The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-10-28
BURKETI ON THE ISSUES
CONGRESSMAN FROM SECOND AD.
DRESSES NORFOLK PEOPLE.
REVENUE LEGISLATION TALK
The Speaker Declares it is Not Bad
Law and Shows Reason for Increase
in disadvantages Support Of En-.
tire Republican Ticket.
lFrom Tuesdays Daily.


tire Republican Ticket.
lFrom Tuesdays Daily.l
For about an hour and a half last
evening Congressman Elmer j. Bur
kett of Lincoln fired broadsides of
gatling gun political oratory in the
Auditorium, or at least 1t seemed like
gatling gun fire words were rap
idly spoken and the thoughts hit the
mark regularly while the echo of his
remarkably distinct voice resounded
from the four walls of the building
and were back to meet other words
and inspirations from the fluent orat.
or's lips
The building was cold and cheer
less there were a number of vacant
seats, but the orator and the audience
seemed to forget all these adverse cir
cumstances as the speaking proceed
ed and warmed to the occasion. Hon.
w. NJ. Robertson presided over the
meeting and first introduced DR.. ]. J.
Williams of Wayne, the republican
candidate for state senator in this dis.
trict, who spoke briefly, stating that il
the people chose to have him represent
the district in the coming session of
the legislature he would do his best
to look after its interests in an hon.
orabie manner and would lend his in
fiuence toward rectfying erroneous
laws that had been passed
Judge Robertson then introduced
Congressman Burkett who opened
with the statement that it was the
tifty-secOnd day he had been talking
to the people of the state and eX-
pressed his qualification at being able
to talk to the people of Norfolk but
was somewhat disappointed by the
crowd that turned out to meet him.
He devoted some time to the national
issues OF the campaign and then took
up state matters for review.
During the past eight years the re-
publican opposition has been prolific
in the creation of paramount issues.
In 1896 it was alleged that in the de.
throning of silver and the elevation of
the gold standard the people were be-
ing robbed of their rights: in 1898 it
was the McCleery bill that was threat
ening the lives and liberties of the
people, but there is no mention of the
McCleery bill now; in 1900 the peo-
pie We're assured that the spirit of
empire was upon them and that with
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Fourth of July were to pass away.
This year they have been unable to
produce a paramount issue. In the
east Parker's gold telegram is being
lauded to the skies and in the west
the people are being assured by the
democratic orators that there are 9th.
rerasOns for the supremacy of that
party, but there is no paramount is
sue. The orators are not agreed on
the evils of the present and are mere
ly emphasizing the fact that the dem.
ocrats want the offices without urging
reasons why they should have them.
In the majority Of the states they find
localisSues to be of paramount i'm
portance, and in Nebraska the new
revenue law is recited as the bane of
the peoples existence.
All are agreed that this is the great
est country on earth and all must
agree that never in its existence has
it experienced a better eight years
than those that have passed since vii.
liam Mckinley was first elected presi-
dent. The speaker said that there
had been anxious inquiries as to how
long this reign of prosperity was to
continue and assured his hearers that
it would last as long as the country
continued to do business on correct
business principles. His rule for max.
ing a fortune was to work hard and
never spend a cent" but for business
maXims he urged that people should
spend less than their incomes and
sell more than they buy, and these
maXims apply to the running of the
government.
Mr.. Burkett made a strong point
when he said that the democratic par.
ty was continually working in the in.
terest of the consumer while the re,
publican party stoutly maintained that
the producer was the one entitled to
consideration. If you are producer
you are benefited by the action of the
republican party and if you produce
nothing in labor or corn or other en-
terprise and merely live to consume
democracy is your party He related
an instance of where a hail storm
swept over the field of a farmer and
in an instant that farmer was taken
from the producing class and placed
in the list of consumers and Accent
corn meant no prosperity for him that
year, although it benefited all his
neighbors and friends Yet next sea