Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06
NEBRASKA PRESS COMMENT.


"unless some emergency arises" And he
claims to be equal 10 any emergency.
Primrose Record: Notwithstanding the
efforts OF shallenberger, the Little Giant
and others, toward preventing w. ]. Bryan
from becoming a candidate for U. s.
senator, II must still be believed that the
latter will consult only his own wishes
and refuse advice when the time for an
nouncement comes. Shallenberger has
shown the ear marks OF a smooth politi-
clan up TO date, but II Ia easy to predict
the appearance he will present, should he
at any time come in contact with the
Peerless Leaders steam roller.
Fsirbury News: MT. Bryan, in declar-
Ing himself on the Nebraska senatorship
says: 1T will require some emergency
now unforeseen to bring me into the race,
and I hope no such emergency will arise"
What Is the sense in such undlgnified
rot7 II Mr.. Bryan had an ounce OF modesty
or political gratitude, after being defeated
three times for the highest office in the
gift OF the people, he would announce
In no unmistRkable terms that he will
not further hamper his party by being a
perpetual candidate for everything from
road overseer to president Of the United
States.
Plattsmouth Journals: Omaha business
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occupation tax. provided for by the last SEES
sion Of the legislature. And when the
matter IL looked at in the proper light
no one can blame them very much. Some
members of the legislature had a pick at
Omaha from the time they landed In Lin
coin until they went home after adjourn
ment, and there was nothing too mean for
them to do against Omaha. The same with
the 5 o'clock closing law-rnany voted Tor
II because they thought such a law would
spite Omaha. And yet Omaha is the only
real metropolitan city and market town
In the state.
West Point Republican: Governor Shall
lCnberger said in his recent Kearney ban
luet speech concerning the liquor legisla-
ton in the last Legislature: II have heard
rumors Of disapproval from democratic re-
radiators and republican nullifiers, but
these laws are notice to the world that
democracy and decency have Joined hands
in the state OF Nebraska and all hell cannot
Put them assunder.' That listens" good
after the election, but in view of the fact
that the governor has been convicted of
flirting outrageously with both ends OF the
proposition before the election II must be
taken and accepted as a clever little Jingle
and nothing more. Having thrown down
one line Of supporters now he probably
will throw down the other line at some
future time.
Kearney Hub: Bryan is undoubtedly de-
ceiving himself in the assumption that
there is a growing split in the republican
party that affords a chance for democratic
success in the next presidential election.
At the same time he is also doubtless de-
ceiving himself with the hope that there
will be another opportunity for Bryan,
through a coalition Of Organism and the
progressive element in the republican
party. And not only is he afflicted with a
fatal blindness in these particulars, but
also In the depth and extent Of loyalty Of
many thousands of democrats throughout
the country, not emitting the democratic
leaders OF his own state, who are saying
nice things In resolutions and rendering
formal lip service while quietly hoping and
Planning and combining to rid the party
Of his leadership.
Grand Island Independent: Barring a
few exclusively political papers and a few
OF the most ardent, democratic politicians,
the people OF Nebraska are not going to
get very much excited over the injunction
hanging up tne Dank deposit guaranty law
until the supreme court shall have decided
the constitutionality OF the measure. This
is true because the banks Of Nebraska a
year or more ago had a supreme test and
everyone OF them came through without
80 much as q visible scratch. They are.
as a whole. carefully managed and we'll
financed. Taking our own community and
vicinity as an example It would be diff
cult to find many depositors who had any
doubt as to the safety OF their deposits and
the few who might have doubt would prob
ably not be able to advance any reason
for tho doubt. And there is little reason
to believe that other communities in the
state are in any different condition. The
law probably has some good features-when
irresponsible and inexperienced people get
into the banking business the older and
safer banks will have TO act as a sort of
chaperon and financial hacker, and inno-
cent depositors in such institutions will not
be subject TO the losses they otherwise
might be, but at the moment there does
not appear to be much alarm among de-
positors on account OF the temporary in
junction, because there are few. II any,
Of such banks In the state.