The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03

oSoto ouO II ZOE any reason any SuppIleS
are needed that are not included in the
estimate and provided for in the o
tract the superintendent of the differ
ent institutions are obliged, under the
rules of the board, to submit a requi-
sition to that board for its approval or
rejection before any additional supplies
are permitted to be purchased. These
supplies are paid for on vouchers which
are submitted to the board of public
lands and buildings after they have
been examined, approved. and duly GER
titled to by the superintendent of the
institution for which the purchases
were made. The superintendent, un-
der the rules of the board. is obliged to
personally see thai the articles have
been delivered, have been weighed or
measured, as the case may be. at the
institution, and each item carefully
checked, and his certificate of approval
Endorsed upon the vouchers.
Nearly all of the states have what
is Known as the trustee system for the
government of their benevolent insti-
tutiOnS That system never gained 4
foothold in Nebraska, and the governor
ton to the fact that the appropriations
lildGC III uiS SIdIC III tIc ScNCtdl 1hoIA-
tutions were drawn by the board of
trustees, and hat practically there was
no check upon tDe board. and he
recommended the establishment of a
system founded practically upon the
system that has been in vogue in Ne
braska for several years True it is
that during the session of the legiSla-
ture. composed largely OF populists. in
tha ,<or ~ 1909 ci~ pfHni,lS ,nl Nv.
officials of the state We're ~impeachcd,
the charges being that supplies had
been paid for on the certificate of the
superintendent of some of the inStitu-
tons that had not actually been fur
nished. 1t is also true thai the charges
made against these officials were made
by the Omaha Bee. and that when the
legislature came to consider those
charges those officials addressed a COM
munication to the legislature denying
any connection whatever with the
same, and demanding that the articles
of Impeachment as prepared Dc adopted
in order that they might be given an
opportunity to vindlcate themselves
before the people. At their request
the articles were adopted. AS to three
eN-otficials the case was dismissed and
dS W IN thc tIICS al Id NLo hdNt,
resulting in their acquit:al.
1T is also true that under the char
ges made by the Omaha lee the demo-
cratic prosecuting attorney of Lancas-
ter county had the court of that county
call a grand jury to inquire into the al
legged %swindling of the state bv certain
contractors and employees at the hOspi-
tai for the insane at Lincoln. A large
N ,bny. IF q, sci ~, ~ r-..~n ann pDt
against the superintendent of the
asylum. nor against any of the state
officials. Thirteen of these indictments
were tried by the democratic prosecut-
ing attorney before a jury in Lancaster
county, each of which resulted in the
acquittal of the party charged. and the
indictments were nOlled by the states
attorney.
II cannot go into detail and point
out the many favorable conditions
under which our people live and pros
per, and only refer casually to the mat
the Omaha Bee. has seen fit in the in
terview referred TO to assail in a gen
eral way the reputation of our people
and the general character of the state,
by making it appear hat official COR
btEo alNA NoIi
troll and are endorsed by the republi-
can party. Whatever is wise and ex-
pedient in our state constitution and
our statutory laws; whatever is broad
and progressive in the general man.
agement of our state and public affairs:
whatever has conduced to the general
prosperity and upward evolution of
our people, is due largely to the fact
that republican thought and republican
energy have dominated and controlled
the state from its earliest histOr;: and
in my Judgment our future prosperity
and financial credit rest secure in the
assurance that the republican party
will continue to lead the dcstinies of
our people.
MUCH THAT Is CI.APTRAr.
because a populist legislature made
up of irresponsible men bent on Il gen
eral uphcaval Of all social and economic
conditions had discovered the misap-
preparation of Il few carloads of coal by
Il subordinate in one of the asyiums
and had thereupon sought to impeach
republican state officials and the whole
republican party in general, MIR. Rose
water would nave You believe hat the
people arc ready to turf the state over
10 the populiSiS and institute in our
state government such conditions of
confusion and general discred!t as have
humill.ated and disgraced Colorado,
Kansas, South Carolina, and other pop
ulist-ridden states.
Let me tell you that all this clap
trap about railroad domination, doodle
ism, impeachcd state officials, and the
importing of iewd women to debauch
1a,r,ul,&-o l-- hoo, l,1 A. -
publican party by the Omaha Bee with
out effect for the last fifteen years.
There are four distinct and separate
factions in our present state campaign.
The republican party. backed by the
business interests of the state, by the
manufacturing interests of the state, |
by the railroad interests of the state. |
10y the thrifty and intelligent farmers of
the state. bv the industrious and home |
loving artisans and workingmen of the
state, and by the law and order loving |
people of the commonwealth. are deter
mined that the lest thought. the most
patriotic and progressive mind force +,
shall control in the future as in the
past, SO that when the present
financial cloud shall be lifted from
our land we will be in a position
to attract emigration and capital
and renew the activity and progress of
former years. That $ one element in
this campaign. Then there is the pop
ulist element now being chaperoned
by a cyclone from Texas, Cyclone
Davis, l think they call him. We have
Cyclone Bryan and L few other
cyclones of our own. but it seems that
Texas is o~versupplied with these pro-
fessional cyclones and is sending us 4
few in a sort OF missionary spirit.
Then there is the democratic element,
somewhat distigured and disheartened, !
but still in the ring. and last. least,
but most pedantic and somewhat on
spicuous personally, is Rosewater of
the Omaha Bee. lie is an element in
and Of himself. and if he had 4 follow
ing would be taken into account in es-
timating the iesult of our elections. lie
aspires to be a little Napoleon in his
way and glories in his proves as a
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