The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05

appear as II IL was under the control
OF the brewery influence. There is
plenty of room for honest differences
discussion on the county option ques.
ton. But there is nothing in Mr.. Bry.
ans attitude nor in all his past history
as a great party leader to Justify the
personal assault upon him by the
speakers who were cheered in their
assaults at the Grand Island conven.
tion.
The new leadership of the party is
of men who have secretly chafed at
MIR. Bryan's domination. Whether
they believe they can do more for
the party than he has done may well
be doubted.
Nebraska Press Comment.
South Sioux City Record: Bryan's
Commoner is issued only once a week
and, therefore, cannot be expected to
give publicity to all Mr.. Bryan's para.
mount issues.
Fairbury News Since Mr.. Bryan
has made his position plain on the
liquor question there is no longer a
crying demand from the democratic
party that he should become candi.
date for senator.
Humphrey Democrat: Harry Hay.
ward of Omaha, liquor dealer, raised
more money through the Bryan vol
unteers two years ago. than any 9th.
er man in Nebraska, yet Mr.. Bryan
says the liquor dealers were against
him.
Springfield Monitor: While a great
deal has been said in the papers in
regard to farmers mortgaging their
land to buy automobiles, investigation
shows that in Nebraska, where many
farmers have bought these machines.
they had the cash to pay for them. and
the instances are but rare, if any,
where the mortgage plan was neces.
sary.
Beatrice Sun: Hon. A. E. Cady of
st. Paul, candidate for the republican
nomination for governor, has given
out a straightforward statement of
his position on several public cues
lions. He has never believed that a
county option law was necessary to
control the liquor traffic, but SAYS
that, should the people through their
representatives show that they want
1t, he would not veto county option
law. This is a clear statement of
fair position on this question. Per-
haps 1t is not sufficiently biased and
| one-sided to suit either side. but it's
good platform to stand on, even if
he loses.
st. Paul Republican: Shamenperger
and Bryan are a mile aaprt now. Be
fore election they will be together.
Who is going to give in? Bryan has
taken a positive stand Shallenberger
is the man who will come to Bryan's
way of thinking. The reason is that
Shallenberger is a policy man, pure
and simple, playing for votes, and
he knows that the case is hopeless
without the support of Bryan. Bryan
is policy man also. but in this case
he knows that he is stronger than
Shallenberger. So Bryan will have
his way, and Shallenberger his nomi.
both in the shade.
Lynch Journal Some of the lead
ing democrats are seeing the folly
of playing politics these days. The
last legislature amended the primary
law so that it would be possible for a
man to step in his booth at the pri.
mary and vote any ticket that he
I'd &c
would vote at the election and the
party with which he affiliated in be.
lief. This very law may be the means
of nominating Jim Dahlman for gov.
ernor on the democratic ticket. There
was no reason to amend the law only
to criticize the republican law and
now they wish they had not made
the break.
Osceola Record: Democratic papers
are lamenting the fact that the promi-
nence of the liquor issue in Nebraska
will prevent their giving that attention
TO the subject of national issues which
they would so much relish at this
time. Sure thing. If Mr. Bryan were
not so deeply involved in the county
op'loh hShJ at JnlS Iln6 ne would
have more time to lambast the demo.
cratic senators who BETRAYED their
platform pledges in their votes on the
tariff bill. 1t is indeed too bad the
democracy has a liquor fight on it's
hands. And, by the way, who put
that fight onto them? Let them con-
suit the deals made by Shallenberger
two years ago and see who it was.
Kearney Democrat: Each party has
colonel. The republican colonel is
doing his level best to harmonic and
solidify his party factions. No one
pretends to know just what he is 60
ing to do, but they all fully under.
stand that he will do nothing that will
tend to injure his party. The demo.
cratic colonel is doing things. He is
not caring much who 1t Injuries Just
so he does something. He does not
care If every republican candidate is
elected just so he is doing things.
Success to come twice in succession
in this state is too much of q pood