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Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Pleading with the Boss.

All the democrats who are talking
harmony with such loud voice are not
deceiving themselves as to the posi-
bilities of a fatal insurrection in 1912
under the leadership of that eminent
insurrecto, William Jennings Bryan.
While claiming greater vantage
ground than the party has held since
1892, papers that speak for the party
concede the peril that turks in the
potency of the Bryan influence and
the futility of all attempts to reconcile
the Nebraskan any other way than by
passing the reins of control over to
him at the very outset The Balti-
more Sun declares:
Mr.. Charles w. Bryan has begun a prop
uganda that seems 10 have for its object
the defeat OF any man who may be named
for president by the democratic conven-
ton next year who does not exactly fit
the rule OF thumb measurements pre-
scribed by the Hon William Jennings
Bryan. the brother Of the propaganda.
Eliminating Brother Charlie from
consideration, the Sun appeals. to w.
j. Bryan for a disclaimer of this
charge, saying that one word from
him would take from the movement
any force or effect that it would other
wise have" The Sun, of course, is
not looking for the disclaimer. 1t ad-
mits that "Mr. Bryan still has large
following throughout the country and
that opposition from him would en-
danger the democratic party" that
mi Bryan may exert an opposing in
fuence that would be hard for the
| democratic party TO overcome" 1t
then makes another appeal for his
mercy on the ground of party fealty,
attempting to arouse his sense of
obligation for past favors from the
party that thrice disastrously nom
/ mated him for president
But the Sun shows a total lack OF
faith in its own applications when il
says:
Is the conscience Of the democratic party
to be regarded as so wholly Within TN,
keeping of the Bryan family that the en-
| tire country must wait upon word from
Lincoln, Neb, before deciding who is en-
titled to democratic support.
II is hard TO kick against the prick'
and every democrat now engaged il
this work Of "rehabilitating tn,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Canadian Reciprocity.

1t is to be sincerely hoped that con-
gress will not reject the presidents
recommendation for Canadian reci-
procity The demand for such a treaty
is now emphatic on both sides Of the
line and the needs are obvious. For
proving the project, then Canada de-
INJURED, but today the sentiment in
both countries seems to favor 1t and
there is no occasion for delaying the
preliminaries leading up to a COM
plete reciprocal trade agreement. The
presidents special message to con-
gress is a comprehensive and an effec-
tual statement of the advantages to be
gained by both nations. Little could
be added to what he has said on the
subject.
In brief, reciprocity with Canada
would tend CD to stimulate commerce
between the two countries by opening
up to each new fields of supply and
demand; CD to increase the sources
of food supply and thus bring us nearer
solution of the equation of popula-
ton and production, a problem that
has doomed large before this country
for some time; CD to lower the cost
of living, though, as the president
points out, this would be a very grad
ual process, since, Canadas surplus
for export would not be anywhere near
as great as ours; (4 to facilitate the
interchange OF people and bring the
two countries into more direct and in
innate political and social relations
which would tremendously enhance
the commercial value of the treaty
Geographically, these two countries
are so situated that their best inter
ests, political as well as commercial
demand reciprocal trade relations. The
future will hold much greater promise
for both If such treaty is put into eff.
feet without delay It is impossible
to hope for normal growth, either OF
the spirit of international friendship
or industrial power without such g
treaty.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Political Drift

