Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-28
BURNETT TALKS At BENSON
Senior Senator Draws a Crowd Which.
Fills the New Eagle Hall.
WORK OF TWO PARTIES COMPARED
A. ". tJefferIs winds AZ the Meet
inR with = short but Effective Ad-
dres. and Then Both start
for south Omaha.


Comparing the republican party TO the
north star. ever xteadfast. and asking the
people to 90 10 the polls in November and
cast their votes for Il and not for the
party which stands for the Pickering, fad
Ing and changing ''parapopnt issues CON
cocted TO catch votes. United states Sena-
tor Z. J. Burkett. senior senator from Ne
braska. addressed the people Of Benson
Monday night.
The meeting was held in the new Eagle
auditorium, which was wen filled with in
terested auditors. many democrats being
present The speaker was loudly app
plauded and many a laugh was occasioned
by gibes directed at the idiosycracies of
the democratic party and HIS showing that
line leader OF the party really does not
know what he or his party want. A.. w.
~1efferls. nominee for congress, spoke be-
fore tile senator and following the main
address other local candidates addressed
the assemblage. Senator Burkett and Mr..
Jerfreis left at . o'clock for South Omaha,
whore they spoke later in the evening. Z
IN his opening sentence. the senator
spoke enthusiastically of the magnificent
now Eagle auditorium and congratulated
aIc people Of the thriving city, pointing
0u, the fact that republican prosperity
mad. the auditorium possible
Party q, Prosperity.
81 don't know whether there are any
democrats here tonight or not, but If there
sle they must concede that the republican
PARTY is the party OF prosperity. A few
years ago I could tell a democrat as far
~ could see him, and in 1895 ! could tell
Il pop clear across the road: but today we
. 800. AZ iii. -z-I slav1-~ 90 npr.h-
lean prosperity. But after all the welfare
and prosperity of forty or fifty years, our
party Is the only concern in the country
that must go out and battle for its life.
You remember IN 1895 the paramount
Issue was the free and unlimited coinage
Of Silver at the ratio Of 16 to /. without the
aid or consent OF any nation on earth
There. ] got that of as good as any demo-
crat could have done 1t twelve years ago..
In 1896 the democrats we're in terrible shape,
Their eyes used to water, their teeth chat
tered and their knees Knocked together, be-
cause this country Of ours was going wrong,
w-r-r-ronw. But IL didn't.
I'm 1890 81 Was Imperialism, and we were
goiug to have a King, queen, jack, ten-spot,
aud all The rest OF them right away quick.
Mr. Bryan told us that the Fourth of July
would pass away, and The spirit OF empire
was upon U, and he went all over the coun-
;ry telling how 10 take care of the Philip
pines. But let me tell you, the welfare and
happiness Of our own people is vastly more
important. And, by the way, we have no
hins, or even a jack, but we have a ten
spot, many OF thcm-S1O gold pieces.
II am glad the women are here and ]
wish more .we4e here, for I want you vot.
crs to ask their advice on election day,
Picture tho t,eHest, most miserable year
unGcr republican regime and then picture
the best year uQdec dsmocratic administra-
lion That you can cUnjure zip In your mind.
Md then ask the wife, tho sister, the
sveerireaIt n Nnicl, year size would rather
live.
difference in Parties. ,.,.
'1lir republican party believes in doing
things. the democratic party believes in
doing nothlng--ft believes in leaving things