Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-10

Schuyler Free Lance: Down in the First
congressional district the democrats are
running a goldbug democrat OF corporation
ideas and sympathies for congress and
then on top of that run him on a Roose-
welt platform. The democrats are ever
liable to do ridiculous things.
Schuyler Free Lance: While this editor
is not an admirer of Mickey and don't like
his personality and some of his narrow
views, and while we have roasted" him
time and again for his acts, yet we have
ever said that he was a clean man and
was giving the state a business admins
tration and on top Of that can say to his
credit that he stands for the people and
right as against railroad tax Sinking. And
80 we say, Good for Governor Mickey!
David City Banner: Mr. Pollard" says
the York Democrat, will doubtless use his
annual to travel over the district advocat-
ing the anti-pass platform of the Falls
City convention" II he does he ought to
be defeated. We have no use for a repub-
lican who will accept and use a pass and
advocate an anti-pass law. A republican
politician who will do that is acting like
the average reform" politician. We have
no use for a hypocrite.
Schuyler Free Lance: The officials Of the
to get the biennial election law passed last
winter by the legislature, and then put up
additional funds to carry their end through
the supreme court, did not get any returns
for their money. The supreme court de-
clared the act unconstitutional, and so all
those court house fellows will not get that
additional year In office, as they fully ex-
pected, and are out their costs besides.
The best way to get a longer term in
Office is to serve the people we'll and have
them re-eect you
Holdrege Citizen: For a week or two
past an agency at Omaha has been flooding
the offices Of the country newspapers with
slips claiming to prove how great a hard
ship 1t would be on the country II the
Interstate Commerce commission was given
power to regulate railroad rates where
there was injustice done. But few, If any,
of the papers have printed these arguments,
as most of the papers doubtless realize
that there has been much injustice done
under the present system. 1t is hard to
make the masses of the people feel that
there is any danger of the railroads suffer-
ing from the presidents plan of regulating
the railroad rates when it is proven that
an injustice has been done.
Albion Argus: Thomas d. worrall is
manufacturing some very interesting read
ing these times. In prosecuting the Grain
trust he has undertaken a mighty big job.
AS he has been one of them for several
years he ought to have a good idea as
to what he can do. But after all it takes
nerve for common man with a few thou
sands to back up against a combine Of
several millions. Some peculiar develop
ments have already come forth. Some of
the very farmers elevator companies that
have been organized to fight the trust are
found to have been working with It, Some
of these farmers, when put on the stand,
refused to testify lest they incriminate
themselves for violating the antitrust law!
Don't that jar you?
Howells Journal There is a concern at
Omaha whose envelope has the card
"Rathom & Crawford, Columbia, News
bureau, sl5 New York Life Bldg, Omaha,
Neb.." that is wasting lot OF postage
on this office. Every day or two we re-
ceive a job lot OF ready made" editorial
from them dealing with the Esch-Townsend
bill We have ideas of our own on the
subject of railroad legislation and a will
ingness to express them when occasion de-
mands. We are not a railroad hater who
would confiscate the property of the great
corporations, nor are we one Of the gang
who wear the railroad collar and sneeze
whenever a corporation lawyer takes snuff.
We believe that freight rates should be
| regulated by state and nation, rates made
that would pay a fair profit upon the
money invested in railroad property after
the water has been wrung out of the bonds
issued at it's building. Government regu-
lation of railroads must come, government
ownership ought not to. The railroads are
making a great mistake in fighting gov
eminent control, and if they persist in the
fight they may drive the people to govern
ment ownership as last resort.