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Bwedlsh republican voter gathered In
Sco'.ltx hall last night and heard forceful
ar.eeches by E. J. Cornish. Edward Rose
v.atr and W. J. Connell, advocating the
re-election of Frank E. Moore as mayor
and the election of the whole republican
tirket. So far as wa apparent from the
applause and disposition of the auditors
there was but one dissenter In the hall
and he was City Comptroller John N. Weet
berg, who failed In the fight for renomlna
tion. An overt feet of his gave the as.
embly the chance It wanted to stamp Its
approval of Moore and Its feeling toward
Westberg.
It wa during Mr. Cornish speech and
Just after Westberg had arrived. The
speaker wa describing the attitude of the
mayor toward the railroad and the cor
poration in the matter of taxe and bad
aid that the official act of the two board
of review -previous to the lsst bad cast
aotne scandal on the administration.
S-qoeleher for Westbar;.
Wes'.berg laughed sneering laugh so
loud It could be heard all over the ball.
Mr. Cornish perceived It and said:
"I notice the gentleman, Mr. Westberg,
miles. I want both be and the remainder
f my audience to understand that I am
dealing In fact and I aball continue to do
so. The acts of the last board of review
was so plainly In the Interests of the peo
ple that they cannot be queatloned. Its
appointment plainly ehowed where Frank
K. Moores stands on the question of equal
taxation. A to the other board I would
call your attention to the fact that the
four appointive member are today each
lighting Mayor Moores and working In the
Interest of Mr. Benson."
The hand-clapping, cheering and stamp
ing at many feet lasted for more than a
minute and Westberg waa plainly Incensed,
Joining derisively In the applause and then
tending up defiantly and removing his
vercoM. The eye of every man present
r Upon him during the proceeding.
After that he was quiet.
Mr, Cornish's Address.
Mr. Cornish's speech was presentation
ef the real Issues of the campaign, history
of political knifing In Omaha since 1882,
and an epsest to the voters to stand loyally
by their ticket and restst the democratic
foe. lie said:
' The Issue of this campaign le equal taxa
tion. The candidacy of Mr. Uenson (on
fuses the voters and assists rid Howell.
.Many good cltlsenn do not understand ho
Hank Moores. who was a railroad ticket
sent, can be today the logical champion of
thu people's dcmmil for equal tiixntl n.
t hose lamlllar with the facta know that
the growth has been natural, logical and
titcesaary, and is today llxed and per
manent. When the Northwestern desired to bull!
JracKs into the Jobbing district Mayor
Moores had to take sides against one of th)
two railroads. Me decided in tavor o. the
Northwestern and thereby gave to the job
bing district additional shi,,ilng taclililea.
to lis gieat advantage. . He also thereby of
leiideo the buriliigion Kallroad compa.y,
toe most Influential political force in the
lute of Nebraska, or the west.
When Auurew Kontwater sought a Iran-chikc-
thut would fun lh electric llfchl to
the cliy of Omaha much cheaper than we
are m.w paying and wou d rurnish power ti
.manufacturing estabiltthmwit at a rmall
fraction of the prs.-ent cost, Krank Moorej
lavored Andrew Koewttter anil theriby
antagonized Mr. Nath, the manager of the
electric light company and of ttie asphuli
paving company, and the shrewdest manip
ulator for iranchlsed corporations in tne
city of Omaha.
W hen Mr. Kdward Ttosewater was pres
enting proceedings In the supreme court to
compel taxation of railroad property the
fan as of other property In the a ate
Muor Moores had to appoint a board of
jeview. He had to nke sides either wl h
Mr. Kopcwater or wlih th corpora le lnt.r
et on this question of equal taxation. Hi
appointed Victor Hoscwater and W. J
liunter. the present republican nominee fo.;
city comptroller, and therebv antagonised
all of the railroad and franchlsed corpora
tions In the city of Omaha.
Gave the Issue Life.
His conduot In this respect changed the
agitation tor equal taxation from the for.n
01 resolutions by the Heal Estate t xchangj
and Improvement ciuba to a ave. ourm..g
lueue. The court proceedings which fol
lowed will ultimately settle this quest.on in
accordance with tha constitution of the
state, which requires all taxation to be uni
form no matter what leguiauon may be
enacted by the state legislature.
The act of Mayor Moores In appointing
thlH board of review has caused th ex
penditure of enormous sums of money by
the favored Interests, not only In the ex.
punses attending the litigation with this
city, but also the expense of distributing
intra m re on the question of taxation
throughout the state, subsidising the coun
try press and maintaining an Influential
lobby at Unooln. Their temporary victory
before the last legislature has only In
creased the Intensity of the tight and will
doubtless result In a change of the Issue In
the state at large from one for equsl taxa
tion to one for cheaper ireight rate and
equal taxation.
Muyor Moores, therefore. Is held respom Ibl )
by ail of thore coiporate inteiesu lor ihs.r
great expenditures and embarrassment,
and this accounts for their bitter an
tagonism to him. This condlt on li th btst
assurance that the people couid have that
Mayor Moores from necessity. If for no
other reason, will be true to their Interests
on this great question of equal taxation.
