Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-15
POLITICS IN NEBRASKA.

Crete Vtdotte-Herald: Speaking OF that
$4,000. which was 20 slyiy slipped into
Nebraska and spent right under tho nose
OF w. ]. Bryan and George w. Bergc IN
their behalf, and without their having
the slightest knowledge OF the AFFAIR
raises the following queries IN our mind
II II ralned real hard would they know
enough to come in out Of the wetf Would
they recognize an octopus u they we're
10 meet one in the middle OF the road in
broad daylight? Are these immaculate
siamese twins simply endowed with talk
ing machines and are they wholly insen-
sible as to sight and hearingG
Rearney Hub: II Is announced that
George w. Berge, In his farewell appear
ance as a candidate for governor Of
Nebraska, will play as the strong card an
ar~raignment of the state railway COM
mission. or course no further evidence
would be needed OF his lack OF discernment
or good judgment. The commission has not
accomplished all the wonders that Mr..
Berge las q politician) expects, but 1t
has made It possible for individuals and
communities to make complaints, to have
them heard and to get redress. To at
tempt to prove that the commission is a
failure would be q fatal mistake, but there
Is no reason to believe that Berge can be
dissuaded from making Il.
Holdrege Progress: For many years
Phelps county has been failing in line and
''whooping Il up 80 to speaks for the can
didates of every other county in the state
for different honors OF more or less i'm
portance. Phelps county is patient, 1t has
waited for the proper time to claim its
own. William H. Cowgirl OF this city has
been heselged for weeks with requests from
different parts OF the state that he allow
his name to be presented as candidate for
the office of state railway commissioned
subject to the approval Of the demo-
cratic and populist voters at the approach
ing primary election. Mr.. Cowgirl has con-
scented to seek this office, which has come
to be Of such Importance and presents
such opportunities OF serving the people
of the state in protecting every individual
In his rights against the persistent en-
croachment OF organized capital. Mr.. Cow
gill is a cool. level-headed business man,
who during his twenty years residence here
has won the universal respect of his busi-
ness associates. He has always stood for
"the square DEAL and his support will not
be OF a strictly partisan nature.
Wood River Sunbeam: Seemingly with
out any campaign material. the fusion
press of the state have undertaken the i'm
possible task of deriding the work of the
last legislature. They have a big job on
their hands, for to the average Nebraskan
the work of the legislature appeals very
strongly. He notes with some satisfac-
tion that the politician who formerly
helped the railway companies to win their
desired ends in a political way, and re-
ceived a pass for no longer
receives his pay in that manner, and the
enthusiasm for railway support on the
part of these individuals Is waning. The
average voter notes that when he rides
on the railway he pays but 2 cents per
mile; that when he ships goods by freight
OF express the charges are not as great
as formerly. He looks upon the work
of the state Railway commission with a
great deal of satisfaction; the idea of the
pure food law strikes him as being pretty
good legislation, and. altogether, he feels
thai the last legislature has been a big
help to himself and ~neighbors, notwith-
standing the reports in the fusion press
to the contrary. 1t would seem that these
papers nave run very shy of material
when they attack the work OF the legisla-
ture on the ground that the Legislature
failed to accomplish anything because it
was republican. THE people as a WHOLE
are pleased with the good work that has
been done and when the primary and
election comes next fall they will vote to
continue It.
Minden News: The populists of this
county are beginning to realize how com
pletely they have been swallowed up by
the democratic party, and as a conse-
quence they are gradually one by one de-
sorting the old party ship and lEnapsack
in land are hieing themselves back to
their original home, the ranks OF the re-
publican party, where many of them came
from. The action of such official organs
as the Courier has Disguised them. For
years the Courier has condemned every
body who dared to express his convic-
lions in favor Of either of the old parties,
especially, the republican faction, of
course; but the editor has not spared the
democrats either, and now since he has
gone into the ranks OF the latter party
himself the populists learn for a fact tlht
fusion means what the republicans have
continually commended that 1t meant; that
is, the total absorption OF the populist
party by the democrats. Bryan is des-
tined to again lose the election this year
and his waning power will vanish. The
Grover Cleveland democrats will then come
into their own as the controllers of the
democratic party. Pertinent to this
thought comes a few queries: Why do
not the democratic papers say something
about the populist nominee. Mr.. WatsonY
Why is he not as popular with them as
he was during his former campaign: Why
does the Courier abandon the cause at
this time when 1t has advocated its prin-
ciples so stfenuously before? VIII 1t ex-
plain its attitude TO the satisfaction of
the ~populists who have stood by faith
through thick and thin?
CHURCH POSSIBILITIES.