The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-09-26

This article including head lines is
taken from the Liz coin, Nebraska Dali
ly Post OF September 18th. 1t is copied
verbatim and shows how the political
tramp referred to stands at home.
A gentleman in Morgantown, w.
Va, who recently heard Judge Lam
sing speak at Republican meeting
down that way has written to Lin
coin gentleman asking information
concerning the Judge.
TILE LETTER.
MoReANTowN, West Va, Sept 10,
1896. Mr. L. G. Cheuvront, Lincoln,
Neb. Dear Sir: Noticing your letter
in the Monroe County Waterman, /
write to ask you for information in
regard to statements made here few
days ago by gentleman from your
town.
Judge Lansing, was introduced to a
Republican mass meeting here as "a
man from Bryan's town who could
tell US all about the Chicago candi-
date"
He Nansing) commenced by saying
that he was intimately acquainted
with Bryan s'who is Christian gem
tleman, a good neighbor, and all that,
but as lawyer failure and as a
politician, demogogue. He said
further: ssYou have all noticed that
the newspapers are telling what he
and Mrs. Bryan, have for breakfast,
but a few years ago they (the Bryans)
would have been ashamed to have had
the papers tell what their breakfast
was" Is it true that Bryan was un-
able to make a living out of his prac-
tice? | notice that it is claimed that
he refused to accept SO, 200 per year
as counsel for railroad company.
Please write me what you know In re-
gard to these charges, and also what
you know Of the man who made them.
Judge Lansing said also that Bryan's
state. county, town, ward and pre-
cinct would give majorities against
him without any doubt, He also said
that West Virginia was going to give
majority of 25, against him.
There are few people here, however
who think differently. Hoping to hear
from you, and thanking you in adj
| vance. / am, yours truly,
w. G. KUNKLE.
In reply to the above the Post will
state for the benefit of Mr.. Kunkle
and all other gentlemen who happen
ed to be present when Lansing deliv-
cred the speech in question, that the
judge was man who lived in Lincoln
for several years, and number of
months ago he decided to seek pas
lures more congenial than any to be
found hereabouts. He was elected to
the county judgeship on the Republic
can ticket, and, among other things,
while serving in that capacity manag-
ed to euchre the plaintiffs in suit
for some SIS, 900 against the Rock Is
land road, out Of that amount, the
same having been paid to him to be
turned over to the plaintiffs. When
the discovery was made there was
much Indignation expressed, and even
the local Republican newspapers did
not hesitate to give the full facts in
the case. 1t is matter of common be-
lief that the judge pocketed the mon
ey and left the other fellows to whis-
tie for it. At the time there was talk
Of prosecuting the judge and it was
said that the grounds were good for
his bondsmen being compelled to make
good the shortage, and in fact suit
against them is now pending in court
here.
When Judge Lansing left Lincoln
he did so in disgrace, and it is not be-
lieved he will venture back this way
for some moons to come. He was new
er considered as man with any par
ticular sturdiness of character or back
bone, and his election to Office was as
much of joke as anything. His opin-
ions on any subject were never SER
iously considered, but he was always
in evidence as a curtain raiser' at
Republican blowouts. Probably there
was not another man in Lancaster
county who could josh a crowd and
make them laugh at nothing, any bet
ter than Judge Lansing, but no one in
Lincoln can remember an instance
where he ever entered into a learned
public discussion Of political issues Of
the day.
His prophecy with regard to Bryan's
being unable to carry either his pre-
cinct, ward, city, county or state will
be regarded as joke in Lincoln-ev-
en- by the strongest supporters of Maj
or Mckinley. The judge is in no po-
sition to testify one way or the other,
as there has been very marked change
in political sentiment since be left
| this state.
While Mr.. Bryan's law practice in
this city was not as extensive perhaps
as some of the old long established le-
gal firms, he nevertheless did a good
business and achieved success. One
thing about Mr.. Bryan, in all the
years of his practice, he was never
known to take advantage of client
record which many Republican law
yers are unable to produce.
| With regard to Mr.. Bryan's bill of
fare, which the judge refers to in such
slurring terms, there is no one in Lin
coin who has reason to believe that it
is of choicer character now than it
was when he first came to Lincoln.
Mr.. Bryan came here from well-to-
do family in Illinois and has always
been identified with the best people
of our city, and if Mr.. Bryan were
asked to furnish the delectable judge
copy of his bill of fare covering the
years prior to his nomination for the
presidency, it would compare very fay-
orably with the judges or any ones
else in the city.
With regard to the statement that
Mr.. Bryan refused at one time to be-
come counsel for railroad company
at salary Of $40, 900, this paper will
state that the same is true, with
the exception that it was $40, 900 in
stead of $4,000. 1t was during the
Fifty-third Congress that this offer