Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-08-21
TO DEFEAT BRYAN
NEBRASKA NEWSPAPER COMBINE
TO THWART HIS ASPIRATIONS
Twenty-One Newspapers in Nebraska
Said TO be Backed by Trust Mag
nateS and FrenZied FinanCierS,
Combined to Destroy Political In
fluenCe of the Brainy Nebra Skan.

The following associated press dispatch
which appeared in recent papers, is self
explanatory and highly interesting:
Omaha, July 3l.-A newspaper trust
to defeat ". J. Bryan in any political
aspirations he may cherish is being
formed in Nebraska, with f. E. Brown
of the Hastings Observer as the active
promoter. The scheme is part OF a whole
sale campaign Of education on behalf of
safe and sane politics. with no refer.
ence to the interests OF any political
party.
"The plan as outlined contemplates
the establishment OF q papers in lead
ing towns in Nebraska to encourage the
anti Bryan sentiment now existing. The
movement is prompted by fear that an
other wave of Bryan popularity may be
the result of recent disclosures OF graft
in financial and political centers.
"Brown and his newspaper trust are
said to have the financial backing of
James Fl. Eckels, ex-comptroller of cur
rency; Paul Morton. president OF the
Equitable Life; Thomas F. Ryan, the
Wall street king, and Edward A. Cuda.
dy. tile Omaha packer. The plan is to
make Omaha the headquarters OF chain
of papers and to this end an option has
been secured on the Omaha Commercial,
a weekly business paper. The CONNER
cial, it is further said, will be turned into
a daily, and the Observer will be moved
from Hastings to Lincoln"
Here is another proof of the wholesome
fear in which the grafters and monopol.
lists of the country hold Mr.. Bryan. De.
spite the fact that dozen times they
have gleefully announced his political
death, they are still lying awake nights
devising schemes to undermine his influ.
ence. In the light of recent develop.
ments what an absurdity were Chauncey
Depew's declarations in 1896 for national
honor and business integrity! What a
farce were the touching appeals OF the
Equitable Life magnates not to impair
the funds of the widows and the or.
phans! What a mockery were the argu.
ments Of the Rockefellers, the Mortons
and the Cudahys against lawlessness as
personified in Mr.. Bryan and his friends.
Mr.. Bryan stands today where he
stood then, the foe of monopoly, the
opponent of dishonesty and graft, the
enemy Of special privileges, the cham.
pion of the people, an honest and fear
less man. What of his detractors? One
by one they are being exposed as graft
ers, law.breakers and swindlers, who
have been amassing fortunes at the ex-
pense of the people. The voters are
learning that the high sounding appeals
of these gentlemen for national honor,
business integrity and observance of law,
were hollow mockeries. instigated by
their desire to keep an honest and fear
less man out of an office where he would
have the power to disclose and demolish
their nefarious schemes.
The names of the men mentioned az
being back of the papers which are to
conduct the campaign of education
against Mr.. Bryan in Nebraska, are
enough TO destroy the confidence Of the
people in their would.be educators. 1t
is getting pretty hard for honest repubi-
cans to tolerate such men in their party.