Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-29
QUESTIONS BRYAN
PREFERS TO IGNORE
xeven Pointed Queries Propounded
the Democratic Candidate.
Failed to Answer Any Of the
Questions.

Prior to his recent speech at omah
MI Bryan had propounded TO him tn
following pertinent questions by tn
Omaha Bee. Mr.. Bryan did not sc,
ut to attempt to answer any OF them.
4. You, Mr. Bryan. are making mucl
Of Democratic friendship for labor
Why is 1t that practically no Legislation
to protect labor has been enacted In
the Southern States In which Demo
Gratis have absolute control? Why arr
there no child labor laws In the South!
Why are there no laws TO protect WON
en- wage earners ia 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
thenl Why did the wage workers ~
Nebraska have to wait for succeeding
Republican legislatures 70 remove the
5000 death damage limit. 70 set an
equitable employers liability act and
TO ger 4 child labor law9
2 You. Mr. Bryan. are trying 10
make yOur paramount issue. shall the
peCsds ruler The most advanced
sep toward popular rule has been
through the direct primary. Why is
Il. Mr.. Bryan. that your fusion friends
when - complete eSss;Fgli aia ass give
Nebraska direct primary lawG Why
10 II that the Republicans OF Nebraska
had 70 secure the direct primary law
over the opposition OF the Democrats?
Why Is IL that the progressive Repub-
lean States have enacted direct pri-
nary laws 10 bring the flling OF Offices
.soser to the people. while in the Demo
.ratic States OF the South direct pri-
nary laws have been enacted ayowedly
10 disfranchiss the peoplsi
s. You, Mr.. Bryan. are bidding for
nice on your antitrust remedies. |
Why In II that all the effective legisla- |
Ion against Illegal combinations has
'ecn enacted by Republican congresses
md for the most part by Republican
State legislatures, while the Demo-
ratio States have no effective anti |
rust legislation?
4. You, Mr.. Bryan, are bidding for
abor votes by promising to abolish
he writ OF injunction In labor dis \
'utes. Do you not know that injunc- !
lon abuses have been chargeable as
much to State courts as to federal I
ourtsl Can you name single Demo
ratio State which has passed a law
o prevent the abuse of injunction by |
state courts? Why was no such law
'assed in Nebraska when your fusion
riends were In complete controlf
5. You, Mr.. Bryan, are bidding for
'otes on your scheme Of bank deposit /
Oklahoma is the only State /
hat has put such law on it's statute /
,ooks. Why have none Of the other |
Democratic States enacted deposit guar
snty laws? You, especially, intro
iuced such bill into Congress m the |
early 00's. Why did you not get your
fusion friends to enact the bill as q
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
for the vreeland BIN, but |
only a handful Of the Democratic Con-
gressmen voted for It. the remaining |
others voting against II or refusing to
vote. The Gully Democratic Congress-
man from Nebraska was one OF those
who refused toyote. II your endorse
ment OF that bill was unable to make |
these Democratic CCngressmen vote for
II last winter. how will ron be able
to make them vote for 1t next .winterf
Q. You, Mr.. Bryan, are trying to
make much OF the popular election OF
United States Senator's. We have the
statement Of Mr.. Tibbles, made three
years ago, that large sum or money.
said to be $4,000 or $4,000, was con-
tributed by Ryan, Belmont 4 Co" In
1904, through your brother-in-law to-
ward your campaign for United States
Senator In Nebraska. IL Mr.. Tibbles
mistaken In his assertions? II so. why
did you not correct them long ago? II
not, why did you not put your name
on the ballot as a candidate for Senator
and ask vote OF populsr preference
under the Nebraska law which gives
you that right? Why did the Demo-
Gratis refuse tc submit candidates for
United States Senator to popular vote
in Nebraska In 1895, in 1900 and 1904?
7. You. Mr.. Bryan. are making
much Of publicity or campaign contri-
buttons. Nebraska has campaign pub
licity law, but II was enacted, as you
know. BY q Republican Legislature az
ter your fusion State administration
had failed to pass such law. why IL
II, Mr.. Bryan, that your brother-In-law
and Democratic campaign managers
have persistently and willfully violated
the Nebraska campaign publicity law?
Why. n ron are 20 devoted to campaign
fund publicity, were you 20 insistent
that the $4,000 contribution TO your
campaign made BY the Bennett viii
should ~ kept secretl