Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-27
EDWARD ROSEWATER HOME
Editor Of The Bee Returns from His Lone
Trip to Europe.
RECEPTION HELD BY HIS EMPLOYS
Men of The Bee Force Tender warm
Welcome Home TO Their chief
and Cheer HIS brief
Address.


ter and granddaughter reached Omaha
yesterday. returning from Rome, where he
served as one uf the delegates from the
United States to the Universal Postal Con-
sress recently held there. MIR Rosewater
is in remarkably good health, and the
whole party seemed to have stood the trip
very we'll
During the afternoon Mr.. Rosewater was
welcomed home by the employees Of The
Bee Publishing company and the Bee Build
ing company. A reception was held in the
court room on the top floor of the Bee
building. where Mr.. T. F. Sturgess presided.
Nr. sturgess, in calling the meeting to or
der. said:
We are here for the purpose OF welcoming
our employer, Hon. Edward Rosewater
weeks ago the employees Of The Bee, from
what they knew of you and out OF admra-
tion for you as man and citizen OF Ne
braska, conceived the idea Of forming an
organization to help your candidacy for
the United States senate. At that time
we did not know that you would be willing
10 make the race, but wanted to be first
in the field to give expression to our feel
ings in this matter.
1t Is not necessary for me to say any
thing in welcoming Mr. Rosewater home,
and as to our estimate OF the man more
than this:
Mr.. Rosewater. we feel that we are not
only welcoming you as our employer, but as
our friend. That all who have been asso-
cisted with you, either as an employe OF
The Bee Building company or The Beo
Publishing company have at all times felt
free TO go to you as a friend. That we
%onfd SoT,I go & anywhsre ana meet y, you Sna {U1 i
as a friend And we are here tonight as
your friend willing and anxious to do
States senate we believe, and we believe
the people generally regard you as ;he
best-equipped man In this state TO meet
lens that confront us as a people You
have the unanimous support of every en-
ploye Of The Bee who is voter, and |
know, after your long absence, we would
all like very much to hear a few words
from YOU at this time.
Mr.. ROsewater's Response.
| Mr.. Rosewater responded briefly as fol-
4 lows
Mr.. Sturgess, Gentlemen and Friends /
feel more than grateful for the enthusi-
astic reception you have rendered me here
on my return after a long absence But,
| l want to reiterate what I have so often
said before, that do not believe any man
| who works for wages owes his employer
anything If he does his work we'll. When
It comes to a question OF politics to the
political preferment of the American citi-
zen, nothing should intervene between a
man and his conscientious discharge of his
| duty as a citizen OF the United States TO
choose who he believes honestly and con-
scientiously to be the best qualified to rep
resent, not only his own interest but that
OF the commonwealth. And might say
that l have preached that doctrine for
more than thirty years While l have
preached it as applying to others, 1t should
apply with equal force to myself.
II have at all times been opposed tc
] he 80 I
is their right and duty to vote as their
il any employe of the Bee Building com.
pany or the Bee Publishing company doet
not feel that l am the proper person,
would not want him to support me, and
would not want him to do anything to pro
mote my candidacy AS a matter Of fact
however, this candidacy has been sprung
upon me almost without any premonition
When 1 left here nearly four months age
l had said to my friends, and l. have writ
ten IT to friends urging me to have my
name announced, that had grave doubts
whether the time had come for me to pro
ject myself into this race.
Douglas Must BE Unanimous.
You doubtless realize that even Will
the unanimous choice OF Douglas county
there is still going to be quite a contes
before us in Nebraska before Omaha get
the sena torship again. And l doubt yer,
seriously anybody can be senator in Omahi
and Douglas county who does not 20 L
Lincoln with practically a solid delegation
: The people will naturally say that it is 70
Douglas county TO come unanimously 70
some candidate before asking other countie
to come to his support.
II do not think II is necessary for me t
> 80 over historical facts which are know
I to nearly every citizen. l do not think tina
It Is necessary TO define anew my view,
You all know what they are now and wha
they have been. 1t is fairly we'll known tha
! have steadily adhered to the original cal
dinRl principles of the republican part,
which favored free speech, free soil an
free men.
His Policies for Years.
Il think that l have for years advocate
: those policies that are now so prominentl
I, before the American people. These policis
= are not all the republican party will hay
TO deal with. There are now grave que
A tions coming up which require knowledge
conditions, which require an understandin
= iof the popular interests and the abus,
: from which the public is suffering, and
!, requires a knowledge OF these condition
|, to legislate inteiiigently for a great countI
. like ours. l will leave II to others to ss
!, whether l would be the proper person
. represent this people or state.
= IL appreciate your good will and f.
grateful for your expressions OF sympsth
: As / said at the very outset / do not Wal
!, any man whether he draws a salary fro
= The Bee or The Bee Building company
in any other way has been a benehcial
OF any institution with which / am CO..
. nected 10 feel that he is coerced or beiI
!. dragooned into my support. He is abs
lutely free II he does not feel like su
porting me he will receive exactly as 20,
: treatment and az fair consideration for DIT
: motion. II he is worthy OF It. as he wou
II he were my most enthusiastic supporter
loud and prolonged applauseD
Replying. Mr.. Sturgess. as chairman, e
planned that the organization was pure
voluntary. 1T Ia OF our own volition al
!, our own act. We met and had a full e
r. preston OF opinion and voted unanimous
!. on this matter at our nrst meeting"
!, added. and then invited representatives
the various departments to speak.
m support OF Loyal EmpIoyea.
ID Theodore W Mccullough OF the editori
l. force said
J. would like 10 say 70 Mr.. Rosewat
!. personally, that while this matter is
the knees OF the gods. anything that is
L the future is still uncertain and undets
mined but he can rely upon the fact IN