PACE 4
f6 Nebraska Independent
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io. Ik! l ,&4it;fiiti'& write &4 j arte" h-tvh kti v tie po;4e &
1 r"MrivJ tht jkj jftif iui 04 woyM Utr efcac at tltlr evr&aefiL
ri j 1 frtkfMht AIJ tL?M U Litre more or les
Tirhry ut btMlf f'r i o.r -brow, to J ttr political control of !te
Etnt of Rail Fw'e
The miiroad ,rii)i.ied not otly
Ihkt )-ri:i'le yiHjBji!- in that ay,
bw 'b-y dominate In the nJUMt way
wr tify wwfjfj;, oir majors, our
Ju3gi, our I-:", and state of!5
' r &o UiOGg to this railroad vat-
chine. Ahl ) you i!l find their
irfxMHii full of passes.
thev have tl,.w evtd'C'e of their
hiutMitt nd halt- to the corporations
la b'-lr pockets, sod while dec-ptlon
and trickery is Jn th-Jr haru, tbey
sit wln brajw-n dignity before u and
wsnl us to believe thai they sre fair
and impartial on a) questions tn dt
liu'e --n us and the railroad.
Tbe railroad although tbey give away
1iiM-i everv TPir if rh valiif of mil
llotii of dollar aav that tbcr rive thfta
only an court -ie and eipect no'hing
in return. My friends, J uk have
done wi'b this lwalJl(. I aay that
rrr railroad thai ditrilju'- fr-
pr am oil c be off!': hold r and
Ijonil'-tarm tbtnda to lrluo therfcty.
The pmiMmt tf iht hrltrfj Ij to gft
cti'rol of tb a'ate KOrnuifDt to
froct tbf rallnad la thlr fr-i;ht
nd Dain' r x'oriion and diwrhn!
nation and low taiatlon of their roi-
rty, 1 aay that vtry puhlln olfloial
who aew-pta pa la guilty of talc
Inx ft brtb and th(.rebr t-lihcr ron
clounly or Mnamminmj euur Into
a conapfracy with lh raJJroada to do-
n-ai to atdrlt or tabular itovfruiiifiit
Thi rallrod and public official to
tending are bribe-giver and bribe
taker and should b made to fl the
condemnation of their frailty bulnea.
Who will claim that thews ahameful
fonditlon ar the will ut tbe p?ople?
The wonder U that, the lontf amould
ir1nit Indignation of tbe people of Ne
braka aalnt the corrupt pollil
tlan and lbl rallrd dominatioa did
not conifl to a head before tbl.
Dattl on In Earnest
Hut now the batllo I on in earn
t. The real lau in Nebraaka i
to get men who will be true to the
people, Icailroad domination muKt be
completely overthrown from one end
of the mate to the other and It munt
bw done through men who cannot be
bribed nor corrupted. Tbe people
want no more kIihui battle with half
hearted general; they want no more
Hp aervlee; they want real men who
can be trtiHted and who will lead thera
out of the mire and qulckttand of cor
porate domination and cortorate d
Imuchery out to the hills of common
decency and elf government.
We need two thing In thin state.
We need true men and good law. The
law that we need I would divide Into
two claaaea. Klrat, we need Home laws
that will help ua to get contiol of our
atate government and to keep control
of It, and aecotid, we need law to give
w relief from extortion and discrimi
nation In rate and burdensome taxa
tion, t'nder the first head wo want:
Anti-Pat Law Essential .
First A law to destroy the free
pas bribery system, root and branch.
Second A law to drive professional
lobbyists out of business at the state
capital. Corporations have a right
to be heard oil ail measures affecting
their Interest but the professional
lobbyist has no more right to tamjwr
with the leKlslature when tho people
are at home, and asleep than a liti
gant has to tamper with a Jury.
Third A law requiring the dis
closure under oath of every contribu
tion of money and every promise of
money from every person and corpor
ation In every campaign. And In case
of evasion or refusal to provide a
ever penalty. Tho profligate use
of money In campaign by the corpor
ation enaldee them to control nomin
ation and election, im the sunlight
of publicity shine upon U.
Fourth A direct primary law. lt
us get the government as near back
to the people a w ran. A direct prl-
tJiftn wtJJ under way we can then bet
First A law redacSng pas&enger
rat' to two cnt per EiiJe.
EecoM A law redorlcg freight
raies and Keceralir to control tie rail
And while i facllitiHi, cbarge imd latTixutnatkAe.
