Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-19

less exerts a great deal Of influence In
party politics, but when the party lash IL
welded over the voter Who has no interest
in once holding or once holders. how will
that workt We should smile. To place
Ezra p. Savage on the ticket for governor
next fall would be a suicide 80 certain and
sure as the election was to be held. His
excuses for the pardon OF BARLEY are so
himsy that no party could AFFORD to go on
the defense Of them before the people.
SCOTS BiuR County.
SCOTS Bluff Republican: Governor Savage
announces that he Is a candidate for re-
nomination this summer. Thir, coming az
it does along with the ugly rumors that are
going the rounds that both senators are
distributing federal patronage to brins
about his denomination. looks as though
the powers that be are determined 10 ruin
the republican party in this state. When
Savage pardoned Joe BARLEY II was con-
ceded by everyone that he had made a mis-
take which would ruin him politically. But
II. in the face OF the storm that that con
temptible pardon raised, he 10 forced on the
people by party leaders. there Is no power
on earth or In hades that can keep the re-
publican party in power In this state.
Thousands Of honest republicans, who have
grown old lighting the battles OF the party,
have been put to shame by the acts OF this
accidental governor and II now he is upheld
by the leaders God help the party, for It
will be beyond the power OF man TO save II.
We hope these rumors are untrue and that
Savage will be be 80 foreibly shown that he
is despised. even by his friends, that he
will step down and out. Our faith in the
republican party Is such that we do not
believe that II can be ruled by thieves or
their sympsthizers.
sheridan County.
Rushville Recorder: There is a whole lot
OF pop newspapers talking about the re-
nomination Of Governor Savage at the hands
of the republican state convention. These
fellows always know a great deal more than
the real actors in the political drama dc
themselves. We dom pretend to know
what the next republican convention will
do, but we can scarcely be brought TO think
they will be so idiotic as TO renomiuate a
man discredited by a decided majority OF
both the state press and people. We have
absolutely no doubt as TO our attitude, and
that is one of undying hostility to a maud
lin sentimental interference with the ad-
min!stratio1 OF justice.
stanton County.
Stanton Pickett: Governor SAVAGE has
taken the bull by the horns and no longei
expresses a desire to retire to his farm. lear
against a hay stack and exchange yarns
and chewing tobacco with the hired maj
or guess on the weight Of q bunch Of Berk
shire pigs. On the contrary, he Is pro
nounced In his Intention to stand as
candidate for a denomination. We admir-,
his nerve at any rate. II he really desire
to know what the republican party In Ne
braska thinks OF his act in pardoning JoI
BARLEY he is taking exactly the prope
course to 6nd It out, and when he does tn
result will be far from fattering to hi
vanity or his record as governor. The re
publican press had manifested q willingness
to let the BARLEY episode rest for tn
present, but this declaration OF the gov
ernor has thrown down the gauntlet an,
from now on until the nominations ar
made the boys will see to Il that he I
not forgotten, but is remembered as his act
deserve.
valley County.
Ord Quiz, q Governor Savage was so muc
pleased with the bitter criticisms In til
state press about his pardon OF Bartle
that he promptly declared that he woul
be a candidate for the nomination for GOV
ernOr again. he may set 1t down prett
reliable that he will not get the prize.
Arcadia Champion: Governor Savage hs
come out fiat-footed and announced that l
is a candidate for governor. The stat,
ment that the governor has nerve seems
be very true. but he shows q very DO,
; quality of judgment.
Washington County.
Blair Pilot: The Fremont Tribune seen
afectionately solicitous about a long line
republican predecessors to BARLEY in n
ONCE of state treasurer, and differs fro
the Conservative as to the propriety
, the pardon Of BARLEY by Governor SavaE
; The esteemed Tribune ignores the custo
Of former state treasurers, which permits
the deposit of the public funds In banl
friendly to the ruling party. It Ignor'
the fact that in republican state CONVEX
lions, for nearly q generation, proniis
= Of such deposits did seoure nomination.
: 1t lib either ignorant or forsetfui that WI
5 lard was nominated for state treasurer
r Nebraska years ago because Of the promi
y Of a loan Of s25. 900 Of public money to
a certain republican banker In Alma. Al
= has that money ever been repaid to Il