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TVVT"-""" "T!p(r-Trrvr,in(B IflllniMW ! . I m A, s -V The Commoner. 14 .VOLUME 5, NUMBER 25 j l? nj. i- l , '' n'M i in Great Britain is pursuing lior tradi tional policy of arousing conflict be tween her competitors in. order to profit (hereby. Tho fedoral grand jury at Chicago roturned indictments July 1 on account of tho beef 'trust against the follow ing named persons: J. Ogdon Armour, president of Armour & Co. Charles Armour, o Armour & . Co. Arthur Meeker, general manager for Armour & Co. T. J. Connors, director, Armour & Co. P. A. Valentine, treasurer Ar mour & Co. Samuel McRoberts, as sistant ireasurer or Armour & Co. Louis P. Swift, president of Swift & Co. Charles Swift, of Swift & Co. Lawrence A. Carton, treasurer of Swift & Co. Arthur F. Evans, attor ney for Swift & Co. It. C. McManus, attorney for Swift & Co. A. II. Vect or, general counsel for Swift & Co. .Edward Cudahy, of Cudahy & Co. D. E. Hatwoll, secretary of Swift & Co. Edwin P. Swift, vice president of Swift & Company; Edward Morris Secretary of Nelson Mor ris & Co. Besides those in dividual indictments, bills wero voted against fivo corporations, Armour & Co., Swift & Co., Nelson Morris & Co., the Cudahy Packing Co., and tho Fairbanks Canning Co. Francis B. Loomis, formerly assist ant secretary of state, sailed recently for Southampton. While Mr. Bow en, against whose integrity no ques tion has been raised, has been dis missed from the diplomatic service, Mr. Loomis goes abroad as a "special ambassador." Mr. Loomis' first duty is to receivo Paul Jones', remains. Afte.r that duty is discharged Mr. Loomis will Jiavp other important y.QPloto jq. He" says that he has been commissioned by the president "to perform a sccrot service for tho state department while abroad," and the Associated Press explains that Mr. Loomis "has been commissioned by the president to make investigation of the business methods of the various diplomatic posts of the United States in Europo, with a view of bringing about such reforms as may be sug gested by the Inquiry." In The First Nebraska District J. F. Wallace, chief- engineer of the Panama canal, announced that he de sired to retire from his position in order to accept more lucrative em ployment. Secretary Taft made public a statement, which statement has the endorsement of Mr. Roosevelt in which he bitterly denounces Mr. Wal lace for his ingratitude. The secre tary demanded Mr. Wallace's immed iate resignation, and It was forthcom ing. Secretary Taft's complaint is that Wallace sought the position and having obtained it accepted another position "for more lucre," and was in fluenced "solely by personal advan tage." While Mr. Wallace was will ing to hold his position awhile longer, his resignation was demanded. Sec rotary Taft said: "Public interests require that you tender your resig nation at this moment and turn over the records of your office to the chair man of tho commission." A Now York building collapsed June. zu, Killing lour workmen and injuring a score or more people. Three persons lost their lives in a tornado that swept down on Plankin ton, S. D. YOU TAKE A-UMBR.ELLA If you think It will rain. On tho same S'mP' Tn?, aDr Mllos' Antl-Paln Pill, "tho Little Comfprtors," when you have reason to bcllovo you will have an attack of headache, toothache, neural gia, indigestion or thoso torrihlo bcar- S?Swn Va,ins Thy wiu Prevent tho attack, ana keop you immune from pain Hun5 ?n umbr"a will prevent tho rain from falling upon you. Money back If first package fails to boneilt. A special election to choose a mem ber of congress will be held in tho First Nebraska district July 18. Every voter in that district is urged to go to tho polls, and in order to get out a full vote it will be necessary for every democraf lo talk to his neighbor and got him to go to the polls. The republican nominee is E. M. Polland of Cass county. The democratic Hom ines is Francis W. Brown now mayor of Lincoln. Tho convention which nominated Mayor Brown adopted the following platform : "We, the democrats of the First congressional district of Nebraska, in convention assembled, send greetings to tho Nebraskans whose duty it will be to olectTi representative in con gress, July 18, 1905. ' "We reaffirm our faith In democratic principles as enunciated by Thomas Jefferson and defended by William J. Bryan. "We condemn the free pass system. Wo demand not only that public offi cials bo prohibited under heavy pen alties from accepting such favors, but that the entire free pass system be abolished. The free pass to the p'ublic official places him under obliga tion to the corporation extending the favor. The free tyass to individuals generally not onltf enlarges the bur dens upon the general public in main taining the corporation, but tends to bring the,rrivate citizen accepting the favQvainder the political control of the corporation granting it. "We demand the enforcement of all anti-trust laws, and particularly the criminal clause of the Sherman anti trust lav. 