Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-04
People Must Sweep Them Aside and
Move Onward.
TERM PROGRESSIVE" IS TRIBUTE
Party Now Waging New Battle in
Interest of Humanity.
PRESIDENTS TASK NOT EASY ONE
Postal Savings Banks
and other Problems Vital to
People VIII He Solved at
Early Date.
(From a staff Correspondent.)


WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.--(Special Tele- |
gram )-"Reactionarles must be swept
aside today, as they have always been, II
the republican party Is to continue its
achievements and triumphs for the public
welfare"
This was the keynote OF a speech made
last night by Senator Elmer ]. Burkett at
the annual reception of the Nebraska Re
publican association, the feature Of which
was the senator's address,
Every republican should be proud OF
the history and traditions Of the republi-
can party. High ideals that have con
trolled and directed the party in tine past
must be sustained" continued the senator,
mo party organization in the worlds
history has been so successful In accom-
plishng good for the people, and in re-
tanning their confidence so long and so un-
interruptedly as has the republican party
in America. There is but one reason for
it, and that is that 1t has always re-
sponded to the heartbeats of mankind and
has enacted legislation approved and de-
manded by the conscience Of the American
people.
''It has kept pace with the industrial
and commercial development of the coun-
try and with the upllft Of American stand
ards and human ideals. 1t stood for Old
Glory in its mission Of humanity upon
the seas when there were reactionaries
within and without it's own ranks who
would have hauled 1t down.
Definition of PrOEressives.
There are some of us who are called
| progressives, but that is only a tribute to
our genuine repubicanism. We are some
times called insurgents, but that is only
| because We protest against those who
would stand in the way Of progressive leg
| islation.s Today the republican party is
waging a new battle for humanity, bat
tie, not only for the people now living, but
for generations yet unborn.
.ConseaVation of the naval resources is
no longer bogyman to be scoffed at. as
when the great. Roosevelt promulgated it,
for the republican party is thoroughly and
unequivocally committed TO It, 1t was be-
gun by Roosevelt, it must be completed
by Taft. 1 call upon you republicans to
sustain the president in the great work that
he has assumed. His task is not easy, his
burden is not light for there are those who
would hamper him as there were those who
hampered Lincoln and Mckinley and
Roosevelt. But with the sustaining sup
port of the people, which he must have, he
|
crystalize into law those great policies for
which he stands, and complete the work
for which his predecessor fought so val
iantly
For half century the people have
wanted postal savings banks. 1 say to you
that before this session of congress ad-
journs 1t will be realization. The repub-
llcan party, has put It's hand to the wheel
there must he no looking back. The peo-
pie are engaged in the fight. They are
with us in the undertaking and with them
there can be no failure. Without the
awakened conscience Of American people
Lincoln would have gone to his grave un.
heralded and unsung Without the un.
tagging support OF the people, the patient
MCKINLEY would not have achieved ir
Cuba and the PHILIPPINES what he did anC
without the peoples support, Roosevelt
would not have won his great triumphs IL
our industrial Legislation. President Tar
must have it and we must sustain him a.
our great party chief"
No Money for Wells.
Representative Norris today made al
unsuccessful fight to secure the inser.
ton into the agricultural appropriation
bill of $4,000 to enable the secretary OF
agriculture to conduct experiments in the
semi-arid lands by boring artesian wells
Judge Norris said the secretary Of agricul
ture has been authorized to make almos
every conceivable experiment that man has
yet thought Of to improve the condition o.
the farmer on lands where it might b,
possible through artificial means to eaus,
dozen blades OF grass to grow wher,
I nature Will only produce one. Mr.. Norris
) believed by sinking a few artesion WE'LL
| a., 10,
be tapped and flow of water secured II
D sufficient abundance TO cause these semi
arid regions TO blossom.
E The senate committee on Indian affair
e today brought in favorable report OF
the Gamble bill TO provide for the pay
r ment TO the Cheyenne and Standing Rocl
o Indians In North and South Dakota . q