Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-07
rHr spRrcHER IS EoR rAEr.

The recent announcement that John
G. Sprecher, a few years q the real
fusion leader in the Nebraska legisla-
ture, Ia for Taft and against Bryan
has brought out the expected shower
Of vituparation upon him from the
hard and fast democratic press, but 1t
does not seem to feaze Mr.. Sprecher,
who comes back in good old-fashioned
style. Sprecher IL for Taft and doesn't
care who knows 1t, and has plenty of
good reasons to offer to justify his
course. Among others, here are some
of them:
sprecher is for Taft because he considers
under the conditions of the campaign II is
best to so vote. and he is not a republican
and does not expect to be one. and asks no
favors OF any sort from that party.
Sprecher is a Tom Watson supporter and
voted for him four years ago, but this year
cannot because the democrats, assisted by
a bunch Of mssquerading democrats in the
populist camp, manipulated the populist
electors. sprecher would notk vote for the
scheming politician, the wavering, fluctu-
ating Bryan, who trims his political sails
u CatCh any bittES AndN III hiAh WI
blow his bark into the presidential harbor.
And as we are not for any minor parties,
there IL but one thing left to do and do 1t
with any consistency and honor, and that
10 TO vote for the man who stands for the
Roosevelt policies. which we have endorsed
for some years.
As II this we're not enough, Mr..
sprecher answers one of his critics by
explaining the difference between him
self and the political thimble-riggers
who protested p~opulism for principle
and then let themselves be led into the
Bryan camp in hope Of personal re-
ward. Mr.. ~Sprecher's compliments to
the pretended Bryan convert make in
teresting readings
When we read that from the pen of Al
Pont, who is nothing but a political flunky
and q craven follower of spells hunters, We
have only the most utter contempt for the
thing. The Free Lance editor stands where
he has always stood and is for principle
and right and 10 not a political thing that
blindly follows an unstable political Hopper
like Bryan is. Pont' is as good an example
Of q political jumping jack as we ever saw.
When Bryan whoops 1t up for free silver
Point yells for 1t till he is hoarse; when
Bryan howls about some imaginary i'm
perialism and the dangers of a large stand
ing army, Pont bowls in unison; when
Bryan supports Goldbug Parker on a Wall
street platform in order to be regular re-
gardiess Of principle. Pont also lines UP and
says me too" when the roll is called; when
Bryan anticipates government ownership
of railroads. Polly Parrot Pont talks gov
eminent ownership, too, and quits talking
It as soon as Bryan sees 1t is not a winner
and won't do; when Bryan tries to make
q national issue out of a local banking pol
Icy and gets off as a regulation piece of
buncombe the phrase, Let the people
rule" Pont flops his ears and brays, too.
Pont leaves the populist party and joins
the democrats when he considers the popu-
lists of the past. and does It while the party
is still marching along under that Wall
street banner. And yet he has the unadui-
terated gall to talk about others who de-
cline to follow his inconsistent course as
"retrograding' and as not progressive
and more such rot.
1t goes without saying that Spreeher
is for Taft, and If anyone wants any
more reasons he will be accommodated.