University of Nebraska College of Law - Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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A Dolitical Snap Shots If the members of 797 were followers of Brahma and believed that their ultimate end was a condition in which they should be alike and thus become re-absorbed into Brahma,their political views would be very seriously in the way, and the ideal state could only be obtained by a very rigorous course of asoeticism. Nearly every political party in the heavens above 01' the earth beneath or the waters under the earth, has its followers in the class from the gold democrats, by Green, to the woman's suffra- gists, by Babcock, and the old adage that 4' great minds run in the same channel '7 is proven to be false. The political personnel of the class is about the following, republicans, twenty-one, silver re- publicans, three, democrats, six, gold' democrats, oneg populists, four. However, the members do not agree with their respective parties entirely upon the leading questions. On the question of protection and free trade, twenty-three favor the first and eleven the latter. On the money question the members are hard to clas- sify-as hard for themselves as for the writer. Twenty-two are bimetallists, five are mono-metallists, and the other eight are un- decided but take their stand unqualiiiedly on the St. Louis plat- form. Their reasons for their beliefs are such as would make Mc- Kinley or Bryan turn green with envy. Here are a few: Gates, 'CI am for gold because we read in the good Book 'And Aaron made unto the children of lsreal a golden calf and set it up before them and they fell down and worshipped it.'7' Goodner, UI be- lieve in the eternal principles laid down by our forefathers that ' all men are created free and equal. TVhite, I am for silver be- cause it is and has been the money of the Chinese for the last ten thousand yearsf' Parker, 'C I am a believer in the New Testament, and is it not written that Judas sold his master for thirty pieces of silver, proving beyond a doubt that silver has always been rec- ognized as money? 3' Jones, HI am a believer in bimetallism, l--l mean a mono-metallist,,'-well, I stand on the St. Louis

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46 THE DIGEST able rifle ball that pierced seven feet of solid steel by reason of the unusual powers of concentration. True will always remember the afternoon when he gallantly es- corted Judge Websteris daughter into the equity class and smil- ingly sat down beside her, only to have the Judge read him an extended lecture a few minutes later. If we live a thousand years the picture of the real property class will remain fresh in the galleries of memory. I can shut my eyes now and see the Dean, as from day to day he despairingly looked over the aggregation of hopeless imbecility before him, and strove in vain to detect some evidence of intellect and under- standing in the students who received his explanations of legal principles with vacant and meaningless sta1'es. In years to come the Real Property class of this year will be referred to as a com- pany of flunkers who won their championship through sheer ig- norance and clung to it with a grip like grim death. But enough of these filmy nothings. As the year draws to a close we are beginning to see how valuable the weeks spent here have been to us, and we appreciate, as never before, the eflicient corps of instructors who have labored so faithfully to make some- thing presentable out of the crude material that Providence has thrown in their way. If we donit set the world alire it will not be the fault of the faculty. They have done their duty. It only remains for us to do ours. - 'V' K0 10 9 ' wa S' Q W A

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48 THE DIGEST platform. D. L. 'Wilson, 'G Shakespeare has Iago say to Rod- erigo, iPut money in thy purse': now it is evident since the spa- cific gravity of gold is greater than that of silver that he did not mean for Laertes to carry the heavier metal about with him but the lighter hence we have the great authority of Shakespeare on the side of silver with many authorities which Iimight mention .chief among which I am whomf? Wfomanis suffrage has received more or less attention, as it should, from the bright intellects of the embryo lawyers. Seven- teen are in favor of women receiving no franchise whatever, and, strangely enough, the married men are all on this side, while twelve think women should receive even and equal rights with men. Six of the younger members, Creigh, Flaherty, Manville, C. O. Brown, I-Iassler, and Thompson, say they have not had time to think the matter over and prefer to give no opinion. A few of the reasons given are so philosophical that they should be included. Miss Goff, MI do not believe specially in woman's rightis but human rights. VVomen are human and therefor it fol- lows, as the night the day, that they should receive the same rights? F. E. Brown, UI have always thought that, 5 Nil sine magno ' Vita labore dedit mortatibusf' Coleman, HI believe that sweet, gentle woman, she with the syl- phan form and eyes of heavenly light-she whose image is ever before me, sleeping or waking-is far too frail and fragile to have the cumbrous affairs of state thrust upon her to weary her -delicate sensibilities and therefore I discountenance it. If she should ever be placed before the ballot box with a ballot in her hand I should feel justified to declare in the words of the poet: No more will I endure love's pleasing pains, Or 'round my heartis leg tie his galling chain.-Selah. Placek, HI donit know that I am much opposed to suiirage my- self, but Meine mutter hat's gewollt, Dasz ich anders denken sol1t. Hayward, H If we were to allow women to vote they would all get to wearing bloomers, so I am opposed to it. ' Carr, c'Paul says 'women obey your husband,' and I am afraid