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I V i - '.'. -v Y . A .9 NOVEMBER, 1922 y -fc; 1 avstt t . ..,vir.noci whs fnllnwinir v.h nn .. !,. efrine 01 auiuuiw" - -v-";--p. v""'"--!""". IKe' Commoner ;. '.rtr.j " . . 3 destination was reacted. t 4i,nn annlro hHfiflv'Ylff.fif" wlilnl fh,v Jjlri u - .. TliMfnii VinTYiinrl s1irs1- lin'.i- . .i i.t nitriTi Virmeiinnfl e1irii1r 1nwi nflnnlo entered mo ," " T " " - lwuu 1th tho new governor-eieci anumrs. -yan. ; ' Mr Bryan's talk: 'Neighbors and, Friend's: This evidence of Mir nersonal friendshijrand .that, your support and good will extends . beyond the ballot . bpx, nvorcomes me. The election ot the Democratic candidate for governor 15y so large a majority is a victory for the cause of the common- people of th's state, and you soad neople, who' are here to-, night and whp have so splendidly cooperated with mo in the contests in the cjty of Lincoln to nrevent the people from being imposed upon by public service corporations 4 and profiteers and who so loyally supported and defended me in the recent state campaign are entitled to a great deal of credit for the great , Victory for your ' cause at the polls; last Tuesday. ' . ' ' "The state government in Nebraska passed out of the control of the people "who owndd it four years ago. Ymr are the people who went forth with me In 'the, contest td reclaim it and makoit" again serye its imrpo'se. i want yo'u to realize and feel that 'my good Jwlfe and myself deeply appreciate this touching" demonstration of your loyalty and confldqnee. I 'will endeavor 'to bo discharge my duties ak" the Chief executive of the state of Nebraska that I will retain the 'per sonal friendship and confidence of tnose who. supported me so enthusiast'caliy during, tne. re cent campaign; and especially' those who have congregated- around bur home this, evening. I am too much overjoyed by your 'presence to dis cuss issues, policies or results-ip. the campaign.' "Mrs. Bryan arid I, h6weverj do wantj ! the privilege of shaking nands with all of y'otf'wlio have honored us by your presence Jiore'; this evening. We invite you to come into our fh6me where we can greet each of you, individually as' you pass by where we -will be stationed iii:the Railway to receive you. This iB not a f annal in vitation; it is not 'a dress occasion. Thelnvlta .tion is not confined to any clans' or nationality Ibut is extended wholeheartedly rto all of, you who have shown by your presence that you are our friends." After the reception .Mr.' Bryan gave a radio message fl-om the Lincoln'-Star's, broadcasting station, expressing his' .appreciation to Hie, .peo ple of Nebraska for' their support during the campaign and for the large majority giy en Jiim at the polls. BUY AXS TO OCCUPY THE NEBRASKA "WHITE, HOUSE" 7" "The Nebraska- "white house" will again have an occupant after the fo'rst of January, after hav ing been untenanted, save by a caretaker for four years. Mr. and Mrs. C.'W. Bryan having been instructed by' the voters at the recent elec- turn to move, and beinj obedient servant of the Public will, will pack up their lares and pennies and locate at Fifteenth and H streets for at least tno next two. years. ' Fearful Republicans have noted that in the Past years the Bryans have been gradually BUng nearer the executive mansion. Former ly ttioy lived on, oast Viue street, later at Nine S fln(l Washington, and for several years JJJe resided at Seventeenth and B streets. 'Their next move wilf take them just eight blocks. ine Bryan home at Seventeenth' and B streets finn r?0my struture of Hen rooms, but the main "oop is not adapted to- entertaining that custom naa i required, in the past, of the governor. It is "comfortable, cosy home, but the rooms are not 56018 in tu executive mansion, turn if?ryan has iade na-plans as to the fu ltll er in a social way or as to her.new homo. ma V vero aslcG(1 about it, she would. probably hi 1 wouldv Prefer t'o remain in her owh th Ji ?ut 8ll realizbs that her new position as unnn i oC the governor of the state entails flllPrt Ilei' certai" obligations that can best be f ul foi. m, he manslon provided by the legislature Th 1,U1'PS0- Wrlc?ecutive mansion is fully furnished. DanK !rs' besidG3 the kitchen and butler's hall n i i ero ls a roomy dining room,. 