The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-03


respOndence)-Theu utter unreliability
of Theodore Roosevelt is fully dis
closed in his letter from Oyster Bay,
under date of September 81, and APP
pearing in the daily papers of Sep
TENDER %. In that letter President
Roosevelt. in discussing the Hearst
disclosures of FOraker'S culpability,
reveals himself as being either a man
who jumps at conclusions without
ever looking after the facts. or man
willing to do cruel injustice if
thereby he may advance his own
political schemes. In that letter ne
says:
Senator Foraker has been a leader
among those members of congress, of
both parties. who have opposed the
great policies of internal reform, for
which the administration mas made
itself responsible. His attitude has
been that of certain other public men,
notably AS SHOWN IN THE SAME
CORRESPONDENCE PUBLISHED BY
MR. HEARSTD. Governor Haskell of
Oklahoma"
Especial attention is called to the
| words printed in capitals inside of
| by President Roosevelt. Yet the
1 idSlS dlO HoNCIA Ol IIdShOlI
name nowhere appears in any of the
correspondence read and printed by
| Hearst
! There are lot of old-fashionei
people who believe that a lie by in
| direction is as wicked as a direct lie
( President RoOSevelt'S unwafranted
attack on Governor Haskell recalls
his bitter attack on the late James K.
Tyner. AIR Tyner was formerly post
master general, and after mis- retire
ment from that Office was given a
responsible position in the poStofice
department During his superinteni-
ence of his division some irregular
tiles appeared and Roosevelt wrote a
letter in which he bitterly attacked
4 Tyner, calling him a thief and black
ening his character. Tyner imme-
diately demanded a trial. The trial
was held and Tyner, an old man ap-
preaching the grave, was triumphantly
acquitted. 1t was shown that he
was absolutely innocent of any wrong
doing. Then Tyner; sick unto death.
wrote Roosevelt letter and plead
with him to issue another letter adj
) hitting that his bitter attack was un-
founded and that ne was wrong in
charging the dying man with crime.
Roosevelt paid no attention to the pit
iful plea, ignored the verdict of &C
ouittal and let James K. Tyner go
down to the grave with the smirch
of unfounded presidential denuncia
ton upon his record
There are a lot of old-fashioned
people who believe that the square
deal consists in something more
| aI, ato
The Nebraska republican platform
convention refused to adopt a plank
advocating the guarantee of bank de
posits. although Governor Sheldon
candidate for reelection, and two OIL
three otner state candidates are re
corded as favoring it But the ex
PLANTATION is simple. Under the Ne
| braska primary law platforms are
adopted by a convention made up Of
one representative from each county
The republican platform convention
was largely made up of nationa
! bankers, and the committee on reso
lutions was dominated by a majorit!
I of national bankers
HI The democratic platform convention
| adopted a platform demanding stat'
| guarantee law. But the democratic
! platform convention was made up o
iepositors. not bankers.
The letters that come pouring int
The Commoner Office from all parts o
the country contain the most cheer
ing news. From every quarter is re
ported the certainty of democratic
victory. Not only do these letter
say that many republicans in tn
writer's localities are supporting
Bryan, but they give the names.
travelling man whose headquarter
are at st. Paul, and who travels il
Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa an
Nebraska, was in the Office one da
S last week. and ne told of dozen o
more straw votes taken on trains
He had the dates and the figures TO
each one. These votes ran from 1
> tc 80 votes each, and in only on
!. of them did Taft break even-12 t
r. Every other one showed ma
jority of from 2 to 1 to 10 to 1 TO
Bryan. This may explain why yo
do not see reports of straw votes il
the republican organs, like you s
often did in 1896 and 1900
The New York Herald admittedl
the best political forecaster among al
the great newspapers, prints the mos
cheering forecasts from the demo
cratic standpoint. 1t asserts that III
less the republicans do vastly NOR
than stem the tide now setting Bryan
Z ward, Taft is badly beaten man.
Mr.. Taft will be in Lincoln befor
this letter appears in print, and loca
2 republicans are straining every nerv
TO make the visit stem the Brya
tide in this overwhelmingly republ
can community The local republica
managers said last July, Wait
month or two and you won't see sue
a prepodnerance of Bryan pictures il
Lincoln windows. 1t is now the las