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TIIE OMAHA DAILY HEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 1002.
CANDIDACY OF
tor me In this county were democrat!.
Kren If thin were true, does not he know
thnt over 5,000 republican voters expressed
their preference la the republican primary?
Didn't the republican primaries squarely,
by more than 2 to 1, instruct the re
publican candidates from this county to
Tote for Edward Rsjewaler? Isn't that the
factt After I had aubmltted at the re
publican primaries and bad won out I
was not content to leave it there, but
submitted the quest Ion to the people. I
declared in a public meeting, held prlof
to the primaries, that I would not represent
the people unless the people wanted to be
represented by me, and I would certainly
not have accepted an office against the
, will of the people. Dut Mr. Mercer
audaciously turned In and wrote letters to
very man elected to the legislature ask
leg him for his support, and then be went
to Washington and gave It out in the
Washington newspapers that he bad been
Importuned by the members of the legis
lature to stand as a candidate, but when
I he vote waa taken he never received one
LolUary rote; during the aeventy-two daya
W Joint convention not one vote was cast
Cor him. It la to the highest credit of the
delegation from Douglas that they were
loyal from beginning to ead. Now, let me
read to you what I thought about the b-
trayal of the people In the choice of
senators In 1887, and I hav nov c....ut.a
fcny mind. Here Is the letter I wrote
January 17:
For the first time In the history of the
country the test Is to be made whether the
will of the people as directly or indirectly
Oppressed shall be represented by their
representatives in the legislature by their
choice of United States senntor. Our sys
tem of elective government will either
prove Itself a sham and farce, or worthy
f confidence and respect.
I remember well how powerful popular
sentiment was In favor of giving: the peo-
le a chance to vote their choice for
'nlted States senator when our present
constitution was being framed. It is a
natter of record that the first legislature
convened under the present constitution
airs out unanimously passed a memorial to
coiwress demanding an amendment to the
cenfctltutlon that would make the office of
XTnited States senator elective, the same
asthat of congressman.
Vopular sentiment on this question Is
mire intense today than ever. The people
off Nebraska will have their choice as In
dicated by their polls and conventions, or
t y will know the reason why. Not only
Iran people of Nebraska, but thoBe of the
whole country, are anxiously waiting to
hear the result of the balloting. In every
respect the position of members is the
same as those of presidential electors. The
attempt to tamper with members who
were elected on the Van Wyck issue, Is
Just as Iniamous and villainous as was the
effort to purchase Cronln's vote for Bam
TUden ten years ago.
After the senatorial contest the outrage
was denounced by me In this language:
The political history of this state pre
sents no parallel of dastardly disloyalty to
the people and to a leader who had the
people's confidence. In the seven sena
torial contests which Nebraska has wit
nessed no such defection was ever at
tempted at that stage. Van Wyck, with a
popular endorsement such aa no man ever
riad, a republican following nearly three
time as large as that of any other candi
date and a reserve of twenty-five to thirty
democrats elected and pledged to support
the popular choice, found himself face to
face with poltroons, mutineers and traitors
on the first day.
This band of conspirator in constant
and close communion with the enemy
helped to work up its caucus scheme and
Anally went so far as to change their votes
In open session whenever Van Wyck re
ceived votes enough to elect.
, Just as Joint session was about to con
vene I stepped up to Whltmore and asked
film whether It was true that he had
greed to change his vote for Van Wyck
or somebody else In case Van Wyck re
ceived votes enough to elect, lie gave an
evasive answer.
t "For God's sake," said I, "don't do this
(thing. You will ruin yourself and disgrace
Waii when vau mttrm endorsed by the work-
in rf" IMA."
"Well," sald Whltmore, "I don't know
what I will do."
i By the side of Whltmore at that moment,
and through the entire session, sat Thurs
ton's man Friday, W. F. Gurley.
That la precisely as It was written in
188T. It was discreditable to subvert the
will of the people and destructive to our
form of government In 1887, and It was
equally discreditable and criminal Is 1900.
For myself I appeared before that legis
lature after It had elected your two repub
lican Senators. The gentleman says it was
all a Joke, but they voted for me for seventy-two
days. I stated publicly that I had
absolved my supporters and withdrawn as
candidate and waa content because I was
not a statesman out of a Job. And so far
as I am concerned, it la not a question of
personal revenges to gratify. I am battling
for a principle that must be vindicated.
The paramount lasue In the candidacy of
Mercer la whether the people of this dis
trict will endorse a man who violates the
fundamental principles of self-government,
of republican government, by trying to
frustrate the will of the people, conspiring
to undo what the people have decreed.
They had declared themselves la emphatlo
terms and It was his duty to abide their
choice. Now, fellow cltUens, th la a
much more grave question than any that
has ever been presented to the people of this
congressional district. It reachei down to
the bedrock of free government. A free
people have a right to name their rep
resentatives In national and state leglala
ture and be repreaented loyally by them,'
or else we have no free government.
