The herald., 1896-07-25

The campaign lie has commenced its
travels and the truth will have forget a
hustle on. The former is already active
ly abroad in the land against Mr.. Bryan.
The yarn about the Democratic nominee
changing his name by dropping an o
alleged to have originally adorned 1t as
a prefix, has been closely pursued by
fiction to the effect that as a lawyer
Mr.. Bryan has railroad corporation en-
tanglements. The first has been struck
by the iron hand of truth, directed by
an army of reputable people prepared to
prove that Mr.. Bryan's name is just
what he calls it The story was abso-
lutely too silly to warrant the consider
alton necessary in denying it. The cor
poration lawyer lie is just as bald and
foolish. 1t was given a start by the
New York Sun in the following:
Some little surprise will doubtless be
caused among those friends of William
]. Bryan, candidate of the nondescript
convention at Chicago, who do not al
ready know of 1t, on learning that ne
has been for some time paid employe
of very large and rich corporation.
This corporation is the Missouri Pacific
Railroad company. Mr.. Bryan, in the
intervals of his Populistic and free silver
rhetoric, finds time to act as assistant
attorney for the state of Nebraska, un-
der General Attorney B. P. Waggener of
the Missouri Pacific
1T is not too much to say that the
Missouri Pacific Railroad company is not
Populstic in it's nature and trend. The
president is Mr.. George j. Gould. One
of the heavy stockholders is Russell
Sage"
In order to test the truth of the Suns
statements, the New York World, which.
though not in sympathy with Mr. Bryan,
was anxious to get at the facts of the
matter, telegraphed A. r. Talbot, Mr..
Bryans law partner. and, by the way,
a stalwart Republican, for a confrma-
ton or denial. Mr.. Talbot's reply was
as follows:
"LINCOLN, Neb, July 15
ITO the Editor of the World:
Your telegram received. M. Bryan
is not now and never was the paid at
torney of the Missouri Pacific or any
other railway company. He has never
received personal salary or fee from
the Missouri Pacific. He is not now and
never was assistant state attorney.
"a. r. TALBOT"
And thus another inane campaign lie
has been nailed. We may expect more
of the same kind. Mr.. Bryan having all
the weapons of truth on his side, his op-
ponents may be expected to resort lib
orally to those of the opposite kind.
Events continue to negative in a most
aggravating way the prophecies of the
Republican party relative to the effects
of the "Wilson-Gorman free trade tariff
law" Treasury reports show that the
exports of merchandise from the United
States have increased by over $27. 900, 900
in the last fiscal year as compared with
those of the year preceding. In June of
this year the exports exceeded the i'm
ports by s1O,45O, III. In the correspond
ing month of last year, the imports ex-
ceeded the exports by 6,015,741, and the
excess of merchandise exports for the
whole fiscal year ending June go,
amounted to $4,000 600 1t will thus be
seen t1at the work of burying this coun-
try under an avalanche of foreign pau
per products" does not seem to progress
according to the Republican program.
The Populist delegates who feel that
their party will lose its identity unless
it is represented on a presidential tick
ct this year have won their point and
nominated a vice presidential candi-
date. by the name of Watson. That the
candidacy of Mr.. Bryan will be indorsed
is certain, the middle of the road people
being clearly in the minority. Thus
there will be two Bryan tickets in the
1ield-Bryar and Sewall and Bryan and
Watson. For the latter the Populists
will have to nominate electors in every
state in the union.
trief but Expressive