Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-12
STATE PRESS ON STATE Politics.


Beaver City Tribune Crep0; Attorney
General Smyth has not yet given an eN-
hibition OF vrtuouS trust buster taking a
fall out Of hated combine.
Norfolk Journal repJ! The republicans
can carry Nebraska this fall with unanimity
in the party ranks and a little bit Of wisdom
displayed in the nomination Of a candidate
for supreme judge. The Journal believes
that Judge Keysor of Omaha would make
an available and popular candidate.
Kearney Sun (rep0: What has become
of Deputy Attorney General Oldham's boom
for congress in the sixth district? MIR. Old
ham succeeded in getting George ~ Smith,
A. n. Gordon and all other popocratic
aspirants from Buffalo county killed off
he ought to have pretty clear sailing now
North Platte Tribune (repD: 1t will no
doubt be gratifying to the friends OF NJ. c.
Harrington to learn that his chances of
securing the fusion nomination for congress-
man are at present very bright. II a fusion
ist is to be elected the Tribune prefers MIR
Harrington above the others who have been
mentioned in connection with the nomina-
tion.
Nebraska City Press (rep): Did you no.
tice how 1t worried Meserve to publish some
of the inside facts about the way he handles
the permanent school fund? And did you
notice how soon he went before the State
board and offered a resolution which would
allow him to pay . per cent premium for
state warrants? It's good thing for the
public to stir up the animals every once in
a white
Howell Journal (dem.): Judge Neville Is
one of the most prominently mentioned
candidates for supreme judge. He is man
with very few equals either as an attorney
or citizen. Years ago he ran for congress in
this district and made a splendid fight
against big odds. He has the confidence and
respect of the reform forces of the state
and under his leadership we would march
forth to certain victory.
Hastings Tribune Tep): There was a
time when the populists OF Nebraska were
able to hoodwnk the people by preaching
reform but as they got control
and had the power to do what they had
| claimed should be done they forgot all
about the reform or purposely neglected
to practice what they had been preaching.
Their reform" shouting was all rot and
sham, but it served the purpose to place a
| lot of sore headed -cast-off politicians from
| other parties into office.
Howell Journal (dem): The editor of
| the Stanton Register objects to the popu-
J lists being criticised for hogging everything
| in sight in the way of appointments 1t
| is natural for some pops to play the
part of a hog and perhaps we should not
blame them too severely. AS it is no demo-
crat appears to stand any show with the
| powers that be. If this disposition on the
part of our friends is persisted in the time
| is not far distant when an army of pop
pap suckers will be pulled from the feed
trough with suddenness that will aston
| ish them.
| Kearney Hub (rep.): An instance of popu-
| list economy and reform comes all the way
from Hastings where the daughter of the
late Congressman McKeighan was removed
from her position as bookkeeper and stem
ographer at a salary of $50 month and
a populist pap-sucker named Althen ap
| pointed bookkeeper at the same salary,
! with another woman stenographer at an ad-
| dtional $50 a month. Aside from the pc
| culiarity of the proceedings from an ecOnom-
| ical standpoint, the act is a cold-blooded
affront to the memory Of the dead con-
gressman who expended SO many years
an organizer and servant of populism in
! western Nebraska.
| St. Paul Phonograph (pop): The consen-
sus of populst desire seems to gather about
| Holcomb as the proper candidate for su-
preme judge next fall. AS to his quail
| ncaClOnS, tnere can De no mistake, ne mas
proved himself fully equipped for this i'm
portant place The next point of merit in
a candidate is his running strength. The
election next fall will be no walka way for
our party. To win we must plan carefully,
| and the centerpece in careful plan is
| candidate who can get the most votes. We
| believe Holcomb is that man, and a great
| many populists all over the state are be-
ginning to speak these same sentiments
Plattsmouth Journal (dem): William V.
Allen is a mighty good man. There is no
doubt about that but the fact remains that
| the democrats are entitled to the candidate
! for supreme judge this fall. This is ad
mtted by all fairminded popuists, all over
! the state. Why, then, should Judge Howard
of the Papilion Times set about booming
| Judge Allen? Democrats did everything in
| their power to re-elect the latter gentleman
to the United States senate last fall, and
would do so again, because he has shown
! himself to be man pre-eminently qualified
for that place. But no one will deny that
| there are democrats in Nebraska who are
| in every way as well equipped for the su-
| preme bench as Senator Allen. This fusion
| Of votes but not of office is getting to be a
| bit tiresome to some democrats. OF course
we are fighting for the success of the same
| ideas, and thes triumph of the principles
| for which we contend should be our first
consideration, but some democrats have
come to the conclusion that the carrying
into effect of these ideas and principles is
not absolutely dependent upon the filling of
all the offices with populists. OF the cleo
| tive officers in Nebraska, the democrats
now have two, the silver republicans one
and the populists all the rest. OF the ap-
pontive officers, even a greater proportion
! are populists. And yet we have the spec
tacle of one of the prominent democratic
editors of the state advocating the nomi-
nation of a populist for supreme judge this
| year! Can it be that this is done in the hope
that the next candidate for governor will
! be a democrat?
Personal AND OTHERWISE.