Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-09
VOICE OF THE STATE PRESS.

The Beatrice Democrat refers to Hon,
John \. HAssou, as ''the able representative
in CON gress from Iowa and one Of the oldest
members Of the national house is to term of
service The Democrat must have been
asleep for several years, for Hassou hasu {
been in congress for six years or more.
Perhaps. after all" says the Hastings
Glzette-JOurnaL ne might as we'll be
known ~ Dennis McShane'"
The Weeping Water Republican is great
On puns It remlrc5: Howe easy it was
foe Me- Shane to be elected congressman two
years ago, But wheu be comes to run for
governor he will lind that be can't get
rhayer' no Howe"
The New York Times SAYS il is the general
opinion that the democrats will not nominate
q county licSet. They will concentrate all
their strength On senator and seek 60 defeat
Mr. keekley. They have taken Il mighty big
contract and will learn their mistake further
along in the seasor.
The editor of the Sutton Register makes
the following observations on the weather
August went ou1 like Democratic cOuven-
tiOn, dry and dirty. September came in like
a prohibition convention, awful thirsty
Says the Hastings Nebraszan: "It should
be a consoling thought while some OF the
democrats are claiming 10 carry NebrasEa
this year that the work Of constructing i
new insane asylum at Hastings goes on in
creasug the states capacity to properly care
for lJs poor demented creatures.'
'.'rhe democrat who ruus on the state
| ticket in Nebraska IS Il self-sacriicing Gus,
| says the York Times There is mountain
| of votes. ever rising higher which will come
| down on him Like Il landslide IN NOvembeN
| If the republicans in Nebraska were Like the
! democrats in Louisiana they would have a
| majority Of Il million"
| The North Bend F'lail threshes out the
! following "When last heard from John
| Browns body was still mouldering in the
| ground, but his soul had taken accelerated
| modion. The glorious prospects, for republi-
| can SUCCESS has set the Old martyrs spirit on
| a cantgr.n
The Wymore Union sizes up democratic
senatorial aspu,an6 in this way: Captain
| Ashby it seems, desires 10 make the cam
Duign for state senator upon his personal
| merits ard claims. One would naturally
| SUPPOSE that Captain AshbY would be the
| last man to propose such u campaign in this
purt Of the country, but then there IS no lc-
counting for tastes
The Wood River Gazette understands the
situation and explains il to its readers THE
intention of Mr.. John McShune in accepting
tine nomination of his party for governor, If
indeed he does accept it, il IL 20 slide OUT OF
political life IL gracefully ls possible. de
knows that he cannot be again eiected 70
congress- and ne mas for some time past con-
tempated retirement from political life IN
order that his extensive private business
might receive his personal attention, ne has
concluded that defeu5 at the head OF tho
state ticket will be his best anu easiest way
| out Of politics. This is evidently the way
| Mcshune feels about il, Notwithstanding IA!
the blow and biuster about his being the
next governor Of NeDrasRa'
The position of the parties On liquor legis-
lation in the state ID stated by the Grand
Island IndeDendent: "Our present high IL
| cense was drawn up by republican, passed
by a republican legislature anu approved by
a republican governor, and now comes the
democratic party, IN state convention as-
sembled, and declares it one of the Wsest
PROVISIONS ever devised for the regulation dI
| the liutlur traffic. That is in keeping with
the policy of tho Democratic party-1o inu
fault at every step until measure Is accom-
plished by the party Of progress, anu then
to readily endorse il anu ATTEMPT To make
people believe 1t would have done the same
thing Itself, if il had only Thought OF II.
The Crete Vidette quotes thu Omaha
Heraldis statement that Harrison Let sixty