Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-14
Pollard Urges
Friends to Vote
For McKelvie
Governor Addresses Meetings
At Weeping Water and
Louisville on His Execu.
tive Stewardship.

Louisville, Neb., Oct. 15.-(Spe-
cial telegram m)-Governor S. R. Nc
Kelvie gave an account Of his execu-
tive stewardship during the last two
years to gathering of 100 people
this afternoon in the city hall, where
he was introduced by c. G. May
field. The governor was accom-
panied by Ernest M. Pollard, who
spoke at the meeting at Weeping
Water earlier in the afternoon and
also here. At Weeping Water
where the attendance was 800. the
governor was introduced by ]. M.
Teegarden.
At both meetings Mr.. Pollard
stated that while he was in the field
against McKelvie last spring for the
gubernatorial nomination, he was
now out for the governor in his
candidacy for reelection, adding
that most of the attacks on the gov
ernor's record have been unfair.
Pollard for McKelvie.
"Ehe governor has been honest
and active and / would rather have
an active governor than one who
is a do-nothing," said Mr.. Pollard
"a governor who does things always
draws the, fire of the opposition"
Mr.. Pollard urged the voters to
dNamine carefully the record of the
democratic ic1national administration.
| "Some ofny friends have been out
Of patience with me because they
have not known the truth" said the
governor. Some would have you
believe that there has been whole
sale release of prisoners from the
state penitehtiary.
1--WE may have made some mis-
takes" he declared, referring to the
Kirk case, "but you know that Kirk
is back in the penitentiary, and that
has nearly ruined the democratic
campaign. We tried to rectify that
mistake"
Opposes Socialistic Program.
The governor expressed his oppo-
sition to the socialist program of
state ownership of industries, and
challenged his democratic opponents
to state specifically where and how
they would reduce taxation, as prom
ised by them. He asserted that the
per capita cost of state government
is now the lowest in the history of
Nebraska.
Explaining the apparent high cost
of the state government during the
last biennium, he said: "If you want
permanent and progressive improve
ments you must spend money to OBJ
tain them"
"If | am reelected we are going
to continue raising money for the
new state capitol, but the details OF
the construction will be decided
later" was another statement.
The governor announced that he
was for law enforcement, adding
that there has been some criticism
on account of strict law enforcement
under his administration.
Will Enforce Laws.
"A prominent man in certain
locality told me that the people OF
his community were liberal and did
not look kindly on a too rigid en-
forcement of certain laws" he said.
81 knew that he was referring to the
prohibitory laws. He wanted pro-
lection for bootleggers, and | told
him that a governor who would per-
NIT the violation of one law would
do the same with other laws"
The governor stated that there
seems to be general confidence in
the election of the republican ma
tiona1 ticket and he expressed the
belief that there will be many
straight republican votes cast in Ne
braska next month.
The governor will speak today as
follows: Papillion, 10 a. M; Gretna,
2 p. m.; Yutan, 4 p. M; Wahoo,