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Bfr5wtf5P9flK," Commoner. i i-W- I'The "..' U g (I ' WILLIAM J. BRYAN, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR .OL..7. No. 20. Lincoln, Nebraska, May 31, 1907. Whole Number 332. CONTENTS THE RAILROAD IN POLITICS. SELECTING A CANDIDATE. VALUATION OF RAILROADS. FAKE. NEWS FROM LINCOLN - SOME COMPARISONS -MY. BRYAN THE" PARTISAN MUNICIPAL INITIATIVE AND REFEREN DUM. 'i.' ' WASHINGTON LETTER ' PRIVATE MONOPOLY. - '"THE INVISIBLE PLAYMATE" PARAGRAPHIC PUNCHES COMMENT ON CURRENT TOPICS - HOME DEPARTMENT fc - WHETHER COMMON OR NOT NEWS OF THE WEEK T. CASE OF MRS. FRANK .-.On another page will be found an editorial which' appeared in the New York Evening Jour- h narrelative tq the case of Mrs. Frank, who was - Virtually expelled from an Atlantic City hotel Mrs. Frank is a sister of Senator Rayner and a woman of character, accomplishments and social standing merely because she is a Jewess. She was refused room for her relatives on the ground that the hotel did not want Jews. It is aston ishing that in any public house in this country discrimination should be made against anyone because of religious belief. This violation of the spirit of justice and fair play will be rer sented by the public at large, and the offending hotel keeper will learn that in this country such narrowness will not popularize his estab lishment. Mrs. Frank has been conspicuous not only for her public spirit, but for the non-sectarian character of her philanthropy, and this subjected humiliation is the more keenly felt by her and will be the more resented by those ' who know of her. oooo DEATH CLAIMS TWO FRIENDS , Two esteemed friends, Hon. Albert Wll--liams, of Ionia, Mich., and Hon. William Alford; of San Francisco, have recently been called to ' ... their reward. The former lived to a ripe old age; the lat- -ter was cut off in his, prime when life -was full of - promise. Mr. Williams was one of the founders of the republican party but became a democrat in 1896 and has since that time been conspicuous at all of the gatherings of our party in his state. Wise in council and trusted by all who knew him, he was a tower of strength to any cause which his conscience bade him espouse. He will -be sorely missed by the democracy of Miphigan and by the citizens of the entire state. On another page will be Xound a brief eulogy delivered at his grave by Mayor Bible, of Ionia. Mr, Alford,1 was but fortyrone years of age. Splendidly endowed by nature, he had carefully prepared himself for the large service which his - generous heart prompted him to undertake. He had a genius for public affairs, and his sympa thies led him in the very morning of his man hood to layhis .great abilities at the feet of the common people. :iHe thought clearly, spoke elq- .qu'ently and acted courageously. In his. death a popular tribuneUias fallen, and his. increasing circle of friends bow in sorrow to receive the blow. In another column is reproduced a tribute paid to Mr. Alford by the San Francisco. ) I " K 0V S vIS :r CRIMINAL j Bf '' W Iff "zOz- :-9: ; - V I v Tr r I I V t" t i t f ! II 1 T !! ! """ 1 1 : fT J THE ADMINISTRATION POLICY-AND-THE EFFECTIVE POLICY r THE RAILROAD IN POLITICS ) Examiner. s, The Commoner takes pleasure in calling the attention of its readers to one of the most amus ing instances of the railroad in politics that it has been its good fortune to discover. The fol lowing is a copy of the agreement which the Bangor & Aroostook railroad has madp with the state of Maine: An agreement made and entered into be tween the state of Maine, hereinafter called state of the first part, and ..he Bangor & Aroos took Railroad company, hereinafter called rail road company, of the second part: Witnesseth: , Whereas, Sections 4 and 5 of Chapter 122 of the Private and Special Laws of Maine of 1891, are in words' and figures as follows: (Section 4 and Seclon 5 quoted.) And Whereas, Railroad company has ac quired by lease fpr 999 years from April 1, 1892, the Bangor and Piscataquis railroad and its ap purtenances extending from a point of connec tion with the Maine Central railroad in Old Town in Penobscot county to the foot of Moose head Lake at West Cove in Greenville in Pisca taquis county: And Whereas, Railroad company has also acquired for a period of 999 years from July 1, 1887, the Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works railway and its appurtenances extending from a point of connection with said Bangor and Piscataquis railroad in Milo to the Katahdin Iron Works, both in said Piscataquis county: , And Whereas, Railroad company has built and equipped a, line of railroad from a point of connection with .the Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works railway in Brownville In said Pis cataquis county through the towns of Houlton and Presque Isle to Caribou village to a branch line inthe village of Fort Fairfield: And Whereas, at. a stockholders' meeting . of said Railroad company, duly called for that purpose by a majority vote of said stockholders, this contract has been approvod: Now, Railroad company agrees to transport ,over its aforesaid lines of railroad, leased and built, troops and munitions of war, in times of war, insurrection or civil commotion, free t of charge other than as herein and in. said act provided, for a term of twenty years from Feb ruary 27, 1891, and State on its part In con sideration thereof promises annually during said twenty years to pay to Railroad company an amount equal to niriety-five per cent of th taxes collected in the corresponding year by State from Railroad company upon its said lines of railroad built and leased, and other real and personal property including its stock and fran chise, also including that leased and In which it has acquired entire interest as aforesaid: , This contract being presented to the treas urer of the state of Maine, ho, in pursuance of said section 4, executes this contract in behalf of -the state; and Railroad company has caused this contract to be executed in its behalf by Alfred A. Burleigh, its president, in duplicate this '9th day of February, A. D., 1895. The Bangor and Aroostook Company, By Albert A. Burleigh, President. Seal of the Bangor and Aroostook Company.. . F. M. Simpson, Treasurer, In behalf of the State of Maine. Seal of the Treasurer of the State of Maine. Similar contracts have been made with the Washington County Railroad company, now a part of the Maine Central system, and- the Som erset Railroad company. These three compa nies are getting a. rebate on. their state taxes of about, $56000 per year, and this is about one-twelfth of th entire direct tax of the state. 7. j .Jt,. y- j