Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25
HARRINGTON COMES BACK
0'Neill Statesman Reiterates His
Charges Against Harmon.
FAvoRs WILSON'S NOMINATION
He Says that While Governor Of
Ohio Had No Direct Part at
oiney Bond Deal, He
Approved It.

NJ. +. Harrington OF o'Neill has issued
another statement reiterating his charges
against Governor Harmon OF Ohio and
advocating the nomination Of Governor
Wilson. Some extracts from II are given
below:
That the contest for the Nebraska del
egation is between Woodrow Wilson and
Judson Harmon Is becoming daily clearer
to all, The progressive element In the
state-the men, who for years, have car
ried on the fight for the initiative and
referendum. for the s-cent fare. for the
abolition OF the railroad pass. for the
Australian ballot law. for interest on
public deposits to go to the people, for
freight reduction bills. for express re.
duction bills. and other reform measures
are lining up behind Woodrow Wilson.
That element lnl the party that has op-
posed these measures, or remained mute
In the hope OF more easily gaIning Of
flee, are behind the candidacy OF Judsor
Harmon.
In letter l addressed to the gentle
, man whose name appeared first In th'
call for the Harmon meeting AZ Ere.
mont. declined the invitation. stating,
among other things. that Harmon had
been the general attorney. political ma
nipulator and pass-peddler for an Ohio
railroad, and associated with the special
interests and not entitled 20 the support
Of progressive democrats. His being a
member OF Cleveland's much hated cabi-
net was also referred to. and. incidentally,
one error made against him. which
gladly correct was In error In giving
his name instead OF olney's in eonnec-
tion with one Of the bond deals in cleye-
lands administration. But that be ae-
quIesced in this scandalous transaction Ia
abundantly proved by his entry into
Cleveland's cabinet wf,h full knowledge
OF the affair. When Cleveland picked
him, he knew his man, and II he did not
approve OF Cleveland's dealing with the
monetary interests OF New York and Lon
don. he would have kept out Of the cab
met.
Bryan stnbbed In Back.
'In is9i. under the heroic leadership Of
Mr.. Bryan, the first serious effort was
made to throw off the incubus OF cleye-
labdsm and the money changers with
whom II was in league. And the first
real battle was made In that campaign %
secure justice to the average man. what
did Mr.. Harmon do in that campaign?
He did the same as the balance Of Cleye-
lands cabinet. lie stabbed the national
ticket in tho back. The only man In the
cabinet who proposed to vote for Bryan
was Hoke Smith OF Georgia, and In order
to exercise his right Of suffrage. he had
to resign from the cabinet. his place
being Immediately filled by a corporation
democrat do not deny the right OF a
citizen out OF office TO refuse TO support
Mr.. Bryan or any other candidate. But
do deny the right OF Mr.. Cleveland,
Harmon. Olney, Carlisle and Morton to
accept office and the emoluments and
honors thereof as the result Of the votes
and labor Of democrats. and 20 retain
these offices, efnoluments and honors,
and play the traitor TO the national ticket
Cleveland. Harmon and the balance Of
the cabinet were not the democratic
party. They were but Its servantS who
secured their power by democratic votes.
and decency required that they should
either stand by the millions OF voters who
had given them this power, or resign their
positions and turn them over TO those
who would support the presidential can
didate.
In Nebraska these people were parucu-
larry obnoxious. They threw all their
support to the Mckinley ticket. They
did not stop there They put up an cleo
toral ticket and labeled il democrat
They were appealed to TO name il Cieye-
land democrat or gold democrat so
the voters might not be deceived; for We
all realized that there was a danger that
some of the men who desired 10 vote for
the eight Bryan electors that were labeled
democrat and peoples independent might
be misIed and vote for this fake cieye-
land Harmonic Carlisle Morton ticket
that was also labeled democrat And
they did fool some. The returns show
that about 5000 men voted this bogus
ticket. And this was In a year when the
democrats. populists and silver repnh-
Leans were stralning every nerve to
carry the state. not only against the re-
publicans, but against such = supply Of
money for political purposes as Nebraska
had never known before. Subsequent In
vestigation by the legislature In 1897
showed that in Douglas comfy alone the
forces trying to beat Bryan had spent
s Harmon strong in Eastt
The argument is made that Harmon
can carry some eastern states But can
Confined on Second PagsJ