Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25
OMAHA NEEDS A new MAYOR
Reasons for Getting Rid Of Jim Are
Many and Plain.
TRUTH TOLD TO THE CITIZENS
Speakers 1T wsshtnEtOs Hail rally
Point Dat How City Has suf-
fered-MeIkIejobn Talks
TO Boosters.

ra1v held in washington hall Friday,
and. though the speakers several times
intimated that they had better bring their
remarks 20 a close, cries Of go on" from
the interested auditors kept them on the
platform. and II was near midnight before
The meeting adjourned. The gallery In
tho large hall had to be opened to sc-
oommodate the crowd and only a few LEFT
n. fore the meeting closed at the late hour.
Addresses were made by George d. MEEK
.l,ohn. former assistant secretary OF war;
Harry q. Zimman, member OF the council
for the last nine years; S. A.. Searle and
John p. Breen, the republican nominee for
mayor. John l.. Kennedy presided, and
several campaign songs we're given by
the Breen Boosters quartet.
Three Parties I'm Omaha.
There are three political parties In
Omaha" said Mr.. Searie. First and fore
most. the largest and victorious over all, lie
the republican party. Second, following
the teachings OF Jefferson and Jackson
and Of the simon pure democratic brand.
are the Jacksonisn democrats, numbering
about 1,6o, whom you and l believe will
vote the republican ticket this spring.
Third. we have the Dahlmsn brand, the
Jim brand. II you please, of democracy.
This last named so-called democracy
Aao RMAANAANt ~ ah4 NSWh NAN Ao5N nv
years on q bucking broncho until it has
made Omaha the laughing stock OF the
country. Thirty years ago, when I first
came to the state, a man from Omaha
was as good as any other. But now comes
a man with a lariat and we don't know
where we stand in the estimation Of our
fellows.
why do these false prophets with their
false platforms on which they have never
stood and never intend to stand, govern
the affairs OF this city? Do you mean
10 tell me that Mayor Jim and Ig. Dunn
can do any more good than can repub-
licans who mean what they say, say what
they mean, and live up to their platform?
II you were a member OF a company
would you select this man with the lariat
rope and midnight gyrations as president
Of your company? No, you know you
wouldn't"
Party and PrincipIes.
Mr.. Mcikcljohn talked largely on party
principles and asked his hearers to vote
the party ticket and redeem the city, con-
gressional district and state. The former
war secretary said he was glad he had at
last made his home In Omaha, but that he
would enjoy his residence in this city bet
ter II the city had a better administration.
"A party is made up Of principles; can
dldstes are but the opponents of those
principles" said Mr.. Meikeljohn. THE re-
publican party Is a party of principles, and
we come to YOU tonight as the party Of
Lincoln of Grant, OF Blaine and of Taft.
And we come to you as 4 party with men
and l use that word with emphasis and in
the fullest meaningless standard-bearers
But how is 1t with the democratic
party?
With the democrats the candidate is
primary: the principle of secondary import
ance. They say on their placards: Three
more years OF Mayor Jim but they say
nothing OF principles. They have picked
Jim as their star, but he is not a star
OF the first magnitude and he will soon
pass away.
What we want in Omaha is an honest.
decent. clean business administration. and
with that you will see this city grow to
become one of the largest between the At
lantlc and the Pacific oceans and between
Canada and the gulf"
Politics and Personal Liberty,
Mr.. Breen touched again OF the TEMPER
auce question. denying the persistent state
ments made by the opposition that he be-
lieves in strelct prohibition and secretly
glosts over the enactment of the s o'clock
closing law. lie also called up the demo-
cratic pledge OF three years ago to give
the people all personal liberty possible and
reminded his hearers that II was a demo-
cratic legislature that killed this very pr
sonal liberty, closing by showing that the
republican party has always been the party
OF personal rights.
The republican party was born In a
struggle for personal rights and is the
party that has given you every degree of
personal liberty you now enjoy" said the
InaVOFaltV nnu1inea eft rug tb. uo.,Ln
can party that in 1852 placed upon the
statute books Of this state the slocumb
Law, which IN to the time OF the late
lamented legislature sustained the most
eficacious of the liquor traffic. 1t was the
republican party which has ever defended
your interests.
This Slocumb law. the work Of the re-
publican party, is OF vital interest 10 every
one Of you and It must be retained. We
have had one fight on this topic and
another one. how soon we don't know. will
come, 1t may he next year, it may be
later. but when II does come you don't
want men who viii go blstherskiting around
leaving harm in their trail, but YOU want
men OF convictions and with high motives
II stand for that sentiment that upholds
civic pride and virtue for what 7 believe
the best citizenship of this city stands for.
for what YOU stand for, and against the
Dahlman brand Of democracy. II is a
marvellous fact that this city. ranking
eighth or ninth in commercial Importance
with the other cities of the country. known
from Maine to California, has not sufficient
pride 20 have a man in the mayors chair
typical ~ its citizenship"
for the Home Owners.
M. Zimman talked earnestly on local
questions and OF interest OF the moment
He exhibited a number of extracts from
official records Of tho present council.
quoted many OF the broken platform pledges
the democrats made three years ago. and
showed that the democrats are not and
have not ssfeguarded the interests Of the
city, The facts he gave were official and
ne challenges any member Of the present
city officialdom to contrpvert them.
Mr.. Zimman told how the democratic
paper characterized him as THE custodian
OF the democratic platform" by reason OF
his frequent reading OF il TO his colleagues
to get them 10 vote as they had promised:
now he had been compelled to protest
against the weekly visits to the council
chamber Of paving contractors who act
ually Rugged councilmen as they sat in