Railway Taxation
Third Teen we ce-d tome leglala-
tifn to make the railroads pay their
Jim share of tates. All tLe good feat
urea of the present law should be re
tailed, but the co'inty assessor feat
ure should te rewaled. The state
board of equalization and assessment
aKM-ciM tne property of the railroads
Tbe county assessors are supposed to
asse trie property of the poole. But
tbe county asesw are absolutely
unir me control or tbe state board
and the state board may oust from
office every county assessor In tbe
state If be does not do tbe board's
bidding. This means that under that
taw the taxing power of tbe s'afe Is
in those five men constituting the
si.au? warn or equal) .at ion and assess
ment. This board generally is under
the control of the railroads. Iet n
repeal the county assessor feature of
mat law and give the people back
m'-ir own assessors.
Republican Failure
Hut who shall do this work? Th
republican party, not onl in thi.
state, but Jn tbe nation, is tbe party
mrougn wnicn the corporation, havo
outraged the people and robbed thera
of their rlghta. It could not divorce
Itself from the railroads even if it
wanted to. Look at the government
at Washington. The onlv thin hQi
gives popularity to the administration
""-re is me aavocaejr by President
iiooseveu or democratic measures ad
vocated by Mr. Hrvan tn 1Kffi unA lorm
In the light of subsequent event it
as oeen snown tnat Mr. Bryan waa
not only right in bis atrueel ea all thr.no
years, but it looks now as though the
pwpi win nave to make h m nresl
dent before we can stay the pluto
cratic tendency of tho time, i -
glad, however, that President Roose
velt nas taken up the fight for rate
regulation even though h
to get upon democratic tround tn An
It. But more slenlflcunt utm iu
fct that democrats In the senate are
unneu m standing back of the presi
dent while a majority of tbe repub
licans on the committer nra inin.1
the president Without the democrats
the rate bill would not have been re
formed without amendment and the
bill itself now Is committal Mn n.
bands of a democratic senator If
any effective railroad measure will b
lassed at all by congress tho people
will owe their gratitude to the demo
crats for it.
i . i
eoriiorat! at ejection. Two years ago when you I
1 t - - . X ..... J . V . K . . . r j
i-'-vt m uiK Mi a ioe BOHiuiamx iorj
goiemor, I made my campaVn Lfon
tbes iJTitical fe.-jes. I dt-ir.3n.14
'Xzt tLe fri-e pass bribery ;stcm and
tbe professioual Vtby be d-'rojed
i c.-maEiMj a rt-:uciion of t-hht and
laswriigtr rales. J said that tbe real
zsue in Nebraska was tin oTerh.ow
of railway domination and th- re;or.
at -on of the state goveramen into tbe
land of tbe people. Tbe people gate
me Z.(m more votes tban Parker
and Waton combined. This vote
spoke la no uncertain language. Yet
wben tbe legislature convened Gov
trnor Mickey, in bis message and
recommendation to the legislature.
was a silent a tbe grave touching
every Question relating: to the rail-
roads. Neither tbe governor nor tbe
legislature did what the people want
ed tbem to do. They did tbe biddlne
of tbe railroads. With tbe governor
ana both branches of the legislature
overwhelmingly republican why did
they not do somethinr for the oeonle?
Tbat was tbe time to talk; that was
me time ot act. Ther did not do nv
thing wben they bad tbe opportunity
and have consequently forfeited tbe
.. a..
cvnnaence or me people.
No, my friends, tbe people look to us
tor rener, bnall we rise to tbe occa
sion? I call you to witness thn v:tr
loos of boss and machine rule on last
Nevember's elections. In Kw York
District Attorney Jerome won ulntrle
oxnoea ana aione. Both old parties
and party bosses were against him,
but tbe oeonle were with Mm Tm.
many. Murphy, and Gdell received a
jciung irom wnicn they w'l! not re
cover m years. Hearst, although i
democrat, ran unon a m unlet nat owner
ship platform fdr mayor and was near
ly elected, in Philadelphia tbe tecpSe
went to the polls, lndeoendent of all
parties, and repudiated a corrupt re
publican macnine. in Maryland Boss
uorman was violent? thrown diwn
and tbe oeonle won In Ohio tho On
machine waa smashed anl ring rule
was defeated by 10,HiO votes. If this
)ear In Nebraska we will unf irl the
peoples' banner and ehamninn thpir
cause In dead earnest then on next
November's election day the prJitles
of Nebraska will be strewn with the
wrecks of corrupt oosj'a and" railway
maenmes and the people will have
won a glorious victory.
