The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 24, 1896, Page 1

o VOLUME LXXX.—NO. 146. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24, 1896. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WHAT CHARLES L. TAYLOR WOULD DO IF MAYOR If elected Mayor of San Francisco I shall do all in my"‘ power to secure a judicious and economical administra- " “tion of public affairs. I shall do all I can to -secure to every citizen the full benefits guaranteed under . the constitution of the United States and the laws of Cali- . fornia. If [ become Mayor my mind will be absolutely free from _ prejudice toward any class of citizens. People of every religion may firmly rely upon me to pursue a policy of even-handed justice, without regard to creed, sect or color. I am not a corporation tool or a corporation hater. [ have opposed the unjust reduction of assessments on corpora- tion property and 1 have| equally opposed the granting | of valuable franchises, except | for a fair revenue on the earnings for the City. I believe in doing e\'ery—i thing within reason for the| health and general welfare of the City. This involves good sewers, a well-equipped Fire Department and an active in-| terest in streets, parks and éeneral public improvements. | I am opposed to bosses and| .- jobbery, to unjust aggressions | on the rights of the people| ~and to all forms of corporate | and private encroachments on ‘ liberty that rob the people of | their rights under the law. Every law against the best interests of taxpayers and| workingmen should® be re-| pealed. I believe in an economical | and progressive administra- | tion of municipal government. | No extravagant appropriations | should ever be made. [ Franchises should never be granted to corporations or cit- | izens without due profits for| the masses. avor a policy that charges | corporations for franchises. | The City ought to reap “ millions for the valuable rights | it sells to corporations. ‘ The Mayor ought to hide| his personal wishes and hear | both sides of every case. The Mayor should be a| man of such standing as will | cause all classes to feel that their interests will be safe in his hands. We want a Mayor who favors good roads, the im- provement of parks and squares and the bettering of the City’s sewer system. [ Our sewer system ought to be scientific and lasting, thus conducing to the health of the people. Good roads are a mark of civilization. Every highway in the County ought to bein excellent condition. Qisco ought to know the peo- ple and their wants,and should have the courage to oppose Clear Cut Ideas of th Its Chief Officer. T 7 Ve re— s or \ i ! al ‘Ml‘/l/’llll//. y ) // Z ) 7 27 AT e Needs of the City and the Duties of . COLONEL CHARLES L. TAYLOR, Republican Candidate for Mayor. their enemies and advocate their interests. A Mayor, like a Judge, ought to follow law and jus- tice in every case and give every person a fair hearing. The Mayor ought to do all| be maintained in its present excellent condition on a lib- eral allowance. Nothing is of more vital importance than our public school system, and it should be maintained on a high in his power to see that every | plane. The rights of parents, department of the Govern-| |ment is efficiently adminis-|be subserved. The Mayor of San Fran-|tered, and he should be in| pupils and teachers shouid San Francisco needs a touch with every branch of | Mayor who believes in doing the administration. Golden Gate Park: ought to everything in reason for the public health. To this end the sewer system ought to be improved and the well- known rules of ‘health en- forced. : I believe in vigorously pros- ecuting suits for the posses- sion of all lands that belong to the City. The Mayor should not be the first man to try a new plan, nor the last to abandon an old, for the government of the City. : The City’s ‘Fire' Depart- ment should be first class in every par.icular. There ought to be the best possible equip- ments for putting out fires. In adjusting water rates the City’s rulers should eliminate prejudice fr m the problem. These questions ought to be settled on' safe,sconservative lines without malice and without . fear of either the corporation or the people. I think the Mayor ought to conscientiously study the in= terests of the masses and act in accordance with his con- science. He should have no friends to humor and no ene- mies to punish. The Mayor of San Fran- cisco ought not to hold him- self above the approach of the humblest citizen. The richest man should not be granted.a favor that the hum~ blest cannot obtain. While nothing should be done to curtail legitimate ex~ penses in the administration of municipal affairs, the Mayor and other officers ought at all times to check extravagance and a waste of the people’s money. Everything within reason ought to be done to make the Police Department efficient and in every way ample to guarantee protection to . life and property. I believe in being aggres=- sive for the right, fearless of the evil-doers and vigilant where the liberties of the masses are concerned. The Mayor of the City ought to know the people of all classes, ought to keep in touch with all sorts and con- ditions of men, so as to be able to pass intélligently on questions affecting all shades of the population. If business men regard the Mayor as a demagogue they do not respec;c him, and if the poor regard him as the tool of jobbers they hate him. The Mayor’s endeavor should be to be just to all classes. Business sagacity, a knowl- edge of the City and its wants and the desire to be progressive and fair - should characterize the ambition of one who wants to be Mayor “1of San Francisco. 1If elected Mayor no man or corporation need fear any act of mine unless it fears an honest hearing and a fair trial. The Mayor of a city is not called upon to put his own views forward offensively on any question. He is an ex- ecutive officer, and his chief business is passing on ques- tions that pertain to the wel- fare of the people. The Mayor of this City should not be under obliga- tions to factions of any kind. His sole guide should be the law. The affairs of this City should be administered on strictly business principles, just as an honest man would administer the affairs of a great commercial institution. The chief executive of a city ought to remember that the office he holds is not his private affair and that he is only the servant of the peo- ple. The Mayor ought to give to the City his time and best abilities, noting closely every | affair that demands conscien- | tious attention, remaining ever vigilant where important in- terests of his constituents are at stake. NEW TO-DAY. A PERFECT BREAKFAST FOOD.