Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
MANUEL ATTACKS .DAHLAAN
Says Worst Element of Democrats
Procured His Choice.
URGES VOTERS TO TURN HIM DOWN
Democrats and PopuIists AIike Cau-
tioned Not 60 Elect Man whose
Friends VIII Resort 20 Any
subterfuge 60 Win.

LINCOLN. oct s-(special.)-C. B.
Manuel. chairman OF the peoples independ-
ent party Of Nebraska, Is out with an
attack upon Mayor j. c. Dahlman the
democratic candidate for governor. in
which he urges his party to turn him down
at the polls and SHOW the people we viii
not stand for such men or such methods
as are being used 10 further his election,
The letter Is as follows
HEADQUARTERS PEOPLES INDIE
PENDENT PARTY, LINCOLN oct. -
To Popullsts and Honest Democrats Of
Nebraska For several years q certain
element in the democratic party has been
working to eliminate the populist pa,ty
from the political game. This year that
element has controlled and they think they
have the populists out Of the way and are
endeavorinE TO guide the democratic party
back to the old conditions. They think |
they have disposed OF Mr.. Bryan and his
populist following, but we will see.
The present so-called leaders of democ-
rack do not realize that to win they must
have the support OF the populist party. |
They have ignored the populists and we
do not have a candidate that they have
endorsed. The entire democratic ticket is
made up Of democrats. No populists need
apply. Fellow populists are we going 70
let llllF bhbil 30 uIltstNACut IL OuI blltg
mission that OF voting the democratic
ticket? Are we to be held responsible for
democratic msdeeds? DO you not think
that now would be a good time to show
our strength? We cannot support the dem
ocratic nominee for governor because he
does not represent populistlc principles. He
| is the brewery candidate and has nothing
but personal liberty as platform on which
! to stand. Populists have been opposed to
corporate interests interfering in the poll
Ecies Of our party, but this year we have
one OF the greatest trusts debating what
! democratic policies must be and who demo-
| cratic candidates may be,
Breweries Beat Governor.
! Governor Shalenbergsr has made the
/ best governor this statet has had in years
lie was carrying out the wishes Of the peo-
pie and giving us clean, wholesome ad-
ministrRtion.
THE people have been for several years
/ demanding more restrictive legislation
! along moral and temperance lines. The
last legislature passed the O'Clock or day
! light saloon law and the brewery interests
! told the governor that If he signed that
/ bill, he was signing his political death war
| rant. The governor did his duty and the
! breweries carried out their threat Gov
ernor Shsllenberger was defeated for re-
! nomination and q complete wet ticket put
up.
Heretofore populists have been working
with the democrats under the leadership
of w. J. Bryan for better government but
| when the democratic party turns down
men like Bryan, Shallenberger, Metcalfo
and the men who are standing for purity
in civil life and places as its standard
bearing the most radical booze advocate in
the state, and surrounds him with a number
of booze candidates. is it not about time
for populists to stop and ask themselves
| whittier we are drifting?
AS proof that the democrats are not
asking us for support l need only 10 state
that since Dahiman was declared the choice
tOf the democratic party, not a line ..as
been received or a word has been heard
from any member of the. democratic state
fcentral committee asking for pOpulist sup
port. Both the committees have worked
i'm harmony in past campaigns. but this
year the democrats count on the support
of wet republicans TO help land them in
office. Principle does not count with this
element Of democracy, Place and power
is all they ask. And they will resort to
any trick or subterfuge, no matter how
low, in order to win
Pleads with FusiOnists.
Fellow popuistE are you willing 10
support such men and adopt such meas
ures? Honest self-respecting democrats
are you willing to see Your party turned
over to the worst element Of our state
! Are you willing that Bryan, Shallen-
berger and Metcalfe, and the other spien-
did men of your party shall be turned
down and men exalted 20 plsce and
, power for whom the whole people Of the
state would he compelled to hang their
, heads In shame II they should be elected?
II you submit 10 this. your party will
not have another opportunity in twenty
years. DO you remember Jim. Boyd and
his policies? 1t took you eighteen years
to recover and then had IL not been for
populist support, Shallenbergtr could not
have been elected. Your present candi-
date for governor does not represent
! democracy and you will be doing your
party the greatest possible service by
voting for the republican nominee. II
you permit Dahmanism to win you will
not get the populists book into line an
bother year and the members of the re-
publican party who are supporting Mr..
Dahlman will be back voting the re-
publican ticket Do you not realize that
the success OF Mr.. Dahlman means q
breaking up OF the progressive element OF
your party and that II the populist or
Ybnizauon Is abandoned ,two-thirds Of
its members will enroll under the in
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