Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-05

ord Quiz: Even our populist papers have
about quit talking Of the p%opulist party
in the present tense.
o'Neil Frontier; II you celebrated ArbOr
day by planting trees you should devote
about ten minutes a day to see that they
are kept in a good growing condition. II
Is the only way to observe the true spirit
OF the day.
Ord Quiz. A horse sold on the streets
Of Ord Monday for sos. You can't trot out
any kin OF farm property nowadays
that has not been greatly enhanced In
value since the country settled down to a
steady republican gait.
Ainsworth Star journal: The hope Of a
number of members OF the legislature have
gone glimmering. 1t is said Governor
Mickey refuses to appoint any Of the mem
bers to an appointive position for the rea-
son of a clause in the constitution pro-
hibiting such appointment.
Ponca Journal: Do your lamps burn
with a clearer light? The last legislature
raised the test of kerosene oil twelve
points. The oil inspector has condemned
one car which has been shipped in since
as below test. II the oil Inspector con-
tinues to do his duty there ought to be
little complaint of the quality Of oil in
the future.
Aurora Republican: It's too bad but
those campaign talks which Helen Gouger
made In Nebraska during the last presi-
Dental campaign were never all paid for
and Helen has had to sue for her pay.
Paying for political speeches in a waning
cause is like paying for a dead horse. and
what Helen really accomplished may be
measured with the same measure used to
calculate the damage done the republicans
by Mary Ellen Lease.
Albion News: Nebraska's anti-prairie
dog law is matched by q law passed by the
last Minnesota legislature, which is d.
rected against the grasshopper. This law
provides that upon complaint Of the pres
ence of grasshopper eggs in quantity in
any field the state entomologist shall in
spect the field and condemn It TO be plowed
II II is actually infested with grasshop-
per egg. II the owner OF the land refuses
to pillow it, he may be prosecuted for main
tanning a nuisance and the field be plowed
at the expense Of the county. In case the
blowing is of value to the land the ex-
pense may be charged to him.
Falls City Journal: In their anxiety to
defeat the different candidates for mayor
the newspapers of Omaha are giving their
town a bad name. The Evening News
prints a picture OF a gateless town plast-
cred with vice. 1t is almost certain that
Omaha Is not as black now as II is
painted, nor will 1t be when a new mayor
is elected; but that sort of Advertising
will have It's effect to the detriment of
the town. A certain class of loose char
acter Will be attracted by such reports and
a certain class of desirable citizens kept
away. 1t should be possible to beat an
undesirable candidate without hurting the
town.
Pierce Call: There has been a good deal
of talk the past three months, mainly by
the fusion press Of the state, Of a nom
partisan supreme court. They are talk
ing nonpartisanshlp for the simple rea-
son that at the election next fall they
are bound to lose control Of the supreme
court, a successor to Judge Sullivan, dem
ocrat, being elected at that time. While
there were two republican judges on the
supreme bench the fusionists said the
court was partisan. Now that they have
a majority on the bench 1t is not right
to assume that the court is partisan? The
fusionists claim that the court is non
partisan because It is composed of Sulli-
van. democrat; Holcomb, populist. and
Sedgwick, republican. This statement is
far from the truth for the reason that
the democrats and populists have acted
together as one party since 1894. hone
OF the populists or democrats will deny the
fact that both Judge Sullivan and Judge
Holcomb supported the fusion ticket last
fall If this is true how in the world can
they claim that the supreme court is nom
PARTISAN? A nonpartisan supreme court
would be a good thing to have in this
state but as long as there are three mem
oers on the supreme bench that body is
bound to be partisan from a political point
OF view. There is not a shadow Of a doub;
but that a republican will be chosen tc
succeed Judge Sullivan next fall. He
should be a man that is tried and true ant
who will be a honor to the party.