Semi-weekly interior journal., 1899-05-09
HON. WILLIAM GoEBEL

CHARMS A GREAT AUDIENCE, PRICKS
THE HARDIN BUBBLE AND STATES
MS own POSITION WITH CLEAR
NESS AND WITHOUT
EVASION.
The largest crowd ever packed in the
Liucoln county court house greeted
the don. VIM, Goebel yesterday, when
b" arose to speak after being appropri-
atcly introduced by Hon. Il. c. Warren.
lie acknowledged the compliments
paid him by MIR. Warren and the peo-
Pile by their magnificent presence and
proceeded at once To business. He de-
clared for that grand declaration of
principles, the Chicago platform, and
most emphatically for the plank for the
free coinage OF gold and silver at the
ratio Of IL To and for the nomination
OF VIM. Jennings Bryan. The result
OF 1895 settled nothing and the issue
then presented should be again submit
ted TO the people. All the candidates
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Chicago platform. so he would discuss
other issues Of great importance TO the
people OF the State.
He then discussed the McChord bill
to prevent extortion by railroads, pass
ed by democratic legislature, but ve-
toed by a republican governor, and
kept only from becoming law over
that veto by the votes OF few men
elected as democrats. The Chinn an
ti.trust school book bill, which would
save half million year to the chill
dren OF the State. had been passed in
the same way, vetoed In like manner
and also kept from becoming law by
such democrats. The election law, which
he had the honor TO Introduce, had, al
ter passing both bodies, shared the
same fate at the hands of the governor,
but IL was passed over the veto and was
now the law. All these are democrat
| ic measures important to every citizen
who does not want to have his means
absorbed by the rapacity of the rail-
roads and the trusts and who wants a
free election and fair count
| Since the inauguration of the cam
Saign he had tried without avail to
make his competitors say how they
stood on these measures. Not only had
Hardin failed to champion them, but
he had characterized the effort to bring
them into the campaign as "the rails
ing Of false Issues, creating a diversion
and an attempt To plaster the Chicago
platform with foreign matters" He
hadn't a doubt that August Belmont
and Hardin's friends, President Smith
Basil Duke, the latter the head OF the
l.. Il y. lobby for years and who rode
at the bead of the railroad parade oI
employees TO save the country's honor
by the election OF Mckinley, whom he
says will be and ought to be elected
again, Richard w. Knott, the organ
OF the l.. Il ", and others of their class,
also believe that the McChord bill, tC
put a check on their greed, is the rails
ing OF false issue, the creation OF q
diversion and an attempt to plaster the
Chicago platform with foreign matter
The school book trust, which is making
its millions, doubtless also regards the
Chinn bill as 1.-The raising of u false is
sue, the creation of a diversion and al
attempt TO plaster the Chicago plat
, form with foreign matter" Gov. Brad
, lev and the republican conventions 81
far held evidently regard the election
law, which will prevent them II ON buy
, ing or stealing elections and whicl
they have denounced, as the raising OF
false issue, the creation OF diversion
, and an attempt to plaster the Chicag
: platform with foreign matter
|, Mr.. Goebel then proceeded to explai
1 the necessity CT the election law, whic
) took the appointment of election OIL
r GERS out of the hands of partisans, VIII
3 could make them all of one party, an
, required that the officers be divide
e among the parties. In this llth distriC
[ the machinery OF elections was entirel
| in the hands of the republicans who |
) some counties gave the democrats
A representation at all, and In Louisyill
!. a republican Judge appointed
n Bryan representative in 40 precincts
5 The records showed that Congressma
Colson, himself candidate for re-ele'
A tion. was an officer of the election !
!. his precinct. The vote OF the lit
$ district was held back in 1896 10 sc
lhow much was necessary TO overcom