Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-11

counter? We have gotten along for thou
sands Of years without the use Of tele-
phones telegraphs railroads and automo-
biles Is II necessary for anybody now to
break the Sabbath to use those modern
devices7
Must he Executive Discretion.
IL you give II any thought you must real
lie that there must be executive discretion
in the enforcement OF law. What I believe
in is the middle of the road / believe we
do not want to 20 to the extremes We
do not want to shock the sensibilties OF
the community and Of people who are edu-
Gated to the strict Observance OF Sunday
At the same time we want to extend rea-
sonable Indulgence to those who have been
educated and brought up with the habit to
seek recreation on Sunday in various forms
do not believe it is necessary for us to
have low dives-I refer to saloons attached
to houses Of III fame-running week DAYS
and Sundays, and patronized by the vile
and vicious elements Of the community
We may tolerate social vice. but we must
enforce decency in the public highways
and suppress resorts that are the hot
beds Of crime. We must recognize the
right Of law-abiding citizens to the ex-
tent that 1t does not interfere with the
rights and privileges Of our neighbors.
and to the extent that II does not Infringe
upon public rights and morals. (Applause.)
Upon that platform 1 feel sure that Hen
nings can be trusted to stand He has
defined tonight the position he proposes to
occupy. He will see to IL that all indie
cency. and disorder is banished from
Omaha, and professional crooks and pro-
fessional thieves Of every description shall
be kept out Of the city. II will not be pos
sible for him to search the inner recesses
OF every mans domicile TO find out
whether he is playing a game OF cards at
home OF whether he is taking a glass of
beer or wine I'm his own home or In a no
tel, but he can enforce the law so far as
Il can be enforced with propriety and COM
mon sense.
Relief OF Exposition.
This city has, Of course, been a wide-open
town for many years, because we had an
exposition here in 1898 which brought in a
great deal of material that was undesir-
able. Gradually but surely this class has
been crowded out. Occasionally we have
criminal assaults and highway robberes,
Just the same as other cities Of equal or
larger population. Within the last four or
Ave days New York City, which maintains
1900 policemen, was the scene OF a kid
naping case. Highway robberies and MUIR
ders have occurred in old and orderly
towns of Massachusetts, and other parts OF
New England. There seems to be a spirit
of deviltry abroad in the land and in my
Judgment. It is largely due to the pub
hcity that is given by yellow journals to
crime and scandal. These things are made
20 glazing and prominent that young men
and young women and even older persons
are taken with the mania. 1t is in the air
and IL Is no doubt a good deal of the in
SEPARATION comes from that source II you
had multiplied the circulation OF the New
York Police Gazette in this country and
circulated it in every household. you GER
tainly could not have expected anything
else than a run OF crime and vice. The
same effect has been brought about under
a different name. The atmosphere of
America has been poisoned by the yellow
journalism TO even a greater extent. You
see lurid pictures of crime wherever you
60. You see them on the stage, and thou
sands of people go to the theaters and
hear a repetition OF these criminal acts
and see them before them 1t goes through
their minds and they are imbued with It,
and that is one OF the reasons for the de-
liberalization permeating American cities
what BrOatchism Means.
eThe wide open candidate for mayor, Mr..
NiHldH j. bToatCn, VINO mas estdpHSneu
headquarters in a former gambling room
u, his campaigning in the saloons, makes
II his boast that he proposes to let every
body run wide open regardless of the law.
II no is successful you may prepare for
a continuation of the crusade for the next
three years and Omaha will be agitated
from center to circumference with neighbor
arrayed against neighbor and vice and
crime will be rampant in the lower end
OF the city. 1t is amazing that a man
who Is a member of the police commission
should boldly advocate and encourage law
lessness and viciousness.