Omaha daily bee., 1897-07-05
POLITICAL PoTpouRRI.

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o'Neiu Frontier; The republicans OF Ne
braska have made mistakes IN the past In
selecting Its official timber. These mistakes
should cause the party to he very careful in
the future, and TO put none but tue men
on guard.
Ashland Gazette: The ptnitentiary is fast
closing around hartley. This Is as 1t should
be. But the conspirators who attempted to
steal 6 surJ,mc judseship are liable to re-
main unpublished. Justice ought not to
overlook these Conspirators,
stanton Picket; This is going to bc a fall
OF searchlisht Investigations aud the rcpub-
leans will 10 we,l TO ust a powerful lens
when making their nominations 20 assure the
selection OF such candidates as Viii pass
muster when they come before the people
in November.
Kcarncy Hub. The World Herald IS max
ing the most strenuous efforts 10 get lie Gem
ocratic lion aud the populjst lamb to fuse
again. The tree silver republican mouse ia
also invited in on the combination. II Is
probable that both the lamb ANA the mouse
viii be on the inside when the deal has been
worked to a finish.
Auburn Granger: Up in Holt county suit
has been begun and several thousand dol
lars Of bank stock attached as the property
Of Joseph s. BARLEY, who was one of the
bondSmcn for Barrett Scott. The bank that
issued the stock is defunct and BARLEY Ia
dcfunctor, hence the question arises as to
who will pay the costs,
North Platte Tribune: Bill Greene, con-
gresham from this district. has introduced
a bill IN congress providing that eight hours
shall constitute a fun days work for the pD-
lice force of the District OF Columbia. This
insurcs for Bill good treatment from the
Washington cops when he gets one OF his
customary attacks of "tonsilitis.'
Lincoln News: The World-Herald mag
ines that it is whacking the everlasting
whey out Of The Bee in its controversy over
which is the most moral paper, but 1t fails
tn observe the general smile that is visible
over It's failure to deny or affirm that II
borrowed money directly or indirectly from
BARLEY or Bolln. Until the Herald
disproves that it will have no standing with
honest men.
Tecumseh Chieftain: The republicans OF
Nebraska are about to start IN on another
campaign. II behOoyes the party to consult
it's horoscope. to take careful observation
of its bearings, to prepare to profit by the
experiences of the past to the end that the
pages oi future history may present no un-
pleasant record. We presume that the les
son has been thoroughly impressed by this
time that men of questionable reputation
must be kept OF the state ticket; that some
other qualifications are needed in a Candi-
date other than that he is a joyial, good
fellow among the boys that something
better in the way of an endorsement must
be his than the bare fact that his county
supports him with it's delegatton-a delega-
ton perhaps secured by means of a packed
county convention and various other ques-
tiCnablc practices not unfamiliar to the
small-bore politician. This ought to be II
year when the office seeks the man. a year
in which the men who have the chronic
habit Of seeking the offices should be tied
to the hind end of the procession and kept
there. If honest, conscientious methods con
troll in state convention, and if the delegates
make nominations in a spirit of patriotism
and not in a spirit of toadyism, the party
can elect its ticket: otherwise not. Repub-
leans should size up the situation and pre-.
pare to act in accordance with the eXigencirs
of the case. Here In our county there will
be a super-ahundanCe of material offered
from which to make up the ticket. The
motto ought to be the survival Of the fit
test" No man should be nominated for
whom a single apology will be necessary.
Each precinct should carefully sean the ma
terial 1t is likely to be called on to support
in convention and If not up TO the standard
it should kill off the aspirants right at home.
so that the convention need not be bothered
with them. If such a spirit pervades the
party throughout the county there will be no
danger of naming a weak ticket and success
will be assured. 1t is high time for repub-
licanS to get ready to act.