The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-11
THE END NOT YET.

or course every possible effort will be
made to cover up the frauds which all intel
ligeuJ persons in San Francisco believe have
been going on for some time past in this city
and State. There seems 10 be no question as
to the purchases and sales of mem bers Of the
Legislature and of some Of our Supervisors
in the past. Neither is there much doubt
that juries innumerable have been tempered
with, and that some of our courts have paid
but little attention to the proper enforce
ment of the laws. We realize that the de-
pravity which exists has grown out of the
rule of Il class of persons who have enriched
themselves by betraying political conven-
tons and the supinene5s OF our citizens in
voting TOR their candidates. An effort Is
now being made-we doubt not in good
faith-by the present Grand Jury to expose
and punish some OF the guilty parties; but
the question on every hand is asked, What
will the struggle result in? VIII the guilty
persons be reached? Not II a few men can
hinder it. The effort at present in certain
quarters is to make the public believe the
struggle is a political one, and so it is as far
as the boodlers can make it such. Some of
the culpritS who are termed Democrats have
escaped, and few of the so-ealled ReDub-
Iicans have been caught, but what does this
amount TOP Is it believed that the men who
have been summoned before the Grand Jury
will, If compelled to testify, give evidence
which will convict them? The Grand Jury
may find testimony elsewhere, but it will
not be obtained from the principal culprits.
The CALL desires to direct attention to the
booders who are striving to cover up the
tracks Of guilty persons by crying poll
tics. Our citizens should not be de-
ceived by such a stale trick. The mass
Of voters, both Republican and Demo-
cratic, wish to rid the community of
dishonesty. 1t is not a question of politics
with them, hence they should not permit
themselves to be deceived by any such arti-
fee. Our citizens must watch every move
ment which is made in the courts and else
where to shield the guilty persons As for
politics, time will come when we shall
have to stamp out fraud in our courts, in
our juries and in our legislative bodies. We
need not sacrifice political opinion by so
doing, but we must get rid of the men who
sell their votes and the men who bride
juries, Supervisors and legislators. As mat
tiers now stand, we have only begun the
struggle. 1t is true Buckley and few
other persons who are suspected of wrongs
have left US for the time being, but they
nave friends stlll remaining IN the city VINO
will do all in their power to save them from
punishment. The outrages which have
been committed have all been in the name
of political parties. The men who have
sold us have obtained control of political
conventions, and then howled for party pol
itics. Buckley never would have been a
power for evil had he not been able to Sc
cure persons with tolerably fair regulations
whose names we're used in conventions.
Thus we were betrayed. There IS no poll
ties in knowing such as we have had for
few years past in this city and State. 1t has
been struggle for money, the purchase and
sale of jurors, Supervisors and legislators.
Our citizens should watch the men who are
trying to turn the attention of the public
from what they are doing to screen the
knaves. When we are through with what
is now transporting in the courts it will be
time to take care of our politics.