If Mayor Moores was true to the puple
before the corporate Interests had become
embittered against him. there Is every rea-
?on to believe that he will continue true to
he people when every motive of expedi
ency and honor requires him to be. Tn is
the reason that 1 can ssfely make the chal
lenge that no man can be found In tha eny
of Omaha who favors ,v corporations in
their demand for unequal taxation who
lavore wf ur moores. Thus Is the reason
why I fearlessly make the chargs that
whatever Mr. Benson msy believe about hit
own candidacy the shrewd politicians ho
are encouraging him and giving him hi
support are doing so In the interest of the
corporations tor the purpose of defeating
Mayor Moores and electing Kd Howell.
Why Reonbllcane Lose.
Every office in the courthouse but county
Judge is controlled by democrats. Ail the
employes of the county are democrats. If
Kd llowtll should be e.ected mayor and w
lose elthur the building Inspector or city
comptroller a majority of the Board of
Public Works will be democratic and all
the city employee on the public works will
be democrats. The democrats will have a
majority of the Hoard of Fire and Police
commission and all the firemen and police
men will be democrats. While the Hoard
of Fire and Police will probably be solidly
corporation on all questions affecting our
people locally In which corporations are In
terested. In national politics It would be
democratic and Its powerful club, said to
be able to Influence about 1,0.10 voters In the
city, would be wielded against the repub
lican party.
This alarming condition would not be
possible but for the passions aroused at thj
bitter factional rights at our primxrl-a
After Mr Moores bad carried the primaries
and before the convention met, before
treachery of any delegates waa auspected
I tried my best to allay these passions by
fairness. 1 made a proposition to four of
i the leading members of tha antl-Moorea
' delegates to assist them In nominating Mr
lienuings for treasurer, Mr. felbourn for
clerk and their four counuilmen who had
carried a plurality of votes In their wards
and to give thera the control on the cen.
tral committee In each ward they had tar
ried. Aatls Itefas gafssstt.
Inasmuch a the convention stood li a
against 70 I was able to do what I under
took to do. My proposition to them re
quired nothing In return except actur.
cence upon their part In the result of the
primaries. It was made by ma becauaa 1
believed that the faction successful on the
main Issue of the mayoralty nomination
ouaht to be very senerous to the defeated
faction In all other positions. In order to
show the great body of republicans that
while we right earnestly at primaries we
are all republicans In the election.
John McDonald waa the only one of the
opposition who wes willing to consider my
JltbjAoalUua, lb Uteri tura4 iu. dewa
HOWELL AS
Record of the Democratic
An Interesting and very pertinent query
1 raised by a review of the official record
of Edward E. Howell, the fusion candidate
for mayor. The question Is, bow far can
Howell be depended on to fill the fulsome
promises be Is making so liberally. The
only answer I to be found In the record
made In the past by Howell whenever ho
ha had an opportunity to make an official
record.
The whole tenor of the platform on
which Howell Is seeking the suffrage of
the voters of Omaha la for municipal own
ership and against corporation domination;
Howell and his supporters are talking In
publlo at ward meeting and on the stre?ts
beut municipal ownership of all natural
monopolies, and war on the corporations
Is the slogan by which they are seeking to
rally the mass of voter about the banner
of the gambler' friend.
The official record made by Edward E.
Howell ha a more direct bearing on this
very question than on any other question
of general Importance. This record how
of Itself that Howell has been a politician
who caters to the wishes of the corpora
tions, while he trie to make the people
believe he la grinding the soulless corpora
tions Into the earth.
It Is only necessary to go back to the
session of the legislature Just closed. An
examination of the Omaha charter bill,
Howell' pet measure, and the one on
which he banked to c.arry him Into the
mayor'e chair, show that Howell'i old
trick of knuckling to the corporation Is
trongly In evidence.
When this bill was introduced the sec
tion providing for the issuance of bond
for acquiring quasi-public work Included
among it provisions a clause covering
stroet railways, providing that bond might
be Issued for the appropriation of these
work.
The section referring to the city electri
cian provided that that official should In
spect and supervise all public street light
ing. Looks After His Friends,
Thl charter bill was referred to Howell
committee. It evidently occurred to the en
terprlslng chairman that the street rail
way company and gas company in this city
were two very powerful corporation In a
political sense,, and the fangs of the sec
tion referred to were carefully removed by
the astute Mr. Howell so that hi friends,
the ga company and the street railway
company could not be offended.
When the bill was reported back to the
legislature It was so amended that the
street railway system was In no danger of
even being appropriated or molested by the
city and the Inspection of the gas lighting
was stricken from the duties of the city
electrician. The latter action means that
the office of gas Inspector will be continued
and that a man not unfriendly to the gas
company will be kept In the office if Mr,
Howell has anything to say about It.
Thl latter action I hardly In harmony
with the plank 'of the fusion platform
which declare In favor of abolishing need
less offices wherever possible.
