Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-18
Also Reminds Them Of Some he Does
Not Endorse.
CARNEGIE PENSIONS Is ONE
Bank Guaranty Bill of Committee is
Commended.
SILENT ON COUNTY OPTION
ETH for Experimental Farm Near
Cambridge 40 Ktlled An the
Houre-occupatton Of
Senators.
From a stan corresponaenil

" Fom n ELAII nFIttpllt4GUlsf
LINCOLN. Fch. IT-CspeciRlD-In repre-
sentative haIl. which was crowded. lobby
and gallery. and from which every temper
ance banner had been removed. william J.
BRYAN this afternoon addressed 5uint ses-
sion Of the house anc senate.
In his address, which lasted for one hour
and forty minutes. Mr.. Bryan advocated
the passage Of the following bills. now
pending.
Appropriation for a lincoln monument
Liberal appropriation for a state historical
A hiii for the initiative ana referendum
bill for school Of citizenship AZ the
university.
A oil for the Oregon primary plan OF
electinE senators.
A bin for the publication OF campaign
contributions before election
A bill for the physical valuation OF rail-
roads
The committee bin for the guaranty Of
bank deposits.
He denounced and opposed the following
bills now pending:
The bin providing that the teachers in
the State university be qualified 20 become
benefiCiaries Of the Carnegie pension fund
after having taught continuously for twen-
teacher is g years old.
He congratulated the legislature as fol-
lows;
Because the house selected It's standing
committees through committee Cat his
For the drafting Of a banking hflis. with
which ne seemed perfectly familiar.
For the progress INSIDE on the bills pro-
viding for the physical valuation OF rail-
roads. on the bill 10 provide for the pub
nc n,eitg OF esmpAign contributions: on the
election of Speaker Pool ana on general
principles
Mr. Bryan advocated the passage Of the
following bill. not yet introduced:
Limiting the amount us money a candi-
date for office may spend in hiH campaign.
No MentIon of County Option.
Mr. Bryan failed 10 mention the following
question which is now bothering the demo-
crsttie party.
County option.
Mr. Bryan repeated that the platform is
just as binding ON what is onits ss II lie
on what II contains.
The presidential csndidata reachad has
highest eloQueBct IN lliE depunciafsun of taa
hiB N'lIicf has harasay passed he senn4e
providing the teachers In the university
may participate in the Carnegie pension
fund The passage OF the bill. he said.
would be placing the state in the attitude
of q mendicsnt asking the rich man 10
carry It's burdens and admitting IT was un-
able TO pay its teachers.
This Carnegie fund" he said Is the
most insidiOus poison that has been IN
3scted into the body polite" Continuing
he said the eKtortion OF the trusts amounted
to little compared with the bad influence
that would follow the acceptance OF the
Carnegie fund. And then In a great burst
OF elouuence he Ilkened the pension fund
TO a proposition from a country at war
with the United States TO pension the SOL
diers OF the American army. He closed his
denunciRtion with the following:
This question win not be settled 10y this
legislature. II my argument is sound the
voters viii use It. II the university is tied
TO the Steel trust ana army Of voters Win
unite H."
Platforms Are Binding.
Mr.. Bryan placed great stress upon the
Importance OF party platforms and their
fulfillment Representatives are bound by
7 the platforms Of their state convention
Kou have your local platform by which
you are bound. Every man elected on a
state or local platform ought TO vote as he
promised or resign This is my conception
Of Legislative duty Ny interest Is 70 see
( promises carried out n there is any plank
In the platform which ] DO not endorse /
would urge dt as earnestly as others an
in favor Of
| For considerable time Mr.. Bryan sdvo-
Gated the passage Of a bin limiting the
amount uf money a candidate FOR office may
spend in his campaign. forgetting evidently
/ that Nebraska has such a law. Cssction /
Article OF Chapter s6 Complied Statutes }
! In ms argument In favor Of the passage
Of the physical valuation bin now pending
Mr.. Bryan denounced the railroad lobby ana
referred 10 past history when The railroads
carted a member Of the legislature out Of
the state to prevent the enactment Of a
/ freight rate law. When the physical vAlua-
tion bin is passed. he said. II would be Of
benefit 10 the railroads for when the truth
is known regarding their value the railroads
win be saved from 3 demsEogue. The rail
roads, he said. should trust the people ana
not feel that they have 10 maintain lobby
% look after the legislature.
! Mr.. Bryan endorsed the banking bin pre-
pared by the joint COMMITTEES Of the house
and senate and said II would safeguard the
1 depositors and az the same time would
be acceptable 70 the bankers. The changes
in the banking laws he thought were as
important as the guaranty fund. and he
endorsed the hin as prepared by the com
mittee
The presidential candidate spent = lot
q time advocating an appropriation for a
4 monument 10 Abraham Lincoln and for
tie construction Of state historical buhd-
ing. but not one word did he say a. favor
Of an appropriation Off q state library
building IN which 10 house Sebraska' $
library. which is priceless and IN which
/ some Sz5dOo are invested
OPffmIsts Are DiAapPofnaed.
The greatest dissppointment of the speech
20 the advocates o. county option Was mis-
silence on that questioa. f1is frequent
Heferences however. 20 his statement made
when he received the presidential nOmina-
tion. that the platform is binding On Hha.
Il omitE as Il is upon Whist n contains gave
an idea Of hoS much chance a county
option hin has Ia tins legislature.
Mr. Bryan Was introduced b. L1eutenani
Governor HopeNel as 'lSebraska's most
Distinguished citiEen-~ He baEsn tbs speech
% a short discussion % what % DO win
| the ex-preEidauts ana Whna fha uresidsufial