Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-18
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editorial by The Bee, a remarkable
statement was made. 1t was con-
corning the Acknowledgement OF
voters in the southern states. In
> speaking of the chance for better
, ment OF conditions in the south you
said, THE change will come when
the democratic leaders Of the south
become ashamed Of their present
tactics, and not before"
We might with equal reason have
said we ought not to declare war
against Germany, for the German
leaders might become ashamed of
themselves and stop numbering peo-
pie and withdraw to their own coun-
try voluntarily. 1t is the same argu-
ment that was advanced when these
same southern states were FOSTER
ing their rebellion against the
Union and many people even OF the
north were not in favor of forcing
them to stay in the Union. / be-
lieve the republican national con-
vention next year should take an
advanced and determined stand to
4 right the wrong that exists in the
south today. The party should have
taken that stand many years ago.
L
| ands of colored voters are dis
franchised by the Ubiquitous cleo
ton laws of nearly every southern
state, many hundreds of thousands
Of white men are also disfranchised
In the state of Virginia more than
/ $500 white men and 10000 col
Ored men are not allowed to vote In
the state of Alabama 100000 white
~ all - 80
/ every democrat from President viii
son on down talks glibly about de-
mocracy and favor the oppressed
of every land except our own.
I took onto myself to write TO
Will II. Hays, the republican ma
tional chairman, and suggest 60 him
the south get home that a
them to force the southern
oligarchs to give them the right
of franchise. If they are good
enough to go to France and fight
for what is called democracy at the
good enough to vote.
More votes are cast in theState of
Illinois than in all the southern
okclGn put tOBClAAOAf bAAC1t AAeSf0
over 100 more congressman than
Illinois. More votes were cast for
Jefferis and Lobeck recently than
in dozens Of districts put together in
the south. Such a state of affairs
should not continue and the repub-
lican party should come out with a
bold and stalwart declaration !
against such conditions in their plat
eo-v., % T0On MY A ACNEIN /
Prelates and Propaganda,
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 9.-To the
Editor of The Bee: Irish priests |
preached rebellion during the re-
cent outbreak in Ireland. Spanish |
priests fought the establishment of |
a republic in Portugal and went |
over in a body to Macmillan when i
he invaded Mexico in the late sixties. |
Today the pope refuses to leave
the vatican as a protest against the
occupation of Rome by the italian
government. Now, would like TO
know the reason for all these things |
if there is not propaganda to &C
quire political control as well as
spiritual control of all governments.
There are millions Of good Catho-
German citizens, they easily become
dupes of a clique of propagandists
that are determined to fasten their
doctrines upon every civilized peo-
pie. PAGANUs.
Work and Prosperity.
Broken Bow, Neb., Jan Ito
the Editor of The Bee: Your edi-
torial on danger at Our Gates" APP \
pealed to me, and / wondered if
there wasn't a linking between that
and Governor MeKelvie's idea of
tenants, and farms. Let us consider
that all businesses phase from the
land or products of the land. A
good time to think that over is in
times of drouth. I believe that Pres
ident Wilson says that without
plenty of food there can be no good
or something to that
effect
I think that the owner of the land
should be its labor or its manager,
or, If that were impossible, he might
hire manager, or he might, If all
these were impossible, sell It.
believe in honest work for every one
able to work, and in working hon. {
estly at everything we do, if not, s
then must believe in hoboes and s
aristocrats, sponges and pro-Ger- {
mans Honest head work we must /
nave and we have lots Of 1t, for in {
is gem in every edi-
.orial.
/ claim that an honest workman,
.ich or poor, with plenty Of self
respect and control is as good as Q
lnyone, and that money is only ex-
changed for the products of labor, :
Ind the only fair way to decrease
he cost Of living IS to increase the
upply over the world demand. r
Whenever the world demands the
Of labor, no small bunch Il
# men can control it. I think that1
Drings it back to the tenant and 9
andlord, or parity. Perhaps there
re honest and dishonest people in
very line of business or work and
hey don't know what nor how to +
barge. The least they can do is
o charge every one the same, which L
caves them open to fair COMPETE L
ion.
For good government we must
ave good management, good work. n,
RS, good homes and honest people, B
nd then we have liberty, freedom
nd universal brotherhood. Under
ne present administration I'm for ia
wilson democracy, under the next
d De Tor Hoover democracy, if I Al
ould. Because l don't see how
ny one can work against Wilson,
-ooVer or Pershing without work.
lg against the other two. Hoover. N,
eing republican, does not matter.