The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-19
K. Howell
Questions
Opponent
Seward Audience Told E,ch.
Cummins Law Is Real l..
suc-Laic Train De-
lays Speaker.
Big Majority Is Predicted

Big Majority Is Predicted
Seward. Neb, Oct is.--lspceIal
Jehgram.l--A crowd Of about 400.
equally divided between men and
wofpeD, waited patiently an hour nid
bali here tonight for The arrival "
r. -. Howell, republican candidate
for United States senator. who wns
delayed by late truin. The 0ddress
was given In the auditorium of tho
y, w. e. A., one Of the most beautl.
fnl buildings " its KIND IN the state.
J. q. oaks, county chairman. pre-.
sided at tho meeting Mr. Onks. Mayor
.. r.. sweggon and Judge Hurry T..
HoTnl were nnanIfnous IN predicting
the biggest majority the republican
party has ever had IN Seward county
Tariff Il Beneficial.
The two days layOff ~ Mr.. How.
~ proved rcfrcghjng, and he entered
into a discussion Of the Issues Of The
campaign with renewed vlgor. Hc
explained his stand on the Esch.Cum.
ins act, the fll 900, 100000 foreign
debt, defI0tion and other issues.
In pnrt Mr. Howell said:
Not oil the tayes that fall ~ our
lot nrc paid 10 public tax collectors.
what We must pay for public service
10 an agency created by the govern.
ipcnt is also tax. The railroad cor,
poratloBs " this country are such
government agencies. Their duty ~
10 perform public seryico--to fur.
ulsh transportation for passengers
and freight. Taxes of this character
fall most heavily on those living In
The midst of this great continent.
farthest from the senboard. and the
great majority Of these taxpayers nre
farmers,
Record Tax Rate.
"On March /. 1921, the government
returned railroads TO their private
owners, and almost Immediately, the
national transportation tax was In.
creased about $500 900 900 per year.
making the tnx rate for this public
aertlce the highest ever experienced
In this country. You know the con.
taqucnDeM IN December. 1921, one.
half the price of corn in Chicago mar.
kNt, from Iowa points. went to pay tho
freight A carload ~ corn from
Springfield, III, to Chicago. IN 1918
Pad s3s freight. In 1890, s53; abd IN
1921, 1857, an increase Of about J84
per cent since 1913.
Consider the cost ~ the following
implements: gang plowS, corn binder,
arnin harvester and wagon. Alto.
sether, these -four implements would
have cost. delivered IN Springfield,
H., IN 1913. s44l: IN 1870, 1874, and
IN 1921. 500. Now let us consider
freight in connection with these four
implements. Tho freight on tie raw
lnatcrials from their source to the
fneiofy necessary for the fabrication
" these four implements would have
cost in 1913, s32.s5, 10 October. 1891,
$500 Now let US add 10 this freight
0n raw materials. The freight on fin
ishcd articles, to the following points:
II delivered In Springfield. Ill, this
combined freight would have been, In
1918. 81 go: In 1920, sl3226. in 1921.
y2G52 90. II delivered IN oklahoma. the
corresponding blls would have been
In 1918. Sl97e7; in 1920, SS0s.s7, and
In 1921. $l.23s.0S.
What Is Trouble?
But why multiply these examples.
We AL know. in an uncrystalzed way,
that all this has occurred.
what Is the trouble?
Let MS axamine the transportation
set OF 1890 which was signed by the
president in February. 1921. This
transportation act has come 90 be
tnown as the t.sch. Cumm!ns aet. Yes.
by an examination Of this net, We VIII
eumpl hend ,ho situation to a degree,
a. least,
In this act the railroad capitalists
and managers ot this country got
" hat they wanted. and as a c0nse.
pnence. tn truth, the farmer IL pay
ing the freight. The Esch. Cunmins
net wiped out the power OF tn. State
Hallway commission to Fix rates with
in states, and centralized this power
IL. the Interstate Commerce commits.
yton; this act provides for i gunrnn
i from the shipper, and from rail
ay passengers, an average minimum
return of as per cent UPON about
ils SOC Ooo 600. although The stock
market value ot an the waiercd
stocks and houds that have been u
sized by r0ilratd companies, Was euli
about sie A00.Go 300, according i0 a
iallttm ifsued b. The railway eXteu
tlyes uu March 10. last. and
this aCi also wired out all TIE pcs.
ability of railway eoinpetitlan cent
PETITION that vas pssslhle before the
ouacimcnt ~ this hw
0uesiinns uppontni,
Prior 81 that time. the state eoHs
81 ssions And illa iulvfs'ain Commerce
amlalssnu ualn maAimum rates
h Tts rAiltpads caad thafss a.
mueh ~. - fhsY saw IT,
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