The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-11


their reputation of the tactics en-
ployed to prevent the denomination
Of the most efficient congressman who
ever represented the Omaha district.
Mr.. Mercer is personally popular with
members OF the house and he is in a
Washington than any other man for
the people of the Second district. To
have denied him a denomination now,
just after his magnificent service in
securing the passage of the Trans
Mississippi exposition bill would have
been dishonorable Reputation.
Hobart's brief speech to the COM
mittee in informal acceptance of the
republican nomination for vice presi-
dent indicates that the tail of the ticket
can bark as well as wag. Mr.. Hobart
is good deal more than a figurehead.
as nominees for vice president often
are. The speech was a clear, forcible
utterance and was a strong exposi-
ton Of the principal issues of the
campaign. Money was given the most
important place, and his declaration on
this question was one of the most
Straightforward and honest statements
thus far made by any prominent re-
publican Hobart has individuality
and strength and he will be an impor-
tant figure. in the campaign. and in
public life after the 4th of March next.
Nothing has been settled definitely
as to the plans of the democrats and
populists for the state campaign, but
there will be important conferences
within the next few days, and the
public will not be long kept in sus-
pense. There is little doubt that there
will be fusion. The original plan was
for the pOpulists to nominate Holcomb
for governor and the free silver demo-
Gratis to name the electoral ticket, tho
combined silver-demcoratic and popu-
list, strength to be cast for Holcomb
and the electors so named.
In any event the republicans will
have a lively contest on their hands.
but the leaders of the party are conf
dent Of success. There is a general
conviction among republicans that the
ticket has peculiar elements of strength
that it will draw a large vote. He'd
lund and Casey will be particularly
strong before the people. and the other
candidates are commended by their
records. Mr.. McColl was not supported
in these columns, but there are many
republicans who claim that he will be
good vote getter. They say he is
particularly strong in Douglas county
and has an unusually large pesronal ac-
quaintance throughout the state, that
he will draw support. not by speeches.
but by personal acquaintance. We
sincerely hope this is true, for We do
not want to see pop or a demo-pop
in the governors Office while we are
all standing up for Nebraska and try
ing to make the Trans Mississippi ex-
position the biggest kind of a success.
A local paper discourages the at
tempt W cnleitdiH tHc udlioHdl dSSo-
citation of lawyers on the ground that
the city is poor. 1t says the lawyers
are robbers and If any entertaining is
to be done they should bear the ex-
pense themselves. Lincoln has been
cursed by such talk as this for years.
There have always been people in this
city who have, on one ground or an
other, opposed every effort that has
been made to prove that the town is
not asleep, and they have been so often
successful that the idea is prevalent
that the town is fast asleep. II the
lawyers are robbers. as our sour con-
temporary says they are, it must be
remembered that there is law for the