Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-02
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE.

Keep it before the people that the letter of en-
dorsement which Senator Hitchcock is paradine
over the signature of President Wilson was gotten
by trickery and Misrepresentation.
Keep it before the people that the charges
against Senator Hitchcock which the president
was invegled into denouncing as false rufnors,
by pretending that they emanated from repub-
licans, in fact were publicly and specifically made
and time and again repeated by William Jennings
Bryan, Mr.. Wilson's former secretary of state and
three times the democratic standard-bearer.
Keep it before the people that these are some
of the definite charges against Senator Hitchcock
preferred by Mr.. Bryan:
"Soon after 1900, Mr.. Hitchcock began to
show his natural bias toward aristocracy and
plutocracy by favoring the restoration of Wall
street to the control of the democratic party,
and that bias has grown with his prosperity until
today his sympathies make him much better
qualified to represent Wall street constituency
than a state which is almost entirely agricul-
tural"
'By 1912, Mr.. Hitchcock had reached point
where he was willing to come out boldly in
favor Of Governor Harmon, Wall streets can
uludtC tOL IiC oSAAoShdSS AoAashdtAoh u1Aus al
spite of the fact that Governor Harmon re-
ceived only about one-fourth of the democratic
vote cast at the primary, Mr. hitchcock voted
for Judge Parker, Wall streets candidate for the
position Of temporary chairman, as against Mr..
Bryan. His opposition to Mr.. Bryan was actu-
ated in part by his personal feelings, in part by
his bias toward Wall street and in part by the
fact that Mr.. Bryan had offended the liquor
interests, of which Mr.. Hitchcock has been the
chief spokesman in Nebraska for the past six
years"
AFTER the presidents selection and Mr..
Bryan's appointment to the cabinet. Mr. Hitch
cock demanded the appointment of Governor
Harmon's Nebraska manager to the chief place
in the government service in Nebraska, and be-
cause Mr.. Bryan refused to indorse the ap-
pointment, and because the president was un-
willing to make the appointment without Mr.
Bryans Endorsement, the principal appoint
ments in Nebraska were held up for year.
"Mr. Hitchcock took the side Of Wall street
against the president when, Wall street thought
1t could defeat the currency bill. He was the
only democrat on the committee who joined the
republicans in minority report. His position
cannot be defended without condemnation Of
the president and the democrats who stood
with the president"
"Mr Hitchcock aided the shipping trust to
defeat the presidents shipping bill. Only few
democrats joined with him in this successful
fight in favor of the shipping trust against the
people, and his course cannot be defended with
out condemning the president and the demo-
Gratis who stood by the president on this
measure"
Mr. Hitchcock joined few democrats in
preventing the confirmation Of Mr.. Jones, a
personal friend Of the president appointed a
member Of the reserve board. IN this case he
posed as an opponent Of the Harvester trust on
the ground that Mr.. Jones was director Of the
Harvester trust. But the hypocrisy Of this
claim becomes apparent, for Mr.. Jones If con-
frmed would have been only one director in
seven, whereas Mr.. Hitchcock wanted to turn
the entire government over to Wall streets
candidate for the presidency, and now wants
Nebraska represented on the national commit
tee BY Arthur Mullen, attorney for the Har-
vester trust in Nebraska"
Keep il before the people that Mr. Bryan ha
not taken back one word Of this indictment lai
against Senator Hitchcock only last April.
Keep il before the people that Senator Hitch
cock is no more friend Of President Wilson no,
than he was when he was fighting him CONSTANT
in the dark and occasionally in the open.
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