Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-28

OMAHA. April 9.--ro the Editor of The
Bee: Be IA gentleman, at least, and bring
forth your and don't sling mud
and use abusive language.
New Buildings to Cost T.oOo,000," in the
first column OF the first page of The Sun
day Bee. In the second column OF the edi-
torlal page we find the editor bursting out
with his madness by cursing our present
mayor and members OF the legislature
merely because they are democrats. The
editor OF The Bee evidently finds himself
several laps behind with his candidates in
the present race OF the city campaign, and
the democrats with their broncho-buste
in the lead. Of course. is enough to make
any republican editor mad after falling to
persuade his readers and the voters Of
Douglas county last fall to send o repub-
lican delegation to Lincoln. and on top OF
that. also 10 fail In the republican city
ticket. It's enough TO make any one mad,
and you know Il is always the case when
any one gets angry. he will scold and
curse and swear. and in his anger will
BAY things OF which a man Of intelligence
usually II ashamed OF when his aSgrava,
ton is over with.
OF course. II is hard for our republican
editor to put I'D an argument against a
NVhhoNlaAAN Ndhuluhl6 LOT mhNoit NhSh
there is no material on hand for such an
argument, and he Is obliged to scour the
country over to make a showing after a
long search with q couple OF letters that
say nothing, and to make people believe
that such "bosh" as was added by him
will convince the voters Of our city to vote
for the set OF gentlemen that are on the
republican ticket. Don't you see that the
voters OF Douglas county did not want
your candidates for the legislature? And
they permitted themselves to be misrepre-
sented In the late democratic legisla-
ture by a delegation made up of
crooks, eraiters. incompetents, corpora
tioI cappers. and coarse roustabouts."
Now. weren't you mad when you wrote
that. and don't you see that the people OF
our city recognize in you the loser in the
present city campaign?
You nor the republican candidates need
offer themselves to restore the good name
of Omaha. The democrats began to restore
this name three years ago. and have also
made a success in that line and II the re-
publica1s can let us work three more years
then the restoration will be complete, and
then the voters OF Omaha will have fully
learned that the democratic party after all
Is the party that with success can boom
and restore the good name OF Omaha. In
the three years that Jim has held the
whip.hsnd Omaha's name has almost been
a byword from one end of the country to
the other. These are your words; good
for you and good for Omaha. Can you con-
ceive of better S1vertising?
You need not let the p5orle Of omaha
devote time. efforts and money year In ard
out for cementing friendly relations with
the cities and towns in tributary trade
territory to make Omaha stand for. the best
in business, art and culture: you need not
urge these efforts II you will let the city
have three more years OF prosperity under
a democratic mayor and council. so that
you may have that building boom kept
up, and give you a chance each year and
three years from now to name the sum OF
S,I1@ In buildings IN Omaha; also let us
have three more years like the last three
were; we added TO our clty's numerous In
dustries and widened its scope as a market
town. Then well need no more Of the
cement you speak OF, as the wealth produc.
ing farmers will give us the preference
over all the cities along the Missouri river
as quality and price will talk louder thar
works. All this can be accomplish,d h,
having a democratic cowboy, broncho
busting mayor.
Therefore. Mr.. Editor OF The Bee. dom
let the people see that you are a hard loser
With kind regards, ! am,
!, ". F. SToECKER,
Member Of Thirty-fNst Legislature.