Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
SHOWS NEBRASKA In LEAD
Assistant Attorney General Surprises
the People at Denver.
DEMOCRATS HAVING TROUBLES
Action of Dan stephens I'm Third
District Democratic Fight Causes
Much WORRY IN Party
ManREers.


LINCOLN, Aug -. fsperis1D Grant
Martin. assistant attorney general has re-
turned from The meeting Of attorneys gen
eral at Denver and a side trip Of several
days through Colorado Mr Martin was
on the program for discussion Of a paper
by Attorney General West Of Oklahoma
on the subject, Experiments in Govern
ment, and the reports from Denver are
10 the effect that the NebrBskHn gave the
legal lights something 10 think about.
As d matter Of fact, Mr.. Martin told
the attorneys general Nebraska is the only
state in which every reform measure passed
by its legislature is in force and effect.
This statement was d revelation 10 some
Of The visitors even TO Attorney General
Hadley Of Missouri, who has a reputation
as q trust buster. Missouri enacted prac-
ticaIly the same laws as did Nebraska but
nearly all Of them are tied up with in
functions
In ms speech Mr.. Martin said one Of the
greatest evils Nebraska had 10 fight was
the free pass He denounced the holding
OF pass by 3 judge in the strongest Ian
guRge
When the judges hold a pass, said Mr..
Martin "and a lawyer has q client with
q suit against the railroad. the only thing
the lawyer can do Is 10 take the client
by the hand and say 10 him, well, all
we can DO is 10 hope the judge Will do the
best ne can hy YOU. +"
In Colorado, it is said. it is not very
popular 10 denounoe the pass and the judge
holding q pass, but the reports are 10 the
effect the crowd and the galleries were
with the NebrAskan in his denunciatiou Of
this evil
, In his speech Mr.. Martin paid z high
tribute to the judiciary Of the country. but
ne said IL was ms opinion the Standard Oi
/ decision by Judge Lands would live lonE
after Judge Grosscup who reversed IT, hac
/ passed from memory. He auRlyzed the
/ Grosscup decision and severely criticised il
/ Stevens Worries Democrats.
The ACTIVITY Of Chairman Stephens Of tbs
/ democratic committee Of the Third district
In working for the nomination Of Senator
LartE and against Edgar Howard, the Col
umbus editor who has been d pillar in the
party since the year one and who has done
Eis work without any expectation OF re.
ward, iE worrying the democratic state
/ committee
/ il is charged by friends Of Howard thai
Stephens used the name Of BRYAN and In,
. democratic committee 10 secure q poll O.
] the district and the names secured wer,
then used in the Lstta campaign.
Howard, as q closing shot OF the cam
pRigIl, has just published Number Of ''Th,
Fremont Fairplsy," in which he gives hi
real opinion Of Mr. Stephens together viii
q statement Of facts in the case. With IN,
paper he has sent out the following which
is Lstta's official Legislative record:
LATTA's RECORD.
! Chairman Stephens boasts about Ia,
| record made by Nj. Latta in the last leg
/ islature Let us see how be voted on r.
form bills wanted by the common people
lie voted against the child labor Law
| house roll 3
He voted against the direct primary fsV
/ house rob 406
HIS was the only vote against The uur
I food Jaw. senate file S.
He refused 10 vote on Z bin 10 preven
railroads going into the federal courts am
en1oininE the state from collecting taxes
senate fle g.
He refused 10 vote on . I'm 10 preVen
discrimination. senate file "a
Nj LHtta WaE pledged by mis- party plat
I form 70 favor every uue uf these needea
reforms, II q state senator violates III
pledges Of his platform. IN EiE state leE
lslaturt. What would that state senator d
IN couEressf
Voters are requested 10 verify this recur
by comparing IN with the official report o
the secretary q the senate Go 10 YOU
c0urt house, OF 70 any lawyer, anc ask Z
see the senate Journal Of the last eesgioT
EDGAR HOWARD.
The executive committee Of the stat
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