Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-14
NEBRAskAN's DETERMINATION
TO PROJECT LIQUOR ISSUE IN
TO CAMPAIGN ScAREs.
coMMoNER NOT A DEAD ONE
DESPITE CLAIMS TO CONTRARY
Still a Force In Democratic Councils
and Other Party Leaders SEQ Aliena-
ton of Brewers and Other Liquor
Interests - Many Good Democrats
Shudder at Possible Situation.
Especial Correspondence

nings Bryan, who is more or less &C
cused of always casting about for a
new issue, is giving his fellow demo-
Gratis many nervous and anxious mo-
ments by his activity in fighting the
liquor interests.
Democratic politicians who are anx-
ious to have the party in a condition OF
peace and harmony this fall and wher
off, are worried lest the activity OF
Mr.. Bryan stir up a situation that VIII
cost votes in the elections next Novem
Der and a good many more votes IN
the presidential campaign.
But this part of the business doesn't
seem to be worrying Mr.. Bryan. He
has lately addressed statement tc
the voters of Nebraska which is looked
on as declaration of war on the brew
ers. He makes this appeal to the dem
ocratic voters:
I'VE must address ourselves to the
liquor question-there is no escape
from it,
Mr.. Byan uses no gloves when 1t
comes to dealing with Governor Shall
enberger, Representative Hitchcock
and Mayor Dahlman of Omaha. He
criticizes them severely. He accuses
the brewers and other special interests
in Nebraska with an organized effort
to control the next state senate with a
view to preventing any anti-liquor leg
slat ton.
Favors County Option.
Sp n inn
Mr.. Bryan calls on the voters to en-
dorse county option and nominate
county option candidates if they figure
to make war on county option and
what is more to strongly urge it.
That the aggressive stand on the
liquor question taken by Colonel Bryan
is bound to ALLEVIATE many democratic
votes In Nebraska is apparent. But 1t
is also going to have its effect on other
states In Indiana already, the brew
ers are up In arms on account of Bry-
ans attitude They are asking that he
be kept out OF the state this SUNNI er
and fall and not be allowed TO speak
there This is because Bryan Is for
county option, which is just what the
Indiana brewers don't want.
But while the brewers want Bryan
kept out Of Indiana he has spoken in
that state every campaign for many
years and to not allow him to speak
there will anger many of his followers
The situation presented is embarrass-
ing to John W. Kern. the democratic
candidate for the senate, who Is said to
want Bryan to speak and doesn't want
to offend the brewers.
Brewers Are ResentfuI.
Democrats think they have good
chance Of winning in Indiana They
are hopeful of defeating Senator Bev-
eridge and getting democratic legfs-
lature. SENATOR Beveridge says they
haven't a ghost of a show but this isn't
the democratic version. Now, 1t may
so turn out that Bryan will get into the
game In such a way as to hurt serious
~ the democratic chances for there is
no doubt the brewers will resent it II
he speaks in the state.
Thus is presented the rather remark
able spectacle of Colonel Bryan selling
mold of the liquor question and com
ing out for county option in such a
poets in his own state and perhaps tc
injure them in Indiana.
Good Democrats Shudder.
Naturally enough good democrats
who are not particularly wrought ur
over the liquor question are shuddering
when they think of the damage Bryan
may do in 1912 if he should seek tc
project the liquor question into the ma
tional campo ign. Also, they are per-
turbed as they think of how much
d. mage Mr.. BRYAN may do to the plans
and prospects of the democrats for
carrying the next house if he gets any
more busy with the liquor question this
summer and fall.
All this would be enough to give
those good democrats who want only
for the success of the party at the polls
regardless of how it is achieved, some
thing between heart failure and hyster.
les, but it is not all. The truth is thai
Colonel Bryan seems bent on being 6
manufacturer Of trouble for the demo
Gratis, now that he is no longer can
didate for any office. He has but late.
" got thru stirring up a nice ructior
| in Ohio. where he wanted the demo
cratic party In its state convention tc
endorse a candidate for the senate Thi:
! brought him into antagonism witt
Governor Judson Harmon and the Har-
mon crowd 1t was pretty wei
| brought out that Bryan has his knife
| out for the Harmon presidential boom
and that when the time comes the Ne
braskan's knife will be buried to the
hilt just under the fifth rib of the boom
aforesaid And it is not to be forgot
ten that Governor Harmon has so man
aged things as to get on with the liquor
| interests which Mr.. Bryan is fighting
This suggests that if Governor Har'