The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-25
PARTY TIES SWAPPING.
The Democrats Coming Over
in Shoals.
DECENT MEg AGAINST BOSSlSM.
THEY'RE Just Rolling Into the Non
Partisan Camp.
ELLERT IS NOW A GREAT FAVORlIE.
That He Will Win Is FOregOne COntlu'
SiOn-What Prominent Demo-
cratic Attorney Says.
ELLERT IS NOW A GREAT FAVORITE.

rhs democrats of the city are coming
70 .bs Nop-Partisan camp in shoals.
Nothing can stay the tide that has set in
AGAINST bossism, and the REP ubilcah
s.Damocratic" leaders, so-called, now
Give M their fight as n bad job. They are
Dovx trying to save a few offices, expecting
20 mt Mr.. Lee of San Benito into the
county cIerkship and to give Mr. BIattner
the shirley lily.
But how n they do it?
All along the line prominent Democrats
are swinging to the support Of the Non
Partisan ticket
They are disguised with the new Buckley
ism Of the Democratic party, and do not
hesitate TO show it.
Their conversion means the downfall OF
the bosses.
Thess poll teal converts can be met on
every corner Of the streets where business
and professional men congregate. Ihey
voice the doom of Kelly and Crimmins, and
Sullivan, Dwyer Il Co.
mo, nc bosses for me" said Joseph NJ.
N0ugues. the prominent attorney, yesterday
Everybody knows Joe" Nougues, who
is one of the heavy-weights at the bar tie
needs no introduction here. as lie is known
from one end Of the city TO the other. His
friends are legion.
II am a Non-Partisan. You ask me
Why? ! will tell You." said Mr. Nougues,
proceeding In vigorous and terse language
to tell why the people, whether Democrats
or Republicans, should vote for clean poll
ties and honest municipal government ana
against the corrupt men who, alter cleo
ton would be the creatures or the bosses
who put them in their places"
MI Nougues is q Democrat, but In ma
tiOnal politics only.
Municipal government, said he. can
not be administered on business basis
when the officers selected under the demi-
nation of party bosses must act In sUboTdl-
nsIOn to their wishes.
THAT a combination of few men can, by
the aid of TOughs, toughs, suffers, re-
peateTs and the lawleSs and criminal ele
ment, select delegates, form convention
and claim that either IF the great political
parties has selected the candidates, IS
feature in our pOllicallIfe as absurd as Il is
amusing.
"The science Of municipal government
desceIds into the peTquisites Of bosses
SHOULD an official deem II advisable not
to appoint all the deputies allowed by law,
and attempt TO lessen expenses in the ad-
WiuiStrauOn OF the Office 10 which be was
elected, lie would become such an object Of
contempt to a political boss that his political
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NV hen public Office Is regarded as
public trust and the careful administration
Of It's duties Is acknowledged on the part Of
ID c official 70 mean to have the duties per-
formed 10 a thorough and efficient manner
and at the least expense-the people then,
and not until then, can expect relief from
the OneTOus burdens which haTGss them.
Officials selected in the manner aud by
the methods adopted by the Non-Partissns,
in my Judgment affords the solution to the
proposition Of the most efficient and
economical manner to conduct the business
Of municipal government.
Until the individuals composing and be-
lieying IN the principles of either Of the na-
iional parties can have afforded to them the
safeguard OF expressing their opinion by
means Of the ballot at a primary election for
the selection Of a convention, held under the
safeguards with which the law surrounds
general election, q free ballot and an honest
count, the Non-Psrtisan method Of select
Ing municipal ticket is undoubtedly the
best and one by which the municipality can
have able, intelligent and honest officials"
Nil many Democrats be kept from vot-
Ting the Non-Partisan ticket on account of
party tiPs?' was asked.
Il hardly can imagine what you could call
party tie on municipal matters during the
corporation rule in this city for the last ter
years. In legal parlanee the statute OF llm
itatlons has long since run against party
"The discipline of the Democratic party
was broken many years ago.
The melancholy spectacle has beer
afforded the people of this community tina
the railroad corporation has been the rea
government of this city. 1t has cOntrolle
the Democratic party to great extent. ant
the blatant individuals who have been &C
tive in Democratic politics while drawinl
pap from the railroad are responsible TO
that party losing the confidence OF the PEG
Ble Of this city in regard to municipal affairs
Party discipline never controlled a gen
tleman to vote for a dishonest, incapable
man because he had been nominated on
party ticket.
what difference can it make TO a citize
whether the municipal officer who only ha
the duties Of a ministerial Office to perform
or the judicial officer who acts judieially
believes in high or low tariff?
my judgment is that if ever there wa
such a party discipline as would make
man of particular belief in national poll
tics vote party ticket in municipal polite:
Ii has long since been broken.
'Of one thing you can rest assured, In
Vulnerable Democrats in this city do no
think OF such thing as a party tie il
municipal affairs. and they will unhestai
ingly vote the bulk of the Non Parrish
ticket"
Another prominent Democrat said: Il
X. Ellert is Republican, yet the averag
Democrat expresses satisfaction that so i'm
portant position Is to be filled by 80 able
man.
Both parties seem TO take pride in find
Ing opportunities to show that the loca
officer nominated by the Non Partisan con
ventlon means honest administration OF on
city government; ss the average man love
Justice, so is the average sentiment in fave
of keeping our local officers free from th
Infamous corruption of boss rule.
THE decent Democrats will vote fo