Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-13
NEBRASKA PRESS

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Hastings Tribune: william Hayward will
prove the riEht man in the right place as
chairman OF the republican state central
committee.
Geneva signal: About the best thing the
republicans have done lately was to elect
William Hayward chairman Of the state
committee.
Beatrice Express: The Fremont Herald
treats AZ length the latest democratic slo.
gan-"Vote for the man, not the party
label" But the Herald doesn't mention
any republicans whom It wants democrats
to support. Democratic papers ought 10
be more specific, SO that democrats will
know where to place their votes. We are
In favor of the nonpartlsan plan for the
direction OF democrats, and would gladly
be Of assistance in pointing out republi-
can candidates who are deserving of sup
port.
Teksmah Journals: Governor Shallenber-
ger declares that II the state supreme court
shall declare the ban guaranty law I'M
constitutional, he will call a special ses-
sion OF the legislature to enact a law that
Is constitutional. That would indeed be
an act OF wisdom. wouldn't II? Put the
state into the hole for from 1 1000 to ss0,0 900
70 work on a fad Of Mr.. Bryan's. A few
years hence we will look back and smile
at this fancy Of Mr.. Bryan's, to make
honest bankers pay for the schemes OF
.rogues.
kearney Hub: All republicans except
those who are out for trouble the most of
the time and are plying the vocation over
time, are very we'll satisfied with the late
republican state convention, with It's Do
sition regarding Taft and the tariff. and
with the shape that tariff revision has
taken during the past week. The fellow
with an over-developed Crouch" or a
morbid propensity to knock has been
abroad in the land since the DAYS of Adam
and those who formulate policies and en-
act laws have never been able to appease
him.
Columbus Tribune The contest for SUI
preme judge and regents for the State
university lie now on. The World Herald
is now in favor of q nonpartlsan bench, but
a few years ago was running all kinds
OF bucOlic editorials to make II unani-
mously democratic. circumstances alter
cases, and now the question Of a good
supreme Judge Is before us, let each party
put to the front their best material and
we will win IL we lose. And don't treat
too lightly the position, of regent; these
officers disburse nearly, IL not quite, one
fourth of the revenues of the state, and
we need men who will be true TO their
trust.
Beatrice Express: The Omaha World
Herald breaks out, as expected, in a spasm
of denunciation over the tariff bill-a
spasm which was timely, appropriate and
in good form, considering the source. Al
ter discharging nearly two columns of
complaint, the paper shouts What are
honest and intelligent republicans going
to do about IT." It is easy to see what
the World-Hersld wants them to do. It's
first duty is to make republicans dissatis-
fled with the tariff measure, and it's sec
ond duty is to cunningly lead them to
espouse the cause Of the democratic party.
Its prime purpose is not TO benefit the
people, but benefit the party.
stromsburg News: In view of the great
stress which the recent democratic state
platform convention placed upon the non
idea that has recently taken such
deep root in the democratic party, 1t might
be interesting to note the number Of laws
passed by the democratic legislature last
winter to legislats republicans out OF Jobs
and fill their places with democrats. III
the Shallenbcrger administration wants to
follow the old political maxim, ITO the
victors belong the spoils,' they have the
opportunity to follow 1t, but they should at
least have enough consistency to monopo-
lie the offices, which they did to the ex-
treme limit, last winter, and not at the
same time wear the hypocritical mantle
OF nonpArtisanship while they are SNUG
Cling the spells of political partisanship
Of the rankest kind ever exhibited in the
history Of the state.
Beatrice Sun: The Omaha World
Herald has been declaring that the
president would do nothing but go
through the motions of insisting upon
downward revision of the tariff. When
We read in the Washington dis
patches that the president had brought
the tariff plunderers into camp and COM
PEELED them to tote fair, we AT once looked
to the VIII. for an expression Of approval.
UnhappiIy, 1t isn't there. The democratic
organ contends that the tariff bill, as
finally agreed upon, does not fulfill party
promises, is revision upward instead or
and is practically what the
trusts wanted. The plain, common citizen