Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-02

Wayne Herald: President Roosevelt has
mapped out a policy OF rate legislation that
seems to be pretty generally endorsed by
the people OF the country and from present
appearances many OF the railroad managers
are beginning to think Il would be a good
thing to have law that would protect
them against themselves. and with these
conditions so plainly in evidence It seems
congress ought to be ready to act promptly
In passing the desired legislation.
York Times: fhe people OF this country
do not want a paternal government. They
want an opportunity to paddle their own
canoe and do not ask the public to act
as guardian or nearest friend The Ameri-
can is Of full age and sound mind and CON
sders himself competent TO take care OF
himself He asks only fair aud even
chance. II is mistake to suppose the
people of this country would be contented
under the conditions that prevail in the
old world. The officers are not fathers"
nor rulers" but servants. They are ex-
pected to do the work entrusted TO them
for time, honestly and fairly, and let il
go al that.
Central City Record: The Omaha Bee
has been studying the late election returns
and finds some very interesting things. 1t
says that in the ninety counties Of the
state only thirteen-twelve republican and
one democratic-elected straight tickets In
every one of the remaining seventy-seven
counties, therefore. one or more candidates
were elected by those scratching their
tickets The Bee very sensibly says that
while the republicans carried the state at
the last election by nearly 5000. they have
no certainty OF electing the next legislature
People are caring less and less for party
and are demanding more and more that
something be done, and the record made
by the last legislature. which was over
whelmingly republican. is not going to be
very pleasant thing to defend in the next
campaign.
Hastings Tribune: The Omaha Grain Ex-
change has adopted resolutions protesting
against the discrimination in corn rates
to Baltimore by the Chicago. Milwaukee
& st. Paul road between Omaha and KAN
sas City. The rate from Kansas City over
the Milwaukee road is 10 cents per hun
dred pounds, while from Omaha the ra te
is Is cents per hundred. The business men
of Omaha threaten to boycott the road
unless the rates are adjusted. This re-
calls the condition of affairs as they exist
in Hastings. The freight rate on corn
per hundred pounds from Hastings to
Omaha is IA cents. and the distance is 1872
miles; while the distance from Omaha to
Baltimore is 1,220 miles and the rate is
only is cents. Does il not seem strange
that the rate on one hundred pounds of
corn shipped from Hastings 10 Omaha
| should be only cents lower than the ra te
! from Omaha to Baltimore. when there is
| a difference in the distance of Loss miles ?
Plattsmouth Journal IT is useless TO
| lay the blame for the deficit on the rural
| free delivery of the frankinE privilege.
| though it is true that regarding the latter
there is no just reason why the post
Office department should be obliged 20
carry the Dnil of every other department
| OF the government free OF charge. The
| fault lies in the exorbitant rate that
has for years been paid to railroads for
! conveying the mail II the United States
| could secure from the railroads the same
| rate that is enjoyed by the express COM
pany OF which the astute senior senator
| from New York is the head the deficit os
the postoflce department would be thing
| of the past. Time and again in the past
| twenty years congress has been urged to
| investigate the compensation paid rail-
roads for carrying the mails, and time and
again congress has refused to do anything
of the kind. The time seems ripe to urge
| once more upon that legislative body of
| the government the necessity of investi-
| eating form of graft that has long been
| permitted to exist.