Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
BRYAN AND ORGANISMS.

Central City Republican. II was a shrewd
move of Billy Bryan to get out Of the
state so as not to be held responsible for
any work of the legislature.
Tekamah Journals: 1t does seem that the
democratic mentor OF Nebraska has de-
serted the better class legislation for he
does not seem to be trying to advance any
OF the legislation the people OF the state
are interested in from a vital standpoint.
But Mr.. Bryan would not be Mr.. Bryan
IL he did not look out for his political
prospects first and the peoples interest
afterwards.
Blue Springs Sentinel. The democratic
legislature has at last agreed that they
are unable to draft their bank guarantee
deposits law and have decided to call upon
some attorney OF constitutional renown to
help them out of their dilena. What is the
matter with Bryan He made the issue
and said, my friends, how easy it works.
You put your money in the bank at night
and sleep soundly, knowing you can draw
1t out in the morning-nothing easier in the
world" Bryan is a lawyer. If he does not
know what to do with an issue after rails
ing it, what does he raise It for?
West Point Democrat: All this talk about
Bryan, or any other democrat. trying to
inject politics into the state university is
tommy-rot. The proposition which Mr..
Bryan favors, and which is favored by
some of the best friends the university
ever had, merely provides that the political
science department shall become an in
tegral part of the university instead OF
a mere side issue as il now is. There is
nothing of partisan spirit in the whole
matter Mr. Rryan Ia oIraoA. .,ot-4.aa--
several scholarships at the state university,
the interest on his donations being paid
to the students Who make the best showing
in certain lines Of study and research.
Plattsmouth News-Herald: Mr.. Bryan's
corporation brewery legislature of Lincoln
confessed its absolute and utter lack Of
brains sufficient TO prepare a bank gaur-
antee law according to Mi. Bryan's and
the Denver platform specifications. The
people remember how flippantly Mr.. Bryan
spoke last fall, of the simplicity Of a bank
guarantee law. Mr.. Bryan had submitted
his plan in writing, but the legislature con-
fessed it's lack of sufficient intelligence to
frame a bill in accordance Herewith and
pass it. The legislature voted to allow $500
to pay Judge Albert, a populist of Column
bus, for the preparation OF the bill. The
~bNSN NHN0h AOON ~ Olll, when IneN
vote to elect the incompetent, ignorant and
irresponsible to legislative offices.
Ashland Gazette; An Interested public is
looking on with anxious expectation to
catch the first accent of Mr.. Bryan's order
to the legislature on the much strained
subject of local option. Every move is
under the direct dictation OF the peerless
leader" 1t seems that it will be impossible
for him to evade the question much longer.
There are people who look for him to have
an important political engagement that will
take him out of the state and beyond the
reach Of communication when the critical
moment arrives. We are wondering
whether or not be will emerge from the
situation with Jim Dahiman and his crowd
and the preachers and temperance lee
turers still whooping 1t up for him whether
one the one side he will be counted as all
right with the boys and on the other as
the very iembodyment Of "civil righteous
ness" Mr.. Bryan is a versatile politician
and where most Of politicians would fail
he will find a way out. We are watching
the event with interest.