Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
An Editorial For Omaha


Who are these men to be?
Two states have been made up by joint action of the
candidates and managers, self-apponted named by
them Each includes seven men. The two have joined
lsses-and the issues have cenered largely in abuse
defense of the police administration.
The Bee IS not in sympathy with all that has been
said and done in behalf of either slate 1t is not in SYM
pahy with the entire personnel of either slate Nor is it
disposed to accept the issue fixed by these two groups
the only or paramount issue
Police administration is one issue but there are
Others The city should have business brains to conduct
what s after ALL of the biggest business projects of
the community. It needs men of broad and far vision
who plan for the future avoiding the costly mistakes
of ignorance expedency 1t needs of experience
trained by private public work. who know what is to be
done and how to do it.
The city commission moreover should be representa-
tive not of faction but of all Those who do not think
prohibition panacea for all human ills should not be
ruled OF all voice governmental affairs any
than should all prohibonss be forced without the pale
The business interests of Omaha should not be given
elusive control of the city government but neither should
their interest be entirely overlooked The line should not
be drawn against Catholic Protestant Jew Gentle,
laborng rich man. reformer reactionary-pro-
vded only that there honesty of purpose and of action
Insofar represent the composite thought
of the community these should represent Omaha as
city commissioners
These lead The Bee to favor the election of the
present city commissioners who seek another term
w. G. Ure has had long record of distinguished
public service as county commissioner, city and county
treasurer and city commissioner in charge of finance
His knowledge of public affairs, his devotion to the public
interest his command of difficult stua for the bene-
tit OF the ordinary fok was never better shown than wnen
STILL cut electric light rates to $4,000 ordinary users and
forced the big to their fair share of the burden
j. Dean Ringer has been police commissioner for the
last three years He has recognized the fact that the
people want and are entitled to be safe from criminals
scrupulous privileged interests. No has successfully
challenged his faithful to enforce the law and
i the aos of the ne e h n G
mum of scandal without favorsm and with complete
freedom from any BOSS
NJ 10 cv;I of IonUe
perence this work, familiar with the cys problems
and believer in Omahas future He has vision he sees
the Omaha of 1850 we'll that of he knows what
must be done to make it safe and good place IN winch
to lve and how to do it. He is the only candidate with
special training for the direction of public works
Harry B. Zimman has knowledge of city gov
ernment in theory and practice He has risen from the
ranks of the plain people and one OF them s IN
leves to be right and represents that section of public
opinion which favors tolerant as we'll as positive en-
Dan B. Butler is veteran in city affairs. Three
times he has been elected city commissioner and twice
before city clerk No other candidate has been given the
voters favor for city office many times.
Thomas Falconer is one who won election three years
simply and solely by reason o personal tr,endshp mp
intelligence and fairness He has made good IN the PARK
department and that gives him added strength in this
campaign.
These are the six commissioners seeking reelection
Five are republicans democrat they not all
of one church Glass; they do not look upon prohib
ton with single mind, upon many another ISSUE
They not subject to dlctaton by any single group
They may may not do at all times what The Bee or
some other newspaper thinks should be done.
But these honest, capable and fair They
know their Jobs Combined they have of city at
fairs ability work for the cys interest which,
The Bee believes, other group possesses They have
carried the city for three rising
market without increasing the tax-levy-the only
mental body which has practised such They
have retired $6520O0 of city bonds in three years. COM
pared with their predeces.ors record Of $4,000 They
have cut electric light from to IL cents They
have extended the public recreation facilities, enforced
of
new standards of service all classes of city en-
ployes.
The Bee does not claim that all virtue is confined to
these does seek to fost its beliefs upon
anyone ese Each voter should make up his own mind
and his slate But part and parcel OF Omaha,
The Bee believes that Omaha best be served by keep
ing these men at the helm.