THE COURIER.
republic caucus nominee, opposed to
all fusion principles. (Signed)
C. M. LEMAR.
Subscribed In my presence and
sworn to before me this 5tb day of
UTay, 1200. N. LEAL.
Notary Public.
REPRESENTATIVE CUNNINGHAM.
State of Nebraska, Harlan county,
ss. F. Cunningham, being first duly
sworn, on oath says that he is a real
dent of Harlan county, Nebraska, and
that he has resided there for nine
years: that be was elected as a mem
ber of the house of representatives of
the Nebraska legislature for 1899; that
on the morning after the republican
memebrs of said legislature had
voted for M. L. Hayward for United
States Fonator. this affiant was im
pel tuned to vote for D. E. Thompson
for United States senator, and was in
formed that said Thompson would
support corta-'n principles advocated
by the fusion parties. In support of
ttils lepresentatlon he was shown a
, paper signed by D. E. Thompson in
which the said Thompson agreed, if
elected United States senator by the
aid of fusion votes, that he would keep
out of republican caucuses, oppose the
policy of the republican party on im
perialism, and agreed to support var
ious other principles contended for by
the fusion parties.
On the said morning before the joint
session of the legislature at which M.
I . HaywarJ was elected United States
senator liearly all the fusion members
of the legislature had congregated in
the board of transportation rooms in
t'ae cap'tol building to consider the ad
visability of voting for said D. E.
Taomps-cn for United States senator,
ard the matter was discussed by var
ious people and members, and this pa
pr was circulated among some of the
members of the fusion parties, includ
ing myself, for the purpose of convinc
ing them that said Thompson was
willing to support certain of the fusion
principles In order to obtain the fu
sion votes for United States senator.
Affiant says it was urged by some
that it might be better to help elect a
man who would accept some important
fusion principles than to permit the
republicans to succeed in electing the
republican nominee, who was pledged
to oppose all the principles advocated
by the fusion parties. But the propo-i-
sition to throw the solid fusion vote
to D. E. Thompson for United States
senator was not accepted. (Slgnec')
F. CUNNINGHAM.
Subscribed in my presence and
sworn to before mo this 4th day of
May, 1900. RANDEL R. PATE,
Notary Public.
T
We have given space above to the
accusation of Mr. F. M. Hall, one of
the leading attorneys of Lincoln, sus
tained by uncontroverted testimony
that Mr. D. E. Thompson was guilty
during the last senatorial election of
the shameful betrayal and abandon
ment of republican principles.
Mr. Hall accused him of attempting
to sell out his party for the senator
ship. A few months ago Mr. Hall placed
In the hands of Mayor Winnett $1,000
to be bestowed upon some charity in
the event of his failure to make good
his accusation before any three disin
terested citizens as provided by the
Ktnintp of Nebraska moviding for an
arbitrament of differences. Mr. Thomp
son then declined the challenge so Mr.
Hni! rpnewpd his charee of narty dis
loyalty against Mr. Thompson and laid
the evidence before the Abraham Lin
coln club and the public.
Since these affidavits were given to
the public Mr. Thompson has made no
denial. The men who signed them
are men of high standing and unques
tioned veracity. They are farmers
and business men, and have the confi
dence of the community in which they
reside. They have told the simple
truth and the people believe them.
Since Mr. Thompson has declined to
face Mr. Hall before any fair tribunal
or court or at the bar of public opinion
the charge cf treason may be taken as
both proven and confessed. In view
of the evidence presented no mere de
nial of Mr. Thompson, or evasion of
the Issue will suffice. Mr. Thompson's
republicanism has been Impeached and
he can never regain the confidence and
support of republicans until he clears
his skirts of this charge of party dis
loyalty. In view of the fact that the republi
can legislative ticket of Lancaster
county is pledged to support Mr.
