Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28
JUSTICE FOR PUBLIC is HIS DEMAND
New and Better Laws Needed to Give
Relief from Bxtoftion.
PROMISES OF PLATFORM HELD SACRED
Republican Legislature Pledged to Redeem
All Provisions Of Document
END OF THIRTY DAYS HARD CAMPAIGNING
Senator sheldon Addresses CitiHens
at Columbus During Afternoon and
WbirIs over 60 strOmsburE
for EveninE session.

wbirIs over 60 strOmsburE
for Evening session.
(From a Stan Correspondent.)
COLUMBUS, Neb.. oct 27.-(special Tele-
laws are adequate and no new laws are
fore the railroads Of the state will give
the people justice In the matter of freight
rates. Mr.. Shallenberger says the present
am.)-"NebrLska must have new laws be-
needed, II he has been correctly quoted
The democratic candidate for governor and
stand absolutely opposite on this propo-
sition. l say the reason the people Of Ne
braska are charged outrageous freight
rates. higher than is charged I'm any of
the neignboring states. is because we have
no laws by which we can force the rail
roads to give us Justice"
! The above is one Of the many positive
pd pointed statements made by George
Sheldon at a splendid republican meet
held in this democratic stronghold this
ernoOn. Governor A. B. Cummins OF
a was to have spoken, but owing to
condition OF his health, due to his
ruous campaign. he Cancelled his en-
ment and did not attend the meet
Judge Boyd. republican candidate for
ress from this district was on the
lIAlr bhN bNlhk 10 Allt ldNtntHb VI lliF
ng did not speak, but met many OF
people of Columbus before and after
Getting
eIdon's Reception at station.
tor Sheldon, because OF a late train.
OF reach Columbus until O'Clock
Imped from the train. bareheaded,
1t stopped a quarter OF mile from
lation and made a beeline for hat
to get new hat to replace the one
st by putting his head out Of the
indow while sailing over the prairie
as seen, however. by the 800 or more
who had waited an hour at the
I stacioh for him. captured and given royal
| welcome by the Columbus band and the
cheers Of the crowd. Then he was per
mitted to get that new hat and hustled
at once to the North opera house. which
| had been galy decorated for the occasion.
The meeting this afternoon and the ono
tonight at stromsburg concludes solid
month of speechmalIing for Senator Shell
don, embracing thirty counties and in
some instances two and three towns to
J the county. Not i'm the least does the
! young giant show the effects OF his wona
derful campaign. He was rushed TO the
opera house this afternoon without hav-
! ing eaten lunch. and as soon as he con
cluded his speech he was bundled into
an automobile, without his dinner, and
started for Stromsburg. thirty-five miles
away.
Drives Home Figures.
His speech at Columbus was I'm some
particulars like the speeches he has been
making elsewhere. He not only charged
the railroads with demanding exorbItant
freight rates. but he produced the figures
20 show the people of Columbus how
they were Disseminated against and how
they were being robbed. He compared
the republican and democratic platforms
| and called special attention to the "we
| believe" Of the democrats and the I'VE de-
mand" of the republicanst He called at
tention to the denunciation OF the rail
roads by the republicans for not paying
their taxes and the pledges made by the
individual republican candidates for the
Legislature to enact a law giving power
to the railway commission to relieve the
people These things were demanded
in the republican platform. he said
He defended himself against the demo-
pop criticism Of his stand on the pro-
posed constitutional amendment creating
! a railway commission. He referred the
people to the World Herald of date late
in March when that paper gave him
credit and endorsed him for his stand on
this proposition.
Bills i'm the LeRtsIature
Three bills were introduced in the house
relating to freight rates" he said "tho
Bedford bill. the Caldwell hill and the
commodity freight rate bill Early in the
session senntcr Cady had introduced a
commission bill in the senate, and I pro-
posed a bill providing the governor. the
treasurer and the attorney general be en-
powered TO reduce freight rates, The rail-
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bills and they were killed, They dld not
want the bill ! proposed aud that was
killed. Then the CaGy bill was taken up.
and I'm the house II was amended so that
in case the legislature failed TO define the
powers Of the board that body would have
authority in the absence Of this specific
legislation 10 regulate freight rates A
conference committee was appointed by the
senate and the house. and instead OF that
amendment being adopted a nonsensicai
amendment was reported that the commits
sion, in the absence Of specific legislation.
would nave power 10 do the things enuuer-
ated above. Nothing vas enumerated, and
! fought that bill and / am not ashamed
OF that fight. It Yves passed, and IL Is now
the duty OF the voters Of Nebraska 10 elect
a legislature which will give that commis-
sion power to reduce freight rates The
J republican candidates for the legislature
have gone on record that they will do this
The republican platform demands that this
be done. / refer the democratic pres "a
the World-Herald for my record on this
amenduent. Il WAS printed the latter past
OF last March.
Law that Gives No Relief.
we cannot get relief through the maxi
mum freight rate law. even though ~
democratic platform demands that it b.
enforced. II cannot be enforced. For thir-
teen years. a portion OF the time under
. fusion and "A portion Of tho time undrt
republican administrations IL has been a
dead letter. There is no way q can he
enforced.
"The rank and file Of the democrats
: party wants relief from ruiiroaS domino
tion; the populists have always been op-
posed 10 railroad domination. The ruul
I and file of the republicans, democrats and
populists stand together ON this question
The issue is. which party's plan shall b,
I adopted ana what personalities shall be
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