'MR. GIRI.KT.
Fellow cltUens, the gentleman reads from
n editorial which he says be wrote in 1887,
wherein he dlacusses the sacredneas of the
ballot box, and I waa wondering while he
waa reading that editorial whether he also
had In his pocket a copy of the testimony
of the chief of police of South Omaha,
.(Laughter and applause.) to the effect In
aubstance that my distinguished opponent
wanted htm. Miles Mitchell, to hire several
robust Individuals to kick over the ballot
boxes. And while that testimony was being
taken, and while that waa testified to by
the chief of police of South Omaha under
oath, my distinguished opponent, although
knowing of the hearing, and the testimony
being taken in his own building, beneath
Cleanliness and
Germicidal Precau
tions Paramount
la the brewing f
MILWAUKEE
There's not a facil
ity lacking to Injure
absolute oWanllatss
during the process.
The aalauteet detail
from malt-house to
nillng-room Is rigidly
watched In this partis
alar. A fixed ruls for
over half a century.
BLATZ MALT-VIVINE
(Non-Intexleant) Tonlo. Druggists
or dtrct.
VAL BLATZ SKEWING CO, Milwaukee.
OMAHA HBkAllCH.
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DAVID HENRY
his own office, never came and testified. So
much for the sacredness of the ballot box.
My friends, my distinguished opponent
says that be opposea Mercer on principle).
Now, when a man says that he opposes an
other on principle we have a right to In
vestigate his political record and aee
whether he la consistent as to that proposi
tion. In 189, when Senator Hayward was
Dominated for the senate, but before he
wss nominated, my distinguished opponent
admits that he wrote the following letter.
The letter I quote from now was published
by him In the columns of The Ree after he
had been charged with writing another let
ter which contained something that thla
letter does not contain. The parties who
made the charge claimed to have aeen the
letter, but unfortunately they were unable
to get the original. My distinguished op
ponent published what he calls a copy, and
I suppose in newspaper offices whenever
they get copy they always consider they
have a right to edit It before they publish It.
But I will give It Just as he published it.
He said In an editorial shortly after the
senatorial campaign:
I waa invited to define my position on
national Issues and compiled with the fol
lowing letter, which la the only statement
I made.
When my distinguished opponent comes
to reply will he kindly state who Invited
him. He waa invited, and as a result of
that Invitation he complied. That letter
came into the hands of Oovernor Poynter
of this state. Governor Poynter told me
yesterday over the telephone from Lincoln
that that letter was brought to him
direct from my distinguished opponent.
(Laughter.) That it waa placed in Oov
ernor Poynter'a hands for the purpose of
exhibiting to fusion members of the legis
lature that they might understand that my
distinguished opponent stood with them
upon all the fundamental doctrines of tbelr
party platform. This Is the copy which
my distinguished opponent publishes:
OMAHA, Jan. 23, 1899. Hon. T. F. Mot
Inger (he was a populist member of the
legislature): Dear Blr Your request for an
expression of my views on Issues being of
vital moment to the American people, and
especially to the people of Nebraska, Is
cheerfully complied with.
Then he goes on, I haven't got that part
of the letter, and says that he haa always
been an Abraham Lincoln republican and
always expects to remain so. Of course
he understood when he said that that a
great many of our fusion friends were
claiming to be Abraham Lincoln repub
licans about that time. But to get down
to the meat of this, he states his platform.
He says:
I am opposed to corporate monopolies
snd trusts. I am In favor of national legis
lation for the control of the former (that la
corporate monopolies) and restriction and
suppression of the latter (trusts).
And yot only a few weeks ago, In a con
troversy with the World-Herald over the
beef trust, my distinguished opponent In
an editorial commended President Roose
velt for the prosecution of the beef trust,
and then denied there waa any beet trust
whatever, and then roasted the World
Herald for attacking the beef truet. He
then 'eferf the World-Herald to his well
known views on trusts, published two years
ago In the report of the trust conference
at Chicago. (Laughter.) Wherein he said,
mark you. that trusts were the outgrowth of
natural coalitions and the result of the in
evitable tendency of civilization, and yet he
writes a letter to this gentleman stating
that he favors the reversal of national laws,
that is, It he could get un office. He favors
overturning the Inevitable tendencies of
modern civilization and I auppose If he
could bavo got fusion vote given to him he
would have favored blotting out the sun
and moon and stars and would have cheer
fully agreed, if elected, to become the light
of the world. (Laughter.)
My time Is nearly up. The next proposi
tion: "I favor tti postal , telegraph and
postal savings banks; I am opposed to re
tirement of the greenback." Is that In
keeping with the gentleman's past political
record T Haa he not favored the retire
ment of everybody and everything he could
not control T (Laughter.) And why sow
in heaven's name should he balk on green
backs la more than I can understand.
(Laughter.)
