The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10
To the Editor Of the NEW DOMINION:

also know that as an attorney he
was considered in the highest ranks
of his age, and peer to three fourths
of his seniors, and as to personal
character and social standing, he
and his family stand in the highest
ranks. Asa debater, logical reason
er, and orator he stands among the
highest. AS to honesty of purpose,
he is in the highest ranks, and a
nobler heart never beat beneath a
vest. 1t takes in all who labor and
the rich alike, and he is true to the
motto of Nebraska,-"Eq Equality be
fore the Law If ever man lived
that could utter Christ's language
with all his soul, mind and strength
"Come unto me all We that are weary
and heavy ladened and | will give
you rest. that man is William j.
Bryan. His very nature detests dis
honesty, and all who are dishonest
both love and fear him.
To give you some idea of other
opinions of him, read Hon, Bourke
Cockrane's opinion of him in an in
terview at Omaha, as it is better
than mine and from a man in high
er standing and an opponent at that.
AS to Mr.. Bryan's diet, will risk
my all that he and his family never
eat bite that was not honestly
earned, and that he never got cent
by extortion OF otherwise dishonest
ly, and that he never suffered from
hunger, or want
AS to this man Ike Lansing, |
know nothing, but if he has. said
what is stated in your paper, or has,
or hereafter shall say anything con
trary to my statement as above, or
Mr.. Cockrane's statement in the
Omaha Evening World Herald, all
truthful men will and do, brand him
as a perverter of truth.
There is company of defaulters
in the State of Nebraska who have
made fortunes off the farmers and
laboring people. Zone National
Bank alone took $60,000) off the
State, and hundreds of others in
smaller sums by counties, township,
and school districts, and doubtless
this man Lansing is one of the gang
Thurston is man that ! know also.
He is a Railroad Attorney, and has
no mercy on a laboring man. He
was elected by the influence of the
Railroads in that State, and he
with others of like milk are working
for the interest of those who elected
him, for which he gets well paid.
The Republican Congress, aided by
few Democrats now set down on,
and driven from the Democratic
temple of liberty by the Free Silver
plank in the Chicago platform gave
to the U. p. r. R. Co. 1st each al
ternate section of land ten miles
each way from it's line, from Omaha
to San Francisco, Cal. Second grant
ed an additional ten miles each way
this being equivalent to a solid
body of land 20 miles wide. The
State of Nebraska alone is 400 miles
long and strip 20 wide contains
5000 square miles or 5,120,000 acres.
In addition to this, these same
agents of the people sent to Wash
ington, loaned this Company $S4,
100000 in government bonds on
which the people have paid the in
terest from date of issue to date,
and John M. Thurston was elected
by this same company to lobby Con
gress to pass an act cancelling the
debt. He at the same time professed
to be an ardent advocate of free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ra-
ito of 16 to l, and at the time of his
election the Republicans of Nebras
ka were in favor of the same.
Will the voters of West Virginia
be influenced by such as these? Ev-
cry Railroad Attorney in the West is
fighting Bryan. Every defaulter and
fraud are trying to defame, villity
and defeat him, and the greater the
fraud and defaulter the louder they
howl.
A word to soldiers. | have listen
ed to several speakers, as well as
read it in many Mark Hanna's pub
locations, that If we soldiers vote foi
and get free silver it will cut oul
pension interests or raise the price
of flour. wheat. pork. beef and cloth.
| ing SO that we will suffer the same
as discount Of so per cent.
This is primafacie evidence that
the destruction of greenbacks and
demonstration of silver was done
for the sole purpose of decreasing
the products of labor to double the
the value of money.
I AT this rate every pensioner, every
salaried officer, every interest draw
err is receiving 100 cents worth Of the
products of labor for so cents. II
Gods name is this true? Am / now
contiscating 100 cents worth of my
neighbours earnings. for 80 cents
| Tan it he OO9SIbIe that | am Sur