The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-29
Says Republican Candidates ST.
lence on Ziegenhein's Admin
istration Is Eloquent.
CITY NEEDS CLEAN OFFICIALS.
Declares That No Party Represent
ing BOOdlers Can Deceive the
EOters-Addressed Two
Large Meetings.

Chauncey l. Filley. Good Government can
didate for Mayor, addressed two large meet
ings Thursday night. The first Of these was
in North St. Louis Turner Hall, Twentieth
and Salisbury streets, and the second at
the Good Government Club. No. 2721 Pine
street. Both meetings were largely at
tended and great enthusiasm was displayed.
There We're fully 500 persons at North St.
Louis Turner Hall when the meeting was
called to order.
MIR. Filley and the other candidates on
his ticket were heartily received, and their
speeches were listened to with great inter-
est. AS at previous meetings of the Good
Government party during the present cam
paiSn. the audience appeared TO be heartily
In sympathy with the movement. Many old
time Republicans We're present who sig
nified their intention to vote the Good Gov
ernment ticket without 4 scratch.
The North st. Louis meeting was called
to order by w. Fl. Rudolph with short
address. II. Reirstedler, candidate for City
Treasurer, was the first speaker. He stated
that he had been in business III ST. Louis
for forty years. and during that time had
never been engaged in politics until now,
when the needs of the city had reused him
from his lethargy.
The subject of Mr.. Filey's speech was the
ISSUES which are paramount in the present
campaign. He said that the issues were
purely municipal. and that State or national
politics play no part in the campaign. He
said the Republican party was doing its
best to blind the citizens with issues for
eiSn to the point. such as the Nesbit law.
the police bill and nuts but that the
people saw clearly through the snare and
would think for themselves and vote ac-
cOrdinE their own convictions.
I'VE are here tonight for principle" he
said, land We will win or go down fighting
for good government. The so-called Re-
publican ticket stands for boodlers. the gang
and nuts. You had no choice In selecting
that ticket, and there are no obligations
which bind you to support it. No party
representing a corrupt gang, even If it IS
called the regular party, will carry the day.
The prospect of nuts which Parker holds
out for the boys is equally as applicable
to any other party, and there IS end of
his greatest argument. He drags into his
speeches the police bill and the Nesbit law.
You will notice, however. that nothing is
said OF the Wittenberg BILL the series of
steals and the mass of corruption which
has marked Ziegenhein's administration.
What we need is pure water. clean
streets, extended and better city lighting,
better sewers and improvements of all
kinds. We want clean officials who will not
rob the city of the money paid in by tax
payers. The padded payrolls must be re-
duced and all city employees must be made
to do their duty. Taxes must be collected
from all classes alike. Tax dodging must
be stopped. and corporations must be made
to compensate the city for the privileges
they enjoy. A man must be placed in Of
flee whose past record is a guarantee for
his future. My past record is known and
has stood the test of years. If elected
will do my best to serve the citizens of St
Louis as no other man who lacks my ex-
perience can. l feel fully competent to be
the Worlds Fair Mayor"
Other speakers were Robert f. McMath.
Henry Reinstedler, A. l.. Steinmeyer, II. c.
Jones and Philip Rodan.