'Private monopolies are in defensible and intolerable.' "Wo congratulate President Roose velt in that he has recommended the adoption of the democratic plan of doing away with railroad discrimina tion and rebates and giving to the in terstate commerce commission the the rate it should go in force immedi ately and remain in force until re jected by a court of competent juris diction. "We congratulate President Roose velt upon his rejection of the tariff baron's plea that protection should be employed as a 'guise for extorting un fair prices from the .American con summer. We commend liim for his order that supplies for the Panama canal will be purchased 'in other mar kets if such a course" be necessary to avoid imposition on the part of the special interests so long protected by the republican party." We pledge the people of the First congressional dis trict of Nebraska that the nominee of this convention will not accept fa vors in the form of free transporta tion or otherwise at' the hands of corporations or at the hands of any individual whose interests may be .af fected by his vote; that in every ef ford made to obtain the greatest good for the greatest number his vote will be cast upon the side of public inter ests; that he will faithfully discharge his duties in the effort to obtain im mediate and effective relief in every particular where the people suffer; and that he will cordially co-operate in every effortwith whomsoever it may originate and by whomsoever it may be urged that is designed to give to the American people relief from corporate imposition." Following is the text of Mayor Brown's speech before the congres sional committee at 'Nebraska City. June 21. ' "As you gentlemen know, I did not seek this nomination. Having received it, i snau io my nest to win. assurances of support that have come to me. I have received many letters commending our clear declaration of principles. One republican newspaper in Lincoln has frankly admitted that we have the better platform. Tcj that platform I am committed as strongly as any man who values his word can be committed. After all, the people must take some chances in the selec tion of a public official. Ante-election pledges are frequently broken, and frequently made to be broken. If any one who knows me doubts my de termination to fulfill my obligations to the letter than I prefer he cast his vdte for my opponent. I can afford to be defeated in this contest. I could not afford to violate my word, which I hope I may say without 'offense . has always passed as good among those who Know me. "The platform adopted by the con vention which nominated me states the issues briefly and forcefully. As a busines man I have be?n in a posi tion to appreciate the enormity of the evils arraigned in that platform. I know the great wrongs that are built upon the pass system. Men who spend thousands of dollars in the shipment of freight are required to pay their fare, while men who never spend a penny ride free on account of their political influence. The free pass system is an Injustice to those who are required to pay their fare. Destroy that system and the railroads can well afford to submit to lower freight and passenger rates. It is an injustice to the shipper to require fare of him while the politician pays not a. cent for his transportation. "But the injustice to individuals who pay not only for themselves but also for the deadhead, is small com pared with the greater evil of the free pass as the basis for the corporations' political power. It is notsenough that the public official be prohibited from accepting a pass. The corporations power to fix rates. Tho right of ap-. should be prohibited from giving a peal should not, of course, be denied, I pass to any individuals save bona but when the commission has fixed fide employes. Where one public of ficial is influenced by a free pass, hun dreds of private citizens with political influence are persuaded with a paste board courtesy, either to directly aid the corporation in winning political power or to give such aid indirectly by relaxing the efforts they should make in behalf of popular govern ment. "The corporation