Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-09
SOME LEGISLATIVE PERSONALITIES,

Aurora Republican: Senator Joe Burns
and Representative Adam McMullen evince
considerable fear that the newspapers will
WELD undue influence under the direct prt-
mary law. Statesmen of the Burns-Mc-
Mullen type have good reason to fear the
great white light Of publicity.
Tekamah Herald: 1t would be appropriate
this week for the Herald to contain an
obituary on Hon. II. d. Byrams buried
ambition" but instead It will endeavor to
console its grief by spreading the broad
mantle of charity. The Hon. II. d. made
the political mistake OF his life when he
lined up with corporate inhuence-and
against the best interests OF the dear
people.
York Times; There has been some COM
plant in Lincoln OF Senator Joe Burns be-
cause the State university did not get all
that was asked for IT, but Mr.. Burns Is
not at all to blame. Year after year he
has pulled out fabulous sums of money
for the state institutions at and around
Lincoln, until the people there evidently
began to think he could get any amount
they had the nerve to ask for But there
had 10 be a stop put to It somewhere
There is a limit to everything, even TO the
size Of an appropriation for the State uni
NtEblIy, anu lne limit was EehGItu anu
passed.
Tekamah Herald: Hon. I. c. Eller. our
representative in the legislature, from the
Thirteenth district, has made a commend
able record. It is an honor to himself and
a credit to his constituents in Washington
and Burt counties. Mr.. ElIer stood man
fully for the people and worked and voted
10 redeem every pledge made in the plat
form. The members of the recent legis-
lature who proved true 10 the peoples in
terests will be honored and respected, while
those who yielded to corporate influence
will be too dead TO skin They showed by
their vote and actions that they were un-
worthy OF the trust reposed, and their
political hide Is on the fence-their names
is Dennis"
Albion News: Representative Smith from
Boone county has not attracted especial
attention at Lincoln during the session jus.
closing According to the best information
we can get, he has been a faithful attend
ant to the sessions and has made a study
of all matters under consideration, and en-
deavored to vote right. So far. as we have
observed he has in the main voted right.
On all the platform pledges. we believe, he
has consistently supported them. While no
law enacted will bear his name, that is
true OF majority OF the members. he
has not cost the state anything for valu-
able time consumed in dress parade under
guise OF debate. The News is glad TO be
able to commend Mr.. Smith, notwithstand-
ing he was not our choice for the position.
We are glad that we can't say I'VE told
you So" While we might have had a bet
ter man to represent Boone county, we
also might have had a very much worse
one
Broken Bow Beacon Cpop): 1t is not to
be dsniei that the legis AZURE whose sessions
are about to close has passed some whole
some laws, for which they are entitled to
the gratitude of the people. Unlike the
members who constituted a majority OF
the legislature Of 1896, a majority Of the
members of the present Legislature will go
back to their constituents and be received
with the well done, good and faithful
servants" Representative Mackey OF this
fulness was somewhat impaired by sickness
in his family, but his vote is recorded in
favor OF nearly all the progressive meas
ures which have distinguished the present
Legislature above all others for many years.
We regret to say we cannot say this of
Representative Wilson and Senator Glover.
wilson It il true, did occasionally stray
over to the representatives OF the people
and occasionally recorded his vote with
them. He was not however, relied upon as
a friend Of progressive measures. but was
is too bad, representing as he claimed to,