Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-19
SrBRAsItA PRESS COMMENT.


Columbus Telegram; one Of the most
complicated pieces Of legislation ever en-
acted by Nebraska legislature Il the new
primary law Under that law every nom
nation for a state. county or district NOM
inatlon must be made next fall We have
heard It said that this new law will provs
a bonanza for the newspapers, but We are
unable to locate the bonanza in any sec
ton OF the bill. for nowhere can we find
a sentence calling for any part the news
paper shall play under the new program.
Crete vidette Herald: Adam McMullen
says that the new primary law viii give
the newspapers too much power. He says
that Il confers upon them the privilege OF
naming candidates and IN securing their
election. As we have not read the law In
full we cannot speak advisedly on this
matter. But from what we know OF the
newspaper men I'm Nebraska, and the
slight acquaintance OF Mr.. McMullen,
CLEANED from his record in the legislature
we think II is far better for the state to
have public oficials selected by the news
papers than to have them picked out by
political pilots OF the McMullen brand.
Valley Enterprise: The striking, UNI
usual and commendable feature In the last
Legislature is the fact that party lines
were forgotten and each representative OF
the people seemed to be laboring for the
common good OF his constituents. That
alone Is a great reform and should not
be overlooked As to laws enacted we
believe most of them are good wholesome
laws. for the best interests Of our oiti-
zens and will produce good fruit in years
to come stand up for Nebraska and
paste this in your hat: Democrat, popu-
list, as well as the prepublican press
denominate the Nebraska lawmakers Of
1907 as the reform legislature"
Kearney Hub: It Is announced that the
regents of the Nebraska State university
have agreed upon an advance of salary for
all OF the professors in the institution, after
which there will be funds enough added
to the separate appropriation for that pur-
pose) TO erect the desired engineering build
ing. A week ago some OF the Lincoln news
papers were declaring that a body blow
had been dealt to the university because
some Of It's appropriations had been re-
duced, and the Hub did not believe that
the senators who were doing the reducing
were parties to such a despicable act but
had an intelligent idea that the reduction
could be made without injury to the insti-
tuition. And so 1t seems
county owe a debt OF gratitude to Senator
Byrnes and Representative Greig for the
good work they have helped to accomplish
in Lincoln during the last sixty days.
Like the republican legislators, they have
redeemed their platform pledges by stand
ing by the measures they believed to be In
the interest of the people, regardless of
whether those measures originated In re-
publican or democratic hands. The repub-
licans Of Platte county, we believe, will
join the Tribune in extending congratula-
lions to Johnnie Byrnes and Jim"
Greig, and the democrats of Platte county,
we believe, are broad enough to join US
in congratulating a republican Legislature
for doing more for the people Of Nebraska
than all the previous legislature combined.
Grand Island Independent: While II will
be generally regretted locally that Cover
nor Sheldon felt lmpelled, by the condi-
ton of the states finances, to veto the
appropriation OF $4,000 for an officers
building for the Soldiers Home, as a matter
Of policy his position will not, at least, be
severely criticised. The approval of $500
appropriated for additional hospital room
would seem to indicate that the governor
had thoroughly looked into the condition
of AFFAIRS. While there is a certain need
OF better facilities for the officers the ad-
dition to the hospital was by far more
necessary. While we are not as familiar
with the conditions at Kearney and Bea-
trice, the executive veto Of $4,000 for the
former and SS5, coo for the latter were prob
ably made for similar reasons. On the
whole, over the state, the determination
of the governor to keep the appropriations
well within the estimated revenues, in or
der to decrease rather than increase the
states indebtedness, will be heartily APP
proved,