Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-25
LITERARY BUREAU IS BUSY
1t is Grinding Out Frantic Appeals for
Mercer in Varied Languages.
EFFORTS TO IMPOSE UPON FOREIGNERS
SpeciOus Yarns Are 100 GnuHy 20
FoOI Any Intelligent Voter IntO
supporting Nonresident
Candidate,

The Mercer literary bureau is working
overtime these days. Following his eplstle
to the Hebrews. which was noticed recently,
has come q letter to the Swedes, published
In the Swedish Journal this week. In this
letter, which, being printed in the Swedish
language, 10 for Swedish consumption ex-
olusively, Mr.. Mercer attempts to misrep-
resent the Issues between himself and those
who stand for honesty in politics. The let
ter In question has brought out an express
sion from a prominent Swede Of the city,
which is as follows:
OMAHA, Oct. ALTO the Editor Of The
Bee; The claim Of David H., Mercer for
ished in the Swedish journal, will be taken
for what 1t is worth by those familiar with
me facts in relation to the last county
Mercer met a prominent swede and volun-
Isrily said that IL he should control the
convention the Swedes would be given a
place on the ticket. Everyone knows that
Mercer owned the convention, but he did
not ind room for a swede on the ticket.
gent enough to know the difference between
an honest expression of sentiment and suo-
Journal says that but about 800 persons
voted by affidavit in the last primary. 1
ave seen list prepared from the
the certificates used showing that
more than 1000 votes were so cast, of
which 1874 were cast in the Fourth ward
alone. When the Journal again takes fig
uIes from Mr.. Mercer the editor should
verify them, so that he would not appear
iE a foolish light. The people know that In
addition to The fraud which has been shown
that many votes were influenced to MIR.
Mercer by the use. of barrels of beer and
demiJohns of whisky In various parts of the
city. In the Journal it Is said that the con-
test against Mr.. Mercer was waged by Mr..
Rosewater. who had at his back the ma
gamblers, while Mr.. Mercer had nothing.
The fact Is that Mr.. Mercer had behind
him the machinery of the county commit
the railroad corporations, the packing house
combine and the national brewers organi-
laws all in line for him. The article in the
Journal says that MERGERS victory was a
victory Of the people. If corporation rule
and the purchase OF large numbers of votes
was a victory for the people then the
Journal is right, but anyone can see that
urder the existing conditions the free will
o. the people did not prevail.
It is time for the Swedes to take a stand.
They are too good republicans. too good
citizens, Lave too noble a history behind
them to be forced to swallow a dose of this
kind. To the editor OF the Journal / would
say: Some of the Swedes may be fooled all
| OF the time; all of the Swedes some OF the
time, but you cannot fool all of the swedes
all of the time, and this is one OF the times
when they do not intend to be fooled:
F. w. f.
The epistle to the Germans prepared by
the Mercer literary bureau is intended for
circulation principally in the country pre-
cincts in the Second district. In this he
attempts to belittle the exposures made OF
the lille gal voting which has been shown in
Omaha, by which he was nominated. He
tells Of the work he has done for the dis.
trict, totally ignoring the work OF other
representatives Of the state In either branch
Of congress, as he did to the Jewish voters
and on the cards which he has had pub
lished in English.
There is a suspicious increase in the
amount OF grading work which is being car.
ried on by the railroads Of this congress.
sional district at this time. 1t is currently
reported that large numbers OF persons
have been brought into the district and tina
an attempt will be made to vote them a.
the coming election. The exposures OF the
fraud on the republican primaries has made
the managers Of the colonization scheme
cautious in the city. and it is understood
that they will attempt to vote a large mum.
Der in the country precincts and in the
smaller towns Of the district, where regis,
tration is not required. At the same tim
attempts will be made to register a Ger.
tain number in the different wards Of
Omaha and South Omaha.
Said a lawyer who is taking little part II
politics this year: TT Bee is doing {
great deal Of good by it's present exposures
Of the fraud upon the primaries. The PEG,
pie have become too careless in politics
Men who would be careful of their pledged
word in every other walk OF life will make
afidayits in political matters as to facts O
which they know nothing. This has gon,
on SO long that 1t has become a custom
but they will be more careful hereafter
even IL no prosecutions follow the expo.
sures. The men who have let their desir,
to aid a friend outrun their discretion ar,
trembling for fear Of the results which
may follow, and It will be hard to get mel
to do the work next year that they hav,
willingly done in the past"