The Oregon daily journal., May 25, 1907, Page 14, Image 14

Tim OREGON" DAILY JOURirAi; PORTTAinJ. SATURDAY . EVEIiniO. MAY 3. ICCT.
OEKLIII 111
FOOL MIEOIIE
If Elected Must Disappoint Either
. North End or His Good
4JT ' - u Supporters. .
(YOUNGEST- OFFICIAL IN.WESL
' IN . CHARGE OF LOCAL N. P.
LINES
IN POSITION WHERE
HE CANNOT PLEASE BOTH
Lane : Say Republican's Support
Come From Good and Had Dls-I
trlcto If Candidate Succeed One
Set 'Will Be Disappointed. .
A ' large, . repr rents tire audlenoe
greeted Mayor Lane and Judge Plpea
at Mount. Tabor- last night... The
speakers were Introduced by Frank J.
Parkins, a. Republican, who stated In
bit Introductory remarks that although
h. mr,Ai4at. waa a tl.mATMl ' In IfWlk.
log over tba audience ha would have to
eonreas it waa a Kepuouoaa meeting.
Judge Plpea bacaa hla ramarks by
aaylns ha could not hlmoalf dlatlngulah
tba Democrats . trora the Republicans
la his audlenoe. "we walk the atreota
together and drink tba aams water."
aald Judaa Plpea. "and after all the
rood of Portland la the common object
between ua.
. SCW Bemove Party Politics, v
' "Becauee of partlaan poUtlea our city
governments are not a credit to the na
tion. Municipal government la tba
J United Statee la a subject for atudy
among statesmen and sobolara in both
Europe and America and they all give
ona Torsion for Its failure party poll
ties. In our own charter recently
adopted a proylslon dlrorces the city
government from party politics aa muah
possible. To bring;- about tats
separation tha election does not occur
the same year of tha state election.
This provision mat tha approval of
those learned men. Including- Or. Lane
ana r. isevun. wno arew up me emu- . Henry C. Nutt who has been' ap-
ler. iney were wito u provision pointed to succeed C. M, , Levey In
Waa a good One. It Clearly served We lhit of Northern Pacific railroad In.
purpose of removing municipal Issues I (.ruti nn tha pMfm nnant win u.
from tha malignant Influence of party .um. hl, n.w duties in June. Ha Is
politics. - ,,' I aald to be tha youngest man occupying
. wtuu amm wum uwm i go lmnortant a noaltlon rn tha railroad
mm wfivo . w u rr aervice. Mr. Nutt now occupies tha of
pasaeo. inrougniue nanua ox me egia- itiM ot KtnmTlll superintendent of New
Tork Central lines at Detroit, Michigan,
which position he has realgned to coma
to tna ' coast, at the invitation of Mr.
Levey. He served with Levey and id
llott for yeara when all, were In the op
erating department of the Burlington
Mayor Lane followed Judge Plpea I linea In Iowa and Missouri, and a steady
Li'
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Henry 0. Nutt, In Charge of Northern Pacific Lines In Portland.
lature and, waa ratified at tha ' polla
by the people of tbla city. Mr. Devlin
now asserts. In effect, that this most
Important change - waa wrong and la
preaching partisanship."
Laao XCeartuy Ctreeted.
and was greeted with tumultous ap
plause. He held the attention of bis
audience through two hoursv It was 11
: o'clock ' when tha mayor finished. Ha
said that he was opposed by tha re
putable and disreputable alike, that la,
. the Intereata and ' the north and. ; He
aald when ha came into office tha coun
cil aeemed to have developed a habit
of handing out valuable franchisee on
sliver plattera to whomsoever should
ask for them. "v;",
In reference to tha north end ha re
futed tha charge made against him that
he protected, some houses while others
were ousted. He had only been "more
severe on the men than on tha women
who were conducting tbese places. It
is a great problem and tha people do
not understand the working of tbla ter
, rlble affliction with which every city
must contend. .
Somebody WO! Be Poole.
