The morning call., 1893-02-25
IN MASS-MEETING.
Oakland Non=PartiSans in
Earnest.
THEY WANT CLEAN POLITICS.
The Leading Candidates Address a
large Crowd in the Big Taber-
nacle Last Night.

"Down with the boodlersi' was the
motto Of the Oakland Non-Partisans dis
played on covered wagon that drove about
the city yesterday.
Below it was the announcement OF the
second mssS-meeting of the campaign to be
held at the Tabernacle in the evening.
The motto and announcement were effect
i've, for the building was crowded when the
speaking began. The attendance was
greater than at the previous meeting.
Councilman j. w. Nelson presided.
There were no weep presidents. the only
persons seated On the platform with the
chairman being the candidates.
Mr. Nelson made a brief Introductory
speech as follows:
Ladies' ana gentlemen: have been requested
10 preside al this meeting aud permit me 10 say
that / appreciate the compliment. II Is a proud
event for Oakland when 80 many citizens are
found advocating cur cause aud The election OF
our nominees on lie ground of illness rather
than politics. The simple ruth IS civic, mat
ters ATE business matters which must be en-
trusted 10 good and capable men. such have
been selected for your sutfiages by the Nom
TaitiSauS aHd every consideration of your inter
ests should prompt you 10 support them.
l believe that our people want better and
more tconOmleal cry government. There is
only enc way 10 get ii and that Is Tor citizens
and taxpayers In the different wards 10 rally
around Pafdee and tie nominees on the Ticket
Win han. / strongly urge The taxpayers 10 do
Sc a. they have 10 bear Tie cost of government
Take my advice. Don't scatter your votes, FOR
EyCu ia you VIII fritter away your strength and
play into The hands OF tie enemy.
He then introduced 0. B. Smith. who
spoke for twenty minutes. interarding his
speech with many amusing anecdotes illus
tTatiye Of the WAYS that are dark and
tricks that are vain" of the machine polit-
clan, and exciting frequent laughter.
4 am not candidate, lie SAID, but
am proud 10 ally myself with movement Of
this klud, II you knew how difficult It was
for this NOn-Partisan committee TO find
honest men for candidates, men who have
not laid themselves liable one or two times
10 be in the penltenuaTy, then you could
sympathiZe thoroughly with its effurts TO
throw IF the shackles that have bouLd the
people SO long. There are q class OF bosses
like Buckley, who are too lazy TO work and
too coWardly 10 commit highway robbery
but who have Just genius enough to put
their paws in the treasury AID steal the
sWeated earnings Of yourself and children"
w. d. Armrs, candidate for Library
Trustee. then made a short address, saying
that while he did not care for his personal
success as a candidate he telt deep inter-
est IN the Non Partisan cause an believed
that tie candidates should all be elected
for the triumph OF principle, If for nothing
else.
Professor Fairweather then sang Nom
Partisan song with the following chorus in
which tie aud fence joined:
March on march on, our man Is George ParIee
March on. march on, wen make the people free:
And VIII shake the whole foundations OF this city
by the
While We are marching to victory.
Colonel J. L. Lyon was then introduced.
"As l came TO this meeting" said he, Il
was met by candidate who said, L under
stand YOU are going TO say something about
me at the TabeInac e. l saw il IN The paper.
! Tepiied, Y e, | may have TO mention YOU.
oil 4 inf Ia
suout,' he said, shaking his fist in my face.
Now, l stand here TO perform my duty as a
free American citizen, aud il is not nay pur-
pose to be inundated 10y Mr. Davie."
y. a. Dow was the next speaker and
made an excellent speech. which was lis
tened 10 with marked attention.
Mr. Nelson then introduced DR.. Pardee,
the last speaker OF the evening, as follows
the question has been asked, What has
Pariee done?' New, I am a living witness
TO tie fact, and II gives me pleasure TO so
testify. that he has been faithful 10 the dis
charge of his public duties, and without
specifying in detail all the things he has
done, allow me TO mention just one at this
time and that IS his earnest and Just plea
last Monday evening before the Council for
lower water rates. That act of itself should
win for him the admiration and support
Of every rate-payeT OF water IN the city OF
Oakland. II this noble man required any
introduction to an Oakland audience / would
gladly extend II. However, We will now
listen to our next Mayor. DR.. George Par
dee"
Mr. Pardee then followed with long and
comprehensive address. IN which he re-
viewed al length the political history of
Oakland and the need of immediate reform.
lie spoke of the opposition received at the
hands of the riDgsters, and their determined
effort to keep up the reign of corruption in
municipal affairs.
The printing ring, the waterfront ring.
the railroad ring, tie boulevard steal, and
various other rings and steals that have
aroused the better element in politics across
the bay were taken I'D in turn by the
speaker, and the method by which they
are conducted exposed to the assenblage.
He also devoted some time to the refuta-
ton OF the charges brought against him by
the papers of the opposition with view to
proving the falsity Of their assertions. 1t
was made plain that the editors lied as
usual" to USE the language Of the speaker.
In conclusion he alluded TO the chain that
tie water company is forging about the
necks Of the people of Oakland. and the
way to break it was by voting the Nom
Partisan ticket.