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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
SEPTEMBER 29, 1904
5
WILL REFUSE THE BRIBE
- Believing that it was due tie people
o this state to know whether all the
candidates seeking the suffrages of the
people of thi3 state would, if elected,
-accept any passes or other favors trom
"public service corporations,' specially
: trom the railroads, The Independent
mailed to each of such candidates a
' letter asking in plain Engash this
pointed qeuctiony The question Mid the
replies thereto will be published as fast
as received. The Independent will
also call attention of its naders to
the names of all candidates who fail to
respond to this question. It matters
not whether these candidates: -are on
the populist and democratic tickets' or
not, the public shall know their posi-
tion on this important quesuoi In
this campaign this issue is an im
portant one.'and the candidate unwill
ing to pledge himself on this point is
unfit, to be elected. Here is the letter:
Dear Sir: You have doubtless ob
. .served that our candidate for gover
nor, George W. Berge, has taken a
' positive and definite stand upon the
question of railroad - parses. " it has
i -n rif " nniniff'T1-! .',-tt onrlorl rrn nf 1 III-
. dependent that a'y other orfV(Tri-
(liaates on our siaie ueKei or oi uie
candidates for congress have expressed
themsevlcs upon this question.
As the major portion of the candi
dates upon the state ticket will com
pose the state board of equalization,
The Independent believes that it is
lue the people of this state to "know
-whether these composing, this board
' will pledge themselves as Mr. Berge
.has done. The Independent, i.nertfoie,
desires to ask you directly tins ques
tion: If elected to the office to which
you have been nominated, will you ac
cept any pass or other favor from the
railroads of this or any other state, or
will you accept from any public f rau
. chised corporation any favor cf any
. description whatever? y
As The Independent desires to pub
lish the answers of every candidate
seeking the suffrages of the populists
and democrats of this state, an imme
diate answer to this query is urged.
Very respectfully,
. L. J. QUINBY,
Associate Editor.
Pwiha, Neb.,' Sept. 2(i, 1904.
Mr, iL. J. Quinby, Associate Editor,
Nebraska Independent,. "
Lincoln, Neb. ,
Dear Sir. I am in receipt of your
letter of September 24, asking me
whether I will pledge myself, if eleotedl
not to accept any pass or other lavor
-frftm fe faH roads of. this or aay other
state.',..,..' ' -,
In reply, Ibeg to say that 1 to u'oi
believe that a state official oi member
of congress should accept passes from
railroads and for that reasoa, when
the railroads tendered me paries in
1903 and 1904, I declined thim with
thanks. '
.This action of mine in the past is
probably the best indication of my
actions in the future.
Yours very truly,
G. M. HITCHCOCK.
M. C.
Campion, Neb,
Sept.
2C, 1104.
mentor lnuepenueni,
Lincoln, Neb.
Dear Sir: Yours of the Z''-n mst.,
icceivcd. In reply will say I iavo no
hesitancy in storing my position on
this question as plainly and forcibly as
has Mr. Merge. I will tunic.' no cir
cumstances or conditions, accept any
pas!? or any other rcmunciat'on what
ever from any railroad or otl.tr corjo
ration doing biulm'Sit in this cr any
other state, clthr previous to cr fol
low lug tin election. I think It Is the
duty of every candidal? on tht, li.s.'on
Mate ticket to rxprtL-i himself plainly
on tin se iH;Mrf b cumulated by our
candidate for govnior at tin' o'aviing
cf the fusion campaign in l.iiut iu on
.September 1".
Urn is very truly,
A, TOWN SUM). .
Grant, Neb., Sept. M, 1101.
L. J. Quinby,
Th Nebraska mKpcndnt,
Lincoln, Neb.
Dear Sir: I will very chrvrrully
protnlsn that: If 1 am c-lcctrd to the
MUCtf of state superintendent, I will
neither t ftiiy pic nor other favor
fioiu Ihe railroad! of tM;i or a,) other
HEADACHE
ml um. :
ffr
state," nor will I accept from any pub
lic franchised corporation any lavor
of any description whatever.
Yours truly,
A. SOFTLEY.
O'Neill, Neb., Sept. 2C, 1904,
Editor Independent: Replying to
your inquiry, "Whether, if elected, I
should accept passes or other favors
Iroin railway corporations?" 4-nave no
hesitation in answering "No; certain
ly not."
Under the circumstances supposed,
it would almost certainly be my duty to
prosecute actions against railroads and
other monopolistic corporations, and
to accept free transportation lro.ni
them would be tantamount to accept
ing a fee from both sides of the case.
A state official who accepts a free
railroad pass will accept a money biibe
also, if tactfully offered; for nc who
accepts a pa3s accepts that which has
a money value.
Some gentlemen of my political faith
may look upon the pass from the "good
fellow's" point of vie?, and bav that
rtwouid not Interfere with the per-
fo
T7Z m,W'
most
Uoi uaugtiuua view w vvr ior me
pass places the official under aa obli
gation to the pass-giver. It blunts
the official conscience, dulls the official
attention, and dims the official eye.