V Mayor Lane alao stated! that no per
sonal attack was made upon Mr. Devlin
in connection with the1 north . end
simply that ha waa "receiving the aup
port of the north end and knew It He
aald ahould Devlin bw elected either the
good people that voted for him or tha
bad people would be fooled. On the
other hand, should the mayor be elected,
no one would be deceived, for he la
openly against tha north . end and on
the aldaof good government and a clean
municipality,
- Robert Andrews, Democratic nominee
for councilman at large, after being
. warmly" recommended to tha voters by
the mayor, waa called upon and made a
few remarks. He assured tha people of
hla aympathy with tha policies of
Mayor Lane. . Mr. Andrews Is an old
friend of the mayor and decided to be
come a candidate when he learned that
the mayor would run again.-
Excellent music waa, provided during
the evening.
friendship has existed between them.
Mr. Nutt ia a native of Iowa He waa
born at Council Bluff a in 18(1. At the
age of 10 years he became a rod man in
a , Burlington railroad . aurvcylng crew,
and from that day ha remained a rail
roader. He continued with the en
gineering department until March, 1190,
when he was appointed trainmaster on
an Iowa division. A year later he be
came chief clerk In the office of tha
superintendent of Iowa lines, and with
in a abort time waa made asaiatant su
perintendent, s On Mr. Levey's with
draws! from the Burlington lines, Mr.
Nutt was appointed superintendent of
the Iowa linea. --..
A few yeara later Mr. Nutt went to
the Michigan Centra) aa general super
intendent at Detroit. There appears to
have been a sort of free masonry among
men who Came up from the school of
Burlington railroad operative , They
show a disposition to hang together.
W. C Brown, who started aa a brake-
man on the, Burlington main line and
became general manager of the system,
and later head of the New Tork Central,
is still drawing upon the Burlington for
men who can operate a railroad.
Very. E,6 w Kai,eS
JAMLSTOWN EXPOSITION
All Points East
.' .. ' Are you goinp; east? Do not for- .-i " :
. p-et our excellent service and that r .
v you can make' the renowned .Yel- .A ' v
- . : . lowitone Park trip when using our -X .; ':
line at very little additional coat, . "i'i X'XxX.',.
t. "EVERY LUXURY OF TRAVEL"-
NORTHERN PAGliic
RAILWAY
0 For rata and informa tloa call on or address
' 'V D. CHARLTON, A.' Q: P. v A: If
Portland, Oregon.
Ticket Office Third and ' Morrison Streets.
iini it TiiAVf ic r nciri iit CTiMnc enn
una ii nuitaflj wvuLM j i nmn i mi
What All Republicans Should Stand for and
:4 . Demand From Lvcry. Candidate.
peopla, or when it wm more neoeaeaJT Olseusa
of loeal city government. Zt should be a cam
as and la which, oaljr suob anestloas shall ha dis-
MEETS DEATH
SIX-DAY RACE CLOSES
TONIGHT
,
Chariot Kaoo Vaxt vsek at
Xxposltlom Sink.
Tonight will be the close of the big
six-days' race meet at the Exposition
and it promises much excitement. The
' session will close tonlaht at 11 o'clock.
Next week a real chariot race will be
aiven and new RIchirdson akatea will
be furnished. Don't fill to see the race
tonight or hear Parsons' orchestra. The
Expo will not be open Sunday.
QUARRY NEAR MILWAUkiE
. MAKES BASALT BLOCKS
Machinery and equipment ' valued at
sxv.uuu is oning jnatauea oy mo unnen-
den 4 Palmer Rock company in the
quarry above Mil waukle. Rock crush
ers, donkeys and derricks,, are . being
swung Into place and operations will
begin at once. ' -
There are 60,000 basalt blocks all ready
for delivery that will be lifted out aa
noon aa the first engines and derrlcka
.can be installed. They are aold, and
will be used for jetty construction work.
The quarry la about one mile south Of
Milwaukle on the river. Barges are be
ing built to transport the aand, crushed
rock and gravel to the city. ' ,
111 HUSH
aMBHasaMaawaaaMBBawaaM y
Brakeman Clarenc Payne
Crushed in Wreck on Astoria
& Columbia River.
Is
THROWN BETWEEN CARS
ANO GROUND BY WHEELS
Was on Rear Car Signalling to the
Engineer When a Northern Pacific
Train Crashed Into the Caboose
' Track Strewn With Wreckage.
