Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-10-29
QUESTIONS BRYAN
PREFERS TO IGNORE
Seven Pointed Queries Propounded
ths Democratic Candidate.
Failed to Answer Any Of the
Questions.

Prior TO his recent speech at Omaha
nr. Bryan had. propounded to him the
following pertinent questions by the
Omaha Bee. Mr.. Bryan did not see
ht TO attempt TO answer any of them.
i. You, Mr.. Bryan, are making much
or Democratic friendship for labor.
Why is ii that practically no legislation
TO protect labor has been enacted in
the Southern States In which Demo
Gratis have absolute controlf Why are
there no child labor laws in the South?
Why are there no laws to protect wom-
en- wage earners in the South? You
and your fusion friends had absolute
executive and legislative control OF
Nebraska for several years. Why was
no legislation TO protect labor passed
then? Why did the wage workers Of
Nebraska have to wait for succeeding
Republican legislatures to remove the
$1,000 death damage limit, to get an
equitable employers liability act and
to get a child labor law?
2. You, Mr.. Bryan, are trying to
make your paramount issue, "Shall the
people ruler The most advanced
step toward popular rule has been
| through the direct primary. Why is
1t, Mr. Bryan, that your fusion friends
when in complete control did not give
Nebraska a direct primary law? Why
Is 1t that the Republicans Of Nebraska
had to secure the direct primary law
over the opposition OF the Democrats?
Why is II that the progressive Repub-
lican States have enacted direct pri-
mary laws to bring the filling Of Offices
closer to the people, while In the Demo
cratic States of the South direct pri-
mary laws have been enacted avowedly
to disfranchise the people?
3. You, Mr.. Bryan, are bidding for
ONCE on your antitrust remedies.
Why Is 1t that all the effective legisla-
ton against Illegal combinations has
been enacted by Republican congresses
and for the most part by Republican
4 State legislatures. while the Demo
cratic States have no effective anti
trust legislation
4. You. Mr.. Bryan. are bidding for
labor votes by promising to abolish
the writ Of injunction In labor dis
putes. Do you not know that injunc-
tion abuses have been chargeable as
much to State courts as TO federal
courts? Can you name a single Demo
cratic State which has passed a law
to prevent the abuse OF Injunction by
State courts? Why was no such law
passed in Nebraska when your fusion
friends were in complete control?
3. You, Mr. Bryan, are bidding for
votes on your scheme Of bank deposit
guaranty. Oklahoma is the only state
that has put such law on its ~
books Why have none % -"tute
Democratic States ,o, aon .ne O ',,,n +
nv wv You, especially, intro
~" .ch a bill into Congress In the
S"' = 90's. Why did you not get your
fusion friends TO enact the bill as a
State law when they were In complete
control OF Nebraska? A deposit guar
anty bill. which you endorsed, was
offered in Congress last winter as a
substitute for the vreeland bill, but
only a handful OF the Democratic Con-
gressmen voted for II, the remaining
others voting against 1t or refusing TO
vote The only Democratic Congress-
man from Nebraska was one Of those
who refused to vote. III your endorse
ment OF that bill was unable to make
these Democratic Congressman vote for
II last winter. how will you be able
TO make them vote for It next winter
g. You. Mr. Bryan. are trying to
make much OF the popular election OF
United States Senators. We have the
statement OF Mr.. Tibbles. made three
years ago. that a large sum Of money,
said to be $4,000 or $4,000, was con-
trllSited by Ryan. Belmont & Co" in
/ 1904. through your brother-in-law to-
ward your campaign for United States
Senator In Nebraska. Is Mr.. Tibbres
mistaken in his assertions? If so, why
did you not correct them long ago? II
not. why did you not put your name
on the ballot as candidate for Senator
: and ask a vote OF popular preference
under the Nebraska law which gives
you that right? Why did the Demo
Gratis refuse to submit candidates fol
United States Senator to popular vote
, in Nebraska In 1928. I'm 1900 and 1904
[ T. You, Mr.. Bryan, are making
much Of publicity OF campaign contri
buttons. Nebraska has a campaign pub
llcity law, but it was enacted. as YOU
know. by Republican Legislature az
ter your fusion State administration
had failed TO pass such law. Why Il
It. Mr.. Bryan. that your brother-n-lav
and Democratic campaign manager'
have perslstently and wlllfully violated
the Nebraska campaign publicity law
why. II you are so devoted to campaign
fund publicity, were you so insisten
that the $4,000 contribution 70 you
campaign made by the Bennett will
should be kept secret1