The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-18

longer an experiment. 1t is an accom- ,
plished fact, developed and demon
strated in the strength and glory of
this republic.
"The people can be trusted The
government in all its branches belongs
to them. The hwmaking branch is
perhaps nearer to the people than any
other. The laws should respond to
the immediate demands of those to
whom the government belongs. There
is no justification for making one set
of lawmakers directly responsible to
the people and another set of lawmak
ers directly responsible to somebody
else. have abiding faith in the in.
telligence and conservatism of the
American citizen and am willing to
trust his heart and judgment on cleo
ton day.
Those who oppose the popular cleo.
ton of United States senators pretend
to certain hallowed conservatism,
and charge those who favor the propo-
sition with being radicals. Their con
servatism is a pretense and the charge
is untrue. 1t is not conservatism to
remain welded to plan that expert
ence has shown to be illogical and UNI
BILE. 1t is not radcalism to favor a
change that experience teaches is
right and essential and necessary to a
real and actual representative form of
self-government. The legislator, no
matter what his rank may be, is rep
resentative of the citizen, who should
have the right to elect him by direct
vote.
81 believe congress has power to
pass a law which shall provide in fed
eral courts of equity the same rights
for no-residents of the state that are
provided for residents in the courts
of equity. The revenue law of this
state expressly denies to the citizen
of the state the right in a state court
of equity to enjoin the collection of
taxes assessed against him by the tax
ing officers unless the levy be for an
illegal or unauthorized purpose; but
this is a state statute. 1t affects only
state courts. 1t does not reach and
therefore does not limit the jurisdic-
ton of the federal courts. There be-
ing no federal statute of like import
a nonresident is therefore permitted
to enter the federal court and by in.
junction delay the collection of his
taxes on property assessed and pro
tectod by the laws of this state. 1t is
only right and fair that all persons
owning property in Nebraska should
be treated alike, whether they reside
within or without the state. For that
reason | hope to be able to assist in
amending the federal statute so that
injunction in tax matters may have
the same limitations in the federal
courts as now exist in the state courts.
81 believe the present industrial sys-
tenn of the country is right and should
be maintained Tariff schedules may
be changed, but the protective prin-
ciple should not be abandoned or i'm
paired.
81 believe in the republican plan of
regulation and control of the great
transportation lines of the country. |
have too much faith in the power and
supremacy of this government to doubt
its ability to compel railroad corpora
lions to treat the public fairly, and |
firmly believe the government will be
able to enforce corrective and regula-
tory measures so that the public vel
fare will be promoted and the rights
of the transportation companies fully
protected
81 believe in all the great principles
to which the republican party is com
mitted. That party has written the
history of the nation. A prosperous
country and happy people testify to
| the disdom and rectitude of it's poll
cies.
Il believe in the patriotism and wis
dom of our brave president, Theodore
| Roosevelt Nav God bless him in his
fight for you and me. What a privi-
| lege, what an honor, to pledge you my
sincerest efforts to support him in that
fight! And friends, in that effort |
hope to have the moral encouragement
and support of all the people Of this
great state. | shall serve no faction
and no locality, but shall endeavor to
serve all the people of every locality.
Will you help me?
81 thank you"