The San Francisco call., 1905-03-11
ENDS
WITH SPEECHES
Oakland Municipal Ticket
of Republicans Sure to
Win Splendid Victory
ORATORS FINE WORDS
Candidate for Mayor Mott
Makes Stirring Talk at
Enthusiastic Gathering
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway. March 10.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
| 1915 Broadway, March 10.
A big Republican love feast was
held tonight at the Dewey Theater in
celebration of the close Of the munich
pal campaign. Unusual enthusiasm
marked the meeting, which was at
tended by large audience. Speeches
were made by Frank x. Mott, the
nominee for Mayor, and other leaders
| in the city and State. A roEsing re-
ception was given to A. p Leach, the
Republican nominee for City Attorney.
| On the platform were f. G. Turner
| Charles d. Bates Jr., George j. titz-
| gerald, G. E. Aitken, Arthur III. Breed
and other candidates.
| Frank w. Bilger, chairman Of the
Republican City Central Committee, in
| troduced H. C. Capwell, who was pres
/ fdent Of the evening. He read letter
| from Governor George c. Pardee, who
said he could not leave Sacramento at
this time. The Governor added: "A
ticket with Frank K. Mott at its head
ought to compel the confidence and
| support of a constituency like that OF
my home town."
District Attorney John j. Allen made
|
stand by the ticket from top to bot
tom. A. p. Leach spoke for harmony
| in the municipal administration.
| Samuel M. Shortridge, who had been
| invited by the committee to talk to
| Oaklands Republicans, eulogized Oak
| land and said; II am here as Re
publican. / am a Republican in mu-
nicipal, in State and in national af-
| fairs. When / have been called to talk
i n 90 mr.
| the call may come.
STRENGTH OF PARTY.
"a party is something more than an
run an enduring idea. There must be
| a love of country, of State. of city,
actuating it. Make your party strong
by voting with it at all times"
Frank K. Mott was warmly well
coined. During his address he said:
1t is highly proper that the people should
have an opportunity to hear and see the men
who aspire to public office, but YOU VIII fully
agree with me when say that 1t is not only
improper, but positively foolish for a candidate
for office especially the office of Mayor, to ut
ter long strings of promises all beginning with
the big capital letter II" The Mayor of
Oakland is but one party to a partnership
you are the other party, and only by agreeing
as to terms and items can we accomplish any
thing. / have said that this is no time for
egotism, but 1t is a time for straight per-
lk,
But one promise has been made by me during
this campaign~-that If elected / shall give to
Oakland the best that have The more one
sees OF political life the more one Is impressed
with the futility of promises may go
upon the rostrum and tell his fellow citizens
that he will do thus and so. never considering
the conditions that might arise to forbid him
absolutely from following such course he
had promised. He may have been sincerity
itself in the making of those promises. but he
finds when confronted with the situation that
he has been compelled to stultify himself
As a candidatesfor Mayor Of Oakland 1t is
due to you and to myself that / should make
a definite statement concerning my attitude
toward municipal affairs. This, believe can
be done without my going too elaborately into
the conditions that make the administration OF
Oakland's government somewhat difficult And
I believe that such a statement as I purpose
th 70 maze o % 81 not me to 60 on %
might perforce have to be swept aside like
chaff in the face of specific conditions.
SUBJECT OF TAXES.
The most important subject to the voters
and the property owners of Oakland Is the
tax rate The charter OF the city OF Oakland
fixes limit Of 81 for the maintenance of the
city government-this dollar limit means that
no money can be raised for general operations
outside that figure That the levy has been
higher than that is due TO the demand for pay
ment of bond interest and redemption and for
the support of our high schools and public
fzed by special acts of the Legislature 1t
goes without saying that Oakland is advanc-
means
there is a steadily increasing demand for more
fire protection. for more policemen. for more
sanitary protection, in short, for greater ex-
penditure Of public funds in the administration
of civic affairs. It will be problem deserv-
ing of much thought and study to make the
income At the constantly growing demands
upon it. am of those who believes that
our municipal government is honestly conduct
ed. have sat in the City Council and have
had opportunity to see where the money goes
/ have seen. the closest scrutiny given to bills
against the city, and have done what was in
my power TO insure economy and thrift In the
handling Of public money. As Mayor of Oak
land should insist upon that degree OF care
In the expenditure Of municipal coin as is
exercised by any conservative business man in
rate must be kept within the dollar limit for
our city charter requires. So there can be
no argument with that charter provision star
ing US in the face. and to attempt to make
politics out of this condition is but dema-
gosuery. 1t is due to the people Of Oakland
question of taxation. Let me remind them
that | am personally concerned a citizen
Of Oakland in this subject. NY interests and
affairs means Just as much to me as It does
to You and this should be sufficient guaran-
tee of my position on the subject of taxation
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Next in Importance the list, to my mind,
Throughout this campaign / have ave- said that
Oakland was show city: that its magnificent
that should always be on exhibition. I be.
lieve In fine streets and sidewalks / want
to see the city clean and beautiful from the
bay shore to Fruitvale and from the estuary
to the Contra Costa hills. 1t Is as necessary
to make city attractive from esthetic
point of view as it is to develop all of its
natural advantages the commercial side
These functions of government run hand in
hand, and must be given equal consideration
in mapping out the campaign of finance by
which the sinews Of attained OF
course. we must have hremen, policemen.
health and street officials. We must have
parks beautihed, thoroughfares kept fresh
and In good repair public property of all de-
scriptions kent up. and such improvements
made as the state OF the public treasury will
permit. 1t shall be one OF the prime pur-
poses OF my administration. in event of my
election, to shape the expenditures of our
public funds that some permanent betterments
shall accrue.
In looking about the city we find that it
compares all sides very favorably with
other municipalities Of California. not only
In its general condition, but in such matters
as street Improvement and the like This
does not mean that we have perfect highways
or that there is need for bettering condi-
tions. But It does mean that there are many
cities OF this State which are much more back
ward than Oakland in public matters. For
years 1t has been the custom In Oakland to
beiittle ard to attempt deterioration of every
thing that the city tries to accomplish. As
matter of fact, Oakland has gone ahead at a
pace that it is hard to realize. have seen
this development and glad to see that our