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trustee, and in many instances the men
who hare Bought to be appointed oil
inspector or elected sanitary trustee
were quite sb able and efficient as the
men who tried to obtain the higher of
fice. With few exceptions the candi
dates for governor, and I am speaking
of republican candidates now, have been
small men, with nothing to commend
them for the office. They have been
mere politicians, with a pull of varying
length. The governor of Nebraska has
a great responsibility resting upon. him.
He has to pass upon many questions of
vast importance to the people of the
state. He must uphold the dignity of
the state. There is something for him
to do besides write arbor day proclama
tions and receive the boys from Jones'
Cross Roads. The governor should be
a man who is able to measure up to the
gubernatorial standard with more sue.
cess than the gentleman who now holds
this high office. He should be one of
the first citizens of the state, and not a
jackleg politician. He should not be an
oil room manipulator or a professional
lobbyist. Ho should not be a man
whose character is under suspicion. He
should not be a man with nothing to
commend him save tho fact that he is
a good fellow. A big man is wanted for
this big office. There is a strong Benti
ment setting in in favor of makinga new
departure in the selection of candidates
for state offices at the coming republi
can convention, and there is a strong
probability that the men who are con
snicuouBly wanting in proper qualifica
tions will be promptly passed by.
Every once in awhile something in
said about a clean sweep in the state
house. A wee klv paper in Omaha has
intimated that there will be a fight on
Superintendent Coibett and there have
been one or two answering echoes. Mr.
Corbett has made a singularly efficient
officer. Ne superintendent of education
in recent jear has given such satisfact
ory service. His influence has been felt
throughout the state, and tbe work of
public Instruction has been materially
advanced during his incumbency. It
was Mr. Corbett's misfortune to become
involved in a distressing incident early
in his official carer which has been wil
lfully distorted and used to create pre
judice against him. No one who has
made an investigation of the facts has
failed to be convinced of Mr. Corbett's
icnocence. His reputation is in itsel'
sufficient refutation of tbe charges. Mr.
Corbett thoroughly deserves a renom
ination, and the republicans of the state
will hardly overturn precedent and do
an injustice to an innocent and worthy
man at the behest of a few misguided
people animated by a prejudice.
The Kearney Democrat has an adequ
site idea of the qualifications that should
distinguish a mayor, lhat paper says:
"What Kearney needs is a mayor with
John L. Sullivan's constitution, Levi
Morton's money, Ben Harrison's chilled
steel heart, Bill McKinley's gall, Tom
Reed's nerve, Graver Cleveland's back
bone and J. G. P. Hildebrand's voice.
Then something would be done." The
Democrat kjright. Something would be
done. And if Kearney is going to get
sch a mayor Lincoln would like to put
is an order for one too.
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Some optimist who thinks politics in
this city k yet susceptible of reform, is
agitating tbe adoption of the Crawford
county system of naming and selecting
candidates for office. The republican
county central committee was asked to
give the voters an opportunity to adopt
or reject this proposed measure, but the
committee discreetly turned the project
over to the conversion. In tbe mean
time the supporters of the Crawford
system are not idle. They have called
amass meeting for this evenice to take
steps to force the party to take some
action.
If anything ever needed reforming
the present system of nominating can'
didates for public office certainly does.
It could not possibly be any worse. So
that the Crawford county plan, what
ever its defects may be, must be an im
p"rovenent. It has been in successful
operation in various parts of the coun
try, and has answered a good purpose
in reducing to his proper level that high
personage, the Ward Politician. The
plan is at least worthy of consideration,
and the republican party can hardly re
fuse to give the voters an opportunity to
express themselves on it.
Chancellor MacLean.was formally in
augurated last week. The exercises in
ciden'al to the installation took on the
form and importance of a state cere
monial. The president of the Univer
sity of Minnesota, Dr. Northrop, and
Chancellor Snow, of Kansas university,
and other intellectual big wigs, to say
nothing of the massive chief executive
of Nebraska, and the scintillating Mr.
Estabrook, and the urbane congress
man from the Third district, Mr.
Meiklejohn, and our H. H. Wilson, of
pronounced democratic beliefs, and
hosts of other notable personages lent
lustre to an occasion that will be mem
orable in educational annals. The new
chancellor's address was in the nature
of a promulgation of policy, something
like a governor's or a president's message.
It outlined the ideas of the new exec
utive head of tho university, and af.
forded an insight into his character that
no previous public appearance has
given. The address concerned itself
chiefly with scholarship. It was notice
able that it did not take up the question
of the possibility of securing 2,000 or
20,000 students in a given time. It did
not deal in quantities of one sort or
another. What it did do was to appeal
for quality. It was apparent very soon
after Chancellor MacLean'a arrival in
this city lhat his aim was to bring
about an advancement in scholarship in
the university. This idea was most em
phatically brought out in the inaugural
address. And after all it is far more
important that tho University of Ne
braska should turn out a thou Baud
scholars than three thousand were
holders of diplomas.
Mr. Estabrook, in his address on be
half of the regents, was something of a
surprise. He has been known as the
most finished speaker in the state. Last
week he made his debut as a wit, and
his humor is equal to his oratory.
Mr. Wilson's address was also a de
parture from the conventional. He was
thoroughly democratic. He glorified
the university as a poor man's college.
It was created and owned by the people,
the common people. It did not owe its
existence to a bequest of a rich man
who had wrung his wealth from the
people. Mr. Wilson's speech was
thoughtful, and was one of the striking
features of the exercises.
Governor Holcomb, the populist, nas
not received a large amount of consider
ation in this city; but I am not over
stating the truth when I say that two
thousand people pitied him as he
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