FORBIDS m m
STEEL TRUST t;vvivs f,
ATORS TO Pi
Protector ef Corporations
In Nebraska the
as always been tho tnf,nH.
protector of the railroadB an.l an apolo-
mm ii iiuiinc imevery and corrup
tion. While tho rank and file o! the
party have chafed umw ti.iu i
tion, tho railroads and party bosses
have always been able to control and
sl'ence them. The -eiitiMif.i. ,
In Nebiaska bus alwB i.o..
troled by the rallrond an,t nA r..i
can hope for no relief from it. It i
true there are somn flm-ru.. r. ..'
surface Just now Indicating that there
utvit anu niHcontent within its
ranks, but can tho leopard change Its
siKits Can tho republican party
change from n fighter for the corpor
ations to a fighter against the corporations?
Have Forfeited Confidence
If the i.onle will
nrM thN tnti rorori4Hon iaIw u
Hp service and republican politician
iwaj enguge in it lust before an
Kansas Oil Rates 8tand
The railroad
in the meetinar nf thn
Kansas City at which It was decided
to raise the freight rates on crude
and refined oil despite the Kansas
maximum rate law have It u state
given up the plan and will follow the
ieaa or tne Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe. Judee W. R Smith nrnml mn.
Hcltor for tie road, has announced that
the Santa Fe will not increasa oil
rates, but that It will go before the
legislature next winter and show that
me rates are confiscatory.
Laborers Are Being Deceived
Omaha emDlovment neenriAa nre
nooning worth p atte with bhnrun
sending them there with the promise
that they can secure work on tho now
steel bridge, which the Union Pacific
ranroau is Duildlng across the North
Platte river east of that town, when
the fact Is that but few men in mMi.
tion to those now employed are needed
on me oncige.
Has One Year t-
and Cannot A";
Mills Shut Z-j
for Lack ef Fut .
'J.
Want Farm Statistics
Secretary Wilson of the rt nnrtmonl
f agriculture, appeared before the
house committee on census la sup
port of the Burlson bill for the com
pilation of farm statistics by the gov
ernment every five vears inutomt nf
every ten years. Secretary Tomlin-
son of the stockralsers' association al
o urged favorablo actlou on the bill.
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scriptions only.
"No coal t-r.t,. ' .
command iut-rj -U)
President FrtL
the Pittsburg C....V . .
the Utter was ia N'. . y
ing with PresM.1.
I nited Mine Wor.- -.
Mr. Robbing en' to
out tbe instrucio:;
from W. Ellis Cor ;
United States Sv.
substantially tbe I-. -,-. :
Corey's Ccr-n-i
"Tbe United -
tion will not sued
present in tbe !,: .
glons, at least ia tLu'. ;
which we draw o:r
a twenty-five year oj;. -Pituburg
Coal c-on.j ; .v.
be taken care of or
"Give thote minf-rs
and keep them worKir.- i
8tates Steel Corpora.
grant the advance ah-;,
good. We have one - i
ahead and cannot a"-.r i
mills shut down evet ' .
lack of coal."
Georee Gould, aa hr
coaJ-carrylng and coal ; : ! ri.
way interesis in the ht-i k"d
west, has declared hiin.-'-:f . :w an
purpose to the leadif.-' i-vaito
operators In his terri'.orr.
Peace Must Be Assjred
It is nositivelv unw hi
there will be no strike; u. Uw
advance the miners ia-:-' i.;-c. im
must be assured. Tl.is 1 'df-t tie
bituminous operators in :itude
of. suppliants, when t !..- n.-ft tie
miners In joint convent; at ind-in-
arklla rn Vfarvh Irl 1 jit TliilT'b. iX
niviM vu ... ... aw. -
IndianarKills, they were cm tbe eva
sive, saying to Mitchell;
"Go ahead and strike. ei! rE
your union and whip you."
Good News for the Husbandi
Wimuui'i ArMu will be leSS SP
sive this year than ever before in
opinion of Miss Elizabeth A. C. V to
president of the Dressmakers' Natiooal
Protective association. As to colors.
Miss White said white ami stray w J
be stylish, but the plain nach
knnt Hraiuig trimmed :t!l
lace, will be 'the "prop, r thing" ft
Uila season. White silk .doves nun
be worn invariably.
if. -Jt
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"it.
. c boa
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work
Catarrh
U a constitutional disease
originating in impure Wooj
andrequinng constitutional
treatinlnt acting through
and purifying the blood for
its radioS and pcrrnanent
cure. Be sure to take
Hood'sSarsaparilla
NJ .nd other local forjn. of j
Ho4 for e-r Book O "m
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