New York, Montana and Iowa are fur
nishing daily object lessons in favor Of
direct election of United States senator's
In the balliwiek OF Uncle Joe Cannon the
voter awarded a ticket good for a loaf
OF French bread had the privilege of CASH
ing it for g. He exercised the privilege
The toughest deal in shady vote getting
pulled off last fall is credited to st. Louis
where beer tickets handed out to the
thirsty were found to be worthless when
presented. What party did il? The Mis-
souri legislature wants 10 be shown.
When the suggestion to cut out the sine
cures in the house of representatives was
handed TO the democratic reformers in con-
gress the author was howled off his feet.
Just think OF a proposal like this" said
CONGRESSMAN McDermott OF Illinois. Here
we've been out In the cold for sixteen
years, and now a member Of our beloved
party. brings forward a proposition like
that"
George p. Mclean, senator-elect from
Connecticut comes into the limeight OF
statesmen with an oratorical certificate
OF his own design. This is the peroration
of his address 10 the legislature I'VE
must not be afraid, and we must keep
cool We shall all make mistakes, but II
we keep our faith in Him who loves the
truth we may well expect that this fairy
land, our country. will some day lead the
world beyond the gates OF greed TO a
civilization where peace shall come as a
river and justice as a flowing stream %
Chaplains Of democratic legislative bodies
DESTROYS OF sending to the throne OF grace
appeals worth while may conf IDENTIFY turn
20 the model effort OF the Houston Post
as an invocation OF SURPRISING beauty and
sweetness and light Hats off: 20 Lord
now that everything is coming our way
purge every democratic soul OF hot air
and vainglory, and insert large install
ments OF common sense in every demo
1 cratic cranium and, oh, remember, Lord
our proneness 20 make fools Of ourselves
| Just when We have the world by the ia
and a downhin pull, and see that We don
get in had this time"
The irony Of political fate sears the bosom
OF the democratic bosses in New Jersey
For a dozen years the ssnator-elect, Jane,
f. MARITIME, has been the party goat usefu
as a party candidate In republican years
having tasted defeat twice for congress
| once for governor and once for senator
/ They regarded his candidacy for popular
Enforcement FOR the senatorship as joke
and flattered him with "A vote. The JOKE
was their undoing and his triumph, Tn,
new senator Is 60 years OF age, hale, hearty
a resident OF Plainfieid. owner OF m,
homestead Cedar Brook built IN I'LL, and
democrat Of the old school, Tho latte
qualification Is emphasized Tor the edifica
| ton Of Fairview,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
CACTUS CENTER's MARSHAL.
Denvar Republican.


We was troubled some I'm Cactus by a gent
names Six Gun Steve,
Whose dlsrespect for order made judicious
people grieve;
He made regular practice OF shootin' up
our town
When the likker surged within him-and
we couldn't hold him down.
We hired famous gunner, who vowed that
they would stay,
But their usual term of office was frac-
ton OF day;
For Steve d come a-lopin' when he heard
of victim new,
And the marshal d shuck his badges and
ID skip the tra-la-loo
We was sore and plum Disguised, and we
advertised in vain
For a scrapper who was equal TO this son
OF war and pain;
But we couldn't find nobody who would
stand and take and give
When SIX Gun Steve served notice he
wild make such gent sieve,
But at last we made Steve marshal, and
he swelled up with delight
And he wounded six companions on his
first official night;
He held the Job down proper, and he
showed humself true blue
Which proved 20 us, past doubtin, what
little trust will do.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
HALLWAY Mail Clsrk,, erisvanos,.

The railway mail clerks Of this pos
tai division have held a meeting at
Omaha at which they have formulated
certain demands for immediate con-
sideration," setting forth grievances
to be redressed by the postofice au-
thoritles. That the railway clerks
have some grievances which should be
redressed has been clearly established,
although this list of demands"
plainly includes some which could not
possibly be complied with "immedi-
ately."
Whether the railway mail clerks
are pursuing the best course to accom-
plish this is for them to Judge, This
public demonstration, however, pro-
ceeds upon the theory that the post
master general and his assistants are
not disposed to do the right thing and
must be forced to do SO, when, as q
matter of fact, the heads of the rail-
way service insist that they are en-
deavoring as fast as they can to adjust
these difficulties produced by reorgan-
izatiop of the service, as they say, Ito
take up the slack"
The editor Of The Bee has been per-
sonally interceding for the railway
mail clerks, to whom this letter just
received from the superintendent OF
the division may be of interest:
CHICAGO, Jan. %. 1911.
Hon. Victor Rosewater Editor Omaha
Bee-AIy Dear Mr. Rosewater: Permit me
TO acknowledge receipt Of your letter OF
January about some dissatisfaction that
exists among our railway postal clerks on
the Omaha and ogden east division owing
to the fact that there are some promotions
due the line that have not been made and
one or two vacancies that have not been
filled.
am glad to inform you that the depart
ment will undoubtedly make all of these
| promotions very soon, and so far as the
vacancies are concerned the recent orders
that have received will permit me to
take up acting clerks to fill these vacan-
cies so that the regularly appointed clerks
/ will not be required to perform extra duty
for that purpose.
This certainly should allay the fears Of
the clerks in the Omaha district and evil
dence to them that the department is 60
ing to do all that should be done and al
that they can do for these gentlemen un'
der the existing rules and laws of the
service. Respectfully, E. L. WEST.
Superintendent.
The railway mail clerks are entitled
to a square deal, and should have 1t,
but they should not let trouble
breeders, with personal or political
axes to grind, make capital out of the
service whose improvement must come
from within and not from without.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

