Omaha daily bee., 1880-05-25
PADDOCK. IN A NEW RoLB.

nently the representative of the pillow.
holder and sheep-raiser. With the
exception Of his patriotic efforts on be
half of broken-winded Missouri river
horse marines, we have never noted
any ambition on his part to exchanges
the senatorial cloak for q coat with
brass buttons and spaulets. History
tells us that great men are often made
by extraordinary events, and the
Smelling works strike has transformed
Senator Paddock into q full-blown
warrior.
Long before anybody in Omaha
dreamed of troops, Senator Paddock
directed Governor Nance by telegraph
to request President Hayes to order
troops from Fort Omaha TO this city
to suppress the strike.
Governor Nance happened to be
absent in the interior Of the state,
when General Paddock's order
reached the state capital, and the
governors private secretary, MI.
Morri'l, who, by the way is a man of
excellent common sense, very pro.
perry declined to comply with the
order until he could ascertain wheth-
er there was any serious danger to life
or property at Omaha. When his re-
ply reached the valiant Paddock, he
few into a passion, buckled on his
sabre, mounted bis fiery charger, and
dashed bead!ong to the White House.
The story Of his abrupt visit to the e1-
ecut;ve mansion is told by the follow
ing telegram which appears among
the press dispatches of the Denver
Tribune Saturday morning:
NEW YORK, May 22.-The Tribune's
Washington special says Senator Pad
dock at half-past ten this evening, re-
ceiYei from the secretary of state of
Nebraska, now actirg as governor of
the state, a requieition on the presi-
dent for troops to a,sist tie local au-
thorit;es in Omaha in preserving the
peace and protecting life and property
from rioters. The president was called
out of bed, and at midnight, after
consultation with the attorney geDer-
al, he concluded that the democrats in
congress have left him the right to or
der troops from the fort near the city
to the scene of the riot, to be in rea-
diness in case they are needed. Pad
dock sent the order after IL O'Clock,
and it is hoped that the movement of
troops into the city of Omaha will re.
store quiet.
This explains why the regulars were
transferred from Fort Omaha to the
but the president was evidently
not aware that thevaliant senator from
Nebraska was imposing on him when
le presented what he called . requisi-
ion from the acting governor Of Ne
The president very naturally took
! for granted that any man who re.
,resents Nebraska in the United
states senate would know who Ia the
!efacto governor Of his state, but
was mistaken. Mr.. Paddock
ont know enough to know that the
constitution of Nebraska enacted In
1875 gives no authority to the secre-
sry of state to pay acting governor.
Ne have q lieutensnt-governor to ell
be place of the governor in case OF
is ab'ence from the state, and there-
ore the secretary of stats has no
light to assume the authority vested
n the executive. But the valiant
Paddock knew that Governor Nance
sas lot out Of the state. Why,
hen, did he impose on the pres
dent, and why did he make his
midnight call at the White Housed
to give himself notoriety and
AVE all the papers filled with his
august name. To the psople of Omaha
t will certainly appear remarkable
hat the horse marine senator should
,ut himself out so much to get federal
iroop, into the city when we did not
iced them. And why did Mr.. Pad
lock order Governor Nance to send a
'equisition for troops to the president 2
Is the governor a mere tail to his kite,
,r does he look upon him as he re-
,ards the pages on the senate floor
Who come and 60 as he clsps his
This thing of ordering out
roops is a very serious matter. 1t
never to be done, ex-
,ept at the last extremity,
md only then by the authorities
hat are charged with the preservation
f order by the laws. If the senator
as merely acted in this way because
le wanted to crafty his vanity, or be-
ause he desired to show the president
hat state officers were his ODE.
lent lackeys, he has justly rendered ]
himself liable to public censure.
here is not the remotest excuse for
lis conduct.
SENATOR SAUNDERS bill to annex a
ortion of Dakota to Nebraska, by
he extension of the northern