Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-19
LARGE CROWDS
HEAR M'kELVIE
ON STATE TRIP
State Issues Discussed by Re.
publican Candidate for Gov
ernor at North Platte
and Gothenburg.

North Platte, Neb., Sept. 49,
Especial Telegram. IS. R. Nickel
vie, republican candidate for gov
ernor, addressed we'll attended meet
ings in North Platte and Gothen-
berg today. His address was con-
fined largely to questions of interest
in the management of the state gov
eminent and cooperation with the
national government in the success
full prosecution of the war. Attacks
made upon him by newspapers OPP
posed to his candidacy were replied
to in a clear-cut and convincing
manner. He was accompanied by
H. G, Taylor, republican candidate
for railroad commissioner, who also
spoke briefly.
In his addresses Mr.. McKelvie
said:
"Of equal importance with pros
porous industrial and business con-
ditions in Our state is the subject of
the domestic relations of the people.
In times like this, when the public
mind becomes easily inhamed, it is
of Nae utmost Importance that the
people should be encouraged to con-
sidfr the common good and the
rights OF the citizens as reserved to
them by the laws and the constitu-
ton.
Since the time when our republic
was established it has been a we'll
observed principle that every indi-
vidual is entitled to hearing before
a court Of proper jurisdiction. or
jury Of his peers before being pro-
nounced guilty. This principle is
being urged upon the people by
our national administration and it
should be just as faithfully observed
by our state administration.
Organize Secret Service.
"If | am elected, it is my inten-
ton to aid the government in per-
fecting secret service organization
in this state which will permit no
guilty man to escape and that will
enable the administration to sec that
the laws of justice are properly i'll
voked.
so far as our state is concerned,
the question of prohibition has been
settled at the hands of the people.
NJ" Upon every occasion when the
opportunity has been given to me,
| have contributed of my money,
time and influence in the interests
of prohibition. The records will
show that when prohibition was a
local issue in Lincoln l was a con-
tributor to the dry fund and was
included among those who were
interested in its success.
Favors Prohibition.
II was elected to the legislature
of 1911 from Lancaster county up
on a county option platform, that
being the issue in that campaign.
In keeping with this section, voted
and was .or prohibition i'll that ses-
sion and was one Of, those who were
most active in obtaining the pas
sage of the bill for the initiative
and referendum, the primary pur-
pose of that legislation being to
place the question of prohibition
directly in the hands of the voters
for a decision. AS is we'll known,
it was through this measure that it
was made possible for Nebraska to
obtain statewide prohibition.
I'm the campaign for prohibition
in 1916. | was a contributor to the
dry fund and as a candidate for
governor, stated frankly my posi-
ton in favor of statewide prohi-
bition.
Throughout all the time since
prohibition has been an issue, my
record has been clear as an active
supporter of it. Through the COL
umns of my farm paper | have al
ways advocated it and since l have
been in charge of the Nebraska
Farmer" not a line of liquor ad-
vertising has ever been carried in
its columns. look upon prohibi-
ton as an economic necessity as
we'll as a moral need, and l expect
to be found at all times enlisted
in its support"