Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02
OUTS HEAR ECHOES
OF VOICES OF ms
Magnolia Hall Given Over to "Big
Six" Speakers, Who Rap
Ring Rule.
SUTTON HEARS R1NE's SPEECH

The "outs" held forth in Magnolia
hall, 2404 Ames avenue, last even
ing, while the ''ins" addressed the
beloved people from automobiles just
outside on the corner.
One could sit in the hall and hear
Judge Sutton and the other anti"
advocates denouncing the sins of the
wicked ms and then stick ones
head out of the window and hear
Mayor Dahlman or one or the other
''ins" pledging eternal fealty to the
people and voicing high ideals, the
noble aspirations OF which would
have done credit to st. Augustine.
In wind-capacity the 'ins" outside had
easily the better of II. City Attorney
Rine's voice seemed to make the win
dows rattle for blocks around and cause
little children to cry in terror Mayor
Jim. with somewhat less pressure, was
still equal to about two Sutton'power in
vocalization.
sutton InterruDte Rine.
There was no demonstration OF the
one side against the other with the ex-
ception OF one little incident. After Judge
Sutton had addressed the out meeting
inside the hall. he went to his auto
mobile at the corner. Mr.. Rine was in
the midst OF an impassioned period de-
claring that he was not cemetery for
dead issues" as sutton had dubbed him,
but that the Judge was simply sore
because he. Rine. had nailed his. SUIT
toms, skin to the barn door. Judge SUIT
ton had stepped moment by the auto
mobile and called:
Let me talk for you about five min
utes. John"
Rine, somewhat dustered, continued
his talk while willing voices in the au-
dience bade the Judge IN various more
or less polite terms TO go away, which
Judge sutton did forthwith.
Endorse Auditorium Bonds.
Magnolia hall was crowded TO the
doors for the meeting of the outs. {"
III. p. Galbraith presided and intro
duced first e. v. Parrish of the Com
mercial club. who spoke briefly on the
Auditorium bonds. and received strong
endorsement fer them. j. Harry Sinclair
also spoke. Then came Judge Sutton,
chairman OF the campaign committee OF
the outs
He declared that never has city been
governed by such a gang OF public-serv-
ive-corpora officials as Dahl
man and his bunch"
''Ths Doodle of the electric light COM
pany AMI the gas company Is behind these
men, he declared DO you think they
ever expect to give you cheaper electric
light? No. When this election is over.
II you should elect them again. they
would meet and solemnly declare, smil-
ing behind their hands. that the pro-
posed ordinance Is unconstitutional or
something like that. They've been rob
bling you all these years. II scent cleo
trio light Is right now 4 wns right last
year and the year before and back
through all the nine years, So you've
been robbed OF the difference between s.
cent electricity and 1l-cent electricity all
] these years.
what other Cities Get.
why. Cleveland. o., gets its electricity
for 3 cents. Hastings. Neb., gets its
electricity for 6h cents. And Omaha
pays II cents. Arc you going 70 stand
for II ionger?''
Judge sutton told also OF having been
in certain ',joiEt' in Omaha TO see
what Il was like and finding there. among
the painted women and the cribs the
signs OF Let Well Enough Alone, "
which cry, ne said. would be suitable
slogan for any hishway robber
Harry J. Hackett told of hts services
In investigating end bringing to light out
rageOUs election frauds in Omaha.
Harry r. zimman reviewed his own
record OF pu6lic service and outlined the
platform which tho big six offer TO
Omaha n they are elected.
A. A. LamOreaux amused the crowd
with several funny stories and James W.
Metcalfe related the labors extending
over many days Of long hours. by which
the comprehensive platform of the big
six was evolved and presented TO the
people
1t was a meeting full Of enthusiasm. Of
ten punctuated by Wild applause at telling
hits by tins speakers
And down below Dan b. Butler fairly
wept with laehrymoss pleadins; John A.
Rine ratified the windows and made sleep
impossible for blocks around ans Mayor
Jim removed his hat at desperate risk OF
catching cold while ne called high
heaven 10 witness % his honesty
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