The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-21
Unable to Support Cowboy
Mayor of Omaha for Gov
ernor Owing to Still Small
Voice Called Conscience.
DAHLMAN FAV0RS THE
HIGH LICENSE LAW
Democratic Nominee CON-
mended by Thrice-Defeated
One for His Courage but
Damned for Course Takens
WARM REPLY FROM OMAHA

INCOLN. Ncb.. sept. 2O.-In n Stnte-
meut in which ne declares that
che crusade which he feels i'm
PEELED Co Yyn-c against the liquor inter-
cSts Of the state aud nation ovcrrhnd-
oU- personal and political friendship
Of - years. W illium ,. Bryan this even
ing announced he had holtcd the head
Of the Democratic state ticket In Ne
braSkn and would not support james e
Dnhlmnn for governor.
Nr. Bryan says he regrets that ne n
compelled 10 take the stand ne docs
his first departure from political rcEu-
lRrity. but snyS he feels IL his duty to
do 50 because Of the position taken by
the Democratic nominee on the lauor
question.
The statement. which. in way. ia
apologetic IN tone does not indicate
that Mr.. Bryan viii support the Caudi-.
date or any other party, but announces
that he is a pronounced advocate or
county option and the early saloon clos
ing law. both Of which he. insists are
menaced by Mr.. Dahlmau's onndidacy.
The statement follows.
''1 am just leaving FOR Mi5Eouri and
shall De hEent practically all or the
time for about "a month campaigning IN
Missouri. Kansas. Iowa. Indiana and IL
linois. After that4T shall hn az liberty
10 speak Tor Mr. HitChCoCk- the DEM
ocratiC candidate for Congress. and for
the state ticket I'm Nebraska.
Impossible for Hrsan.
4 Elm speaking FOR the state ticket.
however. I shall not be able To- present
any arguments iu favor Of the election
Of MT Dshlman. His position ON the
liquor question makes that Impossible.
| I regret this exceedingly. for he has
been "a political and personal friend for
/ 20 years and IL would give me pleasure
TO speak for him if I could endorse tho
policy for which ne stands. but NE has
I chosen to make the liquor question tho.
paramount issue and make Isis appeal
"In spite 90 the fact that the last
/ Democratic state convention voted down
] n declaration against. county option by
] 90 Hra.
! will veto the county option bin IL
/ passed. and in suit- OF the fact thaE
! the state convention endorsed the ;
| O'Clock closing law by On vote or 40 TO
| 1853 he announces that ne viii sign a
/ bill repea ling 10 81 such bin BIS passed
| He is making his appeal ON nou-par-
] tisan lines with the liquor question as
/ the sole issue His courage iS to- he
commended. Il is an honest way %
making a campaign. although it COM
pcls him TO separate himself from
friends who do not agree with him. and
TO rely for sueech-making upon those
Democrats and Republicans who take
his view OF the sub fect.
Possibly 90 is just as wei Co have
the issue clearly presented SEQ that IL
may be settled this year instead OF two
years hence. Troubles as the uues-
tiou is now. DC would Doe even more
i embarrassing III presented in 1912. when
we have a presidential election ON hand
III Mr.. Dahlmau is elected. DO viii be-
/ a declaration or the voters or the state
against county option and against ira
s o'clock closing law. IN hc is defeated.
. u viii he Gee arauou in FAVOR "
i county option and I'm favor of the 8
! o'clock closing law. Tn other words.
the voters now have an opportunity "a
decide whether the state shall "a
backward or forward on tho ndsor
. question.
| ITO present arguments I'm favor ~
going backward would not only contra
! dict what 7 have always said on tho
? | sub jet. hut would emharrae SIS me in tho
flight that I expect 90 make horcn ftor
/ va b. HH -
being the representative OF liquor in
tcrcgtE.''