People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1895 — WILL DO SAME IN OTHER STATES [ARTICLE]

WILL DO SAME IN OTHER STATES

What the People’s Party Has Accomplished In Nebraska. A people’s party handbook, issued by the campaign committee of Nebraska, tells what the people’s party has done for that state. The same results will follow the election of the people’s party ticket in other states. The reforms enacted by a people’s party administration in Nebraska are as follows: It enacted a maximum freight law, but republican courts suspended its operation. It cut down extravagant appropriations, but a republican legislature brought them back. It brought to light the corruption existing in state institutions. It made possible the passage of the Australian ballot law. It enacted a law requiring state and county treasurers to make all banks give bond that handle public money, and to collect interest for the use of such money and turn it into the public fund. The last republican legislature sought to repeal this, but the governor sustained it. It enacted a law requiring intersecting railroads to build transfer switches, and, by means of such transfer switches, ship all freight the shortest distance to destination, but a republican board cf transportation has nullified it. It repealed the special bounty given to sugar refineries, which was re-enact-ed by the last republican legislature. It enacted the eight-hour law. It gave the state a warehouse law. It was instrumental in securing the passage of a law to have the books of all county treasurers examined at least once every two years. It secured the passage of an antitrust law. It secured the passage of an antiPinkerton law. It was instrumental in having passed many other good measures. It elected the ablest United States senator that ever represented Nebraska. It elected the ablest and cleanest governor who ever occupied the executive office of the state. Under his administration it saved the state money by the veto of several useless and extravagant appropriations.