Another Instance In the charter In which
the Interest of the street railway company
have been protected to the detriment of the
best Interests of the property owners of
the city I found In the section which pro
vides for the extension of the street rail
way lines. When Introduced this section
should hsv been harmless enough to suit
the most fastidious. It simply, provided
that when majority of property owners
long any street should petition the. mayor
and council for the extension of street
railway line and should waive the right to
compel the company to pave between Its
track, "Then the street railway company
may construct a line along said street, etc."
The section was not mandatory In any
ens and simply gave the street railway
company the privilege of constructing the
line, but Chairman Howell In order to fully
protect his friends, the corporations, In
serted clause which required that a street
Improvement district shall first be create!
along the street where the street railway
line Is desired to be extended. This simply
means that the residents of any outlying
district desiring a street railway line may
be held off by the street railway company
until a petition for paving baa been signed
by the owners of majority of the property
along the proposed extension and a paving
district has been created. The effect of this
will be to practically prohibit the construc
tion of any extension of street railway
lines.
Howell's record In the city council of
Omaha Is full of Instances where the re
doubtable trickster has either played di
rectly into the bunds of the franchlsed cor
porations or has dodged the Issue.
Vote Against Pnblle Interest.
His record on matters affecting the In
tereit of t'lfc water work campany belle
hi loud mouthed professions of anxiety
to see the city appropriate the plant. When
ever the opportunity offered to protect
the Interests of the city against the In
terests ef the water company,, Howell In
variably voted to protect the water com
pany regardless of the effect. upon the city.
His record la thl connection stsrted as
early as about the middle of bl first term
In the council. At that time there was a
dispute over what was generally known aa
the "Venner" agreement, an agreement
entered Into with the city by Charles H.
Venner then vice president of the
American Water company, whereby the
water company agreed to relocate 100 use
less Are hydrant and locate them at point
where the city would derive some, benefit
from the $60 per year it was paying for
each of thes hydrants. Three ordinances
were passed ordering about thirty-seven of
these hydrants placed at other points. The
water company refused to comply with
the ordinances and a long tight ensued.
Every effort waa used to compel the water
company to live up to the agreement made
by lis officers. Strong pressure waa brought
to bear upon the council by the emissaries
of the water company and the ordinances
In question were repealed. August I.
ISO!, tlio mayor vetoed the ordinance
repealing them and stated that no harm
could come from letting the ordinances
stand until the dispute between the water
company fen the city had been adjusted In
the court. The controversy over the al
leged failure of the water company to
furnish the Ore protection required by It
contract waa at it height and there wa
strong division of sentiment In the
council. The veto of the mayor was over
ridden, Howell arraigning himself on the
and Insisted that unless they could defeat
Moores, who had fairly carried the pri
maries, they desired nothing whatsoever.
After the bolt the delegates remaining rose
above factionalism and In the Interest of
harmony gave to ths opposing faction all
that I had offered to give.
They selected as chairman of the central
commutes Mr. t'owell. an honorable busi
ness msn, who has never been Identified la
factional politico. I'nder these circum
stances all republicans who desire to toi
factionalism In our party that Is tilling all
of our orhcea with democrats and giving
arms and ammunition to our enemy should
support the republican ticket and place
loyalty to party above factional haired.
ritkt for F.qaal Rlarhls.
' Edward Rosewater (poke rather briefly,
saying that bl eldest sister hsd died the
previous night and that only hi great
interest In the cause for which he I fight
ing Induced, alia u Appear oa th plat
THE OMAHA
A CORPORATION MAN
Candidate for Mayor
of April 15, 1897.
side of the water company to the Injury of
the public.
From that time the fight over the water
works question waxed warm. The lines
I were sharply drawn and Howell wa com
pelled to choose between the two sides.
His ability as a trimmer wa taxed to the
utmost and by drawing largely on this
faculty and doing a great deal of dodging
he avoided going on record In many In
stancea, but the records of the council
proceedings show very clesrly where he
stood on the question whenever his vote
wa needed.
Starting the latter part or 1893, the dis
pute between the water company oil the one
band and the mayor and part of the council
on the other hand waged fiercely, last
ing until the end of Howell's term of office
a councilman. During this entire dispute
Howell was on the side of the water com
Always with the Company.
December 26, 1S93, Just before the end of
Howell's first term in the council, the bill
of the American Water Works company for
the first six months of that year wa vetoed
by the mayor on the ground that It waa a
notorious fact that the water company was
not furnishing the fire protection required
by Its contract and on the further ground
that the city had been put to an expense
of over $15,000 In buying and equipping fire
engines to give the city the fire protection
the water company was claiming pay for
furnishing. The mayor recommended that
the bill of the company be reduced in order
to make good to the city this extra expense,
which was claimed to be directly charge
able against the water company. Did
Howell vote to sustain this position of the
mayor? Nit.
July 17, 1894, after Howell had been re
elected to the council, the bill of the water
company for the last six months of 1893 was
vetoed by Mayor Bemi on account of non
compliance with the terms of the contract.
Again the council voted to override the
mayor's veto and Howell waa among the
first to vote to protect the Interest of the
water company against the deminds of tho
city.
