The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-08-12
TYRRELL TO THE VOTERS

To the Voters:
In announcing my candidacy TO rcoun-
ty attorney, / desire to call attention
to my previous public service. l have
in all cases been the attorney for the
county and have stood for an honest,
economical, dilgent administration of
the law and have a wider experience
in both criminal prosecution and civil
cases than fall to the lot of many eoun
ty attorneys.
l have not only prosecuted the usual
aarcenies and breaches of the peace,
but have often been designated by the
attorney general to try out the new
criminal questions arising under the
pure food and state railway commission
acts; in the discharge of such duties,
have successfully maintained prosecu-
tions against thnee of the express COM
panies, getting fines of $500 each.
also against the Union Pacific railway
company for the issuing of passes, The
Western Union Telegraph company and
the packing houses for violation of reg
ulations regarding the branding of lard
and cottolene. The prosecution of cor
porations is something new in the pro
cedure of the county. l met the best
lawyers in this city and of Omaha. and
have maintained the reputation of the
office.
In criminal prosecutions l have not
tried the good eases and dismissed the
difficult ones as prosecutor might do
should he be trying to make a record
for convictions, but have insisted upon
and been successful in obtaining pleas
of guilty in the good cases, saving
cost to the taxpayers and have tried
many that might have been dismissed
without criticism.
l believe that good business interests
should pay their fair share of taxes
and recently secured, by litigation, in
formation resulting in a raise of $780,
900 in the assessment of the traction
company, thus increasing the revenues
about $500 year, enough to cover
the entire expense of my office. This
property had been escaping taxation;
once upon the rolls it will continue
there, and the revenue is permanently
and justly increased.
l began proceedings and with the as
sistance of Mr.. G. o. Whedon, can
ceiled bridge contract entered into
at $4.65 lineal foot for wooden bridges
and the county has not paid above
$2.95 foot for similar work since
that time. 1t has also had an honest
deal. / am not the friend of, nor
have been the attorney for the bridge
combine.
/ have successfully defended every
damage suit instituted against the
county. 1 have not succeeded in all
of my undertakings, but I have shirked
no duty. l adopted the policy of col
iecting bail bonds and have recovered
as much as $4,000 of forfeitures in a
single year.
l have run my office with one deputy
where two had formerly been employed
!, without decreasing the efficiency of
the office. at the same time vastly
enlarged the labor in, and the infu-
ence of the office.
/ have stood for clean politics and
policies, closed and kept closed, the
disreputab1e houses of this city which
were open all day and all night. Sun
day and week day places of carousal,
drunkenness and illegal liquor selling.
At the same time have decreased the
number of places of assignation. This
action has been publicly commended
by the churches of this city and So
ciety generally, and while it met with
opposition at the time, the sites of
many of these former novels are today
occupied by substantial business houses
l will do all in my opwer to further
the election of the republican ticket
and to carry out without reservation
all of the pledges and principles as
set forth in the platforms made by