Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
Timely and Well Put.

The republican party in Nebraska needs
to brace up. get together and fire its en-
ihusiasm for union and victory. There IL
too much Of a disposition on the part of
republicans 10 yield to critcism without
due ground. making unvarranted conces-
sious to the opposition. which latter has
shown no merit when in power, and which
comedies nothing to republican principles
which have largely aided the stability and
prosperity Of the country. II the repub-
licau party's idea Of government is wrong.
II protection to American industries should
be wiped out. II free trade would keep
wages up while reducing the cost OF com
modltles, and II everything a man has
to sell can be made to 60 up while every
thing he buys can be made to come down,
people should not only declare themselves
I'm sympathy with the democratic party,
but put that party into absolute power.
The possible faults Of some public men
belonging to the republican party should
not be conceded by the republicans as
weakening their entire system Of policies
unless some party can produce infallible
men to carry out principles that would
be OF more practical value in strengthen
ing business and building up a higher or
der Of society. The democrats relish the
spectacle OF the republican party finding
fault with itself and threatening divisions
over a few things to the possible overturn-
ing of the whole party system. 1t Is up
to the republican party to get together,
compromise differences and unite to carry
on It's general policies. This is wiser
than conceding more weakness than exists,
and virtually inviting the Missionaries of
the opposition to assume the reins and
take possession.-Beatrlce Express.
This is well timed and we'll put. Ne
braska is a republican state because
it's people believe IN republican princi-
pies and policies, and they are more
concerned In the prosperity which
measures carrying out the republican
program bring than they are in the
personal ambitions of rival politicians
seeking official places.
The republican party in Nebraska is
today suffering more from back-fre
than from front-hre. Certain news
papers that are quoted as republican
have assumed the role of captious
fault finders, and are manufacturing
more political capital for the enemy
than the newspapers that are openly
democratic. In the Commoner this
week, Mr.. Bryan, referring to the
Charleston News and Courier, says:
ct calls itself democratic without
being democratic, just as some legis-
lators call themselves representatives
when they are misrepresentation" In
the same way we have in Nebraska
some newspapers which call them
selves republican without being repUb-
lican, and their chief object seems to
be to attack the republican party in
order to be quoted in the democratic
press. An out and out democratic
organ, fighting in the open, would do
the republicans less damage than a
self-styled republican newspaper con
stantly giving aid and comfort to the
enemy.
By this we do not mean to say that
the republican newspaper should not
attack abuses and frauds in it's own
party. That is often its duty, but
there is a difference between exposing
corruption or opposing unworthy a n
didates, and undermining the princi-
pies and policies of the party by max
ing out that all it's leaders are selfish
and INSCRIPTIONS, and all the opposi-
ton leaders patriotic statesmen.