OCR Text |
Show T RU T H. 2 this , critical time. There is nothing on record to show ' that he has not been a consistent Democrat at all times; there is nothing to show that he would not make an ideal candidate; there is nothing to show that he would not make a first class president if .he were elected. . the nomination easier, won In the election by a larger vote and served the people better than any yet men- and they expect Mormons whom they have been villifying and lieing about to turn in and vote for them. The professional politician is the curse of this republic. He is the most ubiquitous evil in the land, and second to him is the. chronic office seeker. Both are barnacled on the body Anyone who r will invent politic. a method - of killing them roff will be a benefactor to the race; In stead of that we find them championed and the thought seriously promulgated that the chief object of government is to provide a living for them. offices, tioned. . . in Roosevelt will, be the Repuball probability, lican candidate. His home is .in New York. Tt does not seem at this time as though the ' Democrats have any chance of defeating him. They certainly cannot hope to carry on a successful warfare against him if they run away from New York and concede him the 52 electoral votes that New York controls. No, Roosevelt must be beaten in New York if he is to be beaten at all. If the Democrats do not purpose to make a fight for New York they might just as well give up the gun now and save their ammunition. New York Democrats send out the word that they can carry the state. If they can the 'Democrats, with the solid south, have a fighting chance even in 1904. ' But even if they should make this fight along rational lines and fail, they would at least leave the party in a good position and in a good condition for fights to fol- Theodore : : low. J It will be noted that nothing is said here of principles and issues. Very little is needed to be said at this time along this line. Democrats have been living on principles until the best of them would gladly welcome a change of diet a change to something with less wind and more of the husks and nubbins. A good fighting organization such as Tilden had, and a determination to get out of the swamps of Populism and back to the good old Democratic landmarks, should be the first consideration of every disciple of Thomas Jefferson. Salvation lies in that direction, and common sense points the way. Jt . " o MUNICIPAL Much to the regret of many of of the city who are desirous of having a first class man run for the. office of mayor, Colonel I. A. Benton, whose name was mentioned in these columns in connection with the place some weeks ago, is compelled to the-citizen- state that he cannot accept a nomi- nation. .Colonel Benton, as is well known, is general agent of the passenger department of the Rio Grande Western, and as such could not qualify without first resigning his position. This his superiors will not listen to. Major Hooper, the general passenger agent, was over from Denver a few days ago, and insisted that Colonel Benton should not leave the service of the road. The salary of the office of mayor is not sufficiently large to warrant one leaving the position of general agent, and so Benton will not run for this, or any other office. There will be a general disappointment among the people at the result of this determination on the part of a man who could have landed s There seems to be a very well defined feeling in certain quarters favoring the selection of a mayor and a city council which would do something for the city and not be always squabbling over party politics. Truth bias conversed with several gentlemen of both political parties on the matter and they declare that the time has arrived for the people to sit down on the petty bickerings which have characterized the government for so long and .elect a man for the head of the city government and a council from the several wards who will do something to make the city great Among those suggested for the place of mayor are ,M. H. Walker, Frank Knox and E. W. Wilson. The two former are Republicans, while the latter is a Democrat. It is argued that the city is bound to grow and that unless something is done right away we will be in no position to handle an Increase of. population. The water question must be solved, there is a world of improvement needed on the streets and it will require some of the best effort of the citys brainy business men to meet and overcome the difficulties. There seems to be a sentiment, among the element referred to that all of this petty strife should cease and that the municipal officials should be chosen with an eye single to advancing the interests of the city. If a candidate for an office, shows superior abilities for the place he should be elected without too much regard for political affiliations. Really, if this sort of' talk goes on much longer it would not be at all surprising if an . La.ke City Brewing Co. a wail on behalf of what it calls the Gentile politicians and would-b- e politicians, who it is claimed are not getting ja fair share of the plunder. The grand total in reference to state and federal AVING ENLARGED our capacity to a very great extent, we are how in contemporary, that they are filled by Mormons and 21 There are approximately 200,000 Morin the mons and 100,000 state. On a basis of population, which is the only criterion in a republic where universal suffrage obtains, that would entitle the Mormons to thirty-nin- e and the and non-Mormon- non-Mormo- s. ns one-thir- d to.-ninetee- non-Mormon- and two-third- s This does not show a the great . disparity, and what there is ap pears to be slightly in favor of the offices. Until very recently the entire congressional representation, two senators and one congressman, and the Supreme was court judges were and are still all It is a question how many minor offices it requires to equal one United Bates senator, one congressman or one judge of the Supreme court? The Gentiles havent yet been very hard hit in the matter of office holding since statehood. There are Gentiles, however, in some parts cf the state where there are only about ofenough of them to fill the various fices, who think that they, as a matter of right, ought to be elected to those non-Mormon- s. non-Mormo- n, non-Mormon- s. , 4444 4444 444 4444 4444 4444 Krugs Cabinet . . ; , . As nutritious as any Eiu'i-For tors or Malt Tonics' ltlld a Connoisseur's delight . Krugs Extra Pale and mild, and pu,.;'L. able, and appropriate on all occasions. I.iGlH, " Either of the above brands delivered any part of the city. In The Old Resort, 276 South Main Street. ADAM SNYDER, Proprietor. TELEPHONE 1061 Y. TTTTTTTWTTmTmTTTTnTmmmTmTTTmmiS independent ticket should be selected and placed in the field by citizens who do not care about politics in city campaigns. 4 4 The boom of George T. Odell for the Republican mayoralty nomination 1b not so strong as it was a week or two ago. The politcians accuse Mr. Odell ' of suddenly having caught the disease known as When...-theswelled head. called to offer their services they report that for answer they were told by Mr. Odell that he had the nomina- - !' iion in his vest pockety that the Commercial club was for him, the business element was with him and the ward heelers were with him, that he needed no more, but that if his callers wanted to get into his band wagon, well' and good. The visitors left with a bad taste in their mouths. Another-thinis being urged against Odell by some,' that is that so far as public sentiment : is concerned, a Mormon might as well be placed at the head of the ticket It is pointed out that he is closely to the Mormon hierarchy in a business way, and that he would hare to obtain the consent of the director ate of the implement company, which includes the president of the church and 'Other high officials, before be could accept the nomination, and that the line of demarkation between their priestly and their business functions would scarcely be distinguishable. shape to give our Beer the proper age that insures a superior quality to any other on the market. . The new article of 1 Beer we are now manufacturing is::::-:::,::- J : s, of I BEER, al-lie- d offices in the state is, according to our 38 OMAHA . T5he Sa.lt J A contemporary utters POLITICS. VD J -'Ji the gem of the rocky mountains. tt It is as pure as Beer can be made, and its flavor is exquisite. Give it a trial and convince yourself. We make no extra charge for this superior article, but sell it for $2.50 per case of two dozen quarts, delivered to any address in the city, bottles and case to be returned when empty. Thu Beer u bottled especially for Club and Family uae. Number Telephone Seventeen and leave your order. JACOB MORITZ, General Manager J J ... " , old Lib, The talk of a revival of the eral. party which has been in the air tor months has crystallized into someihing like definite shape. A compact ias been drawn up and is being passed around for signatures. The Idea is to ut a ticket in the field next fall with Mayor Thompson at the head of it The knayor and his friends want vindication of their attitude during the present administration. - J J . not City Recorder Nystrom will a candidate for n. bo He bas - canJi-jositively so stated. Possible dates on the Republican ticket arJK. L. Simondi, present deputy recorder A. P. Kesler, Frank Matthews and don I. Clawson. It seems very inconsistent of the Republican members of the for-Bo- cfly && council to keep on railing at the . . |