Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-19

tions, fireworks and serenading bands gave |
vent to the general feeling of relief which
was felt over the downfall of the Hitchcock
dynasty. Speaking of the victory, The BEE
said:
''The people of Nebraska, and the friends
of honest government all over the union, a,e
to be congratulated on the elimination of the
great political contest that has resulted in
the election of ALVIN Saunders to the United
States senate No event in the history of
this commonwealth has been fraught with
moro momentuous consequences. The cleo
tion of Alvin Saunders is not, as 1t may
seem. a mere factional or personal victory.
1t is the triumph of justice over lawlessness,
of truth over falsehood, and OF honesty over
corruption.
U. z. Bridge Tolls.
No battle ever fought in the interest of the
producers of the state attracted such wide
spread attention and support as that waged
by The BEE against the exorbitant tolls eX-
acted by the Union Pacific railroad at the
gateway to Omaha, over the Missouri river
bridge.
The bridge was a veritable gold mine for
the company. Its original cost was less than
s2,000,000. Ten dollars was charged for car
loads and so cents for every passenger. In
1878 the bridge was earning 50, 800 per day or
Si,2U,5OO per annum, thus yielding
annual dividends of nearly 1C0 cents
on the dollar. The rates were double those
of any bridge over the Missouri and Missis-
sippi rivers 1t operated as an embargo not
only on the commerce of Omaha, but was an
onerous tax on every bushel of grain, every
Oarrei o. 5n noun ana every heaa h oil seorm eS
oily became an important issue in Nebraska
The management of tho railroad, from the
highest officer to the lowest section boss,
@ ms omo ~ 'a9u ,I ,,,o ,y.,a % o.,or,o
bureau master and superintendent an adept
in political wire pulling. Shippers were
nJeint IN anu n,,hic Lost W tha,y bnsiness suffer
Htha.s ,,bo o.,GouoS snoci.ii nri,,iin@es ,ver.
oo,i,,a a,S 1ytSSoo,nr, 'i,-,,a,as of tbo
,,,'.,o,,oI' Nv ITnSor ,toso G;snoura;o, oondi
tons THn RE- backe5 bw q stronr and m
T,mnh;ntr ocIinn, of tbn rennhliran norty
i,an, ~, mo az q oe;tation in f,,or Of r.Succij
tolIs "p '-io 90
In the fall of 1878 ot the rennb,icon state
oonyemtion' of that vea,. resolntions ,vera in.
aS,.aa H., IN ,n,,,s,s., ,Ioan,,r'',, ~,
oShnr @ ny iad tS,.s nee er,
oon,,, :, h,nr, i,n,,t f.1,c, o ns Sat
,s 5,oI,Uaa w. 10 ba s.r,,aSrsni rni,,st I'D
on,,ross;ra to,,s ), Tho raso,ntions eynressed
tbe be sentiment of n vast majority Of the CON.
ant;on Int hv f,iibnstering t,ct,cs the r.ii-
road ottornevc staveI Off n Sofe mill n l.rne
n,'r.,'ar 81 tTa 5niegates nod loft fo, honts
anI Seteated them hv a resointion to adiomrn
In Gctnner Of tha same vnor n mass con
,ont;on ~ Wos baIa in Smah, in resnonso ~ .
oeii ;nrrad m h., tortw ,oadinn c;ti,epS ho,Sed
hv Hnrmon Konnt2a and w A paxron Tho
pyrnoso nf tho conwention was set forth in
the caIi az fnIlows.
I'm View of the pernicious influence of cor.
norate ca nital in the yarious noIitical conyen-
lions and deeming the interests OF the CITY,
county and state paramount to all political
conslderatlons, we nave aecidSd TO support an
hqePenuGeh', ~ ,W WEE ltv,se atS elontts. - d tho
JuuBe ". w. Doaue presiu@eu @ d any y n''s iiiauo .ne
a speeSi, loio"1% nv Wy ~ ',' oS,
anu w. .. li Soieii' no ooA' Soatio St,u,o
~ ~uoIsou seIeiai u Uao .So ti,ia, a,
noilihees % anu ooihpieeeu Jug ''Smoo TU
Ml.n ~, ~,
ueuloGtu's ;,s "ere eieo'ou Wy au o'oi
nlaJori'y. It1 - ,,,. ,,;,,
Ine county calhpa'sn was Due prelili,- pInir
mary shiriiisn ~ tne grea1
Mar .hei spIeaiins sntous Zoo ''io Ioui.a
pun IL oeihoheViaueu 'hat i,ooo Votuiio.ei' .
MAO naa enlisted IN Cnlaha on zen aaSs IGsice I
5 luz Sreag poli'icai p Powel VI uno Sniou .n
WIN a.. no VIZ mu9 uiio ;a.'1 "
oneoh gne srowen u iiatoou nu a
enc Wn'cn procialia 4s .u. Vneto Wouiu ue
no truce as long as ING priose eA'orvioh coh-
Iinueu.
AS soon as the members OF 1ne leglsiature
we were uen5isey hHoWn ine raiiioaus US oesan sni
.e usuai VI ptlves in VIC tol III
OF passes. Inc Onion racine was parClcu-
larry generous. Every counting member
was iaVofeu WIN an ann uui pass Ior hi 1iuisoii
anu family petWeeh Olnaha uno Osuen,
Whiie .he DurlnBton luiteq lvs i"'ops rs ~. W
passes over iines eehIering in Lincoln; po.n tI.L.
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common enemy, lor reuucllon OF rates on
tIe onloh Facihc 0ridge ineane silhilar
curtalimeht Oh prohts on the flattslnouth
prloge When cohp!eteu. Inc enect Oh these
| iaVors was ieit @ at the oreannatioh OF tile
ieElslature. Inc raliroaa coihihietees OF ooth
houses were packed in the interest OF tne
| nohopones, Du1 an actiVe anu vig!aho
| minority succeeuea IN bringing cne question
| squareiy before she senate anu piacing inc
hehperS on recoru' "A resolulioh WAS III
| troauceu enaorslhg the PHI tnen penulug y. ~
congress IlihiclhR phe IoIls on Che prluR9; i.
was champloneu Dy SENATORS van Wych
ana " n; broWh, anu Opposed py SENATORS
| rlowe anu DIrhnauser; ine WY suppore-
| ers Oh tne corPoratiohs lnsiseeu tnat reuuc,
tlon OF the tolls on tne Olnana Drluge Wouiu
| iorce Ine company 10 raise rates on the man
| iihe ahu Whlie Cnana Wouiu pe penel1Ieq,
| the resi- oI the sIase woulu oe uaunape9' IL
was tricKy ana eHectiVe arguneht ana iur-
nlsneu tae wavering country members an an
excuse no Ior oetraylng Ihe interests OF INC
staIe. Inc resolution was ueleatea:
Ihere Is an ihterest,ns cnaPter Oh history
conhecseu WIN M fne piii i 70 Wlich .he resoiu-
tioh reIerreu; me piii was oralteu ana IN
,rouuceu ~ tne house oy. CongressGaan En-
icy, an inaepenaent i a democrat OF ONO, ne
| n@au @ Hlaue flP W oniniia anu .ne Wese ~
and Se99me familiar wth the