The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-25
A GOOD INVESTMENT
Nebraska Reaps Large Returns From
Republican Rule in the State.

When a man invests his money IN
any enterprise he usually does SO
with the expectation Of reaping
something of profit; of drawing
something in the way of dividends
from his investment. The people OF
Nebraska nave invested in the re-
publican party in recent years. IL
is reasonable that they ask what
have been the profits to the people;
what dividends have the people re-
ceiyed for their investment of con
idenee in the republican party? To
name all the valuable returns the
people of Nebraska have received
would require a volume.
The Nebraska republican platform
of 1906 contained seven important
pledges to the people of the state,
| everyone of which were redeemed"
by being enacted into law by repub-
lican votes in the legislature and APP
plOftu ny ONCih oh(ioOh'
The principal pledges we're:
IA memorial to congress to en-
act a law compelling railroads to pay
their taxes at the same time and in
the same as private persons
are compelled to do.
Twenty-four republican senators,
fifty-six republican representatives, a
| majority in each house, enacted the
bill.
2.-Direct Primary Law.
Twenty-seven republican senators,
fifty-three republican representatives,
a majority in each house, enacted the
bill.
3.-Anti-Pass Law.
Twenty-Five republican senator's,
~sixty-three republican representatives,
majority in each house, enacted the
bill.
Railway Commission Law.
Twenty-six republican senator's,
sixty-two republican representatives,
a majority in each house, enacted the
bill.
5.-Employers' Liability Law.
Twenty republican senators, fifty
nine republican representatives, a
majority in each house, enacted the
bill.
6.-Municipal (TerminaD Taxation
of Railway Property.
Twenty republican senators, fifty
one republican representatives, a ma
jority in each house, enacted the bill.
Pure Food n Dairy Law.
Twenty-six republican senators,
fifty-six republican representatives, a
majority in each house, enacted the
bill.
Each and everyone of these meas
ures were promptly approved by the
republican governor of Nebraska,
Hon. George L. Sheldon, who has again
been selected by the republican cleo
tors of the state at the recent direct
primary election to head the repub-
lican state ticket as the candidate
of the party for reelection to the high
Office he has so ably filled during the
past two years.
The legislative vote above given by
which these important measures were
enacted shows plainly that the repub-
lianp ,na.t,r s- n1NrA Ananpr;hJn eN-
this progressive legislation and is en-
titled to the credit for these meritor1-
Gus laws. While the time since their
enactment has been comparatively
short, it has been long enough to in
dictate conclusively the enormous i'm.
portance of these policies to the peo-
pie of the state and many of the
direct benefits flowing from them to
all the people of Nebraska. The Rail-
ready proven to be of immense i'm
portance and has, without injury to
the railroads in their legitimate earn
ing powers, saved 10 the people OF
the state millions OF dollars in freight
and passenger rates, cutting off the
free-pass evil and eQualizing railway
charges between persons and places
on a practical square deal" plan,
whereby the humblest receives sub
stantial justice and the most powerful
are helpless to force an unjust dis
elimination in their own special In
terest. If the Railway Commission
alone were the only achievement
of the republican party in the past
two years, the people of Nebraska
would have been well repaid for their
investment of confidence in the re-
publican party of this state. But this
is not all the republican record, in
fact but a fraction of republican
achievement of the same period. The