immense amount of fun had he been privilegel to meet the re
publican and democratic candidates in joint debate.
The attack on Gilbert M. Hitchcock has not, to all appear
ances, hurt his candidaej' a bit. On the contrary it seems
rather to have helped him. The writer of these lines was in
the employ of Mr. Hitchcock during most of the years em
braced in his alleged dealings with Mr. Bartley, and knows
something ,of the financial straits through which he passed
Very few men could have weathered the storm that raged about
Mr. Hitchcock during those years. While newspaper competi
tors were able to draw on party war chests filled to bursting
Mr. Hitchcock stood alone fighting the battles of a disorgan
ized party that was without funds or financial influence. It
would have been easy for Mr. illtchcock to lay down and get
on the right side of the "interests." He refused, preferring to
to fight to the last ditch for the people rather than betray them.
All the stories about big contributions from the "bullionaire"
silver mine owners to the World-Herald during the great free
silver fight are the merest rot. If Mr. Hitchcock ever received
any financial assistance from that source it was in the shape
of endorsements that enabled him to equip his office with lino
type machines, and which were afterwards paid for in full from
the revenues of the World-Herald. It is easy for a newspaper
with a. full treasury and powerful financial backing to make a
fight; t is different for a. newspaper and an editor to keep right
on fighting for principle when bankruptcy stares at them, and
when affluence offers a reward for the betrayal of the people.
Mr. Hitchcock choose the hard part and fought the fight like a
man. Mr. Hitchcock was fortunate, however, in having sur
rounded himself with a staff that was loyal. Some of the
boys went through the mill with him during those bitter two
or three years because they admired the fight the "boss" was
making, and because their hearts were wrapped up in the cause
he was fighting for. A number of those who groped through the
dark clouds that surrounded the World-Herald in those days are
still on the World-Herald staff, and they are as loyal today as
they were then. Mr. Hitchcock's personal and political en
emies will never be able to convince that loyal bunch that Gil
bert M. Hitchcock is a "crook." . Nor will any member of that
little bunch ever believe that the man who faced almost certain
bankruptcy is order to fight for a principle would ever be guilty
of betraying the interests of the people. "Fair weather
friends" of the people are always in evidence; "stormy weather
friends" are few and far between. Gilbert M. Hitchcock be
longed to the latter class then; he belongs in that class now.
And because we believe that the masses of the people realize
this fact we belieAre that Gilbert M. Hitchcock will be the next
United States senator from Nebraska.
"It has been so long
The other day some one suggested to Charles IJ. Kudge
that he would make a good candidate for governor on the dem
ocratic ticket two years hence.
"Not me!" exclaimed Mr. Itudge
since l posted up on tite genaoiogy or the Kudge laniiiy that 1 m
a bit rusty, and I'm taking no chances. Besides, I'm too deep
ly immersed in business to play the iolitieal game. And again,
there are some people who hold the opinion that I'm a pretty
decent sort of a fellow, and I'm unwilling to do anything that
might give them reason for changing their minds. You'll have
to look elsewhere for a candidate."
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