But agata he says: "I am opposed to the
annexation of the Philippines." Now he
eaya that was before the ratification of the
treaty, but after the ratification of the
treaty he opposed the annexation of the
Philippines and he did not fall In line until
some time afterward, when he evidently
thought he waa getting upon harmonious re
latione with the national administration.
Now I understand and will the gentle
man tell us now I understand he Is la fa
vor of having the American Bag stay put
wherever it Is put. Is that co, or Isn't it?
(Applause.)
MR. ROSE WATER. I ,
I came here at the Uvltallon of Mr. Gur
ley to discuss the candidacy of Mr. Mercer
for a sixth term. I am here still to discuss
It. I am not here to answer any of his Im
pertinent questions. I am willing to father
everything I hive written and every senti
ment that I have uttered. What sentiment
ha he got that la not openly in the mar
ket? What sentiment have these people
who are always defending criminals, de
fending everything and anything, and will
ing to destroy the very foundation of. gov
ernment so long as they have a retainer?
(AppUuse, hisses and groans.)
well, gentlemen, you will have your In
nings when Mr. Mercer returns. He will
discuss all of these things. He is a gentle
man so proficient that he can discuss every
vital question with the foremost leadera of
the nation. We all know that we have
heard his views In congress. We have
heard his voice on the atump. We have
heard It very much as they heard the
cry of "Beef! beef! beef!" from the revo
lutionary army when Washington wss down
la Valley Forge. All we hear from Mercer
la that he wanta another term. Let ua aee
whether he is entitled to it. He never is
known to talk for anybody but himself.
What more can he do, this gentleman wanta
to know, and repeats the question? Have
we now got all the public buildings we are
likely to get In the city of Omaha or In the
district for a generation to come? Have
we not men brainy and energetic enough
to nil Mercers place creditably?
A congressman from Dakota says that
Mercer Is very much In favor of every
western Interest. How did he stand on the
beet sugar Interest? Did he not vote
against the Interest of this state and' dis
trict when the beet sugar question was up
In congress a tew weeks ago? The state of
Michigan bad a solid republican delegation
voting tor the intereat ot Michigan but
Mr. Mercer would not vote for Nebraska,
although two-thirds of the delegation did
vote for Nebraska. He stood out for the
east, and be will continue to stand there
because be la not identified with ua In any
thing except the drawing of his pay.
Mr. Mercer has been In congress, or will
have been when he finishes this term, 120
months. Out of these 120 months he will
have served fifty-six months In active aer.
vice at Washington, forty-nine montba at
pleaaure resorts and In voyaging aa a trav
eler all over the world, and the remaining
fifteen mootha In Nebraska. He haa been
everywhere except in bis district. He has
deigned to live wish us fifteen months in
tea years, campaigning most of that time
for himself. And he has given all the bal
ance of these montba and years to enjoy
ment, entertainment and travel with the
money that he haa drawn aa congressman
irora this district.
It ha has done work and performed it well
ho haa been well paid tor It. And no good
MERCER FOR
reason has yot been presented why he should
be retained for a sixth term. I will ask
the gentleman once more to answer me
whether or not Mercer expects a seveuth
ttrm and an eighth term. I want to know
whether he expects to be retained in con
gress during the full term of his natural
life. I want to know whether If he is ln
dispenslble now why bo waa not Indlspensl
ble two years ago when he was willing to
leave ua and go Into the other house with
out the consent of his own constituents. I
a ant to know why it Is, for Instance, that
he pockets $100 a month that properly be
longs to some young man of Nebraska In
addition to hla salary of $5,000 a year, be
cause congress has made an allowance of
$1,200 a year for a congressman's clerk.
The committee on public buildings has a
secretary; that secretary Is obliged to do
the private work of Mercer and Merc;r
pockets th $100. I want that explained.
I want to assure this audience that I am
not ambitious to fill Mr. Mercer's shoes. I
desire to say emphatically that I do not
want to be a candidate and would not accept
the nomination. There are a number ot
men 4n this district amply qualified, and It
is not Mr. Ourley's business to demand ot
me which one I prefer. I would have Just
aa much right to ask him whom he pre
ferred. That la not my business. It is his
business. We have Individual rights as
citizens that belong to us, and our choice
of public servants la aa sacred a right as
our right to caat our ballot In the ballot
box and express our will through the ballot
box.
We have been told that Mercer can do
great things and only a week ago Sunday
three columns appeared in the Washington
Post, with a beautiful portrait of Mr. Mer
cer and a carefully prepared sketch showing
how much Mr. Mercer has done for Ne
braska and what he has done for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Upon Investigation I
discovered the mainspring underneath that
picture. It is simply this: Mr. Mercer Is a
member of the District of Columbia commit
tee and the publisher of that paper Is Just
now engineering a scheme to sell the power
bouse grounds at Washington to the gov
ernment for $550,000, and he wants Mr.
Mercer's support, and therefore Mr. Mercer
suddenly looms up aa a great statesman.
(Laughter.)
