Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-11
POLITICS in THE FUSION FOLD.

Madison Mail Opop.): We refuse to
believe that the Hon. ]. B. Meserve pro-
cured his own indictment to put himself
one step nearer the governors ONCE than
the Hon. Constantine ]. Smyth. 1t is now
in order for Mr.. Smyth to sue Morton and
the oatmeal trust to bring his campaign
up to date.
Seward Independent (pop.): As the time
draws nearer for the fusion state conven-
tion, just keep one eye on Ex-Congress-
man Sutherland in connection with the
nomination for governor. Congressman
Sutherland Is one Of the brightest men in
the state, made an enviable record while
in congress, and would be there yet, had
he not stepped out of the road to give a
democrat an opportunity to represent the
district. Keep your eye on Sutherland.
Rushville Standard (pop.): Hon. John c.
Sprecher of Schuyler is being fsvorably
mentioned by the reformers of Nebraska
as their candidate for governor next fall.
Having known Mr.. Sprecher for the past
fifteen years, the editor Of the Standard
can cheerfully endorse this sentiment.
There is not a more capable man in the
state and his honesty and integrity is I'M
questionable. For the good of Nebraska
and it's people the Standard sincerely trusts
that Mr.. Sprecher will receive the nominal
tion and be elected.
Beatrice Democrat: Attorney General
Prout has dismissed the suits commenced
by his predecessor against the Argo starch
works at Nebraska City. The commencing
Of that suit, and other equally bad breaks
did more to defeat the fusionists in Ne.
braska in 1900, than any other one thing
Had our political friends been content tC
make their fight upon republican misrult
in the state, they might have held the
forces together. But the over Jealous ele.
ment was in the saddle. and they felt called
upon to take such action as would verify
the claims of the republicans, that demo.
cratic success meant destruction to indus.
tries. Nebraska City has BECOME a manu-
featuring concern, and the suit of Mr.
Smyth was directed at her principal indus,
try.
Grand Island Press (pop.): From tn
attitude assumed by the organizers and pro
mulgators Of the state democratic editoria
association one would naturally infer tina
the pop editors had all jumped into tn
democratic band wagon. Such, however
Is not the case, and the manifest attend
ance at Schuyler and at Lincoln is convinc
ing proof of one Of two things-either tn,
pop editors broke their necks in trying I
land in the democratic band wagon, or
true to their constituents, refused to sur
render their birthright for a mess of pot
tage. The new organization bows alleg
lance to no other Baalam than democracy
and the Samaritan pop editors hereafte
shall have no further intercourse witt
them. In brief, the lines of demarkatioi
are so abruptly and strongly drawn that tn
words pop and fusion do not find a lodge
ment in the high heavens above nor tn
deep earth beneath. In the opinion an,
profound estimation of the Daily Press
such an organization is democracy, petri
fed, hidebound, with a desert of close com
munion in the last course and a Pharisai
cal Amen at the close of the last act.
Columbus Telegram (dem.): That
where the democrats and pops of the stat
will find themselves If they do not kee
their eyes open. The trap has been Sc
by some very shrewd republican trappers
There can be no manner of doubt that tn
republican machine OF the state will fore
the nomination of Savage for governor
Already this machine has silenced a doze
or more prominent republican editors, VIII
but a little while ago declared that unde
NO circumstances could they support TO
| governor the man whe pardoned BARLEY
The plan of these tricksters is to brin
about the nomination by the democrat
and populists Of some person who is tainte
with Bartleyism, or who has been charge
with approving the BARLEY pardon, or VIII
has been charged with conduct unbecom
ing a faithful public servant. In this man
ner they hope to stop the cry agains
Savage. Under such circumstances the
could say to anti-Savage republicans: 9TH
democratic nominee is just as bad as Saw
age, so you had better stick to the oil
ticket" 1t is a shrewd scheme, and 1t wi
be worked, II possible. 1t will not be tn
first time that republicans have dictate
democratic and pop nominations in Ne
braska. The safe plan for democrats an
pops to pursue will be to nominate 10
governor som man who is wholly FIRE
from faint of Bartleyism. With such
nominee we can win the state away frol
} our destroying redeemers. II we shall Il
them have a hand in nominating our car
didates we shall get our feet in their traI
good and tight.