The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07

this city"
Crocker turned TO discussion of the
city hall question. He went on record
as favoring the speedy erection of a
city hall sufficient to house the officials
Of the city, a building where the work
of the several departments would be
facilitated.
FAVORS RATE ADJUSTMENT
I'VE should have gas light and cleo
| tricity as cheap as consistent with
fair interest on the investment" he
continued. IF 1 am elected mayor 1
shall see to it that this matter is ad-
justed at the earliest possible mo-
ment"
The needs of the outlying districts
were touched upon by the mayoralty
nominee. He declared for better
| transportation facilities in the districts
where hundreds of San, Franciscans
were virtually pioneering, and he in
sisted that they should have relief in
better streets.
Many schools have been built, and
built well, but we need more and need
lots of them,7 said Crocker. The city
is growing so fast that it is hard to
catch up with you. Every schoolhouse
should be a class A structure. When
the little ones go to school you should
! feel reasonably sure that they are safe
from fire"
The speaker insisted that the city
should have receiving and county hos
pitals of which it could be proud. He
asserted that even in old Mexico they
have public hospitals which would put
those Of San Francisco to shame
After asserting that the schools
should be free from politics he said
| that the members of the fire depart
ment should have one day in five in
which to become better acquainted
Wit haf fot,
4 viii declare here and now for a
more liberal administrations of the af-
fairs of San Francisco" said Croclxer
We don't want an open town, but
we are a seaport city and the principal
city on the coast. We can not run it
as you would an inland city. Let us
not be narrow. Let us be big enough
TO see every mans interest. Every
man is entitled TO the fun protection
of the law. Therefore I pledge you to
a broad and liberal administration of
the affairs Of San Francisco"
CLAIMS ALL PARTIES
As the enthusiastic cheers for Crocker
died away Chairman Bacon presented
Charles NJ Fickert, candidate for dis
trict attorney Fickert opened his
speech with the assertion that he was
| in point Of law the nominee of the
republican and the union Iab Dor party
for district attorney and in fact the
nominee Of the democrats for that
Office He declared that Francis 7.
Heney had obstructed a recount of the
democratic ballots.
FLAYs IMMUNITY GRANT
Fickert proceeded with a discussion
of what the graft prosecution had ac-
complished during the three years inst
past. He took Langdon and Heney to
task for granting immunity to the
Doodle supervisors and he pointed out
that II was a poor lesson to hold up
TO the youths of the state
They have established that they arc
Clique OF self-seeking politicians.
bent, not on Furnishing crime but on
peIpetua tlng themselves in political
poWer-determined to own this CITY or
destroy II, ready to use, and using the
law. not 10 mete out even handed ms
tice, but 10 make IT the handmaiden of
their purposes-here to reward q
friend, there 60 strike an enemy. In
a sentence-the people of San Fran
cisco woke TO the sad realfza ton that
they had again been betrayed. this
tine not 6y any Ruef. but by those to
whom with utmost confidence they had
looked for high purpose and fidelity To
worthy ideals -
GIVES HIS PLATFORM
i am glad indeed of this onpor-
tunlty 10 announce / am no mans man
IN this campaign but my own. 1 owe
allegiance TO no one but you the
people. When elected I will make the
law, and the law alone. the exact
nl,5.sl measure or my duty. No man will be
above or beneath the law. No man. or
cirque OF men, viii use me. or nv
once Tor private vengeance or for prj-
Nate favor will. with all the power
that possess. prosecute every man
now under Indictment for graft where
there Is forthcoming evidence to war
rant the presentation of the case to
The expenditures Of my office shall
be Wlthln the charter provisions.
shall not ask for moneys to take into
my employ an army of spies to roost
on the doorsteps of decent citizens
and to do dirty politics at the call of
their masters.
sented as the last speaker Of the even
ing. He mad a strong party speech. He
explained his interest in the municinal
campaign by asserting that as san
Francisco was the hub of California
theentire state was taking an Interest
in the campaign. He referred to the
early completion of the Panama canal
and the added Importance that would
be San Fracisco's. He spoke in favor
of ship subsidies
San Francisco, he said, was on trial
beforethe world, and an administration
that was business to the core was de-
manded. He pleaded with the voters 10
redeem San Francisco. In line with his
discussion Of the republican party he
referred to the fact that of the 81 .OOOO
voters registered in this city $4,000 had
declared themselves TO be republicans
He closed by asserting that if the
registered republicans did their duty
the republican ticket would secure
more votes than the other tickets COM
bined.
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Oct. "a distinct earthquake shock Is re.
ported to have been felt at AImota In the
snnihern mart ol Whitman county, Snndav