The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-11
CITIZEN NASH'S PLATFORM.
On This He Asks for the Votes of
the Electors.

To The ST. Paul Globe:
Having been asked to state my position
regarding the various questions of impor-
lance that are bound to enter into the i'm
pending campaign, allow me to place myself
on record. through the columns of The
G o e, so that the public will not be left
in ignorance of my intentions.
| don't wish to pose as an example Of
virtue or a paragon of learning, but l do
pride myself on having made study of
American municipalities, and l am prone to
confess that it would be utterly impossi-
BILE to conduct the government of metropoli-
tan CITY like St. Paul the lines laid down
for the administration of crossroads coun-
long ordinance remains upon our stat
ute books 1t should be impartially enforced
as the enforcement of a bad law is the surest
way to secure its repeal.
1t is an injustice to make laws to be en-
forced against one class and other laws to
be disregarded as to others. The man who
takes an obligation to enforce all laws and
does not keep his oath is not one whit better
than perjurer.
While l don't approve of the present sys-
tenn of taxing personal. property lowing to
the opportunities it offers to the unscrupu-
lous and dishonest members of society to
evade taxation) I believe that SO long as it
remains the law it should be enforced to the
letter, and l should demand that all real
and personal property be valued and assessed
proportionate.y alike; and that all be COM
PEELED to pay taxes upon such a valuation and
assessment. IL -
1 am averse to the present policy of paying
to public employees twice the salaries they
could earn if employed in the same ca
pacities by private individuals lor corporations
to the city engineer. city clerk, members of
the board of public works and others.
The laborer is worthy. of his hire but
t Wnen .. ne gets twice what ne is worth it is
AS one who has persistently fought for
shorter workday for the saiespeople of the
cate of the eight-hour day. on all work done
for the city, no matter whether said work is
done by the day or by contract. 1 believe
the city should abolish the contract system
on all public works and turn the profits
that now revert to the pockets Of few ia
vored contractors into the city exchequer for
the benefit of the whole people,
To be consistent and conform to the Ameri
can theory of equal rights" I should de-
mand that the sum of $1.50 per day be the
minimum wages for day laborers on all pub
lie work. and that the union scale of wages
be paid to all skilled labor hired by the civ
or by contractors for the city
80 . should diseountenance the employment
person be appointed to- Office who is not a
one year prior to the appointment
Approaching the fabulous prof S of our
street railway, gas and electric lighting and
telephone systems if computed upon the
legitimate investments in the various enter
prises, favor the acquisition of all these
public utilities at the earliest opportunity and
until such time as their purchase Is ACQUIRED
l should demand that the charter provisions.
under which they are now operated be full
filled or the franchise revoked.
l affirm that no further franchise should be
granted for any purpose whatsoever and no
extensions of those now in force, except the
same are put up at auction and sold to the
parties willing to make the most favorable
terms to the CITY,
| favor free text books in our public
schools.
I believe that matters of as general import
ance as the Selby avenue franchise, or the
permission of an express line on University
avenue. should be left for the people to
ratify, thus taking the veto power out of the
hands Of the mayor, and putting 1t where it
rightfully belongs, 1.-THE hands of those
who foot the bills.
Upon this platform of principles I am
willing to stand or fall no matter what the
platforms Of the respective spolitical parties
may be.
I do not ask for hefsuffrage of any indi-
v1dual, who cannot consclentously subscribe
to the principles herein set forth. If elected
l shall endeavor, to the best of my ability,
to conduct the affairs of my administrator
as to conform to the policies above outlined.
With this assurance, ask for the suffrage
of every st. Paul citizen, who Is willing to
place the welfare of the cityobefore the sue
cess of any party. Lam most earnestly
yours, Louis Nash
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