The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-22
Chauncey !. Filley Addresses Good
Government on Injury Done by
City Hall Gang.
HE DEN0UNcEs THE MACHINE.
Says Greater Problems Than Dis
tributing Nuts Confront the
Voters-Judge Murphy
on Parker.

The meeting Of the Good Government Club
at its headquarters. Pine and Beaumont
streets, Thursday evening. was one Of the
largest and most enthusiastic ever held
under the auspices of that organization.
Nearly every ward in the city was repre-
sented in tie audience. and all the speakers
were greeted with cheers and applause.
The meeting was called to order by L.
]. Wall, president of the Coed Government
Club. Mr. Wall made short address Of
SO many new faces in the audience. He
augmenting in numbers daily.
Philip Rodan. Good Government nominee
for Inspector of Weights and Measures
spoke on the high handed manner used by
the gang Republicans in choosing the ticket
headed by G. w. Parker. He said that but
for the understanding that the gang was
to crack nuts Mr.. Parker would never have
obtained the nomination.
Judge David Murphy said that q man
prominent in the Republican ranks in
formed him that the gang had discovered
too late that the very men they had been
depending on for their votes had gone back
Parker was not man Of the people, and
that but a small per cent of the voters Of
the city ever heard his name mentioned be-
fore he was nominated on the Republican
ticket.
Chauncey I. Filley spoke at length, toucn-
ing upon the various issues In the pres.
ent campaign. He said that at the present
time great problems confronted the people,
and not simply the distributing of nuts. He
stated that it was of the greatest i'm.
portance to St. Louis that In the course OF
administered by clean officials. otherwise
the thousands of visitors who Will fock
here will go away with a poor opinion or
our city.
follows the true Republican principles and
stands for those principles in this city. The
City. Hall gang is broken up, , and the ke,
made in the Republican platform of -FOUR
years ago were not kept. The city to-day
is plain demonstration OF those broken
pledges. Is there any reason to believe sa,a INA.
for the present ticket. will keep promises
any better in the next four years?
81 did not want the nomination for May.
decline. 1 will do all in my power to lead
the party to victory. Like Moses. will
lead to the promised land. Mr.. Parker will
be defeated. ST. Louis has had enough OF
Fair. which you know we are, 1t Is inn
perative that our streets be cleaned. our
water be filtered. and all our public insti-
tutions conducted SO. that we need not be
ashamed of them when representatives of
all nations are our guests.
"At present st. Louis is In disgrace. and
the disgrace was brought ABOUT oy the Zle-
genhein administration. The fame OF our
one-candle power Mayor has crossed the
broad Atlantic. and is a byword of ridcule
in Europe. 1t now remains to redeem the
fair reputation OF this great city. and 1t
will devolve upon the next administration
to do this. We must have Mayor who will
take the bull by the horns and accomplish
solid results. One ounce of prevention is
better than a pound of cure. The Mayor
must not wait until the lighting contract
expires before taking steps for a new one.
II have received all the honors which st.
Louis can give, and do not want the office
of Mayor. but I am with the masses and
will fight for their interests in the last
trench. In the present race for the mayor
atty there is no man running whose future
actions can be judged by his past record ex-
cept myself"
There will be Good Government mass
meeting at Jost's Hall. Water Tower, Fri
day evening. Robert McMath Chauncey /.
Fflley. L. ]. Wall, Charles r. Graves. j.
W. NewcoEb and others will speak