Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
ASKING FOR A CHANGE
StraightOut Republicans Hold Some
Enthusiastic Meetings.
BEINHAtER TALKS ON THE TAXES.
Democratic Chairman Kerr Gives Review
of the Situation.
MOVES MADE BY LOCAL POLITICIANS

The Straightout Republicans of the
Twenty-seventh ward were out in full force
last evening at the mass meeting held on
Plus street, near the Friendship Club
rooms Notwithstanding that the weather
was extremely cool about $50 people stood
for nearly two hours and listened to speeches
against "ring rule"
Alderman Beinhauer, of the Twenty-ninth
ward, presided at the meeting and delivered
the first address. During his speech he
spoke of his recent connection with City
Councils, and explained what he called
the workings of the 'gang" The PROPOSE
tion to increase the city's indebtedness
100000 came in for liberal
amount of discussion. Alderman Bein-
hauer thought this was another scheme
to improve the property of the leaders in
the East End and have the Twenty-seventh
ward taxpayers put up for it. He also re-
ferred to the fine streets in the East End
and called attention to the fact that in the
Twenty-seventh ward there was scarcely an
electric light and the streets were muddy
the year round.
He also stated that the cost of maintain
ing the city had been doubled during the
past seven years and that the city police
could not catch the fence breaker and tree
chopper who had been at work Oh Plus
street few weeks ago.
He made some reference to the recent tri-
ennial assessment and secured some COM
parison of taxes paid by per-
sons whom he said belong to
the ''ring," and others that
do not William Finn, he said, owned
several acres OF land fronting on Highland
avenue and paid $50 taxes, while Louis
He'll, of the Twenty ward, owned
about one-third as much property and paid
as much tax.
Chief Bigelow, of the Department of,Pub-
lie Safety, was referred to as ''the chief
cook and bottle washer" OF the 'ring." He,
the Alderman said, paid S92 go taxes on a
piece of property 1O6x20O feet, while Louis
Hoerr, of Plus street, paid S109 6S on his
property, 4Ox1OO feet.
Following this speech L.. K. Porter and
William Grantz, blind man, made short
addresses. They spoke of peoples rights,
advocated the Crawford county system of
nominating candidates and the doing away
with "ring" rule.
Alderman Beinhauer closed the meeting
with an address in German, after which the
speakers and members of the Friendship
Club were banqueted at the clubrooms.
About 200 people attended the meeting
of the ''Straightout" Republicans at the
Knox school building, Thirtieth ward. L.
X. Porter, William Walls and p. NJ. Carr
delivered the addresses. They were all
confined to the usual discussion of ''ring"
rule, peoples rights and the recent actions
of the Republican County Committee.
L. K. Porter, in his address, gave his
tory of the Straightout Republicans. He
also said that William Bremen, the chair
man of the Democratic County Committee,
was in the ''ring." Notwithstanding that
he publicly argues non-partisan cleo
tions. In connection with this he told
a little story and applied it to Pittsburg
politics He said: '1n Washington, D. O.,
a few years ago a citizen was walking along
PENNSYLVANIA avenue when he found oc-
casion to throw a club at dog in the street.
He missed the dog and struck II majors on
the other side of the street. In Pittsburg
you can walk into the City Hall, throw
club and strike twice II Democrats.
The Republican Vigilance Committees of
the Twenty sixth ward will hold a meeting
at the Humboldt School building tomorrow
evening