Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-28
jPRECHER POURS HOT SHOT
Editor of Free Lance Tells Why He
lis Opposing Loomis.
SHARP REPLY TO HIS CRITICS
Lie Direct IL Given 10 Demo-
cratic Editors who Have Been
MisrepresentinE His
Attitude.

SCHUYLER, Neb.. Oct. 27.--(Special)-A
red hot letter addressed to Gilbert NJ.
Hitchcock, editor OF the world-Herald.
e printed over the name Of John c.
sprecher. in the current issue of his Free
Lance. in which he repeats the reasons
why he is opposing Loomis the fusion
nominee for supreme Judge, and comes
back with the lie direct at those democratic
editors who have been misrepresenting bis
actions and attitude.
Mr.. sprecher starts out by saying that
be is sending the letter 20 the World
Herald, asking that in fairness it give his
statements the publicity the
articles directed against him, but anticipat-
ing refusal to give him a hearing has also
printed his letter in his own paper. He
continues:
As your attack comes upon me because I
choose to support NJ. 3. Reese for supreme
Judge OF this state of Nebraska instead of
George L. Loomis, will first give my rea-
sons therefor. which think are good. And
let me say right here to you that every
word use in this article will be the plain
and simple truth. just as every word used
in articles published In my paper along the
same line were absolutely true, even If you
and others Of your ilk do choose TO brand
, same as false but whenever you do you are
denying the truth and show yourselves to
be malicious liars, lying to uphold wrong
In the first place, when you or any other
democrat SAYS that l have in any way
!
upon him or lied about him you simply
lie yourselves and you know Il. l never
atory to Mr.. Loomis personally and have
ever said he was a good citizen and have
. ever spoken in the highest terms of him
FRIsehOOds Pure and Simple.
Not being able to meet my words in
proper way you resort 10 personal abuse of
me and do not hesitate TO lie to my leg
islative work we'll as that of Mr.. Loomis
Inc term lie sounds harsh and l would
prefer not to use 1t, but in your case moth
! ing else fits as you are an unprincipled and
, malicious liar, even If you do occupy the
position OF congressman and editor of
| metropolitan press and ought to be above
, II. The World-Herald under your editorial
management has never been anything but
| a mud-slinging sheet and a genuine fake
organ, just the thing to uphold the fake
l retormers you have ever upheld And the
reform movement under fusion owes it's
early and merited death more to the World
, Herald and its fake policy than to all else,
for 1t could ever be depended upon to up
hold and misrepresent anything along its
line of policy and to misrepresent and de-
nounce all else, no difference how worthy.
organ.
The reference to him as "a man without
! party" is then taken up, and he explains
\ nis personal political history. insisting
y that he has been devoted to principle
e rather than to party name II don't think
n l was cut out for a party man." he de-
c clares, for would like to be for principle.
4 because of my belief, and not be ready to
$ flop from Brysnism to Parkerism at a
y moments notice and whoop her up just
the same" He says he has been a popu-
list, but never a democrat. and has not
: been allied to any party for some years
;. Dehnes Fake Reform.
1 believed in denouncing Bartley and the
5 republican party along with him as you
q did, but also believed in denouncing Me-
hGIf In d. Oh. -.
gene Moore for his failure to turn the fees
y OF the state into the treasury where they
( belonged and believe also IN listing Porter
and Herdman in the same class. / never
could see the consistency in properly class
j. flying republican officials as corporation
= tools who rode around on railroad passes
. and did corporations bidding and then ex-
J cusing fusion officials for doing the same
k thing And never could get enthusiastic
l. and whoop it up for the reform" admins
= tration when knew 1t was rank and was
I as bad as was the republican administra-
. tion II followed. When knew the reform
n State Board of Equalization had assessed
!, the railroads lower than had the repub-
II my paper as you did to fool the people and
g then when the republican board did make
q that assessment about what It should be
refer to them fake reformers'' and mis-
represent them and discOuntenance all done
as you did No, ] learned long since that
4 | was not cut out for a good partisan as
you are and got out of the party. II
that is being a renegade, then l thank God
y am renegade.
the subject of not supporting Loomis. Mr..
sprecher Declares
7, am under no obligation whatever tn
Il support democratic candidate, but last
: year supported the entire county, legisla-
tive, congressional and state ticket except
Q Shalenberger for governor. and in that
g case preferred Sheldon. / got the regula-
. | tion democratic lies from all the democratic
u | editorial liars of the state who had It that
J. republicans owned my paper and was in
n their employ. If there is falsehood too
= dirty and low for a demOcgat TO pick il up
> out of the gutter and chew il over never
/ heard OF II The year before | supported
years / have run the Free Lance have
o staid by the democratic candidates save
o ratio has been considerably more than Is
= TO 1. The thanks / get Is To have the
. democratic press spread miserable lies
No Grievance whatever.
In one Of your many editorials concern
ing me you write under the heading of
why Sprecher is Mad" and indicate that
I oppose Mr.. Loomis because am mad at
J. him and have a grievance. which is en-
. better than LOOmis himself You must
L think am as small a potato you. Why.
l. you are an alleged democrat because OF
K personal spite at the late Edward Rose
+ water. There isn't a drop of real demo-
cratic blood IN your makeup any more than
Il anything in harmony between you and real
4 democracy and you try to measure me up
n owing to his legislative record, but not be-
n cause he ever offended me or in any way
!, did me a personal wrong or caused any
'N disappointment. Nothing OF the sort.
In the first place I am for Judge Reese
because he Is the superior man for that
high and important office. In the matter
, Of Witness, Reese towers like a giant above
= a pygmy. Personally both are good men,
m even IL you do try TO spring something on
n Reese. Judge Reese is recognized legal au-
n thority and his fitness Is not questioned
- He served on the district bench and on the
re supreme bench and was dean of the law
re- department OF the state university. Loomis
n had no sUch experience and / believe the
= supreme judges should come from the sis
10 trict bench where judges have given pub
al lic service and are Known. LOomis has
10 been local attorney and entirely local,
and not by any means brilliant one al
that, and with limited practice
II Is known fact that when on the SUI
s- preme bench before Judge Reese did not
suit the corporations and as they controlled
In the rotten republican party in Nebraska
those days, they turned him down with one
term. think he Is good man to put
back there and am going TO help him all j
can. On the other hand. / don't think
Loomis good man 10 put there, for