Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-30

time to time issue other addresses,
so there is little doubt that the message
will in some way reach him. The COM
mittee has this to say OF Mr.. Bryan:
Mr.. Bryan also must choose this day
whom he will serve. He can not any
longer attract the moral and political sup
port of the anti-saloon church member
and the saloon interests both at the same
time. No flourish of moral pretensions
Will shield him any longer in his harmo-
He must come out into the open.
He must either be for or against Il, and
the action of this legislature ought to and
VIII be charged up to his account by that
part of the Nebraska people who have
believed in him and followed him in part
for his high moral character.
The democratic party is now in power in
the legislature and executive departments
of the state government. Mr.. Bryan Is the
leader. He is the acknowledged leader OF
both the national and state democracy.
This legislature will do what he wants
done on the liquor question just as it is
doing what he wants done on the bank
guarantee question. He is in control. IL
he denies THAI he was a party to any bar
gain to shield the liquor interests, let him
prove 1t now. If Mr.. Bryan should come
out into the open on the liquor question
this state what the Tennessee democracy
did for Tennessee a few days ago, he would
lose caste in the bartenders. association,
the Eagles, which he Joined recently. but
he would gain among the better element
Of the people who are in the majority.
II the prediction bargain was made by
Mr., Shallenberger alone, and II Mr.. Bryan
had no part in IL except as an innocent
beneficiary, he can and he ought to repudi-
ate that bargain now. and the people OF
Nebraska will not believe him innocent
until they see him do this.
The committee is composed Of the fol-
lowing: T. Q. wimberly, chairman; 8. K.
Warrick, treasurer; Frances B. Head,
secretary; Samuel Zane Batten, Thomas
Darnell, A. @. wolfenbarger, c. c. Flans-
berg and e. e. Thomas.
striving for m
Speaker Pool and other members of the
majority party in the house who occupy
important positions. though without power,
put in a busy few hours today trying to
patch up harmony between the members OF
their party.
To the republican leaders Mr.. Pool said
he had received Information that inasmuch
as tho democrats were badly divided that
the republicans intended to vote as a unit
on all measures to the end that the major.
ity party would not be able to control leg
~islation. So Mr.. Pool and his followers
were busy trying to prevent any such &C
tion.
The democrats have lots to be out OF
humor about. For instance. the banking
committee of the house has been holding q
number of meetings lately. The committed
has been reading section by section the
Wilson banking bill. Yet not a member o.
that committee has a word TO say aboui
these amendments. They we're prepared II
advance and like a lot of sheep the ranl
and file OF the committee Is following tn,
bellwether.
The amendments are exactly as prepared
by Governor Shallenberger, or rather un
der his direction Immediately after tn,
Bryan meeting at the executive mansion
And there is pretty good evidence at hanS
that Tom Allen and Victor Wilson dictated
the amendments 10 the governors own pri
vate stenographer Now then. day by day