The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-29


has been able TO secure a building TO
cost $500 In other words, while the
Third district OF Nebraska was en-.
titled To one.fifth OF the public build
ing money to be spent in this state, II
has secured through its lack Of an
able representative, only one-thirty.
sixth Of the appropriation that comes
to Nebraska,
Mr.. Mccarthy claims that he hasn't
been In congress long enough to have
done anything. Yet the three other
Nebraska representatives who entered
at the same time he did, did so much
more for their districts In this bill,
that It makes man ashamed to own
up that he lives in the section repre-
sented by Rural Route Mac.
Congressman Hinshaw, Norris and
Kinkaid entered congress with Nc
| Carthy. And while Mr.. Mccarthy has
landed a diminutive playhouse for Co
lumbus, Hinshaw secured build
ing to cost $65,000 for York; Norris
secured building to cost $125000 for
Grand Island; and Knkaid secured a
building to cost $G5,O00 for Kearney
Representative Pollard, who is only
now serving his first term, did as much
as our longtime man Mccarthy, and
secured $500 building for Platts.
mouth. The only other congressman
from the state, Kennedy of Omaha,
didn't ask for building and didn't
want any.
Columbus is one OF the most enter
prising and deserving cities in Ne
braska. An important railroad cen
ter 1t Is almost as large as Norfolk,
which has 100000 building. Colum-
bus is as important city as York or
Kearney, each of which secures a $685.
600 building. Yet Columbus gets an
appropriation not one-ninth as big as
either of these. Norfolk's appropria-
tion was over thirteen times as large
as that which has been secured for
Columbus.
Is Columbus to be guaged by the in
significant building that she is to
have? Is Norfolk thirteen times as
important as Columbus? Is Grand
Island sixteen times as important as
Columbus, that that town should get
$125,000 while this Third district city
should be satisfied with $500? Or is
this merely guage as to our repre-
sentative's lack of influence with the
powers that be, in Washington?
A Washington dispatch says that
Nebraska congressman are pleased at
the treatment of the prairie state in
this bill, and the entire delegation
congratulated Congressman Norris,
member of the committee on public
lands and buildings, for his persistent
efforts in behalf of Nebraska cities.
resentative, instead of begging his con-
stituents' pardon, stands up and pats
himself on the back declaring that he
is pleased at what he has done. Is it
possible that he does not realize the
difference in the work of himself and
his fellow-congressmen from Nebras-
ka?
Is it possible that Mccarthy fails to
note that his mates, who started with
him, have distanced him in the legis-
lative race track, and that the first
termer, who started two years later,
has overtaken and is passing him?
This omnibus bill tells we'll McCar-
thy's worth as a congressman. In all
Of the scores of buildings provided for
in the bill, there are only three in the
whole United States that secure ap-
preparations smaller than that which
Rural Route Mccarthy was able to
land.
And who will say that the result is
due to anything but an absolute lack
of ability in the man from the Third?
Who will argue that this district is
| who, after two terms in congress, can
at least keep up with the kindergarten
| class? Where in all this district can
be found single man who is proud
OF the record Of the Ponca statesman?
Mccarthy promised great things.
He introduced bills providing for pub
lie buildings at West Point and at
Wayne and at Columbus. And while
his colleagues were busy getting more
than quarter of a million of dollars
for their four cities, Rural Route Nc
Carthy has come in with a check that
will build a playhouse for Columbus
about as big and attractive as the ordi-
nary village Jail.
And this is the very first thing that
Mr.. Mccarthy has done in all of his
four wears of service at S5 OOO nor