The herald., 1898-11-27
in this dispute, which is of so much i'm

portance to them.
AT no time in the history of our rapidly
growing city has it been SO essential 20 its
welfare that there should be no stranger
in the chief executives chair. Mayor Sny-
der's work is not finished. He is only in
the midst of it. The condition OF things
| demands that he be retained in the may
| or's office for aonther term.
| 1t is not alone to Mayor Snyder's record
on the water question that his friends
point with pride. His whole administra-
ton has been an administration for the
people and by the people,
AS ex-officio member and chairman of
the board of police commissioners, board
of fire commissioners board of health ard
board of park commissioners, he has made
an able, conscientious officer, always TAX
ing a deep interest in the work of each
department.
Mayor Snyder has broken the record as
a writer of vetoes. This has been charged
up against him. During his administration
he has sent many vetoes to the council,
and with but few exceptions the council
has seen fit to pass them over his head.
An examination of the records will show
that Mayor Snyder has exercised the veto
power with consistency at all times and
in the interest of good, honest liberal gov
ernmant. When he believed some of the
legislative branch was not right, he did
WHAT the Cndrler OF lnt city OF Los An
geles required him to do He has had the
courage to speak what he thought His
exercise of the veto power has won for
him the name of being q sound business
man, and 1t also made him target for
ridicule at the hands of his enemies
OF the hundreds of people who have had
business with the mayor in his office
during the last two years-from the
hungry, ragged beggar to the man in
l.,,1. ILL
met a man and knows and feels that he is
a servant of the people Mayor Snyders
bigheartedness has made his office an un-
profitable one to him. The money dis
pensed by him to the needy of the city
has monthly much exceeded his salary as
mayor Perhaps it is because he himself
has felt the bitter stirg of poverty that
Mayor Snyder has always been the friend
Of the poor.
During the period when so many were
out OF work some months ago it was he
who addressed letter to the public urg-
ing that mass meeting he called for the
purpose of devising means for caring for
the city's needy. He took an active part
in the public work done in Elysian park,
whore employment was given TO thousands
of men.
During Mayor Snyder's administration
many of the suggestions in his inaugural
message have been carried out. Bonds
have been issued for the Improvement of
the fire department. The police force has
been increased, and the department is soon
to have a police telegraph system, which
will add greatly to its efficiency The un-
slightly poles and wires in the downtown
districts have been put underground. The
credit of the city is better than two years
ago, as is shown by the recent sale of
S2i3,00o 4 per cent bonds.
In short Mayor Snyder's administration
as The Herald two years ago predicted it
would be, has been on administration con-
Quoted on purely business lines, free of the
faintest taint of scandal Mayor Snyder
has r-en tried he has not been found
wanting, II honesty, capability and merit
win he will be reelected by handsome
majority