Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-12
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l ANlNI AWNUIMNI EHNMAE lMuUIKEU IN Nnl
Following s~landerous comment:
have reason to and DO believe that tn,
better element Of organized labor does no
approve OF yeur action. just asI have reason
20 and do believe that the communicable
forwarded me was inspired not by your or
sanitation but by the editor Of The Bee
whose pct minions and whose licensed
privileges have at last been brought face
TO face with Law and justices
Taken in connection with the asser-
ton made in the same letter "that an
effort was made to obtain the coveted
positions on the commission with large
sums OF money" the natural inference
to be drawn from the governors screed
is that the editor Of The Bee was In
some manner the beneficiary Of corrup-
ton and the recipient OF licensed valu-
able privileges through former police
commissions. This. however, is not the
hrst time that Ezra p. Savage has
sought to besmirch the editor OF this
paper through slanderous reports and
has disgraced bis Office by resorting to
base calumny.
Last winter he gave Il u to bis In
Inmates that he was preparing to az
plode q bombshell that would silence
The Bee forever in regard to the Bart
ley scandal. Thereupon the following
correspondents took place.
OMAHA. March ls. 1sOs.-Hon. Ezra p.
Savage: Bir-I am reliably informed that
you claim 90 have in your possession q
promisscry note, OF notes. due bills or
l. o. us bearing my signature and pay
able to Joseph BARLEY. or parties to whom
BARLEY advanced none loaned to me. II
such papers are In your possession, or have
been exhibited to you by BARLEY, they are
downright forgsries.
l never borrowed a dollar from Bart
ley directly or Indirectly. ] do not owe
a dollar to any failed bank In which Bart
ley made depogits. whether they were de-
posted legally or illegally. 1 never bcr-
rowed q penny from any bank or private
concern on the strength Of Bartley's favor
or influence, and i have never solicited
such loans or asked BARLEY or anybody
representing him for financial assistance in
any shape or manner.
This also applies to The Bee Publishing
company and the Bee Building company.
Neither Of these corporations have ever
solicited or received any financial assist
anoe from BARLEY directly or indirectly.
II anybody has led you to believe other
wise he is an impostor.
1t seems to me that the least you could
do under the circumstances would be to
correct the baaeiess reports calculated 20
create prejudice against me. Very re-
|spectfuIly. EDWARD RosEwATER.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, LINCOLN, Neb.,
March 20, 19o2.-Hon. =. Rosewater,
Omaha, Neb.; Dear sir-Replying to yours
Of the 18th inst. 1 beg to state that / have
never said that l had in my possession nor
that ] had ever seen q note, l. o. U. or any
other evidence Of Indebtedness Of yours to
]. 8. BARLEY. Neither has he ever said
to me that ne ever loaned you any money,
directly or indirectly. Respectfully.
r. p. SAVAGE.
The answer Of Ezra p. Savage, gov
ernor. is not in the ordinary typewrIt-
ing, but In his own handwriting. and
the apology was accepted. and, as a mat
ter Of courtesy, the incident was never
made public.
1t is now in order for the governor to
make another apology. It is absolutely
untrue that the editor OF The Bee, or
anybody connected with this paper, In
spired the action Of organized labor
with regard to the police commission.
This initiative in the matter was taken
by members OF the Central Labor union
months ago on their own motion, and
the editor OF The Bee was not taken
into the confidence Of anybody con-
nected nth the Central Labor union
anH had not even an intimation that a
protest had been directed to the gov
ernor before the fact was published.
AS to the cutting on of alleged priv
ileges, the governor shows more malice
than correct information. The Bee en-
joys the privilege Of printing the best
and most widely circulated newspaper
In Nebraska and It's privilege rests en-
tirely upon the law that requires the
publication of all applications for LIQUOR
licenses in the paper OF largest circula-
tion- For more than twenty years The
Bee has maintained Its rank as the
paper Of largest circulation in Omaha
and Douglas county, not through the
influence Of police commissions or poll
tieians. but IN its own merit. On merit
and excellence alone The Bee must
stand or fall as the medium OF oficial
advertising.
Outlaw police commissions OF the
Brcatch-y andervoort order. that refuse
to Investigate the relative circulationD
Of Omaha dailies, but arbitrarily rule
out one paper and rule In another, do
not deprive The Bee Of It's legitimate
patronage, but simply compel it to seek
redress in the courts. and at the same
time rob M liquor dealers and drug
gists by compelling them TO publish In
two papers instead OF one. 1t is to be
expected that the same performance win
be repeated Il the Mercer Baldwin board
retains ne seat and Broatch gets two
me-toos to follow bis lead. regardless Of
law and their oaicial oaths.