January 8, 1898, another bill of tho
American Water Works company was
etoed by the mayor in a long message,
setting forth the delinquencies of the water
company and th3 palpable fact that the city
was being mulcted each year for thousands
of dollar for which It received no adequate
return. In this as in the case of every
other vi-to of the mayor, the discussion in
the council was warm. The matter waa
fully discussed In all lis bearings and thcro
was no possibility of any member of thl
council being ignorant of all the details
in connection with the case, but here Howell
is found ou tho side of the corporation and
voting to protect it against any 'possible
encroachment on the part of the city,
defending the corporation against any
possibility of being forced Into court to
adjudicate a questionable claim.
March 26, 1895, the mayor called the at
tention of the council to the fact that the
water. company made a practice of extend
ing small mains indefinitely until the pres
sure at the end of one of these long mains
was reduced by friction to almost nothing.
The mayor urged the appointment of a com
mittee to devise a plan "-.'hereby the water .
company should be compelled to extend
mains with a view of furnishing' an ampls
supply of water tor all future needs. Howell
was appointed chairman of this com
mltteee and April i. 1885, thl committee
reported a plan whereby the water com
pany wa to submit to the council a plat
in each Instance where a new hydrant was
ordered showing the locatlop of the new
main. This wa simply playing directly
into the hands of the corporation and the
plan was comdemned by 'the city engineer
as being no change from the old way, A
plan was later submitted by the mayor by
which ordinances ordering new hydrants,
should be drafted by the city engineer, tho
size of the mains being based on. careful
calculations of the probable future needs
of the section in which the main were to
be laid. This plan waa objectionable to
the water company on account of 'the in
creased expense caused by laying larger
mains, and Howell fought the plan in the
council. Notwithstanding his opposition,
the plan was adopted and is In force to
this day.
HI Last Water Works Deal.
The only instance on record In which
Howell voted to sustain the veto of the
mayor on the bills of the water company
is found In the records of the city council
proceedings for April 30, 1895, Thl bill
wa vetoed while an effort wa being made
by the water company to effect a com
promise with the city whereby it might
get the money that it claimed wa due,
the mayor having refused to sign the war
rant for water rent. All during the
cummer of 1895 these attempts at a com
promise were continued, Howell being very
active in trying to force some of the coun
cllmen and the mayor Into line on a com
promise which would give the water com
pany everything it asked for and leave the
city holding the sack. This effort finally
culminated In the appointment of a com
mittee of three on August 27, 1895, Howell
being made chairman of the committee.
August 30 this committee submitted a ma
jority and minority report to the council.
The majority report waa signed by Howell
and one other member of the committee.
In substance it was to the effect that the
receivers of the water company "intended"
to expend a portion of the money claimed
to be due from the city in enlarging the
main in the business portion of the city
and recommended that the back bill of the
company be paid at once.
The minority report was signed by Ken
nsrd and waa a "scorcher." It called
things by their right names and denounced
the whole scheme as a trick to dupe the
councllmen and declared that there wa
absolutely nothing in the pretended agree
ment which would protect the interests of
the city. A red-hot fight wa waged in the
council over the adoption of these reports.
Frank Burkley, one of Howell' democratic
colleagues In the council, and Kennard.
who aigned tha minority report, made a
strong fight for the adoption of the minor
ity report; The corporation contingent,
however, led by Howell, voted to protect
the water company, urging as a pretext
that the payment of these bills meant work
for thousands of worklngmen. Tho cor
poration henchmen triumphed and the bills
were passed In the appropriation ordinance.
September S, 1895, the mayor vetoed these
form. It I the same cause for
which be had fought the last twenty
five or thirty years. he said, the
fight for equal rights, for self-government
and the right of the people to
rwle and not to be governed by monopolies.
It Is a struggle that will continue until
it is settled right, he asserted.
If the republican party did not repre
sent th doctrine of common government,
equal right, free speech and free spirit,
tlf. Rosewater said, be would be with what
ever opposition battled for the people.
But he believes the republican party to
be In the right, just as It waa when Ita
first standard-bearer, John ('. Fremont,
fought for th abolition of slavery and the
carrying of civilisation westward across
ths continent.
Mr. Rosewater outlined th preesnt fight,
DAILY BEE; FII11AV.
Reprinted from The Bee
bills, uncovering the true Inwardness of the
deal, but Howell stood up to the rack and
voted to pass the bills over the veto.
At the next meeting of the council the
mayor sent In a scorching communication,
declaring that the nonsense had gone on
long enough and that the time bad come
for the city to assert Its rights and take
possession of the water works plant. Thl
uggestion was right In line with the desire
which Howell professes Is now so dear to
his heart, but did he take off hlsVoat and
try to carry out this Idea? Never! The
letter of the mayor was referred to the
shows that Howell ever attempted to res
urrect tho communication from the grave
In' which It had been burled, but he allowed
It to sleep peacefully on.
Record oa Gas Ordinance.
Howell's record In connection with an
other of the franchlsed corporations, the
Omaha Gas company. Is short, but what
little there is of It indicates what he
would have done had be had more oppor
tunities. The gas company has generally
avoided openly showing Its hand in con
nection with city council matters, but when
It franchise was about to expire It went
systematically to work to secure the re
newal of this very valuable concession on
terms which It regarded as highly favorable.
