Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-24

argument. But even his most ardent
admirers will hardly seek to excuse
him for cmulating Paul Nanderyoort
In the outrageous and cowardly course
of utilization and SANDER which he
Is pursuing through the paper of which
he is responsible editor. 1t is simply
Infamous for William ]. Bryan to re-
iterate in his paper the vile libels that
have been given free and unlimited
coinage by all the rogues, thieves, pub
lie plundcrcrs and political pirates who
have been pilloried by The Bee in the
honest and fearless discharge Of its
duty to the public. 1t was the privilege
Of Mr.. Bryan and his cheap hirclings
to exploit the Aldrcgc citations to the
utmost and try to cover Mr.. Bryan's
graceful retreat from the arena under
a blare Of tin horns and wind instru-
mpnts But no man who prctends TO
have any manhood in him or who has
any regard for truth and deccncy would
stoop so low as to print, as was printed
in the editorial columns of the World
Herald of Saturday, such n foul SLAM
der as this:
Rosewater, the plagiarist, is hardly the
man to charge guerrilla Journalism" 1t
has been the boast of his office that it has
kept spy upon all men, and the history of
his publication is marked with vicious at
tacks upon good men who have failed to do
his bidding. His sheet has Toasted upon
SANDER and delighted in the destruction of
regulations. He has shown no mercy where
the purchase price Of complete obedience to
his demands has not been forthcoming, The
state of Nebraska is full Of good men whose
wives and children have been compelled to
shed bitter tears because of the malignant
attacks upon the head of their home. The
"Rosewater pigeon hole has been held up
for years as the bogleman in Nebraska
politics. Men who had no newspaper in
which to defend themselves have been
whipped and scourged by the Rosewater
publication until observers have often Won
dered how it was possible for a man to make
such malignant and persistent attacks and
live.
Now. we challenge Mr.. Bryan to name
the good mcn who have been viriouSly
attacked by The Bee because they re-
fused to do RoSewatcr'S bidding. We
challenge him to name any good and
honest man whose reputation has been
wilfully blasted by The Bee or who
has been bounded by it personally or
politically. He says the state of Ne
braskn is full of good men whose wives
ard children have been compelled to
shed bitter tears because of the malig-
'rant attacks upon the head of their
home. If this is true. Mr.. Bryan ought
to have no difficulty in naming a few
Of them. If he cannot name them it is
rot true. and he will retract the charge
If he is the honorable man he Processes
to DO.
There are doubtless a great many
women and children who have shed bit
ter tears over the crimes perpetratHd
by their fathers and their brothers and
their sons and their husbands when
Ovcrtakcn by the memorable penalties
of the law. But such wives and hill
drrn. however much they deserve sym
pathy in their misfortunes. have only
those to blame whose conduct has
brought shame and disgrace upon them
They have no right to curse the Judges
and officers of the law ms the cause
of their Affections. The duty of the
honest journalist to expose corruption
and venality in all its hideouS forms is
as imperative as is that of court of
ficcrs and courts to bring criminals to
Justice and vindicatc the law. From
the discharge of this duty The Bee has
never shrunk. On the other hand, it
has refrained from carrying the sins
of the fathers to the children and has
time and again protected regulations
that might have been blasted whenever
the public had no concern and no pub.
lie purpose was to be subServed by cX-
posture.
Mr.. Bryan charges that The Bee has
taken advantage Of men who had no
newspapers and whipped and scourged
them mercilessly because they were
defenseless. We challenge Mr.. Bryan
to name n single instance where any
man or woman who had been brought
into public notoriety by The Bee, no
matter what his station or what his
relation to the editor, was refused Il
herring in the columns of this paper.
Mr.. Bryan is n comparative stranger
in Nebraska, but he cannot excuse HIM
self for making such an onslaught on
the score of ignorance of the truth or
because Il lot of scoundrels who have
either worn stripes or ought to he wear
ing them have sought to cover their
own %iniguitieS by defaming The Bee
ard its editor and representing it as Il
DESTROYER of homes and the enemy of
integrity and good government. 1t
Is because The Bee has stood up
for right as against wrong, for
rigid honesty in public life ana
against jobbery, robbery, eXtortion, en-
bezziement. corruption. debnuchery and
misuse of power that it has provoked
the cnmity of rascals and won the con
tidence and friendship of all good ana
true citizens.
In its career of twenty-five years The
Bee may have made mistakes and done
people injustice u~nknOwing, but
has it wilfully or malicipusly
wrOngcd any man, woman or child. Its
policy has been constantly TO elevate
the standard of public morals by hold
ing public officers accountable for their