Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-01

vurer Omaha Printing Company-In the
death of Mr.. Edward Rosewater the city Of
Omaha has lost one of its great men and
Nebraska has suffered a great loss. From
personal knowledge l know one of Mr..
Rosewater's great ambitions was to unite
Omaha and Nebraska's interest in one and
it was a constant source of grief to him
that there should he any division In the
interest of city and state.
Honest of Purpose.
A. L. Mohler. Vice President and General
Manager of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany-In the death Of Mr.. Edward Rose
water the country loses one of the most
Intense and advanced editorial writer's in
the western country, man most remark
ably we'll informed and with a prodigious
memory. An honesty of purpose for the
general welfare was one OF his principal
characteristics. He was always an ardent
supporter of the interests of the city of
Omaha The "clty state and country will
feel his loss.
f. w. Judson, President of the Omaha
Commercial Club. Secretary and Manager
Midland Glass and Paint Company-A man
second to none in the state and recognized
as such, left us when Mr.. Rosewater died
No man in the state has ever been looked
to for counsel by the leaders of the re-
publican party and the rulers of the nation
as he has. You can find no place in Europe
where the statesman and political economist
does not know of Mr.. Rosewater. His
personality has built up a paper known
as one of the foremost, editorially, in the
United States. ! am ready to say that
Mr.. Rosewater had faults, and that he
made mistakes, but he worked according
to his convictions, and l am glad to say
he was generally on the right side and
that is the side Of the people. Mr. Rose
water was true man. When he professed
to be your friend, you knew that he
meant It, and that he would fight for your
interests. I am deeply sorry Mr. Rose
water was defeated at the state convention.
for more than any other man he deserved
the senatorship at the hands of the people
of Nebraska. i was with him when the
vote that nominated Mr.. Brown was taken.
and could see by the pailor of his face
that he was sadly disappointed. Still the
speech he made shortly after was the
most mastery address | have ever heard
from his lips, and 1 came home from the
convention admiring him more than ever.
OF Giant Intellect.
Emil Brandeis of ]. L. Brandeis & Sons
The loss Of that giant intellect to Omaha
and to Nebraska cannot be estimated. Mr.
Rosewater was close friend of my father
and though much younger than he, 1 have
come to know him. well. 1 cannot saw
anything The news came as such a
shock to me that l cannot express nv
sorrow.
Henry w. Yates. President Nebraska
National Bank-I cannot realize that Mr..
Rosewater is dead. have known him
since we were young men together in the
early days Of Omaha, having become ac-
quainted with him in 1868 or 1864 at the
boarding house at which we both stayed.
At times our opinions have been together
on public questions, and many times we
have differed. but all these years I have
admired his intellect and respected his
convictions. and now no one can be sorrier
than l TO see him go.
f. ID. Wead, President F. d. Wead a.
Co, Real Estate-A remarkable man. / SAID
to my wife Wednesday night after having
spent the evening In Mr.. Rosewater's office
on political matters. He grew reminiscent
that evening and his conversation told un-
mistakably that he had been very close TO
the counsels of the nation for many years
/ have always admired his intellect his
energy, his indomitable will. and the sin
cerity OF his convictions. Nebraska has
lost one of the greatest men OF her history.
General John c. Cowin--We have lost one
of the ablest men Of Nebraska.
Count John A Crsighton-About ali that
can. say at this time is that 1 am OK
tremely sorry to hear OF Mr. Rosewater s
death. / knew him for many years. He
was a good man for the town. He made
mistakes during his life. but who OF us do
not2 In the majority Of instances he was
right.
Senator Joseph ii. Millard-We all recog-
nized his force and his ability and In par
I tieular his great fund OF information. |
knew him for forty years At one time he
worked In this bank tthe Omaha National).
II was just about the time he starting
The Bee. He was then night operator Tor
the Western Union Telegraph company, but
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