Thompson for United States senator.
ai.d has been directed by the republi
can county convention to yield him
unfaltering allegiance, we ask repub
licans to stop and consider the nature
of the accusation. Occasionally a man
may bolt a part of tho ticket because
he believes some of the nominees are
unfit; this may not involve an aban
donment of party principles; when,
however, a man deserts his party and
basely surrenders every principle his
party holds dear, and espouses the
principles of the opposition party to
secure a high office, lie is guilty of
political perfidy and treason. If we
censure a man who bolts his ticket,
what condemnation shall we visit upon
the man who bolts his party?
The guilt of Mr. Thompson is the
greater because while he openly at
tempted to keep faith with his repub
lican supporters yet secretly he con
nived with the populists to overthrow
hi"? own party and become a populist
senator. He got the support of repub
licans on the understanding that he
was a republican and sought the sup
port of the populists because he had
agreed to become one of them. Mr.
Thompson can offer no excuse for his
conduct in the last senatorial cam
paign. His principle competitor, Mon
roe L. Hayward, was a man of great
ability and the highest character. He
commanded the esteem and confidence
of the people of the state in a remark
able degree. For more than twenty
five years he was recognized as one of
the foremost republican leaders In Ne
braska. He was a familiar and stal
wart figure in all our state conven
tions. He was noted for his uncom
promising republicanism. He held to
his political convictions as rigidly as
he did to his religious faith. As a
brave soldier, a brilliant orator, able
Judge and model citizen he possessed
the qualifications in an eminent de
gree for the high office of United
State3 senator. His canvas for the
governorship endeared him to the peo
ple and won for him wide popularity.
The unanimity of the demand that
Hayward should be senator was staved
off for three months by Mr. Thompson
who had never been seen in any repub
lican convention and had never been
heard of as. a candidate for senator un
til after the fall election. Finally af
ter a memorable and severe struggle
which almost disrupted the republican
party a republican caucus was called
and Thompson, Hayward and the oth
er candidates agreed to abide by the
result and give the whole republican
vote to the nominee of the caucus. The
result of this caucus was the nomina
tion of Monroe L. Hayward by the re
publicans to the office of United States
senator.
The action of the caucus was hailed
with delight throughout the state: but
Mr. Thompson, desperate from defeat
in the darkness of the night went over
to the camp of the enemy and violated
his agreement and pledge to abide by
the action of the caucus. He went so
far as to sign a bill of sale of repub
lican principles.
Mr. Thompson is now a candidate
for the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Hayward. We submit the
foregoing testimony to the candid
judgment of all republicans of this
county and state, and ask them to
pause and consider whether they can
afford to bind the party to support a
man who is willing to sell his political
birthright. Only a few months have
passed since Mr. Thompson sought to
defeat Senator Hayward and become a
populist senator of Nebraska. The re
publicans of Nebraska must face the
question whether they will condone
Mr. Thompson's political perfidy.
If the republican ticket in Lancas
ter county expects the full support of
loyal republicans, they ought to de
clare their intention to cut loose from
Mr. Thompson.
Inasmuch as the evidence of Mr.
Thompson's abandonment of the re
publican party was not disclosed at
the time the republican convention
met, the nominees on the republican
ticket in this county and all republi
cans would be justified in refusing to
support Mr. Thompson's candidacy.
It will not do to act upon the theory
that the republican members when
elected will refuse to vote for him and
defeat his appointment. If Douglas
county which Is pledged to Mr. Rose
water elects a republican legislative
ticket and Mr. Thompson carries this
county, the combination of those two
counties will aggregate about twenty
votes, while only thirty-four votes will
be required to control the republican
legislative caucus. In view of the ar
dent support -which the members from
this county gave Mr. Thompson for
three months during the last senator
ial fight, there is little hope to defeat
Mr. Thompson if he has the united
support of Lancaster county in the
coming senatorial election providing
we have a republican legislature. Vot
ers should not forget that Mr. A. W.
Lane, who Is a candidate In this coun
ty on the republican legislative ticket
was a member of the last legislature
and voted first, last and all the time
for Mr. Thompson. If ho was not u
party to the agreement of Thompson
with the populists, he knew of the
deal and made no objections to It. and
now adopts und ratifies tho deal by
again agreeing to vote for n man who
undertook to stab the republican party
in the dark.
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