Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-21
PUDLIsHEs LETTERS
correspondence Between Himself and
Hitchcock Given out.

Edgar Howard has called another Hitch
cock bluff and his calr will appear In his
paper, the Columbus Telegram, this after
noon. This has reference to a letter How
ard wrote to Hitchcock after the primaries,
which Hitchcock failed to publish, but
which he announced was an offer from
Howard to support him II Hitchcock would
apologize for calling him a liar
The editorial Is as follows
Who Is the Liart.
I'm his newspaper, the World-Hersld,
G. NJ. Hitchcock the man who shared with
BARLEY in the robberS'of the state treasury
recently published the direct charge that
Edgar Howard had offered TO support him
for United States senator provided ne
would apologize to Howard for something
MI Hitchcock has published so many false
hoods regarding his connection with this
BARLEY shortage that It was easy for hin
to publish another one with. reference tC
Howard In order that the public may know
what q stranger Mr.. Hitchcock Is to com
mon, everyday honestly we have deemed
It best to here publish the only letter evel
written by Edgar Howard to Mr.. Hitch
cock during the last year, That letter wa
written few days after the close Of the
last primary campaign. In that campaign
was tarred with the slime Of the BARLEY
shortage, wrote a letter to each OF tht
candidates for the Democratic Romiuationi
for the various state offices, pleading witt
them to keep the name OF Mr.. Hitchcock
, Off the senatorial ticket. stating that be
cause OF his bad record his name would b.
milestone about the necks OF the othe
candidates on the ticket, one Of the can
dldates to whom this letter was sent i'm
medately carried the letter to Mr., Hitch
cock, who then denounced Edgar HOwar,
as a liar. We enjoy the facetious side o
life more than the serious side, and il
faceuous vein we wrote the following
letter, and asked that Il be published in TN
same paper IA which Mir, Hitchcock ha,
denounced Rdgsy howard as Mar:
cQi-UMH,R5H,s, Nsb August y lsiO.-Hog
Omaha, Neh: Dear Sir: In several issue
OF your newspaper lust prior TO the lat
primary election YOU branded as false Ger
tain statements contained IN a letter writ
ten by my hand with reference TO you
candidacy for .tho democratic nomination
Tor the United States senate, / take il 10
granted that you will give me space in YOU
newspaper 10 set aside. as far as possi bile
the impression, YOU may have conveyed 1
any mind as to1ehl9g my own yeraeity,
political campaign, IL Is our mutual hop
matt Inst we may pc e9ls 70 eieet the demo
tFAlG AlCiNNNf m aNeDFdSkU TINS year. II
order 80 do we must employ ever
energy and every advantage In the demo
cratic behalf remembering always tina
Nabrhskb Is republican state, aud tina
SO win 4 democratic victory we must no
ouly successfully appeal TO all the demo
cratic electors, bat alsD TO sufficient OF IN
republicans 10 nYehgome the natural re
publican majority -
n IS the destf 81 my heart TO do al
within my power for the promotion U
tie democratic cause. AZ 4 should pei
mt your charge OF falsehood 10 pass un
challenged then I feac my advocacy OF IN
canse wouldsloso force and effect. There
fore, In the interest OF that cause whiC
Is 10 you and a mutually dear 1 now az
dress you. u 3 always best that worker
toNether In al cotnrnon cause should be yer
frank with Gf6ht other thus avoiding con
pucauOns, vi snii- frankness I wrote tina
letter whichiNnn publicly branded as cor
tanning false stntements regarding yol
own political DEALINGS with near-crlmini
anu real criminal Interests in politics.
demOCratic frankncas / stated that in m
belief your nomination for the natiOni
senate would he AfpOliticai mistake, an
tllat ypur fsfcOrd or subseryiency 70 a
public 'serpfce corporations would mai
yQar ndmlh4fiQft nothing less than a mil
stone ahout ..i9e neck OF the democrat
state ticket II did mot write. "A falsehoo
Mr.. HitchcQc1s did nos falsely represel
ydur recoruf / wrote the simple DEM
cratic truth in that letter. and I great
r0Eret that In a moment Of passion &c
laid the charge OF talsehood against m