Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-22

Bellevue Gazette: Rosewater may have
lost out at the Douglas county election. We
guess he did But his talk at Chicago the
other day before the railroad rate conven-
ton would indicate that he understands
the railroad situation.
Norfolk Press The republicans OF Ne
braska who are honestly supporting the
president in his rate regulation program
| have the fight Of their lives before them.
The railroads will not surrender their grip
on the law making body of the state with
out a struggle.
Blue Springs Sentinel: One OF the things
the coming state legislature should do is
that of placing all so-called child saving
Institutes, old peoples homes and every
other institution that thrives of of public
charity under the control OF the State
Board Of Charities and be subject to their
regulations and inspection.
Rushville Recorder: Bartlett Richards
and w. G. Comstock, who were charged in
the United States court with Illegally fen
cling 100000 acres OF government land, were
fined $500 each after pleading guilty This
looks like a pretty mild sentence consider
ing the amount Of land involved, but the
court took into consideration the fact that
the defendants were taking down their
fences This looks like Joke after the de-
PENDANTS have used the land for nothing
for years
Bancroft Blade: The railroad-ma edi-
torial THE Call for Nebraska's Flour"
has succeeded in finding its way into few
of the papers of the state. II argues that
the presidents railroad rate ideas would
prohibit Nebraska farmers from selling
their -four In eastern American cities We
can't see the necessity of wasting ink on
such editorials for we are not having any
overproduction Of wheat and not likely to
have as each year the acreage grows less
1t would be better for the press to run
blank editorial columns than to FIJI them
with railroad-made matter
ST. Paul Republican: Announcement is
made that the literary bureaus, which
mysteriously sprung up all over the coun-
try about six months ago for the purpose
! Of educating the people (through the news
papers) against President Roosevelt's pol
! icy for government regulation of railroads.
! has been ordered closed. 1t is stated that
! some of the magnates who furnished the
| financial backing are disguised with the
results accomplished, and feel that they
can we'll afford to dispense with the unde-
! sirable publicity which the bureaus have
brought them. There is no question but
that an honorable, open campaign would
have received a fair hearing from the press
and public. but the methods pursued were
so manifestly intended TO deceive that they
served only to intensity the already strong
sentiment antagonistic TO the railroad po-
sition The literary bureau was one Of the
biggest tactical blundeTs ever committed
by men who are supposed TO be past mast
ers IN the gentle art OF lobbying.
! Fremont Tribune: The Department of
Justice takes a view of the illegal fencing
of the public domain by cattle barons
slightly different from that held by Judge
Munger of the federal court in the case
against Richards and Comstock. The Judge
imposed a light penalty becsuse, he said,
the defendants were not shown to have
! been guilty OF any moral turpitude. They
! had illegally enclosed $4,000 acres of the
! governments lands, by which the depart
ment is inclined to think them guilty OF
moral turpitude. as well as legal infrac-
ton Attorney General Moody feels that
having made such slow progress in bring
ing down the fences there ought to be
more TO show for the work than $500 fines
and six hours in the agreeable company
OF United States Marshal Mathews. Both
Richards and Comstock are men of much
prominence and influence, but we can
scarcely be brought 10 believe Judge Nun
! ger is an official who would be disposed
to permit them to go unwhipped OF jus
| tice II is true that he is sympathetic
and wanting In spleen and vindictiveness
but when Attorney General Moody gets to
! the bottom OF the matter he is likely TO
find the judge has weighed the situation
and the arguments well.