Why did Mr. Mercer ask to be assigned
on the District of Columbia committee? He
Is a member of two committees, the public
building committee and District of Colum
bia committee. How and when has Mr.
Mercer ever assisted Nebraska by being on
that committee? That committee has a very
scaly reputation at Washington. It Is said
that it has Its hands out for a great many
things. It controls the city government at
Washington completely. Just as the mayor
and city council do Omaha. That commit
tee Indirectly controla the fire and police
force at Washington. It controla contracts
for paving, for grading, tor sewerage and
every public improvement. It controls pub
lic lighting and street railway franchises.
It controls the parks and legislates on ev
erything that pertains to the government of
the district. Now, where does Nebraska
and where does Omaha have any Interest In
that committee, and why haa Mr. Mercer
chosen that committee rather than any other
committee In which he could have made
himself useful? Why? Because it has
such a vast amount of patronage and such
vaat opportunities for speculating In Wash
ington realty. That committee has a vast
amount of patronage, but I would like my
friend to name one single Nebraska boy,
man or woman that has had any employ
ment through the District of Columbia com
mittee. Mr. Mercer could have readily had hla
choice of committees. He could have been
on the postofflce committee and helped the
postal carriers and the railway postal
clerks, or the rural free delivery. He could
have been on other committees that control
legislation to promote western Interests, but
he preferred the District of Columbia com
mittee. We have heard very much In a letter that
has been read how Mr. Mercer got a little
delivery station established. Why, I have
never been In congress. I have never
claimed to represent this district and yet
I secured the first supervisor of rural tree
delivery for Nebraska, through an appoint
ment made by the postmaster general wlth
out the aid of Congressman Mercer. I have
never had much difficulty in securing rec
ognition for Nebraaka without being a
member of congress or connected with the
department-
I have been accused here of falsifying
In 1896 because I stated that Mr. Mercer
waa credited with many things that 'others
had also helped to do. That cannot neces
sarily be termed falsification. It Is merely
an overeetlmation, that Is all. All the other
men, Senator Allen, Senator Thurston, and
the Iowa delegation, all had a very great
deal to do with getting the appropriation
for the exposition. I personally went to
Senator Gear, to Speaker Reed and Sen
ator Oear asked aa the first favor he bad
ever asked the speaker to have the Trans-
mlsslsslppl exposition bill reported. Sen
ator Allison followed Mr. Oear and also
made It a personal request. The bill waa
first Introduced by Senator Allen and passed
the senate. Mr. Mercer had nothing to do
with that and Senator Allen had to help
him a great deal with popullstic and dem
ocratic members in the house.
I do not think It is worth while for me
to answer this letter. The letter contains
nothing that I am ashamed of. They were
the sentiments I entertained then. I don't
think It worth while to discuss them. This
Is true, however. In everything connected
with my career in public life I have acted
as a republican. I became a republican
from choice when that party was born and
I have kept faith with the republican party
aa a republican, but I have been down on
boodlers, I have been down on lobbyists,
and I am detested by them cordially and
will continue to be.
MR. GIBI-ET.
Fellow citizens, I do not know that I
bave any apology to offer for defending
upon occasions men charged with crime,
and I might aay in this connection that It
might be very unfortunate for aome gentle
men If they were deprived of the right to
be repreaented by counsel In criminal
cases. It la a right guaranteed by the law
of the land to every man charged with
crime, be he Innocent or be he guilty, and
aa a aworn officer of the court I should
violate my oath and my duty aa a lawyer
and a man did I fall to defend those men,
when they come to me, to the very best ot
my ability, which I alwaya do.
The gentleman says that he has always
been a consistent republican. (Laughter.)
There are aome- words In the English
language which are very simple and easy
to understand, at least for the ordinary
person to understand, and yet my dis
tinguished opponent has such superb
egotism that he Imagines every other man's
Inconsistency his own consistency. He
imagines every other man's subterfuge his
own Integrity. He Imagines the fallacy of
every other man's argument hla own inex
orable logic. Oh, yes, he has been a con
sistent republican!
Ha says he baa alwaya been down on
boodlers and they fear and despise blm.
Does the gentlemen bellevs tor a moment
that the only men he ever attacked In this
state have been boodlers?
I would like to re4 ths list, call the
long roll, living and dead: ''Frank Welch,
E. K. Valentine, James Laird, Church
Howe," a man whom my distinguished op
A SIXTH TERM
ponent vllllfled and maligned year In and
year out, and yet he was appointed by
President. McKInley consul to Palermo and
then to Sheffield, England, and has today
one of the best records In the consulate
department of this government. "Davll
H. Mercer." My distinguished opponent
fought him when he waa a young man,
when he waa unknown, fought him with
the power of hla great paper, and yet
Mercer was elected triumphantly. The
trouble with my distinguished opponent Is
he has gotten in the habit of attacking ao
many republicans who will not yield to his
control that a censure from hla paper has
come to be a vote ot confidence. (Laughter
and applause.)