A Judge Of the district court has or
dered a liquor license granted which
had been refused by the Fire and Po-
lice board. The ostensible reason for
judicial Intervention is that a license
had previously been granted for the
same place. We know nothing about
the merits of this particular applicant,
but If the judges are to assume power
to issue licenses in this fashion CO.
ordinate with the power of the police
board, then there can never be a limit
set to the number of liquor-selling
places In the city. Any decision Of
the police board to restrict the number
of licenses to any particular number
will be upset by the judges without
even charging discrimination or fraud.
The courts have always exercised au-
thority on appeal to deny licenses
granted by the board over protests,
but this is the first time, so far as we
know, where it has undertaken to is
sue license denied by the board, with
the exception of one instance where
the board was once enjoined from act
Ing by judge whose resort to this
extraordinary procedure on behalf OF
a favored liquor dealer was never seri-
ously defended.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

party knows that and few evince any
confidence In the plan TO coneiliste
this imperious boss. Things are be-
coming serious early in the game.
But, then, by recognizing the truth at
the outset. the anti-Bryan forces do
we'll, for they would certainly have
nothing to gain by deluding or deceiv-
ing themselves as to the actual state
OF affairs. Taking the candid view
as reelected by the Sun, there is not
so much tangible ground on which to
base extravagant claims OF democratic
harmony and victory.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Judging from some of the state
ments made before government COM
missions, one would naturally wonder
that any railroad in the country were
able to avoid bankruptcy under pres
ent condition of rates and regulation.
Yet we see most of them going on
from year to year increasing earnings
and declaring dividends in spite Of the
increased expenditures for operation,
Improvement and extension.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
MIsIeadinE Objections.
Boston Transcript.

The advocates OF direct popular election
Of United States senators are rallying
against the Sutherland amendment on the
ground that Il would afford cover for a
force bin. All the Utah senator seeks 10
do Is 20 restore certain words IN the con
sttution which the resolution reported TO
the senate strikes out AZ these are In the
original constitution II follows that he IL
not endeavorlng 70 promote innovation. II
they encourage force bills then force bills
are constitutional As q matter Of fact
the passage OF the resolution without the
Sutherland amendment would make flesh
Of the house elections and fowl Of the
senate elections, since congressional super
vision Of tho former would remain In the
constitution.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Keep Hirtnrr strnInht.


BLOOMINGTON, Neb Jan. 26.-To the
Editor OF The Bee: In an editorial on the
Panama canal you took occasion to mem
ton the history making trip Of the Oregon
around the Horn during the Spanish Amer
lean war.
In this you gave the credit TO Fighting
Bob Evans. But It was not Evans who
took the oregon around the Horn. Il was
Captain Clark While this unassuming gen
tlemsn was making history on that trip
Fighting Bob Evans was keeping his name
before the public by entertaining News
paper correspondents, shooting mules along
the Cuban coast or wlgwagging franticalIy
for young lieutenant to come out to San
Juan harbor, where, with an old tub of a
monitor, he was gleefully knocking Spanish
Qualifications galley west. And 20 keep
history straight, you might tell your read
ers that IL was this same unpretentious
Mr. Clark who, though miles away when
the fight began, ran the Oregon past the
Iowa with Fighting Bob IN command and
helped Schley, on the Brooklyn, TO anihi-
late the Spanish fleet. Rats! Fighting
Bob did not have near as much TO do with
the victory at Santiago, though in com
mand of the best equipped ship in the
navy, 90 did wainwright on a converted
pleasure yacht, Keep history straight, as
children might read and get the wrong
impression. CONRAD HUBER.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
A Roo., IN, IN. I.,d s.o,,.

