Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-03

themselves on the field Of battle There is
vast army OF good fighters held pris-
oners who would be glad of this oppor-
tunity 70 make good. w. L. RANDALL
The Presidents Peculiar Ideas.
YORK. Neb., March 2.--To the Editor
Of The Bee Can you tell me where the
president got his information that caused
him to say, The republican party had
not had a new idea in thirty years.
What does he mean by new idea? He
can not say there has not been much
good, wholesome legislation passed, for
the records prove IL, nor can he mean
they put good ideas into law without first
having the idea That would be unthink-
able. SO Il must be we differ on the
meaning OF the word new"
Then he says that the business of the
country has been checked for the last
twenty years. We are led to wonder
where he got that notion. The records
In every line Of business refutes Il. That
IL. IL we can agree on what the word
check means. But we will be frank to
admit that there are lots of differences.
that is only an honest difference of
opinion Yet there are cases in which
thero is more than difference OF opinion
in them. We DO not wish to be under
stood as raising any questions of veracty.
His own statements made during his
campaign we're taken by the reporter
and then compiled in book form by him
and named THE New Freedom" The
heading OF the first chapter u.s. The Old
Order Changeth." In his description OF
the old order he does not say that there
are signs or results that gives one
grounds for fear or for suspicion, but
says boldly, I'VE know that something
intervenes between tho people of the
United States and the control Of their
own affairs at Washington. Our govern
ment has been for the last few years
under the control OF heads Of great allied
corporations with special interests"
Seems he is more OF a prophet than
historian. In giving his remedy he said
that publicity was the cure, for the
legislation H. favor OF special interests
was the result OF caucuses behind closed
DOORS" and that 1T is i'm the committee
rooms that legislation desired by the
interests is framed and brought forth"
We have right to take these cam
paign statements as promises. for he was
denouncing what he said was the old
order and was promising a new freedom
should he be given control. What has
been done with those professions? The
three most important bills before con-
gress for the last eighteen months has
been taken TO caucus again and again by
his party and because a few OF his party
differed from the majority on one bill or
both the wisdom Tor lack of 10 and the
caucus rule they were using TO put it over,
they we're held up to scorn and rebuked by
no ~ k.,N H.
who saw the bill as the majority did
were lauded as men Of conviction because
they were not bound by party rule
Funny. isn't It? Then see what the
president says in his Jackson day speech
las given in the February Commoner),
Democrats who will not play on the
team should get off the team No party
whip in that.
|. About thirteen years ago n Western
! paper in Wy bitter editorial on the
president and congress. said that the
west needed the canal worst OF all in
order to keep freight rates down: then
said, but the canal will never be built
while the old republican party was in
power as II was owned by the railroads
which would not stand for that sure
competition" The records show that the
republicans did build 1t. The records
also show that the democrats repealed
the law that gave the competition the
country wanted and did 1t by the caucus
route and IL the visible signs in 1912
would warrant his statements, what
could be said OF the present? Then
atter giving away our chance for ship
ping IN peace and safety. he tries to force
through congress a bill for the govern
ment to subscribe 81 per cent OF the
capital FOR a shipping corporation the
government to make good the losses
with no limit placed on that part OF IT,
Now am against the far too prevalA,,
custom OF filings and unfounded accuse
tons AGAINST public men. but have
simply quoted his own words and cited
facts OF record. But why shCVd the
democrats blame the republicans for
using the caucus. which they have NOT
done for years. while the democrats are
making AN Increased use OF it to further
tnsir own ends. Having failed to sfn1
their new ideas, retire
FRANKLIN POPE.