"James W. Dawes, Thomas J. Majors."'
My distinguished opponent wss a member
of the national committee and resigned
that position to enter the contest to defeat
a republican candidate for governor of a
republican state.
Voices: That is what.
That 13 what. "W. I. Iese, A. S.
Churchill, Loren Clark, Charles H. Gere,
H. C. Russell, O. L. Laws, Thomas H.
Benton." And we could go down the list
of district judges in Douglas county an!
you would acarcely miss one of them that
at aome time or other be has not fought,
either at the polls, at the primaries, or
through the columns of his paper.
It will not do for him to say that he has
always been a consistent republican. Wby,
consistent republicans, my friends, who
want to see the success of the republican
party, are not always attacking republican
candidates and office holders. Wby, It Is
only last September that my distinguished
opponent was Interviewed In the World
Herald and made an attack upon the fed
eral office holders of this state, and he
charged that the federal office holders In
this state, men who bad received commis
sions from the president of the United
States, bad to receive money to support the
ticket. That Interview was published in
the paper; that Interview was never denied.
Did the gentleman enter any charge against
these federal office holders on account of
that? Did the gentleman bave any of these
federal office holders brought before the
grand Jury on account of that? Let him an
swer when he comes to reply. Let him tell
who these federal office holders are and were,
who he says wanted and received money
in order to obtain their support for Wil
liam McKInley.
Now, he says that Mr. Webster really
never had this delegation at the time he
broke In. (Laughter.) Well, It waa gen
erally understood that It was Webster's
delegation. Gentlemen who were upon that
delegation, Mr. Olmstead and Mr. Meyers,
have told me that that delegation was
pledged to John L. Webster, and it was a
fact while they were still voting for Web
ster that my distinguished opponent had
circulated among them a paper asking
them to agree that when fifteen republicans
had signed it they would vote for him, and
be stated that when he got fifteen repub
licans to sign that paper he had fusion
votes enough to elect him United States
senator. (Laughter).
Now, why talk of treachery on the part
of Mercer. It seems to me, fellow citi
zens, that before I would humiliate myself
In that way the gentleman talks about
boodlers, he talks about lobbyists but be
fore I would humiliate myself as did my
distinguished opponent at that session ot
the legislature, before I would seek to se
duce men from their allegiance to the one
to whom they had pledged their support
and who had beaten, me in a fair fight, be
fore I would do that, I would travel the
pathway of life clothed In rags, wearing
wooden shoes and go down to my grave
untitled and unsung, yet maintaining be
fore Qod and the world my manhood, my
honor and my self-respect. (Loud and con
tinued applause).
MR. ROSE WATER.
I would appeal to my friend to address
his last sentences to David H. Mercer. He
alone is the man that ought to put on the
wooden shoes and the ragged clothing and
march out somewhere into the political
wilderness to bemoan his fate. There never
was any instruction given Mr. Webster's
delegation by the people of Douglas county.
There never was any auch thing submitted
and Mr. Myers and Mr. Olmstead assured
me during the campaign that they were not
pledged and so did every other man on
the delegation and I never attempted to
pursuade them to desert their colors. I
want to remind my friend again of the fact
that he haa not answered any question that
I put to him concerning David H. Mercer.
He Is still discussing the candidacy of
Edward Rosewater for United States sena
tor. (Applause.)
It la well, however, that while I am here
and on this floor to denounce the men who
put up that roll, circulated for a bogus
republican league when there was no auch
league, scoundrels who did not dare to
sign their own namea and surreptitiously
circulated this scandaloua dodger through
the mails before election and around the
legislature after election. It Is not true
that I ever opposed Mr. Welch after he
waa nominated, and while these reprobates
have circulated the report that be waa
driven Into bla grave by me, as a matter
of fact he died of apoplexy and I aurely
was In no way responsible for that. He
waa on friendly relatione with me during
hla entire term in congress.
They talk about Church Howe. Church
Howe was punished and Justly so because
he came before the presidential electors
of this state after this state had been car
ried for Hayes and Wheeler and attempted
to have one of the electors barred on
technical grounds, so that Samuel J. TUden
should be elected president. This district
was good for 7,000 republican majority.
Church Howe was defeated In tbla district
by more than 7.000 majority. Does it atand
to reason that my individual animosity
could have Influenced all these 7,000 re
publicans to turn upside down? Surely
not. '
I am not going to reopen the Majors
campaign. He has been retired by his
own people within his own precinct withlu
the last ten days, retired from politics,
repudiated. It la Just that claaa ot re
publicans that have dragged the republican
party ot Nebraska down and made it a
populist stronghold. Now then, they have
cited names of men who died of debauch
eries and men who died after months and
months ot mental derangement and I pre
sume I am responsible and then they cite
my opposition to Mercer.
