Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-29

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ton; we are not TO determine the SILVER
question, nor the trust question IN Ne
braska. AS matter of fact the repuoileans
OF Nebraska passed an antitrust law years
ago, and II the present attorney general
would only do his duty or rather have tried
TO do his duty some time previous to the
present campaign as regards the trusts, there
would have been no agitation about trusts
now. AS a matter of fact, we have trusb
in this state that could easily be sup
pressed which he never attacked and against
which he never took the slightest action.
But he attacks the Standard Oil trust when
he knows that he cannot do any more win
that than IL he would buck his head against
a solid stone wall, He knows that
that trust hires the ablest lawyers by the
year and that they take the cases orought
in the states into the federal courts ana winu
tben around and around so that 1t takes
years OF time, and long after smyth has
ceased to be a remniscence as an attorney
general before a final judgment will be
rendered.
we have now in this state but one VITAL
issue. and that is to elect supreme judge Tor
the state of Nebraska who Will administer
Justice fearlessly and impartially. Two can
didates have been presented. we nave III 'he
first place, Former Governor Holconp, III
the next place Former Judge Reese. botn
of these men have occupied positions OIL
honor and trust. 1t remains for the people
10 decide whether they trust man with an
important Office who has betrayed the trust
that we have reposed in him in another very
smportnnt office, or whether 1t is not good
citizenship for men of all parties TO ADMIN
later n rcbuke for the betrayal of trusts and
,,.itb bnir annrOyal the man VINO
did not falter in the conscientious discharge
OF the duties of his Office.
HoIcomb's Former Pledges.
Five years ago fought campaign IN
Nebraska such as probably never was
fought before and probably never VIII De
nrain. We made an appeal to all republicans
who desired to save their party from cor
ruption and corporation rule 20 rise above
partv and to vote for the candidate of the
opposition party who stood as the embodl-
ment of reform and as the embodiment ol
the highest statesmanship and unassailaDle
integrity In that position l supported Gov
ernor Holcomb. and surely II anybody wac
interested in having Governor Holcomp &c
out Of his office with clean record, II any
body was interested in having him make ar
administration that would commend itsel
not only to the present generation, but u
all future time, it was certainly myself, TO
] was instrumental in having him elected
and | felt the great responsibility uha
rested upon me under these conditions, be
cause | had appealed to the party, to tn
rank and file of the party to cut loose from
their allegiance. discard all traditions anC
support Silas A. Holcomb for governor o
Nebraska The populist handbook of Ne
braska which OF course is good authority 10
the claims made for Governor Holcomb b.
his own party, has this to say regarding tn
election Of Silas A. Holcomb: ut was bat
tie for the salvation of Nebraska. On on
side was arrayed the railroads, the corpora
tions, the Business Mems association o
Omaha and the skilled unscrupulous poll
ticians Opposed to this formidable ARA
were the peoples party, the voters OF Ne
braska, aided by the respectable element
of the democratic and republican partie.
Without money and without the courtesy {
railroad passes populist speakers valiantl
stormed the citadels of republican strengt
in the name of honest government and de
cency in politics"
This is what was asserted and claimed b
the popullsts of Nebraska. And how doe
that claim stand now in the light OF tn
record made by Governor Holcomb?
How did Silas A. Holcomb discharge tn
duties devolvng upon him as the standar
bearer of reform and anti-monopoly?
HoIcomb and BARLEY.
Governor Holcomb was inducted into offiC
on the Sd day of January, 1895. On the 5t
day of January he exhibited to NE pape
purporting to be the bond OF Joseph Bartle
and | stated to him that l did not considt
that bond good; the names upon 1t did no
in my judgment, represent sufficient guar
anty. few days later the bond was agai
exhibited TO me- 1t had upon 1t sewers
names of men of very high financial standin
and said that bond is all right Previor
to the acceptance OF that bond, in fact b.
fore Holcomb had been sworn into Office,
had informed the governor that / had NJ
the slightest doubt but that at that vel
juncture Joseph BARLEY as treasurer of IL
state OF Nebraska was defaulter. N
reasons for making that assertion to Il
governor were these: i had sent BARLEY
request for specific information where tn
funds of the state were deposited. He hi
positively declined to make that statemen
Thereupon / made personal appeal to hi
TO tell me where the funds of the state
Nebraska were deposited, and intimate
that the governor would compel him to sho
where those funds were. and BARLEY repli
TO me- II will never let the governor kno
where these funds are. and II he inss
upon II | will resign" / told Govern
Holcemb the entire circumstance and urg
him to compel BARLEY to show up or resig
! said "There is no doubt in my mind tn
there is a defalcation in the state treasur
Force him to resign and appoint some go
man. There are plenty of good men in N
braska that will be able to give ample s.
curity and assume this position" "a
plause)
Now, what did the governor do? TIL
was at the very outset OF his administr
tion. According to his own testimony Civ,
in the BARLEY bond case Governor Hocon
did not compel BARLEY to show up he d
liberately failed TO discharge his duty a
wllfully neglected to discharge 1t, Accordil
TO his own testimony Joseph Barley made
settlement with the state by exhibiting
Holcomb cigar box full OF papers, OF !.
US and cats and dogs of all kinds, repI
senting something like $500 900. and the 20
ernor, without making any inquiry as
whether they We're worth fifty cents on I
dollar or absolutely worthless, deliberate
accepted these securities and by accept
them made BARLEY treasurer for two yea
longer Who is responsible for the defalc
tion II 1t is not Sias A. Holcomb? | ha
never been able to understand why the sur
tics on the first bond were allowed to
free. ! always have believed that at [
time Holcomb made that settlement wi