Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-30
POLITICS IN NEBRASKA.

hNHktI complains AnAA bHnAHAah WAe num-
mated by the aid Of republicans We be-
lieve two years ago shaHenberger was
elected by the same method.
Beatrice Express: The Gage county
farmer who loaded twelve OF his fat hogs
into wagons ana hauled tinem TO market.
returning home with s27s therefore, is not
particularly objecting to the existing order
of things,
David City Banners Some people who
ought to know say that the open primary
was Governor Shallenberger's own measure
by which he expected to give his republican
friends chance TO help him out in the
primary this year.
Pawnee Republican: William Hayward
carried his home precinct in Nebraska City
by SO to /.
what's the matter with HaywardH
matchmaking.
He's ell right
And straight as a string.
West Point Republican: The governor IL
sore and unable to rejoice over getting
10000 recruits for the democratic party in
one bunch. Usually there is Joy over a
sinner that repenteth. but deep IL the woe
Of brother Ash and he has taken 20 sack
cloth and ashes with a vengeance.
Edgar Post: sun the automobile business
flourishes in spite Of the numerous warn
inEs and protests on the part OF banks and
other business interests. You can't stop
a farmer buying something he wants when
he has the money TO pay for II by holding
up the bug-a-boo Of financial depression in
Wall street.
Lexington Pioneer; Republicans are not
losing any sleep over the quarrels now go
ing on In the democratic camp. Democrats
made the present primary laws with the
belief that they would very materially
help them to skin the republican, 1t APP
pears they worked the other way. and the
democrats should be compelled to take
their own medicine.
Albion News: The Omaha Bee begins to
SEQ the handwriting. and had an editorial
recently headed. Nebraska Republicans
are Progressive" Next year at this time
it will be claiming to be the original in
surgent paper in the state. The editor Is
already claiming to have been the first to
suggest that Cannon should not be a
candidate for speaker again.
Bloomington Advocate: II was the sting
Of ingratitude that caused the political un-
doing OF Governor shailenberger. According
to all presidents he was clearly entitled
to denomination at the hands OF the demo-
CIhtiC party ANO uOuDb y BOOA AhAAAg Nol
republicans voted for Dahlrnan, but II the
democrats had stood by Shallenberger he
would have been renominated.
Kearney Democrat: The Omaha Bee
| tells the whole story in q sentence 1t
says: Governor Shallenberger drove an
extra spike in his coffin when he signed the
eight o'clock lid law" And The Bee re-
joices and It will advocate the repeal Of
that law-the best temperate law ever en-
acted--not particularly required for tenn
perate people, but especially good for In
temperate people.
Kearney Hub: Governor Shallenberger
says that the open primary law il vicious
in practice" The governor should have
come to this conclusion sooner. say when
it was passed up to him by the last lesis-
lature. The fact is it was q trap set to
catch republicans and two, big, fat, Juicy
democrats have fallen into the pit, Under
the circumstances any sympathy bestowed
would be wasted.
| Wayne Herald: The Omaha Bee charao-
terizes the result OF the late primary in
Nebraska from a republican standpoint as
progressive, and neither insurgent nor re-
dictionary. This Is the right conclusion,
| and a conclusion on which victory in No
vember can be secured. Complete triumph
Of either extreme would have impaired the
strength OF the party and weakened the
| prospects for success.
Grand Island Independent: According to
the Lincoln correspondent OF The Omaha
Bee, 1.-The governor figures that Dahlman
got at least 1900 or 10000 republican votes
and therefore 1t is his duty as the head
OF the democratic party to see to It that the
rights of democracy are respected" But
why did not Governor shallenberger see TO
these rights when his party deliberately
and purposey changed the primary law in
order that this very thing-the elimination
Of party lines in the primaries-could be
accompaniment.
Fender Times: w. j. Bryan has right
we suppose to support whom he pleases
during this campaign, but after the events
of the last few weeks II seems strange that
he would come forward 80 quickly with
his announcement that he would support
Hitchcock. However. It 10 not any more
strange than his support OF Parker In 1904
after saying that Parker was dishonest,
unworthy Of support. Bryan has strong
convictions on the issues Of the day, but
his love for the old democratic donkey Is
stronger than any convictions Of right OF