Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-15
POLLARD TALKS on PASSES
Republican Candidate in First Favors Law
Against Their Use.
BOTH SENATORS TALK TO pos1MAsTtRs
Congressman Kennedy Also on Pro-,
gram ana Speaks In Favor of
Postal Savings Banks-TrOIIey
Ride Ends Convention.


LINCOLN, June 14-(Special AT the |
meeting of the postmasters this afternoon |
Ernest M. Pollard. republican nominee for |
congress in this district, talking on the |
Falls City platform, came out fiatfooted |
for an antipass bill, expressed the belief !
that the next republican state convention |
would adopt such a plank in its platform,
and spoke In favor Of giving the railroad
commission power to regulate rates and TO
prevent the giving Of rebates.
THE Falls City PLATFORM" he said. was
just such platform as one would expect
TO emanate from q republican convention.
What the republican party puts into Its
platforms win be written into law"
He told OF the evolution of a business
man into a trust and declared the time
had come for the government to take the
place OF the old time competition. This,
because the formation OF trusts had made
the cost Of production less while It had not
reduced the price to consumers.
At the Falls City convention. he said,
the republicans had spoken on the pass
proposition. and it was the belief OF the
speaker that the note sounded there would
be taken UP by the republicans in conven-
tlon all over the state and that the next
republican state convention would instruct
its candidates to work for the passage of
Z an antipass law
= ut has been claimed" Mr.. Pollard said
that the last legislature was corrupt and
failed to do its duty, 1 do not believe that.
believe the men who composed that legs-
lature were honest, but here is the trouble
The first thing a member of the legislature
runs against after he is elected is some one
with an annual pass. He is given to under
stand that he can secure passes for his
family and friends. Not a word is said
about the remuneration the railroads will
demand and the legislator accepts the
: passes and secures more for his friends.
Then comes the bills affecting the railroads.
The legislator is under obligations to the
railroad, for whenever someone does a
favor to another that man feels under
obligations 1t is not because the legislator
is not honest, but 1t Is because he realizes
that he is under obligations to the railroad.
What should be asked a candidate" he
concluded, lis not whether he is a friend
OF the Burlington or the Union Pacific or
the Northwestern, but whether he is a
friend of the people?"
The proceedings were noted today by the
number of prominent men who were on the
program. Chancellor Andrews came first
and then Walter b. Getty representing the
third assistant postmaster general; United
States Senator Millard, Congressman E. H.
Hlnshaw, f. ii. Cunningham, Ernest M
Pollard, republican candidate for congress
in the First district; Congressman John L.
Kennedy and United States Senator Bur-
kett. The other Nebraska congressman
wrote letters of regret that they were un-
able to be present.
Cunningham who as president of the
Rural Letter Carriers association, was
suspended because of alleged ''pernicious
activity" In politics, stated emphatically
hat hnx ,ofa aoNf, t,,s & h. %
candidate and then quoted the federal con-
..stitution to show that he had "a right to
fsexercisfsihis privleges as a citizen If he
wanted to- Congressman Kennedy talked
the postal savings bank and made an
eloquent plea for public sentiment in favor
Of postal savings banks He quoted many
statistics to show the growth of the banks
I'm other countries and said the people OF
the United States when they became IA
miliar with the proposition would be in
favor of It,
Senator BurlSett gave the last talk which
was full of humor, and sent the post
masters home feeling good. The associa.
tion wound up the day by trolley ride
to the state penitentiary and insane asylum
BY a majority of one the association de-
cided to meet in Omaha next year. All the
old officers were reelected by acclamation
Omaha President sizer resigned and H. e
Palmer of Omaha was elected in his place
Szer was then chosen first vice president.
Final Appeal for Barker.
Judge Hamer made final appeal to the
supreme court this afternoon to save Franz
Barker from the gallows, and the cour
Will pass on the matter in the morning
Hamer appealed from the decision of Judge
Holmes, who refused hearing to inquir,
into the sanity of Barker.
Rest on Flag Day.
This was flag day and state officials ant
state house employees took advantage o
. their opportunity and locked up shop ant
= rested. .Adjutant General Culver, who ha
the soldiers school on his hands, could no
do this, so his force put in an unusuall
busy day and his office, by the way. wa
the only one doing business.
National Guard Encampment.
The state military board decided thl
morning to hold the annual encampmen
of the National guard, beginning Angus
s, The encampment will last from eight t
ten days. The location OF the camp ha
not been decided upon.
Captain Cronin at the morning sessio
of the officers school discussed the mil
tary law, going into every detail in sue
manner to thoroughly impress every
one present This afternoon he discusse
''Fire Discipline" in equally as interestin
manner. Major Nicholson of Norfolk t
night held the boards with lecture O
First Aid TO the Injured"
Former Banker Insane.