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T. J. DOYLE IN THE FIRST NEBRASKA DISTRICT
The democratic congressional con
vention for the First Nebraska dls-
trict mot at Lincoln, August 15, and
nominated for congress Thomas J.
Doyle.
' The following "Pul-It-Back" resolu
tion by Richard L. Metcalfe was adopt
ed by the convention:
"Whereas, E. M. Pollard, now a
representative Jn congress from the
. First Nebraska district, drew from the
public treasury the sum of $1,900 for
alleged services as a member of con
gress from March 4, 1905, 'to July 18,
1905, although said Pollard was not
olected until July 18, and
' "Whereas, The re-nomlnation by
the republican party of Ernest M.
Pollard, with full knowledge of the
fact that ho had drawn from the pub
lic treasury money to which he was
in no wise entitled, provides an evil
object lesson for the rising genera
tion; therefore, be it
Resolved, That this convention sug--gost
the creatipn of a fund to be
known as 'The Penny-Pollard-put-lt-back-fund
contributions to said fund
to be invited from the fathers and
mothers of the First Nebraska con
gressional district, in sums of one
penny for each child.
""As a nucleus for this fund every
father in attendance at this conven
tion is to make a penny contribution
according to the number of his chil
dren; and wo further invite the dele
gates to the democratic state conven
tion to be held at Lincoln, August 15,
1906, and the delegates to the repub
lican convention to be held at Lin
coln August 22, 1906, to make similar
penny contributions to A. V. Johnson
of Lincoln, who is hereby designated
as treasurer of such portion of this
fund as shall be contributed by demo
crats, and in the-event that the re-
publican convention, does not co-oper-,.,ato
with the democratic convention in
this effort to persuade Mr. Pollard to
restore to the public treasury his ill
gotten gains, then the fund in the
hands of the treasurer shall be paid
to the democratic congressional com
mlttee for the First Nebraska dis
trict, in order that it may be used in
paying legitimate campaign expenses
and in the effort to elect to congress
from the First Nebraska dlstriot a
man who will not give to the children
of his constituents a false notion' of
morality; a man who will not hesi
tate to 'back his words with deeds
and who will stand by 'the square
deal' in official conduct as weir as in
stump speeches.
"The secretary of this convention
is instructed to certify a copy of these
resolutions to the democratic conven
tion and to the republican state con
vention." The platform as adopted is as fol
lows: "We, the democrats of the. First
congressional district assembled in
convention, reaffirm the principles
set forth and advocated by that great
democratic leader, W. J. Bryan, who
has been recognized by all nations of
the world as the greatest statesman
living.
"We favor an interstate commerce
commission clothed with ample power
to fix rates, settle, grievances, enforce
its decrees and protect the interests
of the most humble citizen against
the blighting power of discrimina
"We denounce as destructive of
American progress the fostering of
laws made for the enrichment of the
few at the expense of the many de
nounce all legislation having for its
purpose the building of a moneyed
aristocracy and pledge ourselves to
labor earnestly., for legislation which
will give to every citizen an equal op-
portunity in the race of life, recognlz
ing no superiority save that of merit.
"We denounce all salary grabbers
as unfaithful to duty, setting an ex
ample of dishonesty which has an un
wholesome influence, directly in con
flict with the spirit of justice anfl
reform. We recognize in the final
analysis we must look--alone to the
'integrity and manhood of our repre
sentatives for all true reform.
"We recognize in labor the founda
tion of all wealth, the material
achievements of our nation are but
the triumphs of the millions of honest
tollers. We favor legislation which
will give to the laborer just recom
pense, and the power of arbitrating
grievances between capital and labor
by an unbiased tribunal. '
"We take pride in the fact that our
district possesses the highest degree
of literacy of any in the United States
and merits representation in con
gress which will portray our high
standard of intellectuality and pledge
ourselves to 'furnish such a repre
sentation and that his light shall not
bo placed under a bushel.
"We condemn the national repub
lican congressional committee's
method of deception and sham reform
in trying to deceive the people by a
one dollar- popular .contribution plan,
when the party refused to pass a law
at the last session of congress, as
passed by the United States senate,
forbidding contributions to political
parties from corporations and "trusts,
and we believe that' their sincerity
could be better shown if they would
inaugurate a dollar contribution fund
to put back Into the reserve funds
of the many Insurance companies the
money set aside for the protection
of widows and orphans and unlaw
fully used to keep the republicans in
power.
"We declare that the tariff law en
acted by a republican congress is the
mother of trusts, and that the demo
cratic party of thi8 congressional dis
trict is absolutely committed to a
just revision of the tariff.
"That common carriers, having gone
beyond the purposes of their creation
for mercenary purposes, to control
caucuses, conventions, legislatures
and other officials, should be put out
ofsuch work. That using the pass
system aa incubators to hatch out
their political roustabouts to do such
work, and as brooders to maintain
them, the whole system should be de
stroyed, and all manner of reduction
xt rates of transportation to individ
uals (except employes and objects of
charity), below what Is charged the
public generally, should be completely
abolished, and the giving or taking
of such reduced rate of transporta
tion should be made criminal and sub
ject to penalty. We would take from
the few the free pass and give to all
the two-cent rate."
QUEENS ABOVE THE KINGS
There is hardly a king in the world
today, so they say, whose wife does
not overtop him by a head. Edward
of England is shorter than Alexandra,
and the czar is shorter than the
czarina. The German empress looms
up into the air so much farther than
the kaiser that the proud sovereign
of the fatherland never consents to
be photographed with her unless she
sits while lie stands. The ruler of
Italy barely comes up to the should
ers of the tall, athletic Helena. Even
the young monarch of Spain finds it
necessary to lift his eyes to meet
the gaze of the girl who has become
his bride. Evidently outdoor exer
cise in the fresh air has worked won
ders" for-the- women of royal families
in this day and generation. Boston
Globe.
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