Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-16
SHELDON IS DRAWING CARD
Dakota County Farmers Turn Cut in the
Rain to Hear Him.
GIVES FIGURES ON RAILROAD RATES
Republicans TAX ms Practical Way 90
Accomplish Something, while OPP
ponents as Usual shoot Up
Into the Air.

DAKOTA CITY. Neb., oct. l5-Cspecial
telegram wlthstanuing that farmers
are busy harvesting high-priced and
bounufui crop Of potatoes and a drizzlins
rain starting IN just before the commenc-
ing of the meeting, the afternoon repub-
lean RAINY neld az the court house hall
IN this place today was well attended
The meeting was addressed by Edward
@. Maggi OF Lincoln, Judge J. f. Boyd
republican congressional candidate; Judge
Melville r. Hopewell, candidate for lieu
tenant governor; George L. WlltE of RAN
dolph. candidate for senator; Carl l.. We
borg of Cunning county. candidate for
representative; Fred s. Berry, candidate
for county attorney, and George l.. Shell
don. candidate for governor, who deliv-
cred the principal address. Mr.. Shell
don's address was an able one. covering
the state issues and standing for the
enactment of laws embodied in the state
platform. Mr. Sheldon called attention
TO the determination of freight rates
against Dakota City. In this regard he
said in part:
The rate from Omaha to Minneapolis
on wheat originating west of Omaha Is
from Dakota City to Minneapolis, 100
miles shorter haul. is LAY cents; the rate
on wheat from Dakota City to Omaha is
u cents, the distance is ZIG miles. In
Iowa the rate for the same distance is
50 cents. The rate on corn from Da-
k ka City to Omaha is Il cents per hun I,1
lance 1t is I lilo cents The rate or lum-
Der from Dakota City to Minneapolis, 276
ratio from Omaha to Dakota City, i16
miles is IL cents. The rate on lumber in
Iowa for lie miles is 6S-l00 cents.
Party Demands Equality.
THE reason these comparisons of Ne
braska freight rates with those of Iowa
and Minnesota were made" Mr.. Sheldon
said was because the republican party
of Nebraska is trying to secure railway
legislation through an elective railway
commission. such as Iowa and Minnesota
have, and by this means secure lower
and equitable freight rates with our ad-
joining states. The present plan pro-
posed by the republican party is one which
can be made effective and will not be de-
cared unconstitutional. as was the case
with the maximum freight law"
In the adjustment OF passenger and
freight rates, Mr.. Sheldon said he wanted
lower freight rates and a 2-cent passen-
ger rate all the roads in Nebraska "
IL could be secured, but in fixing these
rates It should be borne in mind that a
road such as the O'Neill Short Line, earn
ing only $50 per mile per annum. could
not he placed on the same basis as the
Union Pacific system in Nebraska earn
ing over $1,000 per mile per annum. Mr.
Sheldon urged his hearers to stand for
the policies advocated by him by voting
for the republican nominees for both
branchs Of the Nebraska Legislature and
for congressman.
Judge Boyd stood for President Roose-
.vnIN -
MULLEN. Neb., Oct. 15-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Congressma Kinkaid addressed n
large audience in this city this afternoon
election. His wsrmest friends are resi-
dents Of the territory affected by the $40
acre homestead bill and the vote here will
be almost solid for him.
Political Meeting mt Eustis.
EUSTIS Neb., Oct. 15.-(SpeciaL AT
the republican meeting held here a large
and appreciative audience listened to
animated speeches made by L. II. Cheney,
county attorney of Frontier county; A.
Wilsey, senatorial candidate for this dis
trict, and Congressman Norris l.. II.
Cheney spoke briefly of county affairs.
Senator Wilsey then spoke of railroad
regulation in the state, saying that the
| hfty-ninth congress had set the example,
and that "it is up to US in the next session
OF the legislature to supplement tine ma
| tional law" That a railroad rate commits
sion should be elected by the state to
amend the constitution for that purpose.
Judge Norris, candidate for congressman
of the Fifth district, the main speaker Of
the evening, was received enthusiastic ally.
| He said, in part: The government that
is most successful is the one that brings
| most happiness to the people. In these
political campaigns the only honorable
thing to do is to treat every one as you
would have them treat you. The presi-
| dents message to the Fffty-eghth con-
| gress, as also to the Fifty-ninth. regarding
interstate commerce, was just and fair l
voted for the bill with all its provisions,
| which were also just, and an elaboration
| of the presidents message. Congress- ac-
ton on the meat question was prompt and
| effective. The Panama canal, which has
been the dream of the American people
for so long. was made possible by the
| Fifty-ninth congress. This canal will do
more good toward equalizing freight rates
than anything else in our political sys-
tenn. The republican party is a party
that does things The democratic party
| is n marty that does people"