Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-26
Nebraska
CUSTER REPUBLICANS MEET
Text of Resolutions Passed by Mass
Meeting Saturday Afternoon.
PRESIDENT TAFT COMMENDED
Governor shauenberger's Administra
ton of State Affairs and Cam
pRiEn Methods of Democratic
Party Are Condemned.

EhEty Are NOnuemhtus
BROKEN BOW, Neb.. July 24-(Special)
AT a big mass meeting held by the re-
publicans of Custer county this afternoon,
the following stirring resolutions presented
by a committee consisting of Joe Halfe,
II. b. Glover and A. II. Humphrey were
adopted:
The republicans of Custer county, In
mass convention assembled, congratulate
the country upon the election Of William
IA. Taft to the presidency. In him we rec
ognise a brainy and fearless statesman, a
man whose judicial mind and training VIII
understand conditions and apply remedies,
and we confidently look TO him to bring
about such conservative legislation now
pending IN congress as Will vindtCate time
honored republican principles and time
proven correct application of principles to
conditions so that the pending tariff legls-
lation Will express to the country a tariff
bill In keeping with platform pledges and
along the lines of true Americanism for
which the republican party has AWAY
stood.
on the question Of tariff insofar that it
affects schedules, we express ourselves for
and i'm sympathy with the reductions In
the impending bill advocated by the SEN
ators from the middle western states, viz.
La Toilette, Nelson, Deliver, Cummings,
Crawford, Bristol and our own senators,
Burkett and Brown. We believe with them
that a tariff should be devised in such q
way that the burden of taxation should
fail equally on all, and TO that end we
favor a high rate of taxation on lfe's
lies necessities. And we especially con-
graduate our senators, Burkett and Brown,
and our congressman, Judge Kincaid, for
their effort to insert the western idea OF
tariff into the pending tariff bill.
we congratulate the people OF the. state
of Nebraska through the foresight OF
George L. Sheldon and the republican leg
islatures of 1905 and 1907, the state is now
out of debt. The indebtedness of about
$2,O0O,0 has been liquidated, paid in full;
and we favor such legislation In the future
as will prevent the accumulation of a
floating debt and provide sufficient rev.
enue to make each biennium take care OF
We condemn the trickery, deceit and
fraud practiced by democratic candidates
and committeemen in sending false, spurt-
GUS and forged communications, represent
ing them to have emanated from the tenn
perance organizations or the state; for the
purpose of unfairly influencing voters by
the practice of fraud and deceit to cast
democratic ballots; and we charge that any
political organization that will countenance
and encourage the work of such cowardly
assassins of character and political indie
pendence as was heaped upon Governor
Sheldon in the campaign of 1908 by the
Carr and Thomas letters, by recognizing
their acts of perfidy and appointing such
towards to office, are no better than the
individuals who engage In such low down,
dastardly work.
we CnardG the QeInOCTatlC governor ana
the democratic Legislature of 1909 for their
unfaithfulness to the pledges made by
them in their platforms and their failure
to keep the pledges by them made, after a
campaign wherein they charged extrava-
gance to the legislature of 1907 and the ad-
ministration OF state affairs under the
management of Governor George l.. Shell
don, the democratic management of the
state has spent In appropriations more
s50O,00 more than the republican leg
~islature OF 1907 while promising strict
economy in the management of state af-
fairs; In other matters of legislation the
6 pete0Sy and PtaRT si # has IS a ss0T SRs i bsen in DOM.
mated entirely by corporation influences,
the boss Of the legislature being the paid
elected as a democrat to prevent the very
legislation the party had pledged, and that
all legislation attempted was brought about
the majority party of the last
legislature.
We announce that we believe the day is
doing business in Nebraska and express
ourselves as in sympathy with and ready
to support any legislation that will restrict
saloon influences and make It harder for
saloons to acquire a legal right to sell
liquors In our state.
We, believe in strict economy in ma
tional, state and. county affairs and pledge
the nominees Of the republican party to
conduct the affairs of the office, II elected,
in a businesslike manner, keeping the
records of the office to which they may
be elected at all times open to public in
SpttllOl dIu the Greatest PUBLICITY.
We believe in the redemption Of all party
pledges by the party making
them when given power so to do; and we
and its failure to make good its
when vested with power to do
so, showing conclusively that it's promises
were made Tor the purpose Of influencing
and not In good faith and for the
common good.
Of repubIicanism, announce bv
Lincoln. taught by James q
Blaine, extolled by James a. Garfield, dem
by Theodore Roosevelt and now beinS
pounded home by Bill Taft, to Join with
us IN the perpetuation OF the reign OF
prosperity and good times that we now
enjoy. and for the further advancement
OF the progress of the age and the general
glory OF our country and humanity in gen
Norris Course Commended.
M'CoOK, Neb., July 25.-(special.)-The
republicans of Red Willow county met in
convention here today. Sylvester Cordial
was chairman and c. W. Barnes secretary.
The following delegates to the state CON
Yention were chosen: II. /. Peterson,
Charles Skalla, U. @. Etherton, ], w.
Spencer, Lon Cone, s. r. Messner. ]. r,
Mccall, j. c. Moore and w c. Allison, A
new county central committee was chosen.
with John F. Cordial as chairman and Il.
w. Conover as secretary. The following
were adopted:
Whereas, The whole nation is deeply in
terested in the tariff bill now pending in
Washington,
BE 1t Resolved. BY US, his friends, neigh
bors and fellow citizens, and by the repub-
Leans of Red Willow county in convention
m that we most heartily commen
ana congratulate our congressman, Hon.
George w. Norris, for his COURAGEOUS and
unselfish stand as leader in the anti-Can-
non tight in the matter OF the organization
the present house, and in leading the
light which resulted In greatly reducing
was engaged in this fight two years before
u really began, We have further cause to
proud or him in SO magnificently repre-
the constituency OF his district for
the revision OF the tariff downward. we
are more than pleased-We are proud OF
the man and his efforts for the people.
BE 1t Further Resolved, That we com
mend our state senator, Hon. John c. Gam
nell, ana our state representative, Hon.
frahk Moore for their good work in the
last legislature.
Chooses Delegates.
sTOCKVILLE, Neb., July 8.-CSpecial)-I
The following were elected yesterday to
attend the republican state convention to-
be held at Lincoln, July q: John C. Gam
mill, Thomas Scott, F. c. Schroeder, w.
w. Keith, e. w. Towne, Charles S. Kirby,
NJ. Wasley and L. H.. Cheney.
Dodge Endorses Burkett.
FREMONT, Neb., July 26.-(Special.)-l
The republican county convention met In