Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-21
I'LL STUMP THE STATE LATER
THANKS TO MErcALTE
Republican Candidate for Governor
Writes 20 the AsSactate Editor
of Cotamoner Letter OF
AcknoyYiedaInent.

From a stair Cores spondeutp
LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept. so-,sp~c.A-J--
William ]. Bryan. thrice defeated caEdi-
date for president OF the United stateS
wiH not support James c. Dahi,nan denla-
cratic nominee for governor OF Nebraska.
lie will stump the state FOR the rest Of the
ticket. but not one word viii be say IN d
% the candidacy % the omaha mayor.
This statement Mr.. Bryan gave cut this
afternoon just before leaving for Missouri
10 do some campaign work there
The issue that breaks an Intimate friend
ship 4 twenty years standing. during
which the mayor Of Omaha was one Of the
most trusted lieutenants Of the presidential
candidate, is that OF county option. Mr.
Bryan says. Dahlman refused to make
/ his campaign on platform VI BryaR's
/ choosing, so Mr. Bryan bolts
Mr. Bryan does not say he VIII support
the republican nominee who stands for
county option, but he does say he will
support Gilbert NJ Hitchcock who stands
on the same platform with Dahlman: and
he viii support Ralph Pool and Charles
Pool. and the rest OF the democratic can
didates, majority OF whom are a7p-sed
( TO county option.
Mr.. Bryah's Statement.
The Bryan statement is follows:
( Z am just leaving for Missouri and shall
/ be absent practically all OF the time for
about a month, campaign ne in Missouri,
Kansas. Iowa. Indiana and Illinois After
/ that l shall be at liberty to speak for MIR.
Hitchcock. the democratic candidate for
! congress. and for the state ticket in Ne
braska- In speaking for the state ticket
however. 1 shall not be able TO present any
in, fasr Of ~ a1a Of
I Dahlman. H position on the liquor ques-
! ton makes that impossible. l regret this
exceedingly for he has been political and
personal friend for twenty years. and II
would give me pleasure to speak for hi,n
! II could iRdorse the policy for wfirh he
stands. but he has chesen tR make she
liquor question the paramount issue. and
makes his appeal on that ssne. In spite
of the fact that the last democratic state
! convention voted down declaration
against county option By a vote of 61s 70
go, he says that he will veto a county op-
ton bill II passed and in spite Of the fact
that the state convention endorsed the
o'clock closing law by a ~ote OF 10 IN
l63 he announces that he win sign a hill
repeating Il IL such a bill is parsed. lie
is making his appeal on non-Dart!san lines
with the liquor question as the sole issue.
His courage Is 10 be commended. II is an
honest way OF making a campaign, al
though it compels h,Tn 20 separate HIM
self from friends who DO not agree With
, him and TO rely for speechrnai-ing upon
= those democrats and republicans who take
/ his view Of the subject.
, LET the People Ruie."
Z Possibly it is just as well 10 have the
ssue clearly presented 50 that it may be
J -
hence. Troublesome as the question is
now. it would be even more embarrassing
; II presented in 1912. when we have a presi-
5 dental election on hand. II Mr. Dahlmar
- is elected, it will be a declaration by the
! voters Of the state against county option
2 and against the O'Clock closing law. II
2 he is defeated IL viii he a declaration IN
S favor OF county option and In favor OF
p the S O'Clock closing law In other words
= the voters now have an opportunity TO de.
eide whether the state shall go backward
or forward on the liquor question. TC
= present argument in favor Of gong back
D ward would not only contradict what
q have already said on the subject but would
5 embarrass me in the fight that expect e
> make hereafter TO save our party from th'
odium Of being the representative OF IN,
s Liquor interests.
n AIdrlch Thanks MeteaIfe.
/ Senator Aldrich has written the follow
e ing letter 10 r. L. Mstealfe;
- DAVID CITY, Neb.. Sept. e.-Hon
y Richard L. Metcalfe Lincoln. Neb.: I an
i in receipt OF your letter Of the 18th inst.
II in which you state your intention TO Civ,
e me your support in my candidacy for IN,
2 office of governor OF Nebraska. l regre
{ my inability 10 express In words my ap
probation OF your action. not alone 10
the great gOod your support will do M
candidacy but for the great service yol
will thus render the state IN the fight nov
on for civic righteousness. / count IL on
" Of the highest houors Of my lie 10 b
chosen by you as your candidate for gov
ernor and am delighted 70 accept your sup
port. Your voice and your pen will brin
thousands Of men 10 the cause Of good gov
ernment
I agree with you that the overzhs ado "
ing issue in this campaign Is as 20 whethe
/, the people or The liquor trust shall rule 4
this commonw ealth. That Is the question
II we cannot trust the people. whom ca
We trust?
Like yourself I have nothing persona
s. against my opponent, James c. Dahlmar
re but / am etsrnally opposed to Dahlman
be ism II dlsregards law. IL pardOns 10
r most vicious criminals. II prostitute
4 womanhood. degrades manhood and damn
% childhood. It cOrrupts politics destroy
n homes. fills jails. prisons, Asylums. an
ll graves with its deludec victims Thers
= fore. l welcome you and the thousands o
.e patriotic democrats who viii follow 80
Is and who will fight shoulder TO shOulde
N with Us in this crusade against one Of th
l. must stupendous. most thoroughly equippe
re and financed conspiTaeies Tor the contrc
J. and debaaehery Of the peoples goyernmeu
by the liquor trust ever planned IN IN
- history Of American politics. Your actio
e In placing the cause OF the people abov
a your party fms me with q confidence tina
N night Wln triumph IN this contest ] cDu
e. fidently believe that is0o ooo voters of a
lg political parties win so to the polls nsa
NOvembeT In this beloved STATE Of ouI