Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-29
Having Attacked Pollard. He May
Now Help Hitch,
feet OF THE LITTLE SCHEME
One Sure Way to Get Back the States
Money,
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From a STAFF CorrcspoudentJ
LINCOLN. oct .-tSpeylal.l-. Richard ".
MctcaIre. originator Of tho Penny Pollard
Put-It- Back Fund. has ono her job on hand
which probably win occupy his attention
until election day. Mr. Metcalfe has been
selected 10 mRuaE. the Itchy Hitchcock
Hand It. Back Fund, because OF the success
which attended his efforts to &c Pollard tn
put It back AZ that time, however. I've had
the constant help Of the World-Herald. and
this help may be denied him in She present
effort to save money to the state
Bucl, in 1905 when Ernest NJ. Pollard was
the republican niuincc Tor congress I'm tho
First district Mr.. Metcalfe started a move
n ent for the collection C a penny from
parents for each child they had, this money
10 be paid to the United states government
to tie amount Of 1890, which sum Met
caifc and tho Worli-IIcrald and the demo
cratic convention alleged Pollard had col
lccted as salary before being sworn in ns
member OF congress.
Cards we.c Trinted and published and lit
tie glass jars were sent over the district
for parents to drop their pennies in and
official button was adopted to designate
those who had contributed.
Each day in the week the World Herald,
MI Htchcocks paper held up Mr.. Pollard
Z q salary grabber and an unfit example
for tie youth Of the state; no Language
was too strong for use In the abuse OF the
Nehawka congressman and the democratic
congressional committee hustled for funds,
Tor II was provided that in case the repuh-
lican convention did not Join in the move
ment the money was to be used as a demo-
cratic campaign fund
! Pollard. DId, Hitchcock Didn't.
/ So gltpgeeeFt1 was tlp rur1palurn ,f hp
: World Herald for what it considered de
iConcy and honesty In affairs of state that
after election Mr.. Pollard sent his checl,
10 the proper authorities at Washington
/ for the amount involved. The check came
illack and Mr. Pollard was given a clean
bill. but that did not prevent the world
Herald from using the same campaign
material in the next Pollard campaign.
SO when Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock was eN-
posed and proven to be a beneficiary OF
the BARLEY treasury shortage, naturally
great surprise and much Indignation fol-
lowed Minds of men ran back to the Rw-
fulfill abuse he heaped upon Ernest Pol
lard and the great amount Of newspaper
space me devoted 10 the Pollard Put-It-
Back-fund. In fact the hypocrlcy of the
man was appalling Tho Pollard-Put-lt-
Baclt-fund was started ana the plan
adopted in regularly called and assem-
bled democratic congressional convention
held in Lincoln,
No democratic committee would touch
the Hitchcock matter for some reason, 50
a bunch Of Lincoln voters had TO take the
matter up The selected the same Off
GERS OF the Itchy hy-Hltchcock- Put-It- Back
fund, that were most prominent in the
Pollard Put It. Back-fund They made tho
selection without permission OF the off
GERS but with a feeling that surely Net
calCe and A. V. Johnson, two splendid
patriots who hate hypOcricy and have al
ways said so. would not hesitate 20 come
10 the front for the poor school children
J of Nebraska at this time,
Resolution COverinE the Point.
The same resolution that was adopt 4
by the democratic congressional CONVEX
ton has been adopted I'm the present IN
stance. Only slight changes were made
in the reading matter, the principle one
being the substitution OF the name Of
Gilbert NJ Hitchcock for the name Of
Ernest NJ. Pollard The resolution reads.
whereas, Gilbert M Hitchcock, now "a
representative in congress for the Second
congressional district, borrowed from,
Joseph s. BARLEY some 5000 OF state
money. which he has failed 20 pay back,
and
whereas, The nomination by the demo
cratic party Of Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock fol
United States senator, which party now
has full knowledge OF the fact that he
had drawn from the public treasury public
money TO which he was in nowise en-
titled. provides an evil object lesson fOf
the rising generation; therefore he It.
Resolved That this convention suggest
the creation Of a fund to be known as the
itchy Hitchcock Hand-it- Blackburn con.
tributions to said fund 10 be invited from
The fathers and mothers Of the state OF
Nebraska in sums Of / penny for cacf
child
las a nucleus for this fund every father
who voted for Hitchcock az the primar,
is 10 make penny contributions according
to the number OF his children, and We fur
9 ther invite all others who voted in tine
, primary 20 make similar penny cuntdibu
/, tons
!. "A. V. Johnson Of Lincoln Is hereby
: designated as treasurer OF such portion o
: this fund as may be contributed by other.
: than Hitchcock democrats and IN th,
q event that the democratic state committee
: does no cooperate with Mr. Motcalfe %
the efforts 10 persuade Mr. Hitchcock q
restore 10 the public treasury his ill gotteT
gains then the funds IN the hands u
Treasurer Johnson shall be paid 20 th'
treasurer OF the republican state commit
: tee in order that Il may be used In payini
n legitimate campaign expenses and In th'
" effort 70 elect United States senator from
I, Nebraska a man who will not give 20 tht
. children Of hts constituents a false motion
I | Of morality-a man who will not hesitat
= to back words with deeds, and who vii
q stand by the square deal in official ~.
private conduct as well as ia s'ln
speeches