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THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 28 , 1905.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS DID.
Detailed Story of the State Convention Proceedings.
Chairman Allen of the state cen
tral committee called the conven
tion to order at 2:20 yesterday af
ternoon. At that time it was esti
mated that about uOO delegates
were in the hall. Part of the call
was read by Secretary J. A. Ma-
guire , the reading being inerrupt-
ed by J. G. P. llildebrand of Lin
coln , making the first motion of
the convention a motion that fur
ther reading of the call be dis
pensedith. .
Chairman Allen stated that Har
ry Dungan of Hasting had been
selected temporary chairman , but
owing Burlington to No. 2 being 2
hours late he could not arrive un
til after 4 p. m. Mr. Allen stated
that he has information that a large
number of delegates from the Fifth
district were on this train.
C. J. Smyth of Omaha nominat-
ed A. C. Shallenberger of Alma as
temporary chairman , and Mr.
Shallenberger was selected with
out opposition. Mr. Shallenberg
er appeared on tl.e platform and
thanked the convention for the
honor bestowed upon him. He
said he had been compelled to
travel all night lo reach Lincoln ,
and that because of fatigue and
loss of sleep he felt that he scarce
ly had enough sense left to write
a free pass plank in a republican
platform.
Continuing , Mr. Shallenberger
said that the fight in 1896 was to
control the money volume , to con
trol transportation affairs , and to
control the tariff , that this state
and this nation might grow in
wealth and enjoy prosperity.
These are the issues today in Ne
braska. The democrats must fin
ally win on these issues , thought
the speaker. He criticised the
republicans , saying that by resolv
ing against the free pass they ad
mitted that they are very bad now ,
but they hope some future legisla
ture will pass a law making them
better. "Why not enforce the
present law , " he asked , "put on
the statute books by the populists
years ago. " He thought if At
torney General Brown , instead of
returning railroad passes , which
the speaker presumed were value
less , had filed information under
law 500 dele
the anti-pass against
gates to the late republican state
convention he would have been
sure of at least 499 convictions.
The First Applause.
The first applause to prove that
a convention was in progress fol
lowed the speaker's satement that
democracy should resolve in favor
of absolute ownership by the gov
ernment of all railroads. This
should be incorporated in the state
convention's platform , he thought ,
and he hoped to see a plank there
in declaring for the reduction of
freight rates.
After a brii'f reference to thr'
Panama canal the shaker .sstiil that ;
our interference in oriental affairs !
is today the greatest menace in i
America. He thought we had
better attend to our own affairs
and allow nations over the seas to
look after their affairs. In an elo
quent peroration he said that there
is room and space enough at home
to build up the greatest and best
government on earth a govern- !
raent that in itself shall stand as a
temple of liberty. Let Columbia
be the uncrowned queen of the
noblest , brightest and best nation
on the face of the earth , he said.
As Mr. Shallenberger closed ,
Mr. Bryan came up the aisle to
join the Lancaster delegation , and
he was given applause.
On motion of C. J. Smyth a com
mittee on credentials was dispensed
with , the names handed to the
secretary being the accredited list
of delegates from the several
counties.
Resolutions Committee.
C. J. Smyth moved and the
motion was seconded that a com-
i
i mittee on resolutions l-e appointed ,
i one member to come from each
! congressional district. Without
putting the motion before the
house Chairman Shallenberger said
that he had made out the follow-
i ing list of members for this com
mittee : C. J. Smyth , II. L. Met-
call'e , Edgar Howard , C. J. Bowl-
by , Judge Crites and W. H.
j Thompson.
; W. D. Old ham moved that a re
cess be taken until 5 p , m. There
i was no second to this motion. In
stead a delegate asked that "W" . J.
i Bryan he heard. Mr. Bryan was
called for.
Mr. Bryan excused himself. He
said he is a member of the Lan
caster delegation , and that he
would much prefer to wait until
a later hour to address the dele
gates.
Mr. Old ham renewed his motion ,
but on objection amended it to ad
journ until 4 : p. m. , and in making
this motion he said that many dele
gates have not arrived who will
want to hear Mr. Bryan , and he
thought it courtesy to both Mr.
Bryan and the absent delegates to
wait until a later hour before call
ing on him for a speech. The
motion to take a recess until 4 p.
m. was carried.
The Democratic Platform.
The convention was called to or
der again at 4:05 : p. m. , by Chair
man Shallenberger , who asked for
the report of the resolutions com-
m'rttee. Chairman Smyth read the
resolutions as follows :
"We , the democrats of Nebraska
in state convention assemble , re
affirm our faith in democratic
principles as enunciated by Thom
as Jefferson and defended by Wil
liam J. Bryan.
"As touching the attitude of the
democratic party of Nebraska to
ward the general railroad question ,
we declare specifically as follows :
" 1. In favor of a law making
the giving of a free railroad pass
to a public official a criminal of
fense , and the acceptance thereof
a forfeiture of office.
" 2. In favor of placing a valu
ation upon railroad property for
purjmsuH of taxation , based on
the market value of the stock of
the road , plus its outstanding
bonds.
" 3. In favor of an immediate
and substantial reduction of rail
road freight rates , and to that end
we demand that the attorney gen
eral shall apply to the federal
court for an enforcement of the
provisions of the Nebraska maxi
mum freight rate law. We make
this demand in harmony with the
rlo-lt , * fi th of Xo-
| O < PrV > to ( staff -
i braska by the court to apply for a
reopening of the maximum freight
rate case whenever business con
ditions might warrant.
"We demand that every execu
tive and judicial officer , and every
member of the legislature , im
mediately surrender whatever cor
poration favors he may have ac
cepted , and adhere , in the future ,
to his sworn obligation.
Corporation Favors.
