Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-30

now known to be absolutely indispen-
sible in the successful treatment of
diseases. 1t would be impossible to
tell how much sorrow results from the
violation of connubial obligations by
men and women falsely assuming
them.
Our prohibition friends would rid
the community of the ills which result
from excessive liquor drinking on the
part of a mere handful of inebriates,
by bankrupting and impoverishing
millions whose sustenance depends
upon employment as legitimate as any
that could be named. Would 1t not
be equally sensible to prohibit the
manufacture of poisonous remedies In
order to save such fools as may com
init suicide by the improper use OF
them?
But I would commend for the seri-
GUS study of bur voting populace, who
are "up a tree" in respect to this ques-
ton of prohibition the object lesson
which comes to us fresh now from the
far-off field of Georgia.
There, in Georgia, the midnight
marauder and murderer Of helpless
men, women and children, rides with
apparent exemption of risk for the
prosecution of his bloody pastime.
There, in Georgia, the worthless
cracker who joins a mob OF his own
ilk, bent on assassination or otner
deviltry, becomes thereby pracucally
free from liability of even an indict-
ment for participation in crime, how
ever vicious.
We are just now listening to the
wall from the state Of Georgia that
it can no longer bear the expense of
supporting its insane wards FOR
years Georgia has had prohibition,
and yet its name is blacklist OF the list
of American communities Tor the
number and Nervousness of the crimes
it has committed against modern civil
lization. CYRUS u. 6EltL
Democratic Two-Term Presidents.
South Side, Oct. 29.-To the Editor
| of The Bee: If we will look up the
history of our country little we Will
| find that the last democratic president
of the United States, who was elected
two terms in succession was Andrew
Jackson, and he was elected In the
year 1882, Just eighty-four years ago.
His democratic successors were none
of them elected for more than one
| term except Grover Cleveland and he
was not elected two years in success
| sion.
Most of the one-term democratic
| presidents were candidates for second
| terms. but were always beaten either
| for the nomination or in the election
OF republican presidents, Abraham
| Lincoln, General Grant and William
| Mckinley were elected to second
terms and Roosevelt served practically
| two terms.
As we all know Presidents Ben
| jamin Harrison and William III. Taft
were defeated for second terms by the
only democratic president we have
had since 1860, until the election of
| Woodrow Wilson four years ago
| So the fates seem to be against
| Woodrow Wilson II the history OF
| presidential elections since 1882 are
any criterion. If Woodrow Wilson
should win, he will be the first demo-
| crat who has won two successive
| terms since the time of the great
democratic apostle Andrew Jackson
When General Rutherford B. Hayes
was nominated for president in 1875,
| he pledged that he would not be a
| candidate for second term and he
was as good as his word, for he re-
| fused to be a candidate again. He was
| a little different from President Will
! son, who was pledged by the demo-
| cratic platform Of 1912, not to be
| candidate for second term, yet has
been planning ever since he was
sworn into office to force himself
upon the country for another term
| this year. President Hayes stuck to
his promise and the promise made by
| Wilson in 1912 should be forced upon
| him, since he is not willing to stick
| Of a
| 1t looks as If the voters of the United
| States will see to it that he keeps his
promise. FRANK A. AGNEW.
Figures For Political Forecasting.
Lexington, Neb, Oct. 29.-To the
| Editor of The Bee: Here is a compi-
lation of data of the 1912 election
taken from the World Almanac,
which may be interesting enough to
| print.
In 1912 the republicans and pro-
gressives together polled 1904. 463
votes; the democrats polled 6,293,019;
| 1,311.454 less About 100000 of the
| democratic votes came from the
Solid South" always democratic
| No gain in the south will aid Mr..
| Wilson; his whole gain must be made
| in the debatable northern states, in
which Tart ana Roosevelt received
| about 100000 more votes than Will
son. Setting that aside, in order to
| break even, Mr.. Wilson must receive
| about 100000 more votes than he did
| in 1912, or one more for every ten
| he received four years ago.
| But the president is chosen by the
| electoral college, not the popular
| vote, and in some large northern
| states there may be smaller margin
| to overcome, and the electoral votes
| 20 to Mr.. Wilson. True. in the past
| minority candidates have been elected;
| but to gain one vote for every ten
| cast for him four years syne, will
| be some stunt
Assuming that Mr.. Wilson makes
| such a gain, looses none, and the OPP
position makes no gains, he will have
| the following percentage of his vote
| a combined majority against him
| to overcome. Figures are approx
| mately in thousands; emitting states
| Mr. Wilson can carry if he gains this
| 10 per cent.
| Per Electl
States. Wilson. Hughes. Cent. Vote.
| Colorado ......... ia 1870 IA
Connecticut ...... IA 102 81
luano -'..'''''''' OF 90 ~
Illinois .....'''''' 7Vo ufo ~ 80
Indiana ..',.....' zoz Sl3 ~ 10
Iowa .,...-....'' 100 zoi Sv 10
/ Kansas .....'..'' $50 Isf oV ~
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