It is the entering wedge of didhonesty,
"That little rift within the lute
Which by-and-by will make the music
mute '
And ever widening, deaden all within."
As it appears before my vision- and
I believe I see it clearly the pass traf
fic between railroads and state officials
is not merely "similar to briuery"-r-it
is not merely "in the nature of briberv"
It is bribery, and that in the fullest
sense.
It is a crime against honor and
against morals, and I will use uiy best
efforts to make it a crime against the
laws of Nebraska, whether elected at
torney general or not.
, Sincerely yours,
- EDWARD H. WHELAN.
. York, Neb., Sept. 21, 1904.
The Independent,
Lincoln, Neb.
Gentlemen:. Your favor rcauestinfc
my views on the railroad pass duly re
received. I am opposed to the nass in
every form, and if electedj.0 congress
I will not accept any pass or other fa
vor from the railroads of this or other
state, nor will I accept from any pub
lic franchised corporation anv favor of
X.escriptlon whatever, f believe
that evtuttHcip-ftajlJipnorfible man
should refuse to take ar passfuiucT
he be in public or private life.
Yours truly,
CHAS. F. GILBERT.
Lincoln, Neb., S'ept. 27. 1901.
L. J.. Quinby,
Associate Editor Independent, '
Lincoln, Neb.
My Dear &'ir: Replying to your in
quiry as to my position on the pass
question, I wish to say: First, that
I have been and am still a radical ad
vocate of government ownership of
railroads, which would eliminate the
pass -question from politics, as there
would' be no favoritism in on.- trans
portation system. Second, that until
we have government ownership ot the
railroads, I am unalterably opposed to
the use of parses by any public official
nnd if elected to any offico at aay time
In any placo, I .shall never ask for nor
use; one if tendered nie; I consider a
pans, giantod a publle official, in the
nature of a bribe; and I believ, that
thofe public officials who rnalte i.s
of the pass are placing tbemwiui in
n position to be UHed by the cdora
tumn, ttynduatis and t lusts.
You understand, of course, Mr, Quin
by, thiit I felt it unricMTfcsary to exprem
my Kid f on tha question, n tiio ma if
patpjj by a public oflb lal N a viola
Hon of on of tb cardinal principles
In tho platform ujxuv shU wc stand.
Stmrrelv jum,
A. A. WOUSLKY.
Pawnrp City, Neb.. ,Vept. 27, 1001,
Tb Ni t . raika lud.p. ml-ut,
LlUintn. Neb.
Keplyliiff to youri of tin M J n..t I
beJirvo tlit 'fnt pan JtvMetir li wrtmif
un l ouuht to 1-1 dii ouriU'e I.
If cleted to ttte iiffiej of nute trca
uier, I will lu-t anept any pai nr
dtter favor from uny railroad in tlili
or ny olh. r nitc nr will I a, i eit
frmn any public fr.inhh mrpora
lum any favor f any d si riptlon wbnt
rvcr. Wry rtt fully,
JOIIM M. OSDOUNH
" Humphrey, Neb., Sept. 2f, 14.
L. J. Quinby, Associate Editor,
Lincoln, Neb.
Dear Sir: Replying to yours cf 24th
inst., would say that I am in abso
lute sympathy with the position taken
by Hon. George W. Berge, e candidate
ror governor, on 'the pass question,
and if elected to congress from th
imra congressional district of Ne
t-raska I will not accept any puss or
any other favor from the railroadi of
this or any other state, nor will, I ac
cept rrom any public franchised corpo
ration any favor of any description
wnatsoever.
The platform adopted by both con
ventions m the Third congressional
district, at my request.' declared nhso
lutely in favor of government owner-
snip or railroads and I am standing
squarely on that platform.
Very truly yours,
PATRICK E. McKcLLIP.
Enthuaastic for Worsley v
Those who presented the name., of
Albinus A. Worsley to the state con
ventions for the place of commissioner
or public lands and buildings knew
what they were about, when thev said
that he would be a power on the state
ticket. Since the conventions he has
done more speaking than any other
ajrvedt. this office.speaking of his
iOTKmnitfrAllzL.moii
UiStJWJW nromise.1 nf
hiui. Here are somp Kam'ntei'
. Editor Independent: A. A. Worsley
ucuvereu me greatest speech here Ja,t
nignt that was ever deliveied Ij this
county. He is the greatest spauer we
ever nearu. D. C. STARR,
' County Assessor.
: Dunning, Neb. - .
Editor Independent: I want -ou to
say to your readers that Hon. A. A.
Worsley delivered the best speth here
last night that was ever heard in this
county. Bryan never saw the day ihal
he could touch Worsley -on economics.
Everybody should hear Worsley. I am
a democrat, but not for Parker. Bless
The Independent for . saving the ! peo
ple's party. J. n. RIDEN'JUR.
. iMerna, Neb. -
The Independent does not' iieftitat
to predict that when Mr. Worf,lv nc.
$umes his place on the Rtfit I
equalization he will be heard tiier? also
as one of the powerful members of
that board in the interests of the peo
ple. Direct Legislation WeTs Defeated ?)
5 in Illlncs.
