Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-29
NppnAsKA POLITICAL COMMENT

York Times; Governor Sheldon has been
made a doctor Of Laws by Hastings col
lege. That's good. though he did a pretty
good lob doctorlng the laws passed by the
last legislature before he acquired the nom
orable title.
Wood River sunbsam: The Nebraska del
esation. upon their return from the chi
caRo convention, state that in their opinion
the strongest kind OF a ticket was m
at Chicago. 1t is one that will be a winner
at the polls next November.
st. Paul Republican; Now that the smoke
has cleared away from the convention at
Chicago. the people have begun to study
into the candidates and the platform. The
republicans Of this part Of the state, as a
whole, are we'll satisfied with the work
lone and look orwar to the success OF
the ticket named.
Peru Republican: 1t is certain the nom..
nation OF Taft and Sherman is acceptable
to the people Of this county and that the
public opinion is that a republican victory.
in this county and congressional district.
as we'll rs In the state and the nation, is
as certain this fall as It is that white lie
white and black IL black.
Crete vidette- Herald: We don't expect our
AitOAhHt W tnCHnys VIII w ANteAANN WIN
Taft. They would have Preferred Roose-
welt, or Hughes, or Fairbanks, or Cannon
or Knox. Nor will ali of them be perfectly
happy with Bryan. But since these men
are the strong choice Of their respective
parties. let the minority atoms vince and
make faces. A great majority Of the peo-
pie are Supremacy happy.
st. Paul Republican: 1t ought not to be
fnrqoffap that aI0ht vaars agO ouha, Gao
tetary Taft was in the Philippines. giving
active service to make a just and equitable
government for the Filipinos, and the army
was there carrying out the only course open
to this country, his political opponents were
In this country, giving moral support to
the men who we're firing bullets at the
American flag. we we're there and cannot
forget it.
Schuyler Free Lance: We can now under
stand why our friend Edgar Howard de-
clined to stand as a candidate for delegate
to the Denver national convention. The
first assessment was SIPS each for the del
egates and 800 each for the a~lternates
from this state, SO that touched up our
citizen, James Hughes. That assessment
was simply for quarters out there and is
but a starter. Our citizen will be a poorer
II not a wiser man when he 10 once
through. But what about the alleged JEFF
fersonian simplicity
Ord Quiz: No man has ever been elected
to the presidency Of the United States with
more experience and with a greater record
of great deeds done than William H. Taft.
His excellent work at Panama, in Cuba
and the Philippines is more than enough
TO commend him to the confidence OF the
people and assure us that his administra-
ton will be eminently successful. The fact
that he Is the choice OF the administration
means that he will follow out the great and
very popular policies of Roosevelt. That the
people will fail to elect him seems incspa.
BILE Of consideration.
st. Paul Republican: G. w. Berge, who
wants to be a candidate for governor this
fall, is being invited every day to come to
the front with a substantiation of his
charge that the republican party in Me-
braska is working hand In glove with the
railroads. 1t is nothing for a man to make
such statements, but II means considerable
more to bring something that looks like a
real reason for saying it. II he can show
where the administration \of the state has
done any act, however small, which is
against the people and in favor Of the rail-
roads, then he has some excuse for maxi
Ing such talk. He attacks the Railway
commission and says It has done nothing.
When was it before that any person could
make complaint against a railroad COM
pany and have it heard and heededP When
was 1t before when a complaint could be
laid before anyone save a railway official?
Mr.. Berge has jumped into q hornets nest
and he Is now trying to let the hornets
forget him by leaving them alone. And
after that $4,000 Of good hard railroad
money was spent in his campaign, too.