Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-06

up the refrain on this point within the
last few days with some very pertinent
questions The Syracuse Journal. pub
lished at the home OF Senator Arends. de-
votes more than a column TO a discussion
Of the candidacy Of Mr.. Currie. and, among
other things, has this to say:
We believe It the duty of every state to
send her two ablest. cleanest men to the
senate; men who are statesmen in Tho
broadest sense; not men with an ax tc
grind. or the tool Of schemers who v,Ish 60
raid the eo9, public treasury for their interest
reputation for great ability: he makes n
very fair state senator. but tho nation
never needed her great men more than she
needs them today. The nation demands
that Nebraska send her best The peopie
have have asked a change from populsm and
ward Kansas did the same and her ioais-
lature replied by electing a man who has
no peer in al the broad land. what will
Mr.. ,Currle may be at home on tho pas
ture lands of Custer county: We believe
him to be an honest, reliable man, but we
DENY that he is a statesman or a man of
great ability. His ambition appears 10 he
not to represent this great state I'm the
bore artesian wells in the western plains
to provide water for his stock These arc
the only reasons that. have yet been set
forth by those who advocate his election
we have too much of amateur statesman
ship; men who vote for measures from per-
eOIldl IttllnES OF tnp moment without
siderlng their effect upon the future Of the
country-such as the Masons Aliens and
Ttllmans. who wept over cuba and shouted
for Spanish gore, then sought to tie the
hands Of the nation and reject the conse-
quences Of the war for which they were
largely responsible.
In the name Of the people Of otoe county.
of the great state OF Nebraska-in the
name Of the nation, for its present and fu-
representatives. In the present legislature.
to- drop personal feeling or personal friend
ship to Ignore pledges made for personal
gain or political reward, and TO cast their
votes for men who are beat qualified to rep
resent the state In the councils of the ma
| tion.
You and each Of YOU have n voice in So
| leCting the men who are to guide the ma
tion In the beginning Of its Journey in the
lect only those that are worthy and we'll
| qunlifcd men whose knowledge extends
| beyond the drawing room, the office or the
! pasture lands OF the western plains; that
! you select men who. I'm this new era of M e
! tional life and the dawn of a new century
shall be as worthy as they whom, former
/ generations have sent to the council cham
| hers OF the nation in her hours of greatest
need.
| Whether the men who represent Otoe
| county in the legislature will heed this ad-
vice remain TO be seen. Most of our active
republicans believe that they will They
realize that the future OF the party in this
country and in the state depends largely
upon the outcome OF the senatorial contest
While all would like to see the deadlock
broken, they would deplore the election OF
men who could not maintain the standard
| Nebraska has created for itself in the SEN
ate OF the nation.
After spending three days at their homes
there is no doubt that the delegation Is
fairly familiar with the prevailing senti.
ment and the people here confidently lool
| for change OF favorites and a stCppag,
| Of bouquet throwing.