Boost for the Land show.
LINCOLN. Jan. B-ro the Editor Of The
Bee; am impressed with a discourse by
Rev. ]. y. Hummon Of the KountEs Me-
mortal church in Omaha. which was re-
ported in The Bee last Monday. The min
lister spoke from his pulpit on the Land
show now In progress IN Omaha, commend
ing IL highly 20 his people for their
patronage as q means OF education. He
commended the principle and wisdom OF
such shows. lie said they were healthful
influences Upon the people and especially
those interested In agriculture. which, OF
course, means all of US in the west.
Rev. Mr. Hummon, It seems to me- is
entirely correct both in what he said and
in taking UP such q subject for discussion
in the pulpit. and believe he sets an ex-
ample which might profitably be followed
by other ministers in the state and espe-
| oialiy in Omaha. Many Of your ministers
in Omaha have. in years gone by, claimed
a very active hand in matters Of civic and
commercial Importance with which. II APP
peared they had less right TO grapplo and
out OF which they had less hope Of sub
stantial reward. than they might find in
promoting such an enterprise as this Land
show. l am firm believer in the church
as an influence in our social and business
life and 1 believe ministers ought to bring
themselves into closer contact with men
and affairs Of the world that they might
get true visions enabling them to exercise
real influence.
1 am a practical, ''college-bred" farmer
and would like to say just a personal word
for the Land show. II is one enterprise in
which good citizens Of all classes In this
state and entire west can we'll afford to
Join, for it has TO do with their individual
and collective welfare and prosperity. We
are vastly indebted to the men who went
out OF their way to establish such a great
educational institution. j. NJ Meg,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

The lighting contractors aud the
paving contractors have evidently been
very busy in having the charter
amendment bill fixed up to suit them.
The taxpayers who foot the bills seem
10 have been almost wholly forgotten.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

The Omaha Ministerial association
has duly entered protest against the
proposed law to legsliEe Sunday base
ball Now lie the time to start an
other postal card inquiry, Why do men
not 20 70 church,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

The capital removal bill has had no
difficulty in securing twenty-seven in
PRODUCERS in the house, which is equal
to 27 per cent of the membership. We
can see the capital removal petition
already, even before the initiative and
referendum is adopted as part Of the
constitution of Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Lesson in Machine Smashing.
Hhlnn Ga Rnnnr.H -IInrnlA

Many regard MARITIME, senator-elect from
New Jersey, as a crank or lightweight"
He has been ridiculed in certain news
papers and declared intellectually unfit to
serve in the senate. But be this as It may,
his election IL a great lesson to machines
and to candidates who like secrecy and
intrigue 1t is another argument against
lame devices and for the amendment pro-
viding for the direct popular election OF
federal senator's
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Popular Election of Senators.
nwonIrIxrv, THa uIa

The direction Of the trend Is as clearly
toward the popular election of senators as
It is toward the popular instruction OF
electors Of president and vice president.
We cannot suppose that bosses will be
abolished. They have their minor uses, but
as dictators they will not long be able to
flourish and illuminate Less important
than who is elected senator now is the
consideration of the method of senator
making hereafter
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

OF course, If that recommendation
for a law authorizing the governor TO
appoint election officials for Omaha,
South Omaha and Lincoln had gone to
the last democratic legislature while
Governor shallenberger was still chief
executive It might also have been
different
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

The railway mail clerks sent the
recital Of their grievances formulated
lat their Omaha meeting 20 the post
master general by telegraph. That's
the worst reflection on the mail serV-
toe Of all
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Ii must have been humiliating to
that cold storage magnate who set out
10 trace down the story that food arti-
Giles had been stored for Ave years to
find the source In his own once,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

The Omaha Bee says that Congress
man Hitchcock Is anxious to have a
unanimous election as senator Al the
hands OF the Legislature" There seems
TO us nothing particularly strange about
that -Philadelphia Inquirer
II did not strike us as strange,
either
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

II goes without saying that Speaker
Cannon should have been ruled out of
order when he made those ineompe-
tent, irrelevant and immaterisl re-
marks about Congressman Hitchcock
being absent on so many crucial roll
calls
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

or all the innovations adopted in
late years by preachers of the gospel
10 MI their churches, none surpasses
the old expedient OF preaching the
gospel
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Keep It Dark.

