Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-21

because, n any considerable number Of
Nebraskans shall believe you then how
can those same people believe me when
shall write appeals for our ticket. or when
/ shall write TO refute campaign charges
against our candidates2
/ greatly fear, Mr. Hitchcock, that you
underestimate the injury done to your own
cause by that unfortunate and passionate
assault upon my VerdCity. / have tried to
win good name in my home state. have
been hoping that II could not win men
to say that Edgar Howard was brilliant,
they stu might say he was truthful.
have earnestly hoped that If could not
convince men that Edgar Howard was a
smart politician still they might say he
was a square one But II there shall be in
Nebraska any person who Is influenced
by statement in the World Herald, then
as to that person, all my hope Is dead
struck down by the advertisement OF my
falsity In your own newspaper. or course,
you are anticipating, Mr.. Hitchcock, that
in the approaching campaign very serious
charges may be lodged against our oan-
didates by,the enemy. 1t will be my duty to
repel every assault OF the enemy, and |
shall be on duty every hour. But don't
you see that you have tied my hands2 Do
you not now realize that, by advertising
me as a falsifler, you have done much TO
detract from the power of my appeals when
/ shall ask the people to believe not at all
the wicked charges which may eb laid at
your door during the campaign?
Already II IS intimated that you will be
specifically charged with being in bondage
to two millionaire owners OF pubhc-service
your due bills IN their office drawers will
be named In detail
But there Is the possibility OF a more
serious charge against you, Mr.. Hitchcock.
/ tremble in presence Of that possibility.
In contemplation OF its serious nature
| doubly regret that the. World-Herald has
branded me falsifier, thus rendering Inn
| potent the best defense amy make In your
behalf. This charge is 80 serious that should
: IL be lodged against you there would be
an imperative demand for your withdrawal
[ from the ticket. y GU may recall that once
up on a time the republicans of Nebraska
nominated for state office man who
was denounced by the World-Herald as a
/ beneficiary OF the Hartley defalcatiOn. In
stantly there came a demand from respect
able republicans tur the withdrawal OF this
man fror .i,hc state ticket, and the se1t-
ment was = strong that he was compelled
to withdraw. Suppose the enemy should
lodge sucvh a charge against YOU, Mr.
Hitchcock. Suppose the enemy should allegs
| that you procured from State Treasurer
BARLEY many thousands of dollars of the
peoples mopty on your own note ana that
the money y ever returned to BARLEY
never found its way back 10 the state
] did my democratic duty Mr. Hitchcock
| when I appealed TO democrats to refrain
from placing a dangerous name upon our
ticket. I can afford to suffer under your
charge that l am faisifier sustained, as
| am, by the comforting knowledge Of the
performance OF a duty due my party and
''' '''''' EDGAR HOWARD.
print the above letter in the World Herald
He kept the letter several days and ther
wrote the following threatening reply,
| 'OMAIA, Aug. %, l9i0,-Mr Edgar
Howard. The Telegram. Columbus, Neb
i Sir-Your letter has been received You
support Is not wanted and your attack Il
not feared. You have posed as a purist
i but there are enough people who know
your real life to appreciate your hypocrisy
4 Start the attack IL you want to. My life
private as well as public, Is an open book
Very truly. G. NJ, HITCHCOCK
Evidently he figured that Howard woul'
be frightened by threat to publish some
thing about his private life, but there h
was mistaken. for indeed Howard ha
often published i'm his own newspaper al
admission OF his own faults just as ba'
as any which Mr.. Hitchcock might find b,
searching the whole record Of Howard
life.
I'VE print the above letters as a matte
of simple justice. Mr.. Hitchcock was to-
oowardly to print Edgar Towards letter
but here we give both letters, and no maj
can find in Towards letter any suggestion
OF a request for an apology.
we believe 1t pays TO be honest il
politics il would have paid Mr., Hitehcocl
better IL he had never had any slips In tn
drawer OF the treasurer Of Douglas count!
] Henry Boln-when that poor fellow wen
down 20 a defaulters disgrace and death
Il would have paid Mr.. Hitchcock bette
: 4 he had never participated with JOSEF
, $. BARLEY IN the state treasury defaicRtOr
= Il would have paid Mr.. Hitchcock bette
! il he had told the truth when he was con
fronted with the evidence OF his share 4
I the BARLEY shortage. Some children hav
: been known TO tell a he when the trut
i would serve their cause better. Mr.. Hitch
. cock has played the part OF an unfortunat
( child so constituted that II Is unable 20 te
Z the truth on any occasion
e ,ENPOsURE NOW Up To MR. BRYAl