Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-14

ing deposits in case Of his election 70
bankers who would give him support
BY votes or contributions. This man Is
now noisily progressive and fabricstor.
in-chief OF a league at whose first
meeting the door keeper was under indict-
ment for bribery in the legislature and
is DOW m the penitentiary. .ss
.'Lessue-' Men Fail.
/ Only the governor and the treasurer
were successful at that election and
another member Of this league who,
! understand. has been stamping in Ne
oraska, did his best TO prevail on the
/ treasurer TO break faith with the people
| b. going on with the favor practice
they had so sharply condemned. sent
for him and THREATENED 10 denou1ce lin
publicly. II turned cut that lie hai
client who had borrowed ssl0e9 of state
funds from one OF the favored banks
which had them at 2lsss interest. while
it was paying &c interest on all other
deposits
But the treasurer kept the faith and
under the promised plan OF free and fair
competition. open to all banks alike. the
state has ever since received nearly
double the former interest on its funds
Some members OF this league are
known as lobbyists. office brokers and
dealers in Illicit favors with the ring
which long disgraced the republican party
in Ohio. The progress they want is
backward. like the crabs. to the fruitful
times when they snapped votes they
could control in the legislature with the
bosses on the other side in return for
advantages Of some sort TO themselves.
The reforms that have been secured
In Ohio had TO encounter their opposition
and every public officer is reaction
airy" TO them who insists on restoring to
the public service honesty. economy, ef-
ficiency and deyotion TO the common in
terest Of the people who pay him. with no
favors on the side 10 anybody"
what He stands For.
The statement that stand for or per-
init special privileges or advantages Of
any kind through the action Of a gov
eminent by all the people for their equal
benefit. Is an offense little short OF
treason In the eyes OF the democrats.
These are matters Of right and wrong
with US and not mere economics.
The intimation that 1 ever was or
could be, actively or psssircly, guilty OF
this offense. resent as a Islander, with
out excuse or mitigation. l would rather
be charged with theft. because that would
involve no betrayal OF trust reposed by
countrymen and would admit Of restitu-
ton.
1T Is said, and | think truthfully, that
have the confidence Of the men who
conduct the business enterprises, great
and small, which have done so much to
make Ohio what II is. and II the same be
true OF like men throughout the country
am glad TO know It.
The weakness Of the republican party
Is that II has become the party Of a
class. The strength of the democratic
party is that 1t has never been the party
OF any class.
is II now proposed TO change all this ?
Are We TO nominate for president some
one whom the men Of business all over
the country fear or distrust? The answer
depends chiefly ON ourselves There Is
no sound reason for serious disagreement
among democrats. The wishes and am
billions OF individuals have not feathers
weight compared with the interests OF
the party and It's bright prospects"