Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-24
MAN OLE ThE PEOPLE.

A MAN Of lhh IhOE LIN L
The Omaha Herald republlshes from
an obscure country sheet an attack upon
Senator Van Wyck, the cloting sentence
Of which LEI: Gin order to succeed pollti-
clans must be true to their party, and
Van wyck has not BEEN"
Senator Van Wyck Is a republican. Ii
he hAs not bsen true to his party, tits only
because the party has not been true to
itself. Senator Van WyCk has been the
constant friend and advocate Of the poor
man, the laborlng man, the farmer, and
the homesteadsr. He has been the n
ceasIng foe Of monopoly in oil Its various
schemes. He was among the first,
IL not the frat, to urge the
forfeiture of unearned railroad land
grants, and he has fought the fight
through to the end By which millions OF
acres have been restored to the public do.
main for the benefit of the homesteader
and the poor man. He was the first to
demand that the illegal fences be re-
moved from the public domain so that all
men might be treated alike and thst cat
tie ~monopolists might not enjoy exclusive
privileges to the injury of the email cat
tie. ralser and the homesteader. 1t was
mainly due to his untlrlng efforts that
the anti-fencing law was passed, and he
It was that continued to urge the presi-
dent to have the law enforced. 1t was
Senator Van wyck who, while chairman
of the senate sub. committee, TO whom
the matter was referred, had inserted In
the anti-fencing law the clause
authorizing the president to order
the use of the military, If necessary, In
removing the fences. Senator VanWyck
has, day in and day out, fought against
railroad determinations and exorbltsnt
rates, and has endeavored to force the
railroads to treat their patrons fairly.
Senator Van Wyck has not been unmind
full of the interests of the soldier, az his
successful efforts In the matter Of occurring
, and increasing pensions will prove.
1t would seem that all these things
! that Senator Van Wyck has accomplished
} are In perfect accord with the principles
of true republicanism. Everything thai
he has done has been for the best inter
. ests of the people, and If that Is moi
consistent with the principles Of
, republicanism then Senator Var
: WICK Is not a republican. Hit
course In the United States senate hat
6 gained for him a national reputation, and
Irefe: ted credit and honor upon the state
that sent him there. He Is conceded tc
be one of the ablest as well as n of the
most fearless leaders of the senate, and
he commands the respect of the best ele'
: msnts of both political psrtier. He Is 8
. man of the people, and If the people Ct
Nebraska do not wish him to represent
them a second term In the United
States senate he will gracefully
submit to their decision. He need
have no tears, however, Of
any such result, If there is an honest
expression of the peoples choice. That
there will be a united effort on the part
of the railway monopolies, the corpora.
. tIon henchmen, and political hacks to
cefeat him is generally conceded, but
!, wl,ther the people will any longer sub.
nit 70 monopoly rule and tactics, the
packing of primaries and conventions,
and the PURCHASE of legislatures, remains
to be seen. \ In the eyes of the nation,
however, Nebrsska will simply disgrace
itself If it does not endorse Senator Van
Wyck by returning him to the senate.