Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-01

club stated that the club had grown from
a membership of thirty a few days ago to
a present membership OF 325.
Chairman Cowell of the republican city
committee was called for and made a ring
ing address, telling briefly and concisely
the story of the famous republican city
convention recently held, and why the
boilers bolted, and Of their unsuccessful
efforts to buy sufficient delegates to defeat
Frank e. Moores.
b. F. Thomas followed with a thrilling
speech advocating loyalty to the whole re-
publican ticket and predicting its over
whelming success.
The meeting closed with an interesting
and witty address by G. s. Elgutter, and
the big audience which remained through
out the entire meeting dispersed with the
determination Of swinging the Second ward
into line for Frank z. Moores and the en-
tire republican ticket by a big round ma
jority.
Some City Hall Secrets.
An enthusiastic audience filled the hall
at Twenty-fourth and Ames last night to
the doors and showed their appreciation of
the speakers efforts by continual applause
OF the sentiments Of the republican plat
form.
Andrew Rosewater was the first speaker
Of the evening, It being the first time that
he has spoken at q political meeting in
twenty-five years, because, as he declared,
politics mean the science OF government
and that means giving the people the most
for the least money and It has been his
fortune to do 1t In his ONCE and not have
to resort to the stump. He said:
The opponents Of Frank r. .Moores have
6se5 making R% sSdta capital Of the eE-
years, OF which much could not be ac-
counted fol-. This is false. 1t can be ac-
counted for. They declare that the city
is run upon an ~extraVagant basis and that
the election of Benson or of Howell will
save the citizens money, but will III Look
has been expended during these six years.
The water works company receives $780,
600 annually for hydrant rent; This must
the city made twenty years ago with The
company and cannot be changed until the
water works is ACQUIRED. The bonds of
the city, 100000 in all. require an outlay
of 100000 This interest must be met II
the financial integrity Of the city is TO re-
main intact. Tit street lighting, gas and
electric, requires $4,000 annually; The fire
department. SIPS 600; the police fund. BIO
Sensrtment. an sdditionsi 40 SS1 MN sne
force represents the outlay of another 800
600. None Of these amounts can be dimin-
ished by a different mayor. They are ex-
penses that cannot be reduced II the CITY
Is TO fulhli its duties. The Are department
cannot be run for less. II should have more
to properly fulhll it's labors.
Then we have 100000 worth of pavement
which require $3.50 0 TO maintain. To clean
the streets an appropriation OF SOS. 900 Is
City has not as clean streets and a lesser
area than Omaha and pays 1900 annually
for street leaning Denver cleans half
as many miles OF paved streets not so well
for twice as much money. The library fund
is $4,000, and the park und from t20,O 900 Ia
$4,000. Then there Is 5000 for grading
OF streets and $4,000 for maintenance and
repair of 40 miles Of sewers
WestberR the MRrpIOt.
This is practically what the city taxes AZ.
ford in the way OF city expenditures and
but S6O,OOO of II Is paid out in the way OF
labor. Let us investigate, too, where the
rumor Of fraud in the labor account oriRi-
mates. We have heard II before every cleo.
ton and always has II come from Comp.
troller Westberg-frOm the man who sits
and passes upon each OF these labor bills
II there Is fraud why has he never voted
against a single bill for labor. They haye
gone to the council over his signature and
he warrants nave been drawn by MIN. m
they were fraudulent he should have fought
them I'm the board instead Of standing by
and letting them go through with his sig
nature under them.
He Is the same man who, with Tax Com,
missioner Sackett, kept a fraudulent set OF
books, who opened an account under tn
head OF miscellaneous in order that h
might charge thereon the salaries OF two
clerks which the Law did not provide for nj,
ONCE. In the fall OF 1900 he made an agree.
ment with representative Beverly, then