Louisville Courier-J Ournal.
Some Of the republican newspapers joy
fully predict that the democrats will draft
an honest and fair tariff bill. Well what
happens to q hungry man when IL is
grounding case and he fails to get the
grouudhoR2
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Someone echoes The Bees question,
What is the Water board going to do
about il? Judging from the past, it
will either do nothing or do the wrong
thing
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Hot AIR in the Air.
Brooklyn Eagle.

brooklyn haBle'
The experiments In wireless telegraphy
from asroplanes at San Francisco point to
a coming day when conservative men can
go up in the air when they talk
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
ReInted INFORMATION.

CleVelano ram Dealer
And after all this muss. It proves to be
a lie. Senator Lorimer says himself that
mot one single dollar was paid to a single
member Of the assembly to vote for me-"
why couldn't he have given this informa-
ton out sooner and saved a lot OF scan
DALI
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Governor Stubs says his life ambi-
ton is to make Kansas a model state.
The trouble with models is they are
usually Just models.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
4 Word ID Approvnl.

OMAHA, Jan. 26.-To the Editor of The
Bee: 1t was with the greatest of pleasure
that I read your editorial on Senator
Hitchcock. 1t spells much for Omaha, as
1t means that prejudice gives way to justice.
No truer statement can be made than,
"A creature is never greater than its
creator" and the newspapers and It's edl-
tors are the makers and creators of a
greater and better Omaha by sinking their
personal differences.
HENRY r. GERING.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Subscribers leaving the city tenn.
porariIy should have The bee
mailed to them. Address Will be
changed as often az requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Champ Clark complains that we
have too many rainbow chasers. No
wonder. with him and other democrats
painting such lurid pictures of their
marty
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Whether you admire Senator Lodge
or not, you have to admit that his
reelection has had the excellent effect
OF subduing Governor Foss
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

AS introduced in the house, the
trouble with the resolution for inyes-
tigation OF election conditions IN
Omaha is that the preamble contains
the findings OF the committee as they
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
The Bees Letter Box

Contributions on Timely subjects
not EEceeding Two Wundrsd words
Are Invited from Our Raadera.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
for Tall Timber

chicago Recoru-Beralu,
The people of Danville should be con-
graduated upon the fact that the towns
census was taken before the vote selling
investigation was begun. The population
is likely to dwindle very rapidly now.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Bulletins that Cheer.

The peace Of mind Of many democrats
appears to require a daily assurance that
W. j. Bryan Is out Of politics
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Il will quit the show business
soon, says Mistah Jack" Johnson.
Are the gate receipts falling of that
fast?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

II takes brave democrat, in these
days of terrapin dinners and cham
payne suppers, to talk of Jeffersonian
simplicity.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

We observe, however, that New
York's Old Guard came to life during
a period of peace-after the war had
ended.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
In Other Lands

SIDE lights on w'lvt ts Trans
pirins among the Near ana
Far Nations % ths Earth.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Let MIR. Sheehan retire" exclaims
the New York World. Mr. Sheehan,
you may retire. .j;-F.s
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Boss" Sullivan seems to be having
very difficult time deciding on
democratic candidate for mayor of
Chicago
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

OF all the ugly things said about
Nat Goodwin, nobody has yet accused
him of being hen-peoked.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Vicarious attainment is much more
popular today than vicarious atone
ment, only It is not always admitted
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

II may yet be necessary for the
democrats to hit upon w j. Bryan as
the dark horse in the race.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Still, all the votes cast in Danville
did not go tor Uncle joe"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Il don't know whether like that young
mans frankness or not" remarked the
business man
What did he say?"
Il asked him II he enjoyed work, and
he said no. but he would do II for the sake
Of the Observation-Disclosures star.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

1t takes a busy man to get anything
done as governor of Massachusetts,,
sure OF only one-year term.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Evidently, Mr.. Barnes Of Albany
wants to show that he can come
back"