Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
Nebraska
KENNEDY AND REAVIS
SPEAK AT LEWISTON
Candidates for Senate and
House Address Mass Meet
ing in Pawnee County. \
STOPS AT OTHER TOWNS

Lewiston, Neb., Sept. 2.-(Spe-
eial.)-After pointing out the great
number of instances in which the DEM
ocratic party had abandoned and
failed to live up to platform prom
ises, and after describing the manner
In which President Wilson had failed
to be governed by the promises of
the platform on which he was elected,
John L. Kennedy of Omaha, repub-
lican candidate for United States SEN
ator, stated at mass meeting here to-
day: THE platform of the democratic
party is like the platform of a street
car. 1t is used to get in on, but not to
stand on" Mr.. Kennedy and Con-
gresham c. F. Reavis of Falls City
visited here today in company with
two automobile loads.of candidates for
county offices. E. H. Clifford of this
place headed the reception committee
here and introduced the speakers, and
} John Herold, prominent farmer and
citizen, entertained the visitors at a
MONDAY dinner at his farm home.
Mr.. Kennedy asked the farmers OF
Nebraska to insist on the dignity of
the American constitution, even at the
hands of the president of the United
States, and he pointed out that during
the last three years the democratic
president had repeatedly usurped the
function of the legislative branch. He
added that if this was tolerated there
was nothing to prevent the usurpa-
ton of the judicial branch also and the
consequent violation of the underlying
principles of the American govern
ment. Mr.. Kennedy's good-natured
and humorous treatment of his subject
won to him an enthusiastic audience.
Reavis Charms Audience.
Congressman Reavis charmed his
audience with a telling address
which was for the most part not po-
litical However, in closing he said
that the Underwood tariff legislation
OF the democratic congress and the
rivers and harbors bill were the most
sectional bits of legislation ever en-
acted. He pointed out that the Under
ewood tariff bill gave protection to the
products of the states from which
President Wilson and Mr.. Under
wood came, and left unprotected the
products of the Nebraska farmer and
the states of the north. He referred
to the fact that all of southeastern
Nebraska had been benefited by drain
age districts which the Nebraska
farmers built at their own expense
and that the democratic congress had
by its recent legislation appropriated
100000 to do the same thing for the
south. Mr.. Reavis said that he had
always voted against this sort of legis-
iation and that Senator Hitchcock and
his opponent, ex-Congressman Ma
guire, had always voted for it. Mr..
Mcguire, he said, had stated that he
would obey President Wilson. As for
himself, Mr.. Reavis said that he would
not. He said that in England they
stood by the king, and in Russia they
stood by the car, but that in America
the sovereign power is the people OF
the United States, and that he would
stand only by them and be governed
by their needs.> He added that, if he
chose, it would be hard to stand by
President Wilson, as President Will
son would not stand still. He referred
to the vacillating policy of this adj
ministration in all important matters.
Adam McMullen of Wymore, candi-
date for state senator, also spoke on
matters of interest in state and county
politics. His speech was well received.
Much interest was aroused by the visit
of the candidates today, and the state
enent by the speakers that the First
district of Nebraska stands first in
literacy in the United States has
caused much favorable comment. 1t
is confidently predicted that the re-
publican ticket will win in this county.
Talks to School Children.
Bookwalter, Neb., Sept. 2.-(Spe-
cial. Just after the dismissal of
school here this afternoon John L.
Kennedy of Omaha, republican candi-
date for United States senator, and
Congressman C. F. Reavis of Falls
City addressed a gathering of towns
people and farmers from this neigh
borhood in the public school building.
Adam McMullen of Wymore, repub-
lican candidate for state senator, also
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