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Letters Of ~ PoIiticaI Henthen-
Mexico.
SOMEWHERE, July s.-To the Editor
Of The Bee; As soon as his allies de-
parted Bonaparte dropped his mask and
the vllialny Of this Scapln was revealed.
Hts ostensible purpose had been TO en-
force tho Infamous Jecker claim mem
toned in a previous letter. Jeeker was
not ever a citizen OF France, or a sub
sect Of Bonaparte. TIe was naturallzed
as an after-thought March 2s, 1862, more
than four months after the Mexican con-
ventlon met at London. and three months
and eighteen days after the occupation OF
Vera Cruz. II should attempt 10 recite
every falthless act and every broken
pledge OF this cosmopolitan tramp, who
called himself the emperor OF the French
It would require too much space The
movement toward the city OF Mexico re-
suited In a defeat OF the French at
Puebls. The Roman Catholic bishop OF
that arohiepisoopal see directed his priests
TO refuse absolution 10 Juarez' soldiers
dying on the field OF battle at Puebla.
This is history. Louis DonAparte induced
Forey, with promise Of marshal baton,
to assume command Of the French army
In Mexico. To make a long story short,
the French took Puebla took Chapulte-
pee and occupied Mexico City. Then came
the assembly OF notables-so called--which
was the meeting OF thirty-five fellows
called by the French commander at the
instance of royal habo at the Tuileries,
met at the capitol TO declare that MAXI
milan OF Hapsburg was the man of the
hour Here is an upanswerabe argu-
ment for tho art OF telepathy. Louis
Bonaparte had come to the Same conclu-
sion nearly one year before. 1t is need
loee TO point out the resemblances be-
tween this assembly Of notables and a
packed CAUCUS in the early history OF
Nebraska The notables called Maxi
milan TO tho throne because the COM
mander OF the French army told them TO
do SO. Three emissaries were sent to
Mirmar. the home OF Macmillan, 10 In
vite him to Mexico. Like Shakespeare
lady. he protested. There must be
plebecite-such a thing is easy in Mexico.
1t came. DER HEIDE.
Fraud of BtIIs by AerlamatIOn.
NORTH LOUP, Neb., July 9--ro the
Editor OF The Bee On June %, 1919, the
republicans Of Custer county, in conven-
tion assembled, said:
We condemn the last legislature for it's
prlatng $S354, ,5S3, OF which amount Custer
county must pay tii5,7a.
In the last days OF the session many
members had gone home, being excused.
Here Ia q point which most people have
not looked into, A quorum was not pres
ent, but business went on Just the same.
They have a way OF avoiding the law
and do business without a quorum. They
make a motion to suspend the rules and
vote by acolamation. and therefore no
yea and nay vote being recorded. and no
member calling for that vote by agree
ment, the records are made t. show a.
quorum, although few members only
may be passing bills.
Under those circumstances Senator
Oils, now a candidate for railway COM
missioner on the democratic ticket. was
holding the legislature In a deadlock for
several days on the subject OF university
removal. While the deadlock was on the
water-power fellows were necessarily at
work, and the infamous senate file No. "A,
after having been defeated a half dozen
times. was passed, and no one knew how
It was amended Then came the $2,5O0oOO
university consolidation bill, which was
also illegally passed BY the same suspen-
sion OF rules. Adding to this large sum
the university expenses, have Custer
county republicans time 10 figure that,
almost one-thrd OF the state taxation
goes TO the university and less than per
cent OF the people derive any benefit
from the institution, except to read that
Nebraska has a star foot ball teamg What
do you think those same legislators did
when bill was introduced appropriatlng
$4,000 by which to make thorough In
vestigation and find the cost OF improv-
ing some of the best water-power sites
on the Loups, Niobrafa and lower Platte
for power purposes? They sat there and
voted Il down under the corporation lash.
Tho writer Of this article was there and
saw the whole game, The people OF Ne
braska would like TO know whose senator
was Instrumental in the "wanton waste
OF public money!
The whole thing should be explained.
BILLS are passed by scclamation when
members would not dare pass them by
tho yea and nay vote. They are afraid
Of the record. One OF our troubles Is that
whsn we set a pork-barrei on the list we
can never get rid OF IT, Delenda est
Carthage. WALTER JOHNSON
speechifyinE I'm the Parks.
OMAHA. July s-To the Editor OF The
Bee would be the last TO propose any
Limitation on the right of freedom of
speech, but I do want to commend Park