Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-25

Neigh Neb., Oct. 8, 19l8.-Mr. w. D. JAM
ieson, Asst. Treasurer, Washington, D C-My
Dear Mr.. Jamieson: l am in receipt of your
letter of October S, expressing your appreciation
of my services rendered to our party in the CAM
paign of 1916. Only for this letter l would
never have known that my name was listed with
other prominent citizens who did their patriotic
duty.
Your letter confirms suspicion I have had
for some time. viz, that our party is slipping
and that something will have to be done at once
to bolster up our cause or all will be lost, for,
notwithstanding our leader has declared that
politics is adjourned" the republicans have de-
signing eyes on everything in sight, and just at
time, too, when the salaries of federal Office
holders have been boosted to meet the wishes
OF the boys. | shudder when | think OF the ca
lamlty that awaits this country should the re-
publicans succeed.
have contended, and still contend, that our
party organization has been derelict in its duty
i'll not providing sufficient number of federal
offices to meet the needs of the party. I realize
that so far as the boys of the south are con-
cerned they have been we'll provided for, but
out here in the middle west there are lot Of
Jim Dahlmans and Arthur Mullens whose inter-
ests have not been properly considered, and
am afraid this neglect will be harmful to our
partvs interest.
You are right in saying that the one big lob
when we were too proud to fight" but just now
there can't anyone step on the tail of our coat
with lmpunlty and get away with it. Just as
our slogan in 1916 was. HE kept US out of war, ~
so our slogan for 1918 should be, win the war,
and with that we should ride into victory it's
popular phrase and should be in all our CAM
pagn literature.
In your letter you suggest that | send you
check Tor as large an amount as | can afford.
| his is one OF the narrowing thoughts that con-
fronts me, nightmare. in fact. and it has caused
me many a sleepless night The facts are that
l have wife and three daughters to maintain,
all OF whom have an in-growing appetite and
under the administrations regulations of neces-
sites of life it has caused my checks to be listed
on our local exchange at 20 cents on the dollar,
which wouldn't go very far in failing up our
tap the federal officeholders for what you think
they will stand, and leave us nonproducers to
work out our own salvation as best we can
On the envelope containing your letter
noticed these instructions to postmasters printed
in large red letters: Notice to Postmaster: If
addressee is a federal employee, please deliver
this letter to his residence or return unde1vered
in three days"
l am not just clear in my mind as to the
purpose OF these instructions but if it is to evade
the law against soliciting campaign funds from
government employees in federal buildings,
would say the idea is good one, for we must
keep our party politics clean in the future as we
have always done in the past
In conclusion I wish to thank you for plac-
ing my name on your Honor ROLL" this is a
pleasant thought, indeed, and gives me great
deal of satisfaction, but overshadowing that
comes the terrible thought that this country
might go republican. and that would be hell,
Jameson, simply hell. Very truly yours,
&c JENKINS