Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-09

Plattsmouth Journal This paper IA
vors Omaha as the place for holding the
democratic state convention and we hope
the state committee will thus decide.
Blue Springs Sentinel: II the people OF
Nebraska want to investigate the tnsur-
ance companies Of the state, the coming
session Of the state legislature should see
to it that the investigation is promptly
made and that, too, by men who are
competent to make it. No business that
is created by law should be immune from
the limelight of publicity
Beatrice Express: Permanent stone
bridges, il they can be had al a cost within
the reach Of Gage county, ought to be in
stalled by all means. Steel bridges are
good when there is not too much steal
about their construction. Until bridge
grating Is followed by swift punishment
steel structures will not come UP to the
standard. Stone bridges would keep the
money of the taxpayers at home another
important item.
St. Paul Republican: The discovery OF
coal in Nemaha county is important to
the people of interior Nebraska only on
condition that the railroads can be forced
out OF the mining business and compelled
to confine themselves to the proper exer-
else of their functions as common carriers
Under existing conditions a privately owned
coal mine is about as uninteresting TO fuel
consumers as the Grand Island beet sugar
factory is to the grocery buyers of that
city.
Weeping Water Herald: Pollard is do
ing for the First district as much as any
representative can, and personal grew
| ances of minor affairs are Of small i'm
portance, compared with right represent
alton i'm congress. Cass county voters,
especially, should take pride In having a
candidate for congress. 1t is an honor
| 10 our people and a denomination should
| follow the short term he has worked so
hard and met with such flattering sue
cess as to be reckoned a strong friend OF
the administration.
Falls City Journal: Ernest NJ Pollard
is asking for a denomination to congress
and he is, according to all presidents,
| entitled to It, He has begun his work as
congressman as a representative Of the
| farming country of Nebraska by trying
! to do something to benefit the farmers.
From the way he started there is no doubt
but what in one or two terms he could
get some valuable legislation passed for
the benefit of the farmers Richardson
| tbuhl9s btlilB Surety a ldIHllUB COnl-
| munity, should take some interest in help
| ing Mr. Pollard along.
| Pawnee Republican: The question be-
! fore the people Of the First Congressional
| district in the pending congressional cam
| paign is whether they will support a man
who has been tried and found true, or
whether they will permit him to be turned
/ down simply and solely because he has
1 been faithful and true to his trust. In
| view OF the fact that it has been the I'M
| broken policy of the First district since
| its organization to give its congressman
not less than two terms, and for the fur
| Their fact that Mr.. Pollard has kept i'm
| perfect accord with the Roosevelt admin
| istration in all his utterances and actions,
there is no good reason why he should
not be accorded the same courtesy that
has been extended to his predecessors.
Fremont Tribune: The Nebraska deega-
| ton in congress has chosen Mr.. Mccarthy
| of this district as the Nebraska member
/ OF the national committee to look after the
| political interests of the members. This
| choice falls to a worthy man. Mr.. Nc
| Carthy Is recognized a vigorous and
sturdy fighter and 1t is certain that he
| will give an account OF himself by his
| services on this important party COM
/ mittee. Mr.. Mccarthy is a strong mem
! Der of congress and those who are IA
/ miliar with conditions al Washington ap-
'preciate the reputat ton he has made there.
| That he will employ the advantage OF
! membership OF the committee in looking
after his own interests IN this district
| goes without saying That ne will be able
| to control the situation at home is quite
! likely. He has stood solidly with the presi-
! dent in the things the people OF this dis
! trict have demanded and they have no
/ grudge against Mr.. Mccarthy.
Fremont Tribune: Victor Rosewater,
member Of the republican state central
committee. has presented to that body a
| resolution calling for the adoption of a