Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-21
BRYAN HAULED OVER GOALS
Iswa Democrat Points Out to Him Issues
in State Campaign,
PEERLESS is HELPING CORPORATIONS
Something of the Record of the Men
Who Are Now Managing the
Democratic Campaign in
state of Iowa.
PEERLESS is HELPING CORPORATIONS
CFrom a STAFF CORRESPONDENT,

CFrom a STAFF Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Oct. eO.-(Special Am
open letter to William ]. Bryan, written
by J. c. Meredith and in which he says
he has twice voted for the peerless leader
from Nebraska. will be published in the
local papers here in the morning. In the
letter Mr.. Meredith severely critcises Mr..
Bryan for his speech at Sanborn, Ia, last
Wednesday, in which Mr. Bryan spoke of
Cummns as having too much conscience
to be a standpatter and too little courage
to be a reformer." Mr.: Meredith at some
length informs Mr. Bryan that ne is not
familiar with the situation in Iowa and
having been misinformed by the democrats
who welcomed him to Iowa does not know
that the fight here is that of corporations
against Cnmmins' After telling Mr. Bryan
that he has been deceived the letter says:
mo man I'm public life, not even yourself,
has ever been more bitterly assailed by
the corporations and their trucking fol-
lowers than Governor Cummins" And
further, He and Ex-Governor Larrabee
have in this campaign placed themselves
on higher ground for reform than w. j.
Bryan After referring TO Mr.. organs
criticism of Gqkffnor Cummins on the rate
question the letter is as follows;
The man who gTasped you by the hand
as you came into Iowa (meaning c. w.
Miller, the democratic state chalrman), and
furnished you with information as TO what
would do most harm to Governor Cummins,
, fairly represents the whole campaign. He
was last year "A delegate TO "A convention
In Chicago, where the railroads sent all
| their henchmen on free passes and paid
| their hotel bills and he Joined with others
| IN adopting resolution declaring that I'VE
| are unalterably opposed TO comforting on
the Interstate Commerce commission, or
any other appOintiVe agency, the power TO
prescribe rates for transportation" Among
1 IA hnF ton
who has been designated to go on the
| democratic nauOnals committee TO repre-
sent IONA, 5hese men are als3 ahi4ns
| to keep you from being elected president,
This crowd which met you ana is seek
| ing TO make use Of you i'm the Iowa cam
paign is the crowd which sent your friend
| and admirer, j. b. Romans, into retire
| ment; which made II Impossible Tor Charles
| A. Walsh to continue longer with the party
| which you claim as your own which is de-
| termined that the brilliant Cato Sells
political life in Iowa; and which denied
TO your old friend, General James b
! Weaver, a nomination for congrt IS, which
| nomination would have meant his election
Where will you be when these people back.
| ing Porter have got control OF affairs
! we believe YOU have better friends In Iowa
| These men who induced you to come t.
! Iowa. who are lighting the battle against
! Cummins, are associated with the no
| torious I'D Hunter, and II your voice lifted
in the Iowa campaign should be the means
| Of deciding the contest in their favor, they
| would rejoice to the END OF their days.
| Do YOU think that these men who have
been hghting Roosevelt or rate legisla tioI
and who have been assailing Cummins be
cause he Is so active I'm stirring up senti
ment for rate legislation In Iowa, are th'
real friends of rate legislation? III yol
do you lack the keenness OF perception
| with which We have always credited you
No Mr. Bryan much as we love you
much as we admire your courage anS
high mindedness in advocating reforms, W
are not ready 10 shut our eyes 10 the rae
that here in Iowa the night Is betweei
the corporation power ranged on the sid
OF the organization which has stolen "
| name and the livery OF the democratic
! party. and on the other side vast arm!
= 81 courageous and patriotic men willing