The evening world., 1917-11-01


This statement made the authority of Wall Street. itself
institution of which the chief occupation is gambling and
which expresses in gambling its political opinions
Wall Street. while working for Mr. Mitchell betting to
that Mitchell will be beaten the Democratic candidate
eleced-and Wall Street will the money thus wagered
As the Democratic candidate deeply appreciate the hostility
Of Wall Street and the big corporations that control and at the
time appreciate the soundnes of Wall Streets odbooded
judgment which makes bet two to against its candidate
Especially appreciated these few lines from the Boston
News Bureau the official mouthpece of the Stock Exchange
Hyan is anti-corporation man. and especially anti
Rockefeller corporation, and 1t will be bear argument
traction and stock if he happens to wn On the other
hand if Mayor Mitchell is elected buy these stocks
Democratic candidate against corporation
that against any individual whatever his wealth.
less he for that wealth the right control the
Mayor New York City against the who the chosen
candidate of special privilege the whose election would make
it safe buy your eyes shut the waterd stock of the most
shamefully dishonest public corporations.
My Promise to the Citizens
As Mayor of New York City shall the millions
up the population of New York City, the millions that
struggle under the heavy problem of high living cost high taxes
and high rents.
shall be elected without the of those that wish buy
with their eyes shut shall them moth
except fair treatment and justice and they will get nothing
else-and they know and are all for Mr.. Mitchell
There has been too much personality in this campaign not
enough plain talk of the greatest city
world These the MAN, the ideas concerning that
which shared with by the great majority of the
people.
Municipal Ownership.
The Democratic platform pledges its candidate TO municipal
ownership in principle and in practice
should their and the profit by
their going and f from their homes to their places of work
profit for the city and the people, not for private nd
yiduals
What applies public ownership of the street lines
applies public ownership of gasworks and electric light works
telephones all other property of which the value is created
by public and exploited by private individuals
promise to work faithfully for publicly owned municipal
onopoes and such condition would justify
the most optimistic Wall Street gambler In buying with his
eyes shut stock of dishonest public service
rations.
Taxation
The Democratic Party pledged honest equal impartial
taxation honest economical spending of the public
When Mayor there will be favortsm either for those
lands with the city, for those that seek avoid their
and unload that share the pockebooks of smaller
people.
investigation has been made Of the taxation Of fifteen
corporations and large fortunes that
supporting Mr. Mitchell the railroad and Wall Street candidate
investigated only part the property owned by these
corporations and rich Mitchell enthusiasts.
the present administration had reduced the
the property of these fifteen by than
twenty nine millions of dollars.
Can the little property expect that his taxes will be
reasonable the small rent expect that his rent will be
reasonable fifteen individual great fortunes and corpora
ons to reduce their assessments
by twCnty-nine millonsE
defy intelligent citizen to deny that the corpora
tons the excessively rich to and to
( tiOn advocating the election of Mr.. Mitchell.
wonder that Mr. Mitchell has the support Of these
4 temen and these corporationsY
of these corporations and rich able to have
the Of their property reduced by twenty
millions be the total of financial gratitude that
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