The monitor., 1928-11-02

have him on the ticket for the obvi-
Gus reason that the colored vote is
so uncertain this year, that Mcmillan,
colored man, might strengthen the
chances of success. The machine is
not playing any conspicuous hand in
this election. 1t seldom does in ma
tional elections, it being a local or
ganization concerned in local inter-
ests. But if it were, you would be
dead sure that if it supported Nc
MILAN at all, it would be only overt
ly, while covertly it would lend sup
port to his democratic opponent.
Both candidates in the Ninth dis
trict are machine picked men. You
will also hear the plea from politi-
clans interested in carrying that dis
trict that you should support Nc
MILAN because he is a member of our
group. The answer should be I'M
mistakeable, that we as a group have
risen above that kind of petty fog
gerry which prompts US to support this
man or that because of his racial or
religious affiliations. We hold to the
broader view, that a mans racial con-
nections no more fit him for public
trust than does a mans religious af-
filiation disqualify him for public Of
flee. We hold to the theory that the
only qualification necessary is that
the man shall fit the office by char
acter, preparation and experience, re-
CARELESS of race, color or religious
connections. This would be putting
in practice what we preach and pro-
fess on the political curb. A democ-
racy in deed and not in word only.
Put men in office whom you have
every reason to believe will fulfill
the requirements of that office in
every detail One who will work in
the interest of his constituency I'M
fettered by any political obligations.
This we cannot hope to have in Nc
MILAN. Mcmillan would go in office
under obligations to the organiza-
tions which were responsible for his
nomination. 1t is no use beating the
devil around the stump on that mat
ter. You know that machines are ex-
through the instrumentality of an ex-
acting machine that the present rep
resentative from that district, who
did a creditable job of it, will not
return. Can we expect more of Nc
MILAN? / should say not. 1t is bad
enough to have representative Of
doubtful caliber. 1t is infinitely
worse to have one who is tied hand
and foot to an exacting political or
ganization, whose dictum he must
obey.
We have established the idea in
this campaign that we have ceased
to sign on the dotted line. We are
thinking and acting for ourselves.
We shall have 40 more of these "po-
litical deliveries" to which we have
been accustomed in this town. If
we come or go in this election, it will
be by our own choice, and we shall
accept full responsibility for our act.
OF course, we should like to have two
of our group in the Nebraska legisla-
ture. We ask of those who are ask
ing us that question, did we not have
two there already? Why take away
from US a man of unquestionable abil-
ity to give us one who essays to flirt
with machine politics, the very ele-
mentary rudiments of which he has
not the slightest acquaintance?
Applying the Biblical caption to
this situation, We term Mcmillan as
our right hand and Barnett as our
left. 1.-THE right hand offends US,
and we are going to cut if off and
cast it from US. For it is profitable
for US that one of our members shall
be defeated than for us all to suffer
this injurious precedent"