Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 27, 1910, Page 1

] NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO mIGNT, BALLINGER HELD UP AS GUILTLESS Beoretary of Interior Has Legal Defender in Attorney John J. Vertree Before Committee. CABINET OFFICER NOT CALLED Request of Attorney Brandeis that He Be Witness is Denied. DEFENSE PRESENTS TESTIMONY Lawyer Disclaims Any Unworthy | Acts by Mr, Ballinger, SHOT AT PINCHOT AND GLAVIS| Forester's Regime COalled the “Reign of Men"” and that Which Fol- lowed After Termed the “Relgn of Law.” WASHINGTON, March 25.—After the Bal- Iinger-Pinchot Investigating committee had | twice declined to grant 'the request of At- torney Brandeis, representing Louls R. Glayis and others, to compel the immediate filnfllnce of Becretary Ballinger as a wit- | «8, John J. Vertrees late today made the openiing’ statement in Mr. Ballinger's be- half and began the presentation of testi-d mony. Mr. Vertrees declared that the testi- mony 6f Glavis and others would be shown o be “grossly false.” “There 18 no act of Mr. Ballinger,” as- serted the attorney, “to which It is pos- sible to ascribe an unworthy motive or im- Dproper purpose otherwise than through the susplcfon of a perverted mind, or the re- sentmeht of a discharged public servant, or the program of an unscrupulous palitl- chl Intrigue.” tement sparkled with epigrams. “Thé evidence to be submitted,” he said, "will make all things 'so plain and so clear that the committes will cast about to ds- cover how men who knew so much about the. truth could have had the daring to present themselves as sfncere, honest har- borers of suspicion. Takes Shot at Glavis, “Glavis, suspielous by nature, became perverted by detective service until appar- ently he was incapable of fair judgment. Pinchot, vain and flattered, s chief of the forest service by his own publicity bureau, had come to regard himself as the most ‘important personality in the De- partment of Agriculture.” The administration of Pinchot, the at- torney characterized as the reign of men. On March 4, 1909, he declared, there came the relgn of law. “Mr, Ballinger concelyed that his duty | eloudy Dark, Rainy Easter After All This Sun Hard Luok for the Lilies and Bon- nets, According to Colonel Welsh, Talk about hard luck; after all this beautiful summer weather, Easter is to be d probably rain and cold! “Chance for thunder showers tonight or tomorrow,” sald Colonel Welsh. | “Light rains are reported at North Platte and Rapid City, with scattering rains in the mountains. The disturbance is central over Colorado and there Is a strong probability of a rainy Baster for Omaha." A pecullar condition exists all over the country for this season. About the only snow left on the ground, except In the high mountain @istricts, is in northern Michigan and Wisconsin, northern Maine and New England. The average date of the last killing frosts for this section of the country is AprH 15 The weather bureau has no information that will indicate any Violent changes in temperature for the remainder of the month, 80 the likelihood 1s that March 1910 will take the record as the mildest March ever known to this latitude. WASBHINGTON, March 2.—Rain llkely will spoll some of the Easter fashion parades, according to a weather bureau an- nouncement today. The very fresh wave of spring which has made it fecl like spring all over the east for_the last few days is partly responsible, &8 now on its heels comes riding a dis- turbance of considerable intensity, which started west of the Rocky Mountains and has carrled local rains in its track to the Mississippi river. Today the disturbance was moving east- ward and was expected to bring rains to- night and Sunday In the lake region, T nessee and the Ohlo valley. > Roosevelt Talks to Americans and Visits University Former President, in Mock Gravity, Says "lpt a Lion Did His Duty.” CAIRO, Egy) March 26—"Not a llon 4id his duty, with this declaration, reiterated In mock gravity, formier ‘Presi- dent Roosevelt continued his Informal re- marks at this morning’s reception to fellow citizens from America. The joke was not lost and caused a hearty laugh, in which the epeaker folned. X ‘The reception was held in the beautiful gardens adjoining @hepherd's -hotel, and was not to be expressed ih the words: ‘T hereby direct and order,’ but in the words: it enacted by the senate And house representatives of the United BStatés of jea.’ and he acted aceordingly. By command of the law, he undfd some things whioh Mr. Garfield had done.. By command of the law Co-operative gertiti- cates .and . cosoperative agreements and ranger eduenation at