Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-10
.MlAeesHmS
&Aw11X
Jefferis For Congress.


Omaha, Aug. s.-To the Editor of
The Bee: Jefferis, congressman,
speaks volumes for our state and ma
ton. 1t means service and devotion
to our ideals and institutions. 1t
breathes simple justice to all people
and loyalty to the flag. / have been
intimately acquainted with him for
more than Is years and his life is
free from dishonor, malice, deceit and
hypocrisy.
He walks erect among his fellow
men. a mental and physical giant, re-
spected and loved by all who know
him, irrespective Of class, creed, color
or station.
His daily life is his religion; his
family his love and care; his fellow
men, his brothers; his country, his
faith and hope; and world democracy,
his dream.
He is typical of our statesmen Of
the long ago who shaped and nodded
our great constitution and made this
nation the inspiration of free peoples
everywhere.
The great task confronting this ma
ton is TO preserve our republican
form OF government from assault from
will profit little for us to defeat and
destroy the enemy from without If we
permit the enemy from within to ac-
complish decay and destruction.
Jefferis in congress will truly rep
resent the people Of this district and
he will also truly represent the people
Of this nation for the time has now
arrived when we must adopt a ma
tional view or perish as great re-
public.
Jefferis in congress will always
champion the cause Of the weak and
the oppressed. He knows their tears
and fears and heart beats. He came
from the common people and he is
one of them now. He has fought his
own way and has never lost the COM
mon touch of life.
He Is so strong and tender, 80 clean
and competent, that his mere pres
ence in congress will bring pride to
our people and add security to the
nation. Yours truly,
ABEL v. sHoTwELL.
Why, Indeed, Asks Jerry.
Omaha, Aug. S.--To the Editor of
The Bee: l desire space for a few
pertinent questions. Are my fellow
citizens lacking in intelligence and
patriotism wherein they stand idly by
without a whimper and permit the
rings and cliques to pick the candi-
dates?
To any sane citizen 1t is a conun-
drum why the selection of the serv-
ants of all the people should be left
to any coterie of self constituted pa
triots." The people as whole ought
to be the dictators as to who should
be the candidates.
There are $4,000 voters in the city
and $500 in the country precincts;
there ought not to be Stacker
amongst these voters, they should do
their duty at the polls like the 1000
boys who have left the city and coun-
ty to join the colors. Civic patriot
ism Is as essential as the patriotism
Of the men in the army and navy,
Consequently the man who fails to
vote Is Stacker, and he ought to be
classified as a traitor.
This Is an important election, there
fore 1t behooves every citizen to de-
liberate carefully and not be deceived
by the political bushwhackers. There
are two essential qualifications re-
quired to fill an office--honesty and
competency. JERRY HOWARD.
Mob Rule to Go.
Omaha, Aug. 4.-To the Editor of
The Bee: In full accord with the
spirit Of world-rebellion against des-
potism is the practical, concrete-based
movement just being originated in the
southwest to uproot mob rule The
San Antonio Express announces: "The
establishment of, a fund totaling
100000 to be maintained for five
years for the purpose of combating
and Furnishing lynching and mob vio-
lence within the bounds of the con-
tinental United States; 500 to each