Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-27
SENATOR BROWNS ADDRESS
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Sheldon, the last real governor OF thls
state. During his administration the con-
stitution was amended, providing for .
railway CON n iRsion TO be chosen BY the
people; under his administration an anil
pass law was enacted; a terminal tax law
was passed, freight and express rates re-
duced, q two-cent passenger rate law put
on the books, common carriers regulated,
pure food law, an antitrust law and q
direct primary law passed. And remem-
Der during his administration and since,
under the whip and spur and energy OF
Attorney General William 7, Thompson
every one of these laws has been enforced.
Not one is a dead letter, but all are in TUB
force and effect. These progressive meas
ures were promised by the republican
party to the people OF this state before
election. The promise was kept and every
pledge redeemed at par by republican Off
GERS after election. Every law represented
step In advance. They were the sub
stance and not the shadow of real pro.
gressive legislation
Let 1t not be forgotten that the last
democratic legislature found all these laws
| on the statute books and that legislature
reckless as IL was of the public welfare
did not dare repeal a single one, But LEI
me tell you what they did dare do. They
put in their time so changing the state
statutes that all OF the appolntive Officers
OF the state not controlled by the conSti'
tuition itself should become the appointees
of the governor instead Of different STATE
officers. 1t was necessary to do this be
cause the governor was q democrat and
the state officers were republicans. Fol
example, the first law passed by the senate
two years ago was a law depriving repub
lican secretary OF state or the power t
designate the newspapers in each county
which should publish proposed eonstitp
tional amendments and placed the powe
in the hands Of the gbvernor. 1t look
today as If the governor was far-seeinl
man In getting that law passed; for las
week he designated the Commoner as tn
official constitutional amendment publishe
for Lancaster county. What will the har
vest be7 Let us hope that after the pri
maries the fee for the publication MAJ
, persuade the Commoner to ''eome back 4
the governors support. Not satisfied witt
tho record so far made, the democrats
legislature assaulted the constitution Il
order to get partisan coutrol of the school
and charitable institutions CT the state
II Not yet satisfied with its record, 1t mad
second assault on the constitution 4
: order to steal the supreme bench OF tn
state under the fraud, and pretenee OF
non-partlsan judiciary. Not satisfied wit
this record, 1t passed a bed sheet law ex
! tending the length Of the sheet to min
. feet, and now to their chagrin and humili
III Htion, find that 1t is still too short to cove
their sins from the sight Of the people.
e Back 10 Republication,
with these records-republican and dem
! ocratic-befors the people Of this state ca
there be any doubt OF the election Of
republican legislature and a republican GOV
Z ernor? Let US get back to another sheldo
\ LEGISLATURE and to another governor Tx
: him, true to the best interests OF the bel
. people OF the best commonwealth OF Oh
best nation on earth.
but republicans, with all the progressy
> and patriotic legislation of our party In tn
state. the party in the nation has kept
full step and pace. Never In the histoT
: OF the republic has the congress OF n
3 United States In a single session enacts
I so many important and progressive Ian
) as did the republican eopgress just a.
4 iourned. Two years ago President Ia
was elected on the pledge that he with
e republican congress would give the poop
u q conservation law which would legalise ar
n validate the Roosevelt policy OF conseryir
J. natures resources The promise was kel
/, ana q conservation bill was passed whiC