There was a good deal of mourning
a year and a half ago because t?ie Illi
nois legislature turned down the direct
legislation state amendemrjt and
passed another in its place. IV that
slate's constitution, the legislature can
tution at a session and ih&t-iJcT
only vote on amendments to one sec
tion at a time. So the opponents of
direct legislation did not oppose it.
Oh, no, they would not do such a
wicked deed, but then you know Chi
cago must, be provided with a new
charter anil that amendment must be
passed first.
So they passed the Chicago charter
amendment and sidetracked the full
cllrecjt legislation amendment and the
Chicago charter amendment comes to
a vote this fall. I advise all advocates
of uirect legislation to vote for it
Here is the gist of it in the first and
Inst paragraphs. The center is only
a useless repetition of powers. .
"Section 31. The general assembly
Fbali have power, subject to the con
ditions and limitations heien.after
contained, to pass any law (local
special or general) providing a odicme
or charter or local municipal govern
ment for the territory now ur here
after embraced within the limits of
the city of Chicago.
"No law based upon thi.s amendment
to the constitution, nfTcctlng the mu
nlclpal government of the city ur Chi
cago, shall take pff,.t until muL law
wall be confuted to by a majority
' l He legal voters of ald city voting
ci the question at any election, gen
rI. municipal r xpccl.il; and no io
ta, or apodal law based uikui
luieminient affect I n Kpeciatly any
MU ot tho city of Chicago 8hall take
'fect until conHented to by a uiiir
Ity of I ho letjal votern nf mn U part
of Bald lty votlns; on tho qne,,lt(jt m
any rlortbin, ( u.ral. intinlil.ul or
Hial "
be l.-ut motion h a provULw for a
cnuplil0 and eomjmhnry re lei.d'int
on every chanKr In ClilciKo'a nt; chat-
ler. I ho li rlsl uur limy tn.i'u n!l
"rta or chaases but I hr pvpic c-ftii
rejut any ihy do not ant.
Tt.U dcM-4 lu.l lai t Muy rtuiu H,o
loKUl.it ur th power they now luuo
tti tusk Reneral law affecting trvTJ
city In th ntat ln hiding fhuaiio,
uut tti nural effect will bo taitm
the Inclusion of anything affecting Chi
cago In such laws. It does not repeal
the old statutes affecting Chicago, but
in the future, such will gradually be
replaced by new ones on which the
people of Chicago have the referen
dum .
It does not give the oeonle of Chi-
4-cago any right of initiative in fram
ing their own laws. It wou:a be a
great deal better if it did. But it does
gives them the compulsory referendum
on every change in their charter. Thus
far It is very good. And notice that
in order to defeat a direct legislation
amendment in which the referendum
would depend on a petition, they give
to Chicago, the compulsory refuen
dum, or that every charter change
must not be submitted. It was not so
very. bad a defeat for the diiect leg
islation forces, was it? Thev. hail fn
use a partial but more stringent form
or direct lee s ation to iUupsi: h
complete form.
ELTWEED POMEROY.
OH Cure for Cancer.
The Dr. D. M. J',ycCo., of IndlanHpoIln, Ind.,
report the discovery o n combination of sooth
ing and bnlmy oils which readily cure ail forms
Ol ClllirPr nd Inmnr Tlu.O hiiu nnraA nmnv
very bad rases without pain or disfigurement.
i ncii urw uiiukb wiiii iuii report seni iree to in
aillicted. Address the home ofliee, Dr. D. M.
IiYE, Co., .Drawer 605 K. Indianapolio, Ind.
Blacksmith & Wagon Shop
Located in Forest City, Mo., 100 miles
irom umana. Aaress,
T. C. DUNG ANSON.
1115 No. 28th St., Sooth Omaha, Nbb.
THE "BANNER BLUE."
The Wabash has placed in service
the famous daylight train calied the
Banner Blue." This train consists of
one combination baggage cor and
smoker, one combination coach and
chair car, one straight chair car, one
combination dining and buffet car and ,
one parlor and observation car. These -
cars are equipped with all the latest
mprovements, lighted with electricity.
vestibule through and have many fea
tures never before introduced . by a
railroad. ; -,
Effective October 2, the fast schedule
is as follows: $ - .
Leave Chicago 11:03 a.m.. arrive St.
Louis 6:03 p. m. Leave St. Louis 2
p, in., arrive Chicago 9 p. m., daily.
80 PER GENT OF ONE FARE
FOR
ROUND TRIP
ON
OCTOBER lllh and NOVEMBER 1 5ih
TO
Nearly all points in MISSISSIPPI,
.OUIS1ANA, ALABAMA, FLOHIUA,
vENTL'CKV, GEORGIA, TENNES
SEE. NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH
CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.
Limit 21 days Liberal stopovers al-
owed.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
NVESTIGATE FARM LANDS IN
THE SOUTH.
If you will call on or write me. I
will cheerfully give you full informa
tion regarding cost of tickets, routes.
orinectlona, etc. Do it now.
W. II. BRILL. Dlst. Pass. Akt,
III. Cent. U. It., Omaha. Neb.
lt)2 Kuril am St.
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