A disastrous railroad accident, result-
lng In the death of Clarence ' Payne, a
brakeman, and the partial demolition
of two cars, occurred at 10:45 o'clock
last night at Beatfjr aiding, four miles
from thla city on the Astoria ft Colum
bia River line. . .
Through Northern Pacific freight No.
14, bound for Seattle, in taking xhe' aid
ing to clear the line for No. 12, the Ta
coma flyer. crashed into a strlha of
freight care, with such force as to smash
the caboose and a baggage coach and lit
ter the mam track with wreckage to
such an extent that traffio waa Inter
rupted until an early hour thla morn
ing. ,.. ,'-,.,'--.....,,.., ..,-.-
Payne was on the ear of the freight
algnailing when the collision occurred.
The unfortunate man was 'hurled be
tween two . cars and Instantly killed.
The body was removed from the wreck
age by. the train crew and brought to
thia olty by Coroner Flnley. An inqueat
will be held this afternoon at t o'clock
to fix the responsibility.
No. 84, which was made tin of SO
heavily laden cars,- had orders to wait
for the Tacoma flyer at : Beatty slding.
On -the aide track at the time was a
strlna- of 27 oars. The accident ia be
lieved to have been due to a miscalcula
tion on tha .part of the crew of the dis
tance between ; the end ; of the freight
and the cara on- the'etdlng. ? -
Payne was on the steps of (the ca
boose; signalling to Engineer E. Nelson
when ' he met his death. The ; train
backed up slowly, -but for some cause
that may develop at the inquest the
engineer did not slow down in time to
avoid the collision. The caboose and
baggage car - were badly smashed, and
was , necessary to send- a wrecking
train from this city to clear tha line. .
Tha Taooma , flyer 'waa blocked for
several hours, and, to tha great lneon
venlenoe of the passengers. Payne waa
a resident tif Tacoma, and leaves a
wife and family. No arrangementa
have as yet been made for the funeral
SELECT ROSE CITY PARK
' FOR OLD LADIES' H
Building Operations Will Com
. mence Soon on Substan
tial Structure. .
' ' ' V 1 Toa oaa bow
RATES
S
1 make you arrangements to visit the .
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
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Or any other point in the east, this iommer, and take advantage of
the very low ROUND TRIP rates that hare juit been fixed upon by
THE OREGON RAILROAD ft NAVIGATION COMPANY.
, From PORTLAND to i
Chicago. :..$71.S0
St Louis $67.50
St Paul $63.15
$85.00
$81.00
$81.40
Omaha. . . . .... . . . .$60.00 $73 JO
Sioux City........ $60.00 $73.50
Kansas City. ..... .$60.00 $73.15
A Crect routes both ways.' B One-way through California,
Tea daya allowed to rotas' trip, 00 days for return.
pleasure wnaia iimiiab j
topoveia at
TIckeU will be on tale Jane 6. 7, 8; July 3. 4. 5:
Ausntt 0; 9, 1 0; September 1 1, 12, 13
Oorresponalng rednotloB la rates from tha ettles named to Jamastowa
and. rstura. ror rail parUoalara lnq.ulra of
WM. McMTJRAY. . , C W. STINGER.
Oaaatal Paeeeafst Ageaa, Olty Ticket Agent,
. . ''"--' . : -r I Thtra and Washlagtoa sttawts.
, . , ::
A' two-acre tract tn Rose City Park
haa been selected as the site for the
"Old Ladles Home." The trustees of
the society have sufficient funds in hand
to putup a commodious and well-ap
pointed building, to Improve the grouuds
and make the home a delightful retreat
for old ladles.
The trustees have about 120.000 in
cash and f 110,000 In Portland city prop
erty, enough of which will be sold to
raise sufficient funds to carry out the
plans of the building committee;
Among the more active members of
the society, who have assisted in form
ulatlng the present plans of the trus
tees, are: Mrs. P. J. Mann, Miss Nlch
olson, Mrs. Martin Winch, Mra James
Failing, Mra. Henry Corbett, Mrs. Rob
ert Livingston, Mrs. Hannah Robert
son and Madame van Bolton.,
C E. Ladd, Richard Williams, C A.
Dolph. Martin . Winch and Tyler Wood
ward compose the board of trustees.
