Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-06
A TALK.

Chase arc received and appreciated. -
Republican.
What does that mean2 Are we to
infer that The BEE is to be put ON the
black list because 1t has seen fit to tell
the unvarnished truth concerning the
election9 What has THE BEE said
that can be distorted into a slur against
Mayor Chasel Do not tho returns
prove that the republican wards voted
for Savage and the democratic wards
for Chase7 Is 1t not a fact that
large majority Of the dealers
In liquor supported Col. Chase
because they believed he would not
enforce the license law ss rlgidly as
Judge SAvage3
Barring these statements of facts,
THE BEE has said nothing thst can in
any way give of ,noe to the most en-.
thuslastio admirer of the next mayor
of Omaha.
But We have no apology to make be.
cause We have no favors to ask, and
even If We had, should not prostitute
| our columns T." H-'-e lia-. and iul.
some fsttery. Colonel Chase, during
his last term made . good mayor.
At that time he was upheld and
defended by The BEE against the
sourrilous abuse and malicious
assaults Of both the Herald and Re-
publican. DID We believe that Colonel
Chase IL to-day the man he then was
physically, mentally and morally, We
should feel that Omaha would be rep
resented with dignity and that he,
material interests were perfectly safe.
Nobody knows better than Colonel
Chase that the past two years have
wrought quite q change. It remains
with him to sgreesbly disappoint tb'
fears Of his best friends. It Is fol
him to show that he respects the ofio'
to which he has been chossl
and will In the discharge of hi
, duties rise superior to the rabble tina
! now cheers him On. THE BEE hal
= nothing but the kindest feeling TO
! Mayor Chase. 1t cannot forget tina
. L. oo5 El.o -oaJ ~ fha hraaoh uha,
. Omaha's vital interests were In peril
L IL has never doubted his good inteu
lions or his integrity. But we have
. duty to perform which we must dis
u charge regardless of friend or foe
10 That duty oompels us to talk of publ
!" men as they are and ne
y as the political huckster woul
Il paint them. 1t is useless I
J. attempt to disguise the fact tina
among the best citizens of Omaha r
e gardless of party nationality or cond
70 ton, there 10 great anxiety rs to Il
manner In which Col. Chase prop
~ SEES to enter upon his fourth tern
y Taere IL much more at stake thi
there has ever been before. The POI
ers of the mayor are greater ths
N. they ever have been. 1t Is perfect
natural that men whose proper
re interests depend upon On economic
Die government and whose homes q,
Ia families are In the keeping of t
pc mayor throughhis s1bordinates shot
per feel an anxious interest In the INN
OF dlate future. II Mayor Chase will
ity his foot down firmly and turn his ba
till upon his own worst enemy, If he v
OF cut loose from the men who are try
an. to drag him down TO their own lev
'ty. aud give us q clean handed, sober 6
of vigorous administration he wall h
the the respect and confidence of I
er's community al he never had 1t
toe fore. He can do 1t II he but "
,nee 1t will take q good deal Of moral c
the rage but once safely on the patl
the duty he will find the road obstruS
ever by few difficulties. He will mores
the have the warm sympathy and ear,
life support Of the mass Of oitiz ans wi
It to respect he values aud whose good
ated no must have II he has any ambi
the to win applause a F"
sdu. best mayor that Omaha yer b