Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-19
wooster Heard from at Last.

expresses the opinion that w. j. Bryan
has been grievously wronged by critic
isms heaped upon him, and that ANY
man who can stand up for cleanliness
and purity and sobriety and peace and
Christianity as Mr.. Bryan has done" is
too big and good a man to be tied down
In public office.
To be of any value to a thinking person
Mr.. Atwoods defense OF Mr.. Bryan
should have beer specific, at least as to
q few Of the alleged unjust criticisms
showing wherein Mr.. Bryan was wronged
by them, bat that he does not do. With
your permission will here restate few
of these criticisms and defy Mr.. Atwood
or anyone else to show that any one Of
them wrongs Mr.. Bryan in any particu-
lar. II some of them read like ancient
history they none the less show the
character and style OF the man.
l. In face OF the fact that he had al
ways preached the rule OF the people
through the instruction Of delegates. Mr..
Bryan at Grand Island in 1910. spoke
for three hours in vain attempt to get
delegates to the democratic state con-
Vention to violate their Instructions.
@ At Baltimore he violated his own in
structions given him by the democrats
OF Nebraska-not at a convention, but
at primary election:
8. AS a candidate for delegate-at-large
to Baltimore Mr.. Bryan took oath in the
office of the secretary cf state at LIN
coin that Re would abide by the result
OF the eleclon, and then he violated that
oath in deserving Champ Clark and going
to Wilson.
4. Mr.. BRYAN has said that a man who
embezsles power is worse than man
who enbexzles mouev. But he. himself.
at Baltimore embezEled the power placed
in his hands by the democrats OF Ne
braska by turning II TO a purpose other
than that for which II was given him.
6. In the face OF all his preaching OF
peace, Mr.. Bryan violated the spirit of
all his much Wanted peace treaties by
remaining in President Wilson's cabinet
while he made war In Mexico in the
wanton attack on Vera Cruz. with the
result that nineteen Americans and about
800 Mexieans were killed. Mr.. BRYAN thus
acauleseed in the slaughter and made
himself a party to II.
g. Mr.. Bryan as secretary of state, took
an oath to support the constitution OF
the United States and yet In violation of
| that oath he used his power. official and
personal. TO help President Wilson force
certain so-ealled administration meas
ures'' through an unwilling congress.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Bryan has his virtues,
| but the virtue OF consistency Is not one
| OF thsm. CHARLES WOOSTER.
Humanity Above Country.
OMAHA, June 1S-To the Editor OF
| The Bee; In this mornentous and critical
moment in the history of our country,
view with patriotic concern the absence
OF Mr.. Bryan from the immediate coun-
/ ellis of the nation. I. however, rejoice
| In the pleasing conviction that as he
leaves those councils anchored in the
hope of our noble president. he enters
| the larger councils OF the nations of the
world to plead in righteous wisdom for
universal freedom and 70 protest against
the atrocious crime of war.
Let us then merge the act of resigna-
ton into insIgnifioancy and forgetfui-
ness, and with a larger and truer vision
behold the grandeur OF 80 exalted pur-
| pose.
With the belief In the prophecy that
the evolutionary epoch Is near for the
collapse Of political and theocratic tyran-
ny, reared upon the usurpation OF divine
and human rights by kings and bishops
tormentors OF the human race. and per
| petuated by a senseless reverence for ira
/ dltlon.
Not that Mr.. Bryan loves his country
| less, but humanity more. which is the
most exalted conception Of true American.
ism. Now that he. iInpelled through ia
potentiality. eonsecrates his life to
human rights and liberty. let no mar
raise a voice OF protest.
For he who emily sees in the resignation
from a cabinet portfolio by Mr.. Bryan an
Influence satisfying to his hatred for
other nations and seeks to express in the
venom OF that hatred American patriot.
ism, is malefaetor to this republic and
humanity. J. BRAXrON GARLAND.