In accordance with a well laid plan, one
of the most Iniquitous ordinances which
ever disgraced a city was passed through
the council November 14, 1893. This ordi
nance gave to the gas company a franchise
of fifty year and provided that the com
pany might charge consumer of ga $1.75
a thousand feet. The provision for scaling
down the price of gas according to the
gross amount consumed by all the consum
er commenced at a figuro which would not
have been reached for generations. No
provision was made to compel the company
to pay the city any royalty and no charge
of any kind was made on the company In
return for 'the very valuable franchise thua
bestowed upon it. Edward E. Howell voted
for this franchise.
At the next meeting or" the council, No
vember 21, 1893, thl ordinance was vetoed
by the mayor, but the council, by a trick,
adjourned before the veto message of the
mayor had been delivered to it. The claim
wa then msde that the ordinance had be
come a law without the signature of the
mayor, notwithstanding the fact that in
junction proceedings bad been Instituted to
test lis validity in tho court.
At meeting of the council November 28
the city clerk notified the council that he
had received from the mayor, immediately
after the council had adjourned so abruptly
at the last meeting, a veto of the ga
franchise. A communication was also re
ceived from the mayor notifying the council
that he had sent In a veto of the ordi
nance. An animated discussion ensued over
receiving the veto of the mayor and a mo
tion wa carried by which the council re
fused to receive the veto message. No vote
was recorded on this motion, but the records
show that Howell Was present.
After public discussion of this outrageous
franchise had waxed very warm and the
injunction suit promised trouble for the
gas company and council, the ga company
thought better of Its action and another
ordinance was passed and accepted, cutting
the period of the franchise down to twenty
five years, making provision for a royalty
to be paid the cty ,nd thus, saving million
of dollar to the public'
Howell's record on the Infamous garbage
contract I 1n keeping with hi record on
all other .questions In which the Interest
of the mass of the resident of Omaha 1
arrayed on on aide and that of the cor
poration 1 on thai ether aide.
With the Garbage Monopoly.
July 6, 1893, the city council opened bids
for removing the garbage of the city.
Three bids were received and at the meet
ing of July 18, 1893, the contract for re
moving the garbage wa awarded to Alex
ander MacDonald. The contract waa
awarded on a verbal motion, but the
recorda show that Howell wa present at
the meeting.
The contraet of MacDonald wa submitted
and approved at the meeting of the council
held three day later. In the meantime It
had become generally known that Alexander
MacDonald wa simply a stool pigeon and
that the real party behind the contract waa
Solon L. Wiley, the manager of the Thomson-Houston
Electric Light company.
Under the exposure of Th Bee public
sentiment against the contract crystallzed
rapidly. Edward E. Howell wa afraid to
meet the issue rquarely and h lodged.
When th contract wa presented for ap
proval he was conspicuous by hi absence
and It wa approved without hi vote.
Between that time and the next meeting
of the council, July 25, 1893, publlo sentiment
ran very high and the people of the city
were greatly wrought up by the infamous
features of the contract. The mayor vetoed
the contract, but the veto wa overriden.
Again Howell dodged. He knew the drift
of publlo entlment, but, afraid of offend
ing hi dear friend, the manager of the
corporation pool, be wa conveniently ab
sent from the meeting.
The supporter of the garbage contractor
evidently feared to brook public opinion too
frequently and nothing wa done In the
way of passing ordinance to put the eon
tract into effect until December 4, 1893,
when the ordinance waa passed which pre
scribed th conditions under which garbage
was to be removed. For thl Howsll voted.
Thl I the ordinance which prevented poor
men owning team from earning pittance
by hauling manure. The ordinance wa
weeping in , its term and put Into the
hand of the garbage contractor the haul
ing of everything in the nature of refuse
matter. The practical effect of thl In
Iqultou measure is too well known to the
citizens of Omaha to require recital.
To cap the climax, however, an ordi
nance was Introduced by Edward E. Howell
In April, 1895, and passed by the city
council, which make it unlawful for any
one to haul olean ashes or cinder without
first securing a permit from the mayor and
council. Thla ordinance wa much more
weeping In It term than the old ordi
nance and inoluded all the little odd job
that had been left teamsters after the
passage of the previous ordinance.
Thla ordinance wa vetoed by the mayor
April 30. A wa don with every other
measure affecting the Interests of the cor
porations as against ths people, this ordi
nance was paased over the veto, Edward E.
Howell voting to pass It over the veto.
saying it I the old story of the corpora
tion and the people arrayed against each
other. It wa the corporationa, Including
the Burlington railroad, that really de
feated George W. Llnlnger for mayor, and
the asm false pretenses are being used
now in projecting Benson forward as a
stalking horse for E. E. Howell. The
question today has become one of t manci
pation jr subjugation, and ths iss'x. the
speaker predicted, la one that will be
fought out In the alate and not alone in
It metropolis.
False Issnes Cloak Movements.
H pointed out that tb trick of creating
false Issues as cloaks behind which the
railroads might hide while they secured
the consummation of their unjust exaction
from th public, ta aa 11 en, siUadjng
MAY 1, 1003.
back previous to 1SS9. when they brought
the prohibition question forward a a mask.
Then talking directly to the republican
Swedes. Mr. Rosewster declared the eyes
of the city are upon them to note their
position in the election next week. To
certain extent they are on trial, which will
test their allegance to the republican party
and that a great deal depends upon what
the Swedes will do and they should not
sacrifice the ticket or any part of It to
favor any of their ancestry In the fight
by the grace of the democrstlc party.
"There I no reason why principles
should be abandoned and the republican
Swedes should attempt to follow C. O.
Lobeck across the bridge Into the demo
cratic camp because he happens to be of
their nationality," he declared, "It Is
the duty of the Swedish republicans
to vote as republicans. All the cor
porationa want Howell for mayor. It
Is notorious that his campaign man
agers have abundance of money which
ha come from the corporation treasuries.
"If the democratic ticket Is elected and
the interest of the people betrayed In
directly you will be charged for the con
dition of things. You cannot afford to de
sert the party and vote for any democrat
on the ticket with Howell. In reality all
parties should unite in the effort to free
the city from the rule of the corporations. "
W. J. t'onnell'a Address.
W. J. Connell, candidate for city attorney,
W. J. Hunter, candidate for city comp
troller; A. O. Wahlstrom, candidate for
building inspector, W. H-. Elbourn, candi
date for city clerk, and Councilmanlc Can
didate E. D. Evan and Harry B. Zimman,
each appeared before the crowd and made
a few remark. Mr. Connell, whom Chair
man J. L. Jacobaon, president of the
Swedish -American Republican league, In
troduced as the man responsible for the
two passenger stations of the city and the
viaducts built at railroad expense, dwelt
on the supreme court decision against home
rule in the matter of the Fire and Police
commission.
"The false Issues in this campaign are
disappearing and we are getting down to
the real issues and we are beginning to
find ourselves face to face with the old
enemy, the solid democracy," be said.
"The platforms are similar and all three
express In favor of home rule. But to
night the democrats are rejoicing over the
news from Lincoln that the supreme court
has handed down a decision that is a direct
stab at home rule. We see the democrats
gloating over this new and can we be
lieve that they really mean it when they
say they are for home rule?
"This decision means that It Is held that
the city has not the right to govern itself,
but must submit Its affairs to the people
of the state. It was brought about In some
remarkable way we know not bow nor by
what. To hand It down at this time the
supreme court had to reconvene, and why
did the members reconvene for thl particu
lar purpose and at this particular time to
hand down the decision just before the
election? Why was not the decision ready
and made public before the court adjourned?
Can any of you answer and say It was
not solely for political purpoaes?
"I regret to state it a an attorney and
a a member of the bar of the supreme
court, but It would appear that the court
wa influenced by some consideration In
giving at this time this decision, which
Is not in the interest of the people and
not the interpretation of the law as It
should be Interpreted.
"It is time, I say, that we republicans
should get together and forget the petty
Issue that have presented themselves and
stand solid In this battle. I want to know
here why any republican should find fault
with any man on the ticket nominated by
the republicans In' regular convention. So
far ' Frank E. Moore is concerned I
defy any man to say that he ha not given
this city a good, practical and common
sense business administration. He is not
attacked on these gfounds, but In a way
that Is unfair and unjust, and I tell you
that the thing for you to do Is to get out
and help to elect the whole republican
ticket."
Second Wnrdera Enthnae.
Fully 300 stalwart republican votera as
sembled last night In the North Side Sec
ond Ward Republican club room at Pierce
and Twentieth street to attest their loy
alty to republican principle and the regu
lar republican ticket headed by Frank E.
Moores. The meeting was one of un
boupded enthusiasm, and Mayor Moores
particularly was given an ovation.
The first speaker was C. B. Huntington,
republican candidate from the Ninth ward.
He paid a glowing eulogy to the republican
city ticket from mayor down, and earnestly
pleaded that all good republicans, espe
cially those of the Second ward, support It
from top to bottom.
Mayor Moore wa greeted with a Btorm
of cheer lasting for a minute or two be
fore be could begin speaking. "If any.
body says that the Second ward Is not
alfve In this campaign ha 1 badly mis
taken," observed the mayor an Intro
ductory remark. "I want to thank the
Second ward for It loyalty to me and the
100 or more majority It gave me in the
primary election. We went Into thl fight
to win. and did win, honestly, fairly, and
the republican ticket was honestly and
fairly nominated, and will be honestly and
fairly elected next Tuesday. The etory of
the attempted purchase of enough dele
gate by the antls to defeat m In tht
convention la familiar to you all. The
oniy particle or the good delivered was
that of Llndquest of the Eighth ward, and
I understand that the o-hetw.
t0 Py h'm hi $500 Blipped off to Oregon
w.m me oooaie ana i now enjoying him
elf In great shape out there.
Opposed by Railroads.