I have already read you from the ledger
of the Capitol hotel. With that knowl
edge and the other knowledge I bad that
Mr. Mercer had betrayed his trust aa chair
man ot the republican city committee In
1889 I could not In decency support him.
That committee was selected to elect
George W. Linlnger mayor of Omaha,
from whom $2,000 had been exacted as a
contribution to the campaign fund, the
campaign treasury waa looted and the
money paid in by Linlnger waa used by
members of that committee, traitors and
boodlers, to elect Cusblng, the democratic
candidate , for mayor, while Mercer was
chairman. Those men went to Linlnger
bouse. They were there at a banquet at
which Mr. Mercer presided. They raised
their handa up and solemnly pledged them
selves that they would stand by Linlnger to
the end and wl;h treason in their hearts
went out and began to knife him the day
after, and kept it up until he was de
feated. And Mercer did not sound the
alarm, although he must have known of the
conspiracy. It was sot In human nature
IN CONGRESS
that I should support thst kind of a man
for an office within one or two years after
that memorable campaign.
i Fellow citizens, Mr. Mercer Is now our
congressman. Let him explain, or let his
friend explain for him why he should be
retained there for another term simply
because he can log roll through congress
omnibus building bills.
MR. GIRI.ET.
Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens: I
assumed up to the present time that we
were debating here together as repub
llcans, and of course we are. We are
having our little warfare now before the
primaries and the convention Is held, and
after that preliminary skirmish Is over, ot
course we will be found shoulder to shoul
der, my distinguished " opponent and I,
fighting for the nominee, whoever he may
be. I assume that, of course, to be true,
but my attention has been called to an
Interview which my distinguished oppo
nent had on the 28th day of January, 11)02,
an Interview in the World-Herald. I sup
pose he gave his Interview to that paper
because he wished It to bave a large circu
lation (lsughter), wanted it to reach en
tirely over the district. In any event, Mr
Rosewater says:
It Is true that under certain conditions
I will lie a candidate for congress irom
the Omaha district. Not that I care for
the office or Its honor, but I want to teach
the present congressman a lesson or two,
if Mercer secures the delegation to the
congressional convention this fall I will
run by petition, and I think I can beat
him. If some other republican Is nom
inated I will not run, but, on the other
hand, will lo all I can to aid his election.
Mercer must understand that he cannot
represent this district another term In con
gress. There spoke my distinguished opponent,
muttering the words of Louts XIV of France
to himself, "I am the state."
"I want It understood that politically I
have no aspirations to go to congress for
the honor that would accrue to me." He
does not want to go to congress for the
honor. "My only object Is In the Interests
of good government." (Noble sentiment)
"And a desire to beat Mercer."
When the primaries are held It Is pos
sible that Mercer may manipulate them,
but I think not, us he will be pitted against
half a dozen or more good men. but if he
should manage to secure the nomination,
then he must take the consequences.
As I have said before, I care nothing
about a place In congress, but I have come
to the conclusion that it is time for the
people to select their representative.
I have labored under the Impression,
fortified by the paper which my dis
tinguished opponent publishes, that Mercer
has Deen the representative of the people,
elected by them.
of this district. He does not make it his
home and seldom comes here. Not only
this, but he has attacked me In and out
of season.
Now, I have one minute left, and I want
to ask my distinguished opponent of
course we are here as republicans, and of
course we shall support the nominee I
want to ask my distinguished opponent If
David H. Mercer Is nominated by the will
of the republicans of the Second congres
sional district, will you support him or will
you not? (Laughter and applause).
Cries of "Answer It now; answer It now;
answer It yes or no?" ,
MR. ROSEWATER.
My very Inquisitive friend has declared
to you that he la here to stand shoulder
to shoulder with republicans In elect
ing the republican ticket this fall. If
Mr. Mercer is nominated, but he has
not answered any of the questions
that I put to blm as regards Mercer.
Whether he would want a sixth term, a
seventh term, an eighth term and a ninth.
He has not answered me any of the other
questions as to hlB proposed residence in
case ho Is not re-elected. He challenges
my republicanism when he has not voted
a straight republican ticket in ten years.
He supported practically the entire demo
cratic ticket for the legislature the last
time when he knew that its election
would send two demo-popullsts to the
United States senate. And why? Was It
because any one of the men on that ticket
were Incompetent or dishonest, or had a
bad record as republicans or aa citizens?
Not at all. Was It for any other reasons
excepting that he did not want a republican
elected United States senator whose
name waa Rosewater? Is it not a
fact that he waa banded with David
H. Mercer and several hundred others
who would rather have a vacancy in the
United States senate 'or bave two demo
crats so that Mr. Mercer could control the
patronage of the state as the senior mem
ber from Nebraska? That was the animus,
and I can prove that Mr. Mercer made no
secret of It when he talked to members of
the leglalature and solicited tbelr votes.
I have been asked to explain wby I had
not proaecuted some of the federal office
holders that had to be subsidized In order
to support the republican ticket In 1900.
