Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-19
POLITICAL POINTERS.

his ear to the ground, but he is SO far from
the people that he failed to hear the
fumbling until IL was eVerlastingly too late.
Tekamah Journal: II begins to have the
appearance that the editor OF The Omaha
Bee Is not at all unfavorable to the idea
or the senatorial toga being again dropped
upon the shoulders Of an Omaha citizen
provided that gentleman be himself. And
the state could fare much worse.
Albion News: The supreme court having
decided that all our antitrust laws arc
constitutional and enforcible, we hope to
see the lumber, coal, insurance and other
combinations brought to time. Attorney
General Brown Is not going to have much
time to run for United States senator dur
ing the next few months.
Fremont Herald: democratic victory
In Omaha in May would practically assure
democratic victory in the state in No
Vember. The democracy of Omaha has a
magnificent opportunity to win better
place in the opinion of the democracy of
the state. That better place can be won
by making mayor out Of Jim Dahlman
ard by taking all the Omaha Offices out OF
the hands OF the old machine. II Omaha
democrats will do this the next democratic
state convention will accord to the dele
CATION from Douglas a better welcome
than it has known In dozen years.
Wayne Herald: The Herald does not
want Nebraska's next United States sena-
tor to be the plant tool of any man.
men or corporations, neither does IL want
him TO be n crank, an anti. one of those
extremists who can see no good in
ganized capital or men pulling together
for legitimate accomplishments 1t wants
him to be a big. brainy fellow, broad in
his views and full to the chin of pure
America nism, one with the capacity tn
see things in the broad light of common
sense and with the manlness TO stand
pat against extremists or wrong doers no
matter who they are.
Aurora Republican: The Republican be-
lieves with other of its contemporaries
that il Norris Brown and Peter Mortensen
desire to be considered as candidates for
the Offices for which they have been nen-
toned they should get out from under
cover and say so. We are in hearty ac-
cord with the policy of permitting the ONCE
to seek the man. but when the man is
found he ought to be prompt to say
whether he is agreeable or not. II Messrs
Brown and Mortensen would announce
a1er candidacy for the offices of United
States senator and governor and launch a
bold and aggressive campaign at this time
they would stand in a much better light
with the people and the political at
mosphere might be wonderfully clarified.
Aurora Republican: Nebraska demo-
Gratis are discussing the feasibility of nom
mating a candidate for United States sem
ator in state convention. The nomination
OF Senator Burkett by that method proved
so successful and SO satisfactory to the |
people generally that the democrats, In !
keeping with their practice of emulation of
things republican, are seriously consider |
ing trying the method The nomination |
OF United States senator by the conven- !
ton method is a long step in the direc~
ton of publication in politics and is far
ahead OF the legislative method which long
ago received the seal OF popular disap-
prevail Until the election of senators by |
direct vote of the people is made the |
method by law or common consent, the |
convention method will suffice as the next !
best plan.
Fremont Tribune: In the face of Sena- |
tor Millards recent assurances that he rs
an administration pet and that he Will DC |
found supporting administration measures
IL develops that his successor on the COM
mite on interstate commerce, Mr.. Gran" |
of Massachusetts, liz lining up against the |
administration. Senator Mi!lard has also |
assured us that he got of OF that com
mittee so as to get on the committee on |
public lands and buildings. because the |
people OF Nebraska were red-hot after |
federal buildings. In other words, the SEN |
ator could have remained on the commerce |
committee had he wanted to do so, but he |
chose to get off because the railroads |
wanted him to do that. He put in a part |
of the summer on the commerce commit |
tee hearing evidence, but quit before he !
was ready to use II.
York Times: The Omaha Examiner nomi- |
mates Hon John J.. Webster for the United |
states senate John l.. Webster is such |
good senatorial timber that the people /
always feel safe with him in reserve for I
any emergency that may arise. II Is uni |
versally agreed that he possesses the quali~t
ncations and il has been so agreed for |
twenty-five years There is no fault with |
Mr.. Webster. but he has misfortune. |
He appears cold and distant. The boys
call him an aristocrat. He Is plebeian |
enough in sentiment and feeling and In !
actor as well, but he does not look 1t.
He il an honest man. brainy man and /
scholar He is likewise a statesman Of |
no mean attachments. He would be credit /
10 Massa chusetts in the United States sem
ate. and had he resided I'm that state might |
have realized his ambition long ago. Web \
a,nr uavar received many votes for senate,