The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-09-23
Metcalfe for AlurIcn.

Lincoln, Sept. 10. Richard l.. Met
Calfe sent to G.. II. Aldrich, republican
nominee for governor, letter Offering
his services to the David City candi.
date. In his letter, Mr.. Metcalfe says
the democratic nominee was named
by republicans and that IL he is to fol-
low a republican leadership he pre-
fers to pick his man. Metcalfe insists
that the only issue is the liquor ques-
tion in this campaign and that the
election of Dahlman means turning
the state government over to the per-
sons who control the liquor traffic.
Mr.. Bryan has nothing to say on
the question, but the fact that his as
sociate editor has come out for Aid
rich is taken to indicate that he will
do the same thing and also insist upon
his endorsement at the hands of the
populist state committee next Friday.
Text Of Letter.
The Metcalfe letter Is as follows:
Lincoln, Neb. Sept. II, 1910.-Hon.
Chester II. Aldrich, David City, Neb.:
Dear Sir: | intend to give you my
support in your candidacy for the Of
flee of governor of Nebraska. | have
known your opponent, Mr.. James G.
Dahlman, for more than twenty years
and would not join in any personal
disparagement of him. On the con-
trary | respect him or certain sterling
qualities | know him to possess. But
. his nomination was secured through
the active and notorious interference
in democratic primaries of the liquor
interests and he represents, admitted
ly, everything the liquor interests de-
sire in the way of legislation. He
promises to approve a bill repeating
the o'clock closing law and to veto
a county option bill and in every way
stands as the frank outspoken cham
pion of the most obnoxious of all the
special interests.
Says Issue is Clear.
at would be difficult to make an is
sue clearer than the one that has been
! forced upon the people of Nebraska
| through the bold and undisguised edict
of the liquor trust. 1t is a bigger
question than S-o'clock closing ana Il
more important one than county OPP
ton. Beside it the personality of can
didates sink into insignificance. Shall
the people of Nebraska surrender po-
litical power into the keeping of the
i liquor trust; shall they put the stamp
of approval upon that trusts executed
threat to destroy a governor who
| dared to go counter to it's wishes?"
| That is the issue as l understand it.
81 respect every mans opinion on
this question, but l am unable to see
it in any other light than that vote
for Mr.. Dahlman is a vote to deliver
! Nebraska into the merciless keeping
of an institution that is responsible
for too many tears and too much sor-
row to be entrusted with the govern
ment of this great state.
LAS democrat who from boyhood
days has served his party, l am re-
luctant to do anything that would
even temporarily separate me from
party organization. But the demo-
cratic primaries recently held were
controlled by republicans, voting I'M
der the leadership of the liquor inter-
ests, rather than by democrats; and if
we must follow republican leadership
then l prefer to choose the sort of re-
publican leadership l am to serve.
"In the exercise of this privilege I
choose you as my candidate for gov
ernor and am at your service.
yours truly,
Richard l.. Metcalfe."