The morning call., 1890-10-02
COUNTY COMMITTEE:

:.
Resol nttons In ten ed for Local. Repubii-
-. ~ :; o',I ;: III N ks.
: The Reph blican@ County Committee met al
. head quarters: last ight, =Dr. +. c. Meyers;
presiding; ,E=>c ~. Il Fl, : " i .
:: :. The Glowing communications were read
and referredzto Committees: : =
J.. From. Republican Club. l of the Forty
seventh Assembly District, stating that TIE
Chairman had appointed a committee of 1--WE
to. canyass the district relative to the neces-
:sity. Of :regisi ration at the new City Hall;
also that the club lad unanimously indorsed
: Republican: State ticket and platform.
!: :. From: tl0iin Jackson, announcing his With
= dflwaI frem: the ontestfo County Commit
: teefn The FOrty-fiftll Assembly District, and
requesting that ali: votes he received at the
primary be counted as: scattering:
= From R.; II. JONES'. Ihirty-third District,
. protesting against W. Il. Jones as County
Committeeman. on the ground that Jones
WAS not aresident of that district.
~ From W.;:H. Jones, acknowledging his
Decentralization as County Committeeman in
the Thirty-thfrd District, and asking that the
iran: polling the next highest number of
yOtes<be elected. >.
= >Secretary Lees read the names of dele
gates elected at the. recent primaries, and
= " as: Instructed TO issue their creden tlalS.
: Tie flames. of the. County Committeeman
: were also read and their credentials will be
! issued::.%z : :: .% 800 =.
i Chairman Meyers. commented upon the.
sabsente of mem bers of the committee and
stf1eda that .he.Ayould hereafter enforce the
r0Ie:yhereby an: absentee for four consecu-
: tive: meetings would lose: his seat and an
heTEman%Weuld be appointed Instead.
.. d.. H. MahOney, for. the Committee on
: Halls, reported4 that- b mai b nth Hail had
=. been Engaged from Saturday to Friday for
the Municipal Convention, and the Nigwam
from Saturday and, following days for the
5uaicialt" Educational and. Legislative con-
YemtiOns.-. - - = -
: The. following resolutions were presented
: by, j.: IA, .Mahobey and: read by Secretary
.Eees:. ~. :. -.. -: -.
$: WHEREAS; j tistessentalfo rthe prosperity of
tie;CIty atd county of.Sdn Ffdhclsc0 that the
management Of It's public affairs should be con-
djicredJu "a BuSfneSs-liKe and economical manner
T. 10 reduce Taxation and tighten the heavy burdens
r. oEI1e pi0HieTtJ+0 Niefs, business men aud tax
:pqlels> generality and whereas, we believe that
f.5tlr1eeS$ aud percentages were paid into the
city Treasury land all ely officials paid by salary
,: only aud The various municipal officials EN-
3.pIOyed OuIy. $50 many SubOrdlDates as are neces-
sary 10 Transact tile business Of their respective
departments, and the Mayor and the Board of
:: Supervisors exercised such SUPERVISION over the
various municipal offices as is require ed by law
. a. great .oeal.ot unn cessary expenditures OF
money could be prevented and the tax levy
: for al purposes would be less than 81
:, lie 81 90 on the YafuaIoD OF S20O,O000OO; and
:NlIei S;we believe that the Issuance of bonds
= for municipal purposes, except for pubic water
: and-llRht supply, ihe couhseation OF real estate
by stIeet5paying m0hopOlies aud the granting of
.;st4eet Franchises without adequate compensa-
tl6u,' are iniIllea TO the best interests OF this
.muhicpality, aud We contend that TO assist the
GROWTH Qltke city. raise the value OF its property
by TeGucing! the present eXurbltant taxation.
:. and make II a desirable place OF residence, the
.ijunfcil aI authorities should furnish good and
sliificielit water and light supply 10 IT'S inhabi-
aIaDjs unreasonable rates, encourage competition
. IN sIreeEpaying materials sell all city franchises
-. nv.aFt4 lion EN..A
year the highest bidder for the smallest num-
: Der OF years. procure ali City work, supplies and
" priHting on he lowest terms aud by fair aud
oten competition, consider no unbalanced
bids: and: pay. Tor no printing ex-
cept' at specified rates provided for in
whereas; we III nix that the system of collecting
. delinquent taxes by special counsel is uncOnsti-
tuliehaE expensive and barassiDg TO the tax
:. fusion and that delinquent taxes should be
= collected in The Iuture by the Tax-COector and
tie city. and County Attorney, according TO law;
;. and whereas, We deprecate the use OF the
Judiciary as political machine. and, therefore,
:. demand that sound lawyers should be nominated
1OF .iud clal positions, who will be above any DO.
=. -htical Influence, ana cannot be used In putting
:: uI. Grand JuileS; and whereas, while we favor
universal education, free schOOl-books and ade-
.-quate maintenance OF our city school system, we
nevertheless believe that, without waste or cor
Tuuto1, the School Department Will take less
money for running expenses than 1t does al
= pTesenfr and at The same time have more ell.
cientservice and we condemn the present sys-
teniol each Director IN bis turn giving teachers
positions To- political friends or fayorites. and we
insistrthat teachers should be appointed accord.
ing TO priority OF application and standing as 10
:. Credentials and Qualifications, after Trial of
teaching; aud whereas while we contend that
cIIizens with tile proper qualifications who have
expended their time and energies for lie
). success OF the party should be given
tile .niefeTeuce In appointing subOfdlnates
:. We condemn the use Of the employees of lie civ
government, and especially the Fire aud Police
departments, as political machines against lhe
n YIN M Ito 4
whereas we deem II essential for the best inter-
est and % prosperity OF this city that the present
: eXorblant port charges should be diminished
. TO revive commerce and make this port once
:. more one. OF the great Shipping ceniels of The
;. Pacific Coast, aud We are IN favor OF such legis
!. laiioh- as VIII make San Francisco as near as
possible a Tree port; and whereas the Demo-
cratic majority Of the State Legislature of 1889
:. refused 10 pass the bill OF the Australian ballot
:: system promulgated by the Federated Trades
and nGOTsed by the Changers and by large
: majority OF the people oil this State, we declare
that our Nominees Tor the Legislature should
:. be pledged 10 use all honorable means
10 pass Tie said bill this coming session; and
whereas, We are In sympathy with all move
? menls tending 10 the elevation OF labor, and we
believe mat Chinese labor is dangerous to white
C labor III California aud that II Is especially
lninileal to the mining interest Of his state
since Tie piacers ana gravel mines abandoned By
white men as non-paylhg properties and az pres
eDf IN ile possession OF Chinese would If left
uDworked lOr len or twenty years again become
valuable Though the washing by The elements
OF tie precious metal from the quartz lodges in
tile mountains. aud once more make the mining
-cOuEties pOluious, and therefore We advo-
Gale lie exclusion OF the Chinese their
presence being degrading 10 white labor
white society aud dangerous 10 The SANITARY
conditions oil the community by spfeadiug
e Strange ana fatal disease, vice and crime; and
whereas, We denounee the Importation of pauDer
contract labor, as tending 10 degrade our work
iDgmtn 10 The conditions of pauEeis and slaves
we welcome such honest and Industrious imnii-
grafton can BECOME ciiiZens 10 the country ;
and whereas, we believe that 1t is TO tile best
interest of the inhabitants OF this State that
home Industry should be fosIered, We advocate