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THE COURIER. months before the national convention he is the target for all shafts. The A. P. A. rises on one hand and seeks to in cite to treachery instructed McKinley delegates. On the other hand comes the report, instigated by covert enemies, that the liquor dealers of the country have combined to advance his interests, this report being intended to cause the disaffection of the temperance people. In a hundred such ways, to say nothing of the attempt of Quay, Platte and Clark son to steal the control of the organiza tion of the national convention, is Mc Kinley feeling the power of bold politi cal manipulators. But through it all he continues to steadily advance, and it seemB almost certain that he is march ing to an assured triumph. McKinley's nomination at St. Louis will be one of the greatest personal victories ever won in American politics, comparable in some respects to Abraham Lincoln's first nomination for president. It is altogether tit and proper that there should be no alternate for the illustrious delegate to the national re publican convention from the First district. Some men may require sub stitutes or alternates.but the Honorable Linger Longer Lindsey doesn't need anybody's assistance. The selection of an alternate suggests a doubt of the principal, and it is therefore the high est compliment to Mr. Lindsey that he is sent to St. Louis without an alter nate. This delegate is not of the com mon sort. The others are just delegates. He is Lindsey, and that settles it. When the doors of the convention are thrown open he will be among the first to enter, and when the gavel falls on the last day the Honorable Linger Longer will be in his place. And in the interim he will be there. An alternate for Mr. Lindsey would be superfluous. Politicians generally unite in the opinion that ''Jack" McCoIl, is, at the present moment, the strongest candi date for the republican nomination for governor of Nebraska. Mr. McColl is a good man and he has beautiful whiskers. Affability beams from bis kindly coun tenance, and when he extends the glad hand his fist is full of cordiality. He is not a professional poker player and scan dal doesn't hover about him. Accusa tion doesn't single him out, and the cam paign lie avoids him. Mr. McColi, as I have said, is a good man, and his whisk ers are the admiration of the whole state. But can any one give a single reason why this pleasant gentleman should be nominated for governor of Nebraska? There are plenty of men with beauti ful whiskers who would make a sorry figure in the executive office. The state abounds in good men, kindly men, affable men, cordial men, but the mere posses sion of these admirable qualities of good cess, kindliness, and affability doesn't tit a man for the discharge of gubernatorial duties. The office of governor of Ne braska is a big office and it takes a big man to properly fill it. The republican party elected Crounse andCrounse with Garneau and Hilton and the rest humil iated and disgraced the party and the state. The republican party nominated for the high office of governor the poker player Majors, a man without one good respectable quality to recommend him, and with a dozen bad ones to damn him, and the party was defeated, as it de served to be, and Sila9 Adipose Hol comb, tho mammoth populist, lumbered into office and inaugurated an adminis tration of scandal. And now will it again stultify itself by nominating for gover nor, on a platform of whiskers and affa bility, a man of more conspicuous inca pacity than Holcomb? This is a serious matter aud deserves to be carefully considered. The "Tom" and "Jack" brand of poli tics may do for county offices, but it is altogether out of place in the selection of candidates for state oftices,particularly that of governor. What claim has Mr. McColl on the office of governor? Is he a man versed in public affairs? Has he any pretensions to statesmanship? Has he ever rendered any service to the state or the people of Nebraska? Has he ever made a public utterance that anybody can remember? lias he ever written a letter that anybody ever saw? Has he ever attempted to make the simplest kind of a public speech? Has he a rep. utation for patriotism? Has anybody ever accused him of being an able man? Who will answer these questions? Is it not a fact that this pleasant man who aspires to be governor of Nebraska is utterly lacking in everything that should give him a claim to the office? Is it not a fact that he is conspicuous only for his mediocrity? And have things reached such a point tn this state that the re. publican party must pass by a thousand abler, worthier men, to take up a man like McColl and heap its highest honora upon him? The governor of Nebraska has to consider acts of the legislature. Will any one contend that Mr. McColl is in any manner fitted to pass on questions of legislation? The governor of Nebras ka has to make important appointments. Will any one contend that Mr. McColl is in any way adapted for this great responsibility? The governor of Ne braska,as the head of the state, is called up to preside over great public cere monies, etc, etc. Will anyone contend that Mr. McColl is able to properly preside over anything? The Trans Mississippi exposition to be held in 1898, is practically assured. It will be a great national event. Governors of states and probably the president of the United States, and other prominent people will attend. The governor of Nebraska will be called upon to re ceive and welcome these visitors and to take a leding part in promoting the suc cess of the exposition. Imagine Gov ernor McColl delivering an address of welcome to President McKinley before an audience of 40,000 people! It would be an inspiring spectacle, wouldn't it? Will any one contend that Mr. McCol' would be anything other than a miser able failure at the Trans-Mississippi ex position? Does it not seem that there is an element of impertinence in such men as McColl and Majors forcing them selves as candidates for such an office as governor? Mr. Sedgewick, the former secretary of the republican state central commit tee, has U6ed up columns of good space in his newspaper demanding better men Billmeye & Agents for the 11 m Its name is its guarantee. This 1S0G model has more improvements than all the other makes of bicycles put together. For mechanical con struction, simplicity, style, finish, durability, and riding qualities. 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