Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-22
Fndorses The Bee,s Wow.

lives for liberty.
ANOTHER AVERAGE MAN.
Endorses The Bees Views.
New York, Jan. Ito the
Editor of The Bee: In passing
through Omaha en- route to Chicago,
/ noted the striking and admirable
way in which your paper contrasted
the World Herald's treatment of
Colonel Roosevelts death with
President Wilson's cabled tribute, 1t
was a splendid piece of newspaper
work, and meant to have spoken
to you about it when we should
meet. Senator Hitchcock's paper
seems to be exclusive in its atti-
tude toward the memory Of one of
the greatest men America has ever
produced. Otherwise the press has
been practically unanimous in its
recognition of his greatness. S. c.
Prohibition and Original Sin.
Omaha, Jan. 20.-To the Editor OF
The Bee: I did not hear Rev.
Delarme's @Victory" shout on Sun
day night, and, If he is fairly re-
ported in the papers, am glad did
not. In his enthusiasm for prohibit
ton, he has overlooked the tenets
Of his theology. The Baptist dogma
rests on and accepts Calvinism,
which teaches free will, original sin,
REORGANIZATION, and salvation through
repentance and works. How the
reverend gentleman can square in
his own mind these principles with
that Of banishing sin through the
easy expedient of legislative enact
ment is beyond my comprehension.
He may be right, and the millennium
may be at hand. / hope so, bat my
hesitant soul will not permit me to
reject lessons taught by human ex-
perience extending over at least 1875
centuries. OLD FoGY.
''TheN Public Be Damned"
Council Bluffs, Jan. 1910 the
Editor Of The Bee: always adj
mired Mr.. Vanderbilt for his frank
ness in making the above statement.
That was his idea Of running rail-
roads and he wasn't afraid to say so. |
Every railroad magnate since Mr..
Vanderbilt's, time has thought the
same thought, but has been sneak
ing about it and too cowardly to
say what he meant .N
When one thinks of the deplor- |
able condition the railroads of the |
country were permitted to get in by
incompetent management, it is sur
prising that the men who headed |
them would have the "guts" to as,l |
to be reinstated and permitted to
further wreck them. It is too bad !
that Mr.. Wilson has SO much world |
work on hand. Just why he didn't |
let "Kunnep House take care of |
things at the peace table and stay at |
home and look after some of the |
important domestic matters need |
ing attention is beyond our COM |
prehension. Then, too, Mr.. McAdoo |
deserts the "old ship" and no one !
seems to know where we "are at"
Just drifting. about like a tumble |
weed in the wind.
OF course, some OF the old "noss /
backs in congress and editorial /
chairs holler socialism, socialism,
when anyone suggests that the gov
eminent operate the railroads, That |
sort of bunk doesn't scare anybody |
very much. You see, we are all |
sociallstic to some extent, at least.
Yes, public highways, streets and /
ed by us all jointly. And then |
Uncle Sam has done pretty good /
job of handling his mail business.
Guess 1t is true that the railroads
have oiled" him to the limit, but |
taken all in all he has demonstrated
that it is a pretty good system and it
runs along pretty we'll, even with a
frightfully incompetent head. Gov
eminent ownership Of the railroads
isn't a matter Of policy, or what you
or l think; it is not republican,
democratic, prohibition, nonpartisan
league, socialist doctrine. It's just
common sense. Business acumen in
jected into governmental affairs.
There is not the slightest doubt
but what we would have better serv-
ice, better salaries and more gener-
al satisfaction under government
ownership and management than
under private ownership and, the
grossest Of acknowledgement. Then
the policy OF the roads would not be
1.-THE public be damned" but rather
what is the pleasure Of the pub
hc?" In my humble opinion the
question of government ownership is
as much "jug handle" question as
prohibition.
Give us dry country and govern
ment ownership for ten years and
the nation will show greater strides
than it has in all the time since the /
Declaration Of Independence was
signed. ]. H. ]. BLACK.