Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-14
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OMAHA. oct. ITO the Editor Of The
Bee: Your criticism Of the Literary Di-
gests editorial What America Thinks
Of Votes for Women" is much to the
point, but does not expose all Of the fall
Iacious conclusions reached by the Digest
rs a result OF the poll Of the press II has
taken.
Il has sent inquiries to i.OOO papers in
the United States and then calls 3gi af-
firmative replies Din favor Of woman suf-
frege) an overwhelming majority" 10
skins over the half thousand VINO did
not reply as representing the large fac
tior Of the people who view the subject
with indifference" The same with the
question asked in regard to communities,
which produced only 237 favorable re-
plies out Of LOCO
The 472 by making no replies certainly
cannot be reasonably counted as favor
able to woman suffrage; in fact, it can
be safely assumed from past experience
| that all those favorable to any move
! mcnts or issues, are ever ready to rush
Into print and would not have missed
this opportunity to send in an affirmative
reply II is much more reasonable to sup
pose that they were opposed. ever il only
mildly so, but for some reason or other
did not care TO go on record.
OF the communities answering 2S7 were
favorable, 1873 undecided and 1856 negative
and 474 made no answer. Adding the un-
decided 1873 to the latter would show cor
undecided and 1856 negative, as against
only 237 favorable.
IN this connection It is also a question
to what extent does editorial opinion rep
resent or reflect public opinion.
The Literary Digest intends OF attempts
TO publish a review of the press of the
United States on important subjects and
| processes rather to be neutral, 1. O., to
give both sides Of those qeustions. II
may be noted. however. that it is not
| free from bias. because It plainly gives
more space to whichever side It hap
| pens to favor whether that is by design
| or unconsciously may be open for dis
cussion. but the effect of Il is TO create
wrong impression, tending to boost the
favored cause. AN ANTI-SUFFRAGIsT
Brother searIe IL FaeetiOus.
oGABI4ALA, Neb., Oct 13-To the
| Editor Of The Bee: So much has been
written in favor of the short ballot, that
it reminds me Of the early days on the
| Union Pacific
1t was in the early eighties when cleo
ton day came only once a year.
As soon as the polls were open at KIM
ball and all hands had voted, Road
master McGregor started east with the
| work train and the gang. They arrived
at North Platte before the polls closed
and in time to vote. having voted the
| gang at every polling place from Kim
ball, to North Platte.
But they had everything In their favor
to make fast run, for they we're given
a clear track, It was all down hill, and
Charley Ell was in the cab. and they had
the short ballot EDWIN M. SEARLE.
Express Zone of south Side.
SOUTH SIDE. OMAHA. oct. 13.-To
the Editor of The Bee: AS a continuous
customer of the express companies doing
business in the old city of South Omaha
now called the South Side by most Of
us, I want to urge those who are in
terested to write letters at once to the
Nebraska State Railway commission at
Lincoln and urge them to request the
express companies to extend their pres
ent zone of business in this part of
Omaha.
The express companies now have a dis
trist have been informed, that extends
north of NJ street to L street, from
| Twenty-seventh street west to Thirty
third street, and east of twenty-seventh
street north to street east TO Twentieth
street, south to Q street and west to $50
street. oneslde OF this very limited dis
trict we have to do the best we can to
| get our express packages from the COM
panies or ship by them.
The express companies deliver goods
much further from their offices IN Omaha
proper and there is no reason why they
should not deliver much further away in
this section. One express agent told me
today that he hopes the state railway
commission will compel them to get and
deliver articles all over the part that was
South Omaha. 1 have written the State
Railway commission and suggested a
district as follows: From NJ street north
to I street, west OF Twenty-seventh
street. and to A street. east of Twenty
seventh street, east to Thirteenth street,
south to Madison street. and west TO
Thirty-ninth street, That district would
reach the sections where the most bust
ness would come from and to the ex-
press companies.
| 7 believe the companies will extend the
district on the request OF those who are
interested. without being compelled to do
80. The present district includes the
packing house district and a part OF the
business district and a very small resi-
dence part Under the plan suggested
by me many more people will be reached
to their benefit, as well as to the benefit
OF the express companies.
r. A. AGNEw.