Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-28
NEBRASKA PRESS COMMENT

Plattsmouth Journal tdemD; Charley
Bryan writes TO a Lincoln friend that ne
expects to return before the legislature
meets Well, who cares whether DE does
or not? Has he the audacity 60 think for
one moment that the Nebraska legislature
is unable 20 organise without his presence p
lie INIT quito as big man ~ his brother.
yet, ami the growing qualities are not in
him.
Bloomington Advocate: The world-Her-
aid and few democratic papers IN this
state who seem to be friendly with its cdi-
tor are trying to shelve Mr.. Bryan as the
democratic leader IN this state and advanc-
ing G. NJ. Hitchcock as the leader SO long
however, as he wishes. the Lincoln states
man viii by virtue OF his prominence. cut
considerable force in the councils OF the
democrats In this state and the nation
Hastings Tribune II there Is one thing
that speaks better than anything else for
the prosperity In Nebraska II IL the large
and splendid Christmas editions that been
Issued by the newspapers Of this state this
year. Each OF these editions have proven
that the country press has succeeded in
convincing tho local merchants that Il
pays to use plenty OF printers ink and
goes without saying that the splendid
holiday trade this year Ia more or less
due to the good work the newspapers have
done.
Central City Republican: The World Her
AID declares that the republican party is
house divided against itself II the World
Herald would have the public believe that
| the democratic party Is without serious
division, then It will have to admit that
I hnI no VfNr Na L..
Tamrnany and Judson Harmon element
that won in the east at the last election.
II the democratic party is an undivided
party and the people have to look for re-
lief to the followers of Tammany, then
prayers for the del!verance OF the people
are in order.
SCOTS Bluff Republican: The question OF
redistricting the state this winter is already
attracting the closest Investigation of
the people in the eastern part of the state
and some Of the politicians down there are
already figuring how to block the game.
Like the man OF old their motto is ito
Keep all they have got and get as much
more as they can" For twenty-three years.
the western part Of the state has been with
out proper representation and there are
some people in the eastern part Of Ne
braska who would just as soon see IL re-
main that way for the next twenty-three.
Right Is right at all times and we are
bound to win
Aurora Republican: The Washington
/ friends OF Uncle James 2. Latta twice
the successful check book" candidate for
congressman from the Third Nebraska dis
trict and the man who voted against the
postal savings bank bill in the last ses.
sion OF congress, are the authority for the
statement that Mr.. Latta will soon an
nounce himself a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor IN 1912
II is said that Dan Stephens OF Fremont
Will be candidate to succeed Latta I'm
congress. Just where Edgar Howard comes
in in this arrangement is not revealed
Howard is nearer the people than either
Latta or stephens and should be consid-
cred
Geneva Signal; The esteemed Lincoln
journal says the appointment OF Prof
Jackson, democratic candidate for office,
to serve under the republican governor
as deputy food commissioner is the most
striking example given this year of the
breaking down Of party lines, the said
Journal being strong believer in breaking
down. Fudge. Everybody knows Mr.
jackson did not support Jim Dahlman
for governor, and that he was appointed
because of his dusty proolivties. Real
party lines were not broken this year
The party fences were merely temporarily
removed, through the operation of the
open primary, to permit the individual
voters to have a personal scrap on the
! liquor question. The fences will be up
all right next time II the brewery ghost
is laid in the next two years.
Grand Island Independent: There are evil
dences here and there that the opposition
to the establishment OF a parcels post sys-
tenn is at all events not growing stronger.
| Indeed, there are indications that here and
there It is giving way to the demand for