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VOLUME A, NUMBER 31,
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Nebraska Democrats and Populists
Tho democratic state convention and
tho populist state convention for Ne
braska met at Lincoln August 0.
Each convention put up an electoral
ticket; but tho two conventions fused
on. a state ticket.
Democratic Presidential Electors
The presidential electors chosen by
the democratic convention are as fol
lows: At large John A. Lynch, Lynch;
It. 0. Adams, Grand Island.
By districts:
First It. H. Franz, Union.
Second Joseph A. Connor, Omaha.
Third Thomas Ashford, jr., Hoiaer.
Fourth S M. Bailey, Falrbuiy.
Fifth Patrick Walsh, McCook.
Sixth J. N. Tufts, Farnam.
Popuilst Presidential Electors
Tho presidential electors chosen by
the populist convention are as fol
lows: At large Eric Johnson Saunders;
. J. D. Hatfield, Antelope.
By districts:
First E. D. Quackenbush, Nemaha.
Second J. J. Points, Omaha. .
Third Thomas F. Fcrrali; Merrick.
Fourth W. S. Beebe, Seward.
Fifth Dr. Robert Damarell, Web
ster. . ..
Sixth Willis L. Hanll, Buffalo.
Fuilon State Tlckot
Fusing "on state issues, tho two con
ventions selected the following state
ticket:
Governor George W. Berge, popu
list, Lincoln.
Lieutenant governor Dr. A. Town
send, democrat, Franklin.
Auditor J. S. Canaday, populist,
Kearney.
Treasurer John Osborn, populist,
Pawnee.
Land commissioner A. A. Worsley,
populist, Bqyd.
Superintendent of public instiuction
A. Softley, populist, Perkins.
Attorney general Edward Whalen,
democrat, O'Neill.
Secretary of state It. E. Watzke,
democrat, Richardson.
Democratic Platform
The democratic convention adopted
tho following platform:
"Wo, the democrats of Nebraska, in
state convention assembled, hereby re
affirm the principles of democracy as
asserted and defended by Jefferson,
Jackson and Bryan, atid approve the
platform adopted by 'the democratic
national convention at St. Louis. We
pledge our hearty support to Alton B.
Parker and Henry G. Davis, the nom
inees of that convention
"We point with pride to the splen
did record made by our distinguished
fellow citizen, W. J, Bryan,' and take
this opportunity of again f expressing
our profound appreciation of his
steadfast devotion to democratic prin
ciples.
"We denounce the. republican btate,
administration for its suberviency to
railroad and other corporation influ
ences, for its extravagance in public
expenditures, its carelessness in the
management of state institutions and
its utter disregard of the public in
terests. "We promise a careful and e.con-
J omical administration of the state's
business to the end that the people
may obtain the best possible results
at the smallest possible expenditure of
money.
"We promise that the nominees of
this convention will not, if elected, ac
cept at the hands of any corporation
favors in any form and that the ac
ceptance of any such favors by any
appointee under these nominees shall
result in his immediate discharge.
"Wo favor the enactment of a. law
that will effectually prohibit lobbying
in the state legislature, In county
boards or in town or city councils. The
penalty for the violation of such a
law should be imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
"Representatives of the corporations
and of other interests shoulu be heard
utitn, iio rpinii.ir committees or leg
islature, county board, or town or city
council, or before tho open session of
the main body.
"We promise the repeal of the Ram
sey elevator law and the enactment
in its place of the Brady elevator
bill, a measure framed in the public
interest and defeated by the republi
can legislature at the behest of the
elevator trust.
"We favor the enactment of, a stat
ute abolishing the fellow servant law.
"We believe in the dignify of hu
man labor and cordially commend la
bor's effort to benefit itself by wise
and conservative organization.
VWe approve of labor's .efforts to
enact into law the eight-hour and, anti-
injunction bills throttled by the re
publican congress.
"The prompt repeal of the present
iniquitous revenue laws is demanded
and the enactment in lieu thereof of a
law in strict accordance with our con
stitution levying a tax by valuation so
that every person and corporation
shall pay a tax in proportion to the
value of his, her or its property and
franchises. In determining the. value
of railroads and all other public fian
chised corporations, whether state or
municipal, the rules of the supreme
court should be adopted, namely, the
sum ot their debts represented by
bonds and floating indebtedness 3nould
be added to the market value of their
stocks.
"We charge the present revenue law
was enacted to detract .public attention
from tho ruthless extravagance re-
I suiting in more than $2,0U0,0Q0 state
indebtedness contracted in violation
of the constitution and by subteitu
removing the . limit of levy that tho
people might be further plundered
"We assert than economic and hon
est administration of state govern
mont would, leavo the state free from
debt and a decrease in taxation.
""We recognize in the life and works
of the immortal Lincoln an exampllfl.
cation of the true spirit and loU pur
pose of the republic ami believe there
should be erected to his memory in
our capital city honored by his name
a monument, and denounce as unpat
riotic the efforts of our prtsent chief
executive to tlxwart this laudable pur
pose. "We invite all voters resardloss of
party affiliation to aid us in rescuing
our fair state from the blighting ef
fect of republican misrule."
Tho Populist Platform
The populist convention adopted
the following platform:
"We indorse the national platform
as adopted at Springfield, 111., July u,
1904, and pledge our allegiance to the
candidates there nominated.
ftWe demand the repeal of the pres
ent revenue law, paqsei by the last
republican legislature, and the enact
ment of a law that will place the bur
den of taxation where it oolongs, so
that corporations, as well as individ
uals, ind rich as well aa poor, shall
each pay taxes according to the
amount of- property owned, and we
pledge our candidates to work for such
a law,. , ,
"Wo arraign the republican patty
of this state .for Its extravagance and
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ior tne increase ot puuiiu uxyeuui
tures since it came into power and
point to the fact that the republican
administration has greatly increased
the burden of taxation as shown by
the official figures, as follows:
"The last fusion legislature appro
priated $2,335,843. and the last re-
I publican legislature appropi lalcd $?,-
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