The morning call., 1893-03-12
THE NEXT MAYOR.
George c. Pardee Makes a Ringing
Address.

A0ul CSSs
George C. Pardee, the candidate for Mayor
on the Non-Partisan ticket, was loudly
cheersd when introduced. he spoke as
follows:
II Oakland ever needed to be delivered from
the hands OF the Philistlnes she needs il now
II Oakland ever was In the hands OF her
enemies she Is now.
wasted In Oakland hat time Is the present.
II the wishes OF the electors aud the people
have ever been fed they have been by the
present City Council aud the present Board OF
Public Works.
If the time WAS ever ripe for Oakland to rise in
her might and throw of the yoke OF official
corruption that has disgTaced her fair name and
fame and made her bywOtd and an object OF
scoin for the rest OF tie State and the nation
that time has arrived.
II Oakland desires to see berself freed from the
shackles OF the water front company she now
has The opportunity.
If the people OF this city desire to see the
Contra Costa Water Company forced to retire
from the political arena and compelled to cease
Its corruptng of public servants, now is The time
10 assert themselves and show This sOulless cor
pofatlon that they are freemen and not slaves to
be led captlves at the chariot wheel OF the COM
pany whlen nas IoD0ed our pocAets both pri
vaie and public, has bribed our public servants,
has forced upon US ths vile mixture of mud bugs
aud water which has forced us all to buy filters
TO keep our children from untlmely rtayes and
has laughed at our efforts &c elect such repre-
sentatiyes as will serve us not them-if The people
OF Oakland say, desire to see the Coutra Costa
water at lair prices, now Is The time for them to
| do II. And to do ell these things Oakland mas
but 10 show that she is not lost 10 all sense of her
degradation, that size has not so far lost h In
dependence, her sense OF decency and her native
hatied OF all that Is corrupting and disgrace rful,
Aud 10 do this she has but to rise in her might
ana vote the Non-Partlsan ticket from ton 10
| bottom. Remember hat the Times aud Tribune
are the faithful servants OF The water company.
and that any ticket either may support has first
| passed the scrutiny OF and been approyed Inv
| their masters and owners.
There never has been Republican eonyentiop
mat was not manipulated by the water com.
| pany so that majority OF Its nominees were sat
| lsfactOry to this robber corporation There
not dominated by tile water company Fol
proof Of this need but refer TO the fact that tbe
| Republican ticket has always been supported nv
| the Tribune, and that the Times has always been
consistent Ia its support of the nominees OF the
| Democratic conventions. II you need any fur
Their proof OF this fact need but TO call your at
tentl0n to the fact that the Councils elected from
either the Republican or Democratic parties have
always found IL convenient to do the bidding o
| the water company. ana 10 refuse to consider
| the interests OF the people who elected them L
| office.
The only time that the water company came
| near losing control of the CITY Council was fou
| years ago. when Oakland threw of the yoke o
| Republican misTule aud corruption and elected
! fusion Council. In that Council the last COun-
| Gil. the Democrats were loyal 10 tie water com
| pany TO man ana sihed their gratitude Il
| Tie corporation that had nominated them by re
fusing 10 listen TO your prayers. your threats o
| your petitions. In that Council was John T.
| TOwle, who offers himself again a candidat,
| Tor your suffrage ana says tu you that II yol
choose him again he Will give you US honest an'