govérnment eXpense becamé things of the past. i y + Ballingér the Martyr. “When they lost thelr vivid colorings and took on & cold, dead gray thefe was & subsidence in the proportions of the for- esty chief—he ceased to be the Depart- ment of Agricultyre. He was exposed, and Mr. Ballinger had committed the unpardon- able sin of defeating the ambition of & solt-exaggerated man. Mr. Ballinger was now where Mr. Garfield was not and Mr. Pinchot was confined to the forest re- serves, Broad as they are, they are too small for him. Here was' the birthplace of that spirit of resentment and revenge which blindly wrote ‘mistakes’ to the present and utilized this Glavis of the de- tectlve service to assassinate Mr. Balling- er's good name and thereby bring reproach upon the president who had not retained Mr. Garfleld and. had dismissed Mr. Pinchot. “This explanation will be made obvious and apparent when the evidence now to be offered fs seen. The Fireworks Bey A‘wrntr Brandels, representing Louls R. a and others, made an unsuccessful pt to have Secretary Ballinger calied as one of his witness The committee ruled against the attorney and called from him & protest which Mr. Ballinger's law- yers later characterized as “‘most malig- nant and leprous.” John N. Steele, counsel for the Morgan- Gugsenhelm syndicate in Alaska, occupied the stand throughout the morning. He declared the Guggenheims had been un- Justly abused ever since they went into Alaska and asserted that they had never tried ¢o use undue influence in any direc- ton or to shut out competition. The defense planned to proceed Wwith its case late this afterncon. Mr. Ballinger srobably will not be called untll negr the slose of the inuiry, Brandeis’ Request Den The committee, after an executive session today, unanimously decided to deny the request of Attorney Brandels, representing Louls R. Glavis and others, that Secretary alled as & wit- the “prosecution” at this time. "% The decision brought out a protest from the attorney which was stingingly de- sunciatory of the accused cabinet offices And which was stopped by the committee. In announcing the declston of the com- mittee, Senator Nelson sald Secretary Ballinger would appear as a witness during the presentation of his side of the case and that ample opportunity would be given all counsel for cross-examination. Attorney Brandels was on his feet as #00n &s he caught the drift of the com- mittee's ruling, “I desire to protest,” he fairly shouted, “against the action of the committee which se@ns 1o me to have the effect of denying to the committee and those who are car tully ‘Wwatching the proceedings the best op- portunity to arrive at the facts, Protest is Entered. The attorney was interrupted by Chair- man Nelson, protest will by entered; proceed casa” sire to know when Mr. Ballinger will \nd testify before this committes. come’ a8 early ab 8 o'clock a crowd was there. A \dpabaray. pistioml hig bewn vradtat, end this - wia, with A i":m and pal he recefved @ nolsy ovation. The chesrs wero followed by “My Country 'Tis of hee.™ P sl Colonel Roosevelt sald he would not make s speech, but wished to say that he Was ‘glad ‘of | the ‘opportunity to meet fel- low ‘countrymen.. He was, glad, he sald, to see America in the east. Then he assured them"that, the lons I Africa had not se- cépted - the milsblon jokingly imposed upon them. A line was formed and, passing the plat- form, every one of the ¢rowd, in which women predominated, shook hands with Cofonel Roosevelt' and recelved a personal gréeting. This over, another cheer was given and once more My Country 'Tis of Thee" was sung. Following the reception, Mr. Roosevelt went to his apartments and appeared for the Visit to Alashar univer- sity. In his visit to the Mosque Alazhar, which in 98 was turned Into a university, Colonel Roosevelt was accompanied by Mrs. Roose- velt, Kermit, Miss Ethel and a few others. At the gate of the Barbers, the visitors were detained untll commodious colored shoes could be tied over their boots, as the feet of Infidels are not permitted to desecrate the Mohammedan floors. Colonel Roosevelt Inspected the Mosque, being especially interested in the ‘ancient carvings, thé Korans which had been the pgrsonal property of past Khedives and other celebrities, and the wealth of curlous objects in the museum. Passing through the court they found compartments at elther side filled with ‘hundreds of natives engaged.in prayer in the university. quarter a great num of students studying the Koran. Fairfield Suicide Had Two Wives H. D. McDonald, Who Killed Bride and Self Thursday, Leaves Fam- - ily in Cincinnati, CINCINNATI, O., March 26.