As soon as the trustees can make the
necessary arrangements, building oper
ations will begin on the new home.
Republican iiyieeting
The Fifth ward Republicans will hold
meeting at the halL corner Fourth
and' Mill streets,' this evening at 8
o'clock. Speaking by T. C. Devlin, J.
P. Kennedy and J. P. Ka'vanaugh. Good
music; all Invited. '
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See Sunday Papers
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v ' This should ba a aamnalan of edneatloa. sTerer before has there beam
, a looal campaign where Questions of such magnitude and Importance ware
so as aotea upoa ar ms
the prlaelplea and pollelee
palga without peraonaUtiee
, cussed aa lawolra eleaa government, affloieat publle servioe, lmprovemrat as
expeditiously ana aa uorouguy aa possroie - to meei ne requremram ox
- present growth, careful Investment for tha wabllo' need of the Immedlstf
xuture, judicious expenditure ox the pubus money, ana taxauoa aa my
sot ezoeed the hounds ef reason and that shall be baaed, upon wall
, established aooaomlo principles. Tor , one, Z favor ' that our argu
ments shall follow these lines and that we preaeat to tha peopla such.
' facta aa may arouse them to aa approbation ef present eoadlUona and the '
urganoy which now exists for a eonstrnctlve poller of city government and "
. ah anrAAntfva fan. MnAhl a a uMwnnliililti wnilt In . rtTMtkiimX and IiumI
m-ua, yw -ww mrw fyuuwuu, ui sny B wu mwmjf u uutw anas
vnifl u ak Mmams. ttumnun. n bu naait m&a ma wr iu iiimamoTt . tu .
' lattaa of filial I man YKammM. of tba Bmunintla Oantral Donunltea. Unrlnir
Democrats to rota their tloket to stand by their aaadldates without a plan
.ox gorernmena, wrcaov any expression ox . principles ov pouun, vwn
. regard for personality or ooaatdaratlos of qualifications, and oomlng, as IS
, did, from the defeated oaaaldatp in tha primary election, la oaa of tba most
' foraeful and loyal partisan arguments Z have aver heard, and, unless X
mistake the Intelligence and party loyalty of X publicans, it will appeal to '
Um W1UI a invwwjwvi wm aww w.m a - - -
XonAay la sTsas. j...; ,- aa.,-. i .i 'i 1. a .'..!u.; '' '' '.
Ths XepabUoaa party, through Its Central Oommlttee has promalgatad s ,
platform to whioh all eaadldates " oa tha tloket have subscribed, : It la a
a.a.AM -av.a -a .1... Manna nrna fa aM naataa .:
vtn iu omoera are eieetea. xi u mna xirai rouor ox our avverumena rver
of ths Question and made a wsU-dexlned statement to tha people of what It
proposes to do locally la tha way ef building and Improving oar city, and
thereby assumes responsibility fog tha ability and faithfulness of its oan
, dldatea, and tha measure of their accomplishment If elected.
, Wi first favor an Improved public service. . Se -we' need ltf . Zs our
system of street cleaning and street repair all that yva oeuld daetret Za oa
poUoo department as effective as you eotua wiaa, ana your ures ana property
bo safe from tha highwayman and thief that ao Improvement Is post
To have noticed with what facility tha criminals are captured and punl
and It is for yea to say tf you are satisfied with results. Zs tha fire depart,
meat perfect, or aeaxly act -Are tha parks as attractive aa they might bat:
Are street and sewer improvements pushed along with tha earnestness that
tha time demands or that should ha eharaoterlstla of a foroeful executive
department t In short, are tha people getting all they pay for, or has tha
servioe of a local government Improved ta proportion as tha eost has
laoreaaadt . ; -.,r. Vt; v....;'.'v -.-l"' '.;. ;-:.V' .-' '' O '
atoir 'rmm cOtr or rmvia mrjom mam rtroxaASzi).
Cost. , . ISOO. i- 1S0O.I 190S. v, 1S07.
