The herald., 1898-12-02
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mayor, is making hard fight among the
short hairs He realizes that he must
win votes in the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
wards in order to be mayor. lie has no hopes
of winning votes except through the saloons,
hence his fight. He expects the ''long hair"
or Republican, vote in the southwestern part
of the city to stand by the ticket, but gains
must be made in the strong Democratic
wards.
In The Herald of week ago Wednesday
appeared cartoon of Mr. Eaton (taken
from life), leaning against saloon bar, with
glass in hand, ready to drink. There was no
objection to that, but the one OF last Sun
day, picturing him stepping from a brewery
to church did not meet with his approval.
When asked why he did not approve of the
cartoon he said he objected to it because
it was not true. When asked in what re-
spect, he said that he never went to church.
The candidate for mayor on the Republican
ticket realizes his weakness and hopes to
keep the long hairs and catch the
shorts" Like the darky's coon trap, he
expects to catch them both ways. What his
success has been will be demonstrated next
Monday.
All kinds of bets are on the boards at the
pool room on Spring street. Those posted
last night were:
Sl00 to $50 Drain beats holster.
$40 even Olmsted beats Dockweiler.
$3.50 to $3.50 Keller wins in the Seventh.
$l00 to $50 Eaton wins.
$500 to $3.50 Democrats do not win five
councilmen.
$40 to SO on Drain
$50 even Ward beats Walker.
II was surprising amid all those bets to
find some enthusiast had $50 to $50 that
holster would beat Drain. A prominent To-
cal Republican admitted last night that
Drain was beaten.
telephone message to the Democratic
committee, offering to bet 800 even that
Drain would carry the city by 1000, was an
swered by four men so quickly that it wor-
red the senders to get up the signed state
ment that it had been taken just before thew
came III. by the way it must have been
taken by man from Calabasas, as his name
does not appear on the great register.
Tonight the Democratic candidates had
better engage some speedy horses OF else take
to bicycling, as there are five meetings in as
many different wards to attend. The Sec
ond, Third, Fourth, Seventh and Eighth af-
ford sufficient territory to give the most
ambitious candidate plenty of exercise.
Mayor Snyder will be in it with his faithful
old horse and easy phaeton holster will run
him good second, but Frank Walker will
either have to Use plenty of liniment or take
a hack.
All the union meetings last night were
well attended and the enthusiasm was
marked. The gatherings were in the First
Seventh and Eighth wards.
Henry Bixel made good presiding officer
at the Eighth ward meeting, introducing
Robert A. Todd, candidate for councilman.
as the first speaker. Bob said he would
not make a speech; all he wanted to say
was that he would go into the council an.
make record that the people of the ward
as well as he himself would be proud of.
Earl Rogers then made a telling speech.
He asked his audience to compare the two
platforms in this election and see which
stands for the people. The Democratic
party has platform that is net only to get
in on, but it was to stand ON when they got
i'll. Municipal ownership of the water sys-
tenn is cne question that must interest ev-
cry taxpayer. 1t belongs to each one as
much as his home. Even those who have no
home, but rent room have to pay for the
water they use. The people of this city
should get water at the actual and neces.
sary cost of supplying it. The water sys-
10, sbo,tld ha taI for H.
the people.
Mr.. Rogers said that the next proposition
appealed to every person in the city the
question of police interference in the affairs
of private citizens. Every man, woman
and child was guaranteed the right OF life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness and
the small book kept by the chief of police
interfered with that right. It was inhuman
and unjust to arrest a person without
warrant and throw him or her into Jail, not
even allowing communication with an attor-
ney. That system of private arrests had
caused more riots than any other system.
That system had in France nearly caused I.
revolution when Dreyfus was condemned
without permitting him to plead his case
airly and properly before the court. The
Democratic party has definitely declared in |
is platform that this outrage must stop.
and their standard bearers, if elected, will |
keep that pledge. (Applause.)
The telephone monopoly was another
question that the council will be called upon
% regulate. They have monopoly by virtue
If their business, but the law gives the
council the right to regulate their charges.
This great country is founded on the COM
non school system and that is he heritage
f the common people It should be taken