Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-31

on their coats white silk badges telling
every one that they were "Bryaus Home
Folks and then slowly melted away in
small groups to see the town. The Sun
says Mayor Dahlman stayed home in the
headquarters along with Press Agent ]. w.
Outright, Mayor F. w. Brown of Lincoln
and the rest. Of the democratic seven to
shake hands with the Nebraska boys now
OF New York who might stray in. The
cowboy mayor then explained the Ne
braskans' views of Wall street.
Young man, they'd skin a flea for its
hide and tallow. These corporations are
the worst ever. And I'll give you a tip
that everybody out homes afraid that we Il
get stood up and trimmed OF our valuables
down there
las for there being so much wealth down
there" continued Mayor Jim. pushing back
his sombrero, we've got more wealth
growing right up out OF the ground out
west than you have here In all wall street"
Some one wondered II Mayor jim could
still use a rope as he had in the days he
| rode the range. Sure thing" he replied.
what's more, I'm dead willing TO show
you fellows here in the east the proper way
to rope steer or anything else at any
time. l didn't bring my rope with me, but
I'm going to get one here tomorrow and I'll
bet you 500 to $50 THAI can rope anything
that comes within throwing distance"
No one took up the cowboy mayor in his
wager, but after discussion he promised
to give roping exhibition on Broadway
or Fifth avenue before he leaves New York
and just let the natives here see what 1t
| looks like.
The seven mayors were somewhat miffed
because the mayor of New York did not
call and welcome the prairie state digni-
taries. Mayor Brown of Lincoln is quoted
| by the Tribune: IF seven New York state
| mayors should come to Lincoln the
mayor Of that city would meet them with
| automobiles, instead of sending colored
porter to instruct them with reference to
their baggage" But they put aside their
feelings and led the procession to the New
York city hall. This is what happened.
| according to the Globe: Between nifty and
| sixty of the visiting Nebraskans went
| down to the city hall to see Acting Mayor
MCGOWAN. No less than eighteen OF these
| fifty or sixty look like Bryan himself, and
| good many of the eighteen could be
| mistaken for him by a man who didn't
know the statesman very we'll. Only a
couple wore whiskers. When one of the
| mayors was asked why they were oil
| smooth-faced, as In old Roman days, he
replied:
| well. you see we've been photographed
! so many times with whiskers that we
shaved all the hair on our physiognomies.
| and now We can have more pictures taken
and look leetle different"
| Mayor James C. Dahlman Of Omaha in
| troduced few of Them but. with these
few exceptions every man introduced HIM
SELF Some Of them said. Hello. Mr.
Mayorr' and some said How d'yp'
A bald-headed, little man shook the
mayors hand.
I'm Doc Miller from David City," he
| said.
The man was Justice Nathaniel Miller,
but eleven OF the Nebraskans. when asked
who he was, said simply;
That's Nat Miller. He's bully fell
low"
Miller owns something like $1,000 acres
Of LAND out near David City.
One of the Omaha pilgrims was singled
out by a Tribune reporter for an inter-
view. The reporter wanted a candid, ex-
preston of opinion about the metropolis
as 1t appeared to the westerner, and got
II. One nervy paragraph Of the interview
will do: We've been riding around town
today on street cars and automobiles look
ing over your people. The only things we
| SHE'D at were your old horse cars We
don't have anything like 'em In Nebraska
haven't any desire TO make you feel
had, but do not mind saying right here
that the people met with In the streets
Of New York. compared with the people Of
Nebraska, are much inferior. They are
Inferior In looks. PHYSIQUE. apparel and
judging from facial expressions. In
character. You are handling the raw
product OF citizenship, and perhaps you
are doing as we'll as you can but II is
the raw product from southern Europe
and some OF II Is pretty raw at that. We
read OF your riots, over Scent fares, led
by city oficisls; Of your ballot box stuffing
At election time; ana iatteriy. of the rise
OF Hearst; and, 10 be perfectly frank with
you. those things make us tired They
make us think that the next train for
Omaha is about the best thing you have
| here"
These and other remarks nettied some
Of the natives. provoking a sharp editorial
In the Globe. "Tn no spirit OF ievity"
says the aggrieved editor. land with a
keen sense of the personal danger in
volved in any sort OF adverse comment on
the LAriat Lous, Hair-Trigger Toms, and
Broncho Bills who have recently invaded
] this peaceful city, carrying the above ban
ner. II must be confessed that they have
laid themselves open TO some criticism
! from a social point OF view.
1T Is hardly necessary to say that when
a man goes visiting he is not expected to
stand on his hosts front steps and shed
tears of Joy every time another guest ar
rives. He may be glad TO see him. de-
lighted. in fact but It IL part OF the most
primitive politeness and good breeding TO
let the owner Of the house do the osten-
| tatious welcoming. II by any unfortunate
mischance II so happens that the host
Is not particularly glad 10 see the later
conner, and refuses to hang out flags. hire
the band. and otherwise celebrate, his
arrival. II il plainly stu the part OF the
well bred man to stiie his own delight.
IF he win he can subsequently seek a
quiet corner and express his pleasure to
the other visitor In an unobtrusive man
ner Perhaps an even better solution OF
such a situation would be for the en-
thusiastic one 20 postpone the celebrating
until he could do II in his own house The
analogy holds good for cities as well as
private establishments This place where
the Bryan Home Folks hand can well
come Bryan IN the most effective and
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