Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-07
Congratulations Of Friends and Rush Of
Business Combine.
WATCHES STRIKE DEVELOPMENTS CLOSELY
Looks for No Serious TroubIe eau
He Has Faith in the Good sense
u the Omaha Labor
Unions.

alone, responsible. l am gratihed and
pleased beyond expression.
But ] am not intending to spend many
hours in mere jubilation at this time. There
are serious matters Of public concern and
they shall claim my hrst attention. l
don't wish the boys who have stood to-
sether so we'll for the party to be at outs
In their personal affairs and above all
things l desire that my third term as mayor
shall begin with labor and its employers
at peace. To that end l shall Immediately
ADDRESS myself to bringing about a recon-
Citation OF present differences and IL l
fail 1t will be only because every effort
OF which 1 am capable is unavailing. I
nave hope because l have faith in the fair
ness and good intent of the men who have
struck. l know them, l understand them
and believe have their confidence. Thus
aided, why should l not be able to go far
toward bringing them and their former
employers together again? In the closing
hours Of the campaign l was too busy to
inquire out a plan but things are taking
shape now and / think some way out will
be suggested within a week.
Saloon Order Well Observed.
NJ order to keep saloons closed during
the strike has been very well received by
poth parties TO the trouble and has been
! very well observed by the saloon men. 1t
must be well observed. Conditions are too
critical TO permit OF any other course and
any Vlolator OF the order will be arrested.
don't care who he is. But there will be
no militia called out for Omaha. People
may rest assured OF that. 1t isn't neces-
sary. l have faith in the boys, and I know
they will not make It necessary. ALWAYS
there are some rabid ones in an organIza-
tion and some dangerous hangers-on to a
crowd but the laboring men Of Omaha are
100 well balanced to let matters reach mob
violence and peace will be restored before
any very serious incidents happen"
r Does the campaign leave you much IA
/ tigued," a caller inquired. "Mr. Benson
tainted from exhaustion Just as he was
I leaving his house for a meeting recently -
Compliments" His OppOHitiOn.
E Well it's been something OF a strain,
but l haven't reared the point Of exhaus-
! tlon at any time. Mr.. Benson was less
accustomed to campaigning and 1 suppose
r 1t went harder with him for that reason,
4 Then, too, perhaps he strained himself in
I trying to be all the things. his organ said
, he was. To that evening organ, by the
r way, l really must send a gift in acknowl-
t edgment of the help it has given me- Con-
0 sidering its restricted circulation and still
more restricted editorial capabilities, the
: little feather-weight did me more good
: than l supposed was possible-but thcr
u that only goes to show that even In .Ait
awkward infancy a deliberate liar can dc
: some good for the man he attacks,
have been In a good many campaigns AND
y had to take a good deal OF personal abuse
from political enemies with political motives
5 but l don't believe that I have ever before
q seen quite so much falsehood crowded into
y ct,ch IIffla anana NOR parafatad In With o.,, I
] blind disregard for its own self-eviden'
contradictions, for fairness and even fol
n common decency. / am almost as mucl
indebted to the paper for creating senti,
ment in my favor as to its bushes,
manager and those other courteous gentle
men who carried their slight of the mayo
of Omaha just as far as they dared wher
tbs president visited here.
Is His Time for His Friends.
"But I am not wasting time over m,
enemies. All / can spare l prefer TO Civ,
to my friends. They have been kind enougI
to send me all sorts of bouquets thi
morning."
And in proof Of this, his honor pointe,
~ first to several boxes of roses slowed In
corner and then to a pile Of kilograms
A. Among these latter was one from Georg
IL A. Murphy OF Edgar, Neb., who provoke
re a smile from the mayor by wiring: Hot
test congratulations to next governor @
Nebraska" II. b. Boyles Of Omaha tele
te graphed from Salt Lake City: "Congratu
a. lations. They did not fool the voters.
3. George w. z. Dorsey Of Fremont tele
s. graphed: "Heartiest congratulations, oil
he man. You deserve all and more" c. I
ed Sutphen Of Malvern, Ia: "Congratulation
d. to a war horse e. G. Snyder, Washing
nd ton: II am again permitted to c~ongratu
he late you upon a splendid victory. The goo
Oh city OF Omaha also is to be. congratulate
he upon continuing you in your present office.
of The little field piece captured at Manil
by the Thurston Rifles and long on exh.
IL bition in the mayors ONCE is now as sad
ly dilapidated as the nation from which
es was captured. A crowd Of enthusiast
carried the cannon Town onto FarnaI
rt street after Moores' election became
We known certainty Tuesday night and used
in in a celebration. Finally they wadded
st too well and the barrel was blown I'M
ed fragments.
n Effects of wriEht's Election.
s The election Of Carl C. Wright, dem,
cratic nominee, to succeed w. ]. Come
as city attorney started considerab
speculation as to who will succeed M
.as Wright as a member of the Board Of F
900 and Police Commissioners and also as
y" who Will be assistant city attorney und
d him.
Mr.. Wright at noon said: II cam
o. speak definitely of either matter.
not know who is to go on Il
OF board, and l have scarcely given the a
ere sistant attorneyship a thought, beyond r
solving that I shall attend to the city
IN litigation myself and leave to the assista
IN the once work"
W. COnnen stin Smiles.
W. J. Connell went about his busine
at the city hall yesterday, wearing 1T
~ smile that won't come on" He said:
slept better last night than at any til
since the campaign opened. ! have be
defeated by an ample margin and VIII
my tenure is up l shall simply step out a
IN resume private practice-and that is
EN- there will be about II. In view Of the mi
tiplicity OF details that have come
TN devolve upon the city attorneys once
he late years l can not say that feel a
by great regret In relinquishing the ON,
ner From now until the end Of the month a
be the end OF my tenure I shall have my har