The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10

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Quoting the orchestra of Columbia thea
ter that he was nominated by the Union
Labor party and elected to the city's high
est Office, but because all Of his music
was union" through and through. As
president of the musicians union, and then
| as secretary of little manufacturing
| company, he had given the workingmen
| of San Francisco to believe that they
! could depend upon him from alpha to
| omega as aunion man, and that was all
| that was needed.
If it had not been for the great dock
I strike Of last summer, which paralyzed all
| the city's business for nine weeks, he
would never have had his chance for bon
| ors That brought union labor together
in solid array as 1t had never stood be-
fore in this city. That furnished the soil
in which a union labor party sprung up
and grew so rapidly that it was able TO
defeat both the regular political parties
at once.
Neither Republican nor Democratic lead
crs would give the labor men the promises
they wanted. Sehnitz had failed for the
Republican nomination fer the petty Of
fee of tax collector. So the labor men
Joined hands and SchmItz became their
leader. he got 1,000 ballots, and had a
plurality of 500.
A big, imposing man is Schrnitz. over
six feet in height. and so built as to APP
pear even taller. He is 81 years old. with
long, wavy hair brushed back in a mu-
slcian's pompadour- His beard ana mus
tache cannot conceal a pleasant smile,
which lights up his whole face
10 fc
across country, fond of hurting and ex-
pert at fishing and swimming. He stud
led medicine, but liked music better, and
for two years has been leader at the Col
umbia theater.
His only business experience has been
in connection with the Economic Gas En-
CINE company. Of which he has been the
secretary since last winter There came a
strike in May ard ne granted his machin-
lists demands. Other employers in his
line cursed him and put him to sore
straits to get material, but he came out
triumphantIy and almost an idol in the
eyes of the union laborers. He does not
expect TO have a harder task as mayor
than he had as manufacturer in the early
summer.
His party platform and his own views,
to which he is able to give strong and en-
phatic expression, commit him to a policy !
OF municipal ownership, and especially to |
the operation and extension Of the Geary |
street car line by the city in competition |
with the other street car systems. He |
stands also for the building Of big city |
waterworKs system, for more and better |
public schools. for reform in the police |
department, and for a business admins |
tration.
Equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none, is the motto which he /
never tires of repeating as his favorite. |
He made today the following statement:
Il wish to say to the merchants and fl
nanciers of the city, that they need en-
terrain no fears whatever or any action
upon my part tending to inaugurate a
radical or revolutionary policy of munich
pal government. Invested capital will be
given the consideration it deserves, and
It win be my aim to see that business in
-erests suffer nothing. viii consider ali
classes and try to harmonic all interests
which stand for the upbuilding of San
Francisco.
1T shall be my concern to see that the
air interests of laboring men and organi-
.ations are fairly safeguarded, but in this
here can be no detriment to legitimate
business enterprises. Instead of trying to
ubvert the foundations of good municipal
aw, I shall simply try TO carry out the
sw in a spirit Of justice and equity. There
will be some changes but these will be
made only after careful study of the
ity's needs. I shall work for the improve
nent of streets. parks and public build
ngs."