Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-27
ID. HowE's TRIBUTE
TO CHARLES II. BROWN.

To the Electors OF omahai I desire to pay
a tribute to Charles II. Brown, nominee for
mayor on the citlzens' ticket, whom l have
known intimately for twenty-five years. He
should receive the unanimous vote OF the
citizens Of Omaha for mayor. There il not
now, there never has been In the city a man
better qualified to fill this office. Why should
we, who ought to care nothing for partisan
politics in municipal affairs, make fools of
ourselves? The man and the occasion have
come together; they are here now; the de-
mand OF the hour and Charles II. Brown lin
other words) are here now before us. There
is no possibility in the line Of good and
wholesome government that could reasonably
be hoped for by good citizens that Charles
II. Brown does not stand for. God made
him on certain lines and these he could not
break way from II he would, and l know he
would not IL he could, Some men are so
built In their fundamentals that they cannot
go wrong, and he is one of them. He has
the mariners compass in his moral c%onstitu-
tion-if you please, and whether you please or
not-which Is the infallible guide to the north
and the south, the east and the west, in that
world which stands for integrity and justice
and fair play. The best results attainable in
municipal government he must bring, because
he Is so built he cannot help 1t; l do not think
he would try what must always result in total
and dreadful and ruinous failure, namely, TO
run practical municipal government on Sun
day school or kindergarten lines, nor yet on
the lines of iniquitous wide-open politics; but
that which stands for the greatest and most
wholesome good to the greatest number, every
interest and every class being protected as Is
right, Just and reasonable, he stands for. He
cannot lie; what he pledges is as 1t were per-
formed so far as In his power lies. / say
this because l know how he is built; and as a
man is built according to certain laws so
he must obey those laws. He Is a mature
man, probably 90 years OF age, and the posi-
bility of any shadow Of tdrning from the
foundations laid within him no man can rea-
sonably anticipate.
One criticism laid against him Is Just.
He is old-fashioned. That is to say, he is
not the subject Of corruptlng influences; his
hands were never crossed with a bride
through long years Of public service; no sus-
picion or distrust was ever harbored by any
honest man of or concerning him he Is so
built 1t could not be otherwise. No Gus
todlan Of city funds could under his admin
istration apply taxes paid by you or me to
debauchery In the burnt district and go un-
whipped of justice. The poor woman who,
over her washtub, has earned money to pro-
tect her home from tax sale, will not be left
to conjecture, when she pays her taxes,
whether or not It will be applied to relieve
her property. And all those public agents
whose duty II Is to see that our taxes are
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1t Is to see that accounts are properly checked
up, will find in him one whose vigilance they
cannot we'll escape. They could not monkey
with him, deceive him, or get him to con-
done inlquity. l tell you he Is built this
way! He is an able lawyer, which means
that he Is well equipped to detect r~ascality,
and he is an honest and courageous man who
dares to deal with it as 1t should be dealt
with.
I will tell you what he is not: He is
ND tuyO- FoDnl In Inaa NOT stand fOr 1u.
pllcity, his word has greatness and truth
in 1t, he will perform better than he will
promise; he will not try to make the mayor
atty a stepping stone to something else.
Economy Is his nature and his style. He
will not try to billet upon the public crib a
lot OF voracious gutter snipes to eat out
the substance Of taxpayers. Our city gov
ernmental establishment is too large-it
was built for a future that has not yet come
and Il am sorry to say) Is not near, giving
possibilities for a political trimmer in the
mayors chair to add to burdens that are
already %grievous, although bravely borne by
a courageous and accomplishing people.
The taxpayers Of Omaha have shown the
past ten years a forbearance and faith and
richness Of disposition unsurpassed by any
people anywhere on the face of the earth.
They deserve recognition. They deserve
faithful, capable and efficient servants. They
never had a better or surer man offered them
than Charley Brown. Again l say he
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citizens, whether poor or rich, high or low,
for to every one he will be all that the pos
sibility Of the mayoralty permits to every
one of them.
Fellow citizens, I try not to lie to you.
Charley Brown is the best qualified and
equipped man for mayor to be found In the
city of Omaha. l want you to understand
that l make no exception whatever. There
are other men in Omaha who would make
excellent mayors, but l do not know of one
,1,e a.. 90 e,no frOo, aptap n m apts and CO
we'll equipped for this position. l lay great
stress on his knowledge Of law and his ex-
p~erience in public life, his level head, his
love Of fair play and his unquestionable in
tegrity and fearlessness.
There are some who hate Rosewater, and
because Rosewater supports Charley Brown,
say Charley Brown will do his bidding. Now
| will tell you where l stand on this Rose
water business and l think Brown is sorter
like. Rosewater and his paper are naturally
mixed UP with every public question. Some
times they are right, sometimes wrong. 1t Is
my duty and your duty, citizens, to consent
that he shall walk along the same road with
us when he behaves himself and Is going the
same way. Why should We jump the track
and break our necks because Rosewater is on
the same highway? Which, he is advocating
what is right, l applaud him; when l think
he is not, l say he may go to hell or to the
devil, or to any other place or person who
are, Jointly or severally. bad. Rosewater has
no string on me, but l hope justice and right
hold me with chains and hooks Of steel. ]
believe they bind Charley Brown.
Charles II. Brown has always been on the
side Of the people; he is built that way and
cannot help it. He has always been the true
friend Of the laboring classes; he is built
that way. He has been retired in his life the
past few years largely on account of ILL
health, now happily restored; no interest of
any kind has any string on him; he is not in
the actual practice of the law and has no
entanglements and no environments to en-
barrass him in the fearless discharge of his
duty. Justice to all, all may expect.
JOHN D.. HOWE.
IMPIETIES.