The herald., 1896-09-12
THE LIAR CALLED DOWN

who sits confessedly shameless liar
covering behind his ambush of vicious
innuendo, what else can the public ex-
pect? Otis, within the last two months
was given every opportunity to vindi-
cate any vestige of manhood left in him,
but he has tacitly acknowledged that he
is a liar and a craven coward. Envious
of the phenomenal success of formid-
able rival, he allowed the vilest para
graph ever penned to appear in the edi-
torial columns of his paper, rejecting on
the good faith and integrity of The
Herald. The hideous hinter was chal-
lenged to come out in the open, to sub
stantiate his insinuation by one iota Of
fact in direct terms. He was threatened
with personal chastisement If he dared.
He did not dare. He remained silent
and swallowed his shame. This is the
personal character of the editor who
never loses an opportunity to apply
similar methods Of scoundrel to the
political campaign against William Jen-
nings Bryan.
Lie after lie that the Times has de-
lighted in concerning Mr.. Bryan has
been nailed. but the perpetual prevari-
Gator cannot be repressed. The attack
on Mr.. Bryan, when the stock of lies
diminished. degenerated into personal
abuse couched in slang and gutter
phrase, that nauseated every decent and
right minded reader.
Yesterday the Times was at its old
pastime. In an editorial entitled Our
War Veterans Insulted," 1t attempted
to discredit Mr.. Bryan by attributing to
him an article in the Omaha World
Herald headed, "A Great Deficiency"
published on November, 1S, 1892. "The
Omaha World-Herald on November IS,
1892, and which at that time, WE BE-
LIEVE, was under the editorial control
of Mr.. Bryan" ***+* says the Times.
Then at the end of the article the
cowardly hand grows bolder and at
tributes the words directly to Mr..
Bryan:
If, after reading these words, printed
in the Omaha Herald, there is one vet
eran who will cast his vote for Mr..
Bryan. than of such an one let it be said,
as Bryan said: He is one who never
earned his pension by any act of patriot
ism or heroic service"
The writer of that article, unless he is
the worst informed idiot in the town
ship, never believed" that Mr.. Bryan
wrote the article. 1t has been over and
over again positively declared that Mr..
Bryan had no connection with the
Omaha World Herald until the latter
part of 1894, after he was defeated for
congress. In November, 1892, he was a
member of congress.
In order, however, to supply the pub
lie with absolute and irrefutable evil
dence of the falsehood propagated by
the Times, The Herald yesterday tele-
graphed to the Omaha World Herald,
asking its management for the exact
date of Mr. Bryan's taking editorial con-
troll of that paper, and if he was respon-
sible for the article attributed to him by
the Times. The following reply was re-
ceived:
Omaha, Neb., Sept. II, 90.
Herald, Los Angeles:
Bryan became editor Of the World. Herald
Sept. !. 1894. Prior to that time he never
wrote a line for the World-tterald. The man
who wrote the editorial. '0reat Deficiency"
Ngvember eighteenth. ninety-,wo. severed
his connection with the WorId.H.rsIi two
years ago, and Is now employed on New York
World. gold organ.
q. M. HITCHCOCK.
Here is complete and absolute refu-
tation of the Times last lie, aimed with
poisonous intent to damage Mr.. Bryan
in the minds of war veterans, by at
tributing to Mr.. Bryan "a deliberate in
suit to every soldier who fought to pre-.
serve the Union.''
This is but fair sample of the Times
damnable dishonesty, and it's willing
ness to beget or foster any falsehood cal
culated to injure Mr.. Bryan.
Now let Mr.. Bryan speak for himself
in regard to his attitude to old soldiers.
The following is from his letter Of ac-
ceptance published in the Times the day
previous to the vile and vicious on
slaught that the maligner of men in
dulged in yesterday:
PENSIONS.
No nation can afford to be unjust to it's
defenders. The caresof those who have
suffered injury in the military and naval
service of the country is a sacred duty.
A nation which, like the United States,
relies upon voluntary service rather
than upon large standing army, adds
to its own security when it makes gen
erouS provision for those who have
risked their lives in it's defense and for
those who are dependent upon them.
What sort of harvest does the Times
expect to reap by sowing such poisonous
fungi? What sort of capital can it hope
to make by perpetually issuing counter
! felt? Its lies are inevitably nailed and
| its wanton prevarication pinned. Such
methods of attack only reveal to its
readers the rottenness of it's cause and
| turn them with disgust from the perus-
| al of editorial columns which reek with
rancorous offal and of news columns dis
| figured by gross distortion.
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK