Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26
STATE PRESS PoTPoURRI.

United states senator will soon be up
to the railroads. The legislature will be
at their service in the matter OF ratihca-
ton.
Beatrice sun: Senator Willard should be
able to provide snaps for a great many
Nebraska politicians. Their removal from
here to the fever-stricken districts OF the
south would be good thing for the state.
Kearney Democrat: with the abolition
of the pass privileges 10 sherffs and the
radical reduction In the price to be paid
for feeding prisoners. which has already
taken its start in Douglas county, the
future of many promise will be shorn
of it's chief graft
Weeping Water Herald: Barteys bonds
men are happy, the illegal fencers OF gov
eminent lands are happy, candidates for
United states marshal are happy, but the
poor devil who rolls a cigarette, spits on
the sidewalk or INDUCES in too much
Christmas had better get or the earth
Central City Nonpareil Attorney Gen
eral Brown is thinking of trying to Sc
cure rehearing of the BARLEY bond
case in the supreme court. We don't
know for certain whether he can accom-
plish anything by it, but We do know
that he won't make any technical error
IL he tries It. It's too bad that much
could not have been said OF his prede-
cessor.
North Platte Tribune: An order has been
sent to the district attorney to make an
investiga ton Of railroad rebates in Ne
braska. Coupled with this instruction
should have been one directing the at
torney to ascertain why Wyoming coal can
be hauled to Omaha and sold at less
price than here in North Platte, which is
located POI miles nearer the mines Ger
tainly the people Of North Platte have
cause for demanding "a square deal"
Grand Island Independent: An order has
been received from Washington instructinG
the federal attorney from this district to
make an investigation as to rebates in this
state. If the order only included discrim-
nations we would like to call the investi
eating gentleman's attention to the mathe-
NAUTICAL proposition which results in rail-
roads hauling coal $50 miles by Grand ISL
and at less rate than they can AFFORD to
stop the trains here and send them back
for more.
Norfolk News: The appointment OF w.
p. Warner to the United states marshal
ship gives general satisfaction throughout
the state Mr. Warner has served his party
| well anu IOyallN, is DIX, CledH dDle,
and there is no doubt but that he has
we'll earned substantial recognition at the
hands OF republicans. Besides, he was in
| no way interested in the dismissal OF
Mathews, but IL Mathews must be offered
as sacrifice then Warmers appointment
| is very satisfactory.
Weeping Water Herald: The Plattsmouth
Journal is boosting Senator George L.
0Ha11 fA- ~ Nahp cIro 10
agree with the Journal that he Ia a mighty
| good man for the best office in the state,
and shall remind the Journal when the
proper time arrives to stay by him to the
last. If he is a good man now he will be
| better when he needs the support of the
press and votes of both parties. Let "Shel-
| don for governor" be the hailing cry,
! friendship and voting sign of all Nebraska
citizens.
! Madison Star-Mail (dem.): Congressman
Mccarthy turned a neat trick the first OF
the week when he was instrumental in
| getting Hon. w. p. Warner appointed
| United States marshal. Warner was a
dangerous candidate for congress in this
| district, and the clever Irishman y
| chance to put him in the clear, which
was done. but the all-absorbing question
now gnawing at the congressman's fertile
brain is What can do with Judge Boyd
and Hon. w. NJ Robertson. both OF whom
are q power in this district?'
Norfolk Press: The railroads, by their
action in fighting their taxes, lead the
next legislature to turn them over to the
| tender mercies of the local assessors for
| valuation and assessment. In that event
Omaha and Lincoln would run their city
governments at the expense of the rail-
roads. while there is little danger that any
county outside OF Lancaster and Douglas
would be satisfied with any less railroad
taxes than they are drawing at present.
No matter how they fix it, 1t would be
cheaper for the railroads to take their
medicine and smile over 1t.
Nebraska City Tribune: The Washington
dispatches continue to repeat the statement
that the "entire Nebraska delegation in
congress continues TO stand behind former
United States Marshal Mathews in his ef-
fort for reinstatement to the Office from
which he was removed by President Roose-
Welt" That is interesting if true. Does
il indicate that the entire Nebraska dele
CATION think It about the proper punish
ment for convicted violators of the laws
OF the United States to he "banished" fol
six hours TO the parlors of the Omaha
club? This question will call for an an
swer in the future at the hands of a good
many Nebraskans who do not see It ir
exactly that light.
Alliance Times: Supplements were sem
; to this Office, but not in time for las
issue, giving the railroads side of tn,
! controversy, arising in this state from the
failure OF the railroad companies to pay
. their taxes as viewed by Hon. c. +. Man
| derson. We use them this issue, not be
cause we stand for the statements therein
but because we desire to afford any in
the people. 1t will be difficult to convinc,
the majority Of the people Of the stat,
, however that the railroads should not pa!
their taxes the same as other people, o.
, that they are assessed any higher pro
portionately Other people pay what the!
consider excessive taxes under protest
and then seek refund, but the railroad,
prefer 10 take this matter as they hav,
some others, i'm their own hands and say
10 the people, What are you going to dc
about it?"
Beatrice Express: II can be no harm
to repeat that the State university re
gents are on dangerous ground. and tina
, the only way to disavow the tTeacher,
of the professor OF the state farm il I,
get rid OF the professor. The complain
among the farmers is growing as the fact