Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-14

the Catholic church. the other was seized
with awe as he beheld the magnificent and
imposing ceremonies. After the professional
had passed Pat turned to his Catholic friend
and said: I say, Mike, this beats the devil
Well Patsy replied the other that's the
Intention daughter and AppauseD
Pardon ne, gentlemen. for this digres-
sion. | am to speak on Omaha. its past,
present and future But I cawn't do It.
on'tCherknow. Omaha | suppose like
most other cities has had past. II might
be called the golden age; II was when Charlie
Brown was mayor. The present might Oe
termed the iron age. Not because the mayor
elect is in the hardware business. hut be-
cause steel is made Of iron, ana everything
about Omaha, at present, seems to be steal.
U.aughterJ Regarding the future | am not
In a position to speak. / must look at 1t
through tears, so that it appears blurred
and dusky. The cause CT these tears is the
fact that there was a municipal election in
this city about week ago. and my side was
defeated Therefore. | think that you will
agree with me that the future OF Omaha. as
1t appears to me. is not fitting topic for a
banquet speech.
The other day as was walking along
the street | saw, through my tears. a sign
announcing a lecture by the archbishop for
the neft Of orphans. | wondered whether
that term orphans did not include us who
had survived the recent political catastrophe.
| am sad gentlemen, because that defeat
was to a party making a fight against
secret political organization which has sprung
up in our midst. That s-cret power would
prescribe those who have chosen a form of
worshiping God different from that selected
by themselves. | say to you such an or
ganization il dangerous.
II am now, and Will for the next two
years. occupy a seat on the mOurners bench,
TO which | have been assigned by my friend,
ThurstCn. That bench Is painted all over
with red, white and blue, with only trning
small fringe Of black to remind me that |
am political mourner | mourn like Ra-
chel and refuse to be comforted." (Ap-
plause)
PUBLICITY FREEDOMS SAFEGUARD.
Edward Rosewater next responded to the
toast. THE Press" MIR. POSTMASTER, and
gentlemen: Have you ever tried to talk
against a brass band? Have you ever en-
deavored to speak against a stereOptiCOn in
a Coliseum crowded with people? II so, then
you can appreciate my feelings tonight.
follow two Of the most brilliant speakers
in Omaha and i'm the west"
After paying tribute to the honored guest
OF the evening, the speaker declared that
that publicity was the greatest safeguard of
the American people. The editor who does
his duty as he sees 1.-THE press in his hands
is an instrument Of blessing. Mr.. Rosewater
said that he had be=n favored by high cler-
gymen from his youth up. He told how, in
1853, bisnOp had carried him from a race
IIdth anu "dSHtu nls' DlttulIB leet. HOuT
years ago Bishop Newman of the Methodist
church had sent fer him and requested him
to act as chairman of a committee which was
to raise 900 for the entertainment of
Methodints visiting this city. OF that
amount $1,000 had been Cheerfully contrib
uted by Catholic citizens. Recently
bishop unknown to him had favored him
with pamphlet entitled. The Jesuit in
American Politics. A Reply to Edward Rose
water"
The sncaLer smoke NJ tho racant rpovepept
against the secret political organization i'm
Omaha and declared that that movement
was defelted only by recourse to fraud. He
said it was the obligation of every editor to
discharge his duty as he saw it. SO far as
the duties Of an editor go they as sacred
as the duties of any other Office on earth. II
was the duty of the American editor to help
guide the Ship of State, and especially to
warn the people against the great danger of
political corruption and bribery. Again al
luding to the recent defeat of the movement
for reform, he said that the lesson still re-
mained, and that right must finally prevail.