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The Commoner
'AUGUST, 1918
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by words. Which one are willing- to join
president Wilson and do something for the peo-
P The question is, is theNebraska STATE gov
ernment to he used to support President Wilson
In protecting Nebraska people, or is it not?
Is your candidate under obligation to or sup
ported by the special interests, or is he not?
Has the administration of Governor Neville
tried to curb the profiteer? If not, why not?
Has Governor Neville any specific remedies to
protect the people so as to keep up the morale of
of our soldiers at the front and to keep up the
morale of the second line of defense the people
back home? Is so, what?
Patriotism is demonstrated by actions, not by
mere words. Is your STATE government going
to take patriotic action to support the efforts of
President Wilson to win the war or is it not?
A hundred per cent American in war times is
one who practices the patriotism which he
preaches.
If nominated and elected governor of
Nebraska, I will use the entire resources of the
state in loyally supporting every plan and sug
gestion of the commandern-chief of the army to
win the war. I will enforce every law of this
great commonwealth.
I bolieve Nebraska people are loyal totfhe core.
I would promptly and adequately punish any
disloyalty that might be found. I would faiths
fully carry out the earnest appeal of President
Wilson under date of July 26, to all governors,
to take the initiative in preventing mob rule.
I would enforce the state laws against mon
opoly in restraint of trade and urge the' enact
ment of new legislation- necessary to prevent
profiteering.
I favor the conduct of the STATE government
on a business basis by cutting down unnecessary
appropriations, reduce taxes, abolish unnecessary
boards and commissions,, and establish a state
budget.
A governor can not appoint profiteers to ofllce
and expect them to give-the state anti-profiteering
service. v
As governor, I would not permit the "work or
fight act" to be UBed by the profiteers to "work"
the public, or by the special interests to "fight"
the people who ask the STATE government for
relief.
I believe with President Wilson that the chief
executive should act as a leader in protecting the
public and in promoting the general welfare of
all the people of the state.
I refer the people of Nebraska to my record
as mayor of Lincoln In destroying monopoly con
trol and in reducing the cost of living as a guar
antee that I will carry out my platform pledges
if nominated and elected governor of Nebraska.
I challenge my opponents to publish any act,
word or communication of mine in this cam
paign showing any misrepresentation, deception,
dishonesty or lack of patriotism. I am not a
member of any, association, league or union. I
made a personal filing for the nomination for
governor. I have not been nominated or en
dorsed by any club, association, league or union.
I have made no secret pledges, no secret tie-ups,
no secret promises, and will make none.
I am a candidate for the democratic nomlna
tlon for governor because the present governor
is clearly out of harmony with President Wil
son and with public opinion in Nebraska on the "
moral and economic legislation necessary to win
the war.
People who believe alike should vote together.
I will appreciate the vote of every loyal Ne
wn n who deslres to help me help President
Wilson protect the producers and consumers of
tne state from the unscrupulous profiteer, so as
to reduce the cost of living, and who will help
me help President Wilson unite the people of this
state in a harmonious and concerted effort to win
the war.
Every voter should vote primary day, August '
w, or not complain thereafter of the kind of
government or the kind of protection the state
gives him. CHARLES W. BRYAN.
0 00000000
EVERY PROGRESSIVE, "DRY,"
m Sr"PROFITEERI!G DEMOCRAT IN
)i SPPASKA SHOULD GO TO THE
ffi ?iS AND VOTE, PRIMARY DAY,
a AHSSST 20 AND TAISJ3 HIS NEIGH-
BORS WITH HIM. '
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Nebraska
Politics
The Nebraska Legislature Campaign Lie No. 1 Nailed
One of the most important questions to bo
considered by the Nebraska legislature, the mem
bers of which will be nominated at the state
primaries August 20, is the ratification of tho
national prohibition amendment. Every candi
date for the state legislature should bo pledged
to vote for the ratification of tho prohibition
amendment or should be defeated on primary
day. The slogan should be "Put none but ratl
ficationists on guard."
