The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-04-26
How About the City
Campaign This Spring?

On May Z the voters of Lincoln will
will manage the city's business for the
next two years. Between now and
that date the voters should ask them
selves a few questions, and after ask.
ing them should seek to give intelli-
gent answers. Here are few ques-
tions they might ask:
Has the city's affairs under the ad-
ministration of Mayor Brown been eco
nomical, wise and efficient?
How does the administration of the
past two years compare with the ad-
ministration of the two or four years
previous?
Has the regulation of the liquor
traffic been better or worse as COM
pared with former administrations?
Has the police department been bet
ter or worse than before?
Common regard for truth will COM
pei an answer to each of these ques-
tions that will reflect credit upon the
administration of Frank w. Brown.
The republicans who feared that Lin
coin would go to the devil if demo-
crat were elected mayor have been
happily disappointed. The democrats
who imagined that democrats would
be given everything they wanted that
republican neighbor had just because
a democrat was elected mayor have
Brown has disdained. to play politics,
but has gone right ahead and given
Lincoln an administration that has
never been equalled for economy, busi-
ness prudence, enterprise and good re-
suits.
The charge that Mayor Brown has
shown undue friendship for the saloon
interests is a barefaced lie conceived
in the brain of a partisan organ that
| would rather see business depression
Ill der PARTISAN republican than good
government under one opposed to its
political principles-if principles" is
| the right word. Mayor Brown has in
sisted that men who have complied
with the law and paid the license fee
demanded of them are entitled to some
rights and privileges. He has insisted
| upon strict regulation, and no one who
cares at all for his reputation for truth
and veracity will undertake to deny
| that during the last two years the
| saloons have been controlled better
| than ever before in the city's history.
Mayor Brown has been chiefly instru-
mental in bringing about this result,
and none know it better than those
who, for partisan reasons, undertake
to deceive the people in this partic-
| ular
! Under Mayor Brown public improve
ments have gone forward at an almost
unprecedented rate.
| Under Mayor Brown Lincoln at last
succeeded in inaugurating a park sys-
! tenn that should have been inaugurated
a score of years ago.
Under Mayor Brown the city's ex-
penses have been reduced per capita.
while better results have been secured
| from the money expended.
Under Mayor Brown the city's water
| plant has been vastly improved, and
this year will pay a profit of not less
than $4,000 to the city, while furnish
ing the best quality of water in ade-
quate amount at a price less than
one-half that paid in Omaha and other
cities where private companies control
the water supply.
Under Mayor Brown the city Sc
cured new street railway that is now
paying 500 a month into the city
treasury, and the monthly payment
grows larger every month.
Under Mayor Brown the efficiency
of the police department has been
greatly increased without any CORE.
spending increase in the expense OF
maintaining the department.
Mayor Brown is business man who
has been successful in the manage
ment of his own business, and the
same business ability that has enabled
him to acquire competence has en-
abled him to serve the city well in
position calling for business and
executive ability.
From the standpoint of organized
labor Mayor Brown has done well
He has appointed good union men to
Office, and these men have reflected