Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-06
VOICE OF THE STATE PRESS.

Friend Telegraph: y. =. SaOi' manage
ment of the Stone affair sounds very much
like his insurance matters in this state.
Falls City Journal: Some means for inves-
tigatng the permanent school funds should
be provided by the coming legislature. There
is large amount of that fund lying in the
vaults at Lincoln unemployed.
Beatrice Republican: And now il is limited
in political circles that Church Howe has an
itching ror United States senatorial honors.
But he will hardly enter the ring against
Senator Mandersm. No, hardly.
Dundy Democrat: Nebraska has the rank
est, rottenest revenue laws of any state in
the union Every legislature has tried a
remedy, but always did worse than nothing.
If the present legislature will remedy the
evils of the assessment laws, it will in a
measure atone for its promised sins in other
directions.
Fremont Flail: The great trouble in equal
izing taxation so that it will represent more
nearly the actual value Of the property as
sessed, is that the great railroads of the
country are valued at only about 25 per cent
of their cost, and this value is fixed by a
state board, instead of the authorized city
and township assessors. The next legisla-
ture should perfect some system Of taxation
that would bear equally on all.
Garfield County Quaver: John M. Thurs
ton has his cap set for a cabinet position
John has got too much of a railroad cap on to
suit President-elect Harrison, and he had
Just as well hang up his fiddle. State pride,
they say should cause us to lay aside all.
local matters, and leg for Nebraska's man.
Very proper if he is not railroad man. If
we are to have cabinet in the new admins
tration what's the matter with c. H. Van
Wyck for secretary of the interiors
McCool Junction Record: The state board
of transportation, as it now stands, is a
farce and is robbing the people of Nebraska
out of So 900 year for which they receive
not dollars worth of services. If men
cannot be selected on this board of transpor-
tation that will represent the interests of the
people, the first act of our legislators this
winter should be to abolish the law as it now
stands and save the salaries of the board,
then proceed to establish a maximum of
rates.
Holdrege Progress: Governor Thayer IS to
be commended for his discretion in refusing
to sign petition circulated in Lincoln, ask
ing President-elcct Harrison to appoint John
NJ. Thurston to the position of secretary of
the interior. The Progress would like to see
Nebraska represented in the coming cabinet,
but would prefer to see the selection fall
upon some honored citizen of the state who
would more truly represent an agricultural
commonwealth like Nebraska than the So
licltor of the Union Pacific railroad
Howells Journal: The republicans have
majority in both houses of the Nebraska
legislature, and can if they feel so disposed,
pass number of'laws that will be of great
value to the people of Nebraska. The con-
vict labor bill should be repealed and law
regulating freight rates should be passed.
The passage of such law is of greater i'm
portance than is the election of United
States senator. The railroads doing bust
ness in this state have been allowed to rob
the people long enough, and they have
right to expect relief from the lawmakers of
the state.
Wayne Herald: The submission of pro-
hibitory amendment this winter is very
doubtful, to say the least. The declaration
of the state platform will have little weight
with member whose district is opposed to
submission, and many who are personally in
favor of submissionwill hesitate to offend
large number of their constituents by voting
for it. Besides this there will be strong,
but quiet, opposition from an element of the
prohlbitionists who do not want submission
until they feel more confident of being able
to carry an amendment. With the assistance
they will get from these two sources the anti
submissionists will almost certainly be able
TO defeat any measure looking toward sub
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