Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-08
BRYAN SAYS NINE
ARE NOT WORTHY
Closes Door Of Party on Senators
Who Voted Against Initiative
and Referendum.
TRUST THEM NO MORE IN cFFICE
Calls on the Voters to Turn Them
Down at Primaries.
PLATFORM Is A SACRED I.
No Man Has Right to Disregs
Party Pledges. q
MUST HAVE DIRECT LEGISLATION
Only way 60 Perpetuate Freedom 4,
GO 'sLet the People RuIe'' and
only One way to DO
Tbis.
Calls on the Voters to Turn Then
Down at Primaries.
PLATFORM Is A SACRED I.
No Man Has Right to Disregs
Party Pledges. 4
MUST HAVE DIRECT LEGISLATION
Lon ! sLaff correspondent.l

(fFom a Staf Correspondent
LINCOLN. July 7.--(SpeciaL )-William j. |
Bryan this afternoon In statement No. 3
set the rollers under democratic Senators !
Ransom, Howell Tanner, Buck, Klein, !
Bartos. Volpp and Besse because they
failed 70 vote for the initiative and refer
endum during the late legislature and he
suggests that the constituents OF these
senator's keep the rollers moving.
Senator Buhrman come in for a side
swipe for voting against the proposition
during the regular session, but gets practi-
val forgiveness for agreeing to vote yes
a the extra session which the governor
Jailed to call. Explanations are offered
Il Volpp and Besse, because they said they
would vote yes IL them constituents told
hem to.
When he made reference to Volpp Mr..
Bryan was not in possession of the fact
that voipp remarked that II the peerless
leader secured enough signatures from his
constituents TO constitute majority Of the
votes cast for him he Cvolpp) would de-
mand in addition that he also be supplied
from each signer with an affidavit that he
IS a democrat and will vote the democratic
ticket next November.
Mr.. Bryan's Anathema.
Mr.. Bryan's statement is as follows:
The primary will soon be here, and as
candidates are already entering upon their
canvass, II behooves the democrats OF the
state to know the views Of those who as
pire 20 office. We have 100 rundred repre-
sentatives and thirty-three snatcrs 20 elect
20 the legislature. and every candidate
should be put on record upon the question:
at issue. No caniicate Is deserving of demo-
cratic support unless he believes that a
platform Is binding. A platform which is
not binding is a fraud upon the public,
and the man who repudlatos platform
after he is elected upon il is an embezzler
of power
Next to believing in platforms comes
the securing of a platform that represents
the wishes Of the voters. On national ques-
tions the democrats, OF Nebraska are agreed.
as they have been for more than fifteen
yeata but as there are differences Of
opinion on state issues. it is necessary that
these shall be given careful consideration
and that the platform ON all of these ques-
tloDs shall be clear and represent the SEN
tinent OF the voters There is one issue
10 which special attention ought to be
called at this time II is the issue repre-
sented in the initiative and referendum.
says IL is Unanimous.
THE sentiment In favor of this is prac-
tically unanimous among democrats, and
yet IN the last legislature few democratic
senator's assumed the responsibility of de-
feating the initiative and referendum reso-
luton This resolution had the support OF
the democratic governor. of nearly all the
democratic members Of the house and OF
more than half of the democratic members
Of the senate, but In spite OF this indorse-
ment OF a fundamental democratic doctrine
the following democratic senators voted
against the resolution: Ransom. Howell
Tanner, Buck. Klein. thurman. Bartos
volpp and Besse. II four OF these had
voted for the resolution the amendment
would have been submitted and the liquor
question would not now be acute.
THE democratic voters in the districts
represented. or misrepresented. as the cas'
may be, by the above-named senators. arr
TO decide whether these gentlemen gave ex
preston TO the sentiment OF their constit
uents. Since the adjournment OF the leg
islature q democratic state convention-th'
convention OF l900-has unanimously in
dorsed the initiative and referendum. an,
there is no doubt that the coming stat
convention Will DO likewise. Yet in spit
OF this positive Endorsement OF this demo
cratic reform by a state convention. Sena
tore Ransom Howell Tanner. Buck, klei
and Bartos recently declared that the
would vote against the resolution again
a special session were called. Senate
Buhrnan, who voted no at the regula
session, announced that II a special sesslo
was called he would vote yet, Senator
Volpp and Besse, who voted no during tn
first session. announced that they woul
vote no again unless their constituent
asked them to vote yes senator Tibbett,
VINO voted yes at the regular session, re
fused TO say how he would vote at a specis
yession.
Mast Go ON Record.
This issue ought 10 be discussed in ever
senatorial ana legislative district, and ever
democratic candidate ought TO be CON
PEELED TO announce himself on the propos
ton, No man Is entitled 20 democrati
support who is not willing 10 allow the PEI
pie to rule. II the people desire 10 spea
directly on any question-and the initiaty
and referendum glve them this right-rhe
should have the right to do No demo
crat who has gone on record against 4
initiative ana referendum should receiN
democratic support unless he has repents
aud can convince his constituents that I
can be trusted 10 vote for the pgopositiC
81 Az times and under ali clreumssanc,
hereafter. II a democratic off cial thinl
that his conscience told him 20 vote again
the initiative and referendum he is mi
taken. such suggestions do not come fro
that source. Il is the voice OF the serpe
and not the voice OF God that prompts
senator or representative to deny 10 h
people the right TO control the,r own go
eminent None but the faithful should
put on guard AZ q time like this"
New Team for Creston.