Tho democratic party in Nebraska is to bo con
gratulated upon the fact that a larger number
of men who are in favor of prohibition have filed
as candidates for tho state senato and house than
over before. We havo not' had time since tho
filings closed to learn the attltudo towards
ratification of all those who are candidates for
the legislature. Wo regret that we are not able
at this time to publish a complete list of nil
democratic candidates who aro in favor of ratifi
cation. Tho importance of ratifying tho prohibition
constitutional amendment can not be over
estimated, and every person who Is Interested In
the success of this prohibition amendment should
make it a point to see that every dry, progres
sive democrat goes to the polls on primary day
and votes for candidates for the legislature who
can be depended upon to vote for ratification.
We publish below a list of democratic candi
dates for tho senate and house who have ex
pressed themselves in favor of the ratification of
the constitutional amendment:
SENATE
James P. Baker, Dunbar; A. E. Stuart, Cedar
Bluffs; H. C. Parmenter, Yutan; C. C. Vandou
sen, Kennard; Chas. Graff, Bancroft; R. V.
Sheets, Elgin; Ed. L. Houtz, Albion; M. M. Han
son, Clearwater; Chas. M. Skiles, David City;
A. R. Noyes, Bradshaw; Theo. C. Krough, Dan
nebrog; John G. Boelts, St. Llbory; Walter E.
Hager, Hastings; A. D. Scott, Edgar; Geo. Jack
son, Nelson; Chas. Chappell, Mlnden; Wm. D.
Zimmerman, Ashton; Patrick Fitzgerald,
Kearney; Geo. W. Greenwalt, Broken BoWvW.
J. Taylor, Merna; D. H. Moulds, Lexington; A.
R. Leavltt, North Platte: Fred Hoffmelster, Imperial;-
W. M. Sommervllle, McCook; C. J. Os
born, Sidney; Wm. Coleman, Hay Springs.
HOUSE.
J$P: F. Reischick, Falls City; A. E. Henry,
Pawnee City; Philip F. Nestor, Tecumseh; Andy
ChrlBtensen, Nebraska City; John Murty, Alvo;
L. G. Todd, Union; W. R. Beum, Tekaraah; J.
J. McAllister, Dakota City; F. L. Bolen, Crofton;
James Auten, Albion; Andrew Dahlsten, New
man Grove; C. F. B. Nieweddet Lindsay; Geo.
S. Cushman, York; H. W. Lang, Litchfield;
N. H. Jones, Hastings; D. B. Marti, Hastings;
Thos. M. Osterman, Central City; A. M. Temp
lln, Central City; John C. Harris, Greeley;
ChriBt Anderson, Bristow; A. 0. Smith, Bassett;
Chas. Walker, Gibbon; L. W. Olson, Orleans;
James Harris, McCook; E. S. Burke, Arapahoe;
John E. Jacobson, Lexington; S. M. Ewing,
Parks; W. J. Watkins, Venango; Lloyd C.
Thomas, Alliance; Paul A. Mendenhall, Peters;
Chas. Naylor, Chadron; Guy Roberts, Oshkosh;
Jonathan Hlgglns, North Platte; J. L. Beebo,
Red Cloud; Chas. E. Taylor, Wood River; H.
A. Swanson, Clay Center; A. M. Walling, David
City; J. F. Rohn, Fremont; D. Livingston, Law
rence; Dr. J. A. Pace, Guide Rock; W. S. Wells,
Merna; M. E. Hyde, Gothenburg; E. E. Purcell,
Broken Bow; D. H. Thompson, Mead; H. W.
Tomlinson, O'Neill; C. F. Davis, Colon; E. C.
Lahrson, Stromsburg; E. H. Hoare, Monroe; H.
D Rixen, Pender; A. F. Luhe, Seward; H. A.
