER.

w. j. hampton in New York Tribune.
Oh, say,
Don't you love the weather this way?
The keen, crisp air of the bright, sharp
days,
The crinkling crack of the bedded snow
The white, cold touch OF the suns short
rays
The fresh, clean breath of the winds that
blow?
And hear the merry sleigh bells,
Jingling far and near,
Each its CHEEKY story tells
Ringing sweet and clear.
Amt 1t all fine?
Amt 1t the goods,
From the towns white streets
To the cold, brown woods?
Shiver and shake and blow on your fingers,
Bundle up warm and face the breeze,
Bright blue skies
And dancing eyes
Don't have much show In days like these
Do they?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
Transition from FreckIes to Tan.


We hymned the freckle year ago. In
lyric periods we demonstrated that 1t is a
beauty spot upon the face of mankind
What words are left to sing of tan? For
tan is to the freckle as an apple orchard
in bloom is to a single blossom, as the
ocean is to one white cap, as the firma-
ment to a single star. Tan is the freckle
expanded, sublimated, softened, raised to
the Nth degree. How mysterious is it's
Beginning doubtfully and far
away First guessed by faint au-
roral bushes" Like all things beautiful,
tan springs from the travail of pain. II
blossoms from the burn" the first re-
suit of the suns rays. 1t is as II the sun
first tested the temper of the individual
whom he is soon to lacquer with his unap-
proachable pigment. Who would think that
first flush-blazing face. crimson neck. scar
let ear-tIps-could ever lead to beauty?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
Timber Land of AIasIxa.
Philadelphia Record.

Alaska contains 100O, 100000 acres of
woodland, but only one-fifth thereof will
provide marketable saw timber. Aboute 70
per cent of the stand is hemlock, and 20
per cent is spruce; and the wood is dense,
averaging 5000 feet per acre. The climate
of the coast region, where most of the
20,0O00OO acres Of saw timber stands, is as
mild as that of Scotland. The potential
wealth of these above-ground spruce and
hemlock mines is greater than that OF
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

Ohio Democrats Send Hot Words to
Fairvicw.
I0ittShurU niSpatnh

Pittsburg Dispatch.
Some months ago Mr.. Bryan addressed
some highly favored queries to Governor
Judson Harmon of Ohio. The first was
Have you any influence with the demo-
cratic state committee in Ohio?" Others
followed in natural sequence: IF you had
why did you not urge the inclusion of the
selection Of a candidate for the United
States senate in the call for the state con-
vention? If you were turned down why
don't you appeal to the convention as Gov
ernor Marshall did in Indiana? Do you
lack courage? Are you ready to have your
measure taken?" All concluding with the
warning "If you falter, prepare to stand
aside. 1t is up to you governor"
Governor Harmon replied at the time, but
the most significant answers were returned
at the meeting OF the Omaha democratic
state convention yesterday. Harmon's In
fluence in the committee as against Bryan 8
proved to be more than two to one, while
In the convention itself the vote rejecting
Mr.. Bryans interference was $40 to 254.
The convention, indeed, seems to have
made a complete job of measurement, run
| ming the tape on both the governor and
his interlocutor, and the figures, revealing
the Ohio democracy's idea of the relative
size of the two statesmen, are likely to
make an impression beyond the state
boundaries. In fact in view of the
endorsement OF the Ohioan for the presl-
Dental nomination, presumably with the
qualification If he be reelected in the fall
the governor may be in position to suggest
to the Nebraskan that lit is up to you
Mr.. Bryan" to step aside and '1et some
body run that can"
1t is one of the most remarkable Of the
political signs Of the times in the demo
cratic camp that Mr.. Bryan has now but
TO speak for the rank and file of the party
to jump to the other side of the PROPOSE
tiOn.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

A CHANGE IN SENTIMENT.

Energetic Leadership of MIR. Taft is
Demonstrated by Results.
New York Sun.
People are observing a considerable
change during the last month or two in
the contemporary estimate of Mr.. Taft's
personal efficiency as an executive. This
change is no more to be ignored by any
candid citizen than the fact that last
week was cold and rainy while this week
has been hot and dusty. Out of the tur-
moil in congress, with the assistance of
noteworthy leadership in the senate and
an adequate support among the more force
full and sensihlN of representatives. the
president has brought about situation
for the republican party in the political
sense and with reference to the coming
vote in November which could scarcely
have seemed possible to his most optimistic
forethought a few weeks ago
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

Just as a reminder to Mr.. Bryan,
our amiable democratic contemporary
reproduces a big boost for Governor
Harmon of Ohio for the democratic
presidential nomination in 1912. Evil
IDENTIFY someone will have to prepare
to stand aside"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

1t seems to us, also, that the county
attorney ought to be able to prosecute
a chauffeur charged with criminal cul-
pability without calling in outside as
RistAncc
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
"Eat Their cake and Have IT,

w I'LL street JOuTnhls
1t looks as If the Wells-Fargo stockholders
have been able to ''eat their cake and have
1t, too" After increasing the capital stock
200 per cent and declaring a 800 per cent
cash dividend some time ago, a quarterly
dividend has now been declared on the in
creased amount of stock at the same rate
as prevailed before the increase took place.
This is the real argument against a parcels
post, and yet the consumer remains un-
grateful
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

The new garbage contracts are not
working as well as they should. Next
time the city charter is revised a pro-
vision should be Incorporated under
which the city can organize a garbage
department and, If necessary. take
over the garbage hauling and disposal
of refuse.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
Impressions of the big stick.
Washington Herald.

II is evident that T. r. IS lecture in France
was taken to heart. His words about race
suicide are hardly spoken before France
passes a law to force bachelors to marry
and increasing the pay Of government en-
ployes who have children. Even in eau
the Big Stick is not without honor
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

OF course, IL the prohibition party
wants to borrow Mr.. Bryan for it's
candidate in 1912 the democrats might
be persuaded to release him just that
once.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

Our sympathy is with the superin-
tendent Of the anti-Saloon league. He
is evidently trying to earn his money
without doing anything to cancel his
meal ticket.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

Former Governor Black Of New
York says in recent magazine article
that I'VE are gaining slowly and / am
sure we are SOLDERING down" That is,
feet getting steady, while head still
whirls a little.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

Wonder If Edgar Howard found out
what our democratic congressman
from this district was doing here in
Omaha when his colleagues in Wash
ington were voting on the railroad bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

Here is Boston young woman ex-
pending money to give voice culture
lessons to street venders-which shows
that the spirit of the town crier still
lives.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
symptom of what's Coming.

IINIHUuIb LIHpeIVII'
When Theodore Roosevelt breaks his rule
Of silence to denounce a certain report as
"a scandaIous infamy," 1t is a sign thai
the vigorous spirit is there and liable &c
break out at any time.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

1t does not seem to have occurred to
France, in its efforts to boost its popu-
alton, to encourage German immigra-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

No need to fear that the new editor
of the Outlook will make a muck
raking paper out of it.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
Commercial Graft.
Brooklyn Eagle

Commercial crookedness has taken few
queerer forms than the denting OF tin cans
so that they hold thirty-nine quarts OF milk
instead OF forty The original dentist must
have had a pull with somebody
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
who Gets the Laugh Z

Congress has just passed s20,OOOO0O
public buildings bill which does not author
ize a single cent of expenditure. Is the
joke on the public or on the two houses?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

They are talking of increasing the
speed Of passenger trains from Boston
70 Washington. Why hurry anything
or anybody into Washington these
days?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29

Mr.. Roosevelt will have to be pa
tient IL we are little slow in learning
all his new titles and degrees 80 that
we can recite them by heart.