Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Having no city prosecutors club 20 swing
over the head Of saloon men in South
Omaha, the democratic campaign manaE-
ors arc using the ''home rule blum TO Sc
duce the vote Of the liquor dealers Of the
Magic City.
What makes me sore is that the demo-
Gratis are taking saloon men for a lot
Of idiots" said a keeper OF one OF South
omaha's saloons. They are presuniing
a little too much upon our Ignorance It
10 a mistake to think that saloon keepers
arc lot Of ignoramuses. We have In
telligence just as wen as these political
tricksters and they will wake up to this
fact before the campaign is over. They
are sending US a lot Of letters, appealing
to our ignorance, thinking we won't un-
derstand their real scheme, but they will
find ont about that. Here is the last let
ter I have received" and he produced this,
Dear Sir; No doubt you are aware Of
the issues involved in this campaign The
vital issue to you and ell of us In south
omaha Is the question OF home rule We
wish TO govern ourselves, without the aid
or consent Of the present or any future
\governor Of this state.
I Your business has suffered more than
Any other business in the city, owing alto
gether 70 the fact that we are governed
once FOR ali shake OFF this condition az" 10
be successful we must have our people
registered. see that they vote
You can be Of great good to the cause
by insisting on your patrons and friends
registering and then again insisting on
lhcir voting.
Remember that every democratic candl-
date is pledged personally and by a plank
IN the democratic platform to- home rule
,Will you join with US? Remember this is
not a question Of politics. but rather one
Of local self-government. Our homes. our
property, our moral and material welfare
\ VIII you be with South Omaha and home
rule or against II? IF with US. see that
YOU register and have all your friends
SOUTH OMAHA DEMOCRATIC CLUB,
p. J. BARRETT President.
Now then" contipued this saloon keeper.
its all right IL the democrats want to
play to the galleries on this or any other
subterfuge, but they are mistaken If they
think they can make us believe that they
are sincerely in favor of home rule or have
ever worked for II. AS a matter Of fact
we have followed the course of events in
Ibis state and we know that the democrats
heYer have worked for home rule, but have
opposed II and are today largely respon.
sibe for the state OF AFFAIRS that exists
II home rule is TO come il must come
through the republicans, as every other
substantial benefit has come in Nebraska.
Home rule is employed by the democrats
in this campaign simply and solely be-
adroit means of deceiving the majority
vote. If they would substitute the name
boss rule they wouln nave what they are
really after and they would make more
votes, for no intelligent man ~ going to
give his vote 80 a party which he knows
Is taking him for a fool and playing to his
supposed lack of common sense, We have
a sample Of this boss rule in Omaha, where
I'd Howell, "a notorious democratic boss,
i'm connlvance with the democratic city
prosecutor. is swinging the club over the
head Of the saloon Keepers. Not that kind
for me, thank you
The democrats are growing more des-
perate each day because Of the increasing
\ detection from their ranks to the repub-
I leans of voters anxious to cast their bal
\lots for the party that is representing
the interests Of Omaha. The terminal tax
alton plank in the republican platform is
doing the work. It has got w. II. Green,
one OF the democratic candidates for the
legislature, In an embarrassing position.
Mr. Green came out in the democratic or
gan with a denunciation OF. the action OF
three republicans who happened to he
members Of the Real Estate exchange for
endorsing the republicans stand on this
vital principle Of omsha's welfare. W. q.
IRE, C, f. Harrison and +, d. Wead are
Inc three men
1T matters little whether or not there Is
now tax committee in the Real Estate
exchange" said c. f. Harrison THAT has
nothing to do with the signed letter in
The Bee ] signed that letter as a private
citizen and as such certainly have a right
10 my opinion on political matters. There
is nothing in the letter even to indicate ]
am a member of the exchange
The attack OF Mr.. Green on myself. Mr.
Harrison and Mr. IRE Is entirely unwar.
ranted by the facts, said y. d. Wead. 81
signed my name to that letter as a citizen
did not mention my connection with the ex'
change and did not intimate I was a mem