"The railroads and coraoratinm .
gainst the republican ticket, and particu
larly the Burlington, which has a special
grudge against me of two or three years'
standing. I am Informed that only very
recently clerk and employe of the Bur.
uugion omce ana freight houses have been
handed card Indicating that It 1 the spe
cial wish of their employer that they
hall vote against Frank Moore and for
Mr. Benson. But I believe that when many
of those boy get Into the election booth
they will use their own good right to vote
for whom they please.
"It has been charged that the ticket on
which I was elected and went Into office
three years ago. which wa pledged to
municipal ownership of the water works,
ha gone back on It pledge and baa de
fiantly refused to submit th proposition.
The facts are that during the last three
year thl proposition could not k. ....
mitted. because of the law which prohibit
a city voting bond In excess of 10 per
cent of It assessed valuation, last year
ths assessed valuation wa $39,000,000.
There wa a balance of but $143,000 on
which to issue water works bonds ami i
would have been the rankest folly to have
undertaken to do so. The condition are
different now, and the possibility of ac
quiring the utility franchises within the
next few year 1 certain, under the new
law permitting municipal corporationa to
do so."
The mayor apoke In the most eulogistic
terms of all the candidates on the city
republican ticket and asked all good cltl-
to vote for It from top to bottom. -Other
Sneaker Cheered.
Fred Brunlng. candidate for tax commis
sioner, and Fred Hoye, candidate for coun
cil from the Second ward, followed Mayor
Moores In short talks, both being given a
rousing and rloging welcome.
Mr. Foster of the Third wsrd. one of the
founder ol tb Young, Msn Republican
WIIEnE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES STAND
RCPUBLICAir PLATFORM. .
Th republican of OnsJia by thl onvtlon'appal for th support
ef lta candidates fey oltlsen and taxpayer of all parties on tha
following platfona.to which lta nominee are hereby pledged!
1, w favor Municipal nana ml in it broadest tens.
S. We favor taunielpal ownership of public irt llltiee.cemenclbg'witA
th water work and electri lighting plant.
S We stand for aqual and juat taxation of All clag of property.
including corporate f ranch lses,sr.l especially th local aasesMieftt
of railway terminal for city taxation.
4. we pledge mn economic and business Ilk administration of the
city' affairs.
5. we rrrml government in th interest of ths eoesson people an
reslstencs of every attempt of ths corporations ts sUsvert our
rovsrrvnartt by bribery anj corruption.
The undersigned candidates of ths Republican partyeuly
nomit4 for the (everel off lets as hereinafter set forth St tne
Republican City Convention held in tnia'clty'of 0Jah April 11,1903,
do hereby endorse and approve the abovs platform and do pled our
car support to the declarations contained in said Platform and that if;
sleeted we will faithfully and ts ths best ef our aslllty carry out
ths said platform in every respect.
Onaha ,Aprll U,l03t
V .as
club stated that the club had rown from
a membership of thirty a few day ago to
a present membership of 325.
Chairman Cowell of the republican city
committee was called for and made a ring
ing address, telling briefly and concisely
the story of the famous republican city
convention recently held, and why the
bolter bolted, and of their unsuccessful
efforts to buy sufficient delegates to defeat
Frank E. Moores.
B. F. Thomas followed with a thrilling
speech advocating loyalty to the whole re
publican ticket and predicting Its over
whelming success.
The meeting closed with an interesting
and witty address by C. 8. Elgutter, and
the big audience which remained through
out the entire meeting dispersed with the
determination of swinging ths Second ward
Into line for Frank E. Moores and ths en
tire republican ticket by a big round ma
jority. Some City Hall Seereta.
An enthusiastic audience filled the hall
at Twenty-fourth and Ames last night to
the doors and showed their appreciation of
the speakers' effort by continual applaus
of the sentiment of ths republican plat
form.
Andrew Rosewater wa the first speaker
of the evening, It being the fisst time that
be ha spoken at a political meeting In
twenty-five year, because, as he declared,
politic mean ths science of government
and that mean giving ths people the moat
for the least money and it has been his
fortune to do It In his office and not have
to resort to the stump. He said:
The opponents of Frank R. Moores have
been making political capital of the ex
penditure of W. 000. 00 during the last alx
years, of which much could not be ac
counted fot. This 1 false. It can be ac
counted for. They declare that the city
is run upon an extravagant basl and that
the election of Benson or of Howell will
save the nltisens money, but will It? Iviok
at how the money of the city is being and
has been expended during these six years.
The water works company receive $100,
000 annually for hydrant rent. This must
be paid according to the contracts which
the city made twenty years ago with the
company and cannot be changed untl the
water works is acaulred. The bonds of
the city. $3,00.O00 In all. reouire an outlay
of $2u0.GU0. Thla interest must be met if
the financial integrity of the city Is to re
main intact. The street lighting, gas and
electric, requires $M,(0 annually; the fire
department, $126,000; the police fund. $110,.
