Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-09-22
BRYAN's STATEMENT.
Gives Reasons for Refusing to Sup
port Democratic Nominee for
Governor.

Lincoln. Neb., Sept. 22.-Liquor as
j, an issue is William Jennings Bryan's
) excuse for his first political irregular
: ity, according to a public statement
in which he declares himself opposed
! to the candidacy of James c. Dahlman,
the democratic nominee for governor
Lamenting the necessity of boiling,
Bryan says that to be consistent with
his expressed views on the liquor
question. his support of the party can
didate is impossible.
County option and the early saloon
closing law constitute the stand Bryan
has taken on the liquor question.
Dahlman has declared that he will
veto county option bill and that he
will sign bill repeating the o'clock
closing law, if such law is passed
The tenor of the statement does not
indicate that Bryan will support the
candidate of any other party, but
shows him TO be strong advocate of
the principles which Dahlman op.
poses.
The statement is as follows:
81 am just leaving for Missouri and
snail Bt dDoCnt al VI iHt
time for about month, campaigning
in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Indiana and
Illinois. After that | shall be at lib
erty to speak for Mr.. Hitchcock, the
democratic candidate for congress,
and the state ticket In Nebraska.
'In speaking for the state ticket.
however | shall not be able to present
any arguments in favor of the election
of Mr.. Dahlman His position on the
liquor question makes that impossible
regret this exceedingly for he has
been a political and personal friend
for twenty years. and it would give
me pleasure to speak for him if I
could indorse the policy for which he
stands. but he has chosen to make the
liquor question the paramount issue
and makes his appeal on that issue.
In spite of the fact that the last
democratic state convention voted I
down declaration against county OPP
tion by a vote of 63S to 202, he says
that he will veto county option bill !
If passed, and in spite of the fact that I,
the state convention indorsed the s /
o'clock closing law by vote of no to |
1863, he announces that he will sign a
bill repeating it if such bill is passed. (
He is making his appeal on non-parti- !
san lines, with the liquor question as
the sole issue.
His courage is to be commended
It IS an honest way of a campaign. al
though 1t cOmpels him to separate
himself from friends who do not agree
with him. and to rely for speechmak-
ing upon those democrats and repub-
Leans who take his view of the sub
ect
Possibly it is Just as well to have I
he issue clearly presented, so that it
may be settled this year. instead of
-wo years hence. Troublesome as the
is now, it would be even
more embarrassing if presented in
1912. when we have a presidential
election on hand. If Mr.. Dahlman is
elected. it viii be a declaration by the
roters of the state against county OPP +
ion and against the o'clock closing
aw
IF he is defeated it will be a dec Z
aration in favor of county option and
n favor of the o'clock closing law.
n other words. the voters now have
IN opportunity to decide whether the
state shall go backward or forward
IN the liquor question. To present '
in favor of going backward ,
would not only contradict what I have =
llready said on the subject, but would
'mbarrass me in the fight that / ex- :
'ect to make hereafter to save our +.
'arty from the odium of being the rep d,
sentative of the liquor interests"