The herald., 1920-08-19

city manager for General Jastrensk
of promised naturally opposed by
his Ring in their crowded and busy The
lasted than the unseish Mr. Behrman drew from the city
treasurer for defeating the reforms which the General had
promised.
Left lis secIuson Again
In 1908 was yce-charman OF the campaign committee
managing Colonel Theodore Wikinsons campaign
ernor against the candidate of Mr.. Behrmans Ring
In 1912 stood candidate for council commissioner
the Good Government League ticket keep aght
fire had kndled long before unsesh eli
zenshp Of Mr. Behrman parted company with peace and
scluson in that aray felt glorously repaid
the day after election that had poled 5000
Mr. Behrmans Ring: Let me add. in the meantime
in his devotion to his public duties that Mr. Behman-tha
great Democrahad doubled salary perquisites
mayor ana was now drawing down $1,000 on the plea that he
needed all to entertain the grandee of the whole
great exposition that never was held.
His Salary Stayed Up
He reduce his salary and his perouses TO their
previous level when that exposition project failed
less would have done had so crowded and
busy. This suggested to him years later
cost OF living had then risen greatly and he could not get
mrer of human greatness with due appreciation of human
selfishness ought to bubble at small detail
IL have made square stand for public deccncy,
tree politics and civil progress in New Orleans every
time the issue has been raised during the last 81
years, while Mr.. Behrman has ir2cconciIaby
public vice, political bossdom and social and civil
sagnatiOn of these occasions i'm that
same period except the first and that first occasion
the only of them all at which Mr.. Bchrman
did not hold public job and draw a salary from the
81 have sought asked for fight
man made them at the loss of the peoples time.
Martin First Always
Il spent my money for these while Mr..
and the money from the beneficias vice
protected special interests against these great
1 people NJ Behrman has failed to
coin fight he made against the people into higher
office and bigger for himself
while nearly all the years of my life, says Mr.
Behnman have ebcn devoted to public service, Mr.
McShane has spent the number of his
the accumulation of his private fortune and care OF
You have you record
in which we have both spent our years Mr. Behrman says he
himself, and himself alone henchman of boss
preme dictator of Ring years
does claim to have been in the service of the public
years. during which he held political job dur
ing which he had not broken his to the public or years
in which the people of New Orleans exled his Ring from the
The War Drives
Mr. Behrman that charming
ly him, marvellous activities in the
drives He modesy procams that he nearly every
committee I admit that farther and supply detail
that modesty does not largely die
selection of most of these committees himself
was new asked O a single OF those
committees Had received any such invitation from
him gladly would have accepted any responsibility
81 made however my full share o contributions o the
funds they were proposed in proportion to
my means. did most other average citizens. bought
s1OOOOworth of Liberty bonds and bought them
as the government them bought-to hold. l held
them and Not of them has been Sold
political campaigning If Mr. Behman did not buy
why does he mention the circumstance at TINS
time? running for reelection his record as
the time OF Mr. BehrmanS crowd
ed and busy that he working to
politically than to strengthen his gov
eminent militarily. believe it, would not be-
lieve it of today did he not proclaim it himself
and the District
Certainly that part of the wonderful work OF this
marvellous which delights boost during this
subsequent political campaign did his polca1 fortunes
harm. But another part of Mr. Behrman's
litcal work that he is not wont to proclaim.
1.-THE real test of the quality and the quantity OF
Behrman's devotion TO his countrys cause came
when he of his country cOnfced with his
political interest That test was reached when
the welfare the community put at issue,
when the morale of the recruits, when the health OF
O Is the field of battle all
staked against the filthy profits of organized
mercial prostitution. The Republic asked for public
virtue, for the suppression of prostitution Mr.. Behr
man, with all the Of his office and an the
of his political affiliations, stood for public
and the perpetuatiOn of prostitution The Mayor
New Orleans, against the policy of the Nation,
the of Tom Anderson and the keepers
Red Light dives He left his office in the City
to duties OF which he confesses himself
and affectiOnately devoted, and travelled all
the Washington to the TenderlOn.
nothing but merely state the facts. failure
administration asks reelection national
patriot judge his patriotism by that sole
which his political interests confced
the people of New Orleans and with the
safety of nation war?
ANDREW ]. McSHANE"