Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-30

other. Tariff making should be removed
from partisanship,
tariff commission should be created with
power TO propose revision of tariff rates,
schedule by schedule, treating each case
on its merits,
Canal and Roosevelt.
We approve the course OF President
Roosevelt In 1903 which assured the COM
pleuon, without delay, OF the Panama
canal, the greatest work Of modern times
and we condemn the democratic admins
tration in Its advocacy OF the proposed
treaay with Colombia which provides for
the payment 20 that nation of t26, 900, OcO
OF indemnity by the United states gov
ernment
tice OF the people" and will pledge our
selves Co work for:
/. Presidential primaries and the popu-
lar election nf the president
= Majority votes on all measures measures sub;
referendum.
4 rho short form ballot
4. The recall OF all elective officers.
5. The recall Of judicial decisions.
s. The retention of our statewide pri.
mary slmplified under the short form
:, Preferential voting at primary cleo
tions.
Equal Suffrage
As further and necessary step In the
popular control OF public affairs, We are
therefore for equal suffrage both state
and national. We specifically endorse the
equal suffrage plank In our national plat
form and the proposed suffrage amend
mont to our state constitution.
different Taxation.
with the aroused interest In economic
problems, taxation is attracting an IN
creased Interest In politics OF city, state
and nation, and NehrRska awkward anC
unjust fiscal system should be superseded
I "A NsaNs WaHNn IA ~ 4
the burdens in accordance with privileges
and benefits received.
We endorse the proposed amendment &c
our state constitution giving the legisla
ture latitude In framing a taxation sys
tenn. We favor a progressive inheritance
tax and a graduated state income tax
discriminating sharply I'm favor OF earned
as compared with unearned incomes
Municipal home rule should be granted
| to cities in the important matter or taxa
ton.
Public Ownership,
! Public utilities should he owned by tn,
public and operated by the public a
| The Importance OF water power in tn,
| Immediate future challenges the seriou
attention OF our people The publc shoul,
power OF the state. The people shoul,
| have monopoly ON the sale OF all cnergl
generated by water power The natiol
spheres should by Immediate legislation
and constitutional amendment keep tn
! fee OF the water power permitting IL
/ use only for a reasonable length OF tim
OF terms that will secure the interest o
| the public,
The problem Of irrigation In of vital i'm
portance, We are opposed to the holdlnl
\ of undeveloped water sites by individual
| or corporations and favor the cancellation
| OF water power appropriations wher
grants are held for speculation.
Constitutional Convention.
| Questions Of judicial and court reform
| short ballot the Improvement of our leg
| islative department the elimination o
! unnecessary offices and a new form o
| county government emphasize the neces
| sity OF many changes In our fundamentH
law and we favor a constitutional con
| vention.
The problems OF the farm are funda
mental to our state and national welfaTt
and a system OF rural and industrts
credits should he developed which Will al
ford our farmers and wage workers bet
ter facilities for borrowing money on Ion
time at low rates of interest. The Cour
try IAfe commission appointed by Pres
dent Roosevelt should be re-eetaoiished,
The well scrystalized demand ln thI
state for freight rate reduction has bee
checkmated by seven years OF delay o
the part OF the railway commission w
demand the elimination of discriminatln
preferentials, and that the commissio
report at the earliest possible date n
result of its recent investigation an
make a reasonable reduction IN freigl
rates in this state, even to a oohparativ