Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-02
PARTY


There IL a loud call FIR party hsr-
mony now that the senatorial election
has ended in the selection of General
henderson, and the republican anti
monopoliSts are requested in winning
tones to join the ''anti-monopoly re.
publicans," which term we are In.
formed by the leading railroad organ,
embraces the entire republican party
in Nebraska.
Now while it is a fact that Is 0]0 q
the II 1000 voters who cast their bal.
lots at tho last election for anti-mo.
nopoly candidates have left the re-
publican pa-ty either temporarily or
perm lnebtly, il is equally true that
they can never be q back into the
fold by mere projections aud promises
If they can be Induced 10 return to
their old party allegiance it will only
DO when they are convinced that the
republican party il both willing and
able to carry out the principles
Of anti.monopoly and pass Lawn for
the government Of the railroads as is
demanded by tbs most enlightened
public sentiment in NebraPka. Up to
tho presert time republicans have
given no evidence Of such a desire be-
yond an impo,ent resolution in the
party platform, drafted to prevent de-
fiction, ard through the occasional
announcement of a railroad organ that
the party leaders were all in favor oil
regulation of the r,cnopolies.
The very frat act OF the majority In
the legislature was the election OF .
....u for speaker whe las been the
cat's.psw and tool of the corporations,
and who has bent all his energies
towards sitting investigation and
throttling through packed CON-
mittees any reasonable rail
road regulation. Speaker Humph-
rey's course was ~applauded and sus-
tsined by the republicans, and the
onded him 80 far in preventing
majority of the party have ably SEQ
the passage of laws which might di'
miuish tho receipts of the corporations
by removing tho caused of complaints
made BY their patrons.
There ceriaitly has been no move
made by tho republicans so far to Yards
redeeming the pledges made by re-
publican candidates and leaders be.
fore and since the late election. il
these pledges were made In good
faith, the fbiiure to redeem them af.
fords proof positive that the lesd ii
are impotent becaune corporate mon
opoly dominates over o mGj nifty o.
their followers In the legislature. Car
anti monopolis.s who hsve severed
their connection with tho republican
party consistently return to the folt
, before the party hos given vitality t.
/, the principles sEd reforms they advo
cate2 Can they afford to abandon
B what they have fought for on the mer
. assurance that the republican party i
willing to iraterniz, with theml 10
not essential that their just demand
on behalf of the industrial and pre-
ducipg classes shall DO complied wit
by the enactment of laws that vi
limit The exactions of railroads IN
compel corporate monopolies to bea
, their equal share of the burden @
taxation; ard it may as well be un
, derstood first as last that no milk.eo
legislation will sati,fy the rank an
| file of the anti monopoly element |
/, and out OF the republican party. The
want laws that will stfJrd permauer
. relief from extortion and dIscrimins
ton by limiting freight and pas,enge
tolls and prohibiting, under sever
penalties, every species of favoritisn
They will be sa.isied with nothin
less. If General Henderson can pre-
vail upon 1.-THE republican legislator
! that elected him how to do its dut
fearlessly, in accord with the know
D demands Of the people, there will be
, fair prospect of party harmony and
. resumption Of party allegiance. tt
lion and the lamb may at some futul
i time lie down together, but the Ian
objects to reposing inside Of the lioI