Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
MAT DEMOCRATS HAVEDUNE
Chapters from Their Records Read to
Voters Last Night.
FAIL ON THEIR EVERY PLEDGE
JiD's Administreti los D~issected and
His PromIse. Compared with His
Miserable Performance -
Msyor Of the city.

Inc dernOcrHt1c party IN TINS CRY - IN
competent, irrelevant and immsterial. The
democrats have talked home rule so much
that they have forgotten all about the
golden rule, and a number Of other good
rules. 1 wouid rather vote for a man Of
honor and ability without a platform than
for a platform without a man. The last
administrator has been a veto adniinistra-
ton OF nothing dong"
These are a few OF the sentiments given
by the speakers last night &c the voters
who crowded the large Creighton hall al
Fifteenth ana Harvey streets at the last
big republican rally OF the campaign. They
we're expressed by . quartet Of able and
forceful speakers and we're received with
approval by the men who turned ont in
unusually large numbers despite the ex-
cessive cold.
General Charles r. Henderson L. 40 and
vas therefore unable to preside. but his
pisce was taken by Captain II. K. Palmer.
This speakers of the evening were A. w.
Jcfferis. John l.. Kennedy. s. \. searie and
John p. Breen. Candidates for the city
council, the Board of Fire and Police Com
d missioners, city engineer. comptroller, at
torney. clerk and building Inspector occu-
pied seats In front. Music was furnished
Al intervals by Judge Eastman's Veteran
drum corps and the Breen Boosters quar-
tet.
Nothing Doing"
TN the campaign three years ago the
democrats told us that II n measure was
passed by the council that did not meet
with the approval OF the executive head,
that official would veto the measure by
writing across its face these words: Moth
lnE doing " said MIR. Jefferis, the first
speaker. They were correct in their pre-
diotion and their whole term has been one
ar 'notling doing
Their entire proposition three years ago
was A lot or froth on, Sunday. but there
was nothing doing and their man Shall
'tpbtrga, laoculated with the same virus
os Dshlnsu and his administration has
cas- ~'uorh.uS doing after s O'Clock. The
IS DC ADMINISTRATORS has been incompe-
tet. irrelevant and MINISTERIAL.
the people of Omaha are interested
go having our city known as a progressive
s-t$, il zeems to me tai we want a man
for mayor who will extend our fame in
Aorne manner other than his ability 90
sping the lssso In New York or drink wa
tef in Sioux city. 1t is time we quit fol-
luwins false sods and false promises"
Mr.. sesrle said ne thought the people
alive to the Importance OF doing the right
thing ut the right tine, and that the right
thing to do is TO vote the republican ticket
ana tle llSnt Time Is next tuesday,
Platforms and the Jims.
Il do not think these men, who wrote
their platforms so easily and then forget
them as easily. amount TO much" said
Mr.. Searle. platforms are made to stand
on, but these NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. me. 1
meant TO say Jimocrats-hsve ridden back
and forth between Omaha and Lincoln so
much and have been so often confronted
with. the SiRn nm the para. skAan pff rha
platform, that they have got off their
own platform. And they have not only
failed to keep the pledges they made three
years ago, but have even started out al
ready to discard the pledges made this
year. ~ra
Many millions Of dollars will be spent
within the next few years right here in
Omaha. and many complex questions will
come up, and when this time comes we
will need competent men at the head Of
our government, able TO spend the money
a. II should be spent, and to settle the
questions as they should be settled. Now
10 the time to attend to this, and it is
incumbent on US to so TO the polls Tues
day and elect the solid republican ticket
work Of the Police Board.
Declaring that the issue in the present
city campaign is not SO much a question
Of party as . question OF good government
Tor this city OF ours John L. Kennedy
confined mos, OF mis- remarks to the Board
81 Ffre and Police commissioner and the
claims made by the democrats on the work
done by tne hoard. lie quoted from a
democratic document which called atten-
zion TO TIE closing during the present adj
mi8istrstion u the notorious Martin Arcade
sn6 alleys of the sort, and sald that this
a,.aunTa"ehsd st1aanftn tho fart rhaf
jne ocsro MAS appointed 10y a republican
GOVERNOR
Il Wis., 10 amend" said Mr.. Kennedy,
and tau vtu that this ives done because
the board was appointed by a republican
governor. The democrats. however. claim
The credit for closing the Arcade and kim
dred places, out let me tell you that the
: motion closing them Was written by my
hand. and J am republican. How can
lte democrats claim The eredit2
O5 candidates FOR The excise board there
arc ,hres tickets in the field, aside from
.r candidates for he board. We have
ca one l,arl candidates for the extreme
libyrsl government and on the other
hand candidates for the extreme OF strict
government. Between the two. We have the
republican candidates, who stand for sane
and wholesome enforcement Of the law. In
the center stands Tho great republican
Party. the balance wheel of the city, the
state and the nation, and the solution OF
The question is TO cleo, the republican ticket
from top to bottom
John T. Breen, the msyorslty nominee
MAS the last speaker. snd in the course Of
his address called attention 20 unbroker
party pledges made by the democrats three
yeats ago. eNplain.ug that after all mer
OF p%Iincipsl are better than platforms.
Candidates and Platforms.
The people OF this city want TO consider
candidates some, and not platforms alto
gether. aud. would rather vote for a mar
OF honor. honesty and ability without