The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-11-17

| left no stone .nturned. The fight
has been a great personal sacrifice to
ne, and only regret ,.lat we could not
win. But we made good headway every
day OF the campaign. When the con-
yentiens adjourned on August 10 very
few people thought we could win. A
+. week before ELECTION, however, it was
everywhere conceded that | could win.
hope the friends of good government
will not despair, but that in this hour
of defeat we will all take new cour-
age because the fight is not ended. 1t
has only just begun.
This was presidential year. Roose-
velts popularity swept the country.
Even Missouri, it is reported, was sub
merged in it. Illinois gives the repub-
| lican candidate for governor more than
| zoo, 900 plurality. In Kansas the re-
publican state ticket wins by $4,000. 1t
defeated u.s. The wonder is that we did
SO well.
| am encouraged because republicans
everywhere joined us in the fight All
through the campaign l maintained
and | maintain now, that in fight for
good government in the state that all
people, regardless of politics, should
stand together If this had not been
presidential year our ticket would have
won by $4,000 majority. We made the
fight along right lines. feel that we
have won a greater victory this way
than to have won and be compelled to
be the servile tools of certain influ-
ences that contend against each other
in Nebraska politics.
The free pass system stands between
the people and their government. !
i believe it to be form of bribery.
believe that high freight rates and low
i taxalI51 seilroad property Is the
price that Nebraska peUpfe~Pa IS
free pass system.
i believe that the professional lobby
| list is an enemy to popular governm MT
The man who tries to influence rep
resentative of the people with money
with pass, or with promise of poll
tical reward is guilty of treason to his
government, and should be dealt with
accordingly.
i believe that partisanship is bad
thing in sta, government. 1t is prope'
1 that all people should belong to poll
; tical party, but in the state govern
ment when the people are pushed away
from their party and when party bosses
and corporation influences run the Far
ty and state government, then the par
! tisan doctrine has TO claim upon self
respecting voters. The salvation of ths
country is rather in the Independent
voter than in the partisan voter an
encouraged by the independence shown
by the Nebraska voters on last Tues
day.
| believe that the business of thu
state should be run as economically
and as judicially as We try to run ou
private business. Instead of runnin;
the state government that way, ex
travagance~ has characterized nearl.
every branch of the state government
The new revenue law was passed tx
raise still more money This law place!
heavier burdens upon the farmers ant
small property owners and let's cor
-trvfetians~uescape their just share G
the taxes. 1 0ruissss s.ssayrrnHsAt-.isA.s
farce and hollow mockery If It il
possible for these conditions to con.
tinue, and if it is possible to have
railroad domination all the time in.
stead of representative government
However, | have faith in the intelli-
gence and in the integrity of the peo-
pie of this state, and believe that wher
the people clearly see that these infiu-
ences are running their state govern
ment, that then with the whip of right
eous indignation they will drive out ol
office every man who dares defend OF
tolerate these abuses.
This applies to populists and demo
Gratis just as much as it applies to re.
publicans. The fusion party while In
power did E-uch better than the repub.
licans when in power. 1t made record
any political party may be proud of
but the fusion party did not do all il
promised to do. 1t did not do all II
could have done, or should have done
The people will have no confidence in
any man, or in any political r rty thai
simply plays politics and forgets his
or its pledges after election. l was
embarrassed somewhat in this cam.