The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-06

months. only IOuF months re-
main of the term for which he
was elected by the people of San Fran
cisco in November, 1903
Mayor Mccarthy asks the people OF
San francisco to retain him at the
head Of their government for a second
: term, not of two years but of four
years, as provided by the charter
amendments ratified by the people last
year. The best test of the mayors fit
ness for retention in Office for four
years is the record of his accomplish
Rents in that Office for nearly two
years.
The manner in which the mayor has
redeemed or failed to redeem the many
promises he made as a candidate for
mayor is inseparably a part of that
record. AS a candidate for mayor, P.
T. Mccarthy pledged himself personal
~ and through the platform of his
party to many definite works. Natural
ly enough the pledges made by Nc
Carthy ran TO matters in which the
general public was intensely. and not
infrequently vitally, interested.
Horse Cars Incensed Him
The promises of Candidate Nc
Carthy touching the purchase of the
Spring Valley properties and the activi-
ties of Mayor Mccarthy that defeated
the authorization of the bonds for that
purchase. have been called to the at
tention of the public by The Call
through republication of the varying
statements on the subject made by
Candidate Mccarthy and Mayor Nc
Carthy.
The Spring Valley promise was only
one Of many pledges that the mayor
failed TO redeem. The opinions of P.
H. Mccarthy, candidate, and of P. H.
Mccarthy. mayor, touching the opera
ton of horse cars in lower Market
street seem to have undergone
change not unlike his opinions on the
water question.
As candidate for the office of
mayor, P. H. Mccarthy was highly in
censed by the presence of the horse
cars operated by the United Railroads
between Sutter street and the ferry for
the avowed purpose of preventing the
city from using the outer tracks for
the operation of the municipal line
authorized by the people and which
will be made a reality some time.
People Stirred to Anger
Candidate Mccarthy declared that If
the people would make him Mayor
Mccarthy he would wipe out the dis
grace of antiquated horse cars in San
Francisco's chief thoroughfare He
that the rights Of the residents and
property owners in Sutter street should
be preserved and that the horse cars
must go. IN formal statements over
his own signature. in verified inter-
views and through the medium of his
party platform, Mccarthy denounced
the horse cars as "threadbare, obsolete
and unsightly' and had promised the
people "the installation of the best pos
sible railway facilities extending to the
ferry depot"
The lower Market street situation
was an issue in the last municipal cam
paign. 1t was one of the Questions
that had stirred the great majority of
the people Of San Francisco to genuine
anger. Every party and every candi-
date appreciated the lower Market
street question as one that could not be
evaded and its potency as a vote getter.
Stand as a Candidate
On July 30. 1909. P. II. Mccarthy. can
didate, declared himself wholeheartedly
on the side of the people in that con-
troversy. In the presence of his ste
nographer and his legal adviser, Cleve-
land L. Dam, he was asked: What. in
your opinion, Mr.. Mccarthy, should be
done by the city in the matter of the
United Railroads. attempt to maintain
its monopoly in lower Market street?'
In answer to that question Mccarthy
dictated and subsequently verified this
statement:
1 believe the law should be en-
forced. i believe that the authori-
ties should, at the earliest possible
moment TO 1t that steps are
taken to arrange or shape matters
30 that the large number of prop
erty owners and others who are do
ing business in sutfer street be
given the hest possible railroad
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