Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-28
The Political Caldron

BILE asset.
The present city campaign very much IKE other city
campaigns, Is proving to be time for casting up old
grievances barking back piisdeeds and good deeds
Even bread cast upon the waters Of Carter Lake.
Salt creek or the Missouri river. Will return In many
days political bricks hurled IN the dim past re-
turning just now like booersnss 10 site the shro~sr
the face,
I'VE told you so" The ImpreeAtions. invectives
anathemas moribund eggs OF political Matching and
other tokens OF wrath and dislike, mentioned week
ago. being thrown from the Tamparts OF the
contending forces in the local campaign.
The archives OF political memory being invaded
and the sanetity Of the being trssPasaed upon
for material
sutton Of the snts that upon time he coveted
the office city attorney and II IL said that In the
event OF the ants winning the Judge viii connect up
with the payroll and that Judge sutton still has
ranking IN his bosom because he was not appointed
city attorney. II seems that some OF the city hall
people made a memorandum Of this incident and saved
II for campaign purposes
Chairman flynn Of the ms has received an apohy-
nous letter, evidently written by woman. stating
that certain who IL on the anti connaittsa
should "let well enough alone" she will tell an
episode which happened in this mans office and which
included destruction OF office accessories by HIS irate
wife The mans name Is mentioned In the letter
u may be expected that ons of the candidates will
be charged this with having tied another cand
dates shirt into hard knots at the old swimming hole
many ago in this city, Efforts being made
to save this exposure for the sake Of his family This
man admits that he did tie the shirt OF Of hts
rival candidates many years ago while out swimming
together and ne back with the counter charge
that his stole watermelon from the back Of
wagon Eighteenth and Casa streets the after
OF Saturday. July IS. 1881. The question &c. will
the people OF Omaha elect TO the high offices Of city
commissioners men who IN their boyhood days COM
mitted such henous offenses7 The vote the day
OF days alone will tell
After having partsken OF his MONDAY nourshrnent
and enjoying himself with corporAtion-made cigar
with regular band around the middle, Chairman Cum
bingham OF the antis organization committee sat In
Secretary Meyers office headquarters and descaned
upon the cerssinties and uncertainties Of life in
eral and politics in particular. .t,
II want to tell you boya. that she Is looking
mighty good / talking 70 man from Rockford
today and ne said that we have the best chance we
had Do you know, the administration fellows
are getting angry that's what they are said Colonel
Then a newspaper man asked for the intineraries
for the street meetings Mr.. Cunningham thought it
would be well 10 announce these street corner loca-
Are you afraid OF Interference II announce
these locations in advance. Mr. Hackstt7" was asked
the candidate, ~
'oh. no. but ~ Is not best to arm the opposition
with information of what we are going 70 do" he
replied.
Then the secretary received list OF ali Of the
registered voters 20 date from the election
mssieners office. and remarked that ne would have to
pay "thrty-fiye bucks for the type-writtsn list
Hackett started 10 whistle the tune. II Didn't
Raise My Boy 20 Be q Nineompoop.@
81 believe sas a new civic consciousness awatsn-
ing in this city and also feel that the qais vote.
will control the situation election day don't
think any number Of voters going 20 bilnds
vote for all OF the square seven or for all OF the
straight SIX but contend that an Intelligent ssisction
will be made from the fourteen candidatss' assevsr
ated the Careful Observer he rode down town with
the OLD Inhabitant yestereve in jttney.
Then you don't believe in eopdemning the Ins en-
mhse Just because they in ascribtns all virtue
20 the outs Just because they outside looking IN
IL that what you want to sayf replied the venerable
citizen.
Partially so, partially so. But have larger
thought and II Is that as omahans are learning to
think on broad-gauge lines, We have acquired n
greater vision. We learning that the election OF
seven directors corporate institutions IL ser
business is everybodys business and that the
who complains after election has kick comtne
II he doesn't vote ana take en- Intelligent interest In
the candidates he Is yetins for" continued the
observant person.
But thought that everybody's business is no.
body's business How about thatrr
well Il 10 a poor rule that won't work both ways
In the government the selection Of city
commissioners should interest every present and
prospective voter You may have noticed that tbs
people taking keepar interest In their local AZ
| fairs Today have Improvement clubs and othei
organizations where these matters discussed. Tho
old idea OF carrying a crowd by storm has passed"
You are quite optimst. methinks'
Yes. think getting better all OF the time
have lived here nigh unto fifty yeaHs now and MI
observations have been that Omaha has been improv
ing each year. Amt perfect yet but who l. ookinl
for perfection expect tew-well, won't mention the
names. You trust the people 10 do the riEh
/ thing in the end"
II rather like your line OF argument"
$50 do l. But what makes Il to hear
lot seif-sppointed. helier-than-thou. claim 10 b
annointed ones and then cut and tell Us that w
| are all TO the bad and that n don't mend ou
/ ways we viii tall like Sodom and Terra Haute.''
. You ought 20 50 on the ehautauqus platform thi
season"
quit your kidding I just nemsrking tina
the people thinking and when the people think :
Is time TO take note Of the public pulse. ahou
TO add that going to begin Greater omshi
commercial prosperity and political prsscieA ee
Just watch Ne grow We going TO be some city
some city"
"Thsms my sentiments, toe"