Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-07
Nebraska
MATT MILLER TOJUOCE GOOD
Democrat Of Fourth District Asks the
Candidate Questions.
ON WHICH LEG DOES HE STAND
Record of the Primary IL Pulled
and Some Significant Remarks
Are Made About the
salary.

DAVID CITY, Neb., oct. 5-Hon. b. F.
Good Wahoo Neb.--Dear Sir: You will
recall that you, Mr. Bailey, Mr.. Gilbert
Mr.. Mains and myself were candidates be-
fore the recent primary for the democratic
congressional nomination. You will also
recall that each of us were asked by the
Anti-Saloon league how we stood on the
proposed Miler-Curts Interstate liquor
traffic law. Messrs. Bailey, Gilbert. Mains
and myself ignored the inquiry. You,
alone, went personally TO the headquarters
OF the Anti-saloon league in the city Of
Lincoln, and what you there said or did
/ do not know or care, as Il Is imnaterial.
But as a result of that visit you were
classified by the Anti-Saloon league as
having promised to support that measure.
and you were the only democratic candi-
date in the Fourth congressional district
so classified. This classification was pub
lished in the public daily press August 5,
1910, eleven days before the primary, and
was the important matter discussed by the
democratic voters before the primary. You
were in the state the largest portion of
that time. The liberal democratic votes
were largely divided among Bailey, Gil
bert, Mains and myself You, upon the
strength Of this classification. received the
dry democratic votes and your nomination
followed.
Time Enaugh to Act.
After this publication eleven days
elapsed before the primary, so that you
had ample time to make known your true
position on the MIller-Curtis bill before
the primary II you did not want to be
placed in a false attitude on the question.
However, l am credlbly informed that
you are now stating that the Miller-Curtis
bill is unconstitutional, and for that reason
you will not support the same. 1 am also
informed that you state to your audiences
that even II 1t was constitutional you
would not support it. for the reason that
II It became a law that churches in COM
munities where the law operated could not
get wine for sacramental purposes.
Now, your position in this matter indl-
Gates the double dealing you have pursued
for years IN politics, and did not stop you
even II you had to sacrifice wine for
sacramental purposes, to get the nomlna-
ton for Congressman, because after noml-
nation you would that the wine was
forthcoming, as you are such an adept al
the presto change business you can readily
when necessary, turn water into wine tc
bring about you election. But you are
also an adept in others Last fall you were
a candidate for supreme Judge. You said In
public print for election purposes that yor
absolutely refused to accept a pass durins
your incumbency upon the bench, and alsC
that you had been pioneer in refusing t
accept a passaccept railroad passes Ions
before such reform measures were sug
gested, or before they became a law. Lee
US zee; when you were first nominated
for Judge in this district, by democratic
convention held in this city, the populistl
also held q convention here on the Same
date, and selected a candidate for on,
judge. That convention endorsed you bu
before nominating candidate or endorsing
you, they passed resolution requiring tina
whoever they nominated or endorsed
should first pledge themselves to the con
vention that they would not ride on
pass You went before that convention
and pledged thew you would not ride on
pass. and you have always kept you
word and have never ridden on a pass
and that is the reason when you had any
thing put in print or taxed Of same. 70,
always used the word pass" Now yo
always had a reason for not publishing
or stating, that you did not at any tim
ride on free mileage What was the rea
sonf
Salary While Canvassing.
And. too. was there any such thing q