"The people cannot expect just
laws for the regulation of corpora
tions at the hands of a legislature
whose members accept favors from
corporations. They cannot expect
equitable taxation of corporations
from a board whose members are
under obligations to the powers
seeking to avoid taxation. The
rule now thoroughly established
in our courts that a man is dis
qualified from serving as a juror
if he has accepted a pass from a
corporation that is party to the
case , should be as strictly applied
to the bench as it is to the jury
box. We denounce the acceptance
of these corporation favors by the
judiciary as particularly offensive ;
and we pledge to the people of
Nebraska that the nominee of this
convention will not accept favors
in the form of free transporta
tion or otherwise from any cor
poration.
"We demand the strict and
prompt enforcement of the law
passed by the Nebraska legislature
in 1897 providing a fine of § 1,000
for any corporation which , in the
language of the law contributes
money , property , transportation ,
help or assistance in any manner
or form to any political party , or
to any candidate for any civil of
fice , or to any political organiza
tion , or committee , or to any in
dividual to be used or expended
for political purposes.
"We condemn the republican
party of Nebraska for its general
continued subserviency to great
corporations and for the hypocrisy
of its present day attitude. For
more than five years that party
has been in control of the execu
tive and legislatiue power ; yet it
has failed to provide the people
with relief from corporate impo
sition. It has had it within its
power to protect the people , but it
has piled higher and higher the
burdens upon them and has per
mitted the representatives of spec
ial interests to wage unrestrained
war upon the public welfare. It
has permitted the corporations to
name its United States senators ;
to frame the laws enacted by its
legislatures ; and to make non-
effective the petitions of the peo
ple. When republican extrava
gance in the administration of
state affairs has made it necessary
to increase taxation , republican
officials have seen to it that the in
creased burden rested heaviest up
on the people and lightest upon the
corporations. Now that the popu
lar protest against this reign of
corporation power through the
medium of the republican party ,
has becvirne so strong that atten
tion must be given that protest ,
the republican party asks for a
vote of confidence and expects the
people to be satisfied with a re
publican convention's "recom
mendation" that a law to be en
acted by some future legislature
to prohibit free railroad transpor
tation.
Elevator Trust Plank.
"We denounce the republican
legislature for its subserviency to
the elevator trust , and for its fail
ure to heed the request made on
behalf of the farmers of the state
that adequate laws be passed for
the protection of the grain grow
ers from the impositions made
possible by the conspiracy between
the elevator combine and the rail
roads. We demand the arrest and
prosecution under Nebraska's
criminal laws of every member
and officer of the elevator trust
and all their co-conspirators
amendable to that law.
"We urge an immediate and
vigorous prosecution by the Ne
braska officials of the obnoxious
coal , lumber and other criminal
combines in the restraint , of trade.
kk\\p iVivor frjjp rit-RTiTP : flt flip
next session oi .Nebrar-ka b legis
lature of a law providing for the
nomination of candidates for pub
lic office by the direct primary
system.
"We favor the initiative and
referendum in order that the gov
ernment may be kept close to the
people.
4'We favor the election of Uuited
States senators by direct vote of
the people as the only means of
bringing that body into harmony
with the voters.
"We express our gratification
over the conclusions of peace be
tween Russia and Japan , and cor
dially commend the president of
the United States for his efforts
toward that end.
"Believing in equal rights to all
and special privileges to none , we
demand the enforcement of all anti
trust laws , and particularly the
criminal clause of the Sherman
anti-trust law. 'Private monopo
lies are indefensible and intoler
able , ' and we believe the law
should be as strictly enforced a-
gainst the powerful monopolies
who prey upon the necessities of
the people and conspire against
the lives of human beings as it is
against the commonest criminal in
the land.
Guilt Always Personal.
"We believe with Messrs. Har
mon and Judson that 'the evils
with which we are now confronted
are corporate in name but individ
ual in fact ; ' that 'guilt is always
personal ; ' that 'so long as officers
can hide behind their corporations
no remedy can be effected , ' and
that 'when the government search
es out the guilty man and makes
corporate wrongdoing mean per
sonal punishment and dishonor ,
the laws will be obeyed. ' We de
mand the enforcement of existing
laws against rebates , and the en
actment of new laws providing for
the imprisonment as well as the
fine of corporation officials who
violate that law.
"We favor a law giving to the
interstate commerce commission
the power to fix railroad rates.
The right of appeal should not , of
course , be denied ; but when the
commission has fixed the rate it
should go in force immediately ,
and remain in force until rejected
by a court of competent jurisdic
tion.
Some Evils That Hurt.
"The enormous increase in the
number of trusts and the enlarge
ment of the power wielded by
those great concerns in every
phase of our life ; the manifesta
tions of the influence wielded by
special interests over the United
States senate ; the axactions of ex
tortionate prices by the meat trusts ,
and the continued impositions of
other combines in the face of the
public demand for enforcement of
law ; the revelations concerning
the great insurance companies
showing that policyholders have
been defrauded in order that mon
ey might be put in the purse of
the insurance official , and showing ,
also , that these officials have con
tributed to the republican cam
paign fund large sums of their
policvholder's money ; the surrend
er of the treasury department into
the piratical hands of Wall street ;
the exposures concerning the law
lessness of United States senators ,
the corruption among high public
officials in nearly every depart
ment of government , and the ma
nipulations by corporation chiefs
who , pleading for republican vic
tory , posed as the champions of
'national honor' and the defenders
of'the business int3rests of the
country' these things give but a
faint idea of the sacrifices the peo
ple were asked to make when they
were urged to 'let well enough
alone. '
"If popular government is to bo
preserved , national authority must
be taken from the control of the
political party that depends for
success upon campaipn funds pro
vided by great corporations whose
pretense is patriotism but whose
purpose is plunder.
"Confidently believing that at
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