Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-10

be obtained in Nebraska, MIR Flodman was
unable TO poiut out.
III we do not send MIR Rosewater to
Washington It viii be a great mistake"
said he I'VE need him in the senate. lie
Is in thorough harmony with the admin
istruton. locally I have observed a great
sentiment for him. We ought to he unani-
nous when It comes to this question. r.
we make a strong pull and long pull We
will surely win.
Kennedy Delights His Hearers.
William Kennedy delighted his audience
with few witty stories appropriate 20 the
occasion and said he deemed it a great
honor 20 have n chance to say a word ian
Mr.. Rosewater's behalf His remarks about
the Scots had a twans, seized upon by the
crowd with much zest. 81 think" said Mr..
Kennedy. that something should he in
jected into the senate a Washington. and
further think the best thing We could do
would be to inject Mr.. Rosewater into 1t.
When We have done that we have done
something and there will be something
doing at Washington too Just now Mr..
Rosewatcr- is the guest OF the king and
queen OF Italy, by whom he has been
greatly honOred. lie succeeded I'm getting
second, vote for the United states in the
postal congress where the power OF Great
Britain failed, He Is better qualified to
represent us at Washington than any other
NebTaskau yOu can name. 1t may be in
teresting for you to know that in the
pages Of the American Encyclopedia YOU
can find the name of but one living Ne
braskan and that name Is Edward Rose
water. There is testimony to the recogni-
tipn by the world OF his fame and ability.
He is mighty strong in intellect fUrceful-
ness and ability to represent US. and let
MS put him in Washington"
Mr.. Kennedy's remarks were so enthu-
siastically received that he had to respond
to an encore. and repeated Tennyson's de-
scription OF Sir Gallahad by way Of a
peroraton that he forgot.
Position of His Employees.
T. F. Sturgess editor of The Twentieth
Century Farmer, spoke as an employe OF
The Bee Publishing company He said that
years ago he had heard Mr.. Rosewster
forced his employees to do political service
but that his experience had been totally
different, and that neither he nor anyone
else in similar employment had ever heer
asked by Mr., Rosswater for political sup.
port or allegiance OF any kind.
"These are the true conditions" said Mr.
Sturgess. 1T Is therefore gratifying to be
able to say that 100 voters employed by
The Bee held a meeting recently formally
endorsed MIR. Rosewater'S candidacy and
appointed committee to work I'm his in
terests. No one was compelled to do any.
thing of the kind. and the greatest freedom
of speech and action was in every way
permissible, 1t is the desire Of the EN-
ployes to present Mr.. Rosewater TO labor.
ing men as an employer OF labor, in view
of the fact that, they now have chance
to help select a United States senator by
their votes. AS an employer Mr. Rosewater
has spent over 100000 in Omaha. and as
one OF the many who have been directly
benefited by part of this expenditure
am here to say that Mr. .Rosewaters EN-.
ployes,are with him to a man"
Representative Lees Position.
Other speakers responded to a request
from Chairman Baldrise for expressions
from the floor. state Representative Lee
made the longese speech He said:
There is no doubt in the mind of am
| person here but. that Mr.. Rosewater hal
! been the best and most consistent sup
porter of the masses Of the PEG
duced, This meeting is one of III,
! greatest ever rendered 10 a man in Omaha
J | owe a great deal of what ! know to tn,
/ y
! from The Oma ha Bee. / think II has don,
| a world of good TO the state by teaching
| the people 10. respect and obey the law anC
! to be sober and Industrious citizens. NJ
| man who has eyer had as much power anC
! influence as MC.Ii R6sewater has changed
| so little in his manner. He is today II
that respect just what he was when III
edited The Bee from a dry goods box man!
years ago. It-is just as easy TO approach
him now as 1t was thirty years ago H
| is no harder to- reach than the boys VIII,
run his elevators in The Bee building
! AS a foreign-born citizen OF the Unitet
States, / feel particularly grateful TO MI
| Rosewater for the many successful EFFORT
| he has made to defeat laws tending Il
prohibit desirable immigration. an
thankful, to him, too. because he has neve
| failed to stand up for the right of ever!
man to worship his God as he believe
right. He is an example to our children
as one of the most faithful, industrious
capable and brilliant citizens this stat
has ever had. .-.....
Among the speakers who followed hin
was A. Fl. Willis, a member OF the Font
anelle club and the candidate of that or
gsnization for councilman from that ward
Mr.. Willis went on record as faVoring Mr.
Rosewaters candidacy and the announce
ment was warmly received.