The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-10
THE BRYAN PUZZLE.

Great, though puzzled, interest Is being ditplayc'
by the state press In the defensive alliance existnj
between W. J. Bryan and Hitchcock. None Of thes
editors is able TO reconcile the "dry" views Of W
] with the wet" record Of the democratic candl
datef for senator. The return, now, Of Brothe
Charleys brother TO Nebraska for the campaign I
bringing up the question Of how much principle
couns when the spoils Of office are at stake Quit
the bea statement OF the mystlhcd condition Of Ne
braskans over this return from Florida ~ that Of tbs
scottsbuf star.IIerald which follows
While the stariltrald hns not yet seen ~ 70
metnphorlcnlly foam At the mouth and become
why strenuous over the FuDernntorlhl fheo ID
Nebraska. looking askanoe az tho code on the ohs
hand ard nj some n this democratic records on
tho other hand yet IL Il curious mighty curious
IN 10 the senatorial e1fnpaign, n reflex md off
shoot OF the goycrnorship campaign and mhde curl
Gus by the likelihood ~ Col w j. Bryan making
npc cfcs In this state In behalf Of Senator Hitch
cock
This papor has expressed curiosity IN this mat
ter before and feel constrained, Ia view Of tho
fact that Senator Hitchcock starts his active rnm
pngn In Nebraska this we X, TO again appear curl
GUS perhaps TO the point Of being importincnt
What VIZ would Ike 10 have IL n little clarified
ton the matter u the st0ndlng ~ Colonel bryan
hnd Senator Hitchcock on thn vet and dry issue.
We know Hevcrnl other folk who would Ike a little
information the subject
r. ~ has been stated by rome. the wet and dry
issue IN thing " the pos then viii sofeoDe pIeaae
expnln why Colonel Bry0n II In California making
speeches for the prohibition enforcement nc which
II 70 DO voted upon IN that state under roferen.
dun? II prohibition Il settled question. then Why
the aElfationY
H. "a has been stated by some the wet ard dry
Issue II not thing Of the past, then why does
Colonel Bryan say that II is when he "a spf0kng Of
the merits OF senator Hitchcock II sufficient sutca
took referendum votee and their legislatures voted
for a rep nj of the 18th amendment whit them
In bla he's
that he has finally been converted 70 Colonel Bryans
way of thinking and IN now nm outnndout and pro
nounced dry md viii vote dry IN the SENATE ~hen.
ever he gets the chance, curiosity vii w
Satisfied
n, the other hand Colonel Brynn win state
IN his campaign speeches thnt he has been
vcrtod 10 senator fIitchcocFs way ~ thinking, and
q man who VIII vote wet on each and ~. ~ oe.
ca'on offered IL the right and proper for Ne
braeka 70 agaIn send TO tho senate, curiosity
VIII be satisfied.
II Is III very pulling National prohibition Ia
n settled thing for Nebraska, but II isn't q settled
thing for California. Two years ago the people Of
Scottsbuln heard Colonel Bryan tell us that Hitch
cock waG the agent of predatory interests and rep
resentatlye Of the liquor Int rests Of this nation He
spid recently while n visit TO Nebraska that SEN
ator Hitchcock had done for the common
people than almost any other man We know tho
senator made a valiant fight to the poor MINIS
beer and also mnde valiant fight 70 keep the
Indies from voting and thus removing from the men
their long priced independ nee at the polls Could
il bo those two items TO which Colonel Bryan
referred?
Unless some statement other than that prohbi.
ton Is "dead issue" (Which We know Il il notl IN
brought forward must stlll continue to grope
IN the darkness of uncertainty the real sent
mcnt of these once opposite poles Of the liquor
Gus stion.
a bright thought: In case neither has reaIiy
changed his attitude tho liquor question, but
merely have called "king'e cx' and have their fin.
gers crossed unti November T. why not seize the
opportunity and have Colonel Bryan and senator
Hitchcock stage joint debate In scottsbluH on the
proposition OF whether not America VIII likely
remain "dry?"
II would he interesting.