Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-17
THE DEFEAT OF MERCER.

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Dakota City Eagle; Dave Mercer dlsoov.
cred that the bats in Rosewater's belfry
we're quite numerous. The Goliah David
will realize that there is gratitude in poll.
tics and that no one man is the Who'll,
cheese in the republican party.
Ainsworth s~tar-Journal: And when YOU
sun IL all up, Mercer contributed more tC
his own defeat by his past selfish record
than did Rosewater with his scalpine
knife. When will men in public office
learn the lesson that use Of ONCE must
not be abuse Of Office?
Lynch Journal: Edward R~osewater. liks
the rest Of humanity, has his faults and
some Of them are pretty good-sized, but
fellows that are trying to shelve the little
editor are finding him pretty hard to lift
out Of politics, and it would also be a
hard job to find a man that would take his
place and exert as great an influence for
the party in the state.
Hebron Register: Before the election
many Of the republican papers OF the state
came out boldly and stated that The Omaha
Bee had no influence and hat David Mer-
Ger would be returned to congress from
the Second district in spite Of The Bees
efforts to defeat him. Now these same
papers will blame The Bee and its editor
for the defeat Of MIR. Mercer.
st. Paul Republican: Who would ever
have thought that the Sixth district would
be sending a republican congressman down
to Washington in a year when that re-
publican Gibraltar, the Second, elects a
democrat? Or, stranger yet, who would
have dreamed a year ago of Edward Rose
water supporting his ancient enemy, G..
M. Hitchcock, in a race for office. Politics
does create queer situations and make
strange bedfellows, for a fact.
Wayne Herald: One thing is certain,
and that is, it would have been wise for
Dave Mercer and his friends as we'll as for
all the republicans in the First district
had he not been nominated. 1t is evident
to him now and to all for 1t is absolutely
useless to figure that The Bee has no in
huence. 1t has and it is widespread and
good reasoning will not suggest the sit
ting down upon a great influence for spite
work. It is poor politics. That influence is
sure, IL trampled upon, to sting back and
the result is serious both ways.
Superior Journal: Omaha republicans
had best quit trying to down Rosewater'
and buckle down to honest, hard work for
the party. Rosewater has been accused OF
having personal animosity for Mercer, and
as a consequence fought him. Granted this
is true, the Mercer republicans had a per-
sonal hatred for Rosewater and they would
not lay aside their personal feelings a
whit quicker than would Mr.. Rosewater.
Rosewater has again proved that he is
the best ~campaigner in the bunch. Per-
haps tho republicans down there will learn
after awhile that il is a whole lot easier
fighting with him than against him.. There
are a score of men who were better timber
for congress than was Dave Mercer, but
the republicans nominated him to spite
Rosewater. They didn't like to be die
tatcd to- The Omaha republicans are
just learning the first lesson of politics;
that it is a whole lot better to swallow a
little dictation now and then and even
pretend that you like it than to make a
bitter, costly f6ht and go to defeat. An
other thing in politics is so true that 1t may
be regarded as an axiom; No man can
afford to make two campaigns-one for the
nomination and another for electlon-inside
of three months. The nomination has to
come without a bitter and prolonged fight
IL the nominee is TO be a winner.