Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-06
STATE PRESS COMMENT.

Kearney Democrat; Hurry up, Norris
and get after the coal rate question. It's
getting pretty cold and coal is mighty high,
and freight rates are just the same be-
tween the mines and Kearney and Omaha,
with the advantage entirely upon the side
of Omaha.
Grand Island Independent: Secretary of
State Galusha, the only state officer who
refuses to give up his passes on the rail-
roads, is quoted as saying that the voice of
the state convention, relative to the pass
question, was not the voice OF the people,
but that the policy was dictated by the
railroads. win he, IL he said It, also deny
that railroads attempt to dictate in the
political affairs of the state?
Crete vidette-Herald: The next morning
after election The Omaha Bee, Lincoln
Journal and Lincoln Star estimated the
majority Of Letton somewhere between
10000 and 5000 The world-Herald was
not quite ready to concede any majority.
but the day following 1t cleared some of the
! cobwebs from its eyesight and placed the
majority in the vicinity OF 1900. II ought
to PROFOUND to itself growing question
| on maiorities.
Arlington Review-Herald: Governor
Mickey, in a speech at Omaha the other
day, declared that the railroad pass agita-
ton would be in evidence next year, and
that there was no doubt in his mind as to
whether two or three of the present state
officers would be renominated for a second
term. This paper sees no reason why state
officers should be favored by the railroads
unless they give value received in return,
in which event the milk in the cocoanut
is accounted for. Pass the pass UP, and
no one will be injured.
Albion News: The republican state CEN
trail committee has published itemized
statement of all receipts and disbursements
for the last year. This open and above
board policy will be commended by all. 1t
takes considerable money to pay the legiti-
mate expenses of a political campaign, and
unless 1t is shown just what the money is
spent for there is always a suspicion that
unlawful methods were used. We hope this
method will become universally demanded
by all parties. Publicity is an all-powerful
remedy for corruption.
Lincoln Journal: Could the whole of
Nebraska have had a vote on those
Butler county resolutions on the rail-
road tax case, railroad political man
| ipulation, free passes and rate regula-
ton, the roar of unanimous ayes would
have been heard as far away as the United
| states senate. In cases OF this KIM, Tor
| tunately, a succession of small reports can
be depended upon to have cumulative ef-
feet. There is nothing to prevent the rest
OF Nebraska counties taking example from
what Butler county has already done.
Fremont Herald: Emblazoned upon the
| face of the great seal of Nebraska are the
words Equality Before the Law" This
would imply that all citizens of Nebraska
! are equal before the law. Let's see about
! that. At Lincoln the othar day the police
/ caught boy in the very act OF putting
| some tobacco into little piece OF paper,
| rolling it up in the form of a pencil. The
| boy was arrested, taken before judge
and fined $50. The boy had no money. To
pay the fine meant that he must sell the
| very clothes from his back And so he
was sent to Jail, where he is paying the
penalty for his sin. On the same day two
wealthy owners Of western Nebraska cat
tie ranches stood before a judge in Omaha,
charged with the crime Of fencing and
coveting to their own use thousands of
acres of government land. The Judge fined
each of the men $500 and ordered them into
the custody of the marshal for six hours.
The fine imposed upon the boy who rolled
a cigarette meant a fortune TO him. The
fine imposed upon the cattle barons meant
a penny to them. The Jail sentence meant
to the boy close confinement and rough
prison fare The Jail sentence TO the cattle
barons meant six hours in the courtly
company Of Marshal Matthews, a theater
party, with cold turkey and champagne
attachments. Equality before the law!
There is no such thing-in Nebraska.