Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-10-29
QUESTIONS BRIAN
PREFERS y IGNORE
Failed 70 Answer ANY % ne
z Questions.

Prior to his recent speech at Omahe
Mr. Bryan had propounded to Tim ths
following pertinent questions " 90
Omaha Bee. Mr.. Bryan did not ~
a. to attempt to answer any Of them.
I. You, Mr.. Bryan, are making much
Of Democratic friendship for lpbeF.
Why IL Il that practically no Regulation
to protect labor has been enacted r.
the Southern States In which Demo
Gratis have absolute controll Why are
there no child labor laws In the Ecuth1
Why are there no laws to protect wom-
en- wage Farmers In the South? Ton
and your fusion friends had abscluts
executive and legislative control q
Nebraska for several years. Why was
no legislation to protect labor passed
then? Why did the wage workers q
Nebraska have to walt for succeeding
Republican legislatures to remove tho
5000 death damage limit to get an
equitable employers liability act ana
to get child labor law7
2. You, Mr.. Bryan, are trying 70
make your paramount Issue, "Shall the
people rule?' The most advanced
step toward popular rule has been
through the direct primary. Why y
It, Mr.. Bryan, that your fusion friends
when in complete control did not give
Nebraska a direct primary lawl Why
Is 1t that the Republicans Of Nebraska
had to secure the direct primary law
over the opposition Of the Democratsi
why is 1t 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 pr.
mary laws have been enacted avowedly
to disfranchise the peoplef
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
state legislatures, while the Demo
cratic States have no effective anti
trust legislation
4. You, Mr.. Bryan, are bidding Tor
labor votes BY promising to abolish
the writ Of injunction in labor dis.
putes. Do you not know that injunc-
ton abuses have been chargeable q
much to state courts as to federal
courts7 Can you name q single Demo
cratic State which has passed 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 controIl
s. You, Mr.. Bryan, are bidding for
votes on your scheme Of bank deposit
guaranty. Oklahoma Is the only State
that has put such a law on Its statute
books. Why have none Of the other
Democratic States enacted deposit guar
anty laws7 You, especially, intro
duced such Diil INTO Congress z ~
early pos. why dla you not ~ yOur
fusion friends 70 enact tne pm
State law when tney were " comple1s
control Of NeDraskaI a deposit guar
anty bill, which you endorsed, was
offered IN Congress- last wn.er y
substitute for the Yreeiand olli' Dus
only a handful Of the Democratic Con'
gressmen voted for II the remaining
others voting against II or refusing g
vote The only Democratic Congress
man from Nebraska was one Of those
who refused to vote II your endorse
ment Of that Dill was unaDle % maks
these Democratic congresamen vote loI I
Il last winter, now VIII you % APIS y
to make them vote for II next Winteri
g. You. Mr.. Bryan. are trying to
make much Of the popular election Of
United States Senators We have the
statement Of Mr. Tibblsn. made three
years ago, that large sum Of money,
said 70 be $4,000 or So 900, was con
tributed By "Ryan, Belmont & Co." In
1904. through your brother-in-Iaw to-
ward your campaign for United States
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