Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 4, 1916, Page 14

The people of Nebruln are fucmg right now the ser- jous danger of heavy increase in freight rates and passenger rates. The fight is only fnlrly begun. The people must be wide awake to retain the ldnnhue they now have. It is to be largely a battle in the courts. That battle is now under way. The railroads hire the most expcnencod men they can secure. They are experts in their lines. They are retained as lopg as possible by the corporations be- cause it pays to keep them. If the people are to be successful in defending- themselves they must have ;fllled and experienced representatives on their side. Henry T. Chrko, Jr., fills the bill. He has seen much active service on the railway commission. He has led the fight for rate reductions. He has defended the rates after reduction. He is a rate expert as well as a trained lawyer. He is familiar with every phase of railroad rate making. He has matched his skill and experience against e railroad experts successfully. He is fitted to take up the burdens of the fight now beginning and to represent the people’s side. The railroad experts their case. Are the people willing to put up against them an untried, inexperi- enced man, any more than the railroads w:ll doiton “their side? Is it wisdom? Freight rates effect the man who produces on the farm. They affect the merchant and the jobber who handle these products. They affect the consumer who fuully pays. They af- fect every citizen of Nebraska. Are ronomble rates worth h(htm( for? To keep B.Twh. Lincoln, Chairman. C. D. Marr, Fremont. W. S. Wright, Omaha. J.D. J. S. Brady, Omaha, fi& Quiggle, Lincoln, Treasurer. C B. Dempster, Beatrice. C. H. Picl:em, Omaha. M. Joyce, Lincoln. L. A. Kinney, Hastings, Grainger, Lincoln. Nebraska State Journal:— “Judge Cornish is recognized by his neigh- bors as a.really big man, and they believe that if the voters are looking for that kind of a) man on the Supreme Bench they need seek no( further.” NEBRASKA JOBBERS GIVE REASONS Why HENRY T.CLARKE, Jr., of Omaha, Should be Re-elected to the State Raillway Commission TO THE VOTERS OF NEBRASKA Vote for HENRY T. CLARKE Jr., for Rallway Commissioner [ ] L] - 2 " , ! Editorial Views of Judge Cornish’s Record: The Lincoln Daily Star:— The Lincoln Trade Review:— “He (Judge Cornish) has been on the district bench in “If * * * his election follow, the Supreme LUL D UMAKIA, ©ALUNM G, ivwyvuSitK 4, 1916, them, have trained men on the people s side. Henry T. Clarke, Jr., has had more training and experience than any other man the people can get. The railroads have the other men who are his equal. Ability counts for the corporation; it will count for the people. Would you, in your business, fire a well tried ex- pert salesman and hire an inexperienced clerk to handle your important transactions? “It has always been conceded that it is a mighty poor icy to swap horses in the middle of the stream.” is saying applies with tremendous force as to the man who shall fill the office of railway. cofimissioner for the next six years. The retail dealer should remember that Mr. Clarke’s services should be continued if the over charges col- lected by the railroads of Nebrasaka are to be re- turned to the consignor. It was Mr. Clarke’s bold and aggressive actions in the 1915 western advance rate case, that prevented the railroads from increasing the freight rates on ;v:yh bushel of grain shipped out of the state of Ne- T Do not forget rate advance cases are nlrendy in Fed- eral court. If you are to win you must select your officials wisely. A non-partisan organization of Nebraska manufac- turers and jobbers has been organized for the pro- tection of Nebraska shippers and they are paying for this advertisement. Chas. Kelsey, Norfolk. \ Lay, Lincoln. i Edmond Simmons, Scottsbluff. John Donald, Grand Island. J. H. Allen, meoln . - Committee. JUDGE ALBERT I. : CORNISH Judge of the Supreme Court UDGE CORNISH has served twénty-one years as District Judge at Lincoln. His ability, impartiality and fair-mindedness are proven by five elections to the district bench by his neighbors. ' Judge Cornish is in the prime of life, alert, vigorous, human. a district judge with an extraordinary record for dec1s1ons approved by the Supreme Court. Three judges are to be elected. Judge Cornish’s fitness for Supreme Judge can easily be learned. Ask the lawyers in your community. Court will have added to its membership one of the ablest jurists in this state, It will have in him a man in middle life with many years of efficient service for the state be- fore him.” this county for more than twenty years. His honesty and abil- ity have never been impeached. His decisions have stood far better than those of most judges the test of the higher tribunal.”