OoO, and Incidentals In connection with the
department, an additional $10,0u0; the office
force represents the outlay of another $lo0,
000. None of theae amounts ran be dimin
ished by a different mayor. They are ex-
Senses that cannot be reduced if the city
i to fulfill Its duties. The fire department
cannot be run for less. It should have more
to properly fulfill Its labors.
Then we have ta.OuO.Of worth of pavements
which require $5.0n0 to maintain. To clean
th streets an appropriation of $2S.ou0 t
made. This cannot be reduced. Kansas
City has not aa clean streets and a lesser
area than Omaha and pays $130,000 annually
for street cleaning. Denver cleans half
aa many mile of paved streets not so well
for twice as much money. The library fund
Is $20.0ijO, snd the park fund from $20 000 to
KiO.uiO. Then there Is J.nD for grading
of streets and HO.ooO for maintenance and
repair of 140 miles of sewers.
Weather; th Marplot.
Thl I practically what the city taxe af
ford la the way of city expenditures and
but $60,000 of It Is paid out In the way of
labor. Let us Investigate, too, where the
rumor of fraud In the labor account origi
nates. We have heard It before every elec
tion and always has It come from Comp
troller Westberg from the man who li
as a member of the Board of I'ut He Worki
and passes upon each of thece labor blils.
If there Is fraud why has he never volel
agslnst a single bill for labor. They have
gone to the council over his signature and
he warrants have been drawn by him. If
iTiey were fraudulent he should have fought
them In the board Instead of standing l.y
and letting them go through with his sig
nature under them.
He is the same man who, with Tax Com
minxloner Hackett, kept a fraudulent set of
books, who ooened an account under ths
head of miscellaneous In order that h
might rhsrge thereon the salaries of two
clerks which the law dl1 not provlda for hit
onV'e. In th fall of IWjO ha made an agree
ment with lieprcseutauv iSeverly, theu
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street commissioner, to vote for a con
tlnuano of his salary while he wa In ths
legislature, In return for which he was to
pass a bill providing for an Increase in th
salary of comptroller. John Butler, who
was on the Board of Publlo Works with
Westberg and myself, voted for this al-o
It was passed by the council and the mayor
vetoed It and the council could not pa It
over the veto.
Mayor Moores' Determination.
Mayor Moore wa late In arriving, but
th warmth of th greeting given him had
not cooled because of hi latenea. In open
ing he spoks of the strangeness of the
time of convening the supreme court to de.
clde the fire and police board matter. While
It had gone against him he said that be
would now take his place on the board
and that the chief of police abould be In
structed to obey the board only when or
dered by the board and approved by him
self as mayor.
Other speakers of ths svenlng were:
Bryce Crawford, Evans, Hunter, Hunting
ton, Nicholson, Zimman, Hoy, Brunlng,
Wahlstrom, Elbourn and Cowlea.
TOO RAW FOR THE PRINTERS
Benson Committee Practice Method
that On Firm Doesn't Hesi
tate to Show TJn.
OMAHA, April SO. Mr. Erastus Benson
Dear Sir: Our solicitor called at your
headquarters In ths Merchants' hotel yes
terday afternoon snd politely Inquired if
there was not some printing which our
firm could do for ths commute. The
answer he received from one of your "ward
heeler," or "bos of tha whole thing," a
he style himself, a certain attorney of
thl city, was not sn answer calculated to
win vote for you, w can aasur you, for
he said: "I understand that your firm li
working for Frank B. Moore and we hsvs
nothing to give to anyone who I not
pledged, body and soul," sr word to that
effect, "for Benson and honest politics."
Afterward our solicitor met Mr. Grant Wil
liams, a friend of his for the last five
yeara, and together they saw Mr. Sydney
Smith, and Mr. Smith asked: "What will
you charge to print 6,000 envelopes like
thl sample?" He wa given the price and
he ald: "All right, go ahead and print
them," giving an order t the same time
for your cut which waa at the Douglas
Printing company's office. About sn hour
afterward someone telephoned down to us
not to print th Job, they had since
mad other arrangement snd wished tb
cut returned.
We have at preaent als voter employed
at our place of business. , We never bsvs
questioned them as to bow they were to
vote; neither do we care how they vote.
This 1 supposed to be a free country and
a man can vols Just as ha please and no
one else can ever know for a certainty
Just how hs does vote. We have no vote
for sale, at our place of business and you
could hot receive one here for all the
printing you could give us from now oa
until the end of the world.
Mr. Broadfield doe uot know who Mr.
Nichols will vote -for, nor doe Mr. Nichol
know who Mr. Broadfield will vote for.
Neither doe either of u know who any
of our employee will vote for, snd we do
not care, either. We are In bustnea for
business, end not for politics, and w
certainly would think that w had sold
out pretty cheap if w should accept a
small Job of printing $.000 envelopes with
your face printed on them a pries for
our vote. No. tlr, w have nothing to
ell In that line to anyone. Thl 1 tb
first time In our live and w have been
voter In this city for th last fifteen
years that anyone has ever tried to buy
our votes, and we want It distinctly un
derstood tbst we hsve none to sell or
throw away, no matter how bad you may
think you need them. Yours respectfully,
NICHOLS 4 BHOADFIELO.
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