Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-13
TALKING ABOUT THE sENAToRsHIP

Ainsworth Star-Journal: Speaking Of
United States senators, why not northwest
Nebraska erect a lightning rod? We have
good material-material that would be a
credit to the state. Let's see a show Of
hands.
Friend Telegraph: The man who fills the
shoes that Senator Mill4ru Is row filling
in the United States serate from this state
will have to come befJre the people quite
squarely not only on the trust, but upon
the rate questions. The people of Ne
braska are going to be a little more careful
in the future in regard to what kind Of
timber they send to congress.
Norfolk Press: The first step toward the
election of a republican Legislature next
fall must be the selection by the state
convention of a man for United States
senator who will be the servant of the
people and not of the railroads and cor
porations. There will be trouble enough
for the men who believe in taking the re-
publican party out from under raih DAD
control to have that first step taken.
Alliance Times: Senator Willard is stated
as the probable successor of Senator Nit
chell for the important position of chair
man of the committee on interoceanic
canals. Senator Willard has visited the
canal zone and spent much time familiar
izing himself with the various details. He
certainly is fully qualified for tie duties
of the place, is deserving, and, We believe,
his selection would be generally desired
by the people of Nebraska. People at home
regard Senator Willard as. much more a
man than a politician, and there is a great
deal in that to his credit, too.
Fremont Herald While protesting I'M
dying personal friendship for Ross Ham
mond the editor of the Wayne Herald
says he cannot support Ross for the United
States senate for the reason that he is
tied up with the Northwestern and Union
Pacific railroads. The Wayne editor de-
mands a republican who shall be wholly
: free from railroad strings. That is a
strange request for a republican editor to
make in Nebraska-a request which he
knows in advance cannot be granted. We
believe Editor Cunningham is not alto
gether fair in picking out Hammond as a
railroad candidate, in view of the fact that
of all the republican editors in the state
Hammond has shown the most courage in
discussing railroad problems of legislation.
We grant that he may not safely be re-
garded as unfriendly to the railroad cause,
generally speaking but the Wayne editor
must admit that in the Fremont Tribune
| Ross Hammond has published criticisms OF
railroad politicians so warm that half the
! republican newspapers In the state would
! not dare reproduce them In their own
| columns. And among the avowed repub-
| lican candidates for the Milard succession
| where could Editor Cunningham find a
] man to his liking? Surely he does not re-
gard Willard as free from railroad influence
He could not divorce Hinshaw from the
Rock Island machine with a crowbar
: Nickey-well, we all know who made
/ Mickey. Wattles is the handmade of the
l railros% machine In Omaha. Congressman
4 Norris was raised on the Burlington nursing
bottle Congressman Kinkaid-but why pro-
Along the search? The one road to relief
Ialong which Editor Cunningham may run
vlthout stubbing his toe will lead directly
| intosthe sanctum OF The Omaha Bee where
y Edward Rosewater reigns, or into the glded
! haii wherein Ross Hammond sits and
A-Tftes at random for the Fremont Tribune
Yin all candor the Herald insists that among
the republican aspirants to the Millard
shoes only two can lay any manner OF
claim to the support of anti-railroad re-
publicans-Hammond and Rosewater, and
! we leave the choice to the republican
brethren. But, after ALL what is the use
discussing anti-monopoly senatorial favor
ties? All Sorenson says they don't elect
that kind-in Nebraska.