The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-20
o. roBER 20. 1904

has given Mr.. Cleveland most of his
popularity. But Mr.. Hills support,
dangerous as it is, is not SO detrimen-
tai to Judge Parker as the corporate
support, which is gradually gathering
about him. Ideal number two.
There is no doubt that the cor
porate interests have an understand
ing with Judge Parker Can
the democratic party afford to lend it
self to a movement to SO make up the
supreme court as to nullify the efforts
OF the people at reform?"
las president, Judge Parker, might
appoint one, two, or even three SUI
preme justices. and his appointments
might bar the way to relief for ten or
fifteen years. Ideal number thrse.
In the Commoner of April Is, 1904,
under the title of Parker, Alias Bel
MONT Mr.. Bryan had an editorial in
which he referred to Belmont in this
fashion: THAT he should be selected
as the diplomatic representative of
Judge Parker is sufficient proof that
the judges nomination would put the
democratic Inrty back in the Cleve-
land rut, and make the administration
co-partner with the Wall street syn
dicates." Ideal number four
Again: "But if the party had not
had its bitter experience with Cleve-
land it would have ample reason to
avoid 'syndicated president but with
the experience of 1892 and 1895 fresh
in hn hn In
able, nay, even criminal folly, to put
the destinies of the party and the
country in the hands of man mort
gagged in advance to men of the Bel
mont type Ideal number five.
But why enas2erate further The
files Of the COmmoner t06m Eitth Just
such char aetteff Lat iieas ef Parker 50.
: the election of Parker means the
triumph of Mr.. Bryan's ideals, we must
look to the files of the Commoner for
statement of Mr.. Bryan's ideals.
these are the ideals of Judge PARKER
as set forth by Mr.. Bryan, and Mr.
6ryan's says his triumph will be a
victory for his ideals. Is it possible?
But those who really know Mr.
Bryan better than, in this campaign,
he seems to know himself, will appeal
from Phillip drunk to Phillip sober
They will prefer to take his charac-
terizations of Parker as odious oppo-
sites of Mr.. Bryan's ideals, They will
prefer to believe what Mr.. Bryan said
before the st. Louis convention than
what he may say since They will pre-
fer to believe that he meant what he
said when he said that Parker's nominal
ton was secured by crooked and in
defensible Means and that 'if tire
democratic party we're SO unfortunate
as to elect Parker, 1t would be disas-
trous to it, because it would be only
another record of Cleve1andism. 20.
&SSS$&
He Does Not Dare to Answer
The World-H repeatedly calls
upon the STANDARD Oil'./governor to
make answer to some pointed QueS-
tions. The World-Herald is cruel. IT.
should remember that there are some
questions that people do not wish to
answer; some they can not answer,
unsissome they dare not answer. The
following QuSs inns arr. some that the
World-herald has asKed Enrentsdly.
and which the governor Of the great
state OF Nebraska does not either de-
sire or dare to answer:
us 1t not true that Governor Mickey
called into his office James III. Hays,
the chief oil inspector, and requested
him, in the presence of representa-
tive of the Standard Oil company, to
approve several carloads of oil which
Mr. Hays had previously condemneooo
as it not true that Mr.. Hays de-
clined to comply with Governor Mick
eys request?
''Is it not true that within one hour
after Mr.. Hays had declined to accede
to Mr. Mickey's request Mr.. Hays was
removed from office?
rs it not true that Mr.. Hays sue
cessor was Ed A. Church, the favored
candidate Of the Standard Oil trust?
els it not also true that among the
early acts of Mr.. Church's administra-
ton was the approval of the oil which
Mr. Hays had condemned and which
condemnation he had, in response to
the governors request, refused to can
cel?'
$S>SSSS&
General Berry
In their desperation to hunt up and