Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-10-28

tho city limits where II plcascs with
out any constitutional amendment
The proposed amendment therefore is
wholly in the interest of reduced taxes
and better government and should be
adopted without dissenting vote.
Objection is raised to the amendment
authorizing the legislature to provide
for .hc Introduction of the voting ma
chine on the ground that there is no
immediate demand or necessity for this
improvement The voting machine
offers n step in the direction of election
reform just as much as did the Aus
tralian ballot system. 1t is n reform
assuring the voter an absolutely secret
ballot and an unfailing and accurate
count. 1t is the most effective prcventa-
tive of fraud at the polls that has yet
been devised. All the progressive states
are adopting the voting machine or are
preparing for its adoption. Shall Ne
braska refuse to unite the hands of its
legislature 50 that 1t must for years to
come remain behind in the march to-
ward the most perfect election methods ?
Objection is made To the amendment
relating to donations to works of in
ternal Improvement and manufactures
on the ground that 1t is "a scheme to
enable cities or counties to vote bonds
to swell the bank accounts of beet sugar
factories" This objection shows the
destructive craftsmanship of the World
Herald and the presidential candidate
which it represents. Even # the amend
ment were intended solely to encourage
the erection of beet sugar factories.
would not that commend it to the voters
of Nebraska? Can the state have too
many beet sugar factories? Are not
the people of Il dozen communities ready
to make sacrifices to secure such fac
tories in their ncighborhOOdS. knowing
full well that the benefits sure To accrue
from them would more than repay them
several times over! But this amend
mCnt does not restrict the voting of
bonds to beet sugar factories, but eX-
tends the power to include all manu-
features. II II glucose factory employing
several hundred men and consuming the
rounding farm lands could be secured
| by the assurance of reasonable dona-
ton to tide il over the extra expenses of
its opening year. should we not be glad
to seize the opportunity And If the
donation is to be made M, why should
it not be raised by taxation instead of
voluntary subscription. SO that the non
resident property owners and the rail
roads and the other corporate holders OF
large interests that would be greatly
benefited. should pay heir just shares
along with the public spirited business
man? According to the provisions Of
! the proposed amendment, not IL dollar of
bonds can be issued except by Il two
thirds vote of the people Adopt this
amendment and Nebraska will in few
years be dotted all over with factories
of different kinds, giving employment to
labor ana consuming the products Of
the soil Adopt this amendment and
capital and labor will be attracted to
the state, our industries diversified and
an uneXcellcd home market created for
! the farmer.
Not single objection has been raised
| to any one of the proposed constitutional
by any one else that can have the slight
est weight with the Intelligent citizen.
All of the objections are frivolous OF
| Irrelevant. Vote tor all of the amend
! mpnts