The San Francisco call., 1905-03-15
THE OAKLAND ELECTION.

VI have already the example furnished by
w political methods pursued in Oakland The campaign
One suggestion stands out large in the result The Endorsement OF
Through it believed that the city has
fairly well equipped least
the legitimate purposes OF a municipal administration
political concern and its administration
political distinct character from merely partisan
candidates for the trueeshp of government When pre-
walls long to precrptve right it may be subject to
rationazng process
which protect people political government from
partisan abuses The authority which that process in force
personally and character
as will inspire confidence in it, When gets is
popular confidence necessity influence
in the reformation and upt party operations lh stage mas
been reached Oakland with the Municipal League the agent OF
the progress that has been made the old days of partisan
control
government light of its capacity do
the things that properly belong to it. 1t not pretended that n
nicpa administration at the inertia and neglect
that all field of its authority The best of
selected by the examination all weed out
the habits and customs of municipal administration But each sue
seeding oay of city, held its work by the influence OF a
that finally series OF preoeden and OF new habits VIII replace
the old and the whole administration will finally to plane from
which its dsodgment will be difficult than the dispace-
of the exalted system which preceded it.
All large cities San Francisco among them need this
onazng 1t will stand parties like conscience over
the double appeal 1t calls upon the
pride parties politicians succeed
the unworthy and leave the field those who bear
the sntered scrutiny the guardians of public rights and official
authority perpetual
peal public spirit and righteousness 1t is the still small
voice CRYING m dav and bv night its warning and adontion
entirely power of small body of public
spirited this ambitious only for the good
and fair fame of Francisco compel the choice of city
administration that above repoach 1t gentle and make clean
and proper every part of the 1t curb greed make
graft impossible purify the baiotbox economic lift bur-
the make safe his business and
his proper enterprise from illegal oppression and exacon and
make this city upon HILL light shining affair." for the
sgement others who under the hard heel of sdeced
an that has bit in its mouth and in its
flank make il do better.
years this city benlsubiect criticism directed
No party single
responsible for this odium inherent system habit
that the rule in American cities One party the other by
pointing faults and promising reform But when the outs
have become the ns they their feet in the beaten path of
practice habit and for every old and we'll known abuse they
there substituted of which the people
When these abuses become cognizab
and known the repeated The people have forgotten
the old They
the party that ousted and the weary round tramped
again and again To what the people except
tonang that administrations only
essivey ndrecons and abuses government
without replacing them with others which in time become equally
calling?
The heroic action of the Merchants Association detecting
following punishment the of the baetbox
last primary line with the system needed raonaze the
The results have shown that the and the
need only be furnished the opportunity and they will
abuses OF that kind Give the people the guidance
will that correction all the abuses of
present of the this subject
until the file coser and uneon swinges and the
have done their work, it will be too late.
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