The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-03-30

equipped with capacity for the posi-
tion being considered.
Then there Is Green OF Omaha, said
to be- brilliant orator and n phllos'
ophcr. True, he has been n railroad
attorney. but he confined himself pure
/ ~ to n service along professional lines
There Is Harry Bronze, formerly of
this city, than whom no one In the
state of Nebraska has greater power
of attracting and entertaining in a dis
cusslon of public questions before a
popular audience This was demon
strntod In 1896 when he held joint
debate In this city in n crowded tent
with Schilling OF Milwaukee, the great
Bryan free silver advocate. to the lat.
tcr's evident humiliation.
There IL VIII Gurley OF the silver
tongue whom everybody loves, both
for his character and his oratory.
And there Is Geo. d. Meiltlejohn,
cX. congressman from the Third dis
trct and later assistant secretary OF
war, affablo, keen and alert, and ex-
pericnced In national affairs beyond
most OF the men OF his state.
Last but not least, there Is John L..
Webster, whom some have declared to
be the "Noblest Roman of them all"
BY the way, what Is the matter with
as lawyer. For about thirty.five
years he has been n prominent figure
In the public affairs Of this state. He
has frequently been mentioned for ma
tional positions. He Is an acknowl'
edged authority upon public questions,
national and International He pos
sesses the power Of oratory-brings to
public efforts philosophy and his
torlcal research rare and unusual In
public speakers. He is known as n
tireless and energetic worker Ho Is
ripe in years. He Is abreast on all
public questions. His public address
es upon the silver question, the Phil
ippine question, our commercial rela-
tions with the orient, are said to be
masterpieces, and in fact there Is no
question affecting the nation to which
Mr.. Webster has not brought untiring
study and ripe scholarship. II is said
that Mr.. Webster Is n poor man. but
he is not controlled by any corpora
tion. He has never been regarded as
particularly agreeable to corporate in
nuences when 1t came to matter of
political selection. In fact he has been
connected with much of the prominent
litigation in Nebraska in opposition to
corporations, and about the only thing
that we have heard against this man
is that he dresses well. or course this
is puerile. What difference does 1t
make If man possesses ability, integ
rity and experience, that he dresses
we'll? Hadn't his outward appearance
ought to comport with his character
and mental ability?
Then there Is Norris Brown. We
are permitted to speak familiarly of
him because, it is said. he won Il tax
suit, although we are willing to wager
that with this wave of corporate oppo.
sition passing over us-which, by the
way, the corporations are responsible
for-any novice could have won that
suit, OF course he has some reputa.
ton as trust buster" but those on
the inside say that the representatives
of the elevator companies which were
members of the trust, are tickled to
death that it is busted" which may
explain why they are now whooping 1t
up for Norris. 1t is also stated that
some of the paid attorneys of the ell.
evator companies composing the trust
followed along the same lines and con.
tributed in securing the results. But
1t ought to require more than the sin
gle platform of anti" to make Unit
ed States senator who will represent
all the people of his constituency.
90 let us go pack 10 the good old
way of selecting men, not through the
efforts of bureau" headed by a few
disgruntled politicians who seek with
their ready made editorials furnished
to the country press to sway public
sentiment and make and unmake pub.
lie candidates, but by taking up a per.
sonage, strong and great and honest,
who has impressed himself upon the
community as possessing the power
to stand, with consummate wisdom
and equal rank. in the highest legisla.
tive body in the world.
MCCARTHY MAKES REPLY.
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