Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14


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NIOBRARA. Neb., April $40 the Edt-
tor Of The Bee: 1t is indeed a wise pre-
caution for The Bee and Speaker Nettleton
to advise the people to take heed OF the
future and keep alive the magnificent work
Of the late legislature. The Bee was
founded to battle for the very things this
Legislature won. SO radical were these
measures thirty years ago The Bees
founder was classed along with Herr Most
and his like. He was beyond comprehen-
sion, SO to speak.
The country owes a great deal to Presi-
dent Roosevelt for his radical positions
The states have taken moral courage by
reason OF them 1t is nearing a time for
the people Of Nebraska to get together"
on national policies. 1t is too frequently
the practice for the party in power to
steer clear of platform responsibilities and
leave them for opposition parties on the
principle President Roosevelt stood on
of the republican party. But the people
trusted the man, and the people have not
been disappointed.
While much is said of Taft, Root, Fair
banks and Hughes there Is one sitting
back and taking it all in. He gets out and
enthuses the people, however, and is in
advance Of President Roosevelt in the real
thing. Senator La Toilette has practically
demonstrated that he is a force I'm Wis
consin, aided to wipe out corporation DOM
nation in Iowa and South Dakota ard
ventured across the lake into Michigan
to make his enthusiasm felt there. He is
the only prominent statesman in the re-
publican party today who can be said to
have a record that could equal that made
by President Roosevelt.
The presidency will come west, because
Mr.. Bryan comes from the west. We must
not forget that we have two distinct prop
ositions on the railroad question-govern-
ment regulation and government owner
ship. The republican party, through the
| president, has inaugurated the former. 1t
will take a strong arm to WELD that pow or
| to a final victory. We are not prepared
/ for government ownership. and think the
!
fore that result But La Toilette stands
at the head, and the first anti-pass regula-
tion was OF his origin. In red ink all passes
! of two years ago over the Chicago & North
western bore this condition, printed in
after the law IN Missouri passed:
And as a further condition OF my being
permitted TO use this pass. 1 hereby de-
clare that am not a member or employe
Of any political committee In Wisconsin
/ nor candidate for or an incumbent Of any
office or position under the constitution OF
laws OF Wisconsin, or under any ordinance
| of any town or municipality OF that state
and that this pass was not requested by
and is not for the advantage of any such
person or persons"
We in Nebraska know how the fight
have been In railroad regulation. The PEG,
arousement l think we can afford to trust
to those who have won laurels in reforms
by their own brave acts after the la Fol
lette type. 1t is seldom we OF the ives
hnd an eastern accident like President
Roosevelt, and we want TO honor HIM, bu
not worship him to political death. Hi
sympathies are western n he has not sym
pathized for commercial purpose in tn
ship subsidy policy. The western people
will listen. butthey must be shown.
think we are going Just little too fast
This ship subsidy matter may be all RICH
for the future, but let us get on a Ittl
with the Panama canal and the navigabl
rivers ED A. FRY.