The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-06-04

drill and study under an officer OF the
United States army. Governor HOl-
comb encouraged the young man to
get up an artillery company and he
did 50. Afterwards Mr.. Bryan decided
that he wanted to command the next
Nebraska company and young Whit
more and the men he had induced to
enlist were set aside. As an example
of the misuse not OF money power, but
Of the peculiar bossism possessed oy
Croker, Bryan, Platt and others TINS
substitution Of might for right by Mr..
BRYAN and Mr.. Holcomb will be worth
while keeping in mind.
Mr.. Bryan's longing for shoulder
straps, even though, as In his case,
they signify nothing except political
influence with an imitation governor
has convinced those who have hereto
fore credited him with a patriotism
lat times q trifle high-colored ana
faky, that after all their idol is clay
OF a very poor quality and not Mt Tor
any national use.
A soldier who deserts his company
in time OF war and is captured is shot
for his lack of patriotism. So far
there has been no punishment ar
hanged for q governor who gives COM
missions to military ignoramuses with
pulls. Yet the offense in the latter
case is both an injury to the military
system adopted by this country ana
end.neers the lives Of the whole COM
rany commanded by the figure head
In the fortune Of war the real man In
command may chance to be shot and
give the figure head fatal opportunity
to do something besides talk. As
matter OF history great soldiers have
been rather stupid takers and never
Given to the emblasOnment ct their
virtues. The effects OF appointing
politicians to military commands was
illustrated during the civil war. Pres
ident Mckinley has not appointed a
man from civil life to military POSI-
tion a inheritance who has had no
preyious training, though doubtless
be has peen importuned 1ncessan1iy
by gentlemen with pulls TO 90 50. re
fore everything else President McAln-
lev has shown devotion To the coun-
try, . real persistent, patient patriot
ism that has earned him the respect
Of the people Of this country ana OF
the statesmen Of England, Russia ana
Germany. The governor OF NeLraska
has had an opportunity to SHOW the
came unselfish devotion to the coun-
try. but he has preferred to lose the
respect of his own party and OF all
eood Americans by ignoring his plain
duty. The sense OF responsibility has
deenened since 1850, and the public
ol6ciaI Who dares to yictimize the peo-
ne Tor . favorite will surely meet re-
frihution before he thinks the time
for his political career Is over,
In commenting upon the difference
az OpiniOn now existing in the council
about the need Of q storm sewer on
Vine street, the Journal, with It's
usual humorous indifference to the
affairs OF q city without whose sup
mort the paper would be bankrupt,
saws that two factions in the council
are disputing over the distribution OF
NUNS. The question at issue is
whether the city needs storm sewer
in that place, whether the need can
not Wait until the city can AFFORD 10
nav for it, and whether an appropria-
tion made for one purpose can be
transferred 70 another. None Of these
Questions are touched upon by the
morning paper. In answer to re