Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-29
BRYAN S|DEsTEPPED.
Seven Pointed Queries Propounded
tho Democratic Candidate.
Failed to Answer Any Of the
Questions.

~ I ittSihbA w "iiNN'i any va eh'ii'
Tho Quotations.
l. You, Mr.. Bryan, are making much
Of Democratic friendship for labor.
why Is 1t that practically no legislation
to protect labor has bccn enacted In
the southern States In which Demo
Gratis have absolute control? why are
there no child labor laws in the south !
Why are there no laws to protect wom-
en- wage carriers 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 IA child labor law?
.. You, Mr.. Bryan, are trying to
make your paramount issue, "Shnll the
people rulei" The most advanced
step toward popular rule has been
through the direct primary. Why IL
II, Mr.. Bryan, that your fusion friends
when in complete control did not give
Nebraska n direct primary law? why
Is ii that the Republicans Of Nebraska
had to secure the direct primary law
over the opposition of the Democrats!
Why IL II that til" progressive ltcpub-
lican States have enacted direct prl.
mary laws to bring the iilling OF Offices
closer to the people, while the Demo
cratic States OF the south direct pri.
mary l. tIl hnV. hmm .pn.fnl py.,utn.lly
to disfranchisc the people?
3. You, Mr.. l.ryan. are bidding for
office on your anti trust remedies.
Why IL 1t that all the effective lcgisla-
ton against Illegal combinations have
been enacted by Republican congresses
and for the most part by Republican
state legislatures. while the Democratic
States have no effective antitrust leg.
islatIOn2
4. You. Mr.. Bryan. arc bidding for
labor votes by promising to abolish
the writ OF injunction In labor dis.
putes. DO you not know that %injunc-
ton abuses have been charg"able as
much to state courts as to federal
courts? Can you name Il single Demo
cratic Stnte which has passed n lew
to prevent the abuse Of injunction by
State courts! Why VAS no such law
passed In Nebraska when our fusion
friends were In complete control?
2. You, Mr.. Bryan, are bidding for
votes on your scheme Of bank deposit
guaranty. Oklahoma is the only stat"
That has put such Il law ON It's statut"
books. Why have none OF the other
Democratic States enacted deposit guar
anty laws? lur. especially, intro
huccl such n bill into congress In the
early 9O's. why did You not get your
fusion friends to enact III" bill M n
state law when they were in romplct"
control of Nchraskat \ deposit guar
anty bill, which you endorsed, was
offered In congress last winter as n
substitute for the Nrrrlnnd bin, but
only a handful of the Democratic ON
grrssmcn voted for il, lit" remaining
others voting against 1t ar refusing to
vote. The only Democratic congress
mnn from Nebraska was one Of those
who refused To vote. If your endorse.
mcnt Of that blll was unable to make
ilicS" Democratic congressman vote for
1t last winter, how will yoll be- able
to make them vrt" for II next wint"rI
q. You, Mr. Bryan, are trying To
make much % ia" popular election of
United States senators. We have the
statement Of Mr.. Iihblrs, mad" three
years ago, that a larg" sun Of money,
said to be $1,000 or S1O,OtO, was con
tributcd by "Ryau, belmont 4 CO." in
1904. through your brother ln-law to.
ward your campaign for United States
senator In Nebraska, Is Mr., 1ibhI"S
mistaken I'm his asS"riionsf II 50. why
did You q correct them long ago. IT
not, why did yui not put your nnInc
on the ballot rs n "Ninlidnte for senator
and ask n vot" of popular preference"
under the Nebraska law which gives
YOU that right Why did tn" Demo
Gratis refuse 10 submit candidates for
United States senator to popular vote
In Nebraska IN 1898, In 1900 and 1902
I. You, Mr.. Bryan, are making
much OF publicity Of campaign "ontri-
buttons. Nebraska has II campaign pub
LEFTY law, hut II was enacted, as You
know, by n Republican legislature after
your fusion state administration had
failed to pass such Il law. Why Is II,
Mr.. Bryan, that your brother in-law
and Democratic campaign managers
have l"rsistcntly and wilfully Violated
the Nebraska campaign publicity law :
Why, If you are SO devoted to campaign
fund publicity, were you 81 insistrnt
'.lat the $4,000 contribution to yOlr
CAMPAIGN made by the Bennett will
should b" kept s"cr"tf
=. Finally. Mr.. bryan. viii you
| please tell ny why You keep up the dis
honest fusion masquerade in Ncbrnskat
Why do YOU permit your Democratic
| presidential electors TO b" misSrandci
on the official ballot AZ lopulistSt Are
| they not trying 10 get votes by false
prctcnscs; IN It not for the purpose
Of fooling ropnlists into voting for you,
who would othcrwiS" vote for the pop,
| ulist candidate for president? II this
fusion trick as played Ia Nebraska il
defended by you as legitimate. why dc
YOU not try to play II ON other states