Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-03
Rips the Mask Of Patriotism OFF the
Grinning Face Of Bigotry,.
REVEALS THE HYPOCRISY OF THE GANG
Broad Light Shines in on the Devious Ways
of the Dervishes.
PLAIN ISSUES OF THE CITY CAMPAIGN
Shall Omaha People Still Be Governed by
a Star Chamber Oombine2
RECORDS OF THE CANDIDATES. CONTRAST
Mr.. Roscuutcr Exposes the Mock
p~rctcBscs Under which Political
Pirates Seek TO Hold the
City In Their Grasp.

The speech delivered by Hon. E. Rose
water at the Coliseum Friday evening before
an enthusiastic meeting of over 5000 citi-
zens of Omaha, bent upon the reform of city,
county and judicial government, is here
printed in full:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens Of
Omaha and Douglas County; For this cor
dial greeting | extend to you my heartfelt
thanks. | appreciate the compliment you
pay me, In view OF the fact that this cam
paign from the outset up to the present day
has been waged with the traduction of myself,
and | have been made the principal issue
instead of the men who have been mis-
governing this city and are seeking an ex-
tended lease of power.
On Tuesday next you, as citizens Of Omaha.
are to determine whether Omaha is to be
governed by men whose allegiance is solely
due to the people or whether we shall con-
tinue for two years longer to endure the mis-
rule Of the star chamber order. You have
all undoubtedly heard and read the fact
that for four long years this city of Omaha
has been governed from behind the screen.
That screen has been removed and you see
positive evidences of the fact.
As l proceed with my address you will
see upon the screen back Of this stage the
letters which were written by the various
leaders of the A. p. A., making application
for positions in public Office. Never in the
history of this country, or in the history of
any American city, has the spectacle been
presented of the people being ignored and
DISTINGUISHED and the sovereign power of
self-government exercised by an irresponsi-
Bile junta sitting behind closed doors and
dominating and debating to the officers in
power.
And now for the first time the citizens of
Omaha have been fully appraised of the fact:
they have had tangible evidence and you
are to determine for yourselves whether you
Will be free men or whether you will allow
your birthright as American citizens to be
wrested from you.
REQUIRED OF THE CLERK.
Quite apart from the importance of elect
Ing a nonpartisan judiciary on next Tuesday.
1t Is of as much importance that you should
have an honest, fearless and upright clerk Of
the district court. (Applause) The clerk
OF this district exercises more power in
determining judicial questions than any one
OF the judges on the bench. He has the
handling of the jury papers. He has the
handling and empaneling of juries, there
fore every man who has a case in court
must take his chances on being fairly treated
or being juggled out of his rights. The
question to determine is-and | appeal es-
pecially to workingmen more than to any
other class, because they are poor and have
no rights unless they are protected in our
rts-wh or not Charles A. COe shall be
the district court clerk of Douglas county for
the next four years. Cries of He will.'o
want to tell you that you need only to look
10 the record of the United States court to
ascertain whether or not you want to trust
your rights in the hands of a man who has
been trained in that court and who has had
ample opportunity to manipulate juries.
| want to call your attention Furthermore.
as | proceed, to a letter among these stere-
Opticon views which is addressed by Albyn
Frank, candidate for district clerk, to Alonzo
- Hunt, the superintendent Of the Omaha
water works. That unholy alliance existing
between the water works company and the
clerk or the district court ought to be sufi-
Client advertisement for you to know that
Mr.. Frank is not a proper person to exercise
the power vested in the district court clerk.
Now mark how this letter reads:
Clerks Office. United States District
Court, Omaha, Neb., Oct. IA, 1S95.-If you
have any day labor work put this young
fellow to work If you need one. He is a
good worker. Yours, etc.
"A. L. FRANK"
FRANK KNEW HIS BUSINESS.
What does that mean? What does My
Dear Alonzo b. Hunt, superintendent of
the water works company, want with a good
worker? Is not this expression significant
~ TIdnh Hdu SIMPLY wanted 10 recommend
him to dig bitches and do day labor he
would not have him as a good
worker. but as a hard working laborer, or q
good shoveller. Why should Mr.. Frank take
such a deep interest in the laboring man
and try to find him a job? You can reach
your own conclusions. Let me repeat. II
you should at any time be injured in cross
ing a railroad track, or in getting OFF a street
car. or breaking through a sidewalk, and
you should endeavor to secure redress in
the courts, you will have to depend entirely
upon the juries that are to try your case,
and therefore you want a clerk of the district
court who will be free from all alliances
with corporations. | have no quarrel with
the water works company as such. l re.
Joice in the fact that they are enlarging oul
water works system. But 1t is a matter Of
notoriety that the pipe lines that are beine
laid In Omaha have as much to do with
politics as they have with water works. Thu
men who are in the trenches are expected
TO be used next Tuesday to abridge theil
own rights and the rights of other free
American citizens of Omaha and in favor
OF candidates in whose behalf the superin,
tendent Of the water works has been en-
listed.
In this mornings World Herald there ha,
been cited a very serious charge against Mr.
Charles A. Coe. That charge represent:
him as having beaten the city of Omaha GU
OF the interest on taxes that had become
delinquent. The taxes for which he hat
been delinquent amounted to S4S7 at one
time, and the taxes Of the Morse-COe Shoe
company to something like $500. Now
there is nothing surprising about any com
pany, firm or individual being delinquent
in their taxes. Who is responsible for the
terrible condition under which our taNpay'
9 es have been suffering for the last foul
years? Who has loaded them down with
such colossal taxes that they cannot NEE
them as promptly as they would wish
Everybody within my hearing knows anC
must realize the fact that this deplorabl;
condition was brought about by the reckless
and corrupt combine which disregards al
the interests Of the taxpayers for their owl
benefit.
FRANK AS A TAXPAYER.
Now, then, | have looked up this awfu
charge against Mr.. Coe, made comparison
between his tax record and that of his com
petitor. | find Il is true that for a period
of a few months Mr.. Coe was Delinquent
on his taxes. | found Mr.. Coe was dowI
on the tax books Of the city Of Omaha fol
S4S7, while the other candidate, AlbyI
Frank, paid taxes in the same year to tn,
amount of $3.50. daughter and applause.
Just think Of II. 1t would not have beer
very difficult for Mr.. Frank TO get the $2.3l
out OF the fees Of any one of the cases of tn,
COXeyit5s that were arrested In Cheyenne
county, where four or Ave were tried and 30(
or 400 Of them charged up TO the government
OF the United States for the benefit OF tn,
clerks and attorneys. (Applause)
How much taxes have other dervish candi
dates paid? Their organ calls attention u