The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-29
GOVERNOR MIcKEY's THREAT.


state Auditor Searle, State Secretary
Galusha and Land Commissioner Eat.
on and in the hope of defeating these
three state officials for denomination
In the coming republican convention.
Such an attempt on the part of Gov
ernor Mickey. would be political sui
eide for him and would give him an
undeslred disrepute as an migrate to
the party which made him governor.
The real reason for this wrath OF
Governor Mickey, It is evident, lies in
the fact that the board Of public lands
and buildings, which recently investi.
gated the insane hospital here, found
in the unfair charges that had been
made by the governor no foundation
for supporting him in his attempt to
blacken the name OF the Norfolk insti-
tuition and substitute as officials po.
litical favorltes from the south Platte
country. And now, angry because he
has not made good his case against
this state institution, Nebraska's gov.
ernor declared that he will descend to
the stump and throw mud at state OF.
ticials who have served well their con.
stituents for one term and who are
entitled to second term in fair play.
Who ever heard of governor OF
any state resorting to such methods
for the sake OF singing those who do
not trail in his wake on every propo-
sition that enters his executive head?
Governor Mickey was twice elected
to the position of governor by the re-
publican party of Nebraska. He owes
all that he is in political way to the
republican party of this state. He
has been created by the party, official
ly speaking.
But II we correctly follow Governor
Mickey's line of thought at the pres
ent time, he considers himself greater
than his political creator. Instead of
trying to help elect his fellow.officials.
who have received even higher testi-
monials of public confidence than he,
Governor Mickey would attack them
for personal reasons, and would thus
contribute his share toward the defeat
OF these candidates and his party tick.
et
Does Governor Mickey believe that
he is the dictator of the republican
party In Nebraska, and that he is its
teacher? Does he believe that 1t is
necessary for him to lend his weighty
word of wisdom in advice before this
party shall name its candidates? Does
he assume to rule the party that ere
ated him, and to say that officials
whom that party has elected to office
once and will do again, can not be
nominated?
| Governor Mickey has been emulat-
ing President Roosevelt in his every
move for many moons. When Roose-
welt had his picture taken on a horse,
Mickey went out and posed for the
newspaper men, standing on a hay.
stack. When Roosevelt discussed mo.
mentous questions, Mickey began to
talk. He would suddenly determine
to make grandstand play by ordering
some reform. He resented any indie.
pendence on the part Of state officials
or any idea that they had minds OF
their own.
In state board meetings, he assumed
to dictate how the members should
vote, and used newspaper interviews
to work up sentiment to use as a whip
He seemed to forget that the state
elects officials for the sake of theil
: own minds, and not to bow to the will
of any governor.
: And now, because these three stat,
officials have or have not done thing.
that Governor Mickey ordered, ht
threatens to help throw mud at them
The three officials can scrape off tn,
mud, but the republican party ant
! the state of Nebraska will never for
!. get the motive of the man nor his cal
| ibre, who would enter a game lik,
that, after having been twice honore,
by the party which he would now al
l tempt to injure.