Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-01

partment of the Platte we're transferred
from The Bee building to the old postofnce.
daughter and loud spplause). Could Il
have been when from nine 70 ten thousand
dollars a year were taken out Of the golfers
Of The Bee Publishing company or build
ing company and turned into the treasury
Of the United States7 Could II have been
on account OF this that my distinguished
opponent changed his mind? But there are
other candidates for congress and my dis
tinguished opponent in a speech in the
Eighth ward the other night said that he
admitted that Mr.. Mercer had done great
work for this district and this state, but he
said be was a hustler, aud he said we didn't
need a hustler any longer. (Laughter). He
said that Mercer had gotten all the appro-
priations for public buildings that could be
gotten in this district and therefore we did
not need him any more. / suppose in view
Of the amiable acquiescent and somewhat
negative support my distinguished opponent
is giving to his congressional associates he
does not recognize in any one OF them a
hustler. Iaughter.)
But, fellow citizens, there are just two
classes Of men who have influence in the
congress Of the United States. One class
Is the wideawake, active, energetic bust
ness man. the other class is comprised
of men versed in the science Of politi-
cal government, eloquent in speech and
like my distinguished opponent, Prince
Ruperts in debate. daughter and loud
applause.) They are few in number. l
want my distinguished opponent to tell us
which Of these other statesmen who are
opposing Mr.. Mercer have his support. 1
want him to tell us which one Of these
gentlemen, all friends OF mine, are more
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ciples and republican policies than David
H. Mercer. The fact is, fellow citizens, he
will not name them. He has no candi-
date. His mission in this campaign is not
to build up, but TO tear down; not to create,
but to destroy; not to raise, but to ruin,
and | am sorry that my distinguished OPP
ponent has never learned the lesson which
has it's confirmation strong as proofs OF
holy writ" that from the political ruin
Of his own h~andiwork no ladder can rise
upon whose rounds he may lawlessly scale
to the perch of his winged ambitions"
There is, however. a large sized and
respectable rumor ahoat to the effect that
my distinguished opponent expects, after
he has killed Ell Mr.. Mercer and by his
chilly support freezes his associate candi-
dates to death, to rise in his lofty majesty
and take the biscuit himself. (~Laughter).
What a glorious sight that would be!
(Laughter.) How valisntly he would fight
and battle for republican principles and
the success Of the ticket. How he would
hurrah for the permanent annexation Of the
Philippines. How he would favor putting
the American flag wherever 1t could be put
to stay there. What magnificent epithets
he would hurl at the miscreants, political
assassins and republican renegades who
would have the temerity to oppose the
ticket. Consistency, thou art a Jewel, but
IL my distinguished opponent ever owned
that jewel he placed 1t in pawn years age
and forgot to redeem 1t.
Mr. ROsEwATER.
Chairman Goss, who presides for my dis
tinguished friend, has suggested that 9
subscription Of one dollar per head b.
raised from this audience in order to as
sist the republican county committee In
carrying on its work. Why not apply tC
Mr.. David H. Mercer to pay the assessment
! which was levied on him and save this au'
dience that small contribution. Mercer
never was known to pay any money int
campaigns unless 1t was raised for him b,
his friends.
We have been reminded here that In 1885,
The Omaha Bee made f~ervent. and perhaps
too jealous, appeals on behalf OF Mr.. Mer
GER. But my friend forgets to mention tina
that was MERGERS third term, and that wal
at a period when Omaha was struggling
with all her might and main for the sue
cess of an enterprise upon which we all be
/ lieved It's immediate future prosperity de-
pended. ! refer to the exposition. 1t wal
I but natural that those who had a deep In
terest in the success Of the exposition
should do everything they could to ~continu,
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! sition bill had to go through the committe
Of which Mr.. Mercer was chairman. w
desired a friendly chairman in charge o
d that bill in order that it might pass with
out serious obstruction. And this bring
me TO the claim Mr.. Mercer has for tn
monumental work he has done.
/, do not deny him whatever credit be
longs to him. although we have often give
him credit for work done by others. Blu
3 when il is assumed that he is the only MAJ
e that can represent this district, ! want t
; know upon what that assumption rests.
$ want my friend to tell me whether MI
= Mercer would be satisfied with q sixth terri
e and quit there. Would he be satisfied wit
4 a seventh term? Would he want an eight
term? Would he want to be there forever
But Mr.. Mercer himself has shown that h
= personally does not believe that he is In
< d~iSpenSable. he mas SHOWN py MS conuue
e that he was willing at the time, when h
pretended that you needed him so much. {
= leave you in the lurch in the house Of rep
b resentatiyes.
Two years ago Mr. Mercer presented him
self as a candidate for a fifth term and
want to say right here that my anxiety {
l. have him nominated for a fifth term wa
not very ardent. 1t was very clear that h
I had been rewarded way beyond all meri'
n He had four successive terms in congress
o when no other man from Nebraska eve
d had more than three. He had also gradu
ally ~disengaged himself from associatio
with Omaha and lost his identity her'
practically altogether. He had become
nonresident. Now, then, In 1900 Mr.. Mel
: Ger presented himself to the constituenc
OF this district and was accorded upon tn
d appeal Of himself and his friends a hft
term. The term for which he was electe
to congress will not terminate until Marc
4, 1908.
He was not only not content when b
accepted that nomination and had the pee
pie elect him to serve out that term. bJ
! what did he do? Within three days afte
he had been reelected he began TO schem
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