The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-30

| Menzies crowd to success. Those who
| heard his remarks were the more i'm
pressed by them because it gave them
hope that Mr.. Kern would take up the
| gauge of battle in the interests of the
people against those who represent
special privileges whether out of or in
| the party.
This meeting, and the proposed or
ganization, is causing MIR. Morss (the
Indiana member of the Pierpont Nor
Standard Oil-Economic League at
IL Astor Place, New York city, no end
of uneasiness. The Sentinel has con-
siderable to say about what was said
in the meeting. / do not know. or
care, from what source it got it's in
formation. Language can hardly be
made too strong in the characterize
ton of the work of the democratic
state headquarters in 1900. The work
done there was under the control of
men in and out of the committee, who
did not do anything to secure the
election of Mr.. Bryan, and who did not
want him elected. The Sentinel may
shape up almost anything it pleases
that embodies this fact and put the
words in my mouth and l will not dis
own them. But when it attempts to
create the impression that silver re-
publicans were the only ones who
talked in this meeting about the &C
ton, in 1900 of the men who are now
the reorganizers in this state, it is
knowingly trying to create false i'm
preston. The Sentinel, after printing
some things that it had been informed
| said, came to me to know what |
said. I repeated in substance what
Mr.. Kern had said, and that l had ap-
proved what he said. This is of little
importance, and / refer to it only to
call attention to the fact that the Sen
tinel is very careful to cover up Mr..
Kern by referring to him as the
previous speaker" whose words l
said were true. The Sentinel knows.
and l know as we'll as the Sentinel,
that neither | nor any other silver re-
publican can do very much to make
such a movement as the Jefferson
league successful. Such a movement
must come from the inside of the par
ty. from men who have been long,
identified with it. Samuel E. Morss
knows the power and influence of Mr..
Kern in this state, and cannot disguise
his anxiety and alarm about the name
of Mr.. Kern appearing in connection
with what was said in this particular
meeting. This accounts for the sub
stitution, in the Sentinel's report Of
the short interview with me, of "a
previous speaker" for Hon. John w.
Kern
1t appears that the late secretary
at headquarters has been trying to
help Morss littls, and he has thought
he had done SO smart thing, when ne
originated story out of his magma
ton, that he told it on the street be-
fore it was published. Now, Hawk
ms is real good fellow, and appears
to be rather intelligent when he does
rot branch out too much. He was,
am sure, friend of Mr.. Bryan, but
it is doubtful if he knows why, or if
he can give any good reason why he
took such dislike, during the cam
paign of 1900, to George Fred Will
Jams that he designated him "po-
litical yellow dog" Of course, if
Hawkins wishes to assist Morss in
misrepresenting me on the tariff ques-
ton, or any other, | shall not allow
myself to he disturbed, because those
who know him are not likely to ask
him to interpret the words of any
speaker or the language of any writer.
OF course, he thinks the democratic
party will be better Off without Chea-
die and Van Vorhis, but when he adds
U. S. Jackson of Greenfield to the
number of which he thinks the party
ought to be rid, he will find no re-
Spouse except from that kind of dem
ocrats who rejoiced when Mr.. Bryan
was defeated.
What | would like to see is the
democratic party place itself squarely
on the side Of the people who have no
special privileges. l am not in an at
titude to be able to give much assist
ance, but my will is good to do all l
can to induce it to be true to the
issues of 1896 and 1900.
If Mr.. Kern will take this burden
upon himself, and make the fight that
he is capable of making, the end of
the Morss- Murdoch Dougherty-M Men
zies influence in this state is at hand.
FLAVIUS J. VAN VORHIS.
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