The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-01
CANDIDATES In CONTRAST.
How Messrs. McMaster and Schmuck
Regard MOnopolies.
McMaster OutspOlxen and Pronounced, While
His Opponent Evades Plain Questions
Notes of the City Campaign.

few days ago Mr. Phillip Rappaport, the
wsll-knOwn editor Of the German Tribune, ad-
dressed aletter to the two candidates ormayor,
asking them to define their position the
street-railway question. Each made reply to
the letter, but Mr.. schmuck cannot be said to
| have replied to tho question so plainly put. His
letter of reply is couohed IN ambiguous Ian guage,
is evasive and unsatisfactory alike to the friends
of enterprise and the champions of monopoly.
II would be a difficult matter to determine
whether he is in favor opposed to a new street.
railway company, and he is evidently afraid to
take Il d eclded stand on any question, His letter
is CLOVIS:
To the Editor of the Indiana Tribune:
Slr-In answer to your letter of to-day, have
to say the following l am, as a citizen, as we'll
as will be as an officer, in favor that the citi
zens and not a corporation shall control the
streets and public places Whether would vote
TO give new corporation part possession of the
use OF any Streets depends, first, If 1t is in the
interests of the general public; next, whether a
majority or the citizens, and especially of the
properJy-hOlders where streets shall DE used by
the corporation, consent to 1t, and whether the
members of the new corporation are men of such
a character that public property and rights
could be intrusted to them. These are the views
which shall guide me in public life. 1 do not
think 1t proper to answer the question whether
| am in favor of the new or Metropolitan Street
Railway Company or any other corporation, be-
cause in case of my election would have as an
officer and representative of the people, TO de-
cue WDetnef an app. cation Tor certain prlVl-
leges should be granted or not 1t would be as
improper rs it would be for a candidate for
judgeship TO say how he would decide a case if
he should be elected, so it would be just as i'm
proper for a candidate for mayor to decide such
questions in advance. In the hope that this re-
ply will be satisfactory to you. remain, etc.
GABRIEL SCHMUCK.
Mr.. schmuck evades direct reply by saying
thatit would be improper for him to express his
views on question upon which he may be
called to pass in the event of his election. This
is certainly not a judicial question, but the
panest kind of legislative one, and one. too, of
the utmost Importance not only to every tax
payer but to every laboring man in the city. Mr..
Schmuck will make no friends by his faint-heart-
ed reply to Mr.. Rappaport's question. In contrast
TO the foregoing, read the plain, strag htforward
and outsp0ken letter of Mr.. McMaster, the Re
publican candidate for mayor
To the Editor of the Tribune:
Dear Sir-YOur favor making inquiry TO my
position on the new street railway is at hand.
In answer thereto can heartily say that
IN favor OF admitting it, The streets of this city
belong to the public, and there is reason why
any person or company should have exclusive
privileges In using them. [ desire to say, fur
Their, that all industrial enterprises that desire
to locate here should be encourage to do so.
They add property to our tax duplicate, thereby
lessening the ourdens of our people. They also
furnish employment to our labOrng men, and for
that reason they should be encouraged by all
honorable MEANS and if am elected shall con-
slider 1t my duty to exercise my influence in that
direction.
Ii elected. my highest ambition Will be TO use
my Influence in securing a good business admin
lstratlon of the affairs of the city. Such economy
should he used as will keep taxation down TO
the lowest limits consistent with the growth and
prosperity OF the city.
Nothing will offer stronger Inducements to
the location of shops, mills and manufactures
in our city than a low rate of taxation II an
opportunity offers, saau vote IN favor of the
new company. Yours truly,
JOHN L. MCMAsTER.
That answer is certainly square enough. If
Al
there can be little donbt as to how their votes
will be cast. In commenting upon the letters,
the Tribune says, 1--WE leave it to our readers to
make their own comments on the foregoing let
tiers, and will only say that we very much regret
that Mr.. Schmuck so evades a question which
has been for months discussed by the City Coun-
Gil, the press and the general public"
Remember the city election Is on October y,
one week from tomorrow. Republicans should
not fail to remember it. 1t is unnecessary to re-
mind the Democrats of the fact.
The Republican candidates for city offices,
McMaster Breunig, PattisOn and Saulcey, are
making splendid eanyaSses and Will, without
doubt, he elected by large majorites.
The Young Mems Republican Club will be ad-
dressed this evening by Hon. Stanton j. Peelle
on the political questions prominent in the city
campaign. There should he large attendance.
James B. Pugh, of the Twenty third ward, has
been selected by the Republican city committee
as the candidate for alderman in the Fifth dis
trlct, Ed. III. Dean having declined the nomna-
ton.
The Journal once more cautions Republican
voters about removing from the precincts In
which they now reside until after election. A
residence of thirty days in the precinct is re-
Quired TO render voter eligible.