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
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editors, in off seasons, have taken up the
cry. Now tnat the campaign is on will
Mr. Sedgewick prosecute the good work?
Will the other editors who talked fear
lessly but a few months back have the
courage to voice their honest convictions
now? Will the republican newspapers
of the state say a word now in disap
proval of the candidacy of such men as
McColl and in advocacy of bigger men
for the state's big offices?
THE EDITOR.
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