Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-24

at hard labor for the great wage Of $l20
and handle express in the bargain,
Does this look as though telegraphy ane
station work were an enticing business
to learn? ONE WHO KNOWS.
Thinks Them Dangerous Tendencies.
OMAHA, Oct. 22.-To the Editor Of The
Bee: The first vote the writer hereof
ever cast was for Abraham Lincoln down
In the forests of Georgia while carrying
q musket for Uncle Sam In defense of
the union, and he has continuously
voted the republican ticket ever since
and expects to vote for President Taft
at the coming election. But there are
others who are pretending to be re-
publioans and seeking republican votes
who are trying with all their might and
main to disrupt and destroy the repub-
lican party, and there are others who are
seeking the votes of both republicans and
pod to the other.
Many republicans like myself are
anxious to support republicans, but are
not willing to aid any candidate to
office, who is furnishing aid and comfort
to the greatest advertiser of himself the
world has ever produced and whose
avowed belief is not only revolutionary,
but more dangerous to the country than
was slavery prior to 1860. l refer to the
recall of decisions and of judges, The
effect would not only be to place the
courts In the political arena much worse
than ever before by forcing then to con-
stantly keep their ears to the ground in
order to catch every passing political
breeze, but would result in placing them
absolutely in the control OF the so-called
trusts, big corporations and monopolies.
To illustrate, suppose such were the
law and upon the petition OF 15 or 20 per
cent of the voters of the state or nation,
vote OF recall Of decision or of a
Judge should be submitted to vote Of
the people, and a man Of moderate means
and OF moderate political Influence
should be drawn into litigation with one
Of these big trusts or corporations say
one of the railroads Of this state and
the court should decide in favor OF the
individual rigttfuliy but which involved a
question vital to the interest of all rail-
roads, how long would 1t take them to
secure petition of recall and force an
election? Having secured the recall
election they could and would employ the
ablest and most influential men in all
the nation to go before the people and
present only their side OF the question,
and they could and would secure the
ahiest anG most influential newspapers
and magazines in all the land to advo-
cate their side, what show In such con-
test would the individual have? II would
more than bankrupt him. 1t would
literally destroy him. But, on the other
hand, suppose the court, out OF fear OF
recall, should unjustly decide In favor
of the trust or big corporation, how would
the man Of moderate means secure the
requisite signers to his petition for a
recall? Or, having secured the recall
election. how would he be able to cope
with these great concerns. Now the
voter must know how those who are
seeking his support stands upon these
vital points.
Then again. Roosevelt favors legatzing
these combinations and controlling them
by commission. The constitution or
the United States was formed for the
very purpose of protecting the individual
in his rights of property and OF his per-
son. Equal rights and equal protection
Is the knot which binds the whole fabric
together. To this end, the constitution
vested In congress the power to regulate
commerce with foreign nations and among
the several states. 1t was to secure this
freedom and equality and protection that
the so.called Sherman Anti Trust Act
was passed, and it was against evils that
had afflicted the people In its hydra
headed form that this law denounced In
the simplest and embracing form: and
lit Is this law that Roosevelt and his
followers wish TO destroy and make pos
slble the injurious monopoly of the strong
against the weaker.
we know how the governor and the
would-be senator stands. but we do not
know how others who claim to be re-
publlcans stand. We wish themsto come
out into the open and state frankly where
they stand. He that is not for me Is
against" so we say he that is not for
the republican party and for President
Taft Is against both. and II any candidate
! for a state office or for congress in this
or any other district Is ashamed or
afraid to publicly declare where he
| stands and for whom he is In favor OF
for president. I. for one, and there are
thousands Of others in this state who
are ashamed and afraid TO vote for them
at the polls.
II 1t was fraud, as have contended