Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-24
NEBRASKA PRESS COMMENT.

Bridgeport News lade: A company has
been organized with a capital of $1,000 to
publish a democratic daily newspaper in
Lincoln. Poor company! Some people will
never learn to profit by the experience of
others.
Rushville Recorder: There is some talk
of putting up william Hayward for the
next republican governor of Nebraska
Nothing like looking ahead. He is made of
the right kim of stuff and belongs 10 the
same class of vifile men that Governor
Sheldon has trained with.
Winside Tribune: The democratic legis-
lature in Nebraska will make a great mis-
take is they do. not reapportlon the state
this winter so that the congressional,
senatorial and representative districts will
be more nearly equalized. AS 1t now stands
1t is fearfully out Of data and unjust in
many districts.
st. Paul Republican: 1t is amusing to
read the Omaha World-Herald's editorials
nowadays about the heads of the state
institutions being made nonpartisan, while
the democratic governor-elect goes on an
nounclng republican officials removed and
democrats put in their places each day.
That is not letting the right hand know
what the left hand doeth, all right.
Schuyler Free Lance: The theory of a
"nonpartisan count" is another of those
very nice things one reads about, but 1t is
In theory only, for there can be no such
thing as a nonpartisan count composed
of partisans. Those who talk It do not
mean "nonpartisan.' but bipartisan. There
is nothing in it. The Independent choice of
an intelligent people as to judges from
among partisan aspirants is the best plan
and tends to nonpartisanism. A judges
political opinions and affiliations should
not count with a man qualified to sit on
the supreme bench, so the nonpartisan
talk has no legitimate place in the true
discussion.
Broken Bow Republican: The report
thai an attempt will be made In Lincoln
this winter to compel w. J. Bryan to COM
NIT himself on the county option question
will be watched with interest. The ques-
ton Of just where he stands was discussed
a great deal by the voters at the last cleo
ton and they are yet In doubt.
As near as can be ascertained,
Mr.. Bryan voted for high license
a number OF years ago and he
managed to be absent when the question
came up in Lincoln the last time. Bryan
is a pretty good dodger and they will do
better than expected OF them II they sue
coed In getting him to come out and de-
clare himself either for or against county
option.
Grand Island Independent; Grand
Islanders who have recently been at Omaha,
and who while there attended the corn ex-
hibit, are enthusiastic over the same and
are telling us that it's worth a trip to
Omaha at any time for any one interested
in the material development Of Nebraska.
For corn Is king, and Nebraska is his do
main, and the interesting information that
Is obtained from the exhibit is well worth
the time and money. especially to any one
directly interested in corn culture, 1t takes
to make the trip. Il could spend a day
in there" said a citizen this morning. and
he is not an agriculturist either, but did
not have the time" OF course the man
or woman not interested in any Of these
things. will not find it as entertaining and
instructive.
The talk Of "nonpartisanism" came
largely from the democrats who had sell
fish partisan interests in making such talk,
and it was not from principle. Reverse
conditions and the republicans would make
the same talk. If Governor-elec shallen-
berger had the selection TO make We do
not doubt in the least but that he would
name four democrats on the theory that
the republicans already had all three mem
beers of that court. The 'nonpartisan" talk
always comes from the minority and is
founded on selfishness. We know that
when the democrats controlled the supreme
court and had Sullivan and Holcomb as
members already they did not hesitate to
try TO elect HoIlenbeek as the third mem
her. They were not for a ''nonpartisan"
judiciary when they had the supposed ma
jority and did not set the republicans any
good example. 50 their talk now has no
| weight With thinking men,