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Hill POINTS.
TIio tramp must often co hungry and cold,
And at him all humanity picks;
Yet ho. in his want, is moro content
Than tho man iu politics.
Tho city republican central committee
met lust Monday eveuing for tho pur
poso of listening to proposed amend
ments to tho CiawforU county system.
Among the numerous suggestions volun
teered was that one requiring COO signers
to the petition of any candidate for city
oflice. Another important proposition
was that demanding tho Australian bal
lot system at primary elections, which
of course includes tho registration
books. But this proposition went even
further, and proposed that the precinct
poll books bo called in requisition to
assist the challengers ana judges of
election in determining tho right of u
voter to voto nt u republican priaiary.
Tuere were alEo propositions calling fir
a division of lho Third, Fourth and
Fifth and Seventh wards into two pro
cincts each, For asses3inonts of can
didates to be paid in full before their
names be placed on tho ticket. That
candidate? for council be required to
secure 100 names to their petitions. Of
all tho amendments offered these are
most important. And each of them
will bo just tho thing, if the tirst and
last propositions are amended just a
little, lho candidato for city office
should not only bo compelled to secure
500 names to his petition, but should
bo forced to obtain at least one fifth or
them in his ward, iio should also bo
prevented from securing more than 550
names to his petition. This rule would
bo beneficial to tho man early in tho
fight and also to the iran who may hold
off awhile, and simultaneously givo a
citizea the time which is sometimes
necessary when fixing up a political
fence, and not haro a tendency to debar
a man from runting. It would seem
that fifty or Ecventy-tive names are suf
ficient to the potitioj of a couccilmauic
candidate. To compel a man to get too
many signers to bis petition is to invite
too much ma lipulation in keeping somo
aspirantsout.
The committee cannot be too rigid in
adopting measures which will block
democrat?, populists and freo silver re
publicans from voting at any primaries
other than their own.
The city central committee have had
the wisdom to tako up theso matters at
a timo when the people aro freo and
considerate, and should settle them by
January loth at tho latest.
Which mun will tho fusionists settle
on for mayor, Weir or Fred Miller?
Petitions for candidates for city office
are Hying around thick. But there is
yet time for all comers.
Republicans gonerally now see tho
philosophy of 'lhe Courier's statement
that concentration of forces on the part
of republicans is the only way by which
they can succeed. The 00 signatures to
a petition will bring it.
What's the matter with the men who
aspire to the position of Exciseman
Vaill? Not a candidate for his shoes
has been heard from.
We need not look for tho legislature
to pass a fire and police commission
amendment to the city charter. The
populists will have enough business to
attend to without dabbling in munici
pal politics.
The various local republican clubs are
taking a keen interest in the city cam
paign, a f act which indicates that re
publicans are looking for tho best may
oralty timber.
Lancaster county never was given its
equitable share of federal patronage.
Let us try to get it now.
Governor Holcomb is well aware of
the republican voto he received, and as
ho is hone6t with reciprocal views, re
publicans need not fear him.
Candidates for public office may como
and candidates may go, but wo always
have a plenty.
R. Henry Thorpe will speak at tho
Lansing next Tuesday evening. Tho
tramp orator is a wonder, and wiil poei
tively entertain all who hear him.
Senator Thurston has trircn it out
cold that Congressman Strode will
nanio the next postmaster for Lincoln.
Tho Courier predicted as much threo
weeks ago.
No candidato for offico should expect
a newspaper man to sign his petition. If
the candidates will ponder a moment
they will discern tho logic of this state
And when I think of all tho"nio"
Ttiat will bo passed around
My disappointment Hies, I sicli.
Again biy heart doth bound.
And now comes Charles Gardner of
tho Fourth ward and asketh for the
office of city clerk. That make? three,
a3 Monto Cristo said Bowen, Turner
and tho other fellow.
The latest joko sprung this fa'I is tho
candidacy of Hans Westormann for
postmaster. Needless to say it is a
mighty bully joke.
If Senator Thurston ignoros tho re
quests of Mr. Sizer's friends, that ho be
appointed United States marshal! for
tho district of Nebraska, ho wiil do
what is adverse to good political judg
ment and contrary to tho predictions of
his many political friends in this city.
In the event of Senator Thurston's ro
fupal to name Mr. Sizer for tho mar
sha.'sbip, which, happily, i3 not likely.
Congressman Andrews, A. E. Cad v, ami
several other influential Nebraskans
will help bear the brunt of tho "pass
up," as on tho appointment of Mr.
Sizer depends tho Euccess of either of
the latter named gentlemen.
And Senator Thurston realizes that
complete harmony in the republican
ranks is the only agency through which
Nebraska can be redeemed from popu
listic rule. And he must also realize
that harmony can only be induced at
this stage of the game by the distribu
tion cf federal patronage among tho
"hewers of wood and drawers of A'ater,"
and not araomr raon who may have
some "personal" pull.
Liast summer, when all tho other can
didates wero Jpgging about over tho
state in a vain endeavor to secure vol
uminous petitions for themselves, and
at a time when thoy were most needed
in their respectivo districts to lend as
; istanco to tho republican ticket, Mr.
Sizer was making himself heard and
felt in the interest of McKinley. When
that memorable meeting was held in tho
Fifth ward, to ascertain whether Mc
Kinley or Manderson wa3 to receive the
endorsement of that ward, it was Sizer
who almost precipitated a riot Dy call
ing for a ''ranging up" of the voters, and
it was through Sizer's instrumentality
that the strength of tho big Fifth was
swung for Major McKinley.
To demonstrate that Mr. Sizer was
moro interested in the result of the
election than in self aggrandizement, it
is but necessary to 6tate that not one of
tho many thousands of letters or in
dorsements which he now possesses is
twenty days old. Ho has received hun
dreds of letters from over the state vol
untarily. There are but few newspapers
in eastern Nebraska which do not ar
dently recommend him. There is not a
business man, lawyer, state, county or
city official who has not interceded for
him, either by word or Utter. The
workingmen of Lincoln aro for Sizer to
a man, and that he has done them many
substantial kindnrsses is an open secret.
And right here it may bo interesting
to Mr. Sizer's friends to read a few rig
urea which The Courier has compiled
from tho election returns. It will be
remembered that during tho campaign
just ended Mr. Sizer confined most of
his efforts to the Fifth ward, and the
result of his labors and influence, as
appears from the official count, 6peaks
mom explicitly and convincingly than
can words.
In tho Fifth ward reside Governor
Holcomb. J. II. Broady and William J.
Bryan. When tho campaign opened it
was thought that these these gentlemen
would carry tho ward. But, lo! Mc
Kinley received tho largest voto 3ver
given a candidato in the Fifth waru, not
even excepting the vote catinlSCo
for Judge orval. Precinct A. of the
Fifth, Mr. Bryan's home precinct, gave
McKinley a majority of U7; oi 'sji;
ward gave McKinley a majority ::; iuc
tho city of Licoln gave him lOluncau
county coughed up only 820 repu
majority; tho First congressional district
cavo McKinley tho small majority of
701. It tho figured in the Fifth ward
and tho city of Lincoln, when compared
with vote of this county and congress
ional district, do not bespeak tho
strength of Mr. Sizer, nothing will. Tho
Fifth ward givo tho lirgest compara
tive republican mujerity; piccinct A of
tho Fifth gavo tho largest comparative
majority, and it is safe to assert that
had not Mr. Sizer been retained as a co
worker of tho republican central com
mittee, McKinley would not havo re
ceived tho voto in this city and county
which he did. T.
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