Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-12
KENNEDY ON The PRIMARIES
.ConEresyman from the Second Addresses
Large Meeting in Sixth Ward
VOTERS TO Be RESPONSIBLE FOR TICKET
Party Factions should Disappear In
FACE Of Direct Choice and DIFF
ferences should End at
the Primary.

Cries Of What's the matter with Ken
nedy for senator?'' mingled with the APP
plause at the close Of Congressman John
l.. Kennedys speech at a crowded meeting
Of the Sixth Ward Republican league in
Idlewild han last night. In part Congress-
man Kennedy said:
! consider II a duty to take part in every
republican campaign when called upon to
do so. Whatever candidates are nomin-
ated this fall / will be at all times at the
call Of the chairman Of the committee and
each candidate can depend upon me to do
all In my power 70 elect him.
/ have never known a county campaign
In Douglas when the republicans had such
good material to select from as II has this
fall. There r. no possibility that any man
will be nominated for any OF the Offices
who will not be a credit to republicanism.
a week from tomorrow we are going into
the first genuine direct primary that we
for the suffrage Of the party are going
before the people and the voters them
selves will have an opportunity under Of
fetal and statutory provisions TO express
preference at the polls. / have always be-
lieved in primary nominations. think
that most of the troubles we have had in
the party, and the democrat party as well,
came about from the old system Of nOmin-
ating our candidates.
People Are Responsible.
The people of this county ought to come
out and express themselves, and II they
don't do IL It is their own fault II they do
not nominate good candidates they will be
mated they should hold their peace. 1t
makes no difference whether the primary
law be held temporarily invalid, because
the primary law is here to stay, and no
republican or democrat should want
nomination unless majority OF his party
Some reference was made tonight by
Chairman Morearty that we have some
factional differences and that the club does
not recognize them. II was the old style
county conventions where delegates acted
otherwise than they were elected TO do, and
stood upon his merits that brought this
condition. This is popular government,
better we viii be governed and the less
corruption we will have in high places.
J My Judgment is that the differences grew
from causes that have ceased. II the
causes have ceased the differences should
cease, too. Every good republican should
ciared fun and free expression Of the. pop
ular Will. Let us forget we have had diff
we are going into a campaign this fall
not only with good candidates but with
unusually good general conditions The
state Of Nebraska today is creditor in
stead OF a debtor. I will admit that there
are certain elements of our people that are
capltal have appropriated to themselves
more business than Is their share. II Is
your duty and mine to see that they are
limited so they will not get more than their
share We should 80 frame our laws and
30 administer them so as 70 give every man
about President Roosevelt that I have ad-
mired Is that he has always stood by the
common people. He has been and is what
the country needs.
Work Before Congress.
think that the coming session OF con-
gress will be one of the most important
and interesting that this country has ever
known. There is the question Of railway
to the front I believe that however we
, may differ as to details that any measure
that Is introduced and passed on that sub
the right to regulate railways believe
that the creature can never be greater than
Another of the important questions that
IS likely 10 come before congress IS that OF
the revision of the tariff The house is
pretty nearly equally divided on this point,
but the west stands for moderate revision
OF the tariff. Not that the principle of
protection should be tempered with but
that no tariff made eight years ago can be
suitable for conditions that exist today.
The time to discuss the tariff is now, when
the business of the country will stand IL.
My judgment Is that the people OF the west
are anxious TO have this question settled
eoon 70 wSeTe 5S 81 as
to give certain interests chance to profit
more than is right and reasonable.
is Theodore Roosevelt. It is not luck but
pluck that has made him. Every propo-
shSg He eaSSed oGt h hnd snd IN
the face OF disbelief he brought peace to
the warning eastern natons-A peace that
! think Is permanent and stands for the
progress OF that section of the world The
president stands today great not only for
what he has done but for the possibi''''
that are vet within him. / believe that
, events viii 50 shape themselves that ne
will be forced to be a candidate for presi-
dent again.
Candidates who spoke.
Before Congressman Kennedy spoke a
large number of candidates launched their
appeals TO the voters. They were intro
duced by Chairman Morearty with ten
minutes OF infinitely encouraging and d.
plomauc talk about each. Those who thus
beseeched votes were: Councilman Fred
Hoye and Tony Donahoe for sheriff;
Charles Leslie, c. w. Halter and b. F.
, Thomas for county Judge; Z. J. Bodwell
for county attorney; f. F. Bradley for cor
oner; Bryce Crawford and w. b. TenEyck