Omaha daily bee., 1894-10-22
TO OUTRAGE THE BALLOT
B. & M. Managers Preparing Wholesale
Raid on the Country Precincts,
COloSlzNG IN THE DRoUTH COUNTIES
Voters Being Distributed in Convenient
Numbers Along the Road-Ualamity
Shrek Hurting the shrickers-Lettcrs
that Refute the johnson story.

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something akin to CONSERVATION in the
ranks Of the conspIrators. The plans for
the colonization have been adroity worked
out. The imported voters are to be iu-
dicously located in the counties which have
been the greatest sufferers from the past
seasons drouth. These counties have been
carefully polled, and the railroad managers
know exactly how many settlers have left.
The places Of the absent voters are to be
filled by men brought down from the b, &c NJ.
extension in Wyoming and Montana. After
election they will be paid off and their
services dispensed with. The projectors of
the scheme, when told that ii would be a
dangerous operation, replied that it could be
easily worked, for the vote would not show
UP as an increase in the totals but would
simply indicate republican gains and a pop
ulist loss, and they could very easily turn
around and assert that not many people
had left these counties as had been supposed,
but that lots of pOpusts had returned to
the republican fold In order to make this
scheme more plausible the railroad managers
are carefully preparing the mind Of the
public for surprises. In one case they have
given 1t out that their poll Of Custer county
shows a populist loss of Sg9, republican
loss OF only three, and democratic gain of
twenty. III 1t were not for the fraudulent
scheme back Of it this statement would be
the laughing stock of the politicians Of all
parties.
Another plot Is to colonIze and register a
couple OF hundred repeaters in the city Of
Lincoln. In order to prepare the people for
marked increase I'm the vote, the B. & NJ.
Journal Sunday morning announced that "ar-
rangements are being made" TO increase the
republican majority in Lancaster county 10
1000 votes. Under the most favorable cir
cumstances the republican plurality in Ian
caster county has scarcely reached 1900, and
10
Harisons plurality was but 23SG Mani
testify any increase in the total vote this
year will come from cOlonistS and repeaters,
who will be crowded into vacant houses as
plentifully as possible.
CALAMITY CRUSADERS BOOMERANG.
A very strong current is setting in against
the calamity crusade begun last week by the
Business Mems assoc alton. Reports from
interior points in Nebraska indicate a reac-
ton that BODIES no good to the interests of
Omaha jobbers and packers. Even the
manufacturers who have not taken an active
part In the effort to frightan the mercantile
class into supporting the b. & NJ candidate
for governor are liable to suffer. Com
mercial travellers, who have traversed the
southern and southwestern portion of the
state report that Kansas City is already
busily engaged in an attempt to secure trade
that naturally belongs to Omaha. The rep
resentatives of Kansas City stock yards and
packing houses are pointing out to farmers
and stock shippers along the lines Of the rail
roads leading from this state to the south
east the manifest hostility of the South
Omaha packing house managers TO the farm
and live stock interests of the state. Travel
ing men from wholesale houses in Sioux
City. st. Joseph and Kansas City are losing
no time in widening the breach already
commenced between the people Of Nebraska
and the city of Omaha. Even the wholesale
merchants of Lincoln hope to reap increased
profit through the enmity Of the state toward
Omaha, an enmlty that has in the past been
largely created and fostered by the Burlng-
ton Journal.
The following extracts from state papers
show the drift of the sentiment already set
ting In toward Omaha and the Business
Mems association. The extracts quoted are
but few of a large number and more are
Independent has made an especially severe
attack upon Omaha for the part her clti-
zens are taking in the campaign;
Niobrara Pioneer; The Omaha, business
under the political influence of the railroads
and other corporations, have organized to
is calamity, Don't be fooled, If r your
credit Is good and you have the wherewith
business and wholesale houses will want 10
sell goods. Don't be fooled. This is an old
twjce. The peope-the rank and hle-have
no need of worry. If they ever get down
God pity them, and lie wiil-but don't look
for pity from such earthly people as this
business combine"
Plattsmouth Journal; a lot of so-caIled
buslness men" of Omaha, who are under
the control OF money sharks and railroad
politicians have issued circular and sent
II TO everybody In the state endeavoring
10 S tMrlghte9 M n men into, into the support of Tom
OF shame upon the face of every honest
man In the land. There is nothing but the
Ioulest rottenness behind it. and the men
man who respects himself win pay the least
attention TO IT,
Lincoln News: A very good way to stand
up for Nebraska is to see to II that calamity
howlers are sent to the rear Present the
plain facts to the people, without assailing
the states future, and the result win not be
In doubt. Nebraska is great enough in her
self to live down any calamity that may
should hesitate to add anything to the
weight of the threatened injury by drawing
upon their Inauguration for the future.
Fremont Leader: IL looks TO the Leader
at this distance as If the alleged business
mems committee of Omaha and Lincoln,
undertaken to injure the credit not only of
Omaha and Lincoln, but of the entire state.
~ ~ rs IN faft' eonsp racy against the people
ana Lincoln, for when the election is over
how are these so-called business men going
TO explain, their position2 II shows the les-
perate means the railroads viii resort 10
TO maintain the control of the government
OF the state. and shows that they have
neither honor honesty nor decencv THE
populists have nominated ticket of clean,
honorable. capable gentlemen. Men who
have more interest in the prosperity and
welfare of the state than any OF the al.
legged business men, We want to suggest
too, that there are other interests i'm this
state besides railroads, bankers, Shvlocks
and insurance sharks, II seems like a piece
or impertnence for a few men in Omaha
and Lincoln to say TO the people OF the
state, you must elect those who have robbed
and who will still continue 10 rob Vou, other.
wise We will defame the state Did men
ever win by such dastardly conduct? The
voters of this state have determined Ia
clean dishonest men out Of the state house
and put honest men therein, Men who will
administer the affairs of the state with hon.
esty and integrity, although by so doing
II may deprive some of the alleged business
men OF fat jobs.
FROM AN "CNTAINTED" WITNESS. =
The false and misleading statements cooked
up by y w. Johnson. the railroad secretary
of the State Board OF Transportation, who
recently visited Kansas for the purpose OF
obtaining campaign material 10 be used &c
bolster up the damaged cause Of the tattooed
candidate are being refuted every day by
the letters and statements Of well Informed
and unpreiudiced men, johnson scratched
the state Of Kansas with a fine toothed CONT
and succeeded after much effort in hndine
few bankers and money loaners who were
willing TO sign statements TO the effect that
money has been driven out Of the stata hy