is entitled to pro tection by the law and' deserves con sideration at the hands of the public official equally and exactly as other interests are. Because the common carrier depends upon the law for its privileges, as it does for its life, the rules to which it must conform must be laid down by those who act in the public interest and with due regard for the rights of the corporation rather than by those who owe their election to corporation agencies, and who are, therefore, the representa tives of special interests rather than tho servants of the people. The aboli tion of the free pass system will do much to establish reform. "It is significant that my opponent is silent on the question raised by Sec retary Taft's order to buy Panama canal supplies in other markets if ouch a course be necessary to avoid extortionate prices by the American manufacturers. This is a very im portant question; for the member of qongress chosen July 18 will be called upon to 'take his stand for or against this order. It was recently announced that tho advocates of a high, tariff would defy President Roosevelt in this matter, and that congress Vbuld pre vent him from carrying put his plans to avoid the extrotions of the tmnta If elected rwill vote and labor for the ter. I will vote and labor for the do. strucion of what our Iowa friends ciii 'the shelter tho trust finds in tho tariff. "I will vote and labor to the end that the tariff wall around this coun. try shall not be so high as to permit men to extort unfair prices from tho government; I shall insist also that the rule which Mr. Roosevelt has in the Taft order, laid down for the bene fit of the government, shall be fol lowed for the benefit of the individual consumer. . I shall favor a law which will give the president authority to remove the tariff from any articlo which, after proper inquiry, shall bo found to be the subject of trust agree ment or the product of a combination coming under the definition of 'con spiracy in restraint of trade.' "As a business man and an exten sive shipper I know tho importance of a law prohibiting rebates and giv ing to the interstate commerce com mission the power to fix rates. Dur ing my business career in Nebraska I have paid in freight more than one- half million dollars and have not re ceived one dollar in rebates. I shall vote and labor for a bill to abolish rebates and to give to the interstate commerce commission the power to fix rates. That bill should provide that when the. rate is fixed it shall go into effect immediately, and so re main unless it is destroyed by the supreme court. I shall strive for ac tion on this subject at the coming regular session or' at the special ses sion should a special session be called. At all events, I shall protest against delay and shall do my part to obtain relief for the public at an early day. "I realize that in this contest my opponent will have the strong support of every corporation against whose special privileges the platform upon which I was nominated strikes. I know it will be no easy task to over come these powerful influences, but I have determined to -appeal to the people of this district conscious of the rectitude of my intentions and con fident of the necessity for relief. "While my whole life has been de voted to business affairs and I am not accustomed to making speeches, I in tend to see as many people as pos sible between now and election day. I hope to make it known to every voter in the district exactly where I stand on the great questions with whose importance . I am deeply im pressed. If they think my opponent can serve them better than I can, I shall accept the verdict without a murmur. If they choose me as tlioir representative, I promise them that i will never knowingly do anything to cause them to regret the vote they cast in my behalf." Subscribes' Advertising Dtpartment Cheapest by half; most practical "'' I bavo been greatly encouraged bBupport of a'c I p'reS ' to tUIsmat Catalogue Kogors. free. i Mooresburg, TIFE AND SPEECHES OF ' W. J' Bryan. Illustrated, octavo, 465 pas" Published in 1900, nothing ater m Pk A few copies, last of publishers BJJgfc at greatly reduced prices, beautiful ch binding, $1.00; half morocco, $1.2. K ago prepaid. G.. H. Walters, 2245 vm St., Lincoln, Nebraska. T?OR SALE-G80 ACRES; BEST LIVE; stock farm in llvest county. JD" dant spring water. Finest latw dairy and fruits. Good grain and fill land, underlaid with good coal. V.'"U vido. Como! See! Veritable bargtf near city of 8,000. Address, James Washburn, Marlon. III. 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