Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-20
The Political Caldron

AMEs CARUso DAIIIAiAN will come back soon
from Excelsior Springs IN his finest fighting form
smeared with war paint they tell US at The city hall
indeed u all they be true, the mayor will come not
only refreshed from the official responsibility
but grit for the battle.
You've nut him his mettie" said one OF his
uroRies' with all this talk. this 'Bilr IRE and
seven new men stuff You are eoing 10 see a wild
COWBOY around these parts pretty soon. Jm's going
70 put on some fancy sceney and don't you forget r
hon think he's lost strength by the TACT tbat he's
served three terms already ana furtper hocaus. he
missed his throw at that maverick OF Uncle Sans
ana mas to fall back on this tame city steer All
rs s"O, wen see Watch James show the people that
IT'S Just az easy to get away with the fourth Gun on
eoliee as the first, second third"
ihFee years ago the cry was for new men IN the
DiS haL Ihen those making the cry proceeded to
name men, who while very good for the n,ost mar,
We're by no means in politics On ton OF all this
was phed as bad Job of management as ever super
imposed itself on anybodys campaign DabIrnan ana
his crowd and lot OF others not ent,r,l,r IN s,s
my with them, found room for complaints Of "ptiri
'anca politics, and the result is still fresh in mind
rms year the gentlemen who thus erred three
Seets ago are guarding against repetition OF their
Hhstake While still bent on Cleaning out the cty
nall they perceive the wisdom OF going about II I'm
very different way Tn the first place they want
csaa,ss, VINO can win more than simply new
candidates, although they would like to hold onto the
new idea. But n you find them resorting 10 such
uied ana astute politicians albeit good public lseyv
anu, as BIN ureA Harry znmsn. Frank Bandle for
SuFpfiGdd.
aa we know these three men have never been thus
associated by anyone contemplating the movement
mere being described This reference is made rather
IN general simply rejecting thouEhts now
revolving In certain minds.
see they're getting ready TO clean US out
quoth Tom Flynn, city clerk. Well II they do
want 10 land somewhere I see they're after a good
manager for this seven so guess here's where
get on Put me down a candidate for that lob
Whsts the matter with me running the campaign of
these gentlemen They all know Tom Flynn, know
Ihat ne Is on the square and has tip or two on the
way the game Is played. And as this is a nonpartsan
ellair why guess ~ do for any new bunch as we'll
as II they we're all democrats with any decent ticket
Ahp me manager we'd be unbeatable
ana there might be more truth than poetry in
Rhat the witty freshman says, at that
n note also that my friend. r. Beecher Howell IL
pulling for the. city manager plan of municipal gov
eminent" added Flynn. "weII I'm like Bob Tim
for 1t II can be city manager And I'd just as soon
have that job as the one Of running some ones else
campaign.
but. there's this object TO- that is you're MAX
ing fun OF the way I read off the ordinances and
other documents at the council meetings You say
humble them like wRrock at his incantations
Why man, when went to school was considered
the best reader In my class My teacher used 10 say
that I'd be an orator some day IL kept on
Wen, maybe can't read ordinances but I can
read signs all right And one OF the signs that
read right now Is Is. that 10 any rcfornier wants 70
head ticket for city commission. and wants toand
he'll make in awful mistake II he don't take me up
on my proposition to run the game for him"