Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-10
POINTER AND ms TWO vrrors.

brand much to be desired.
O'Nen Frontiers Fathers and brothers
of those brave men Of the First Nebraska
regiment who bore Old Glory to victory
over the bloody Philippines fields will re-
member Governor Poynter's veto of the
joint resolution of thanks to that regi-
ment if he should ever reek state reCog-
milton again.
W1nside Tribune: The Nebraska boys
are brave and "the state acknowledges the
debt it owes them by reason of the honor
conferred upon it by their vaor while de-
Tending in the Philippines the principles of
our government and adding new glory to
our flag" whether our pin-headed governor
saw fit to give his official sanction to the
sentiment or not,
Battle Creek Republican; During the last
hours of the session of the legislature a
resolution was passed by both houses COM
mendng the Nebraska boys on their brave
work in the Philippines. When the meas
ure reached Governor Poynter he promptly
vetoed it. The families and friends of
the boys will remember this little bit of
spite work.
Columbus Journal: Governor Poynter, by
his veto virtually says that Aguinaldo was
right in his insurrecton against the au-
either ignorantly or maliciously failing to
see the legal, logical natural and nevita-
BILE sequence of events and thus encourag-
ing, in about as small way as a governor
could, the enemies of his country. We
had supposed that Mr.. Poynter has more
sense.
Pierce Call: Governor Poynter vetoed a
patriotic resolution last Saturday. reso-
luton commencing the First Nebraska for
it's gallantry displayed on the field of battle
in Manila. BY so doing he has placed him
self on the side of Aguinaldo and his band
of bandits, who wished to walk over the
American army and pillage the city of Ma
Mia. The Nebraska boys are in MacAr-
thurs division, along with troops from
South Dakota, Kansas and Oregon, with the
Utah light battery. They are heroes and
no fusion Poynter can veto their fame; that
is certain.
Aurora Republican, Governor Poynter
vetoed the bill passed by the Nebraska leg
slature congratulating and endorsing the
record made by the First Nebraska regi-
ment at Manila for bravery and efficiency
on the field of battle. As between Filipino
and our brave Nebraska boys the governor
goes on record as in favor of the dirty Fill
pino. 1t may be all right for a popocrat
is a God in heaven the insult to our brave
boys at Manila will be remembered by a
good many people in the state at the ballot
box in the coming election
Superior Journal: The pops seem to be
ready to follow Governor Poynter into the
camp of the rebel Aguinaldo. But just wait
until the returns come in from the boys Of
the First Nebraska on Poynters pretense
that they were not fighting for their country
and their flag. Can't fool those boys. Gov.
Poynter's objection to the joint resolution
which pops and republicans alike voted for
was that one paragraph took decided grounds
for the United States instead of Aguinaldo
and don't you forget the boys will see It
just as plainly as did their fathers, when az
the front, see through the peace at any price
resolutions of the copperheads of that day.
Greeley Leader: Governor Poynter has
certainly distinguished himself and shown
himself a true democrat, with all the in
herited piety and purity of the party When
the nation itself was struggling for ex-
istence in the sixties, the party of reform
resolved" in its official capacity that 1.-The
war for the union" was failure" and
called on the savior of his country to call
in his troops, stop the useless flow of fra
ternal blood and let the confederacy go.
of things that the chief executive of an
anti-pass( y purity and reform state admin
istration should refuse to thank the First
Nebraska boys for patriotic and meritorious
conduct in the field. The sons of fusion are
following the footsteps of their fathers.
Genoa Leader: The legislature passed
resolution in the closing hours thanking the
boys of the First Nebraska at Manila for
their bravery and patriotism shown upon the
field of battle in the far off Philippines,
only to have it vetoed by that 2x4, small
bore apology for a politician in the gov
ernors chair at Lincoln. His reason given
for the veto was that clause in the resolu-
ton said something about the regiment
fighting for it's country, a remark to which
he took exceptions. His veto message
is as rank piece of political buncombe
as it was ever the Leaders privilege to see
in print, and 1t causes intelligent Nebras-
kans of all political parties to blush with
shame. Poynter is getting most unmerci-
fully roasted from all sides, as he ought, al
though it is possible one debases himself in
wasting valuable space upon a demagogue
of his caliber and stripe.
Hastings Tribune: We were very much
surprised, as we'll as chagrined, on reading
the veto Of Governor Poynter of the resolu-
tion Of the senate Thanking the brave boys
of the First Nebraska regiment for their
gallant conduct on the field of battle" Why
this little resolution Of deserved praise eX-
pressing thanks OF the citizens of our state
to the patriotic soldiers who are so bravely
facing the guns of the enemies of our gov
ernment and Christian civilization should
receive an executive mo" we cannot imag-
inc. There was no snake in the grass or
politics in the resolution; nothing but an
acknowledged gratitude of our Indebtedness
to these brave boys who were so brayely
defending our flag and our honor as a nation
in the spread of freedom and liberty
throughout the world, To the sentiment
expressed in the resolution, 1--WE pledge the
honor OF the state that to the living shall
be accorded worthy distinction and to the
dead all that can be given the dead, fitting
memorial OF their fame" he said mo" We
are pleased to know the resolution was
passed over the veto by vote of 20 to TO-
Let the question be submitted to the in
telligent and patriotic citizens of our state
they will veto this "veto" at a greater
ratio than 20 to 10. 1t would be, at least
16 to /.
St. Paul Republican: Governor Poynter
has vetoed joint resolution passed by the
legislature thanking the members OF the
First Nebraska regiment for the gallant
service which has reflected so much glory
upon their native state In disappearing