'a large than ?.rg0 sitting room and a parlo.r or more are fo, ?ary sizo- 0n the second' floor there the 1ledrOms, including the quarters for room m, andontho third floor is a' ball bo dnn i alls neGd redecorating and this will OthfZt !orQ thQ nw governor moves in. cupancy manslon Is ia condition for oc- tmSr1!!!1110038' colored, became tho butler and L Shoidon administration, back vin 1907, WmiSi1 d that Position during the. changing ""nitrations since then. William can cook fJlcrtlJat"?. the onfv ! T FrWn endorsed for office luiinf faV'la Mr' BryRl1 istrat:on, it'may6 bo Infoied T t chances for re-election arTexccllenf W,Ullm Mrs. Bryan is domestic in he tastes Her i he citv ft ft- J" 'n the social life o liv n,nf V tih0 Subernsorial half of the fain- mbJIS0 PlGaSlV'es of the dac moS. mr. ijiyan is not a member of anv chur'ch but has been an attendant of the First Bant 'it church, where Mrs. Bryan is a member and an orBJ!;?'ker VhG Various departments ?f the organization Mrs Bryan is a member of sev eral culture clubs, is a lover of books and inter ested in a number of kindred interests. The Aryans have ono son, Silas, who is a practicing attorney in Minneapolis and who was the Democratic candidate for, lieutenant gover nor in Minnesota at the recent election. Their only daughter, Marylouise, is a student at tho state umvejsity, but an operation and a severe illness following has kept her at homo' for sev eral months. She is rapidly regaining her health. Mr. Bryan, besides running The Commoner and, the muny.coal yard and looking, after tho duties of street commissioner, owns two farms not far from tho city, and the exercise thus af forded him put him into excellent physical trim far the campaign. He came out of it, despite tho lmrd work and the unaccustomed, speech making, in even better trim than when he en tered. . - The Bryans Have a wide circle of friends in the city, but their social life has been very do mestic in that it still emphasizes the exchanges of personal visits rather than formal affairs. This is taken as anindication that the Nebraska "white house" will not be the center of any par ticular amount of social gayoty, but that its doors will swing wide for the governor's con stituents whenever they -may call. While Mrs. Bryan has been in the center of a whirl of politics for years and has taken a keen personal interest in the fortunes, first of her distinguished brother-in-law and later' of her husband, she does not belpng to the militant type of woman and has kept far in the back ground of politics. Sho is reluctant even now to. face the white light of publicity that her po sition as the traditional "first lady of the state" has turned lipon her. Her chief concern has been her home and her family, and her talents have been principally exorcised in making the, one, comfortable for the other. Her tastes in dress correspond to her other characteristics, ' quiet and modest, unassuming but with a nice v distinction. Lincoln State Journal. Tho 'wets have employed -a few doctors to present some, queer arguments against prohibi tion. A Chicago physic'an not long ago de clared that there had been more thaiulOO per cent increase in the number of insane cases since the Volstead law began operations. It might be "retorted that Chicago is a poor place to use as an illustration since , It would have added more to our store of exact information if he liad taken some city where the -prohibition law has been in effect. The fact that every country in Europe, none of which have prohibi nn.ifao report great increases in insanity cases make? U evidenthat some other cause than a dry law exists. , A WORM) ISSUE r lovd Georgo is making his ilght on a world . rXit'lUuXCwoU! haTo ...cod "'irMhfLue in Groat Britain and in all That is tno lssuo m man or "'"'"LI0" T, ZbTmo rnt-tl!o progressivo-says STTon the side ofUhe common people- nf 92nd Mr. W. J. Bryan ad On Sunday Oct. 22nd, jr. dressed an audience ytimaed at in tho Fair Ground . a u P thQ Jargegt Minneapolis anaJr't,ZB Several thousand uni of his religious meetinfcB. &ev wflg vorsity students we e PW-ont "Evolution, a Menace io j t the univer zation." The teachers or bo 'OET tWfl ig ,n sIty advised their students to ISTot SeUhe0r fnUsitie, Aristocracy of Braihs We ace frequent miinlfoBtationa of intellectual snobbery, but it has been loft to Pronldont Hon kins, of Dartmouth, to makoTthe moit un-American proposition that him yot como from the mind -worshippers. President Hopkins, inaddroijiInff the student body at' tho opening ot tho academic year, is duotod as saying: "Too many men are going to college. - "The opportunities for socuring an oducation by way of tho college course ara definitely a privilege and not at all a universal right. Tho funds available for application to 'the uses of in- stitutions of higher learning" aro not limitloss and cannot bo made ho whethor their origin bo sought in tho rosourcesM public taxation or in tho socurablo benefactions for tho enhancing of privato endowments. "It consequently . bocomos essential that a forking theory bo sought that will cooperate with some degree of accuracy . to dot lnp tho in dividuals who shall make up thoroup'tS yhon, in justice to tho public gob'd, the privilege shall be extended and to specify those from 1vhom tho privilege should be held. "This is a two fold necossity-on tho., .oncj hand that men incapablo of profjtfng'by Vho.ga-j vantages which the college offers or indiajipsp'd shaU not, bo withdrawn from . useful' work' tq . spend their time profitlessly in idleness aqqutr-; ing false standards of living; anil on tho oioif hand hat tho contribution which the.collego la capable of making to the lives of competont men and through them to society shall not be 'too largely lessened by tho 'slackening of pace' 'due to the presence of men indifferent or wanWrigirf capacity. "Too ofen meii reputed to be seeking an qdllf cation are, only seeking membership in a,, social organization which has reputation -for affpilnS an education. t ,. ,j "It would be incompatible with all of tlijpn ceptions of democracy,'" he continued, "tpjjafb sumo that the prjvilogo of hlghor education, should be restricted to ariy class defined by,. tho, accident of birth or by the fortuitous clrcm,-, stances of possession" of wealth, but thqo. Is such a thing as an aristocracy of brains, made up of men intellectually alert and intellectually eager to Whom increasingly the opportunities of high-, er education ought to be restricted if dgmocracyj is to become a quality product rather than simply a quantity one, and if excellence and ef fectiveness are Jo displace mediocrity toward, "which democracy has such a tendency to T3kid:". . President Hopkins said ho "would carefqlly safeguard these statements by reiterating that "It behooves all of us to avoid cenf usingr. ,thp symbols and the facts-of intellectuality.",., ,-5u ' "I should hope," he added, "that under-any , circumstances we might avoid confusjng mental gymnastics and facility in appropriating the ideas of otfiers wjth genuine thinking." ( Could anything be more absurd?' '; BreflJiTont; Hopk'ns would not have the favored oned se lected according to bdrth or according to wealth but according to alertnessand eagerness. 'a board is to separate the smart sheep from thg dull goats and close the. universities to the lat ter. And this in America! Tho effect that high- er education has had on President Hopkins, is a conclusive argument against such an aristocracy of brains. What this country needs is nQt more brains but more heart not more intellect but more conse'ence. Wendell Phillips said, "Tho people MAKE history; the scholars write it part truly and part as colored by their preju dices.'" $x-President Roosevelt, speaking to -t.Tnrv.nrfl law students, said .that there was scarcely a great conspiracy against the public welfare that did not have Harvard brains behind President Wilson said that the influences that control our nation do not come from pur insti tutions of learning but from the plain people. Tho arrogant attitude of President Hopkins explains the failure of our big colleges to furnish leadership for the people. They teach a selfish Philosophy, based on a SUPPOSED BRUTE AN , CESTRY, which makes-its followers cold, cruel " and mercenary. The heart must be restored to the throne and made the source of authority. The mind is but a mental machine the more powerful it-is tho more dangerous it is unless, it is under the direction of an enlightened Heart. Instead of having a committee of college, presi dents to decide who shall bo educated weare more in need of a common sense commission to protect our 'colleges from presidents who are dGficient in moral enthusiasm and patriotism.' ae W. J. BRYAN. ' r .. 4 I it Ki j :t ! :.n rvJi fc as ,- -'MikiUbHi!'!te&- 1 up IP inriiiw.1 waiiir..T