Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-04
DAHLMAN POINTS OUT ERROR
Says Citizens Union is Deliberately
Misrepresenting Him.
UNION USES SHORT. UGLY WORD
Says DshIman is Attempting to Steal
Election from Them and that
They CouIdn't steal II
They Tried.

IA
They Tried.
Mayor James c. Dahlmsn cites the ef-
forts Of big business mem Of the Ciu-
zens' Union 10 dIcredit him with the tax
payers Of Omaha as absolutely false and
untrustWorthy." and produces statistics
to prove that in a paid political advsr-
tsement by the Union in which they as.
serted taxes had increased 300 per cent
there was deliberate Misrepresentation.
Appealing TO the voters the mayor says
the Union was Just 30 per cent wrong"
and has by such statements been black
washing" the city. Il want you TO re
member" he concludes. that men who
are willing TO ruin the good name II
their city to get oontp6l Of it are the
kind OF men who will leave 1t ruined when
they get through with it,"
DshiTau shows Errors.
Mayor Ds,nlnan's statement: 4
10 tne Dig business men Of the Citi-
zens' I/nion slate:
IN Sour desperate efforts to discredit
= me- with the taxpayers Of Omaha you
representation, published In a paid poit-
News:
Taxes nave increased 30 per cent since
he tDahlman) became mayor. A work
lngman's home valued at $500. assessed
az tSel, called for a city tax Of S.2 In
1897. In 1872 Il was sis.A"
Had you employee a SO week clerk
instead Of your carpetbag college profess
sor, II you have not brains enough OF
your own TO have gotten up this state.
ment. you woujs have probaD,y avoided
the above statement, which shows you TO
De 300 per cent wrong In your facts,
though not unusual 10 you during this
campaign IN trying 10 state facts gener-
ally, and you would have avoided the
humiliation Of having me. your rival. pub
heiy call the attention Of the taxpayers
OF omaha TO your Incompetence IN mu-
Dahimsa Gives Facts.
Now these are the facts. Is you may
find out by investigation at the offices
OF either the city comptroller or the city
treasurer:
In 1907. the total tar levy in the city
OF Omaha was IS mills, and the working
man assessed 500 on his home, paid $3.50
taxes. In 1872. the total tax levy is 64s
mills. and the same workingman on the
same assessment Is paying tia2I As en-
tax levy. and not appearing In the 1907
tax levy. are ais mills for the water
board, and 7 mills for hydrant rental
judgments. a total OF l0is mills abso-
lutely within control Of the water board.
and not within control OF my admins
tratlon. and which viii not be within
control OF the incoming commission.
Therefore, eliminating these new and ad-
dltional items for which Mr.. Working.
man is paying t5.06 taxes. you will find
that he Ia paying but tis1s as against
the same items for which he paid 1850
In 1907. or a decrease Of 81 cents.
II you desire 10 take up a quarrel with
the Omaha water board concerning the
Increased taxes that II has caused, TO
add TO your many present troubles. you
have my permission to do 20. Hop TO II
and fight all you want TO about that.
But insofar as your statement con-
Germs me and my administration. II you
are the high-class gentlemen that You
claim TO be. YOU will publicly acknowl-
edge that you have been over 800 per cent
wrong In this Instance.
Biackwa.h City's Name.
In this paid ad. a. IN others, and In
your statements In public meetings YOU
have seen 1T TO blaokwash the fair name
OF the city OF Omaha In your reference
to the moral character OF my administra-
ton. In your desperate efforts to lift
yourself into office by your bootstraps
My one answer to you Is this. now that
have proven that your statements
wherein you assume to tell the truth are
absolutely false and untrustworthy, that
the intelligent voters OF Omaha are Just
Rs well Informed. and far less prejudiced
than you are. and that they are the jury
who will give answer on Tuesday next
MY one appeal TO the voters Of Omaha
at this time IL 10 remember that men
who will publicly misrepresent matters
900 per cent wrong at one time. viii do
II again. and TO measure up the Citizens
union statements accordingly; and TO
remember that men who are willing TO
ruin the good name OF their city 10 get
control Of II are the kind Of men who
viii leave Il ruined when they get
JAMES C. pAHLMAN.
Works for Good Government.
Replying to the mayors assertion that
the Citizens union. In forcing a major
ity OF the councilmen. who were defeated
for the nomination. TO reject his appoint
ments Of judges and clerks Of election,
the publicity COMMITTEES OF the union
comes back with the counter charge that
elections are not stolen in behalf of
good government" which Is the only
thing the Citizens union has been
working for all winter"
Evading the mayors point that the
members OF the union could have SUBJ
mitted list or else have objected TO the
one he submitted when II was sent to
the council for approval. the publicity
committee says the union learned by
accident . new list had been prepared.
II is further asserted that the mayor
dropped rs honest election officials"
and put his friends on the board instead.
and that in most OF the precincts where
the Citizens union candidates ran strong
the mayor has removed the entire board,
or majority OF It. and has appointed
his own favorites."
Mayor is a Candidate.
Are the Citizens union candidates
possessed OF no rights?' the publicity
committee asks "wiu the people OF
Omaha approve the mayor who endeav-
ored to deprive them Of their right to
square deal at the voting places?
Hero we have the mayor, himself a
candidate. not only refusing 10 recognize
the rights Of seven candidates, but using
none Of his official power to prevent
stealing this election.
The Citizens union candidates could
not steal the election II they wanted to,
because they do not control the police
department nor the election boards. The
Citizens union candidates. being half Of
all the candidates. asks for the appoint
mept Of half Of the officials. and that
is absolutely their right in all fairness.
After l.oaA Gorernmrnf