Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-14
STATE PREss COMMENT.


Burwell Tribune: The Tribune doesn't
know that he would accept It, but the
guberna torial chair should be offered Hon.
Peter Mortensen.
Kearney Democrat: The Omaha Bee says
the Coal and Lumber trusts are squirming
lest the grain suits are only a prelude
of what is in store for them. Let 'em
squirm; the people have been squirmlng
for many years.
Papillion Republican: Talking about
trusts and such things the question comes
to us, bid you ever try to buy coal In
Omaha?" The coal men there have a
combine protected by an S-inch ironclad
agreement There is room for investiga-
tions in the metropolis of Nebraska.
Madison Star-Mail: The democrats state
convention has been called for September
20 at Lincoln. Are the democrats Of Madi-
son county going to hold a county con-
vention or will some gentleman move to
make It unanimous and let the repub-
licans have the whole d business
Alliance Times: Circumstances alter
cases. Ex-senator ex-general solicitor of
the Union Pacific Thurston expresses the
belief that there is need of more stringent
laws to govern the operation of public
service corporations" People generally
would have been more tickled to hear him
say that when he was in the senate.
St. Edwards Sun: Down with state or
county officials and members of the legis-
lature using railroad passes; down with
men who are not known to be for 'sobri-
ETY., fidelity to the people, for honesty
and progress" The time is past when
the voters are going to stand, for every
man nominated just because he is selected
by the republican or democratic parties
Blue Springs Sentinel: There are a few
newspaper men in the state who think it
real cute to show people by their adver-
tlsing columns how to evade the anti
cigarette law because no state law can in
fringe upon Interstate commerce. one sec
ton of the law, however, is especially
drawn to administer justice to those who
seek to evade the law and there is going
to be a surprise party in the state some
of these days.
Burwell Tribune: Congressman Snkaid
was In town Thursday night. He reports
flourishing conditions over the big Sixth
and expresses great confidence in the flu
ture of this part Of the state. lie is get
ting around over the district, meeting as
many of his constituents as possible, to
learn the needs, in the way of legisla-
tion, OF the district. The judge is a hard
worker in the interest of his people and
should be kept in his present position, un-
less it should transpire that he could be
given a seat in the upper house of con-
gress. He is entirely worthy of 1t and
the state would be honored by putting
him there,
York Times: All the hubbub about pri-
mary elections in this state originated in
Lincoln, with men who seek party control
and who would be very glad to eliminate
as much of the country representation in
the conventions as possible. The leaders
outside of the large cities depend upon the
representatives Of the rural precincts for
their strength and with that cut of they
would be powerless in the hands OF the city
manipulatOrs. Let one of these city fell
lows go into the country precinct i'm this
county and find the men who, in threshing
time, are going to organize primary cleo
tion, get the booths ready and act as judges
and clerks. Then let him find out how
many will leave their employment to go
to the town hall to vote One fall election
a year is enough for them, and it requires
some hustling to get them out to that
They will turn out to a caucus in the even
ing when there is nothing to do but to get
together and select their delegates TO the
convention, but the primary election would
be a failure and the precinct would go un-
represented IN the convention.
York Times: The Fremont Tribune
thinks party lines do not bind as closely
as they once did" This conclusion is ar
rived at after meditating on the conver-
sion of such eminent men as Judge Duhie
and Judge Ames TO the republican faith.
II is true the democratic harness has
been pretty badly shattered and there
is hardly enough of it left 10 hold any
but the most docile. 1t gals a high
spirited and self-respecting democrat to
be htched up with jackasses and bron-