Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-28

mary more insurgents In Massachusetts
who are tired OF Roosevelt and his policies
than those who are disgruntled on account
Of any other reasons. and the reason for
this is a simple one. In Massachusetts
every third or fourth man you meet owns
stock In q railroad, or a cotton mill, or a
wooden mill or a mining and manufactur-
ing corporation. II the price of those
stocks declines he gets after the people
who he thinks are responsible for this de-
cline. In Massachusetts, there are over
1900 stockholders who own less than fifty
shares each in the Boston q Albany rail-
road. The New York, New Haven g. Hart
ford railroad Is controlled by 10000 stock
holders who live in Massachusetts,, and
their average shareholding Is forty-five
shares each. Therefore, when a man in
Massachusetts, has a few hundred dollars
to invest. instead Of investing in, cattle,
hogs or a farm, or city real estate, he in
vests in stocks or bonds OF some manufac-
turing corporation. Now II is to understand
how resentfu he feels at some Of the
policies of the last six or seven years
without entering into any discussion as to
whether they are right or wrong.
The state OF MASSACHUSETTS, Is safely re-
publican by from 10000 to eO,OOo majority,
and yet l would not be a bit surprised IL
next fall democratic governor and lieu
tenant governor are elected. We elect our
governor every year. The present governor
Is Governor Draper, a wealthy cotton ma
ohinery manufacturer, a man of ability,
probity, high character, who has given the
state u most excellent administration, but
like a great many able business men, he
has never learned to confer with the people
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issue. He acts on those matters as he acts
on matters arising in his own manufactur-
ing establishment. Then, again, he will
meet delegation today on some matter
and tell them that he quite agrees with
them and promise them that he w1l do
what they wish him to do. Tomorrow an
other delegation will call on him and he
viii see q new light, but he does not think
it necessary, or does not think Of sending
for this first delegation to tell them that
unless they can answer the arguments pre-
sented by the opponents he must be re-
leased from his promise Therefore, great
many men of standing and character in the
community look upon and speak Of Gov
ernor Draper as a common liar, untrust-
worthy as to his promises.
The lieutenant governor Is q young man
from one of the best families in Boston,
born in the purple, but there is no special
reason for his having been nominated for
lieutenant governor. In the state OF Massa-
chusetts. although having an election each
year, we usually elect governor for three
terms and the nomination OF lieutenant
governor implies the nomination Of the
lieutenant governor for governor, so there
are a great many republicans who are In
tending to smash the slate and defeat Gov
ernor Draper for governor and Lieutenant
Governor rockingham for lieutenant gov-
ernor, but that does not out any figure
upon the standing Of the state in the party
column.
have gone at length into this matter
because our papers are publishing columns
Of editorial opinions from the newspapers
OF the country who seem to imagine that
Massachusetts is going over to the de-
mpcracy. In this Fourteenth congressional
district there are two ex-governors whom
1 know intimately both Of these gentle
men voted for Mr.. Foss in the late election