Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
NEBRAsKA rRDss COMMENT.

Weeping water Republican; About four
fifths OF the democratic legislators have
pie written all over their faces. They are
framing laws for no other purpose h
TO benefit democratic offioe-holders and
democratic newspapers.
st. Paul Republican: Bulls nave been in
troduced in the legislature which will. II
passed. create more than a score OF new
officials for the state, each one OF whom
will draw a comfortable salary from the
state. The people are getting ready to rule.
That is the idea Is TO give all democrats a
job, for how can they rule unless they
have an official position?
Pspillion Republican: We fear the legls-
lature will overload the governor with du-
ties and require him to do more than he
can well stand. The governors endurance
and Rood-natured tolerance should. not be
imposed upon in order to unnecessarily re-
heve other state house officials and en-
able them to do more loafing than form
erly. The governor Is underpald. anyway.
Fullerton News-Journal: The house OF
representatives has decided to correct the
taxation OF mortgaged real estate. This is
q reform that has been too long delayed,
and we are glad to note that the vote in
favor of the bill was overwhelming in
the house. At present q farm that Is mort
gagged Is also assessed. This injustice lies
In compelling the mortgagor to pay taxes
on q much larger interest than no has in
the farm. His equity should be assessed.
but not the amount covered by the mort
gage.
Beatrice Express; The legislature acts as
though 1t were determined to supply places
for all the iobless democrats in the state.
It's latest effort in that line Is calculated
to control the states normals and Junior
normals, and make political belief a quail
~fication for service in connection with
them, AS fast as means can be thought out
to open the way for democrats. due action
will follow. All the good things possible for
the profit Of party sdherents canno be
figured out at once. It requires time to
take advantage of every chance for demo-
cratic patronage.
Lyons sun: with but one member OF the
railroad commission. the democratic-rail-
road combination could see no immediate
benefit in their victory at last falls cleo
ton. That corporate control may be Sc
cured Immediately a bill has been intro
dueed in the legislature requiring a unan-
imous vote on all matters. This gives the
one member absolute control and nothing
whatever can be done except as II meets his
approval. It now remains to be seen
whether corporate control is strong enough
to force the legislature to thus bind and
gag the commission. 3
Loup Valley. Queen. Considerable has
been said In regard to the moving Of the
state capitol to Kearney. Some Of the
eastern people appear to take the bill as a
huge joke; however, they will awaken
some morning to the fact that it is no
joke. When the capitol was located at
Lincoln, central and western Nebraska was
aparsely settled. while today II is entirely
different. lincoln is away off in one cor
ner, and Is 30 situated that most Of the
people in the western part of the state
must spend considerable time in reaching
II. Kearney is centrally located, easy TO
reach. and is the proper place for the cap
itol. Should the proposition come to a vote
of the people we believe Lincoln would find
that the move Is not a joke.