Omaha daily bee., 1882-09-23
THE REPUBLICAN STATE
TICKET.

The ticket nominated by the repub>l
lican state convention dos not, "a n
whole, commend itself to republicans
who are MOI owned soul and body by
corporate monopolies.l
The candidate for governor, James
w. Dawes, ia a mar Of very ANAL CAL
ibre for a position of such grave re-
sponsibiiity.
While his record ms a steadfass and
stsunch republican cannot justly be
ssssiled, his record as a legislator Is a
mere blank. His public career has
been that II a trading politician who
never hesitstes to sacrifice principles
W friends for personal preferment.
On the most vital issues that concern
the people Mr.. Dawes has no positive
convictions, and there Is little hope
that he will differ in his conduct from
his immediate predecessors. Mr..
Dawes will be tho next governor for
all that, and in many respects he will
make n better governor than some Of
those who were competing for the
position.
The nominee for Liutepant Cover
nor. MI. A. w. Agee i, rs yet, an
known to fame in this state, but he
Comes recommended by the republic
canB of Hamilton county, where he
resides, as a promising young man.
The impression he created by his
speech accepting the nomination ia
very favorable.
Edward z. Roggon, the republican
candidate for secretary of state, is the
most competent man that could have
been chosen for tho place. With al
experience of nearly twelve years as
deputy secretsry of state, he has &C.
quired a thorough insight into the
duties of the office, and we have no
doubt no will fill the position faith
fully and creditabiy.
Loran CLARK, candidate foe treas.
urer, secured his nomination by fraud
and trickery. Mr.. w. b. White, of
Bart, the rightful nominee of the con.
vention, was counted out by n rascally
chairman and dishonest secretary
after ne had fairly been nominated.
A oreTdangerous man could not
possibly be- trusted with the cite
funds than Loran Clark. His record
AZ u legislator and public man is that
Of " corrupt jobber and unprinclpied
knave. He HIS been for years the
plant tool of the monopolies, and
would, as a state officer, do their bid
ing at the public expenge on every oc-
~casion. No honest republican can
give euch a man his support
Mr.. Wa,lichs has been renominsted
for audj'" lax, we'll
mea ike putty
in the hands of the railway managers,
ard while we cannot accuse him of
downright dishonesty in off e, he has
been guilty of the most criminal neg.
lect of duty in assessing the property
of the railroads.
Mr.. Isaao Powers, Jr., was nomi-
mated for attorney general in the same
fraudulent manne 81 Loran Clark.
The rightful nominee of the party,
Mr.. Frank Ransom, of Otoe, was
counted out by the railroad henchmen
for his benet
As lawyer he has fair abilities but
as r. public man his record in the legis-
lature will not commend him 10 hon
est voters of any party. Glen Ken.
dali was, az might have been expected
from a convention controlled by job
bers and m~onopolists, ronominated for
Land Commisioner. We have. no
confidence in tho mans integrity and
cannot recommend him as trustworthy
to control the public lands belonging
to our state.
The denomination Of Mr, Jones fot
state superintendent of public instruc.
ton Was e~minently proper, as Mr.,
Jones is thoroughly qualified and has
discharged tho du.ies OF his office with
fidelity,
This is our candid and unbiased
opinion of the respective candidates
IF the republican ticket,