The San Francisco call., 1899-10-16
MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.

IRON the large attendance at the Republican
rally Saturday evening, and from the earnest
spirit displayed by the audience, good auguries
can be drawn OF the outcome OF the municipal con-
test. 1t is clear the Republican party has a
ticket which the taxpayers generally will gladly sup
port. 1t is to be noted that hardly any statement
made by the speakers during the evening won more
cordial applause than the declaration OF Irving NJ
Scott: Il came down here tonight to ask every Re
publican and every good citizen to vote a straight
Republican ticket from top to bottom at the next
election. There is not nominee on the ticket that
any need feel ashamed OF having voted for"
The signs OF the time are indeed encouraging
The business Of the community have begun to
take interest in politics and to feel the response
bity that rests upon them Evidences Of this awak-
ened civic patriotism to be seen everywhere and
the Hon Horace Davis pointed out in his ad-
dress, it is made strkingly manifest in the remark
able registration which equals that OF Presidential
election.
Many things have combined to bring about this
desirable of things In the first place the bright
ening future of the city has reused the energies Of
business men to profit by the opportunities that
now before them, next the long desire for municipal
improvements has begun to prompt men to earnest
action the defeat OF the bosses in the Republican
party under the new primary election law has been
encouraging and finally the possibilities of municipal
development and improvement under the charter
have stimulated all classes OF citizens to strive
getically procure for the city good administration
i'll every department.
The salient feature of the new charter is the power
vested in the Mayor. In summarizing those powers
Saturday evening Mr. Davis put them in this terse
way: The Board of Supervisors is made the egis-
latve power, and it has charge of the raising OF all
money to carry the city government The eX
penditure OF this money is placed almost wholly in
the hands Of seven boards appointed by the
Mayor These boards are the board of Public
Works. the Board OF Education, the Board OF Police
Commissioners, the Board of Fire Commissioners,
the Civil Service Commission the Board OF Health
and the Park Commission. You will see, therefore,
the large discretion and the power left to the Mayor
1t requires man OF business judgment and wide
perence and knowledge OF men, and, above all, an
honest and fearless man Especially is this so during
the first year when the Mayor will have the appoint
ing OF all the members OF all the boards named"
VIII it be safe for the people OF San Francisco to
vest those powers in the hands OF OF large per-
sona ambition in politics, who desires to use the
mayoray as steppng-stone to higher office?
The Republican ticket from the distinguished gen
tleman who heads the last name upon it. made
up OF men whom the people trust They repre-
sent the progressive and at the time the con-
servative element OF the community. They stand for
Improvements and also for economy. 1t was no self
constituted committee ruled by bosses that nominated
them. They have affiliations which will hamper
them in the right iufllment OF their duties. That
much was certainly well understood by the repre-
sentative audience that gathered cheer the ticket
on Saturday evening, and therefore Republicans,
independents taxpayers and the workingmen OF the
community have good reason to be satisfied with the
outlook