Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-31
FABRICATIONS OF SPITEwORK.
Inside Facts Bearing on the Old POST
Office Contract.

Western Laborer.
The Omaha World Herald of December 10
said:
If present plans carry through army head
quarters will in a few months be lot ated In
the finest, most ccmmodious, cheerful and
independent offices ever enjoyed by the mill
tary arm Of the government in the city.
Plans are proceeding in the usual business
like way of the government let alone, and
there is nothing TO prevent their consum-
maLon-save that Il. Rosewater Is In Wash
ington now plugging through daylight and
darkness to have present orders resCinjed
| that army headquarters may remain in The
BE" building at 5000 per year.
From the above paragraph the World
HeIa.G would have the citizens OF Omaha
believe that e. Rosewater was in Washing
ton opposing the reconstruction of the old
postofice, n work which would be n mate
rial benefit and permanent Improvement 10
the city. This action CT Rosewater prompted
by such selfish motives as the Herald
charges him with would call down upon him
the Indignation of every citizen who takes
an interest in the growth and progress OF
Omaha If such charges were true. But since
when did Il. Rcsewater begin to work
against the upbuilding and prosperity of
Omaha? Is IL not a fact that ever since
he published The Bee that paper has done
more for the advancement of the city than
all other agencies combined? The Bee has
SAFPbA wv tIb NV oAdNoi 'iNiS ioh'9A NAADtN
made in public Improvement, and the city
is indebted to its editor for many valuable
suggestions in carrying cut Improvements of
a progressive and permanent character.
In defending the interests OF the people
from the manipulations CT contractors rings
and combinations of Doodle officials the edi-
tor of The Bee has made many enemies,
but they are such enemies as an honest citi-
zen might be proud TO have. The editor OF
The Bee has saved this city large sums OF
money time and again. He has thwarted
more stealing jobs in public improvements
than all the rest OF our citizens together,
and during the construction OF sewers and
waterworks he insisted on honest, good work
that would be permanent and profitable.
The same is true as to cur streets and rail-
road accommodations and he watched this
work go on with as much scrutiny and zeal
as If Omaha we're his personal property-and
one might truly say II is since all he has
is in il. In this course pursued by Il, Rose
water he had many battles to fight fJr the
people against corrupt influences and he has
always been a victor because his propositions
were honest and the result of mature DELHI
Grafton, the product OF a great brain devoted
to the general good and the building OF Il
great city. In these battles against joboery
and boodling rings the contests have been
sometimes most bitter and personal, but his
worst enemies have never accused him q
having selfish motives. or that his opposl-
ton to any scheme would beneht Il. Rose
water personally, and il is too late now to
tell us that he delayed or Was opposing the
reconstruction of the old pcs;oflce,
We are not disposed TO enumeratc the
many good things the editor Of The Bee has
done for The building up Of Omaha. and 1t Is
bad taste 10 e~ulogize people before they
are dead, but We would give the devil his
cue" In saying that when Il. Rosewater and
ais brother, Andrea, have passed away
Omaha viii remember what the city WAS
when they came 10 It and testify 10 their
work I'm It's improvements and concede that
much Of Yhat II now is IL due to their brains.
honesty and energy. These things are liy-
ing facts, we'll known to our people. and a
morbid disposition or rabid hate OF Rose
water personally cannot distort the
truth or get our people to think for al