The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07


told them he would not again seek the
office If Stanton county wanted the
nominatlon-but his friends all over
the district rose up en- masse and in
response to bushels OF letters he was
forced. regardless Of precedent estab'
nshed by the Republicans of the dis.
trict years ago and consistently lived
|! up to by the party ever since, to
offer himself as the districts savior.
If the longtime precedent of rota-
ton in this nomination is to be viola
ted this year, to satisfy one mans
personal ambition, what of the future?
Under the established precedent,
Pierce County's turn would come next.
then Wayne's, and then Madison's
again. Break that agreement this
year and where is the senator to come
from two years hence!
Would there, following the graft.
fcation of Senator Randall for twice
as much office.holding in this office
as has ever before been given any
man, be a new precedent to follow?
Would 1t be two terms each in the
future or would 1t be one term for
when it came to Madison?
To give the senatorship twice con-
secutively to any one county would
make it sixteen years before the office
ever rotated through the circuit of
four Thus to one man in each county
would be given all of the senatorial
honors that could come to that county
in sixteen years. Is there anything
particularly fair about that? Is there
anything to commend such an arrange
ment to anybody except the four men
who would hold the office throughout
those sixteen years? Yet such a basis
Senator Randall would apparently
have us establish.
Or, quite as logically, since Mr.
Randall of Newman Grove is the only
man in the four counties this year
who is capable of inteligently rep
resenting the Eleventh district in
the senate, is there any foundation
for the expectation that there would
be senatorial timber in the district,
aside from Mr.. Randall, two years
from now, or four, or six.
And if it is necessary to break all
precedent for the sake of being rep
resented in the state senate by the
Newman Grove banker again this year,
could our interests any better spare
him in years to come? Is it that we
have at last had discovered for us
the man who can properly look after
these four counties in the state sen
ate? And if so, will anybody deny
that we ought to perpetuate this one
natural senator for life?
Everybody admits that r. Y. APP
pleby is fully as able, fully as intelli-
gent, fully as honorable and honest,
fully as broad-guaged, fully as shrewd
a business man and fully as well
known in the state as Mr.. Randall.
r. Y. Appleby of Stanton is fully
the equal Of c. A. Randoll for senator
ial timber. He has fully as many
friends throughout the state. He
would be able to accomplish fully as
much during the coming session of
the legislature for the Eleventh dis
trict-and the Eleventh district needs
attention-as would Mr.. Randall or
: any other man in the district
R. Y. Appleby is peculiarly fitted
for the senatorship. His viewpoint
to begin with, is that of farmer. He
has been in line with all of the Re
publican party's progress in fact he
has helped make the Republican party
what it is in Nebraska He is a man
who holds the good will of his neigh
bors and townsmen. They say his
word is as good as his bond. He is
, oll dIShllOl w dIu, Cledu-CuI anu mtdllS
what he says. He is eminently a
. fair man in all things. And he pos.
: sesses a personality that will at once
attract friendship and good will. No
more capable, no better qualified man
in the Eleventh district could be found
to represent us in the senate than
R. Y. Appleby.
No better senatorial timber could
be found than R. Y. Appleby. And
this is Stanton county's turn.
Stanton county asks this year only
the same treatment from Madison
Pierce and Wayne counties that has
, been accorded to each one of these
in its turn, with Stanton's help, during
long period of years.
And in case Stanton county is
. turned down this year; should the dis