Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-13
NEBRASKA PRESS COMMENT

wisner Republican, what Is your opin.
ion OF Jim Dahlman3'' asks Bixby. He's a
hard nut
Papiilion Times (dem) what Is your
private opinion OF Jim Dahlman7" asks
Brother Bixby OF the State Journal. No,
thank youl We do not Indulge in that kind
! Of language.
Fairbury Journal: Peter Jansen Is out IN
another open letter, criticizlng the reform
ers. Peter should have left the bhmed old
party, any way. when II went on and left
him in 1896. Peter was for free silver that
year before the convention; so WIS the
writer, but Peter made the mistake Of his
life by staying with the party. Now the
party has gone OF and left him again and
there IL nothing for Peter to do but make
money and write letters
Norfolk Press; The fellows who have
longing eyes fixed on the pie counter are
finding much fault because Governor Shell
don is so pestiferously slow in making ap-
pointments. IL Is even reported that two
or three chaps have got tired Of waiting
and gone home and went TO work The
state government, In the meantime, is run
ming right along at a steady jog and no
accidents have happened, so the governor
can hardly be censured for not getting a
swifter move on the pie machine.
York Republican: 1t is much like playing
us for children TO try TO make US believe
that there Is anything in recent railroad
legislation to warrant the Burlington man
agement In violating the square promise
made by the roads ofhcals last year. York
wants that new depot. The present depot
and grounds are disgraceful to the town
and disgraceful to the people who permit
themselves to be worked by false promises
az they decide to do SOY. The people con-
tributary to this station pay into the cof-
fers Of the road sum not less, and prob
ably greater, than $4,000 every year. They
are entitled to demand some ordinary COM
forts and deoencies in the place where they
go to transact this great volume OF busi-
ness. and which now affords neither. A
fair, square promise Is something to be not
lightly broken, even by railroad officials.
Individuals doing business in such a man
ner would shortly find that there Is neither
money nor favor in IT, and that they must
keep good their promises. The rule that is
good for individuals ought TO be good for
railroads, too.
Wood River interests: Interests would be
pleased II some one Of the big daily papers
would publish the monthly statement filed
by the railroads with the railway commits
sion, giving the names of all persons hold
ing passes or to whom the railroads have
issued passes, and specifying the kind OF
employment and the class designated for
which the pass has been given. There are
broad rumors ahoat that there are fragrant
violations Of the anti-pass law. 1t Is an i'm
portant thing TO enact anti-pass legislation,
but the meat in the cocoanut Is the enforce
ment Of It. II the law is ignored and
evaded and our executive officials wink
the other eye at these violations, It is GER
tain that those who really and truly be-
ueve that the railroad pass is one of the
most potent factors in corrupting politics.
are being made monkeys Of interests,
for one, believes that the ant-pass law
should be enforced or that our public OFF,
ciais and the people generally should
frankly declare that 1t is a good thing to
talk and to resolute about, but poor
thing to put into personal practice.
Schuyler Free Lance: We must correct
Editor Green of the Creighton Liberal as
to one statement, and that his remark that
the Free Lance editor supported Sheldon
for governor last fall to sort OF offset the
fact that all the democratic state ticket
was supported but governor and that ex-
ception was made to keep this paper some
what In the non-partisan and Independent
line Nothing could be wider the mark.
We supported the democratic state ticket
because we considered IL made up OF the
best material from a peoples standpoint
except governor and on that was for Shell
don because we considered him better than
In the hrst place the cor
poration element in that democratic state
downed George w. Berge and
with Shallenberger and the corporation ele-
ment supported shailenberger instead OF
Sheldon. sheldon's record in two senatorial
terms and the platform he proposed run
ming on for governor was not to the liking
of the railroads. Mr.. Shallenberger is a
good citizen and talked well during the
and ran on an excellent platform,
but we did not like the element responsible
for his nomination. While we know the
brewery and liquor interests generally sup
ported Shallenberger that did. not influence
us in any way and we do not blame those
interests for taking part in a campaign, as
it touches their interests.