Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-09-21
Peerless Leader Shows Mayor of
Omaha Expresses His Own Ideas.
JACKS AND JnMs GO To IT AGAIN
In Time Of War They Prepare for
Peace by Showing Stilettos.
DAHLMAN CAN'T BE STUCK
Friends OF ShnlIenberReF wonder
why He L. Not Called to Take
Platform since His Victory
at state Primaries. "a

Mayor Dahlmsn will have to take the
stump for the democratic party In Illinois.
Mr. Bryan says so.
The mayor tried TO decline the request Of
the national committee, urging the impor-
tance OF his presence in Nebraska during
the entire campaign. but he pleaded in
vain. In the first place Il was not left for
the national committee to say whether he
could or could not get out of it. Higher
authority, in fact the highest authority IN
the councils of the democracy, william ].
Bryan himself passed on this matter And
Mr.. Bryan said, "Dahlman must go to nli-
nols; the party needs him there" And
Dahlman will go to Illinois. He may go
today. He thought yesterday he would At
any rate he will go.
Thus again is the saying fulfilled which
was written by the prophet, Bryan. IAN
Asia rejoices In your election as mayor OF
Omaha"
For the meaning OF that saying was this:
Jim was running for mayor OF Omaha when
Bill was running for president by travelling
around the globe. And when Jim was
elected mayor Bill was in Asia and so
elated, over-joyed was Bill at the
triumph of his most intimate personal and
political friend, Jim, that he forthwith
seized a pencil and dashed off those few
words and shot them over the cables under
the deep blue sea to Omaha that Jim might
feel and the world might know how happy
1t made Bill for Jim to be elected mayor of
the metropolis of Bills state, thus in
trenching himself behind the breastworks
of political power which might be welded
at the next national contest in behalf OF
Bill.
Not Weakened by Defeat.
But Jim has met defeat. He girded his
loins and went out to battle with the Philis-
tines for the nomination for governor and
behold he was smltten with big bunch of
ballots
And there you are. When the result of
the primary election became positively
known and the defeat OF Dahlman by
shallsnberger was assured. the Jack ksonians.
who outwardly are Bryan men. but in-1
wardly are ravening anti-Bryan rose up
and shouted with great Joy. That's the
last of Jim; he's a dead one now"
Is he? Fie on you envious Jacksonians!
Like that Peerless Leader, who. from
the ashes OF two defeats, rises stronger and
more popular than ever" Dahlman walks
right out of the defeat at the primary up
higher into the councils OF the party. But
a few days after the returns are In show
ing him second in the governor race comes
a demand from the national committee
(sent by Bryan for him to buckle on his
boots and spurs jump his favorite broncho
and tear for the plains Of Illinois, and be-
gin throwing his lariat for democratic
votes.
What does it all mean? Just one thing
that Dahlman and Bryan are the most intl-
mate personal and political friends; that
Bryan not only likes the man and culti-
Yates his friendship. but that he admires
his political ways and endorses his methods.
Or why would he insist against Jims own
desires, that he get out on the national
stump and whip those methods into exeou-
ton? That is the question ardent Jims are
asking. They are saying that In defeat
Jim is stronger than any OF his opponents
in triumph; that beaten for the nomination
he is yet more powerful than shallenberger.
the democratic nominee for governor. And
between their teeth they hiss, why
doesn't somebody demand that Shallen-
berger take the national stump7'
HARMONY Why sursI
And SO harmony dwells in the house Of
democracy in Omaha and NebraskaI
For proof, listen TO the Jacksonians ak
press their opinion OF Bryan for insisting
that Dahlman get into the national fight.
or listen to a few OF their choice words
about Mr. Bryan not calling on some Jack
sonian to take the stump in his behalf. Or
Il further proof Is required that the JimH
and the Jacks, the Bryans and the antis,
the goldbugs and the silver tips, are one
and indissoluble in this fight for pap bark
back to the meeting OF the Dahlmsn Democ-
-acy Friday night ana there witness the
anent one Ed p, Bergman.
4 good and respected citizen and a member
If the Omaha Park board, but 10, withal q
Not much was said about Mr..
Bergman, nor done; nothing but peromp-
ory and cold-blooded demand that he be
seized, gently, by the nar OF the neck and
he most convenient part ot his wardrobe
md heayed over the transom. That's all
Otherwise. resolution was adopted-one OF
hose nice. pungent puissant resolutions
demanding that Mr.. Bergman resign or be
Sicked off the Park board.
Harmony? Yes sweet and dulcet.