The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21

bicycle, but those on foot were obliged to
pay Is cents, as 1t was evident they had
come out on one OF the enemy's trains.
Three weeks ago Sutro opened his great
baths charging the first Sunday Is Gems
and the second Sunday 10 cents admission.
Thousands went forth to see the place,
and it proved most conclusively the reality
of Sutro's claims that he was not in his
political fight for money. Every one ad-
mired the beauty of the establishment and
marveled at the generosity of the man who
would spend 81 100000 to furnish the city
with the greatest bathing establishment In
the world. Mr.. Sutro had neglected no OPP
portunity of impressing upon the public
that he was still in the fight. Scores OF
signs were displayed:
'Vote for Sutro for mayor and get cheap
fares to the Cliff"
HOW THE MONOPOLY FOUGHT SUTRO.
The newspapers were full of the successful
opening, which was witnessed by more than
10000 people. Sutro furnished fine band
each Sunday and an elaborate concert was
given. The septuagenarian millionaire found
time between his speech making, letters and
interviews to urge on his electric railroad.
The rails were ordered and work was begun
preparing the roadbed. Then his astonished
enemies rallied and gave him another check.
This time it was an injunction, issued at
the request Of the Sutro Street Railroad
Company, praying that he be restrained
from laying rails on certain avenues, be-
cause they held a franchise through these
thoroughfare. Pending the settlement OF
this question, work on the roadbsd was
stopped. But the greatest surprise of Su-
tro's campaign came Oct. 30, when the
Southern Pacific Company made complete
and unconditional surrender to the man
who five months ago began the single hand
ed fight against them. On that day formal
announcement was made by the railroad
managers that they had decided to make
single fare to the Cliff. The announcement
said this action had been decided on three
weeks before, at a meeting of the directors
OF all the street railroads, and that Nov
/ had been settled as the date, but that
hitch in perfecting arrangements would
probably delay matters for two or three
weeks.
1t was plainly seen that this agreement to
what Sutro demanded last June was sprung
a week before election simply to damage
the poular candidate for mayor. The rail-
road idea was to create the impression that
Sutro's electric railroad was visionary and
that the ground was cut from under his
anti-monopoly pretensions. But the pubic
did not take it that way. They saw in the
railroad surrender the plain proof of Sutro's
generalshp and the railroad tactics gained
him several thousand votes.
Election day proved the wisdom of Sutro's
course. He had the advantage of split in
the Republican ranks, but even had they
remained firm he would have won handlly
AS it was, he received the enormous vote OF
1927, against $3.50 for DR.. ODonnel the
anti Chinese crank, and 6,637 for Ellert,
present mayor and nominee of Republicans
and non-partisans. Old jeff James, the
Democratic nominee wasn't in it, receiving
only 1888 votes.
The success of Sutro was in the air on
election day, so that the result did not
cause any surprise. His victory was sim
ply the revolt of a people against a corpo-
ration. 1t means that San Franciscans look
to Sutro to enforce ordinances that have
become dead letters, and to see above all
else that the problem of cheap and rapid
transportation is solved during his term OF
office Whatever may be done while Sutro
is mayor there will be no lack of V1gor IN
the new regime. 1t will take Sutro at least
two years to get rid of the gall and bit
terness which he has accumulated during
his five months fight against the great
railroad monopoly.
Perhaps the best idea of what Sutro will
do as mayor may be found in these words
of his before election, when his success was
uncertain:
eff placed in the mayors chair l shall en-
deavor to be just and fair to all, but the
moment the aggre SSive corporations over
step the bounds of law I shall firmly oppose
them and if corrupt means are used snail,
in my official capacity, endeavor to unearth
and bring both the bribers and the brlbed to
justice. l shall try to bring about an hon
est business like and economical admins
tration of the affairs of the city, and, II pos
sible save enough for fund to beautify
the city, and thus give work to the unem-