Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-20
Aimed at Omaha

Kearney Hub: VIII someone explain why the
city government OF Omaha IL always the chief bore
Of contention session OF the legislature. and why
the state should have anything to say about
| municipal government in Omaha OF Lincoln than In
bridgeport Papilon7 large part Of every ses-
sion Ia devoted TO matters pertaining 20 the Omaha
city government that should he entirely within the
Jurisdiction the people OF that city and concerning
which outsider should have thing to say.
o'Nein Frontier: High school youngsters at Omaha
neglected consider Board Of Education in plan
ming to put a big dance az the grand new hotel
with cabaret and other modern frls OF the dancing
floor The Board Of Education does right to forbid
the dance A. high school function The school kids
have the right TO dance all they want at private or
public affairs but using public Institution to fur
Their function for social pastime to which many OBJ
ject Is going It too strong.
Harrington Herald with sioux City going dry
and Billy Sunday coming Omaha. the regeneration
Of our great centers appears to be assured
Nebraska city Press A lot Of Nebraska editors
will be entertained at Omaha next week. and one OF
the OF the three days session dinner at
the Fonenelle. given by the Omaha Commercial cluV
Editors wives have been coaching their husbands IN
etiquette and social for several weeks admon
ishing them how to use the finger bowls and. FOR
heavens sake not to tuck their napkins around their
II they in e barber shop. Putting
country editor in hifalutn hotel is like turning
bull loose in the parIor Tor s IL living room nowO
Fremont Tribune: 1t is to the credit OF Governor
Morehead that he vetoed the bill giving Omaha the
privilege of owning and operating electric light
plant That showed the governor was ready to stand
by the who stood by him. to the extent OF
eliminating himself from future political possibilities
His willingness to pay his debts under such circum-
stances shows him to be honest man.
PIattsmouth journal: The Jaeksonian club OF
Omaha was In very poor business When Il condemned
Governor Morehead for vetoing the Omaha light bill
Governor Morehead understands his own business
about well as the Jaeksonian club understand
theirs. II were governor would have vetoed
the annexation bill. But Omaha 10 never satisfied
unless It gets the whole hog.
fearney Democrat: For two years Senator Hitch
cock has been fighting President Wilson and his ad-
minstration to the death Last week Bryan's
friends announced that Ne would enter the senatorial
next year a candidate against Hitchcock. and
since then Hitchcock has out stronger than
fox of Wilson and his administration Bryan
will force the liquor question TO an issue and Hitch
cock will be backed by the "oooze' element
Kearney Hub: The most shameful spectacle seen
In a Nebraska legislature in many days was that 81
the county ofceholdefs lobby latter part OF the
week crowding the rail in the interest OF their bill to
extend their terms Of office two years, rather to
not hold election for county officers In 1916. which
would have given them two years extension of
office. At one time It looked though the
would pass. but happily there healthy reaction
against It at the last moment
ord journal: To pay for having voted for annex
alton the members OF the legislature invited to
Onana py epecia ana WINE tnerp tney were
tertained at and expensive hotel. OF course
all members invited but not all attended The
Commercial club financed the excursion party.
Piattsmouth Journal tdcm): Mr. Quinby. who was
elected the state senate from Omaha by the demo-
cratic votes. understand claimed after he got to
Lincoln that independent OF party utilization
and would act accordingly II Mr.. euinby had made
this declaration before election he would undoubtedly
have been left at home. II man Il elected to any
position on the democrats ticket ne sneuld consider
himself a democrat The democrats always har-
boring fellows who are not reliable democrats. and
who sell them out at opportunity That Is one
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