—H. D, Mo- Donald, who shot and killed his wite of six weeks and then committed suicide at Fairfield, Ia., Thursday night, had & wite and children living in this city. McDonald was known ss H. D. Ward. He was a freight claim clerk and up to three years ago, worked for the Cincinnati, Hamliton & Dayton in this eity, then he went to Chicago with the Burlington road, remain- ing with them until a year ago, when he went to the Illinols Central as a traveling auditor of freight accounts. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, CANNON FACING MORE WARFARE Speaker of House May Yet Have Another Contest with Insurgents and Democrats. MEMBERS “HEARING FROM HOME" Statements Made by Several Leaders Indicate Trouble in Store. POINDEXTER SEEKS REFORMS Movement Has Just Begun, He Says, Likewise Mr. Murdock. ASHER C. HINDS FOR THE PLACE Striet an in Chair Sho Power of Present Ineumbent. WASHINGTON, March 26.—Many of the insurgent republicans of the house who last Saturday vot~ to retain Speaker Can- non in the chalr are''hearing from home," According to reports in ricculation about the capitol. These advices are said to be not at all reassuring. Following close on this information come statements from several that the “war against Cannonism” is to go on to th eextent of ultimately causing the de- thronement of Speaker Cannon, the elec- tion of his successor and the complets reformation of the rules of the house. The overthrow of the peaker and the taking away from the speakership of all power to influence legislation unduly are aimed at. Some of the fnsurgents discussed these subjects freely today. “A proposition to remove Speaker Can- non by means of the combined vots of democrats and insurgents and substitute in his place Asher C. Hinds, the pariia- meNtarfan ofthe house, is one -of -the plans which several insurgents advocated today. “The idea of placing In the speaker's chair a pure parllamentarian not a' mem- ber of the house, who would be entirely uninfluenced by.considerations of parti- sdn advantage was jointed out by Repre- mentative Roindexter of Washipgton and others as the logical and proper course. Ung¢ the constitution the house may choose a speaker who s not & member 6f the body." . 3 Reforms Just Begun. Representative Poindexter, who Is one of the prominent members of the Insurgent ‘body, said: 4N v . *“This initial reform which we have ac- complished must he followed by others. The whole trouble in which the house 1108 ‘itselt 18 ‘catsed by the’ Joining of ‘the power iof the 'speaker with that of the leader of the'migortty. » i+ ) & g “The” Bglish ‘Plan (of Having an expert parifamentarian ihstead of a politiclan as o presiding. officer. s the only correst one; As 1ong as we seloct: a party leader ‘as ‘spealcer just-mo long will we haye pantisan and unfait rulings from the chair! | “When thé house adopted the Norris res- olutiori the, other day it was a vote of 'no canfidence' in! Speaker: Cannon and he should 'lrave resigned. -As he daid.not do 80, we Should depose -him., With that ac- compiished, I think | we, should eleot Mr. Hinds. - I believe 'a majority of the house would vote for_ It. -Surely the democrats And the Insurgents who voted against Cannon 1aet Baturday and I believe a large number; 0f other Insurgents or so-called hear insurgents will vote for it when the temper of the -people of the country is accurately judged on this question.” Victor Murdock of Kansas, another in surgent leader, sald: ‘The movement to reform the procedure of ‘the house has just begun. Before this session adjourns we will have accomplished & great many things. I hear radicals on this. slde who never before were willing to aimit that the rules or anything els: needed changing now discussing ways and means of ‘revising rules and making them better. “Not 1n fifty years have such liberal Ideas regarding the government of this house prevalled among members. I expect to see, In a comparatively short time, the standing committees of this house meeting in open session Instead of secret session as now. Of course, the military and naval, and perhaps other committees, would have to meet in seoret occasionally, as & matter of public policy.; But secret ways of doing business here are on the wane and will soon be over. Many interesting and perhaps startling developments will result before this house adjourns sine die.” Other insurgents expressed themselves along similar lines. It is certain that a number of the leaders of the insurgents have fn mind at least two things for this session: First, the deposition of Speaker Cannon unless he voluntarily retires; sec- ond, the establishment of a committee on committees. All of the Insurgents expressed themselves as desiring to see the president’s legislation out of the way before hostilities break out again. One insurgent, who would not allow the use of his name, said: “Unless Speaker Cannon resigns, we will depose him before this session ends. He is a part of this system and must go. If it does not happen before I look for it to come about the last day of the session.’ The proposal to elect Asher C.:Hinds as | speaker elicited much comment from those | who were made aware of it. Mr, Hinds |s & republican and is a candl- date for nomination for congress from New England. His present duty is to formulate rulings for Speaker Cannon. 1910—-SEVEN N N From the §t. Louls Times, THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska—Cloudy and colder. For Towa—Showers and cooler, For weather report see page 2 SECTIONS—FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. ‘The House Insurgents SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. REMEDY FOR TRADING EVILS Federal Guard - Over Speculation Urged by Cotton Leader. Pay-as-You-Enter Funerals Excite Omaha Undertakers Funerals on the pay-as-you-enter plan|Omaha, with a view of interesting the may soon be the rule in Omaha, as they |Omaha Casket company. It s said t the are now in the east, and to some extent in (WOrk Is generally done through the casket Chicago and San Franelsco. companies, but the manager of the local Under this plan, the rumored coming of [°0N€ern sald this morning his company which has thrown the local undertakers knew nothing about it. He admitted they ino a flurry, a man may order a §0|had heard the rumor, however. ftuperal, with all necessities found, or may raise the limit according to his own notlon. A #0 funeral is sald to include embalm- ing, & hearse, a casket, two carriages and Will he follow Mr. Steele on the stangt+|drivers: A WIS funeral wil, of course, se- Mr, Drandels. “I will answer that," sald Attorney Ver- troes, representing Mr. Ballinger. “Mr. cure & better casket and more carriages. Success ls reported to have rewarded the efforts of the “bulk funeral” promoters Ballinger Wil not come at the end of My, |'™ the cities where the plan has been in- Montinued on Second Page. auguarated. A Chicago promoter is said [lish and elaborate a manner as those much th This new development in the oconduct of funerals has resulted from agitation car- ried on in the east and in Chicago against the growing expense of burfals. In cer- tain_sections, priests and ministers have preached sermons on the extravagance of modern funerals, quoting instances where tamilles have been plunged into debt by, thel? desire to bury thelr dedd In as sty- 1o be carefully looking over the ground in | better able to stand the expense. QUESTION OF RIGHT AND WRONG W. B. Thompwon of New Orleans Says There {s No Wrong in Fatures, but thet. There ! © Be Laws) b, ot .-NEW _YORK, March,26,—Kederal super- vislon of speculative exchanges was recom- mended tonight by W. B. Thompson, presi- dent of the New Orleans Cotton exchange, In a address before the Republican club of the city, of New York. Mr. Thompson’s subject ,was, “How Can the Beconomlc Féatures of the Speculative Exchanges Be Preserved and the Ethical Bvils' Eliminated?’ ' ‘In' suggesting his remedies, he sald: ' ““There,1s no wrong in future trade nor 18 there any evil'in a falily and equitably admired system of future trading. The speculative teature s~ djunctive to the trading in the actual commodity. The spec- ulative medium is regulated by the value of the actual-commodity for which the medium stands. On the contrary, futdve trading 15 as ethical as and a properly regulated = commitments Is an indispensable factor in modern trade. Remedial.efforts, therifore, should not have for their object the aboli- tion of the future trading system, but should be directed towards the codes and rules of the exchanges which occur in the system as operated. A Obligations to Public. “The first step in the remedial endeavor 18 10 bring the exchanges to & just appre- clation of thelr responeibil{ties and obliga- tions to the public, and the second step is to compel a fair response to this responsi- bllity and this obligation. I know of no effectual method by which these results may be accomplished except by the action of the people themselves, enforced through their strong governmental arms. “It | snot feasible or wise for congress to undertake to make books of rules for the government of the exchanges, but it is feasible that it is wise and necessary that the observance of a few plain principles of right ar@ wrong shall be’ commanded by national legislation and that a special executive agency shall be charged with the duty of seeing that these mandates are obeyed. “I take this stand with no’ misgivings. The active interference by the government with the operations of powerful organized interests which have hitherto enjoyed im- munity from compulsion In¥olves conse- quences worth serlous condition; but that far-reaching nature of the wrongs and the Increasing discontent and restivéhess of the millions who are touched theréby make wise remedial action Imperative," Water Main Bursts in Clncinn: CINCINNATI, March 25.