Well, I had made complaints and the other
day I was before the federal grand Jury and
a member of that body who slta right here
knows that I did testify and gave sufficient
evidence, so far as my personal knowl
edge goes, that that money was brought
here and that It was disbursed.
I am asked another question and that Is,
would I support Mr. Mercer If he received
a majority of the republican votes ot this
district. I want to ask the gentleman
another question: Will Mr. Mercer sub
mit to the msjorlty? Is he willing to sub
mit to It? Is he not scheming to Juggle the
primaries, and hasn't he a chairman, with
three or four postmaaters, and Mr. Gurley,
who constitute the majority of the con
gressional committee? Don't Mr. Mercer
control absolutely the mode in which the
congressional primaries are to be fought
out, and is It not notorious here that he
proposes to force his own renomlnatlon by
plurality; that he wants primaries on the
Crawford county system, based upon selec
tion by minorities?
Now, I will never support a minority
candidate. Never. (Applause.) I want
majorities to govern, and Mr. Mercer must
come forward and get the support of the
majority of the republicans, which he does
not dare to do. After spending most of
his time at pleasure resorts and junketing
tours all over the world he knows very
well that his absence from this city bars
him from getting further honors from the
republicans of this community. He knows
very well that the people are onto htm
now. (Laughter.) That they know that
he represents corporate Interests rather
than the Interests of his constituents. I
want Mr. Gurley to explain also why Mr.
Mercer defeated the quartermaster supply
depot bill two years ago after It had
passed the senate? Why be kept It la his
pocket and smothered it when it was bis
duty to have reported it to the house. Let
him explain that, if you please.
MR. GIRLEY,
Fellow citizens, my distinguished oppon
ent has asked me several times a question
which I shall be very happy to answer.
He wants to know whether Mr. Mercer will
he satisfied with a fifth term, or a sixth
term or seventh term. Well. I sm not a
mind reader and I am not here to say
whether David II. Mercer will want a
seventh term after he has had a sixth term
or not. But I am here to aay that I be
lieve the rank and file of the republicans
of the Second congressional district believe
at the preaent time that David H. Mercer
Is of more value to tbem, of more value to
the republican party than any candidate
whom my distinguished opponent has not
named. (Laughter and loud applause).
New he says that It Is rumored that Mer-
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1115-1117 Farnam Street.
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Oak Book Case, large single door-
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very neatly made
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Combination Book Case, with mirror and fancy top, in all the new de
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First class round trip, open to
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Los Angeles and San Francisco
via the Qreat Rock Island
Route.'
Ticket1 oat sale 'May 2T to Jan
8th. ' Good to return " (or 60
days.
Special train will leave Omaha
Tuesday, Jnne 3, at 4iSO p. m.
with Standard and Tourist
Sleepers.
For further Information call at
or address.
CITY TICKET OFFICE
1323 farnam St., Omaha, Nib.
ROCK ISLAND
ROUTE
$9.60
Omaha
to
St. Paul
Minneapolis
and Return
June 1st to 14th. Return, October
31st.
Fishing is best during Juns In the
MINNESOTA LAKES.
Particulars at City Ticket Offices,
1402 Farnam St
OMAHA.
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DESKS
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We have just rt-erived a large Dum
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cases, also a number of Combination
Cases and Desks -about 70 styles.
These goods were purchased early in
January, before the advance in price,
mid this opportunity is Undoubtedly
the last to purchase this class of goods
at such prices as we have marked
them. Anticipate your wants, is our
advice, if you want to save money.
Double Door Oak Book
. Case
quarter-sawed
slie 40x65 Inches
at
16.00
3-door Dwarf Book Caae, 6 ft. ( In.
V t atw w Ilia
23.00
long, 43 In. high
beautifully made and
polished, for
Oak Book Case and Desk very neatly
rery neatly
.8.50
made and polUhed
a specially good
thing at
LEGAL XOTICUS.
NOTICE.
Notice la hereby given that there will be
a special meeting oi the mayor and council
ot ihd city ol Florence, .Nebraska, at the
city nail In bald city of Florence on
Wednesday, the 4th nay ot June, lituZ, at
o'clock lu the evening, fur Iho purpuee oi
equalizing; sldewalK assessments ana levy
ing special asBesanieiUs to pay for repairs
on the toliowing sidewalks during the iiscal
year beginning the tlrst Tuesday in May,
1112, ana lu iront of the following lots and
parcels of land in the city of Florence, as
surveyea, plaited and lithographed. The
following being a description ot the lots to
be assessed and tile amount against eactt
lot respectively, to-wit;
Lot , block 3, a.i;; lot I, block 3, $3.97;
lot 1 block u. .ls.w; lot 4 Olock 5, (14. lu;
north lot u, omen a, Hv.lo; lot 2, block 'ii,
iLi.gi; south 4x lot Z, biock 'U, k.6o, lot o,
block 12, iol i. blo-.'k Zi. iiz.zi; lot 6,
block ii, (14.11; lot 1, bloc 14, (19.4!; lot 2,
block to, (17. id, lot i. block 2o, H 4o; lot t,
block 26, iti.iS, lot o, block 06, (11.U2; lot 2,
block 2, il.l; lot 7, block HA li cents; lot
(, block &, (la.uo; lot 4, block 43, Ut.i; lot
8, block 44. (15.&4; lot u, block 4o, sui.t; lot
7, block 4a, (o7.06; north M reet, block lit,
(II. IW; south litis feet, block tin, Jv.Si; lot 1,
block 12, (20.4i. .
