Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-12
n thsir efforts TO defeat

ing been defeated In theft efforts to defeat
Attorney General Leese at the polls, they
propose 10 find another way in which TO get
q subservient tool of the railroads into the
board Of transportation.
Garfield County Quaver: The people have
only one advocate left on the board OF trans
portation, and that is Hon. William Leese,
and, alone he will be unable to accomplish
anything in the matter Of freight reduction.
1t is our opinion that the people will never
receive any benefit from this board until the
constitution is changed so as to make these
Offices separate from the other state offices,
and the members then elected on the direct
issue of freight reduction. AS 1t now stands
the people are paying for something they
don't get.
McCook Tribune II just occurs to US that
some blooming members of the bucolc press,
in their super-zeal for General Manderson's
reelection to the United States senate, are
making themselves amusing, If not rldicu-
lous, in the eyes OF the intelligent people OF
the state. The general has made us an ac-
tive, able, intelligent and honest senator
We sincerely hope and wish for his return
to the senate. There is, however, no occ a
sion to fear as some would have IL appear
that Nebraslta's future hangs upon that CON
tingency. There are n score among Ne
braskas noble sons, who would bear aloft
our banner with becoming dignity and
marked ability should the senatorial mantle
fail upon their shoulders. Here's wishing
the general succCss-but brethren, be more
mild. or at least, be as mild as YOU can.
Fremont Flail; The next legislature
should enact more stringent assessment
law. The shirks and dead-beats who live
from year to year without the expenditure
of dolaa in taxation should be brought 20
time. Notes and mortgages and bank de.
poslts and liens and sureties should beIcalled
upon to pay their just amount of taxation
and the penalty of evasion should be made
equal to that of peri ry. This country, in
stead of being a government Of the people, Is
a government of the wealthy, for the
wealthy and by the wealthy, but provided
for and supported by the poor. The Flail is
no anarchist 1t is no socialist. 1t would
accord to all alike the pursuits of and enjoy
ment OF wealth, fame AMI happiness, but it
is not willing that the dollar in the hand of
the poor man should be taxed while the
eagle in the hand of the rich man should be
untaxed. Let every dollar whether in the
bank, note or bond pay the same proportion
of taxation that the dollar in the horse, tool
or farm pays and the Flail will be satisfied.
Lincoln Call: When the campaign closed,
the state central committee found them
selves in the hole for some $500. They
hired the money at bank to make up
the deficiency. That is, some OF the cemmit-
tee including the chairman, did this. Warm
discussions occurred. 1t was found that
Seeley, who foists himself annually on the
committee rs Its secretary. had been banking
on the future by running bills at the national
convention for a future state committee to
pay. Inferentlally it is malarial weather
when state committee gets ahead of Seeley
in spending money. But there Is no occa-
sion to dwell upon Seeley. 1t is to be hoped
that by the year 1900 lnat the republicans of
Nebraska can do business without him.
The committee has, however, included
Mr.. Bechel in series of crti-
cisms, and that gentleman very
properly does not propose to sit idly by with
out resenting them. Therefore he writes a
letter. AS treasurer he did not propose to
be left i'll the lurch, consequently he paid the
Seeley bills as audited by Mr.. Melkleiohn.
The Call has seen the vouchers held by Mr..
Bechel, upon which he paid out committee
funds, and they are simple business vouch-
ers that would require him to pay thcm with
out question. 1t would seem, on the surface,
that the unpaid bills accumulated up to the
time of the campaign of the present year
were carefully kept from sight by the astute
secretary, and Chairman Richards was
ignorant of their existence. In the mean
time, having been audited by the former
chairman, when the assessments levied began
to reach the treasurer, he paid the bills. 1t
was a case in which Mr.. Seeley did not pay
his own freight.