Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-17
Mr.. SPRECHER HAS A WORD
He Takes Exception to Interview
with n Third Party Reported by
Bee COrrespOndent.

SCHUYLER, Neb., June 16.-To the Editor
of The Bee: My attention was just called
to an article in the Lincoln department of
The Bee of the 14th inst, and as it rather
badly misrepresents me I ask you to give
this space in your publication also.
The report that l have "soured" on the
state administration and would soon throw
up my position deputy oil inspector is not
consistent with the truth and your Lincoln
reporter would do well in his department to
confine himself to facts, and If he should
resort to guessing l shall be under many
obligations to him if DE will not publish
same as an alleged interview with me
through a third party.
Let me first say that am no "popocrat; :"
simply plain populist. l am populist be-
cause believe in populistic ideas and polit-
lcally | am ready to aid in doing that which
will best advance those ideas
Let me further say that, while a populist
| am Independent and do not consider that
a man must in any way be simply thing in
order to be true to his party or its princi-
pies. Whenever popullst official does
what l consider wrong / do not hesitate TO
say SO and to condemn 1t in strong terms
wrong done by a populist ia worse than
the same done by a republican, because the
former considers himself better than the
never have hesitated, and never shall to
express my honest opinion regarding public
matters and shall condemn a wrong regard
less OF who or what party may he resnon
sibe for it.
nave at times criticised the present
"popocratic administration" and consider
that some bad mistakes have been made hut
such would not in any way mean that had
souIeu, etc, When have the opinion of
the Officials" your reporter alleges, 7 shall
certainly resign the little position hold and
people Will not be informed in advance NV
means ci an alleged conversation with
some third or fourth party.
AS to my opinion of the preaent sto.o >,
hcets that is as 1t has been-simplv made
stronger each day. That opinion is that ~
Is the best set of officials the state NJ Na
nraska has had in many years. WbiIa tba,,
may not be perfect and have made misralos
YET thelr records at the close of their torn,s
VIII snow honesty and competency and I
will register guess that no Joe Bartleys nor
Gene Moores will be found in the list AS
to the statement of il being mo longer
possible for a self-respecting man to coneort
with them"-well, that Is simply rot, and
too ridiculous to pay any attention to.
Let me say further as TO those state
officials that the excellent records of them
are what saved this state to the "popocrats'
last fall when that republican wave swept
over this state along with others.
For the present | shall remain in the popu-
list party; shall aid in advancing popo-
cratic politics as long as it advances along
ideas | believe in; and further, shall not
only hold on TO my oil inspectorship but
shall express my opinion as to any public
official or official act not in any way hesitat-
ing to condemn. | believe that the best
party man is he who as freely denounees the
wrong as he commends the right, no differ
once where found. When | cannot do so and
be a member in good standing In the Doou-