McCormlck, Mynot; John A. Finch, Herman;
Judson G. Douglas, Tecumseh; Henry Vauck,
Sutton
We will endeavor to advise the public of any
additional democratic candidates for the legis
lature who let it be known that they will vote,
if elected, for the national prohibition amend
ment. '
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Tho reactionary, special interost element in
tho democratic party in Nebraska, realizing that
tho political tido is turning against thorn, and
that the indications point to tho defeat of their
candidate for ro-nomlnatlon, are resorting to
desperate and despicable misrepresentations to
decolvo tho people
. Tho Lincoln Dally Star, which is owned and
published by tho hoad of tho flouring mill com
bine of Lincoln, published on the front page of
its issue of August 8, under tho heading, "Hy
phenates Out to Defeat Neville for Re-nomination."
"Tho Gorman Publishers Issue Secret
Appeal for Support of C. W. Bryan," "Published
a Part of a Letter Sent Out by the Associated
Foreign Languago Pross, of which Mr. Roslcky,
a Bohemian, is President," and then credited
the letter to a German publisher of Omaha.
The Bohemian letter was an appeal to tho Bo
hemian people to support C. W. Bryan at the
primaries August 20 for tho democratic nomin
ation for governor, because ho was in harmony
with the national administration. The object in
crediting tho letter to a", German publishor was
intended to mislead thefeadors of the Star and
make them believe that a German publisher in
place of a Bohemian publisher was supporting
C. W. Bryan. The intent of this Is apparent.
On August 9, the Star published another ar
ticle under the hcadlrfi 'Tho German Papers
Asked to Print Ad for C. W. Bryan. Val J.
Peters, Foreign Press Loague gets Busy." In
this article the Star publishes eCn editorial sug
gestion which was sent out by Mr. Roslcky, pres
ident of the' Associated Foreign Languago Press,
to their foreign" language publishers, In which
he advocated tho nomination of 'Charles W.
Bryan for governor. This editorial suggestion
of Mr. Rosicky's was sent out with and attached
to a letter, a part of which was published the
day before in the Star." This editorial sugges
tion was credited to Val J. Peters, president of
tho German-American Alliance, and after falsely
crediting him with tho letter, attempted to prove
that the German-American Alliance had endorsed,
Mr. Bryan's candidacy,
A cause that has to be bolstered up by such
misrepresentations and falsehoods as the Lincoln
Star was guilty of, must be tottering for a fall.
The Bohemian editor and the Bohemian people
have a right to complain against such misrep
resentation and.such a reflection upon their loy
alty as the Star was guilty of. We print below
, a letter from Mr. Roslcky. which he compelled
the Star to publish, that will convince any fair
minded person that there is no limit to which
tho Star .does not seem willing to go to bolster
up the reactionary and special interest element
of the democratic party, of which the Star is
one of the chief spokesmen. The owner and
publisher of the Star is an appointee of the pres
ent democratic governor, Mr. Neville.
It is fortunate that the Star attempted this
misrepresentation far enough in advance of the1
primaries so that it could be refuted and the Star
put in its proper class before ttie public. The
letter of Mr. Roslcky, the Bohemian editor, to
the Star putting the latter publication in the
Ananias club is as follows:
"Aug. 10, 118. .,
"The Lincoln Daily Star,
"Lincoln, Nebraska.
"Gentlemen: '
"In your August 8th issue you prlnfc-on your
first page an article under the heading "Hyphen
ates Out to Defeat Neville for Re-nomination,"
which refers to the letter that we recently sent
the foreign language publishers of the state.
Your article contains so many misrepresenta
tions and errors that your readers should know
the truth regarding this matter, and we will
appreciate your publishing this communication;
giving it the same prominence that you gave the
original article.
"That we sent out a letter (a portion of which
you quote in your article), urging the forefgn
language publishers to support Chas. W. Bryan
for the democratic nomination for governor, and
certain other candidates for certain other offices
we cheerfully admit. That Val J; Peter, or the
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