Polloe separtmaat ,..;,....r.f78,S33.4 f S788J4 S111,03&OS fl7a,7O0vOS
treat Bepalr ............. T,S44.03 . 83,034X8 . S048.40
Tire Department SOMa.ra : Z0AO37JZ -, tea,S3XS
Garbage Crematory ........... .SOT.Sl 4.T413S 13,S78S
treet tTUaalng aavft sTprtakllng a4tS.4S 4S043 TaSLM.
: . xow rorrm TAXia xatzi zrcrjtaAJSD.
Taxes, ISOO ...... ....... ...... ....... . ... . . ... .$818,458.74
Taxes, daUaeat ,.' ,01,808.43
Z.loenses ............. ...'.... .......... .... lflOtOflfl.74
All other sources BW81AS M'Amj.
ltoa :V. ..'-v,i-' '; -" " '-
Taxes, lto7 ...... I............ 398,101JM
' Taxes, dellnuuent .w... 8,890.48
Zaoeases 1S3.084-OS
AU other souroes 6137.18.
75,00000
7450.00
13,180.00
110,00000
-e S4a07Sje
Taxes, iso
Taxes, delinquent ,
ZUoensea ............ .........
Al other souroes .......
1413,804.85
4,70085
845,881.8
ia5,4SJO
e 789,383
Taxes, lM ..... ....fsao,sss
'Tuxes, delinquent ........... 8,637.78
, Zaoease ........... 816.887.80
- a aa auiaj Sanaa
....... . - r aV--J-,
Ustimated, 1SOT ' '."T
Taxes f1145TJK
Taxes, delinquent a50O0Q
ZJoeassa V. . . W.00.00
1AS,T75.0
AU other sanieas
180,036)0
.1,454,8800
PORTLAND
BANK AND OFFICE RAILING
v WIRE AND IRON FENCING
Barbed Wire, Wire and Lawn Fencing,
i ,. Poultry Nettinp;, Etc
Phone Main 2000.
WIRE AND IRON WORKS
SECOND AND EVERETT STS.
FILE
E TO
GRANT LANDS
Residents orCoos County Make
Application to Buy South- ; .
; ern Oregon Tracts. ;
ADVENTISTS OPEN .
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Reports j Read . by - President
Bunch Show Encouraging
Growth of Church. ; r
it
Boo ' '
Ami
The Best Scooting Soap Made
A Scouring Soap
A iitut Polish
A Glass Cleaaer
Coo oounty people, determined that
the Southern Oregon company shall be
loompelled to sell Its wagon road grant
ianas in aoooraance with tne terms . or
the grant, have again opened a crusade,
and about 100 residents have filed upon
grant . lands and - made application to
purchase at 12. SO per acre..
, The Coos grant was made in consider
ation of the .construction ef a wagon
road from Boaeburg to Coos bay. . The
act passed br congress provided that
the grant 01 lands hereby made shall
ba upon, tne condition that' the landa
shall ba sold to any person only In
quantities not greater than. one guarter
section, and, for a price not exceeding
2.0 par acre' which was the ruling
prlca-of -similar-government-lends at
the time of the grant . The lands have
since passed, from the original wagon
road' vedmpariy. to possession "of - the
Southern Oregon- company, ' headed by
Elijah Smith.. ii
Several times the company has been
at the point of aelllng the timber
landa. which 'are very valuable, contain
ing millions of feet of Fort Orford co
da. But each-' time the . prospective
purchaser, on - careful " examination of
tha terms of the grant, came to the con
clusion that the Southern Oregon com
pany's title was cot food,aBd ao sals
we' mads ?:;:vWi
Seventh-Day Adventlsts began tha
annual meeting of the western Ore
gon conference yesterday - morning In
the pavilion on the corner of Haw
thorne avenue and East Eighth street.
There was a large attendance of dele
gates and ministers, and tha ' opening
aeaaion waa an enthusiastic one from
every - standpoint President F. S.
Bunch had charge of the opening ses
sion and delivered a very foroeful ad
dress, reviewing the progress of the
church, during the year and ' suggest
ing lmprovementa in'dlfferent places. -Some
interesting figures were given
In the address, denoting tba ' financial
and numerical growth of the organisa
tion during the past year. President
Bunch stated that tha - total tithes ot
the year ending March SI, 10.
amounted to $1S,022.. In the year
which ended last March tha tithes to
taled J21.171.61. During the year 2.8
sermons wera- preached fori the oause,
The Bible readings reached 2.4 OS, and
9,282 - missionary visits were made. '
There were , 117 & accessions to-. the
church; and 77 baptisms. Twenty
seven persons , labored in the field for
the church, 'which includes office-:
b Portland
. - PORTLAND, ORKOON. v
' KVK.OPE AN PLAN ONLY
HEADQUARTERS TOR ' TOURIST
, AND COMMERCIAX.
