Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-02

hold and hearihstone Of the republican can
didate ana his official representative,
speaks with apparent enthusiasm and per
sonal satisfaction Of his visit to Cleveland.
I read again from MIR. Bryan's book. THE
First Battle on page $50:
Arriving in Cleveland about s O'Clock,
we were escorted to the hotel by an Inn
promptu procession. which seemed deter
mined to show that in his efforts to elect
\ republican president, the chairman OF the
republican national committee did not have
the unanimous support or his %neighbors.
These are candidate Brysn's words from
his own tongue and pcn and the story or
his own actions which speak louder than
words. To take them at their fun value
and intent they shine as a beacon lisht
along the pathway of the republican who
holds his party allegiance as q matter of
adherence to principles and time-tried and
proven policies. To quote Candidate Bryan
at Canton. "this is not a contest between
individuals. - II does matter a great
deal for what policies the president shall
stand. am gratified to know
that in his home there are so many who
believe that the intert SITS of the country
will be saved by his defeat. I hope
to be the neigbbor of those who have fallen
among thieves"
Thus speaks Candidate Bryan i'm 1896
to the neighbors Of William Mckinley in
Canton. O.. We now can with good
grace ask: Is the Nebraska republican to
desert his principles in 1905 to support his
neighbor 90. Candidate Bryan? Is this a
contest between individuals i'm 1908 or is
it a contest Of principles? Docs the Ne
braska republican believe that in 1856 viii
liam McKinley's neighbOrs had fallen
among thieves?
Question Decided by Bryan.
Candidate Bryan proclaimed the ethics
Of "neighborly'' support of party candi-
dates in 1896 and has written 1t in his
torical record. Accepting his conclusions
as fair. correct and courteous to his OPP
ponent, the question before the Nebraska
republican is:
who is your neighbor-William j.
Bryan or william II. Taft?
Candidate Bryan having decided for us
. that we are privileged to campaign IN
Lincoln, as he did in Canton, l would
like to discuss for a moment the incon'
sistencies of Candidate Bryan and his
party, with reference to great republican
leaders. 1t is unnecessary to remind q
club composed of "Lincoin's hirelings" OF
lnG Dlllti dDuSt, NillllCdNiOn dllu an
athemas (which were hurled at Abraham
Lincoln, ting great liberator, by the demo
cratic party. and yet now Candidate
Bryan proclaims from the housetops tina
he is an Abraham Lincoln republican. L
would take too much time and is unneces
sary to call your attention to the bittel
denunciations that were made against tn,
brave. and yet gentle, and humanitariaI
craftsmanship of martyred William Nc
Kinley. And yet in the 1904 campaign
when Candidate Bryan could find onl!
bitter things to say of Theodore Roose
welt, the democratic spellbinders wen
across the land. and. in referring to som,
things that they claimed Roosevelt ha,
done. would say. Mckinley would no
have done this" or Mckinley would no
have done. that" And so 1t has ever beel
with the great men of the republican
party. II remained. however, for Theo
dore Roosevelt to attain the doubtful
honor of having Candidate Bryan prais
him during his lifetime.
In 1904. before, however. Presiden
Roosevelt had announced that he woul
not again be a candidate for the presi
dency, Candidate Bryan could find n
good words to say Of him. At Spring
field, Mo, September l, 1904. he sale
lie SURRENDER OF the present prcSld3r
CTheodore Roosevelt) to corporate influ
ences furnishes an excellent proof of tn
wisdom of Judge Parker in makinug IN
statement he has" Think of IL! Brya
accuses Roosevelt of surrendering to COZ
porate influences.
Abuse of Roosevelt.
Further on In this TRADE of abuse again.
Roosevelt, in which he is accused OF hole
r ing bloody, brutal and barbarous sent
ments," Candidate Bryan solemnly declare
that President Roosevelt stood for militia
7 ism alone ard said: THE republicans a
2 increasing the army and navy and relyir
on a riot of cartridges" 1t is a significal
: fact. touching the question Of his insincerit
% of purpose, that in TO case has he give
? praise to any popular man. whether of II
= own or another party, who still remain,
= a presidential possibility. Lincoln was dei
= when Bryan praised him; Mckinley vi
= dead when the democratic orators held hi