Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-18
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proposition was a Joke In Platte county.
The democratic leaders howled for nom
p~srtisanship before election and at the polls
their henohman to have the herd
vote It straight,
Plattsmouth News: According to reliable
democratic authority the "nonpartisan'
did not pan out from a democratic
standpoint. Another paramount issue gone
the woodblne twineth. What will
be the next one?
Hastings Tribune: The fact that the
recent election returns show clearly that
Nebraska is at heart a republican state
makes the prospects for a republican VIC
tory next fall almost certain-providing
the party does not become split up the
back over the county option issue.
Seward lsde: Contrary to the desires
and efforts Of the democratic managers
Judge Dean is not the low man on their
ticket for supreme Judge. 1t was generally
understood that efforts would be made to
pull Sullivan and Good through and let
Judge Dean hustle for himself. The result
is no doubt disappointing to the workers
for his associates on the ticket. Served
them right.
Stanton Register: The democrats will
not build any hopes on getting votes In
Omaha next year. When they see that
place giving the republicans 1000 majority
as compared with 1850 the other way last
fall they know that do dependence can be
placed on that city. Democracy will 60
into the fight next year with a clean cut
platform and get votes enough up state to
win in spite of Omaha.
Plattsmouth News: The "nonpartisan'
idea was conceived for a purpose and
failed. 1t it now up to the opposition to
think up something new for next year.
They will have to do It. This comes of
patronizlng the bargain counters for is
sues. They are all right just as long as
they are new. But they don't last. We
would suggest for the next issue for the
opposition, "We are tired and hungry"
Schuyler Free Lance: The nonpartisan
law passed by the late lamented demo-
cratic legislature possibly had some good
sentiment In 1t, but 1t was Objectionable.
And the s~o-called nonpartisan talk Of the
democratic press and politicians in the
late campaign was on the fake order. A
party that would nominate a full and com
plete set Of candidates n present such
timber as Judge Dean was hardly in con-
sistent position to ak nonpartisanism.
st. Paul Republican: The late election
gave the fact emphasis that Nebraska is a
republican state. From almost every sec
ton there comes republican majorities, and
this, too, in a light year, when the votes
would naturally follow the administration
IL It ever did. This means that all the
republicans need do next year to win this
state and keep it is to nominate a good
candidate for governor and let the record
of the two parties in management OF state
affairs speak for itself.
Pierce Call: Say, that 'nonpartisau''
talk OF the democrats worked fine in this
county, didn't it2 For supreme judge Dear
received 1877 majority, Good 10 and Sullivan
1872. Say. you republicans who were LED
to vote for Sullivan, or Good, or Dean by
that nonpartisan cry, did yeu notice any
majorities In this county for Barnes, Faw-
cett or Sedgwick? Did any one OF thu
republican judges run ahead of thei'
ticket, as would have been the case haf
the democrats practiced what they
preached regarding a nonpartlsan judi
ciary? No, It was another democratic trick
to catch republican Notes.-The old "heads
win, tails you lose" game repeated. Col
wise, Mr.. Republican; get wise.
Grand Island Independent: Colone
Edgar Howard OF the Columbu Telegram
a man so close up to the democratic cen.
trail committee as to warrant the state.
ment that he was a part of it, regards the
recent election as showing that there was
no great demand for a ''nonpartisan" su,
preme court, and again as demonstratlns
the effectiveness Of the democratic state
central committee. Well, that's about it
Some voters may have been beguiled into
voting for partisan candidates as non.
partisan judges, but not many Of them. Il
this or any other state ever secures al
entirely %nonpartisan supreme court or dis
trict bench 1t will, first of all, have to b.
done at some other time than when q
partisan election is held. And It is not al
together improbable that the human nature
that gets the profession OF Jurisprudence
will first have to be made Of a new snC
improved sort of clay.
West Point Republican: Consistency IL
something that makes the urbane Chester
field Of the Columbus Telegram look foolish
when he don't put 1t in. With the laud
able desire to adorn a tale and point
moral over the result Of the recent election
he asserts, that the smallness Of the re
publican majority is due to the fact of fl
having been a ~nonpartisan election, In tn,
next lines he alleges that the republican
slump must be attributed to the detection
of progressive republican voters I'm thu
rural districts, Having delivered himsel
In statesmanlike fashion Of these dlvergen
pronunclamentoes, II occurred to him tina
he had forgotten to make obeisance and
pay homage to the great letter-writinl
trinity at the head OF the democratic shiI
OF state, Byrnes, Guenther and Matthews
And so, without regard to former assign,
ment OF causes and with a suavity thai
would have put some OF the immortals e
flight and to shame, he salaams profoundly
and ascrlbes To that great triumvirate al
the credit and glory achieved by the demo
Gratis, individually and collectively, and
p~ronounces their work to be but littl,
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