Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-07
JUDICIARY VETO WILL STAND
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

cislons by the fact that supreme court
Judges happened TO be members OF a par
ticiilar party These propositions will be
conceded BY every reputable practicing at
torney IN the state of Nebraska, who ever
appeared before the supreme court of Ne
braska from its organization down to the
present time,
Beginning with the early decisions Of
Judge Lake and Judge Maxwell, coming
down to the later days Of Judge Silas A.
HoicbnB, the popuYst who has rendered
soma of the best considered opinions we
have. including the clean-eut. masterful
analyses and well considered opinions of
judge sullivan, democrat and finishing
with the opinions OF the venerable chief
Justice OF today Manoah b Reese, and
who can have the hsrdihood to say that
these men were even unfair and unjust
and have rendered a decision entertained
q thought Of giving a man The worst of
n because ne was a republican or a demo-
orat or a popuiist7
These men Just mentioned have made
history IA Nebraska. Their opinions stand
out a. the landmarks of the Jurisprudence
in this state; and yet these men are the
products OF partisan politics" In char
aeteF. ability. integrity and in conscien-
= tlous devotion to duty, they are so far
above the insinuations OF a measure like
this a. TO make the proposition Of this
measure unspeatable.
BnI is q Misnomer.
second. This Senate File No. S24 Is a mis-
nOmer while II prevents a candidate
from running az the representative OF any
political party, II does. in effect. provide
for and make absolutely certain that a
man may be brought out for either the
supreme judgeship or a district iudgeship.
who is the candidate and representative OF
the special and well organized interests
Of this state. So I'm attempting to get rid
Of an imaginary evil, this measure would
force the Judiciary OF this state into the
hands Of the liquor trust and other special
interests, which is infinitely worse than
any real or imaginary situation in partisan
politics could POSSIBLY be.
Under the provision Of this act. a candi-
date cannot he vouched for OF run on q
ballot a republican democrat popullst
or the representative, OF any other political
organization, but he has to stand out
alone and by himself and is allowed tc
spend a few hundred dollars only In his
own behalf IN the furtherhnce OF his can
didacy. The large masses OF people viii
be uninformed as 20 his qualifications and
as to who he Il and what ne u.s. He viii
with great difficulty be able 70 get a peti
ton OF 5000 voters and II this high offic,
seeks the man, this man will not circulat,
hts own petition
Then who will undertake the task Of
furnishing petitions for candidates and sup
pOrtiug oanidates2 interested brewers and
other, special interestsl who seek to con
troll elections and courts are by this bill
free 20 furnish petitions, candidates ant
money for selfish and sinister ends. Tn,
republican party and the democratic part,
and the populist party are by this bill
stiEmatized and forbidden In any way
either directly OF indirectly 10 bring forti
a candidate and TO stand for him, but th
breweries and special interests are lef
With a free hand. They can furnish an o
the money and all the slnews OF war neces
sary.
Liquor Interests in Politics.
In spite OF the greatest effort and pre-
caution that the people can take. mi
liquor trust or brewery combine has con
trolled the legislation and the conduct @
many legislators at various times I'm IN
state % Nebraska land this Is not ancieu
history, ether, and It is idle to asseI
that they will not exercise the specis
privileges which this bill gives them. The
once interested themselves TO the exter
OF defeating the present chief justice
the supreme court because. as iudg
he expressed his independent conviction
A. 20 the meaning Of the Slocumb law.
Under the provisions OF this act n a car
didate has no affiliations or connection
with the breweFies OF other organization
what show Will ne stand a have his claim
considered az against the candidate who
financed and backed hy interests that wal
favorable decisions and who are in contr
OF millions Of money These special int
eats are left with a free hand and 10 sper
Ntthee Unit money 20 defeat a 500