Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-03
POOR EDGAR.

Kearney Hub: The next great historical
painting will depict william j. Bryan and
Edgar Howard at the parting OF the ways.
And Of all said words, the remarks OF Ed
gar at parting are the saddest.
Winside Tribune: And Edgar Toward,
after looking the situation over carefully,
concludes there is a good chance for him
self and announces that ne is a candidate
for congress. We are sorry for this; sorry
on Howard's account, for we cannot see
where he has a ghost Of a chance,
Hastings Tribune; Edgar Howard throws
the harpoon into Charles Bryan for having
William ]. Bryan's county option Views
published just prior to the democratic
pow WOW. Tha editorial of Bryan's had
been in cold storage ever since the adj
journment of the last legislature. How
long, Edgar, did you want it to be kept?
Beatrice Sun: Edgar Howard will make
the race against Jim Latta for the demo-
cratic nomination for congress in the Third
district, Latta's check book figured in the
last contest between the two and Howard
probably hopes 20 put another crimp in
the bankers roll. People who want to
purchase the luxury of political honors
have to pay the price.
Rushville Recorder: Just think Of 1t.
When we first met Edgar Howard, the
doughty editor of the Columbus Telegram,
when he was running the Papillion Times,
he used to pose as a most profound Bryan
worshlper, who was as the sun, moon
and stars to him then. Now since Bryan
has, come out for county option, Edgar
turns him down cold. 1t only takes a diff
ference of opinion to make a big differ
ence.
Stanton Register (dem): Edgar Howard
says he was as mad as a wet hen when
he read Bryan's article on county option.
Further on he says that Bryan has helped
him ten thousand times in the advocacy Of
his principles. 1t seems to this humble
editor that help given ten thousand times
ought to make a common person have a
little gratitude for the donor, rather than
get angry over the once that opinions diff
fer.
Nebraska City Press: Our old news
paper friend, Edgar Howard. Of Columbus,
has the congressional bee in his bonnet
again, and has announced that he will
enter the lists against Congressman Latta,
a s~tandpatter of the regulars, and against
whom Howard tOiled in vain two years
ago, Howard is a democrat of the old
school; he is a man of great ability and a
fighting nature, and we hope he will make
a good race. A check book figured largely
in the last campaign, 1t Is said, and How
ard has never quit talking about ii. Per-
haps 1t won't cut so much figure this
year.
Columbus Journal; Judge Howard, edi-
tor of the Telegram, believes that within
ten years 'The United States will own all
the territory, from our present northern
boundary to the Panama canal" This is
the first time the Telegram has Indirectly
expressed the belief that the republican
party will continue in power for at least
a decade. AS the democratic party has
frequently declared against what 1t terms
imperialism or Expansion" such a thing
as war with Mexico and the extension Of
the southern boundary line to Panama,
would not be possible under democratic
rule, 1t is up to the republican party to
make good Judge Towards prediction,
But, possibly Judge Howard has planned
for a reversal Of the present policy of the
democratic party on the question OF i'm
periaIism. The editor of the Telegram