Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-20
FUSION RALLY At The BIJOU
Candidates shallenbereer and Hitchcock
Address the Votsra
FORMER PROCEEDS TO JOLLY ONAHI
Can Find No Serious Fault with
Republican Platform, but Takes
Refuge Behind Assertion the
Party IL Insincere.

! A. c. shallenberger fusion candidate for
/ governor OF Nebraska, and Gilbert NJ.
] Hitchcock, candidate for cong. essman
! from the Second congressional district,
were the speakers at a democratic meet
| ing at the Bijou theater Thursday night.
| The meeting was we'll attended.
Mr.. shallenberger dwelt long on the fact
that Nebraska is an agricultural state. He
said that the republican party in the state
had done nothing for agriculture in twenty
five years and that the national republican
party has done nothing for agriculture in
that time. although 1t has frequently
passed measures favorable to the mining
/ and manufacturing industries The speaker
, also spent some time in talking of the in
| Independence of Omaha as a market and
the western part Of the state as a stock
and grain producer. Then he came to the
| issues of the campaign.
| Averring that competition in business Is
dead and the only remedy IL legislation.
Mr.. Shallenberger proceeded to make a
comparison Of the two platforms. The di-
rect primary plank was mentioned as being
a part OF both, but he said this is only a
means 70 the publication of politics-the
instrument for the destruction OF the boss.
Something more in the way of legislation
is needed
The anti-pass plank he mentioned as a
part Of both Platforms, and then en-
deavored to show that the republican party
is not sincere in its attitude on this ques-
ton Ten or twelve years ago. he said
a law was passed imposing the penalty
of fine on men convicted of accepting
passes but the present attorney general
a republican refuses to invoke this law
The plank in the democratic platform IA
voring removal from office OF men accept
ing passes, said the speaker, was put there
with the idea that in case the attorney
general should refuse to invoke the law,
the party out Of power can do IT,
Two-Cent Railroad Fare.
The democratic platform declares for
3-cent passenger fare, while the repub-
can platform is silent on the subject
said Mr.. Shallenberger. He added thai
the republican candidate for governor even
declares that fiat rate of cents could
not be legally made, because the earning
power per mile of the various roads is diff
ferent. Does he not know that the Scent
fare is established by law, asked Mr..
Shallenberger
'"rhe democratic platform" said the
speaker, says freight rates should he
lowered. The republican platform says Il
railroad commission should be chosen and
empowered to regulate rates in an eqult-
able manner. What equitable means de.
ponds on whether the commission is on
the side of the railroads or not. Now that
amendment for a railway commission, even
il the people should pass favorably on it
by the required vote, has already been de-
feated by the fact that the secretary of
state has published too late the notice Of
election.
Mr.. Shallenberger denounced the repub-
lican party as having been extravagant
in the administration OF government in
Nebraska and denounced Mr.. Sheldon as
ono of the leaders of that party in the re-
cent Legislature.
Mr.. Hitchcock charged the republicans
with having stolen the issues OF the demo-
cratic party, and spoke for home rule for
Omaha and South Omaha. The main part
of his talk however was devoted to the
national question of the tariff