—Michael Reuss, a grocer, was drowned and thousands of dollars worth of damage caused by ths bursting of a twenty-inch water main under Firdlay street, between Lynn and Bay- miller gtreets, ‘early today. The first thing that many will do today will be to read the want ads ot The Bee. There are many of these lit- tle treasures. They are get- ting homes for people—posi- tions for people—money for people. It is Interesting reading. e pulse of the people. Read them today. It is Stream ot Lava Pouring Down Mount Etna It is lfiv Twenty-Five Miles Long and is Fifteen Feet Deep . ; in Places, | CATANTA] Bielly, Maroh' 2.~The erup- tions’ tromy the side eraters of Mount Aetna continued todey and the flery river formed &t the foot of Mount Castellazzo moved slowly toward Borrello and .Belpasso, con- suiming evérything in ita path. ; “The stredm of lave winding in' and out over the uneven surface at the mountain ® “hds covered probably = twenty-five miles; though fts head {s not more'than ten rhiled from the sour in' An’ aif link Throughdut the night the summit of Moufit Aetna appeared to be ablaze, but today a cloud of black smoke enveloped the peak. Prolonged rumblings , from the central crater “and frequent explosions from the side fissures served as effectually as the flood Itself to hold in terror the populace for miles around. An early morning visit into the threat- ened region’ afforded & spectacle magnifi- cent beyond ‘description, which- couid be thoroughly enjoyed by the -hundreds of sightseers flocking there but for the other side of the picture. The terror and real Aistresn of the peasants in the vicinity is depressing. A ‘panic has seized them and though- they clung to their little homes until the flood was almost upon them, they have now abandoned all but their portable property and, driving before them their donkeys and plgs, the former loaded with household goods, they are wandering about with - the single aim of preserving ‘what little has been left to'them. - On the hill- tops little groups of men, women and chil- dren could be seen looking back sadly to the sites of their foimer homes, now cov- ered with lava to a helght of perhaps fif- teen feet. B THREE ARRESTS MAY CLEAR UP BIG JEWELRY. ROBBERY posed Pushcart Peddlers Captured in New York with Stolen Watches in Possession. NEW YORK, March 26.—Three arrests which may clear up & recent §15,000 diamond jewelry robbery in Boston were made here today. After & rough and tumble struggle on the custody* Jacob and Joseph Goldberg, broth- ers, and Harris Rothsteln, who sald théy were pusheart peddlers, but whom the police felt justified in retaining after com- paring them with descriptions sent from Boston of men sought In conneetion with the Alllan jewelry store robbery in that city on the night of February 2. | Five watches and a number of rings and pirs were found on the prisoners and the police gave out the Information that the number on the watches corresponded with that of a watch taken from the store or the night of the robbery. HIAWATHA, Kan., March 26.—Members of the Anti-Horgethief association, who started out last night trom Hiawatha and half & dozen different towns surrounding, in motor cars to eapture a band of horse- | thieves, were reparted to have surrounded one of the men in the hills near Reserve, Kan., close to the Nebraska line. The man refused to surrender, and as he was well armed, & fight was expected. Some of the pursuers returned to Hia- watha during the night, after a trace of the thieves had been found. Eatly today they again joined their companions, taking up the chase with renewed vigor and soon one of the men had been run fo cover. As the news spread, dosens of farmers and others_reinforced the original posse, which "ll headed by Sheriff Herman of Brown 5 | street, central office detectives took into | ALLEGED GRAFTERS WATCHED Pittsburg Councilmanic Conspirators Under Detectives’ Eyes, ANOTHER RINGLEADER ‘INVOLVED Man is Belleved to Have Weakened - and Told His Story to Distriet Attorney——Bank Direc. tors Acti ol PITTSBURG, March %.