The morning call., 1893-02-17
and Mr.. Nelson would be restricted to five

| and Mr.. Nelson would be restricted to five
inmates.
He then introduced Roland w. Snow, the
candidate for Auditor, who was greeted
with cheers. He said:
You lave come here tonight to hear some one
| else and so have |. l would prefer not 10 DELAY
the principal speaker one moment, but will not
take up the FIVE minutes allotted TO me.
The presence Of The pulpit before me reminds
| me of the statement of a Brooklyn preacher that
| for the first choice in life a man should be very
| careful in the choice of his parents. tLaughter.l
| The present is choice that comes yerv rarely
| 10 any man, but II has come tn myself and MI
Gilpin. nave chosen the Non-Paitisans for my
| political parents.
In municipal affairs am not partisan. No
! city government can be successfully run on
| partisan principles or those which are only ac-
| ceptabe TO the power behind the throne
Oakland has never risen nor Will ever rise
! higher than the pul pose OF the political man
! ayers IN control.
Who have been these managers? What do
| the earmaIks OF these managers show? Pa
| triotism? No. But rather prostitution OF pub
! lie seryic for personal gain.
Since 1902, until two years ago. you have only
| TO look at the minutes OF the Council 10 see the
| damning evidence of il all. lApplause.l
But you can take courage for whether you
/ elect all your candidates or not the principle Of
non paTtisanshlp In municipal affairs will stand.
| It's foundations are III righteousness and com
| nonsense. lApplause.] l lie people have b
| gun TO think, and henceioTth they viii never go
| backward.
| l believe that voters of the city will elect the
| men you have named. l base that belief on the
fact of Two things, first the principle OF non.
parIisanshp ana second on the character of the
| men you have nominated foI officers In this city
| for the next two years.
/ refer not 10 the Auditor The Treasurer
not even to your choice for Mayor. prince among
men though he b. but 10 your candidates for The
| legislative body-the Common Council
That power Is Overwhelmingly greater than all
! others combined, In this city, and we, as citl.
| zens, have learned the peculiar combination re-
! CURED for Councimen. Tie qualifications are
ia aS re trad for, rryB., -
| orphans or executors Of your estate.
Such men you have chosen and such com.
prises your second ground. or / should say plat
| form, for being sangulne Of success in the cam
| paign now opening. lGTeat applause.l
The chairman said that Mr.. Gilpin, who
was to have been the next speaker, had an
imperative engagement to fulfill and he
would simply appear before them aud make
! his bow. which be did amid cheers.
John W. Towle, one of the candidates
! for Large, was then intro
duced amid applause.
He said he highly appreciated the honor
conferred upon him. He had served for
two years previously on the Council. and
knew where TO lay his hand on the abuses
that must be remedied.
The Non Partisan ticket, he said. pledges Ms
as Common COuncilmen 10 open up all streets to
establish equitable rates betwr Ell the water COM
pany and the consumer and to purge The CITY
from other evils.
believe the taxes can b reduced and gen.
eral system Of Improvement inaugurated which
Will be IF great benefit TO Oakland. [Appause.l
j. r. Capell, another candidate for the
Common Council, was introduced as an old
time Democrat and a forty-niner. He de-
livered BRET but telling speech.
He said lie had lived In Oakland continuously
for twentv-eight years, and he had made him.
self cOnversant with the doings OF past Common
Councils.
want you to understand, he said. that this
Non Partisan ticket has not been put I'D for
fun but 10 win. lApplause.l