Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-31

Norfolk News: The Nebraska legislature
seems inclined to leave II TO other like
bodies to wrestie with freak measures. II
any have appeared they have been promptly
fioored by the committees or sideracked
before they reached the committees.
Bayard Transcript: Having failed to land
that good federal appointment. ex-Con,
gresham Mercer is again a resident OF
Omaha, and announces his intention OF
fighting Editor Rosewater to finish. The
Bee editor will probably give Dave plenty
to do.
Geneva Gazette: Arbor day is close at
hand and every loyal citizen OF Fillmore
county ought to celebrate II by planting
a tree OF more. And 1t might be we'll to
go farther and add little variety TO the
occasion by hanging a few OF those human
hogs who have cut down trees planted by
better men to get the use OF few feet
more land.
Howells journal: Up to date Dave Mer-
Ger, ex-congressman from the Omaha dis
trict, has not succeeded in landing a gov
ernment job, and II is beginning to dawn
upon the people of Nebraska that "Our
Dave" is not as popular at the national
capital as the republican press of tho state
has reported. After ALL no one has much
of the heartless ones are saying that Mer-
Ger ought to be made to work for living.
It does seem as though twelve years feed
at the public crib ought to be about enough
for one man.
Kearney Hub: AS the Hub views the
record of Senator Dietrich during the last
session of congress, his connection with
federal appointments and recommendations,
and the measure Of his personal standing
with the administration, the whole is en-
tirely credtable.' He may not have the
''knack' of making himself generally popu-
lar, either as windjammer or hale fell
low we'll met, but surely no one holds him
to blame for that. He has evidently sought
to perform all essential things required OF
Kim and he has done quite we'll for the
short time he has been in the senate.
Fremont Tribune: It is pretty clear that
the appropriations made by the present
session Of the legislature are going to ex-
ceed any ever before made. 1t may be
truthfuliy stated that there is larger ne
cessity than ever before. The debts keep
accommodating and It becomes necessary
some time to put an end to 1t by paying
them Off But unquestionably the passage
Of new revenue bill has served to make
the legislature feel freer TO take OF the
brakes and spend money. The senate will
serve good end II 1t prunes down some
of the items agreed to by the house. There
is an apparent disposition on its part to
do so.
Fairbury Gazette: 1t is claimed that
Senator Dietrich will be candidate for
! reelection to the senate, and that Hon.
! D. E. Thompson will also return In time to
/ take a hand in the senatorial campaign
next year in his own behalf. The next
campaign promises TO develop lively tight
and to make some strange political bed
fellows II there is a break between Sea-
ator Dietrich and Mr.. Thompson, as is
claimed, 1t means new alignment on
senatorial matters. Neither Of these gen.
tlemen are in touch, it is claimed, with the
new anti-machine organization in Douglas
county, which is now, in control, and will
undoubtedly name the entire seventeen
members in the next legislature from that
county. In the language OF the boys
"There'll be something doing" in about
year from this time on senatorial matters