Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-17
BRIEF BITS OF STATE POLITICS.

Schuyler Quill (ocoD: The Kearney Demo-
crat is booming Edgar Howard. editor of
the Papillion Times, for governor another
aall. AS the governor will be a populist our
friend Howard will hardly do.
Tobias Gazette (rep): There need be no
haste in trotting out a candidate for gov
ornor of this state. When the proper time
comes the republicans will present name
that will be a winner. They will not be
compelled to use any poor timbec, either.
Hastings Tribune (rop): 1t is nice to be
leader among the populists, to
hold office, draw big salaries, have
lots of railroad passes. go to ban
quets, go cn free junketing tours and
live like prince. There is nothing like
being able to fool the people and get ali
these fine things.
Beatrice Democrat gold dem): AS all
sorts of religious beliefs are founded upon
the bible, all brands of democracy are
charged up against Andrew Jackson. If
''Oid Hickory" could have foreseen the as
saults that were to be made uoon his
memory, he would have told Packinnam 10
chase him into the gulf.
York Times (rep): The pcpulist idea of
the kind of business men we ought to have in
politics is those who have failed in busi-
ness. Any one VINO has been a successful
business man is a nightmare to them. When
they look at him they see nothing but dol
lars sticking out all over him and
tneir Jealouey Is aroused 10 the hlSnest
pitch
Fremont Herald (dem1: The PapilIion
Times believes it will be best for the oause
to give the nominee for governor to the pop
ullstS and to came a Douglas county demo-
crat for lieutenant governor But the
trouble is, all but governor have had but cue
term. Why net Holcomb for the next va
cancy bi supreme court and democrat for
governor?
Osmond Republican (rep): A good many
of our exchanges are speaking in favor of
Judge Norris of Ponca as the next candi-
date for congress from this district We
believe that of all men he is the to
nominate, and that with him as the candi-
date 1t will only be ques ion of mnjority
AS a man the judge is without peer in
Nebraska; as citizer he is an 'acGor to the
district and as vote getter his equal does
not exist. Norris Us the mHL Push him
along.
Stanton Picket (rep): The populists
should by all means nominate Governor Hol-
comb for third term. We are speaking as
e. republicsn who believes that his nomina-
tion would mean lhis political death and re-
publican victory. AS governor he has been
conspicuous for the pledges ne has not kept
and the uumber OF railroad passes and junket-
ing tours he has been able to secure for
himself ani party friends. The prejudice
against third term would defeat him II his
Character as reformer in Office did not.
schuyler sun lTepD' AmCnB lne names OF
these mentioned as possible candidates for
the republican nOmlEatiOn for governor next
year the Sun notices that the most prominent
are Ecn. A. 4. Cady OF st. Paul and Judge
Baker OF Omaha. Either of these men would
make an exceptionally strong candidate. MIR.
Cady. having been former citizen of Schuy-
ler, would probably be preferred by Colfax
county people, but both are exceptionally
free from any stigma OF ring rule or en-
tangling political alliances and would make
ideal candidates By all means let II be
Cady or Baker.
Exeter Democrat (rep) To help make up
for the reform economy our last legislature
didn't practice the state board made the
teachers in the Beatrice feeble minded in
New Years present In the shape
OF reduction in their wages. Whether they
will continue this work and cut the salary
of teachers In all the state Institutions or
whether they will make up the balance of
the unnecessary expense incurred by this
body of able legislators by just taking II out
OF the state funds and charging 1t up TO some
eX-repuhlican official remains TO be seen.
Anyway it's a noticeable fact that they
haven't as yet cut their own salaries down
to help pay these bills, but they probably
will-just before they go out of office
merely for the looks of the thing, If moth
-og else.
North Platte Tribune Tep): There Is much
truth in the statement of an exchange that
genuine populists who Joined the party in
order to see reform brought about in the
laws regulating freight and transportation
rates In Nebraska can now see that they
have been deceived. Their leaders have,
with but few exceptions. sold themselves out
bodily to the railroad companies. Their greed
for passes for their families and friends ex-
ceeds the most extreme In the history OF any
party before them What makes It worse
is they got their former positions by pre-
tending to be Teformers In these matters.
The very men who We're the loudest In their
cries against the rates charged by the rail-
roads are the ones who are now drawing the
greatest number Of passes.