Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-03
4 KEYNOTE FUR NEBRASKA REPUB.
LICAhS.

LICAhS.
The st. Louis Republican club has
formulated a declaration enunciating
the attitude Of the club upon the vital
issues Of the impending campaign in
Missouri. These declarations strike the
keynote not only for the rank and file Of
republicans In Missouri, but also apply
with equal force to the conditions pre-
vailing IN Nebraska, for whose benefit
they are herewith reproduced:
1. The need for united and determined
work In the attempt to relieve the state
from the burden Of unfair legislation and
corrupt lobby rule is self-evident. In this
struggle the entire republican party must
stand as one man and its platform must be
broad enough to admit OF the cooperation
Of all citizens who intend to register their
protest against existing political abuses.
Every legitimate plea for harmony within
our ranks has our unreserved and en-
thuslastic support. But earnest rs we are
In the support Of genuine harmony, looking
to the promotion OF the psrtyis real pur-
poses and interests. we are Just as de-
termined that this plea shall not be used as
Q mere pretense to fortify and to entrench
hhObC AOICou II " party TN hdN0 III INC
immediate past managed TO drag It's fair
name into the mire. We therefore protest
that the plea of harmony shall not be used
to foster the ~perpetuation and domination Of
compromised and discredited politicians;
that those of1cial representatives whose
regulations are tainted with the stain Of
Doodle shall not, under the plea of harmony.
be permitted to continue In their positions
and to dictate the selection OF delegates to
approaching conventions; that any man,
however prominent he may have been in our
party's couDsels, who places his reliance for
success Upon the assistance Of the lobby and
upon bargain and barter with 1t must be
and Is unequivocally condemned as UNIT to
represent the party in any capacity.
2. We stand for clean politics, honest,
clean and capable men In once, prosecution
and punishment OF bribe- givers and bribe-
takers, elimination from party committees,
party control and party counsels, as we'll as
from elective or appointive ONCE, Of all
lobbyists, their tools and servants, and
also Of all those who in the past have shown
themselves corrupt, inefficient or dishonest
servants OF the people.
3. We repudiate and denounce any politi-
cal alliance with men recognized through
out this state as lobbyists and active in the
CONTROL ana management OF the lobby in our
general assemblies. We want none OF the
counsel nor aid Of such; nor have W aught
but condemnation for their brazen and un-
warranted impudence in assuming the right
and power, in advance Of the election Of
the members thereof, to settle the compost
tion Of our committees; and, In advance OF
the action Of the convention itself, to de-
termine what course the convention shall
take on important matters which may come
before II. We want no harmony"
brought about by such infiuences-such har-
mony is a peace OF diShonor."
In advocating the adoption Of this plat
form one Of the leaders of the Repub-
hcan club Of st. Louis hit the nail on
the head when he said: mo man is a
frmer advocate Of harmony than L.
Life Is made up of concessions. But I
will not harmonic with wrong, and II
a man is. crook he shall not call him
self a republican in my presence"
Nebraska republicans who desire to
keep the state in the republican columns
must take up the w%atchword of the re-
publicans of Missouri. Lobbyists,
boodlers and crooks must be relegated
to the rear and men Of integrity and
character brought to the front and
placed at the head of the column.