—Another of thé counclimen charged with being one of the ringleaders is belleved to have weakened today and 6" have’ told Kk “story ‘of the graft ‘consiparcy to the district sttorney. This ‘step and ' the dhusual activity of county detectives, serving to Indlcatt oo counclimen that any suddent departure from town would be hazardous, were the only developmefits of the day In the graft cases. Charles Stewart, with his attorney, forme * 1 Governor W. A. Stone,. called on District Attorney Blakely in his office today. Three hours later, when they emerged, Blakely would bive out no definite statement. The district attorney, however, has re- peatedly apnounced that Stewart held the key to some of the “blg ones’ implicated in the graft conspiracy. If Stewart has made a clean breast of It, Indlotments against certain bankers are assured, it is thought. ‘The grand jury yesterday, in its present- ment, £ald Stewart was the man who was pald $6,00 in Hotel Impertal, New York The name of the fman who paid it 18 known, and Stewart's eviflence would be in the line of corroboration. Intefeit today centered about the meet- Irigs of the directorates of banks named by ithe grand jury yesterday. The subject of a reply. to the district attorney's demands was not taken up at the Columbja Natlonal bank or the German Natlonal of Pittsburg, while the Farmers National Deposit bank announoced that It would readly comply. The Second Natignal directo:ite prepared a statement, signed and cer''''»1 as ordered, and forwarded it to Hari estut, fore- man of the grand jury. .. ‘3lerman Na- tional bank of Allegheny hau .. statement to make, and the Working Man's Savings and Trust company held no mecting, That the graft crusade is at last reaching the men “higher up" Is shown by an an- nouncement by the district attorney today that {f certaln bankers did not appear and tell what they knew of the graft proceed- ings mentioned In the indictments of yester- day.\bénch warrants would be lesued for them. It is expected sgveral of Pittsburg's hest known '’ financiers will be caught in the draghet of next week's investightion. The strain is wearing on those under fire. - This is shown by the fact that Wil- Mam ‘Brand, who was committed to the penitent'ary because he refused to make a satisfactory statement to the district attorney has broken down and Is a nervous wreel v=Aer the care of prison physicians, Postponed. Autom(;bilés rAre Us;i [ Wardlaw Trial | Phe trial of the the murder of o -ead, the East Orange bath tu, poétponed today from to May 11 ol R R to Round Up Horse Thieves county and Deputy Griffith of Doniphan county, The chase opened last night, after the thicves had stolen two fine animals from the barns of County Assessor Thomas, himself a member of the Anti-Horsethief esociation, and soon telephone calls were arousing other members of the assoclation in nearby towns. In Kansas this association numbers some of the most prominent men In the state among its members and It was a short time after they heard the call before all the members were speeding in automoblies armed with rifles and shotguns for the hills, the direction taken by the thieves. The thieves are belleved to number half & dogen, but It Is thought all save the man cornered near Reserve have escaped, April 11 | CILE MAYOR DAHLMAN STATES POSITION Makes Public Announcement of the Platform on Which He, Will Run for Governor This Fall. I8 © AGAINST COUNTY ' OPTION Says it is Only a Forerunner of Prohi- bition, Which He Does Not Want. WOULD MOVE THE CAPITAL | Dahlman Thinks More Centrally Located City Would Be Better, BELIEVES IN ARBITRATION Favors a Constitutional Amendment Which Would Permit Cities te Make Thelr Own Charters 1o Govern Themselves. Mayor Dahlman declares himself in tavor of removing the seat of state gavernment iIn Nebraska to some more central loca- tion than Lincoln. He also puts himseif on record for as full a measure of olvjl strvice as the women's clubs of the state |demand. He leans very strongly toward | a state board of control to direct, manage and buy supplies for all state institutions. The mayor Is as blunt as usual in his op- position to county local option, and takes his stand_on the republican Slocumb law, He pronounces in favor of a movement for A state constitutional convention, and takes direct fssue with Mr. Bryan on the personal liberty question, saylng “let us have a piatform of constructive character and not one based on sumptuary . legisla- tion.