Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-09
PLATFORM FOR HENNINGS
Candidate, for Mayor Stands for Honesty
and Economy in Administration,
SQUARE DEAL FOR ALL IS HIS MOTTO
r.. Roscwater Makes His Farewell
Address to voters Before Leaving
on Trip TO EurOpe-FRvOrs
Municipal Ownership.

Edward Rosewater was the speaker Of
the evening at the regular meeting of
the Rifth Ward Republican club. held at
McKennas hall, Sixteenth and Locust
streets, last evening. A large gathering
of voters turned out to greet Mr.. Rose
water and others who spoke on the issues
of the present city campaign. After VIII
liam Stockham and w. H. Elboum had
spoken a few words each on behalf of
their candidates. for the city clerkship.
A H. Hennings presented his platform with
few remarks of felicitation to the voters.
The platform is follows:
Omaha is a great and growing city and
in the next few years should be placed
in the front rank with the leading cities
of the country. To do this we must have
a clean and progressive business admin
istratton with every reasonable encourage
ment to every legitimate business enter
prise.
our city is also cosmopolitan city, all
classes and conditions of people being
represented. and under our form of govern
ment one person should have the same
rights and privileges as any other person.
If elected l shall work for the interest
of all, and represent the masses rather
than the classes. We want 10 build up
the city by increasing our popuiation-not
to drive people away. ! shall stand for
a rational, equitable and conservative en-
| forcement of law, but do not believe 1t to
be to the interest of our city to return.
oId h VIDE idea oP1d P1d bue laws of
years ago. Being a firm believer in law,
decency and order. | am opposed to any
nessand crime,an daschief.
thing in the nature of a reign of lawless-
ness and crime, and as chief executive of
the city would do everything in my power
to keep professional criminals as far as
city.
Honesty to BE Expected.
| 1t is expected city officials should be
honest and so should the city be honest
All special warrants and other obligati ions
| of the city should be paid with the legal
| rate of interest. so that Improvement bonds
/ may be sold at the lowest interest rate
| possible. This can only be done If we
/ preserve the good name and credit of our
/ tractors and those rendering services to
/ the city know they will be paid in an
honest dollar the cost OF the work done
| Corporations must not infringe on the
rights of the people. The people of Omaha
are entitled to the best service and rea-
! sonable rates from every public service
| corporation. They should have the back
ing of the city government In every rea.
sonable demand and the corporations should
| have the protection of the city against
every hold up and every unjust demand.
citv of1pieIs have free teienbones' free
! gas free water. and that they and MEM
bers of their family ride on street car
! passes. AS city treasurer | have never
| been offered nor have 1 accepted any of
! these privileges, nor would / accept them
| II | were mayor.
offices and in aboishing sinecures, and
as mayor shall attempt to bring the ,eX-
! penditures OF the city 10 the lowest possible
notch, thus hoping to reduce the tax levy,
j believe IN an honest days work ana
honest days pay and shall insist that
city employees render the same service to
the city as would be expected of them in
any business house.
| Having all m interests in Omaha and
| expecting to remain here II is not necessary
to say / favor public improvements and
| beautifying of the city, as that follows
! as a natural consequence.
! The future record of public official
may be best Judged by iis past record and
as to guarantee of my sincerity and
ability to do my duty l point to my record
as custodian Of public money and a col
lector of taxes. / shall always stand for
| equal rights to all citizens-'A square deal
for ALL and no graft"
sham and Real Reformers.
President Christie Of the club then intro
duced Mr.. Rosewater. who placed particu-
lar stress on municipal ownership OF public
utilities as the solution of most of the ills
which beset municipal affairs in this and
other cities.
Mr.. Rosewater explained that his talk was
a farewell one before his trip abroad
Il take no stock in sham reforms or re-
formers, nor with those whose past rec
ords will not square up with present pro-
fessions,' said the speaker. Il have ad-
vocated municipal ownership for thirty
years and am still of the opinion that If
we want a city government of the people,
for the people and by the people we must
have municipal ownership" lie declared
that many of those who rode into public
office three years ago with hue and cry
of public ownership on their lips did all
they could later to defeat public ownership
issues when brought face TO face with them.
Mr. Rosewater reviewed the water works,
! nd M ma a local
and stated 1t as his belief Mr. Hennings
had the moral courage to serve the people
well, hew to the line, enforce the laws with
propriety and common sense and added
that Mr.. Hennings had already been tried
in public Office and had not been found
wanting in the discharge OF his duties.
ST. LOUIS MERGER SUSTAINED