Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02

BITS OF

Nebraska City Press: The World-Herald
uses a lot of space in its editorial columns
denouncing The Bee for denouncing Bryan,
and winds up with the statement that The
Bee is not injurlng Mr.. Bryan. What Is
the use Of getting sore about it then?
Nebraska City Press: Mr.. Bryan is very
solicitous about having a school of poll
tics established in the university OF Ne
braska. BY the returns of the November
election Mr.. Bryan had better have the
schools established in other states. notably
New York and Missouri.
Aurora Republican,: That Prince of
Peace lecture of Bryan's distributed last
fall by the democratic committees was a
strong appeal for prohibition votes. But
a straight forward lecture on the subject
Of county option addressed to the ma
jority of the faithful" in the legislature
would be much more TO the point just now.
Howells Journal (dem.): The sending Of
w. ]. Bryan to the United States senate is
not only a possibility, but a probability, If
the present legislature shall keep the faith
and redeem the party pledges there can be
no doubt about the complexion of the next
legislature. Democracy is on trial and it's
| representatives must make good, We feel
confident that they will.
Beatrice Express. There is some weakly
sentimental opposition to permitting the Ne
braska university to share in the plan Of
Andrew Carnegie to pension retired
teachers. Certainly contributions to a
pension fund could not be expected from
men of small means, and II furnished by
the government the millionaire would still
be an essential helper. 1t seems foolish to
scorn Carnegie's proffered aid.
Beatrice sun: Mr.. Bryan has offered his
services to deliver a series of lectures and
conduct a school OF citizenship in connec-
ton with the State university. Mr.. Bryan's
high standing as a citizen and his promi-
nence in national affairs would make him
a valuable addition to the faculty. Aca-
demic instruction is effective only as II
brings to the student the written or spoken
words of men Of brains. A course of Bryan
lectures would be a drawing card. and
would give prominence and strength to the
university.
O'Neill Frontiers: The legislature hasn't
crystalized into law yet any Of Mr.. Bryan's
much Wanted reforms" In fact the
peerless seems to be trying to evade his
former paramount issues and is out with a
new scheme in the shape of a proposition
for a school OF politics in connection with
the State university. The idea may or may
not be commendable, but is of little con-
Germ to the voters of Nebraska who have
looked for something practical after all 81
the great swelling words of Mr.. Bryan.
Are all Of the great reforms that were
going to revolutionize and idealize our state
going to dwindle down to a mere school OF
politics, where Mr., Bryan can go on dron-
ing out his wearisome ~platitudes?
Kearney Hub: Notwithstanding Mr.. Bry-
ans protestatiOn OF disinterestedness in
seeking to have a school OF citizenship
grated upon the Nebraska State uni
verslty the proposition appears to be gen.
orally received with distrust, as an OPEN
ing wedge for the creation of a school OF
politics. Mr.. Bryan states that a school
OF this character should be able to attract
students from other countries, and asks
How can we better help the orient and
the republics TO the south Of us than by
educating the more ambitious Of then
young men and sending them back to apply
American ideas and ideals in the working