Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-13
Aimed at Omaha

seward Tribune The Omaha Bee is making a
campaign for the indignation Of the death sentence
that has osen imposed upon Leo Frank by a Georgia
court and affirmed by the United states supreme
court Thousands upon thousands Of names a
petition have forward TO the Georgia governot
praying ciernenoy Tor the doomed man. What effect
this will have remains 70 be seen. Frank stoutly
proclsin1s his innocence and many people are firm
in their belief that he is honest in his contentious
Grand island Independent: The proposition put be-
fore the voters OF Omaha 10 vote $4,000 in bonds for
the purchase, real estate and all OF the Auditorium,
carried by Of almost three to The original
promoters liberal In their proposition and the
public unatroid to and maintain the large mi
nicipai show place.
Examiner: Now that the city campaign is over
and the qusrrelng is terminated let's quit knocking
and 20 70 boosting Omaha That IL OF more import
anyhow than who is who in the metropolis
Fremont Tribune Considering the advantage OF
the ms over the outs in Omaha the ing wop
by small margin. The good showing OF the others
was due to the fact that they pressed the claims OF
rspublcanisms which brand Of politics IL very popular
again,
Blair Democrat: Omaha is planning on landing
the next national republican convention ana why NOT
II will be worth all II costs and while Omaha will
reap the direct benefit the whole state viii come III
for a lot OF good advertising Always thoughtful OF
any good for Nehraaks. Edgar Howard suggests in
the Columbus Telegram that the allied commercial
clubs OF the state Join hands with the Omaha Com
erclai club in an effort bring this great conven
ton this by not only lending their hand and
heart. but their purse we'll We second the motion
Minneapolis Journal: State Senator Qunby from
Omaha, cannot seem get the effects Of his
experiences in recent Nebraska legislature lie
continues to make annoying cutlery about the way
things run fIe says he fought in vain all last
winter against nineteen wooden Indians" He went
into the senate nnoceny supposing that facts, fig
ures and reason would govern the deliberations Of
that body. He found the winters program prear-
ranged by q combination OF nineteen senators who
we're not there for their health. Qunby might have
the logic and the protest and the consciousness OF
rectitude, but they had the votes The nineteen
wooden Indians" were made up OF sixteen democrats
and three republicans II impregnable wall.
The democratic party could not be hold responsible.
the other house the situation reversed
So the people cannot tell where 70 place responsibility
for the situation and, in the confusion Of parties ard
OF houses the voter does not know exactly what TO
do. Hence Mr. Qunby calls for tho abolition OF the
and the clearing out OF the jungle which tho
gray wolves and hawks inhabit." Would It not be n
simpler procedure to take each man on his record?
The records OF the legislators open books. 1t is
we'll known where they stand II the people send the
gray wolves and the political traders to do their
business for them, what they expect? In eectns
legislators. why not elect men7 There are enough
OF them.