The independent., 1907-02-14


received the popular Endorsement, and
no fault will be found with the work
at this session.
Representative Dodge of Douglas
yesterday dictated a new primary bill
which had been agreed upon in general
at the meeting of the subcommittee
on the previous night The new bill
will be much shorter than the original
Dodge measure and will contain a
number of provisions for simplification
which were contained in a measure
drafted by Representative e. F. Brown
of Lancaster and considered by the
subcommittee. 1t was found possible
by referring to the general election
laws for procedure to simplify greatly
the procedure.
While the new bill has not yet even
been approved by the subcommittee,
it is the opinion of the members that
it will go through with possibly some
amendments 1t will provide for the
adoption of a state platform by con-
vention of candidates elected to state
legislative senatorial, judicial and con-
gressional offices together with the
county chairmen of the various coun-
ties. Members of the state committee
will be elected at the primary but
members of the county committee, con-
gressional and judicial committees Will
be appointed by the candidates, the
committee to select a chairman.
The committee is practically evenly
divided on the question of rotating bal
lot and this will be put up to the joint
committee. 1t will be provided that the
high man at the primary shaA receive
the nomination to avoid the necessity
of a double primary.
The sub committee plans to complete
ifs work by the end of the week.
Professor Howard of the state uni
versity head of the department OF IN
stitutional history and sociology, Was
| one Of the speakers before the senate
| committee Oh judiciary yesterday
| afternoon, in favor of the passage ol
| H r. No. 8 or S. f. No. so, the chlid
labor bills. Senator King of Polk ire
| sided as chairman OF the commlttee.
Many men and women, some Oh the
| latter club Wonen OF Lincoln we're
present to favor the bill. A large mum
Der of members of the senate i-4lu
| some of the house listened to the ad-
dresses. The speech of Professor How
ard made a profound impression. lie
reviewed the history of legislation III
| favor of children, beginning in 1902, IN
| England to the last bill of the K1nd
one that was passed in 1903. He told
| of the conditions that once existed,
| told hairraising stories of abuse ar
! torture, and narrated the changes that
had been brought about by public SEN
| timent and laws, some of the latter
| having been in force in massachusetts,
| New York and Illinois for many years
with marked success. professor How
ard gave the objection to the bill that
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| braska newspapers, and each point IN
his own forceful way. In regard to the
personal statement of many men that
! they had labored in their childhood
| days and had got along, he said the
| children of today need greater adVan-
| tages than their parents to meet the
| advanced times and must have all the
| time possible to prepare for the bat
tie of life that is growing fiercer. In
reply to the statement that such bill
might enforce idleness and thus beget
| vice, he said children today can be
| given manual training that will keep
| them busy, creative work that q child
likes to keep them from idleness, Tut
even if there is some enforced idleness
| it will do less harm than overWork .
| He admitted that there are not so many
/ children at work in Nebraska as there
| is in some of the eastern states, ut
he argued that there never should be
and the proposed bills will have d
tendency to keep this condition rs 1t
exists today that an ounce of preven-
ton is better than q pound OF cure
and that it will be easier To enforce
sucn a law than when the state be-
comes filled with shops and factories
Even If there is only one child in need
of protection, ne believed the state
should use its power TO save. The eco
nontic and moral sides of child saving
were discussed.
Elk Representative Frank Currie of
Dawes was in town last evening ac-
companied by his partner in the attle
business. Mr.. Tulleys, whom Mr.. Cur
rie defeated for the house two years
age. Mr.. currie's friends were SYM
pathizing with him on his escape from
drowning near Anselmo. Custer coun-
~. Saturday In the flood waters that
sometimes sweep across canons in
n a..