Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-07
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OMAHA. Nov. 40 the Editor OF The
Bee. Bryan, Champ Clark, and Oscar
underwood-Mr Clark has been in Ne
braska talking progressive politics. Is
Speaker Clark a progressive democrat?
We now see in Missouri a contest be-
tween Mr.. Clark AID Mr. Folk, for the
delegation to the next democratic national
convention. Suspicion Is aroused from GER
tain events with respect to the interests
which are behind Mr.. Clark's candidacy.
Those who read the CONTROVERSY be
tween Mr. Bryan and oscar Underwood,
and the speech which Mr.. Underwood
made on the floor Of the house against
Mr.. Bryan will recall certain facts re-
specting that controversy.
First Mr.. Bryan called Mr.. Under-
wood n protectionist because Of certain
Of his acts in congress.
Second. Mr.. Underwood in response to
the accusation Of Mr.. Bryan denounced
Mr.. Bryan in the severost terms because
OF the accusation, and there Immediately
followed a controversy between Mr..
Bryan and Mr.. Underwood as to the oc-
currence OF certain events in q secret cau-
Gus Of the democrats. Clark and Under
wood were both in that caucus, and Clark
thoroughly understood the actual pro-
ceedings of the caucus.
Third. When Mr.. Underwood made that
speech In the house against Mr.. Bryan,
he denied certain relations which he had
with the special interests. that is, Wall
street
Now, II Speaker Clark Is an actual
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the public believe, why did he sit in the
house and hear Mr. Underwood misrepre-
sent Mr.. Bryan, and deny his relation TO
Wall street. while corporation democrats
eheered. knowing that Mr.. Underwood
misrepresented the actual events Of that
caucus?
II will be remembered that Mr.. Norris
made the statement that he was of a
notion TO take the floor I'm the defense of
Mr.. Bryan. Mr., Clark, II you are what
you want people to believe, why did
you sit under the Infamous language of
Mr.. Underwood and refuse to make a
statement as TO the exact position that
Mr.. Underwood took In that caucus?
The people will keep in mind that Mis-
souri, is to be the first battle-ground Of
the campaign of 1912. II has too much
Of the appearance that Clark is being
backed by a barrel Of money from Wall
street to set that delegation from Folk.
It has the appearance that Wall street
has a card up Its sleeve In this Clark
Folk controversy.
The people seem TO be of the opinion
that progressive democrats are all made
OF the same material. Wall street seems
TO understand that in case OF the election
of a man like Folk, some OF the frenzied
financiers might go behind the bars for
continuous violations Of law. 1t viii be
well for the people to keep their eyes
on that barrel of money which comes
from Wall street.
II stephens Is elected to congress, Har-
man TO the railway commission and Old
ham to the supreme court, there are
three men who will quietly work on the
sly for Clark delegation I'm Nebraska,
and against Folk. II Wall street is to
succeed in nominating Woodrow Wilson.
and turn the country democratic, It is
of paramount Importance that Folk be
defeated in his own state, Wall street
will go democratic II Folk can be gotten
out OF the way, The fact Is that the
long heads of Wall street have planned
to get a candidate against Folk.
WALTER JOHNSON,