The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-08-30
SHALLENBERGER TALKS
The Fusion Candidate for Governor
Takes a Shot at Fake
Reformers

hSuIOH y. CudllcuDeTBdT, utluOCIdLi'
candidate for governor, spoke to {
great crowd at the reunion grounds a
Wymore ON the 22nd 1t was a dem
ocratic day, the committee in charge
of the reunion having arranged fol-
democratic speakers. Mr.. Shellen
berger was greeted with a roar O
applause when he arose to address the
great crowd and opened his remarks
with an eloquent tribute to the vete
rams present and to the flag and the
cause for which they fought. He only
touched broadly upon political sub
jects, refusing to inject partisan poll
tics into the occasion He urged thai
everyone support the proposed amend
ment to the constitution providing fol-
an elective railroad commission.
Speaking of the force and power Of
public opinion when aroused, Mr.
Shallenberger said there had beer
uDOI Oui ICuCl dl OldbuJcS IOI twenty
years and upon our state statutes fol
ten years a law prohibiting the grant
ing of passes for political purposes
Yet, although every thinking mar
knew that free transportation was only
given for political purposes, the mer
who make the laws and the Judges
who must interpret the laws have al
ant1Cf slf, f1xy, yfo1n t1I
such, he said, is the power of public
opinion when aroused that from this
time forth these statutes will be en-
forced without the operation of the
courts; for the people will demand
that those to whom they intrust the
power of government, like Caesars
wife, must be above suspicion.
He called especial attention to the
anti-pass plank in the democratic plat
form, which provides the penalty Of
forfeiture of office to the officer who
violates it, and promised that, if he
was elected, this plank should have E
strict construction, and apply to those
to whom he should appoint as well as
to those who might be elected to of
flee. He said:
I'VE have had long enough the spec
tacle of those in high places in oul
state government suddenly making {
pretense, at the mandate of their
party, of observing a law they have
willfully violated for 10. these MANY
years, and at the same time havins
their employees travelling about the
state, neglecting its business, Begging
for the political fortunes of theil
Chiefs
He referred in sarcastic manner
to the late republican convention an(
to its pretenses of reform. There was
he said, but one candidate before tht
convention with an anti-monopoly rec
ord that was built upon anything bet
ter than paper, and fake paper a
that No matter what may b;
charged against Rosewater, the RECORD
of the past twenty-five years show.
that he has been a consistent fighte
against corporate control in this state
But when the moment came and hi
triumph over press-bureau champion
of how not to hurt the trusts" seemed
imminent, corporate daggers clashe;
within his sides and hacked NOR,
holes in the armor of his ambition
to represent Nebraska in the senat
of United States than ever pierce,
the side of julius Caesar when HI
fell dead in the senate of imperia
Rome. And the old gladiator of anti
monopoly republicanism, with NOR
corporation republican scalps hangin
at his belt than there are hairs on hi
head went down to defeat, while
wind-mill-fighting champion, as harm