Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19

stSJ32 know must be as futile as an at
tempt to tell one Of the Siamese
twins something ne didn't know about his
brother. Moores has been of the people,
with the people and among the people ever
since he came to Omaha twenty-eight years
ago, and II any man still remains unac-
quainted It Is that mans own fault. He
whom the city's republicans nominated
April II for a third term as mayor began
life in a very lowly way and has remained
close TO the people ever since. nabob
looks no larger in his eyes than kings
used to in Ben Franklln's II he should go
tomorrow to call on Emperor William the
chances are he would go in a striped shirt
and very early extend an invitation to
"come over and what a rattling good
city Omaha has become" And II one OF
the emperor's post obscure subjects got
into trouble Moores would give him dollar
and head for the palace Ito find out what
could be done for him"
And 1t wouldn't make any difference to
Moores II he was never to see the man
again. The candidate is indisputably and
oonfessedly a politician, but this trait OF
sympathetic lbeTality came to the surface
long before he was thought OF for any office
and his most ardent opposers never have
seriously charged him with liberality only
for political gain.
With that rare discernment which has
marked so many successful politicians
Captain Moores chose Ohio as his birth
place and gave his initial gurgles and cries
at Hamilton, August 13, 1910. The public
schools gave him a rudlmentary education
and a firm faith in their efficiency. At 1e
the stepmother problem became too pro-
found for him and he left home. For one
month and a wage OF $1S he served as cabin
boy on an Ohio river steamboat. Surviv-
ing this he spent a year mud clerk
on a similar craft and then his father re-
claimed him, killed the fatted calf, gave
him IS as an evidence of good faith and
kept him at home until he was more
nearly, though not fully, matured.
Just as he was launching for himself
again the war broke out and he responded
to Lincoln's first cali for volunteers. He
enlisted as a private in Company X, Elev-
enth Ohio Volunteer, infantry for three
months service from April Is, 1851, but
was not mustered out until July 20, 1861
Re-enlisting Immediately as a private in
Company G. Forty fourth Ohio Volunteer
infantry he was promoted to sergeant In
October, 1861, and to second lieutenant and
acting adjutant a year later. He was still
with his regiment when 1t "veteranized
and changed to the Eighth Ohio cavalry In
January 1864. For gallant and meri-
torious conduct In the field he was made
captain OF Company d, but with this pro-
motion came better-aimed confererate bull
let's and he was wounded several times. One
of the missiles he still retains in his
anatomy as a hidden but secure souvenir.
Almost before his wounds we're healed he
was captured and suffered the privations OF
Libby prison. His honorable discharge from
the service came In July, 1866.
But the laying aside of his uniform did
not signal his abandonment of the coiors'
The Arm OF Souders & Moores opened q
store at Greenville, o., and that store was
known as the Red, White and Blue Front
because that was the only name the junior
member of the hrm would tolerate he
loved those colors, he believed in them
and he stlll has them floating every day
from a staff in front Of his pretty home al
cit South Eighteenth street, In this city
In 1874 Captain Moores removed to Kan
sas City and became passenger agent OF the
Kansas City, st. Joe and Council Bluni
railway. year later he came to Omaha tC
be its ticket agent here. This position h
retained until the Wabash road made hin
its general agent at this point.
In 1887 the republicans wanted a man e
defeat w. II. Iiams for clerk of the distric
court and Moores met the want In 1S9
they wanted a man to defeat M. v. Cannon
for the same Office and Moores again sup
piled the need He was brought out for
third term but defeated in the convention
by Albyn Frank.
When in 1897, e. e. Howell and the demo
cratic cohorts succeeded In securing, b.
legislative enactment a change of the cit,
charter necessitating a spring election be
fore w. ]. Broatch had completed hi
second term the republicans turned dow
Broatch. nominated Moores and the latte
beat Howell at his own game. Broatch de
cllned to move out willingly and Moore
removed him with a writ OF custer. In 100
he was reelected over w. s. Poppleton
democrat by an increased majority.
AS an Office holder he was precisely tn
same sort OF man he had been in privat
life. Anyone could meet him at any time