Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15

grntultpuS, open ana Nugruut insult TO am
Christian people. Sir, the percentage Of ii.
litoracy iu Nebraska is smaller than IN
sachus.ita; Her churches and schools,
numerous aud as wei equipped TO impart
christian and secular education gs are
f those OF MtssunhuHutfs. our charitable
institutions are among the finest OF the
world. our people arc Industrious. gcouomi-
gal honest Intelligent p.rsoyerius and
NOT GUILTY or THESE.
IT cannot hc ,ruthfuuy sold OF Nebraska
tN1' sh" Joined iu crazy ana aHHonoruh,o
grus'Ig 10 enforce We provisions OF a
never been gUi.ty of Wolhing one OF their
own CiUE,Ts for no greater uifuIso than
raising ht# voice AGAINST oppression aud
wrong. The stiffness Of her atmosphere has
. net boon broken 10y the appeals for as
. sIslauuc of griua,ug men and dyfurapi,as
lui h"ging TO her soil fer freedom, only 90
/ hu captured and placed in chains by her
/ citizens and i'lurE,d to sorvtude for "a
. reward. Whatever may be- said of Ne
brasSa. She has not been guilty OF any OF
I these crimes aauiust tho laws of God and
. civilization. Suo has meyer dishonorcd her
. the cause OF liberty, nud placed wrcaths
! on his grave. when dead. because he had
/ been the friend OF liberty. Sno has done
| none OF these and no dishonur OF this kind
/ attaches to nor name or imporils her glory
! What was the crazy attempt at rcyOlu-
/ tion and passionate crusade Of d.shonor"
| of which tho senator from Massachusetts
/ spoke? Nothing, sir, more than that ma
/ ~, Sn i ,'i. lu'i,.. pI \guIISha' ms
! on3' , 3ih,' 3h Is Iho money OF thS c.hslltullon,
! Of 10 to /, upon terms Of equality with gold,
! saw ut to cast their ballots in November
/ last for tho elevation Of one of her fore
! most citizens and the most brilliant orator
| OF me age TO the presidency, Was there
/ anNthinE revolutionary In that? M1s there
! anything dishcnorablg in IT.? Was it a
! crusade OF dishunorE' Sir, for eighty-one
! years or our nhtiona! eNisi icnce siiyer had
? w o.
tion and passionate crusade Of di5honor =
Of Massac%husett%s Mass % s. participated, and ny by
! which they sought to ,contsGate one-h4lf
| milton II {bcro mgn Ia" rnoTa dIs6onor in
n1b,jc arfairs nr i'm IN ,oyernmen nv tb9n the
| rNnascStion Or tbn rr5nrrtv nr lie riti2nns
dirartiy nr in,jirnrtIi, = 10 S,n3 ltno,V v,hrrn
| or i'm what direction If can he found II
T norSG pT ioIoRUS u, uSS
| any other. for that matter | have vet to
| learn the fact
| can he born nn,lrr anGtbGr 'sIin ana in an
| other cIim" tban thnt of Nass1chiisetts
| and possess n modiCum of Intelligence and
! patriotism and learn the sharp line Of
| dcmarCdtion between revolution and pas
| Stonatc crusade of dishonor' on the one
Of pbIic % Ind brfr 5ty ,''I ON a fbe 6fhcr
= ~ r,1I,s 1 ,,,cii
unI1erstIn Inri tb,t tbsrn ara tbose Who have
bnr L ,I" J ,,I ,i, IN N,,stnnbustts ,ybo
49, j,,1 ~ -, IL. ..,, 49, t,1 flT
H. ~, h hi,,,, ,,starr INA ,,'Ln
bolieVe tb9i nritLGr GOOD nor intciiigence
can bc r1ilnd in tbot section nf the country
The pafriotisrn of Tho pronIe Of Nebrasja
is as broad and limitless as her plains their
Christianity and sense of duty are as pure
and uutaintcd as her atmosphere. Never
thus far i'm the history Of the state has she
been guilty OF dishonor, and never as long
as Intelligence is predominant and God
reigns In the hearts of her people VIII she
STAN upon her good name or that VIII cause
htI 70 be spoken OF ny hGhtsl, nl,IlEcnl
ana l4lr-mihded men IN dlsparaEiAs man
hsr' ,,.rrr r,,.,,.r, ~, ,,,,-r,
WILL Ni'N AhS i'E ih''-'
| shall not now speak at length respecting
this matter as | will at another time |
have only embraced the first opportunity
presented TO declare that Nebraska, though
under the domnauou of the populist party,
VIII be true to her teachings ana VIII be an
hohor TO herscIi ana thG union OF Which she
Is ana VIII continue 20 De foremost mem
pGuff NJ pr,g,,,,r. 8. 10 q, orror 20 ,,,,,,,.s
NJ Mt ] ]r[CSi.T1ht' II Is , an error eIrUn 10 ''w|SS S
HI2oh upon P .hr I lrCuSlIlT Souicr ~ PHHIC
ne Sccmld sb5ycsI ~ TasS y
he Irorid ,, ,sr,I l,ro,,,IjS, Nm Stv
otber sinoin indivilu,I in nv iudrmrnf
VrP o,7ti, NM tbo trmfb in tbIS I5nrI5re
NJ. -, a. ,, ~ ,,,.i, 80 ,I,ieF or ,,yo
S MY IN we sM%Irn % tM.Mt W. nave '''ei UT '"o
fulltler tnah MN they Try
| may be permitted to add that 1t is not
improbable that among those who accuse
Nebraska and Kansas there may be found
few more guilty than those they try.
Mr.. President, assume mat me doctrine
the people OF this country, and especially
by populsts. who are always abreast of
the times and familiar with the latest and
best thought on political ana legal PucS-
tions. that 1t VIII not be necessary for me
to discuss 1t at length.
Section y, Article /, of the constitution
declares. among other things, that no state
shall pass any Law impairiug the obliga-
tions of contracts" The states when they
entered the union surrendered this power
M course t no GmsnuGmeG M sy, would
withstanding there might be no conatitu-
tional prohibition. Contracts are sacred
their obligation must not be impaired and
no one understands this more fully or more
completely than the people of the west
nor have they the slightest desire to do so
1t Is the ambition Of our people to get out
rapidly as they mature In the utmost good
faith and to the utmost farthing, and TO |
enjoy an era of prosperity. They invite |
and will welcome new enterprises and new |
capital and such enterprises and Capital |
will be safe under the laws to be passed |
by the incoming LEGISLATURE
| can not understand the motives that |
PROMPT accusations against the integrity
of Nebraska and Kansas or any other
state for that matter. that may have seen |
MT TO elect populist state officers Sir we |
are American citizens We understand the |
duties and obligations imposed upon us as /
citizens. and we understand our rights as |
well II Is the desire of all bnyino a |
habltation on the soil of Ncbraska TO make !
the state one of the brightest and hest of |
the union. May II not be possible that I'm |
the future history OF our glorious coIIutrv