Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-13
NEBRASKA PRESS M

Scribner News: Taylor of Custer a
democratic member Of the last legislature,
threatens to become "a man without a
party" The usual course Of such a man
Is to criticise everything and accomplish
nothing.
Howells Journal: There are ninety-oDe
county seat towns in Nebraska and today
forty-eight, or more than nalf of them,
are dry. OF the ninety-one counties, TWEEN
ty-six are without saloons entirely and
thirteen have but one saloon. Surely 1t
looks as though a dry Nebraska is not
far off.
Auburn Granger: Does the Granger en-
dorse our present primary election law?
Well, hardly. The fact is that our present
primary law, as 1t is, is only Il revised
scheme for keeping up party and making
IT possible to squabble over party lines
ut the sacrifice of the questions that should
be considered by those anxious for good
government. The Granger is in favor of
a law that will permit every man to vote
and not be controlled by party bosses.
Grand Island independent: Another Ne
braska democrat than Mr., Bryan has been
mentioned as the next candidate for pres
ldent. Now, what do you know about
thatT None other than Governor Shallen-
berger receives the mention, and the sug-
gestion is made by a Pennsylvania paper.
the Evening Genius of Uniontown. 1t is
not a necessarily, dangerous stretch of the
imagination to be convinced that Mr..
Bryan will regard the paper as the Evil
Genius.
Stanton Register (dem.): The republican
state committee made a serious mistake
when they decided TO fight the new pri-
mary laws. especially the non-partisan
judiciary law. The rev laws might in
jure the politician, but they are a distinct
advantage to the voters. shrewd students
Of political conditions In Nebraska say
that one-third of the votes of Nebraska
are independent ana what position does
the attack on laws the voters want put
that party in?
Columbus Telegram: When first II was
reported that the governor was considering
the appointment of Senator Majors we
wrote an editorial appeal to the governor,
pleading with him to hesitate before max
ing such a mistake. We called his atten-
ton to the plain wording OF the constitu-
ton, which forbids appointment Of a mem
Der of the legislature to any office Gre
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served. We regret that the governor did
not see fit to accept our advice. We be-
lieve he did wrong when he appointed
Senator Majors as a member of the Nor
NAL board. But we have no very large
clubs to throw at him. He was following
precedent-a very bad precedent, estab-
lished by republican predecessors.
Ashland Gazette: No, thank you, II
would be impossible for us ever to ally
ourself with the democratic party so long
as the present management has control
with all Difference and respect to the many
good citizens who comprise the rank and
file OF that party. Only a few years age
the World-Herald attacked Mayor MooreS
viciously because of his trucking to the
liberal (criminaD element. Then cam,
Dahlman. and now the World Herald Il
supporting him with all it's might, making
a special point against his opponent, Mr.
Breen, tina he is decent on the liberal
question. In view of the notorious fac
that Dahlman is ten times worse thar
Moores ever was, 1t is plain that tn,
world,Herald roasted Moores because N
was a republican and not because he stoo'
for unclean elements in the city govern
ment. Possibly the World-Herald may flint
II out after a while. but If II did but know
IT. there are multitudes of decent demo
Gratis all through the state who feel tn
same sense of nausea.