Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-19
LONG-RANGE SHOTS.

Bunalo Express: G. VI. Hitchcock, editor
OF the Omaha World Herald, which hae
I hitherto been Bryan's home organ, is much
displeased because he was not appointed
united States senator and indirectly accuses
Bryan OF treachery. And so even in Ne
braska there are democrats who think there
is something more than free silver in
politics?
Springfield Republican: Editor Hitchcock
of Omaha publicly announces his "deep dis
appointment" in failing to be appointed to
the senate by Governor Poynter, and he also
feels most keenly the sting OF ingratitude."
This reveals a sad case of heartburn in the
'fuslon forces of Nebraska Yet Hitchcock
should remember that the pops" are really
the mainstay of the Bryan party in that
state. The old democracy was a pitifully
weak aggregation there until the great revolt
of the farmers alliance against the re-
publican party. The appointment of the
populist, Allen, is strictly logical
New York Sum Those of us who take the
trouble to remember the day when Hon.
William jennings Bryan wrote lightning
leaders for Hon. Gilbert NJ. Htchcock's
Omaha World Herald will be panied to know
that Hon Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock not ap-
pointed senator in congress, admits that
he is deeply disappointed, and feels most
keenly the sting of ingratitude." But what
did Mr.. Hitchcock expect? Hon. William
Vincent Allea, who gets the job, and who
was favored by Mr. Bryan is of the popuist
side of the house, and in Nebraska the
populists are the strength of fusion The
Nebraska democrats can contribute their
votes, but the populsts get the offices. Pos
sibly Nebraska democrats will grow weary
some time
Nebraska may be supposed to know what he
is about, but at this distance his preference
Of w. V. Allen over Mr.. Hitchcock of the
Omaha World Herald in the matter of the
senatorship looks like ingratitude and bad
politics combined Mr. Hitchcock and his
newspaper have fought the battles of the
Nebraska fusionsts through many cam
paignp and have contributed very largely to
fusion Notwithstanding the election OF
Governor Poynter himself. If Senator Allen
has ever done anything save depopuate the
senate by his intermnable speeches the fact
is not OF record. To reward dull loquacity
and ignore valuable party services may be
good politics in Nebraska but nowhere else
that we know of.
New York Mail and Express The ap-
pointment of William V. Allen as successor
to the late Senator Hayward of Nebraska
t''H AZ iN"9t Ihc Heill VI CONSISTENCY anu, as /
II appears TO have been dictated by William |
Jennings Bryan it will doubtless be salts |
factory to all loyal popuists except Editor !
Hitchcock of the Omaha World Herald, who |
wanted the place, but couldn't get It, This |
gentleman is already limiting at base in |
gratitude on the part of Mr.. Bryan and Gov
ernor Poynter, both Of whom he has served .
and well in many a ard-fought |
campaign, but he can hardly expect his
complaints TO have much weight with the I
populist rank and file, As for Mr., Allen, he
proved during his former term in the senate
hat he was man OF real ability, tremendous
lung power and an dolater at the free
silver shrine, to whose zeal thousands OF
pages OF the Congressional Record bear
testimony.