Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-26

Institution as the state Historical society
Is a living protest against the carelsss and
go -as-yOu-please method OF preserving his
state there are some, no doubt, who have
the historic sense developed sufficiently to
take pains to collect and preserve for the
use OF succeeding generations the happen
ings Of the age in which they live and act
The Nebraska State Historical society
wishes, wants TO receive every newspaper
published in the state. We have need Of
and a place for them. When we receive
these papers they are first catalogued-to
see that no numbers are missinR--then
ready for use by the public. Later when
the issues on file are sufficiently large
they are bound, and then filed away in the
vault for safe keeping, but accessible at
all times to everybody. We not only want
every paper in the state. but we desire
Two states-Kansas and Afinnesota-are
receiving two copies of every newspaper
published in their respective states. one
they clip Of all important items, such as
biography, genealogZ, town, township or
county histories These clippings they
paste on suitable cardboard index and file
away. For historical reference they are
accessible at any time. This work needs
TO be done in Nebraska and we want two
copies of every weekly and. every daily
published IN the state in order that we may
do it.
plete files Of your paper Xii OF you have
such file. In the large majority of cases
these files are unbound and in constant
fireproof vault; this would insure safety to
your papers. Give your files to us-if they
are unbound, we will bind them, and If
at any time one volume or all Of the vol
umes of your files are desired by you we
will send them. With you the file has but
local Significance, with us a statewide
one, with the added fact that they are safe
from fire.
Candidates ON Hand.
feature of the meeting is the presence
of many candidates, each of whom is anx-
ious to impress his worth upon the editors.
County Superintendent Darlington of Ne
maha, candidate for state superintendent,
is on the list, as are Harry L. Cook, CAM
dldate for auditor; Joe Shively, candidate
for land commissioner; p. A Barhows,
one If his chief lieutenants; Judge ]. A.
Williams, candidate for railway commits
sioner. These men are all wearing press
badges and all are making themselves
agreeable entertaining and. conspicuous.
Editors to Be Put on Rack.
The INSTRUMENTATION section of the
State Railway commission law is to be
tested in the courts w. N. Johnston,
county attorney Of Polk county, today noti-
fled Attorney General Thompson that he
would begin the prosecution of the Union
Pacific road on the ground that in Issuing
transportation to publishers of newspapers
in return for advertising 1t is guilty of dis
elimination, in that in issuing the trans
portation it gives twce as much as the
value of the advertising it receives in re-
turn. This, Mr.. Johnston claims, is an in
justice to other patrons of the road. o
Ross Hammond made a great hit with
the wives of the editors when he distrib-
uted box OF roses among them because
of the recent unexpected and unsolicited"
honor which had been forced upon him.
The men folks held up the editor for cigars
Democrats Fear the Rocks.
Democrats of Nebraska are beginning to
throw rocks and unless the rocks break
the Bryan slate, some of the leaders are
afraid they will be felt in November. The
slate published In The Bee has the Bryan
stamp on it and it will go through. This
was the expression of a democrat here to-
day. He said:
Friends of Bryan are beginning to fear
that the party will split over the slate. 1t
is useless to say that slate has not been
agreed upon, for 1t has. And 1t is going to
hurt Bryan, not only at home but abroad.
He is accusing Roosevelt of being a die
tator, and he himself is more of a dictator
than the president ever dared to be- He
has given his approval to the slate for ma
tional delegates-at-large and 1t is reported
on good authority that he is for Shallen-
berger for governor Some of us fellows
are beginning to think Bryan is not very
consistent"
well, Bill Oldham had better be counted
in on that slate" said another democrat.
Hes going to that convention whether he
Is on the slate or not"
Speaking of the opposition to Mayor
J rown, who has been picked for chairman
a. the delegation, a good democrat, said
While 1 am opposed to any states,
Mayor Brown should go to the convention.
He has, in season and out of season, con