Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-01
STOCK INTERESTS AND 4 SENATOR.
Claims of Hayward aud Deeds of VAN
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tor OF The Bee: Under date Of Chad
ron. August 90 the World Herald prints
an article relating to the claims OF Fusion
Nominee Hayward for election to the state
senate. The article was undoubtedly either
written by Hayward or dictated by him,
as 1t bears on its face evidence Of his
handiwork as well as containing pledges
he could not well ignore If he should be
elected. This article says we need legs-
lation to make the stealing of calves a
felony. II Mr.. Hayward will examine the
Nebraska code he will find this law is
already there and that II was placed there
at the instance Of his republican opponent,
John r. Van Boskirk. MIR. Hayward also
says that at present 1t must be shown
that the value OF cattle stolen is s3j be
fore conviction for felony can be had. Here
he is wrong again. The law as it stands
docs not consider the value OF the cattle
stolen. This change was also secured by
John X. Van Boskirk. MIR. Hayward wants
a brand law passed. Such a law is al
ready on the books, written by Allen G..
Fisher, republican candidate for the legis-
lature, with the assistance Of John X. Van
Boskirk.
What, then. Is the need OF sending Mr..
Hayward to the senate to enact laws that
are already on the statute books, put
there by the man he hopes to defeat?
Mr.. Hayward claims now to be a stock
man He may own cattle, but his business
is that of merchant and he is not a
member of the Stock Growers association,
Of which Mr.. Van Boskirk is secretary. al
though he might have become member
at any time these last six years by ad-
dressing a letter to John II. Van Boskirk,
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Neb. and dropping a few dollars in the
slot to assist in promoting their interests
and furnishing cattle thieves in all parts
Of this district II MIR. Hayward is honest
in his sayings regarding the Importance
of the stockmen's interests in this district
he will at once withdraw from the race
and assist in the unanimous election of
John X. Van Boskirk, the best friend the
stockmen have ever had in Nebraska.
John II. Van Boskirk organized the stock
mems association six years ago, worked
four years with only nominal salary until
1t grew from almost nothing, until today
it represents more than $4,000, 900 of inter-
ests and has hundreds of members
John r. Van Boskirk assisted in passing
the laws named which made a felony the
stealing OF cattle regardless OF their value.
has attended almost every prosecution OF
cattle thieves in this district and seen
them go over the road by dozens and which
has practically made cattle as safe from
thieves as a gold dollar is behind, time
lock.
The brand law, known to stockmeu as
the Fisher law" was written upon the
advice of John r. Van Boskirk.
Only a few days since a very prominent
man in a great county in this state was
accused of cattle stealing and upon a
preliminary hearing was bound over to the
district court in the sum of $4,000. This
shows the interest that is being manifested
in our stock interests and strikes terror to
evil doers.
John r. Van Boskirk assisted In the or
ganizatiou OF the National Live Stock
association at Denver and delivered an
address which was published in almost all
western papers.
At Fort Worth, Tex, last spring, John
r. Van Boskirk delivered n brilliant ad.
dress and made great fight against the
passage of a resolution endorsing the leas.
ing of public lands. His everyday life is
spent in the interest OF stockmen and the
association which he organized and today
Is it's secretary and certainly knows more
about the wants of stockmen than any mar
who deals in dry goods boots and shoes
Mr.. Hayward may own some cattle. We
have servant girls clerks, doctors, drug
gists lawyers, conductors, railroad men o
all branches, widows, old men and many
others that own some cattle, but they are
in the care of just such men as John r
Van Beskirk, who knows something about
cattle. Brother Hayward, IL you have the
interest OF stockmen and the owners Of
stock so greatly at heart quit your play
and come out and help to send the best
stockman in all Nebraska to the coming
! legislature as senator-John X. Var
BoskirlS of Alliance, Neb.
f. NJ. DORRINGTON.