The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22

OSEPH S. TOBIN, the Democrats
candidate for Mayor, and the other
nominees on the Democratic ticket
~ addressed a large and enthusiast
tic meeting of the citizens and
property holders of the Mission last
night in Mission Opera Hall. During the
meeting. which was by far the largest
assemblage of voters in that section of
the city during the present campaign, the
greatest enthusiasm was displayed. Can
didate Tobin in his address declared that
he stood for the conducting of the affairs
of the municipality on a strictly business
basis, that he favored low taxes on prop
erty and finally that he was unalterably
opposed to the admission of Asiatics to
competition with American free labor.
Charles d. South called the meeting to
order and introduced Stephen " Cos
tellO as the chairman of the evening. Mr..
Costello in introducing the Democratic
Standard-bearer declared that the election
OF Mr. Tob1n S opponent meant the return
OF Kelly and Cr1mminS, with their ac-
companytng gang of cOrruptionists to
the control of the municipality. In CON-
pairing the Democratic and the RepubI-
can candidates for Mayor he said that th
!ormer was young, energetic and fre
from all corporation control, while the
latter was incapacitated by age and the
progressed nominee of corrupt bosses.
When Candidate Tobin was introduced
ne received cheers which lasted for more
than minute. After expressing his ap-
ed him, Mr.. Tobin spoke in part as fol-
lows:
Municipal government is business. not rolf-
tics. desire to talk to YOU plainly and sim o.
cerely, as one business man to another I an,
not mere as politician to gather your votes
would at once convince him that he had
come to the wrong man. 1 am in the cam
am deslrOus of expressing my utter abhOr-
renee for those who have in the pas fed
tR3emselves IN fat on the emaciated body polite
i say that municipal government is not poll
tics. To this large COnserva tive represarta zion
OF people or the Mission. with its thousands OF
properly owners, the question in tn cam
me fait5fyI mo no are are the the men Who have served
lse o! serving me best in the III ure Low
taxation is one of the benefts wbicn tba n-On-
eTly-oWners desire. With them it is ques-
ton OF whether or no the government is TO be
carried on Ior the best interests of the people
night at MetrODOlitan Temple said: Il lhink
that know much about the needs the reouira-
ments that are necessary to conduct the az
Ialrs OF our city government. L know that
tne mayor Is clothed with extraordinary pow
ers and that many people apt think MT
he is the whole thing. That is not so. With
out the aid of harmonious Board of Super
visors the Mayor is comparatively harmls 80
it is in1porfa1t Verg i15norta1t tbs+ me 20 Mavor
should be surrounded BY a Board OF Supsr-
VisOrs of the same political faith as himself
Now I would like to call the attention of the
afternoon paper which is advocating the cleo
tiOn of Mr.. Wells and the defeat of the Re
foregoing sfateme1f No ysIfs 651spfs No
the Democratic Board of Supervisors. yet he
advocates the selection of the Republican nom
inees.
While have promised to adhere to all the
planks of the Democratic platform. there is
one in particular in regard to which i would
like to Ieaffrm my faith. That is the one re-
ferTing to the re-enactment of the Chinese
exclusion act.
The other candidates that were present
ed to the voters of the Mission were
Lewis F. ByingtOn. DR.. T. B. W. Leland,
Judges Fritz and COnlan, J. S. WardeIl,
Joseph FaSsler. Edmond Godchaux. John
II. Wise. William Book. J. 7. Booth, H.
L. Brandenstein. Samuel Braunhart
James Butler, John COnnor. P. J. Curtis,
A. A. d'AncOna, L. j. Dwyer and Maurice
v Samuels.