The Columbus journal., 1909-08-04
POLITICS IN NEBRASKA
Republicans, Democrats, Populists and Prohibi-
tionists Hold Conventions.
ALL HAVE GOOD ATTENDANCE
Proclamation of Principles as Set Forth by the
Leading Political Organizations.

charge by innuendo that republican judges
are not to be trusted to perform their
cording to their oaths Of Office. we resent
| the fmputatiOn. 1t will become the demo-
Gratis to prate about q nOnpartisan judici-
they had elected two of the supreme
| judges few years ago. they left no
| stone unturned to elect the third and
make the court consist wholly of their
own partisan judges.
| Democratic Platform.
| We. the democrats of Nebraska, in state
convention assembled. reafirm our faith
In. and pledge our loyalty to. the princi-
pies of our party as set forth in the plat
form adopted by the democratic conven-
We denounce the republican tariff bill
las a shameless contamination Of the fraud
deliberately planned by the republican
leaders when they promised revision in
to the fact that it confesses the truth OF
all that the democrats have charged as
to the iniquities OF the high tariff system.
We call special attention to the fact
| that one plank contained in both the
democratic state and national platforms
| for 1905. namely. the plank demanding a
constitutional amendment specifically In
accepted by a republican president. SEN
ate and house of representatives. and
| that such amendment has been submit
ted to the states for ratification.
| braska ITO assist in securing ratification
| of that amendment and to that end we
! ask Governor ShallenbcrEer to call a
special session ion Of the legislature at an
the advocacy of an income tax. may have
the honor Of being the first state to ratify
the amendment.
We particularly indorse the proposition
that the United States senators be elected
by popular vote.
Present day conditions in the senate
emphasize the Importance Of this re-
form.
Relieving that the people have a right
| To have what they want in government.
we favor the submission at the next ses-
| amendment providing for the initiative
and referendum.
Reasserting our purpose to give the peo-
pie of the state of Nebraska Il guaranty
or bank deposits law. we call attention to
| the fact that the suspension Of that law
by the federal court emphasizes the posi-
ton taken by the democratic party Of
Nebraska in it's 1908 platform. when it
favored the enactment of such laws as
| may be necessary to compel corporations
to submit their legal disputes I" the
courts Of the states in which they do
business before taking an appeal to the
| United States courts.
We indorse the successful business ad-
ADMINISTRATION of a democratic governor and
commend the governor and 4 democratic
legislature for the enactment Of specific
democratic platform pledges into law.
The democrats Of Nebraska. however.
direct the attention Of all good citizens
| to the fact that the state election to be
held this fall is for the purpose Of chOOs
ing three judges Of the supreme court and
three regents Of the university. No other
Offices are involved.
The democratic party. through its lesis-
lature and governor. sought to lift these
Of the embodiment, Of PARTISAN politics.
to take them out Of the hands of pro-
fcssiOnal politicians. til raise them above
serve. and place them permanently and
securely on a nOn-partisan basis. But the
| republican Tartv held otherwise.
Through its leaders and its press it as
| sailed the non bipartisan judiciary law.
Through its state organization II ar
ranged surreptitiously palpably insincere
but successful attack upon it.
Of great and far-reaching Importance.
We are coming tn he more and more a.
people governed by our courts. The courts,
as the hartOr to which special privilege
ri.s IN every storm. and the Instrumental
tiles through which 1T asserts. with grow
rie.s legislature and the peoples execu-
tives.- There never was n time when the
necessity for keeping courts. invested
with or asse,tins sxtraSrdnary
presented itself more forcibly than it
W. urge the people Of this common
them. We urge upon them that the
issue in this state election is one. not of
party or platform. but Of men.
We urge all EebraSkanS in voting for
supreme judges and for regents to lay
aside party prejudice and ties. We hope
no democrat will vote for candidate for
either Of these offices merely because the
candidate is a democrat. and that no re-.
publican will vote for such a candidate
because he is republican.
We urge each and every voter Of all
vrtsS tn vote for th.. l-h no
goes to the ballot box this fall. and not
for the party label.
Resolved. That we urge the democratic
members of congress and those from Ne
hrsl ska especially. to use their best ef-
forts 10 secure. as speedy i completion as
possible Of tn" government ditch project
now but partially completed In western,
Nebraska. assuring those settlers who
have homesteaici lands under said pro-
iect that the government will keep good
faith with them. and that right soon
What il here said with reference to the.
administration Of the courts applies like
wise to the administration II the state,
university. This noble institution hasl
grown and prospered under the efficient;
management Of regents elected az re-.
rublicanS. free from the intrusion Of pO-.
litical nartisanship or the application OF
POLITICAL tests. in sharp contract with the,
time when under 4 fusion board its man,
agement was notoriously partisan.
The reasons. therefore. are not heard Il"
find why. for more than third OF a
:snturs but for on 1 hH tTai prs
preferred to eptrust their highest court:
If justice and their highest institution Of
learning t" officers presented as candi- :!
dates by the republican party. and these
reasons hold good TODAY. The nominees
ri the republican party for these respOns-
ible positions this year will be cOmpe-
tent ard trustworthy. and should COM:
mand the support and votes Of al! good
citizers who believe In honesty. justice.
and fidelity and hate hypocracy. deceit