Given Dy oruer of the mayor and council
ot the city of Florence, Nebraska.
CHAKLKS A. 6MITH.
4wks E&S city Clerk.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular
meeting of the mayor and council ot the
city ot Florence, Nebrauka, held on the
(tb day c: Ms, iiOZ, iho following estimate
was made of the probable amount of
money iu.-cessi.ry to be raised In said city
tor current expenses, aa nvlow specified,
during the iiscal year beginning tne first
Tuesday in jslay, l'JW, and ending me tlrst
Tuesday la May. 1Su3. whlcl estimate Is
based on the entire amount of revenue of
said city during the last fiscal year:
titlTlMAT OF KXl'lSNdEd.
For improvements of streets, public
grounds and buildings $ 850 00
For Board of Health 24 DO
For officers' salaries, im, ug
For tire department 2u0
For city hall contract 134
For printing and stationery 35 00
For water rental 7
Incidentals l&uud
1
Total (3,278 ot
For which an appropriation ordinance
may be passed at a meeting of the council
alter four weeks' publication of this notice.
Given by oraer of the council.
JOHN 8. PAUL.
Attest: Mayor.
CHARLES A. SMITH.
4wka E&B City Clerk.
RECEIVER'8 BALE. I
Clothing, hats and caps, gentlemen's fur- ;
insning gooaB, iurniture and nztures.
Notice Is hereby given that pursuant to
the order of the United States district
court, sitting in and for the district of Ne
braska, in the matter of the Continental
Clothing company, a bankrupt, on Wednes
day, the llth day of June I!i2, at 10 o'clock
a. m.. I will sell at public auction to tha
highest bidder for cash at the northeast
corner of Douglas and Fifteenth streets,
in the city of Omaha, Douglas county, Ne
braska, the entire stock, furniture and fix
tures of the Continental Clothing company,
said stock consisting of men's and Ln'
clothing, hats and caps and gentlemen's
lurriiBning go'jas. ,
All of said stock Is to be offered for sale
In bulk and in parcels, and sold to the
highest bidder for the property In bulk, or
to the highest bidders for the different de
partments, or parcels, provided the total
bids for such parcels exceed the highest
bid for the property in bulk.
biock inventoried Dy order of court shows
value of (24.lil2.94: furnltura an, I niium
cost over $7X).0U.
H. F. ROBERSON, Receiver
M30dl0tM&E
BONDS FOR BALE.
Sealed bids will be received hv th trus- 1
tees of the village board of Rurwell, Neh., :
up to 6 o'clock p. m.. June Kith. I'ju2. for the
purchase of water bonds of said cltyi
amounting to H.UO. Said bonds will be
eltht in number, of (.") each, all nf which
will be payable April 1st, 1832, with an op
tional payment In five years, with Interest
iiayable annually at 6 ner cent Aurll 1st of
each year at Nebraska Fiscal Agency, New
York, N. Y , in the curency of the L'nlted
States. Bald bonds are dated on the 1st,
day of April, 19ti2, and are duly registered?
Didders are required to deposit certified,
check, payable to the treasurer of the vlH
luge of liiirwell. In the amount of (100 as
guaranty that the bonds will be taken If
bid is awarded. Each bid must be Inclosed
in a sealed envelope, marked "Proposal tot
Bids." The village board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids. For general In
formation address A. C. ALU Kit. clerk,
Burwell, Neb. May5id4tM
TO THE TAXPAYERS OF DOUGLAS
The Board of County Commissioner, nl
Douglas county, Nebraska, will sit as a
Board of Equalization for the uu'ikjw n
equalising the assessment or isougla
county for the year lu2, in the commis
sioners' chamber at the court hojse,
Oinaha, beginning Tuesday, June 10, IV C,
at 10 o'clock a. m., and continuing front
day to day up to and Including June so
IM (U days, not including Sundays). All
persons owning real or personal properly
subject to taxation should call and ex
amine their assessment, that any errors as
to valuation may be adjusted by said board
as the law provides.
By order of the Board of County Com
missioners. HARRY C. MILLER
Maya .I30t County Clerk.
fur
a your
H. L Ramacclottl, r
when yoa
Deputy State and City V;intn
wtom aud iartmaiARAlr.
fries
trwet, Cer. s(
TeAepfeoiM) MS.
via womer.
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