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Lincoln, Neil, March 31, 1KU.
Mb. Lambertson is preparing an article for The Courier on the
development of. gold mining following the depression in silver.
Judge Scott, or the district court in Omaha, may not be crazy
but his conduct on the bench furnishes a strong basis for such a
presumption. '
Omaha is preparing to boom. Lincoln continues to display the
utmost enthusiasm in doing nothing. Why can we not have a Com
mercial club or something that will stop the progress of dry rot that
is making rapid headway in this city?
A newspaper that is honestly endeavoring to do its duty toward
the community, that is earnestly trying to prevent the looting of the
city treasury "by dishonest contractors and subservient officials,
meets with many discouragements. The News.
We might put it a little differently and say: The donkey that
prides itself on its bray often discovers that nobody pays the
slightest attention to its noise.
The Breckinridge case, as it develops, does not make Miss Pollard
appear in the best possible light. In fact, about the only thing that
can be said in the woman's behalf is that she has not made the high
moral pretensions which so distinguished Colonel Breckinridge.
Neither one of this precious pair is deserving of sympathy. The
theatrical manager who offered Miss Pollard $500 a week for twenty
weeks, intending to exhibit her in much the same manner that
Barnum displayed his What-Is-It, had a proper conception of her
character. Hie offer ought to have included the congressman.
The latest fad is to march to Washington at the head of 10,000 or
100,000 men and demand something. A movement is pn foot in this
city to organize an army of 10,000 persons and proceed to the capital
and demand among other things, the immediate restoration of good
times, the removal of Bank Examiner Griffith, and the establishment
of thirty-seven mints in Nebraska. By the way, why wouldn't it be
a good idea to organize an army of 30,000 or 40,000 people to demand
the instant decapitation of the disreputable United States district
attornev for Nebraska. Ben Baker?
About a year ago an enthusiastic populist in the statn house in
this city, in a moment of exultation cried, "All hail to our sister state
Kansas! She has thrown off republican state rule and become the
beacon light of the republic" Yes, Kansas has become a beacon
light, but the light she sends forth is like the light of a rum soaked
proboscis. It serves only to emphasize her disgrace and warn other
states from following her example. John F. Wellits who was the
gubernational candidate of the populists in the first great populist
campaign of three years ago, has recently been remanded in disgrace
from the State Board of Pardons. Secretary of State Osborne has
been convicted of criminal libel, Assistant Attorney-General Allen
bounced for ltoodling; Labor Commissioner Todd pleaded guilty to
an assault upon an unarmed man. Adjutant General Artz was re
lieved of his office under charge of thert and forgery. This is the
record. The disgrace and humiliation of'Kansas are complete. Kan
sas and Colorado have demonstrated to the honest farmers of the
west that the men who are in control of the populst movement
are not only men of unsound theories, but they aro without either
mental or moral balance and are unworthy of promotion to public
trust.
The result of the spring election in Lincoln is bound to have a
direct bearing on the more important election in the fall, and avery
republican who subscribes to- the theory that politics ought not to
have any part in municipal affairs, and who intends to cast a vote
for an independent or democratic candidate should remember that
the independents and democrats have already had altogether too
much encouragement in this republican city and county, that the
apathy of republicans has allowed the opposing parties to capture
the more important offices, and that there is much danger in allow
ing them or either of them to obtain a stronger foothold. The repub
lican ticket is deserving of support, and republicans should remain
in line.
Lincoln has made a distinct advance in musical culture in the
last two years, a fact which is plainly apparent to every one who has
given this subject the slightest consideration. There is a deep and
gratifyingly general interest in music and there is observable a
critical spirit that bespeaks genuine culture. Musicians are being
attracted to this city in large numbers, and the schools are graduat
ing skilled performers on every kind of instrument. Musical in
struction in Lincoln is now of a high order it is in a much more ad
vanced state than ever before, and we can say without boasting that
few cities in the west offer so many opportunities for a thorough
musical training.
The Courier's reputation as a prophet is not discredited by the
sudden determination of Governor Crounse not to be a candidate
for re-nomination. We have stated on several occasions within the
last month that the governor would be a candidate and we have
convincing proof that up to Thursday morning he was steadfast in
his decision to come before the next republican state convention,
notwithstanding his previously announced desire to retire from the
gubernatorial office. There was, this week, a sudden change in the
political situation. Certain considerations which we are not at
liberty to disclose induced a change of front, and the fact that he
has written a definite letter of disavowal to Lieutenant Governor
Majors will doubtless cause considerable suprise among politicians
who have known the governor's recent purpose to stand forrenom
ination. With Crounse out of the field the gubernatorial, situation
undergoes a radical change. From a condition of chaos it assumes
a more or less definite form, and the features of the forthcoming
contest for the first place on the republican state ticket can be fore
tola with considerable clearness. The Courier could at the present
time name the next governor of Nebraska, and we would not be
showing any remarkable perspicacity in so doing. There will be
some spirit in the canvass; but the result is, to our mind, easily fore
seen. The candidate of the republican party will be a man who will
arouse the enthusiasm of republicans, and he will be elected, There
is plenty of time for eulogies of Governor Crounse, and a verdict on
his career in the executive office at this time would be premature.
We are guilty of no impropriety, however, ia saying that Crounse
has, in some respects, been a very satisfactory governor. He lias
made some notable mistakes mistakes that could easily have been
avoided. His policy on the question of Nebraska's exhibit at th
World's fair was inexcusably bad. 3e retained the family friend
Garneau as commissioner, who may be good at making crackers, and
opening champagne bottles and entertaining (with the people's
money) Lillian Russell, but who is a flijng spectacle of utter in
competency when it comes to the management of anything like a1
World's fair exhibit, requiring sound business sense; and, as a
natural consequence, Nebraska's exhibit was the most conspicuously
wretched display at the fair. The governor has not been happy in
his appointments, and his policy has too often been influenced from
the editorial offices of Omaha's two daily papers. But, as we have
more than once stated, he has been a dignified officer, and his intelli
gent course in the executive office has been in pleasing contrast to
the exhibitions of executive imbecility and fanaticism that have
recently disgraced Kansas, Colorado, Oregon and other western
states. He may not be regarded with enthusiastic adoration by the
people of Nebraska, but he is at least looked upon with respect
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