Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
Normals and Junior Normals to Be
Put Under Special Board.
NONE BUT DEMOCRATS ON GUARD
Practice of Republican Superintend-
ent Was to Disregard Politics.
FIGHT ON ANOTHER SINK BILL
Strenuous Objection to Limitation lie
Desires TO Place on Number of
Cars In Freight Trains
Howard Answers Appeal,
(From a sad CorrespondentO

LINCOLN. Feb 6.--(special. )-Never in
the history of the state has the power of
legislature been used extensively to cre-
ate jobs for the members OF a political party
as at the present time.
Not content with striking a blow at the
supreme court of Nebraska in order TO
place democrats on the bench, draft has
now been made upon the schools of Ne
braska to supply places for democrats.
Neither the supreme court nor the schools
are sufficiently sacred for these political
job hunters to let alone.
The bill introduced in the house yostcr-
day by Talcott of Knox county nominally
provides for the creation OF state Nor
NAL board" but as a matter of fact It
provides for the creation of board for the
relief of jobless democrats"
Should this bill ever become law, based
on the present action of this democratic
legislature. every instructor in the two state
normal schools, every instructor in the
junior normal schools and every instructor
in the department of normal training in
high schools will be required to prove al
legiance to the democratic party as one OF
the qualifications for a place.
The bill was drawn by Arthur Mullen and
others with the full consent and approval
of Governor Shalenberger, and no man
knows better than the present governor
how many jobs he needs to take care of
his hungry constituents.
When the bill is passed, and 1t will be,
for there are not enough democrats in the
legislature brave enough to defy the orders
OF the bosses to kill it, 1t is a safe guess
TO say Colonel Tom Majors will again be-
come a member of the board. And so, in
all probability, will the Hon. George Rog-
ers. These two have been members of the
State Board of Education before. and while
there is no question at all about Rogers
having information about the bill before
II was introduced, there is little doubt that
Colonel Majors in his numerous conferences
with Governor Shallenberger at least had
an inkling of 1t.
/ Reversal of McBrien Rule.
This is the reward of former state Su-
perintendent McBrien for eliminating poll
tics in his office The superintendent be-
lieVed no politics should ever enter into
the schools OF this state and carrying out
his idea along this line he had democrats
in his office and mans politics was a
qualification for place in the state
Normal schools.
This bill even provides that democratic
board shall select the faculties for the
ment of normal training in high schools.
These two departments have been under
the supervision of the state superintendent
But this democratic legislature will not
permit this any longer than 1t takes to pass
the bill, for happens the present state
superintendent was elected as a republican.
though his office force contains democrats
as we'll as republicans.
Hard Row for sink.
II. r. n. by Sink of Hall county. which
limits the number of cars In a freight train,
is receiving some hard knocks since 1t left
the hands of the house committee on rail-
roads, where It was amended to provide
that the railway commission had authority
to permit more than sixty-five cars. The
knocks now are coming from some of the
shippers. who at first supported the meas
ure when it provided not more than fifty
five cars should be included in one train.
Some shipper has received a hunch that IL
the bill passes he may be the first man to
suffer. For should the train come along
| with fifty cars and he had six which he
! wanted to hitch on the train could only
take along five and leave one for some
other train. II is being impressed on some
OF the members that II any limit is placed
on the number OF cars hauled the result
In some instances would be that a ship
| per's cars would have to be divided.
Mr. Sink and his friends are not dis
couraged, but are working hard to get the
bill passed even though 1t is somewhat
denatured.
''Let the People RuIe.v
The Hon. jeremiah Howard has replied
| to the letter from the members of the city
council and the mayor OF Omaha asking
him TO stand for the people opposed to
the corporations. The other members OF the
house delegation had an idea their positions
were too well known to need any letter
writing or promises so they failed 10
answer the round robin. Here is what Mr..
Howard wrote:
| LINCOLN, Feb. 6-Mr. c. o. Lobeok
City Comptroller, Omaha: L am In receipt
of your favor OF the 5th petitioning me to
| vote against any legislation eliminating
from the Omaha charter or the laws OF
| Nebraska the right to regulate public SER
vice corporations. In reply to your request
assure you / have not deViated from the
| platform l was elected on, Let the People
| Rule" therefore my vote will be in the
| interest OF the people. The people elected
JEREMIAH HOWARD.
johnson working Hard.
Nels johnson. the representative from
Burt county. is anxious to get favorable
action on his bill to require the stamp OF
the assessor upon notes and mortgages to
show they have been assessed and taxed
He has gone through the state house with
fine tooth comb and received the endol Sc
ment of all the state officers, then he kept
going and shared Mr.. Bryan and now he
has an endorsement OF his measure from
former Governor Sheldon. The letter OF the
ex-governor, which Mr.. Johnson is show
ing with much pride to his fellow members
reads as follows;
L have read your bill III. r. 1S6. some
thing should be done TO secure a better
enlistment Of the class of personal properts
mentioned IN your bill. Believing that THU
measure will be helpful ] am glad TO en-
dOrse H.
Afraid of Brown Bill.
The bill by Brown OF Sherman providing
that the state land commissioner may civ,
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