The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-09-13
George W. Berge Opens
Campaign in Columbus
immense Crowds Greet the Nebraska Orator the North
Opera House. Folly Five Hundred Out-o- T own
People Come in on Trains From the North

than you know. MY heart has beer
| In the struggle. For two years have
devoted nearly all my time to The
work ! wanted the nomination fol
| governor this year only that / nigh
finish the work begun two years ago
| But although defeated ! promise yot
that | will never haul down the flag
This defeat has not weakened me bu
strengthened me, | hope, for future
usefulness in this state. If | had beer
nominated | would have expected
loyal support from Mr.. Shallenberger
But the conventions at Lincoln nomi
! will give him the same loyal suppor1
| would have expected of him if con
| ditions had been reversed. Mr. Shal
lenberger needs no introduction to the
people of Nebraska. He is well and
! favorably known to all He served
!, one term in congress and reflected
credit upon his district and the state
The platform upon which Mr. Shell
lenberger stands is a good one and
he is pledged, if elected, to carry ii
out to the letter. | am going to give
Mr.. Shallenberger my support because
he has pledged himself to carry Out
the reforms | am contending for.
want these reforms for the people
not the office for myself
came to this state in 1890 and
located at Lincoln to practice my pro
fession. At that time | knew moth
ing of political conditions in the west
| had no thought of politics except
to cast my vote each year as every
citizen should. In the fall of the first
year | was here the campaign of 1896
took place. | was astOunded at the
uprising of the people in that cam
paign. AT Lincoln the farmers formed
professions of protest miles in length
| It seemed to me that every farmer
| in Lancaster county was taking part
in these demonstrations. That upris
| ing was protest against something
| that | only vaguely understood at thai
time. 1t made profound and last
| ing impression upon my mind. / knew
/ that it meant something; | knew thai
there must be grievious wrongs some
where. 1t did not take me long tx
| find out that those in control of boil
| the republican and democratic parties
were under the control of the rail
j roads and that this upheaval of the
| people was protest against it all
| It was during that same year tina
| Mr.. Bryan made his memorable cam
paign for congress in our district.
| thought then that Mr. Bryan and this
Lo4
| struggling to accomplish the same
ends. | still think so today On thu
one side are the corporations and al
| those who want special legislation 81
| that they may exploit the people fo
/ their own selfish ends, while on thu
other hand are the people themselve'
struggling not for special favors, blu
only for common justice and TO
equality for all before the law Tha
| struggle has continued all these year
| in this state and in the nation. Their
are but two sides to the struggle. |
! is plutocracy on one hand and tn
people on the other. The populis
movement is part of it. 1t was borl
out of the righteous indignation of tn
people. The people knew of no othe
way TO give genuine and sincere eX
preston to their feelings and thei
needs. No other movement in recen
/ years can compare with it in it's higl
and lofty purposes and in influenc
it has welded in the whole country
That tremendous Roadway has mad
no man will gainsay. But the progress
i made has been one of education rathe
than the enactment of any reforms il
to law. In Nebraska up to this tim