Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-04
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may find something worth while Possibly
a good argument eCa.d be found for estab-
fishing a state printing ONCE.
Plattsmouth Journal; During the season.
when the bottom has dropped out Of the
roads and the whole country is a -veritable
sea OF mud. a prayer will go up TO the
Nebraska legislature df Il has not ad-
journed before that tirne) 20 sidetrack all
legislation and give us a more practical
road law. Those who, want better roads
should set In their work with their repre-
sentstives right now. a.-
Lyons Mirror: The Nebraska legislature
is a rotten farce. II will not fulhll a sim
gle pledge made during campaign. IL Will
not pass any anti-pass, lower freight and
passenger rates or any other laws for
the relief OF the people without having
tackled on to the bottom OF each one the
words, ''unless," except" perhaps and
many similar words which makes law
invalid to the peoples interest.
Beatrice Sun: The county option bill is
going to be one OF the disturbing elements
in the legislature this winter. as was pre-
dicted last fall But like all good things
II has been overworked and the really good
people who thought to regulate the cities
by the help OF the country vote now find
that II the county should go wet II will lay
down the bars at all places and practically
kill local option. II Is q hard matter to
make a square plug At into round hole.
Aurora suns The republicans in the legis-
lature are now claiming as a defense that
their platform did not provide for 2-cent
passenger rate, That Is true, But It is
also true that the republican candidates
for the legislature, In order to save their
hides. made such a promise in order to
secure SUFFICIENT votes for their election
Such was the case in Hamilton county
with both our representatives and state
senator. . t.-. --.
Grand Island Independent: The Me-
braska legislature should not forget
more stringent law governing the sale Of
morphine. opium, cocaine and other dopes-
While it might be well to enact a law
regulating the sale of proprietary medi-
cines, patterned closely after the, national
measure, the indiscriminate sale of the
drugs named. as now praeticed IN this
state, does Infinitely more harm than the
so-called patent preparations. .... t..s
Wood River Sunbeam: II the legisla-
ture lays down upon the republican plat
form and refuses TO enact any of the leg
islation therein specified, such as they
want 10 90 Will uhcCN i0Ws
what's the use of q man standing up for
his party hereafter? The people Of Ne
braska are entitled to at least one session
Of the legislature wherein laws are made
for their benefit, and II this session does
not do something pretty soon. the members
should have no claims in the ranks Of the
party.
Lyons Mirror: We would like to see the
Io ola n
would give the dirty hirelings who mis-
represent the people just ten days to get
down to earnest and sincere work for
the people II they failed to do SO have
them arrested for conspiracy against the
state of Nebraska. In the meantime call
out the state militia to see that the good
work was properly carried on wouldn't
lot Of these legislative frauds and I'M
scrupulous procrastinators look nice in
their real place-behind prison bars!
Crete vfdette-Herald: The people elected
the members of the legislature without
much assistance from the. railroads. The
members elected their officers and APP
pointed their several committees without
the aid. consent or approval of the .cprpors-
tons They seem to be moving slowly but
sanely and surely along the lines laid down
in the republican platform. They have
fulfilled the pledge to the people Of electing
a United States senator. The next move
will be for the direct primary, terminal
taxation, the anti-pass law, and the law
to give power to the railroad commission
| ers. With these things done the members
can come home. without fear or trembling,
and look their constituents square In the
face Surely the world do move"
Friend Telegraph: Among the great
trusts doing business in this state the
State Board of Agriculture seems to be
about the closest corporation known. For
many years and ever since its organiza-
] ton one-half of its membership have been
engaged IN perpetuating the other half in
ONCE. that unless a member becomes
obstreperous nothing but death is allowed
to create a vacancy. Matters in this d.
| rection seem TO be growing worse year
by year. and the much-boasted Nebraska
| State fair Is fast becoming. a horse racing
show, while the premiums in the other
departments are being annually scored
down and those raised In the speed de-
partment. There Is a crying need for a
law that will allow the people of each
county to elect Its members of the State
Board OF Agriculture, and not until this Is
accomplished win there be anything In
common as between the people and the
state Board of Agriculture Of this state.
Sterling Sun: The Nebraska legislator
who fails to vote to redeem the pledges
made in the republican state platform must
not complain II the republican newspapers
and republicans generally condemn his ac-
| ton and refuse to place further confidence
in him The republicans in state conven-
ton made certain pledges to the people
and the people at the election last fall fully
endorsed their action by eiecting the whole
republican ticket in the state and sending
a good working majority TO the legislature.
II they had not wanted and expected these
pledges to be carried out they would have
elected the other fellow, and II they are
not carried out the other fellow will prob
ably be elected next time. And he ought
to be. The republicans OF this state are
not going to stand for any monkey busi-
ness on these questions. The thing for the
republican legislature 70 do is TO fully
redeem every party pledge. and then II the
laws are found to be unsatisfactory they
may be changed. 1t Is not for the legis-
lature TO say that the people did not know
what they wanted; they thought they did
and you promised to give II to them II
elected. Republicans expect you to redeem