The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-14
To w. j. B., "PrOhibitiOnist"
Editorial

You have been with us here in Nebraska now for
eral days From reports have had goody crowds
you have enjoyed your speecmakng and those Of ole
supporters who have been privileged to hear you have
1oyed seeing you and have listened attentyely to
speeches your audience and supporters always do.
But the issues of the campaign are they clarified
by your coming and by what have said in speeches.
Is the public mind more at rest the subjects you have dis
cussed? II the intentions of the voters settled those
intentions what you have had in mind? Are the voters
poses for November the those you have to
us from Florida to mpart?
In authorized interview in another Omaha paper on
Thursday October H. you stated II have said that
prohibition is dead issue. regard it settled issue
In this state because candidates OF both parties have declared
for prohibition"
In this, usual, you not in accord with Senator
Hitchcock, who regards the prohibition issue as dead
issue in every dead in fact that he illustrates its
"deadness by drawing mackere in cartoon across the
front page Of his newspaper
Moreover you say the regard the issue set
ted is becase both parties have declared for prohibition
yet the time of the democratic convention Omaha in
August they read statement from in which said
that time that the liquor "a settled issue This
you will recall Mr. Bryan before Senator Hitchcock
had announced his deseron his wet supporters and his
conversion" to prohibition Are to understand the DEM
ocrac party and Senator Hitchcock for prohibition at
the time Of the convention in Omaha last August?
Is possible that in August at the democratic conven
on you already knew that Senator Hitchcock would at the
opening of the campaign, desert his supporters and become
Converted to prohibition? Is possible that the conver-
SION privately in your presence and at your hands at
previous date and you witness to its sincerity
and the deep emotions of spirit and coneness OF heart that
accompanied ii?
If So and you informed to the Conversion at
the time the convention undoubtedly also Brother
Charley and Senator Hitchcock informed Why then
the democratic platform "iquor pank?' This plank, Mr..
Bryan, you recall talks only of the liquor issue at sea-
is not interested in liquor Nebraska in America, but
only in liquor beyond the three-mile limit"
II YOU being present at the eeventhhour conversion
of Senator Hitchcock to prohibition, and you and your
Brother Charley being impressed with its sincerity, al
though knowing to be announced at some later time
the beginning Of the campaign why was there not substi
tued frank honest and courageous stand on the liquor
issue in place Of the ridiculous, ambiguous and sr.ddns
prohibition pratng Of the democratic "liquor plank"
We notice in Senator IIitchcocks paper that you are
scheduled to make your last speech in Nebraska IN Lincoln
Monday There you are to address the w. e. J. u IN
state convention assembled If the liquor issue as Senator
Hitchcock and your Brother Charley" say is dead"
issue and as you yourself say, 's settled issue in Ne
braska why is there W. G. T. u organization IN Nebraska
convention in Lincoln Monday? Why an address to
the w. G. 7. U. by w. j. Bryan Of Florida!
really determines whether not the liquor issue is dead
or settled sleeping alive and awake aggressive ana
determined? Have you and Brother Charley and Senator
Hitchcock the right to decide? Or has the w. c. T. y,
whom you will address in Lincoln next Monday voice! or
has the head of the Antaoon league OF Nebraska
Mr. High, voice. who that never before wa; there
greater crisis for the of prohibition! Ana VINO above
all others determines whether the liquor issue IN NEBRASKA
is either dead" "seted?" Is it not the wet voters
themselves and their organization known as the Assoca-
ton Against the Prohibition Amendment the thrd plank
of whose platform admonishes all members and supporters
M -, Wiz f " naal of tha Volstead act and then of the
prohibition amendment itsef? This organization mas
headquarters Nebraska and IS as was SAID before cam
,
letter to candidate for state national off'ce
in Nebraska since the primary This letter strives 10 get
every candidate for office Nebraska republican or demo-
ca on record and promises support or oppose that can
ddate accordingly. , - ...
Mr. Bryan, shouldn't you convince the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment in Nebraska that he
liquor issue is as Hitchcock and Brother Charey
saw dead" ISSUE or as you say, Settled issue! L
Mr. Bryan why did YOU bring out in your authorized
Interview in another Omaha paper the fact that senator
Hitchcock supported the EchCummins law stench IN the
osr of every Nebraska farmer and the fact that you
we're opposed to that law, il you hoped to help Senator
Hitchcock TO reelection Brother Charley TO election!
Why did you change again in your authorized interview
another Omaha paper your famous tool of wall street
taemcn? You said in your article in the Commoner IN
august that YOU and Senator Hitchcock had parted over
nrohibon and suffrage AND had differed on eco,
nomc issues" Now, in your interview YOU say you called
hitchcock the tool Wall street. heesuse he supported
Wall streets avorie. Juson Harmon OF Ohio Tor pres,
lent Then YOU add the damnng admission that you haa
ALSO called him 'oo of Wall street because of THE sen
aors attitude before that time on certain economic aHes
tons" . - J., -. .,i,, ,as
deoasnes az your position that Of Senator Hitchcock and
RAT az yenr "Brother Charleys" Ii YOU wanted 10 help
sther al these candidates would have been better II you
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