Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-17
BRYAN AND ORGANISMS.

Plattsmouth News-Herald: The present
legislature is absolutely subservient to
Bryan, the brewers and the corporations.
Nebraska City Press: The defeat of
the initiative and referendum in the Ne
braska senate demonstrates clearly that
the democrats of this state do not have
very much sympathy with some OF Mr..
Bryan's pet ideas.
Ord Quiz: Last week Bryan refused to
sign a petition which was being circulated
asking the legislature to submit the pro-
hibition question to a vote OF the people of
the state. VIII Bryan's admirers still say
that the Great Commoner stands by what
he believes to be right regardless Of pub
lie sentiment?
failed to declare himself in favor of county
option q few of the supporters of the meas
ure are inclined to doubt the Peerless
Leader. Mr.. Bryan apparently imagines
the adoption of other laws OF more i'm
portance-the law nominating United States
senator, for instance.
would object to allowing our university
teachers to participate in the Carnegie fund
as Uncle Andy failed to support William
j. for president. How about Bryan's
helping to secure a Carnegie library build
ing for Lincoln?" say you. Oh, that's
easy. Andy hadn't so openly opposed Bill
at that time. ....
Columbus Journal: Where was Mr..
Bryan when an attempt was made to Sc
cure a favorable report on the bill locating
an agricultural college i'm the western part
Of the state? Did he go before the com
mittee having the bill in charge and insist
that his party redeem its platform prom
ises? No! The Lancaster county delega-
ton was opposed to the measure, and Mr.,
Bryan was never known to favor anything
that Lancaster county opposed.
Lyons Sun: From the democratic poll
ticians. press and especially from the Peer
less One we heard so much about publicity
Of campaign expenses during the recent
campaign. Now, four months after cleo
ton, the democratic party in forty-seven
counties of Nebraska has failed to a file
a statement Of its campaign expenditures.
Our own beloved Burt is included in the
number; also Governor Shallenberger's
home county-Harlan-is derelict. Now.
what do you know about that?
University Place News; Republican lead
ers need lose no sleep for fear the Oregon
plan OF electing United States senators will
make II possible TO elect the Peerless One
10 the United States senate. After his re-
cent escapades in keeping silent on moral
questions and his attitude on the Carnegie
pension fund he will not be a strong candi-
date before the people and cannot defeat
Mr.. Burkett on a popular vote, II that gem
tleman will speak out in meeting and tell
where. he stands. Wlggle-waggle methods
will not go down In the future.
Columbus Tribune: 1t certainly must
have been humiliating to Governor Shallen-
berger and his assistant, after his strenu-
Gus, hard-working period on the banking
bill, after they had sweat blood, worked
night and day to bring things to a success
full climax and after the bill had been
handed in. TO have w. j. Bryan return
from his outing in Florida to proclaim to
Nebraska that he had introduced the bill
years ago. Compare what he introduced
with the present bill and you will find his
statement on a par with his paramount
issues.
Central City Nonpareil: The Oregon plan
by which we will elect our United States
senators hereafter, was conceived In tho
hope that It would insure W. J. Brysn's
title to a seat in the upper house Of con
gress. II Is rumored now. however. that
many OF the democratic members of the
legislature are chagrined and dlsgustod
with the mess Bryan has made OF his at
tempt to apply his theories TO legislation,
and no doubt these same members are sorry
for the support they gave a measure that