Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-11
Governor is Out
For Moral Issue
For Democracy
Takes This Stand at Kearney Ban
quet-Dahlman for Initiative
and Referendum.


KEARNEY. Neb., June 1O.-(special Tele-
gram. 1.-Two hundred democrats Toasted to-
night, the occasion being the second annual
banquet OF Buffalo County democrats
Among the speakers who arrived during the
afternoon were: Governor A. G. Shallen-
berger, who takes for his subject, 1.-The
Political Future of Nebraska" James c.
Dahlman of Omaha, why We Should All
be Democrats" II. d. Sutherland of Mel
son. Insurgency" w. b. Price OF Lin
coin, why the Next President Should be
Democrat" J. Il. Dean of Broken Bow,
"our Next Congress-" F. w. Brown of Lin
coin, Municipal Ownership" J. j. Nc
Democracy"
d. ID. Oldham of Kearney delivered the
address OF welcome. T. c. Byrnes OF Column
bus acted as postmaster.
Judge Oldham, In a spirited address OF
welcome introduced L. Z. Byrne as toast
master. Mr.. Byrne welcomed the many re-
publicans who were present ana compli-
mented them for attending democratic
function.
| Ex-Mayor Brown OF Lincoln congratu-
lated the people Of Kearney for voting for
municipal ownership OF water works. Fur
ther, he stated that he resented the feeling
that is beingsshown over Nebraska toward
| the city of Lincoln, because that town had
| seen fit to vote out saloons. lie strongly
denounced open primaries.
W. Is. Price, whose subject was why
Our Next President Should BE Demo-
cratic" dwelt at length on the tariff ques-
ton. Judge Dean, in his address on the
next congress, predicted that the places of
the stand-pat republicans would be filled by
l UHa III k.N aaAk .
man. is beyond reproach, and that he was
being imposed on by so-called friends.
ma. MCCARTHY of Ogallala spoke on the
future Oh western Nebraska. r. ID.
| sutherland in his address on insurgency
stated that there were no real insurgents
representing Nebraska in congress. re
held Murdock Of Kansas up as an idea
insurgent, stating that Nebraska's so
called insurgents always turned stand
patters In the eleventh hour.
Tom Flynn of Omaha was called upon
! and gave a few Informal remarks, and
stories.
Governor Shallenberger responded to
tho toast, 1.-THE Political Future of Ne
braska" and opened his remarks by lie.
| viewing the work Of the last legislature
He declared his Intentions OF fighting
further for the bank guaranty law, the
nonpartlsan judiciary. and tie nonpartisar
| school board He upheld the 5 O'Clock
closing law and recalling the position the
democratic party took on the slavery ques-
ton fifty years ago. declared that the
time was ripe now for the democrat party
TO take up q moral Issue and fight on the
liquor question. He further said that he
hoped to see the initiative and referendum
law passed and signed by a democratic
legislature and governor.
James DahlmRn opened his remarks with
strong plea for personal liberty. Ht
upheld the Slocumb law, and said thai
II was sufficient TO govern the liquor
question He cited the city OF Lincoln a,
an example OF how the Slocumb Law
worked, that 1t gave each community the
right TO govern themselves. and regulat,
the liquor traffic as it saw fit. His posi-
ton on capitol removal was taken because
It gave equal rights to the people Of west
, ern Nebraska. His closing remarks wer,
that he was for the initiative anC
referendum, that he had signed like bill
for the city Of Omaha. and that he woulS
favor Il for the state.