The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-10-12
REPUBLICANS At NEIGH
SHELDON AND BURKETT CHIEF
ATTRACTIONS THERE.
SPOKE ON PRESENT ISSUES
Mr.. Sheldon Devoted Much Of His
Speech to the Railroad Question and
Senator Burkett Urged the Election
Of Republican Ticket Throughout.

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Senator Burkett Urged the Election
Of Republican Ticket Throughout.
Neigh, Neb., oct 11.-Special to
! The News; The republicans held u
rousing meeting here last night, the
court house hall being totally made
quate to hold the crowd w. r. Wat
| ties presided.
The first speaker was Judge j. A.
J Williams, candidate for railway com.
/ missioner Among other things Judge
Williams said that he stands square.
ly on the republican platform. and
that his highest ambition Is to help
get laws called for by the platform
and to get men to carry them out with
out fear or favor; that we must de-
mand square deal for all; that
the republican party does things and
will carry out its program.
George l.. Sheldon who followed,
was greeted with great applause as
he came forward. Mr.. Sheldon spoke
at length upon the two-cent passen.
ger fare, the maximum freight rate
law and determinations in freight
rates in Nebraska. He pointed out
strongly the difference between the
democratic policy which offers no def.
mite method of correcting the evils
of unjust rates and determinations,
and the republican policy which stards
for the enactment of laws which can
be enforced to correct the abuses, and
does not stand for the enforcement of
obsolete laws which everyone knows
cannot be enforced. Mr. Sheldon said
in part: ut is generally conceded
that freight and passenger rates in
Nebraska are unreasonably high.
believe they are. The rate on wheat
from Neigh to Omaha is 1915 cents
per 100 pounds. The distance is 1853
miles. The rate on wheat in Mime
sofa for 100 miles is 10 cents per 100,
and in Iowa 9.63 cents. 1t costs 5.S7
cents more to move 100 pounds of
wheat from Neigh to Omaha than it
does to move like amount the same
distance in Iowa. | want the railroads
to explain why it is necessary to
charge 60 per cent more to move a
carload of wheat in Nebraska than in
Iowa" Taking up the freight rates
on corn he showed that at present
it takes eighteen acres out Of every
100 to pay the freight on corn from
Neigh to Omaha. In closing Mr..
Sheldon said: Nebraska cannot reg
ulate rates outside of the state, but
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state, and it certainly should do it.
At present there is no law in force
and none that can be enforced that
gives the citizen of this state any re
lief from outrageous and unreason
liable railroad rates, fares and charges
1t is the duty of the state to provide
a remedy so that when it's citizens
are imposed upon they can get relief
What we want in Nebraska is railroad
rates at par The republican party is
pledged all along the line to carry out
the principles of the state exercising
the right which it has to guarantee to
it's citizens reasonable railroad rates
fares and charges" ,~,.
Edward W. Magi.1 made a brief
speech, saying that two years ago he
supported Geo. W. Berge, but that
this year he was supporting George
Sheldon because he was still a believ
err in the same principles he advocat
ed two years ago, and that he owed
more to principle than he did to any
party organized for the specific pur
pose of political party victory.
Senator Burkett, who closed the pro
gram was received with great enthu
siasm. He spoke on national ques
tons in the main but urged the cleo
ton of the entire state and nationa
ticket in order that the principles o,
Roosevelt and the republican party
might be carried out. He referred tC
George l., Sheldon in a very compli
mentary manner, citing his past con
duct in public life and saying that his
election meant the carrying out of {
definite policy in the correction of eX
listing abuses.