Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-29
NEBRASKA PRESS COMMENT.

Fremont Tribune: Cedar Bluffs has
undertaken to stamp out Sunday base ball
by legal means IL II can succeed, wen
and good, and here's hoping. and all that
sort of thing A dozen churchmen went TO
the game 10 secure evidence, and unques-
tionably they saw a base ball game That
Is, they think 80. But to prove II to a jury
by the legal process is the problem that
will confront the witnesses for the state,
and It Is more than likely that It will be
| too much for them II the case ever comes
TO trial
Benkelman News-Chronicle: Some pre-
pared complimentary notices advocating
the candidacy of Francis @. Hamer of
Kearney for supreme judge have been re-
ceived by the News-Chronicle, coming from
the Hamer campaign committee. This
newspaper does not have knowledge Of any
debt It owes to this candidate which calls
for the free use of its columns, and the
articles are therefore unceremoniousiy con-
signed to the waste basket. Any candidate
who sanctions such nerve on the part of
his political managers deserves a like fate
at the polls.
Blair Tribune: Think of the very lax
laws governing automobiles last year. In
toxicated men could drive machines and
but one number was required on the car.
After July l men under the influence of
liquor are barred at the wheel and auto
mobiles must be equipped with two num-
bers, one in the rear and the other on the
fore part of the car. 1t gives the fly cops
! a better run for their money, for no mat
ter how polluted they may become there 9
no chance missing the number now when
| they lay for "easy money speeders from
the country towns.
| O'Neill Frontier: Many country editors
OF Nebraska believe that La Toilette would
be a stronger candidate before the people
than President Taft. The Frontier can not
see It that way. In this state there is no
question in our mind that at the present
time La Toilette would be a Stronger can
didate than Taft and there IL no question
but that delegates favorable to his nomi-
nation would be selected at the present
time II the people Of Nebraska were to ex-
press themselves at a primary. But we do
not believe that he would stand any more
show of being elected president IL nomi-
mated than the Peerless w. ]. Bryan did
In his last attempt, because in the east he
is recognized as an EXTREMIST and would
| fail to receive the electoral vote of a single
eastern state. In our humble opinion Presi-
dtnt Taft is much stronger than he was
year ago and there is possibility that
next April he win be the strongest man in
| the party.
Blair Pilot: It's amusing TO see the
World Herald justify King Caucus when 1t
is the democratic party that benefits by
his arbitrary rule. When we remember
how bad King Caucus was when Uncle Joe
Cannon and his bunch Of standpatters were
a. De.
king, be he good or bad. The world-Her-
aid refuses to believe in good and bad
trusts. possibly because neither ever went
democratic. yet 1t does believe in the ruth
less and arbitrary rule OF a good caucus.
1t is said that the only good Indian il a
dead Indian. so to the World Herald the
only good caucus is a democratic caucus.
And we can't imagine democratic caucus
80 bad that the World Herald would call
1t good. II asked What Is a white black
bird? the answer would be easy for the
World-Herald. white blackbird Is q dem
ocrattc blackbird and q black blackbIrd Is
republican blackbird. And yet the World
Herald calls itself an independent" news
paper.
Grand Island Independent: Comment
ing in recent Issue on the candidacy
OF w. H. Thompson OF this city for the
United States senatorship, the Kearney
Democrat declares that 1.-THE man who can
stand beside Ashton c. Shellenberger and
face the people in debate upon the issues
then to be presented" needs to be a great
deal more than "a man who is a candidate
to appease the personal spite OF an indI-
Vidual, and don't you forget it," The Dem
ocrat ought really to be more specific and
certain. And, furthermore, what purpose
has the suggestion that the Messrs. Shall
enberger and Thompson face the people
in debatef The people might walk miles
TO hear such debate, but they will never
have chance. Or possibly the chautau-
qua association might be able to make
such booking, and II 1t does our little
social bet goes on Thompson and the Kear-
ney Democrat can place its confidence in
the Alma man.
Beatrice Sun: Mr.. Bryan now charges
that some OF the democratic leaders con-
spired to defeat him In each Of his un-
happy campaigns for the presidency. Only
short time ago he was blaming the
brewers, Notwithstanding the fact that he
carried every county in Nebraska, for in
stance, where a brewery was located and
where that interest would be expected to
have influence. The Abslrdity of the
charge that the leaders OF the party were
secretly conspiring to defeat him IL APP
parent when 1t Is remembered that the
spoils OF victory usually attract politicians
and that democratic politicians do not diff
fer in this respect from others. Those dem
ocratlo leaders could hope to gain some
thing for themselves only through the sue
cess OF the party's candidates and to get
their feet into the trough OF federal patron
age was and is the ambition of most OF
them. To say that these men worked to
shut themselves out of public Jobs Is
giving them more credit as lovers OF prin-
ciple above patronage than they are en-
titled to.
Grand Island Independent: Commenting
upon the report that a slate composed Of
Judge w. f. Oldham OF Kearney State
Senator l. L. Alberts Of Columbus and
County Attorney William English Of Omaha
had been agreed upon in certain quarters
OF democracy, 'as a prospective supreme
bench lineup" the Lincoln correspondent
OF The Omaha Bee is persuaded that the
Bryan democrats are loath to lump at
the suggestion OF Judge Oidham's name
going on the ticket. in view OF his nayinR
of the great commoner one hot day last
July in the big tent at Grand Island" II
IL respectfully suggested that the CORE
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