Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
CANDIDATES SHOW
SPIRIT AS ELECTION
DAY APPROACHES

the way of city government. The
present city government is wastetul
ana extravagant. There is not an in
stitution in Omaha which, il managed
in the same manner as our city gov
eminent, but would be in bankruptcy.
"The city hall officials carried on
the payrolls during the last winter.
sidewaik and paving inspectors for
whom there was not work. 1t IS a
Ecrimc against the city when this gov
crnment is asking the people to con-
serve their resources. They have
squandered your money tor automo-
|b;les for men who should walk or
ride in street cars.
Buy Gas Plant.
'We Of the ticket on which I am
running say to you that we believe we
can cut down your taxes $I5O,OO0 .
year. In the city legal department
are four able-bodied lawyers and two
3 It the police courts, and there is not
q enough work at the city hall for two
a}lawyers. One Of the lawyers at the
*city hall has been spending his time
Il defending bootleggcrs and automobile
If tshieycs.
Il Zone Of the vital issues Of this CAM
llspaign is the purchase of the gas plant,
1.-THE franchise of which will expire at
fshe end of this year. If the city can
take over this plant, the price Of gas
will be reduced about $l.50 per month
flor every home in the city. There are
10000 homes and even saying there
\ would be : reduction of $40 . year
zior each home, that would mean $780,
SO00 less per year than Is now being
Spaid. If the present administration
kcouid have had ito way il would have
textcndcd the gas franchise Is years.
Have you heard any Of the opposition
Isaying they were In favor of taking
lover the gas plant and thereby reduc-
}ins the price of gasl Did you hear
tiny Of the present city council pro-
ttesting against the recent increase OF
4the price of gasl -
A No Higher Car Fares.
II Another issue ID that this city
lgoyernment for the last 10 years has
lsnot been run from the inside of the
1city hall, but by the public service
aScorporations and other outside influ-
ences. The gas company helped elect
Them and that is why they will not
0ppose the gas company. How many
kof You want to help US fight the gas
tcompany and the street railway com.
lpany! You who favor an increase OF
street car fare, 60 to the polls next
Tuesday and vote for the city hall
5ticket, but if you favor Scent fare
tvote for the allied candidates. Those
who vote for the city hall ticket favor
3higher gas rates.
t Mr.. Smith estimated that 6-ceni
Sstrect car fare would yield $600,00C
Emorc year for the traction company
I. ]. Dunn followed Mr.. Smith. He
said, referring to Jim Dahlman's tick.
let: They say they are square, bu,
they refer to their heads. was in
the city legal department for, five
1ycars and the work was seven years
oehind when ] took hold and die
&the work alone and did more worl
3tlan the four who are now in the
Icity legal department"
S Dahlman Stands Paa
Mayor Dahlman, speaking before
IA gathering Of rs people in South
Side Turner hall, reiterated hi.
charges against Ed. P. Smith. -
sshave been warned by those allied can
*didates to be silent. Not one wore
'xthat ! have uttered will l take back
and ! will make these charges as Ions
sas ! have tongue to speak. ! hav,
1been vindicated by General Crowdel
lin Washington, who will investigat,
sthc draft boards. And when his maj
comes here / will simply give tn,
names Of those people whom / hav,
;Inentioned and let them take action
I'm as sure of what / say as I an
that Ed. p. Smith and Bill Urc will
have no more show at the election
than that card"
Commissioners Parks and Butler
Tom Reynolds, Henry Murphy an,
Police Judge Madden were others wh,
regaled the crowd with reasons VIII,
they should vote the Dahlman ticket
Madden, introducing Parks, quote,
Figures to show the amounts of none,
which, he stated, had been saved tn
City through the street cleaning de
partment under his short term. Rey
holds urged that labor be Represented
on al commissions.
Asked to Avoid Lawyers.
Henry Murphy admonished hi
hearers to pick their commissioner
from varied walks Of life, to put mel