Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

oe 50 suuJubateo that our representatives IN
the legislature will at the command OF the
corporations abandon and betray the inter-
ests Of their constituents? II so, want to
move out OF Omaha. For one, am not
willing TO be shackled and gagged by the
corporation taskmasters.
Make Candidates Pledge Themselves.
I'VE elected a delegation to the legisla-
ture last fail that refused to pledge itself
to any principle or any line OF policy. We
have been taught lesson by trusting to
unpledged representatives. 1 am in favor
now of making every candidate stand up
and pledge himself to defend and protect
Omaha against corporation misrule, We
must make every candidate stand for
municipal ownership and pledge him to
vote for every proposition that will give
the city control OF the public utilities in
Omaha and have done with this pernicious
corporation influence. (Applause). We
cannot stand It any longer. They say II
so many more men are employed by the
city we will fare worse than by having
them employed by private corporations,
but, for one, would rather trust the citi-
senehip Of Omaha than trust any one man
ager OF a railroad, Telephone, electric light
or street car company.
'This is the broad platform on which the
candidates OF the republican party and all
parties should stand this spring. II Frank
B. Moores stands with you on that plat
form, we'll and good. II he refuses TO stand
on that platform, let him go. l know that
Frank E. Moores does not fully share my
views on all the corporation Issues, but he
has stood up fairly we'll within the last
three years. He has had the nerve to re-
sist the encroachment of corporations and
stand by the people. II he had not shown
that independence he would have been a
safe man, a man that will do the bidding
Of corporation managers, whether right Or
wrong, and ask no questions. That is the
kind Of a man they want. Had Moores been
willing to be a safe man, there would
have been no corporate opposition TO him
today. There would have been no dark
lantern movement / make bold to assert.
IL 1t were not for the pressure of the COR
porations the community would not have
been inflicted with Broatch and his nom
partisan commission. The arbitrary usur-
patton and despotism OF Broatch and the
police commission are an insignificant
matter when compared with the conspiracy
of the allied corporations to rob this COM
munity Of self-government by contaminat-
| ing influences OF Doodle, by the deliberate
and audacious corruption OF our public
officials.
Deliberate Rs burglars.
THE corporations go about this criminal
business with the deliberation Of the bur-
! glar who is trying to break into your safe
with a Jimmy. am not an alarmist, but
/ am impelled to sound the alarm in order
that the people may wake up and defend
themselves before they are gagged and
plundered Now is the time for every cit
izen of Omaha. and especially for every
republican, to spread the gospel of anti
monopoly and municipal ownership over
the Sixth ward and the whole city. If we
have the courage of our convictions, now
is the time to show 1t. II the citizens OF
| Omaha desire to be represented by honest
men in the next city council they must take
an active part in the primary election and
see to 1t that men of the right stamp are
| nominated.
II think have given you q bird'seyt
view of the situation in general. l dc
not want to discuss the merits of any
particular candidate, l do not want tc
discuss the old and new machines any
further, because 1t is apparent to every
body that the dark lantern faction is try.
ing to break into the city hall under false
pretenses with corporation Doodle and by
unrepublican methods"