Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-04
BRYAN AND HEARST.
Points whereas grhey Differ, Accord
ing 20, New Yorker.


Springfield. (Aass.) Republican.
A faithful chronicle OF current political
developments could not be maize were one
to ignore the blistering attack upon Mr..
Hearst by Delaney Nicoll of the Demo-
cratic club in New York. Mr.. Nicoll was
vice chairman of the democratic national
committee in 1904 August Belmont, who
was chairman of the democratic advisory
committee In the same year. heard what
Mr. NicoH said and asked the company OF
democrats present to vote I'm approval or
in condemnation of the sentiments ex-
PRESSED. The vote was unanimous in ap-
prevail which renders the views OF the
said NicoH worthy of more extended cir
culation.
Mr.. NicoI denounced Mr.. Hearst for
treachery to Judge Parker. The national
committee he said, had paid for room
for the Hearst bureaV at headquarters.
''They came to me and said they wanted
to come in with us. We said, Come on
in; we are glad to have you with u.s.
Everybody on the democratic side was exc
pected to help. Mr.. Nicoll gets very angry
now and thumps the table he recalls
that phase of the democratic campaign Of
1904 Let him explain in his own words:
"They came Hearst and Ihmsen, to our
Headquarters asking for a place with us,
and they accepted our hospitality they
took our money, and then they tried to
stab us in the dark. When I recall the
treacherous record of this man Hearst I
am compelled to contrast it with the rec
ord OF another mana man with whom we
have not always agreed am led to
contrast the treacherous record OF this
man Hearst with the honorable record OF
William j. Bryan, I know true democrat
from a false one. Mr.. Bryan did his best
with his great eloquence and the power
Of his great personality after he was de-
feated in the convention, to elect the can
didates of his party. He was not with us
in spirit. perhaps: he did not believe as
we believed; but. when the platform was
adopted and the candidates named he sup
ported the ticket loyalty He did the brave
! thing-the honorable thing as between
man and man. He went on the stump and
| advocated the election OF Judge Parker.
! He couldn't control all his friends and we
knew when he went on the stump that he
| would not be able to control them, but he
didn't sneak into our headquarters with
promises OF fealty to our common cause
and take our money and put out his ban
! ner under our banner, and then inspire
his emissaries to stab the party's cadi-
/ dates in the back. like this traitor Hearst
did. I'm telling you this to illustrate the
difference between an honorable man and a
disloyal man and sooundrel"
That Judge Parker himself feels much
as Mr. Nicon and Mr.. Belmont do may be
taken for granted. He has indicated HIS
hostile attitude toward Mr.. Hearst in va
rious ways. notably In his attitude Of legal
counsellor and friend for Mayor Mcclellan
and In his recent utterances In the south
But one man. under present conditions, fits
Judge Parker's remark about the dema-
gogue, the shadow of whose 'balefuI SIMS
ter figure" we now see for the first time
| I'm our history reflected on the screen OF
the future" The Parker democracy will
fight Hearst in New York state this year
| as beasts fight each other in the jungle
And IL looks more and more, judging by
Mr.. Nioolls laudation OF Bryan. II Mr.
Belmont. Mr.. Ryan and all the safe and
sane" democratic gentlemen OF New York
and vicinity were prepared to accept the
Nebraskan. I'm final emergency, as the
pillar OF true Jeffersonian conservatism.
! II Hearst should run In New York state
for governor next fall. on an independent
ticket, as well or nearly as well as he did
for mayor, the hocking Of these eminently
conservative leaders OF thought 70 the
standard Of William Jennings Bryan would
be one OF the spectacles Of the decade
Much now depends on Hearst and the ter.
ror he can inspire