The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-30
"The Peoples
Voice"
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Shows I'd ShaIienberger.


| Hastings, Neb,--To the Editor o
The Omaha Bee: Your Washington
correspondent certainly performed 1
valuable service TO the people OF THU
state when he gave them the namei
OF the 202 candidates endorsed b.
the Association Opposed to Prohibit
ton. The people OF this district 9TH,
Fifth should be especially apprecia
tive.
y. G. Shallenbcrger Of Alma, demo
cratic candidate for congress, is tell
ing the audiences whom he suspects
have overwhelmingly dry sympa
thies that he has been "A mighty gooc
dry" himself; IN fact, that he voted
for the yolstead law! Well, well
when did that happen? Some more
OF "Shllly Shally's" artful lodging
He is only HfTCHCOCK'S "SATEL
LITE" ...
What are the facts? lie DID NOT
vote for the Volstead bill, neither did
he vote against 1t upon July %, 1919
the date 1t passed the house Of repre-
sentatives In Washington. How could
he? The people OF this district had de
creed In November. 1918. that A. c.
Shallenberger was too busy deliver.
ing chautauqua lectures during ses.
sions OF congress to represent them
properly fhe having missed some 50
roll calls during the war period alone)
so they at that time elected w. t.
Andrews of Hastings to succeed Shall.
enberger upon the expiration Of the
latter's term. Thus the last day that
Shallenberger was a member OF con.
gress expired March 4, 1919. An
drews represented the people OF this
district properly by voting for the
Volstead law on July %, 1919, at the
special session called by the repub.
leans to start the long. tedious work
of cleaning up the mess left by the
democrats.
j Query: Why did the Association Op.
posed to Prohibition endorse Hitch
cock and Shallenberger II these men
were intending to properly represent
their respective constituencies, as they
are now pretending that they will?
Also, is 1t not significant that the
very candidates who are "unsatisfac-
tory" to the Anti.Saloon league OF
Nebraska have been simultaneously,
endorsed by the Association
Opposed to Prohibition? 1t shows
that both organizations know what
they are doing!
But now Mr.. Shallenberger will de
mand the proof for my statement that
he did not vote for the Volstead act,
or against 1t. All right. Here It Isl;
/ have before me an official bound
volume of the Congressional Record,
and on page 1905 of that important
government document (No. So, Part
3, Sixty-siXth congress, first session.
7 find the following passage: PRO.
hibtion bill. The Speaker:
Those in favor of the passage Of the
bill will, when their names are called,
answer aye those opposed will an
swer nay" Under yeas" | find
the sixth name on the list TO be AN
drews, Nebraska" In view of this in.
dsputable evidence, what becomes Of
Mr.. Shallenberger' misleading and
wholly inaccurate statement? Why
is he trying to deceive us? He can
not successfully deny the sincere
statements OF your special staff cor
at Washington and the
Associated Press dispatches as well
that he has beeh endorsed by the As.
ISOLATION Opposed TO Prohibition.
He has been parading this district
under Hitchcock's protecting wing,
As soon as he gets away from Hitch.
cock he condemns his opponent for
voting for the Eseh Cummlns law"
seemingly all unmlndful that he. him.
self, Ia the democratic congress voted
for the federal control act OF March
81, 1918. which was IAN act to pro,
vide for the operation 81 transporta.
Ion systems while under federal con.
irol, for the just compensation Of
their owners and Tor other purposes
This net for which shallenherger
voted without reservations PRO,
,ided, among other things. as follows,
L quote from an Official print ~ tho
law as put out bv the government
officei Tho president
r. hereby authorized 20 agree with
aud tn GUARANTEE 10 any such
-arrler making operating returns %
he Interstate Commerce commission.
,hH during The period n such fet
srei control u shall receive ta lust
an annual SUN payable
from time % time in reasonable ~,