Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-22

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silent on the Nebraska political situation.
He hates like thunder 20 use the big stick
against his own party.
Fremont Tribune: Congressman Hitch
cock is reported TO be getting anxious. In
view OF Senator BurkstCs whirlwind cam
paignng this week. there's a reason.
York News: Mr. Bryan is said to be
silent concerning the political situation in
Nebraska. He is about the only man In
the state of whom the assertion can be
made.
Fremont Tribune: The Nebraska coun-
ties that go above the 5000 class with the
census are inclined to talk about II. Let
them make the most OF II; they are going
to have TO pay for II.
Hlldreth Telescope: The world-Herald's
stabs at Senator Burkett might have more
force and effect II the editor and pub
Usher Of that sheet, G. Nj. Hitchcock. was
not Burketts opponent for a seat in the
United states senate.
Auburn Republican: At last William J.
Bryan has something to which he may
point with pride. He stumped the state
of Arkansas in the interest OF the Initiative
and referendum, and the initiative and
referendum carried in the general election
in that state.
Wayne Herald: Omaha points with pride
to the fact that Il received an important
award for the best collective exhibit at
the state fair. And in this connection The
Bee wants 1t understood that Omaha and
Douglas county raise something besides
merry hades.'
Beatrice Sun: Some republican regulars
have scoffed at the insurgents by saying
that they are little better than democrats.
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name will have to be applied TO them, for
the name of democrat has lost some of
its terrible significance even TO the hide
bound republicans Of New England.
Albion News: To witness the scare in
Omaha over the county option question.
you would suppose there was danger that
Douglas county would go dry" II the
question was submitted there. 1t would
make no difference whatever there, nor
would 1t in other places where the opposi-
ton to the plan is most pronounced The
only business II would affect would be the
breweries.
O'Nein Frontier: Prior to the primary
election Congressman Hitchcock appealed
| for votes on the grounds that he had sup
ported measures advocated and supported
by such good insurgents as Congressman
Norris of Nebraska. Now Hitchcock,
through the columns of his World-Herald,
is denouncng Norris and boosting Suther-
land, the democratic nominee and former
member of congress from that district
Fairbury Gazette: Those editors who have
been trying during the last week or so to
make their readers believe that Colonel
Roosevelt did not give Senator Burkett an
endorsement OF his record in congress in
his speech at Kearney have now a good
chance to take back what they said after
reading the ex-presidents speech at Omaha
In which he spoke most highly on the
senator's progressive record in congress
and the great assistance he rendered him
in carrying out his policies.
| Bayard Transcript: Elmer ]. Burkett
Il is billed for this section of Nebraska Sep
TENDER " and some Of the wise ones think
that il is likely that the right Hon. Uncle
Moses p. Kinkaid will be OF the company.
Wouldn't this be an opportune time for
our commercial club and the farming COM
nunity to call the attention of these H.
lustrious lawmakers to past promises and
the crying needs of the settlers under the
great Pathfinder irrigation project. A lit
tie effort on the part OF some one in a
position to be heard could make bunch
of wealth producers that would go a long
way toward solving the problem Of high
living.
Ord quiz: The best legislature Nebraska
ever had was the one of four years ago
The legislature did more excellent work
than any other body of its kind In the
state, and the work was invariably in the
interest of the people One of the leaders
of the senate was NJ. l.. Fries, whom the
republicans have nominated for the place
, knowing that he would make the best
, sort of a legislator and one whom we could
trust with the responsibility of making
, our laws. You will do your duty II YOU
vote for him and work for his election
Let us have no more of the kind of legis
lature we had two years ago when tn,
democrats had everything.
Fremont Tribune: The farmers anC
ranchmen of Nebraska appear inclined 4
kill the goose that lays the golden egg
or, rather, to slaughter the COW that suck
| les the golden calf. The present higl
: price of cattle is causing a tremendou
rush to market Very much of the imma
ture stuff is going out of the state so tina
the future of the cattle business is likely
to suffer for the immediate gain there is
The corn crop will be a large one, will
sufficient yield to support the cattle tina
are being prematurely disposed Of, 1t ma!
be that a little later when all danger o
frost damage is past, the movement o
young stock from the ranches and farm,
, will be checked.
Papilion Republican: Many democrat
are crying out that the republicans ar,
stealing their thunder and that the pro
gressive" of the G. o. p. insurgents of toda,
is only the democratic doctrine OF a dozer
or more years ago. This is true enough
The democrats are often right but they
I haven't the faculty of being right at tn,
5 right time. They and the populists and tn,
E socialists have taken the brunt of ad
vancing new and untred political PROPOSE
tions-and the republicans, who are oppor
| tunists and not ideasts have simpl!
{ swiped such Of those propositions as seen
+ to command popular approval 1t is thu
irony of fate that the dominant party
z should thus fatten off its rivals.
| ONeill Independent: The open primary
Z has proved a vicious law in practice, al
, though II is right and good in theory. i
2 the open primary law would not be abused
il would be a long step toward progressive
legislation. In this primary II has allowed
the republicans 10 nominate a democrats
candidate for governor and at the same
| time has given them the candidate they
| did not want The law was passed, be
| lieving that the voters would use Il oil
honor and not abuse its provisions enacted
for the benefit OF all, but I'm practice 4
J prONes that those who care little for IN,