Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-02-11
DEMOCRATS PAY
PARTY PLEDGES
TRY TO PLACE COWGlLL IN CONTROL
OF RAILWAY COMMISSION
MILLER AND Oils BUSY
Democrats Pushing Bill TO License Sale
OF Liquor in Amusement Parks On
Any Day In Week When Park
Is Under Operation

Any Day IN week Wnen PaTk
Is Under Operation
Two measures presented to the
legislature within the last week,
one in the Senate and one in the
House, both offered by members
Of the Democratic majority, ex-
hibit distinctly the determinat-
ion of Democratic leaders to pay
their party obligations to both
the railroads and the brewers.
In the House Representative Case
of Frontier has offered a bill, H.
h. 234, which grasps with hand
of iron the proceedings of the
State Railway Commission and
gives practical control of the en-
ployees, rules, and orders of that
body to the single Democratic
member elected last fall. Almost
every citizen knew that the rail-
roads of the state were bitterly
opposed to the reelection of
Judge Williams and favored the
election Of Mr.. Cowgirl as one Of
the board of railway commission
Iers, the body which under our
present laws stands between the
public and railway extortion and
abuses. The railways won their
fight and put Mr.. Cowgirl on the
commission, but he having only
one vote in three no serious alarm
was felt that the effectiveness of
the commission in the peoples
interests was in jeopardy at this
time, and that the corporations
would not receive undue leniency
until they had elected one other
member who might view trans
portation affairs from their stand
point. However, it develops that
two years is too long to wait and
the railroads desire immediate re-
suits. The Case bill above men,
toned ic apparently framed to
secure these results without much
delay. In effect the provisions
of this bill not only make Mr..
Cowgirl an equal force on the
commission to the other two
members, but really gives him the
force of majority. The bill is
arteully designed to secure this
end. 1t provides that the State
Railway Commission shall or
ganize in August of this year
and that no employee shall be ap.
pointed or discharged nor any
rule or order of the commission
promulgated except on unani-
nous agreement of the commits.
sion. 1t will be instantly seen
that one member can block all
proceedings against the railways
and can dictate the selection of
all its employees, should this bill
become a law. This effort at
legislation is no doubt the plain
and palpable settlement of the
Democratic party with the rail
roads for services rendered in the
election.
That the brewers are to have
their recognition from the Demo.
cratic leaders for aid and assist.
ance given in time Of trouble is
illustrated by a bill introduced
into the Senate by Howell oi
Omaha during the past week
This bill is the most hagrant
attack on the Sabbath day ant
the existing liquor laws of Nebr
that has been offered up to date
in this session. Its plain provis
ions show that it is distinctly il
, the interests of the Omaha brew
, ers and the wealthy brewers a
| that, for it limits the proposed
expansion of the liquor laws t.
beer and similar intoxicants, anc
provides that the new idea ma,