™ He favors an constitutional amendment permitting cities to make their own char- ters. The national guard has won the mayor, and so has the good roads movement. He will stand for concfliation and arbitration before strikes are declared, and favors the extension of agricultural egucation to all rural schools above the primary grade. Ho wants free state employment offices fn the larger citfes. When the state capital is rémoved to | some more central point, the Omaha candi- date for governor would turn the present state house over to the State university. ; Following is the opening gun fired by ! Mayor Dahlman in his campaign for the democratic gubernatorial nomination. Dahlman's Platform. “To the Voters of Nebrask “Having announced mystelf as a candl- date for nomination for the office of gover- nor of Nebraska, at the hands of the demo- cratic electors, in the primary to be held ‘lon Thursday, August 18, 1 feel that my po- sition on public. questions should be made clear., d 2 “I am opposed to the adoption by the state of Nebraska of the policy of county local- option, which it 18 admitted means eventual probibiuon, If eleated, 1 will use Bl) of ty (Afluencd to dereat such d: meas- ure, and pledge myself to veto such & law It It should be passed by the legisiature. 1 do not belleve that those, who would by law seek to enforce thelr own ideas on others, and make unlawful habits in them- selves Innocent, should be permitted to make this a ‘one-idea’ campaign. *Nebraska has many real interests lo be | considered, cared for and advanced of vastly more importance than the mushroom notlon that the leglslature should by law set a measure of conduct for its citigens in the matter of drinking. On this question 1 hoid that the present laws of Nebraska | are entirely adequate to govern and control | the liquor traffic, or even to suppress It | entirely if any community so desires. “The fathers of the republic never made !a county the unit of rule, and on_ the wise | foundation laid by them has befn reared our present successful governmental struc- | ture. Our thoughttul people should never forget that the success of fanalicism in any one direction Inevitably leads to an extension of a worse fanaticism In other directions. The history of the world amply proves this statement. “The measure of {reedom of life and con- duct enjoyed In our couniry today v the | outgrowth of many ffghts by liberty-loving generations that have pasted away, Tne { hour of real danger to the republic will be {at hand when we begin to bend und bow to every demand that unreasoning prejudice may bring forward. Let us stand ‘solid for what we have and work toward better snds through proper education and' training of the rising generation, in the home even more than in the school, “In matters affecting the personal liber- ties of the general citizenship, I belleve and maintain that every man should be per- mitted the fullest freedom of action not Inconsistent with a decent respect for the law of the land and {'fl rights of his neigh- bor. The only strong rations on the eaith are those wherein this kind of personal liberty prevalls, The democratic pi through all its history has been the pariy of personal liberty. Therein has been s strength with the people. 1 am unalterabiy oppused to any departure from this time- honored principle by the party in Nebraska. | Extend Agricultural Edocation. “I shall favor, if elected goveracr, & steady extension of agricultural education, |This 1s an agricultural state, holding proud position for its wonderful productiv- ity. Yet all who have given the subject any | study know that we have but begun to screteh the surface: that there are Ppossl- bilities untotiched whiclf, when fully de- velooed, will amaze the world, “My long residence in wesiern Nebraska and a4 fair degree of knowledge of its achlevements, aspirations and needs shouid give assurance (hat every legitimate power lat the commana of the governor would be | used by me to develop and forward the interests of this empre which is so full of potential promise for the future. Western Nebraska Is our one great rescrve garden. “We have In our Siate Agricultural co)- lege & powerful center which can and | should be developed so that its curriculum !and its Influence may be extended prao- | teally Into every rural rural sehool in | Nebraska above the primary grade, To aid | In the accomplishment of this end ®o mueh 10 be desired 1 commit myself unresery- edly. In ihe conservation of present re- | sources and the development of those now lying dormaht, the same scho:l can be {used as a mnighty working force and whate | €ver the expense Involved It will be re- paid many fold to the present and succeed- ing erations. “I favor a constitutional amendment em. powering cities of every