- . - - TRAVELERS.
Everything to eat and drink, and
it costs no more in the . . .
Portiand otaJ RstbsksIIar
than elsewhere In the eitv. Enn
weekday night from 1:80 to 12.
ML O. BOVrsms. Mam
ret.
workers and : special assistance
camp meetings and 10 services.
In
' ' A Stgnfftcant Prayinr. ' .
' "Mav tha Lord heln von make Rnc.lr.
len's Arnica Salve known to alt," writes
J. O. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill, N. C. "It
luicaty iook tne pain out or a felon
or me and cured it in a wonderfnllv
ahort time." Best on earth for enrea.
burns and wounds. ; 8(0 at Bed Cross
Fharmacy. ' . .
NO ORATIONS FOR
V. JUNIORS OF ALBANY
jrlr-''":; -' I... i i . . . ; , , . .
- (Special DlipatrS to The Xoeraett " '
1 Albany.-Cr r May 25. Tha Albanv
college juniors are on a strike, refusing
to comply with the order of the faculty
to deliver orstlons during commence
ment week, v The college - authorities
hold that tha orations are a portion of
tha prescribed course and the class will
be unable' to graduate unleaa Its mem
bers comply. Tha faculty has for
warded letters to parents and guardians
advising them of tha action .of the class
and asking that they cooperate In In
forcing the rules. The Junior orations
are an annual event and to the winner of
this event ' Is awarded ths Wallaoa
medal for oratory and publlo speakln.
i demand a-snore eooaosalev sad saartary' snethod of street aleanhia;.
We favor flushing hard-surface pavements at night Instead of sweeping,
which leavea a plaster of filth upon tha street, whioh. with ths first ray of
semllght or sephys of tha morning, la converted Into dust, lades with disease,
. sad deposited la your markets, oa your food, la your homes and your shops
and stores. This Improvement aaa be accomplished by changing tha present
system ef oatch hastes. It to a matter eatlrely under the control of ths
Mayor aad Executive Board. , .
We adveeata that an aeesasary aaadafts aaa plpss f e pahlla aerviee
required la ths streets shall ha axteadad to-the our lines before hard-surfaoe
pavemaats are laid, sad thereby tha opening- of street aurfaoee to n great
extent prevented. Zs this a soaad business policy, aad does It appeal to
yoa as balna; within tha funetlone of a alty government T. X suggested this
measure when the platform of tha party waa being- drafted, aad X know It la
a soaad business policy, within tha functions of a city government, aad
aaa ha enforced through the Sxeoutlve Department. .
Wa advocate tha placing of all wires for telephone, telegraph and oles
trleal purposes under ground, aad theorem oval from oar streeta of tha forests
of poles whioh bow obstruct them aad Which may be a goo advertisement
for Oreg-oa timber, hut which aaa never add to tha heanty or our city or die
oonvenienoe of the people.
x favor ths municipal ownership of docks, and favor It now la order that
wa protect our commerce from exorbitant chargvs, provide beter f aollltlee aad
help to make Portland tha Uawest aad busiest city oa tha Pacific Coast, by
trovlalna- ths beet aooommodaUons possible where railroads and steamships
meet la tha only fresh-water harbor aa ths Pacific Ooaat. Xa this X am aup-v ,
ported by tha platforms of tha XMpuhUoaa party aad by tha Judgment of .ha .
most conservative business mas of this alty. X have been advocating- tha owner
ship of dooks by tha city for tea years. X have repeatedly set forth ths .
advantafsa thereof by citing tha examples la other sltles of tha world, aad
' X believe that tha people of this city will at this electioa provide for aaquJrlar
dook property, whioh will result more satisfactorily thaa any eaterprlaa -
:i- ths dty oaa sagaa-e la at this tlma, ; '
Ws advocate tha extension of our present park system by tha purchase
of land for playgrounds aad parks aad for tha improvement Of connecting'
driveways to meet tha preaeat requirements, sad so far as Is consistent
without aa excessive burden of taxation.
