Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-23
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naturally suggests itself, Has William
Jennings Bryan. in his public and pri-
vatr career in this city and Statc. given
biased person that he Is man TO be
trusted?
The prohibition campaign of 1890
brought out the fact that William Jen-
nings Bryan is not to be relied upon.
In that campaign, in which he was a
candidate for congress, lie Slillfully
cvadcd giving the public any expression
TO tell them on which side of this burn
ing issue his sympathicS lay. He cod
died the prohibitlonists and tried TO
make them believe that he was heart
and soul with them in their fight while
hobnobbing with saloon keepers and ap-
-pcaling for the saloon vote. The ques-
ton of prohibition against high license
was the ovcrShadowhg issue of that
campaign and the democratic candidate
for governor was elected solely because
he took square stand against prohibit
ton, but the democratic candidate for
congress, Mr.. Bryan, took to the woods
on the matter Of prohibition because
he wanted to fool both the prohibition
lists and the saloon keepers.
On the A 7. \. issue. as fought out
in this state In 1S95. William Jen-
nings Bryan again showed his
skill as an artful dodger. Pre-
tending to be in favor of the widest
individual liberty and against all forms
of sectarian or political prescription, his
paper, the Omaha World-Herald, closed
its eyes TO every outrage perpetratcd
under the impulse of spctariau bigotry.
The superintendent of the Omaha public
schools. DR.. A. +. Marble. now assist
ant superintendent of the New York
City schools, was oustcd from his posi-
tion because he refused to prostitute his
office to petty vengeance against Roman
Catholic school teachers hut never
word of criticism or protest from Mr..
Bryan or his paper. This is only one
instance out of many similar instances.
When the A. L. A. issue was clearly
drawn in the election Mr.. Bryan's
paper was an active supporter of
all the A. +. 4. candidates. And it
was only after the campaign was
half over and he found his duplicity
| threatening his own personal ambitions
that Mr.. Bryan inserted in his own
paper over which he had exclusive cdi-
torial control an announcement that he
was not TO be held responsible for its
policy upon questions of local mo-
tl,iy rnnprI command M
Bryan as n man to bc trusted?
Conclusive proof of Mr. Bryau's utter
unreliabilty is furnished by his conduct
in relation TO the candidacy of Governor
Iolcomb of two years ago. Mr.. Bryan
professed to be an ardent and uncom-
promising supporter of the governor. but
the public was surprised one morning
to learn that the republican campaign
| committee had been permitted to pur
chase for the paltry sum of S75 day
| two columns of editorial space daily in
the World-Herald, to be used in vilify-
ing and attacking Mr.. Bryau's
candidate for governor. Again
| Mr.. Bryan disclamed responsible
| ity and sought to right himself by
| ordering the agreement To be broken.
The republican committee promptly
went into court for an order for specific
performance.
In issuing the injunction to prevent n
| further violation of the contract the
court said and the court record reads:
"This injunction is conditioned upon the
plaintiffs filing bond as conditioned by
the statutes TO be approved by the clerk
| i'm the sum of $1,000" THIS BOND
WAS NEVER FILED AND MIR
BRYAN KNEW IT. Mr.. Bryan is also
| enough of lawyer to know that no in
junction conditioned on bond has any
force until that bond is approved and
fled The World Herald continued
therefore to print the attacks upon Gov
ernor Holcomb of its own free will and
with Mr.. Bryan's knowledge and con
sent. The pretended injunction was
simply by-play to relieve Mr.. Bryan
from the odium of the dirty transaction
and to throw dust into the faces of Gov
ernor Holcomb and his friends.
Is the man who tries 10 play both
sides of important issues the man to be
| trusted with the highest executive office
| in the land? Is the man who pulls wool
| over the eyes of strict temper
| ance people and prohibitonists
while consorting with the saloon
element the man to be in
vested with the position of president of
the United States? Can the man who
processes to be in favor of political and
religious liberty yet never raises finger
TO oppose the encroachment of sectarian
bigots and even lends them n helping
hand command the confidence of great
liberty-loving nation? Is it not likely
that the man who will sell out his
friends once for mess of pottage as
| Mr. Bryan sold out Governor Holcomb
two years ago-is it not likely that he
will sell them out again?
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SPANS SERIOUS PLIGHT
No country in the world is in so serious