The record-union., 1893-10-07
VIEWS Or CANDIDATES
On Matters Affecting The Inter-
estS Of the City.
The "Record Union" Gives Them the
Chance to Explain.
Interviews With the Candidates for Mayor
and City Trustees Some Point
With Pride, and Others
Make Promises.

Now that the different political parties
all have their candidates in the field for
the coming municipal election, the peo-
pie are no doubt anxious TO know. who
the candidates for Mayor and Trustees
are, and something about their views Of
city government The RECORD-U UNION
has therefore interviewed all of the can
didates who could be found yesterday:
and given each a fair chance to place him
self fairly before his constituents. No
favoritism has been shown in these inter
views, each candidate being asked to eX-
press himself freely upon all questions
pertaining to the government of the city
or the office to which he aspired. Each
one was asked what municipal policy he
had in view, what his former political
affiliations had been, how he obtained his
nomination, if he sought the nomination.
how he stood on the new charter and on
the license question. Most OF the candi-
dates cheerfully responded, and were
glad of the opportunity to place them
selves fairly on record.
B. L. sTEINMAN,
The present Mayor of the city, and NOM
mated by the Reformed" Democrats,
was the first one called upon by the in
views he said:
Il am perfectly willing to answer any
questions you have to ask or to give my
views upon any subject connected with
the city government. The people of the
city, however, know pretty well what
my views are upon almost every subject,
for your newspaper reports of the pro-
ceedings OF the Board of Trustees keep
them thoroughly posted on what is said
and done there and you have never found
me afraid to speak right out on any sub
ject that has come up. l have had no
strings on me in the past and l Will have
none IN the future.
"My record during The six months
have been Mayor Of this city is the best
outline l could give you of my idea of
how the city affairs ought to be managed.
l believe in enforcing the laws. L do not
take to myself the credit Of inaugurating
all these improvements that have been
going on. l have simply enforced the
laws and ordinances L found in force.
The awning ordinance was passed in
Mayor Gregory's time, but after he went
out of office it was not enforced with any
vigor. | simply took the law as | found
it aud have done my best TO enforce il
and all other ordinances. That was just
what was needed to put the city in the
position il ought to hold. | have not
shown any iavoritism and have made the
rich maH comply with the law as well as
tbs poor man.
II have not sought the nomination for
another term, preferring to let my record
during the past six months speak for me.
l thought il the people were satisfied with
my administration they would put my
name up. In the five conventions tnat
have met | have not asked a single soul
to vote for me. In the Young Mems
partisan Club I was assured by my
Ic
was 10 be their nominee, but there were
several OF the gang as they were called,
who went around and asked the members
who they were for, and when they said
that they were for Stelnman they were
told that they need not come around to
the convention.
In the Republican Convention I was
told by the bosses that it was all fixed
for Mr.. Knox, consequently | did not
put in an appearance at that convention,
as | did not want to tie myself up to a
cut and dried programme.
II would have considered it misfOr-
tune if l had received the Endorsement of
the SingletOn-Sullivan wing of the Dem
ocratic party.
Having received the nomination at
the hands of the respectable element Of
the Democratic party last night upon the
record that | have made as Mayor of the
city in the past six months, l consider it
my bOunden duty to go before the public
and see whether they want a man for
Mayor who will stand for progress, or
whether they want to 60 back to the days
of silurlauism. and / propose to make as
good a canvass as l know how, without
making a saloon fight or making any
promises to these dives that are now try
ing to control the affairs of this city.
L have no apologi les to make for my
past votes in the Board of Trustees.
would vote precisely the same again
under similar circumstances.
During my administration we have
taken away the licenses of some ten dis
orderly saloons, or dives, and if the pO-
lice would bring in ten, twenty or thirty
more of the same kind | would willingly
vote to close them up. So far as licenses
are concerned l think they are low
enough now.
About my past political affiliations?
Well, in my younger days was Demo-
crat, but for the past fifteen years l have
been voting the Republican ticket
LAS to the new charter, | voted and
worked for il. | am for it now, though |
favor testing its validity, since there are
prominent lawyers who think it invalid.
But if it was declared invalid 1 should
favor adopting it over again in legal
manner.
81 believe that man is worthy of his
hire. l believe that days labor is worth
days pay, and so believing l pay all
the men in the gas works s. so day.
''In the matter of fixing up the levees
l believe in doing the work now. when
men ana teams can do full days work
for the city, and not waiting until the
rains come when neither man nor team
can do half days work"
W. +. KNOX,
Candidate for Mayor, was found at his
hnffln Nvp a