Ws advocate he lmprovemeat f Streeta by ths district plan,' which la
: now so earnestly supported by ths press aad our oommarolal and civic or-
gaalsatlona aad which, X am glad to say, X favored as Chairman of tha
Oommlttee oa Streets of tha Charter Board la 100. The preaeat proposed
amendment la exactly what ws reported favorably oa at that time aad which
waa defeated br a verv declalve vote in tha Charter Board. The 'district
plan of lmprovemeat wllMeesea tha oost of engineering- work, tha cost of
advertising- and ths liability for error, aad will provide a uniform aad higher
grade of improvement, will result la tha mors even distribution of traffio,
and will add Infinitely mors to tha value of tha property benefited aad assessed
therefor thaa will aver result from tha present methods.
' Wa demand that tha municipal officers shall reculre tha street ral
companies of this alty to equip their ears with suitable fenders for tha pro
tection of Ufa under the stats Jaw, ana that ths responsibility for tne svyie
or form of fenders aad. the aocldents reuniting- therefrom ba not shifted
from the eomeaalee aad landed oa the . city. Ba yon like that, or does it
appeal to yoa as ths oaly thing to do If you wast to place resuoasfhlllty
where tt belongs X favor this measure. , X have favored It aver slnoe the
state law was enacted, aad X have freauently expressed my visws thereon to
members sf ths preseat Oounoll. .- : ' : -
w are opposed to all perpetual , franchUes aad tha present charter
prohibits tha granting of them, and we believe la tha repeal of. thoas now
! In axlataaes and that repeal is possible, no matter where or how or by whom
they were granted, because we believe that tba oourts will hold that It to
against publlo policy that any person or corporation may hold forever aad
a day rights aad privileges of great monetary , value which belong; by every
prlaolple of right to a community la its corporate capacity. -' ' . ..
We believe that an municipal franchises are publlo rights to ha granted
to Individuals aad corporations oaly . upon such conditions and limitations
m will Insure to tha publlo adequate servioe, aa laoreaslng; - revenue to the
city commensurate with the value of tha rights granted, with full vjowsr
of regulation, control aad revocation that all persons aad oorporatloas to
whom municipal franchises may ha granted ahould be held to m strict
accounting for any failure to meet the conditions of their grant, express
or Implied, or for any Infringement upoa the rights of tha public . -,
We believe la Civil Servioe rigidly enforced that political aad personal
' considerations should not govern la tha seleotloa aad appointment of subordi
nate public off-clals, but that intelligence, moral worth aad sfflolsney should
be the coadltloBs necessary to such public service.
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UWI ABS 'POIaTCB BJBaVXATZOBB POB THE PBBTEHTXOB OP
ABB THE PBESEBTATXOB OP THE PEACE ABB DIOETTT Ol
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BtOBAXXT ABB OTBEXWX8B ZS XT CAE BE MADE SO.
We favor batter quarters for ths Municipal Court aad a -alaaa, well
ventilated prison for the. ooaflaemeat ef city offenders, all la. aooord with
the dignity of our lastltutlona.
' wa favor tha restriction of child labor a rigid aad Intelligent tnspeotloB
ty municipal officers of all mills and factories where people arc employed,
and of aU aohoolhonses and public or seml-publlc places, believing that the
aams wll add to the safety of Ufa aad .be conducive to the health, comfort
aad-weUbalaa; of .the community.'- k r -' '" i-;i-f '.T.w t.- 1 -v.
, . . These are the principles aad pollclea of local g-overnment advocated by
us, and for the carrying cut of thla programme for the good roverament
aad betterment of conditions In thla dty the BepubUoaa party pledges the
rolls st endeavor of lta eaadldates. Zt Is for the people of this elty to. decide
what they waa. Zt Is for BepubUoans to say If they prefer a Bemocratla
: administration, where .every Interest of the municipality ahaU be made aa
taatrumeat to. aid la perpetuating the rule of Democracy la city, aad eouaty
ana atete.
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