Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-11


Rushvine Recorder. Omaha celebrated
It's golden anniversary as a city govern
ment on March 6. We congratulate our
metropolis upon the splendid progress II
has made. May Il continue TO grow in
size and goodness.
Creighton News: The Omaha Bee should
be commended for the stand II took on the
Thaw oase. Such horrible details of the
trial as were published by nearly all the
papers should not have been allowed to
pass through the malls. and fathers and
mothers should not allow the papers to
find a place I'm their homes. God speed the
day when sensationalism and yellowfshness
will be eliminated from the columns Of
newspapers. The Bees action Is certainly
worthy OF emulation.
Schuyler Free Lance: A little bunch Of
corporation men who belong to the omaha
Commercial club got together quietly OF
one meeting Of the club and passed rCso-
luton opposing the 2-cent railroad rate
bill. That aroused the club members and
the next meeting was attended by a big
crowd and they knocked out that former
resolution and passed one that endorsed
the 2-cent passenger fare-and the terminal
taxation bills. When Omaha people Will
get out from under railroad control 1t
looks as II the whole Nebraska people
outside the few hirelings about the state
were in the band wagon.
Central City Nonparell: The recent de-
cision Of the supreme court in the railroad
commission case emphasizes the vital i'm
portanoe- OF this tribunal to the campaign
for the square deal" policies and makes
a consideration of the personnel Of the
court both timely and necessary. The
legislature has already done much to re-
deem the pledges the people demanded and
before the session closes will undoubtedly
have done much more. So far as the legis-
lative enactments are concerned the peo-
pie have been able to assert their sover-
eighty 1t is important to remember just
at this time, however, that the destiny Of
those enactments rests In the hands Of
three men-the members of the supreme
court Of the state.
Beatrice Times: We don't believe It.
There is somewhat persistent rumor that
some of the aquatic people are going TO
invade Landlubber' Hinshaw's district next
year and take his scalp because OF his
opposition to the ship subsidy bill. He, no
doubt, was in a trying position. Two of
the other five Nebraska representatives
voted the same way. It certainly seems
unfortunate, from an American point of
view, that the most Of our exports and
imports are carried by foreign bottoms
But here comes the question: II it would
be profitable for our own vessels to do
the carrying business why does not Amer
lean private capital undertake their con-
struction? Anc this question only raises
this other: If the ownership Of vessels
thus employed is Improbable, is it right
for this government to exploit their opera
ton?
Schuyler Free Lance: In a recent edi-
tion of The Omaha Bee a showing was
made of the bonds voted TO various rail-
road companies by Nebraska cities coun-
ties and precincts as bonuses for building
railroads in the state. They ran VI into
the millions and much of It is still unpaid.
The interest alone on those bonds amounts
to more than all the taxes paid so we
fail to see wherein the railroad companies
have any kick coming. People were foolish
to vote bonds to railroad companies to get
them to build roads. but they did and new
have them to pay Aside from these
bonds. look at what the government
donated in lands and how it helped the
Union Pacific financially. The people ave
just beginning to get their eyes open as
to railroad matters and demand fair treat
ment. 1t looks as IL they would now
get t. . sIt' 2. Irtoifrt' .''. rr',
York Times: OF course the Union Pa
cifc has right to build a new head
quarters building in Omaha or not to
build, as 1t sees At. 1t is unfortunate, we
think, however, IL the management feels
as though they. could not afford it Just
now. A good many people will think It
is an effort to punish the state for what
has happened in the courts and the legIs-
lature, and they will not stand for punish
ment. 1t is high time they abandoned
that policy. If they persist in 1t, their
friends will be driven by stress of public
opinion to abandon them. They must quit
trying to whip the people into line and
adopt the policy Of coaxing them. It is
much easier and will succeed far better.
The violent attacks upon them by some
papers and politicians are equally repre-
hensible. Let us all take IL for granted
now that the railroads and the people
are coming together, that the former are
to be fairly treated and the latter are TO
have their wishes and interests consulted.