Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-16
NEBRAsKA PREss cOMMENT

Grand Island Independent Bryan saws
he Is not a candidate reads a headline In
the World-Herald. Somehow or other It
will seem to you that you have heard that
before
Plattsmouth journal. Has anybody heard
from Poulson since he was fired from the
state house? Maybe the temperance ad-
vocates have muzzled him. They should
have fired him from the state months ago.
Aurora Republican: Someone has sug-
gested that il would be profitable to Ne
braska IL the prison convicts were worked
upon the public highways Of the state.
Perhaps 80, but IL would be a very much
better idea just at this time to put the
members Of the democratic majority Of
the state legislature to work upon tho
roads. Some Of them might be able in
this way TO give a little value received
for the s. per day they are drawing to
nisrepresent the people
Hearney Hub Lees bill to provide Tor
the sale Of remaining school lands in Ne
braska now under lease got the ldbosh
right and proper when 1t was ordered FOR
indefinite postponemeut The state has no
use for the money that could be realized
from the sale OF these lands, and the in.
crease in value during another twenty
years or more means a great deal more
TO the school fund endowment than could
possibly be realized from the investment
Of funds at low rate OF interest.
Fremont Tribune. A news item from Lin
coin via Of the world-He states that
Speaker Kuh is OF the opinion he would
be good material for the Latta succession
in congress- when the Burt county man is
be any Lstts succession, II It begins to
appear Dan stephens is not TO be the heir.
Latts's decision to quit may be revised
upward II things don't seem TO be going
stephensward. But Kuhl would have to
go some II he took It away from Uncle
Jim and Dan.
Hastings Republican; 1t seems a bit
strange that the editor of the World Herald
and Chris Gruenther are more perturbed
over the provisions Of the initiative and
referendum bill than anyone else. II these
two gentlemen are right in their conclu-
sions the members, OF the legislature
should sit UP and take notice However
there are some wise statesmen in the pres
ent Legislature and It will be a bit interest
ing TO note how much attention they will
pay to the double-leaded editorials in the
Omaha paper.
Wakefield Republican: A bill before the
house, introduced by Mr.. Mccarthy Of
Cunning. provides that the value of the
equity that a man owns in a piece of real
estate shall be the only portion Of It taxed
| 10 him. Thus II a man owns a piece of
| property worth $1,000 and has a mortgage
on 1t Of $4,000 all he shall pay taxes on,
under the proposed bill, is $1,000, while the
holder of the mortgage pays taxes on the
$1,000 AS It Is now the owner pays taxes
on the total valuation of $4,000 and the
mortgage holder, II thoroughly cOBscien-
tious pays also on $4,000. The republican
believes Mr.. McCarthys bill is a good
one and should become law.
| Fremont Tribune; The Omaha Bee in
alleging some Inconsistencies with respect
to direct legislation bills now before the
| Legislature makes point we think worthy
of emphasis. II points out the obvious
! fact that there is not great need In Ne
braslSa for this sort of legislation. Me-
braska It says already has on It's statute
books more real progressive legislation
than has any of the initiative and-refer-
| endum states ana is freer from official
NAL administration than any Of them. The
Tribune has contended for direct legis.
Iation from the first. for use at least as
potential weapon Of defense. and cannot
entirely endorse The Bees opposition to
the plan Of guaranteeing the simplest form
Of popular rule But we do agree with II
as 10 the evidences Of legislative progress
to be found on the statutes OF this state