The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-09

harmful to the physical and social welfare the American people
Somehow, this plank has strange and far away
sound for indeed much water has passed through the mill
since that day only few weeks ago Somebody thought at
this convention that this plank right smart and
cute of getting around the dominating issue of the
campaign in Nebraska and even in the nation Senator Hitch
cock undoubtedly approved this plank before went into the
platform.
The first thing to make the writers Of this plank wonder
whether the plank either smart cute the adop
ton that day by the republican state convention at Lin
con of cearcu and unmstakable plank which declared
for strict enforcement and strengthening of the Vosead act
recommending:
dcrng effeeti"e the ssh amendmentv
The next thing that occurred weaken the confidence
Senator Hitchcock and his co-wers of the democratic plat
FORM the discovery the part Of Nebraskans, of
strange similarity between this democratic plank and the
statement of Adophus Busch the brewer made at St Louis
short time before the subject So strangely similar
these two that the language itself of Buschs statement
seemed have been initiated in the democratic platform So
obvious the attempt of the democrats to keep the
liquor question at sea- that seemed simple matter for the
public to understand The public not at sea- for
men the question Moreover while the "wets not
satisfied with the plank the dys aroused at the OBJ
vous dupcy, insincerity and ridiculous sraddng rep
resented.
Somewhere, whether in Washington or Omaha only the
initiated know there scurry and scramble and hasty
meeting in counsel The next development state
amazing in the light of the past and alacous on
the face of that will stand in Nebraska history the
greatest folly peypetrated people who have known
folly from the mouths of politicians often before It the
united declaration of Hitchcock w. j. Bryan and echoed
feebly by Brother Charley that the liquor question dead
ssue-a dead issue at the very time that w. Bryan was
making prohibition speeches in California and at the very
time when seven candidates for the United States in
states running wet platforms and when over 100 can
das for the lower house Of are running on wet
platforms or with undisguised wet support.
But faacy was follow fallacy. Hardly had the radio
receivers ceased to catch the expiring ether the
Hitchcock Bryan Ltd statement about the liquor issue being
dead when Senator Hitchcock issued personal statement
which summarized in the following closing paragraph
mo change h modify Nebraska and
shall for such change
Thus the lifelong campaign of Hitchcock for a wet
America revealed have been based nsncerty for he
frankly states that because change in the Volstead law
would Immediately bring beer and wine to Nebraska he
will vote change in the law Thus lifelong campaign
of j. Bryan aided and abeed by Brother Charley in the
advocacy Of prohibition shown to have been wanting in
deep conviction not in sincerity for in the hour when pro-
hbiton being subjected to its severes test in history and
when many being persuaded against prohibition, w.
] Bryan seconded by Brother Charley calls the liquor
tion dead issue.
But it that the folly of this not enough and
Senator Hitchcock speech Nelson Nebras
ka adds another chapter when he makes the following state
ment, az taken from stenographic report
"As senator Nebraska. would amend the
Volad would the people Of this
state
In October, l9l9 three years after Nebraska had
adopted statewide prohibition Senator Hithcock voted
the Voead act and he to vote to amend
the would not be representing the people Of Nebraska
Was he properly representing the people of this state when
he voted against the Volstead act in October 1919?
In March, 1920 when Nebraska had had statewide pro-
hbon for four years and when the Voead act had been
law for almost two years. Hitchcock then senator from Ne
braska wired Shalenberger the famous telegram in
part of which he said:
81 believe however a lawful way will he permit
and Of light wines and beer" Was he then
properly representing the people of Nebraska"
Are principle and consistency longer to be required
public In Nebraska? Are convictions longer among
he necessary qualifications Of for highest office in Ne
Iraska WHAT have you Mr. Wet Voter to say abou, this
,byous doublceos Of what you believe TO be right? What
ire you Mr. Dry Voter going TO do about this ridiculous and
effort snatch your vote by obviously nsncere
conversion 70 your cause Il all from
0 be expediency and vote. .sns,ehing in Nehrasks'
What faith you, Mr.. Voter wet" dry" rich or
,oor have In the sincerity public uiteranees any issue
u this campaign of either Hitchcock Bryan under these
ondi,ionss
Was ever anything ridiculous in all the history Of
Nebraska polstses'