The morning call., 1892-11-08
THEY WANT HONEST MEN.
The French Colony Has No Use for tn
Doodle Crowd.

The French Colony Has No Use for the
Doodle Crowd.
If Mike de Young was present at the
mass-meeting OF the French colony held
under the auspices of the Non-Partlsans in
Union-sQuare Hall last night he must surely
have been the most unhappy man in San
Francisco.
The aggravating feature was that not
only the most prominent members of the
Cercle Francais and the aristocracy of the
Quarter Latin were there, but quite a num-
Der OF well-known and wealthy Teutons
who had forgotten racial distinctions and
the days of Alaric and Attila and Stiiiehs
or Molkte and MacMahOn, of Caesar a0A
Kaiser. TO rejoice In the discontinue Of the
public enemy at the polls Oh the morrow.
Coming events cast their shadows before
| The French colony saw the shadow of de-
| feat, totally eclipsing the De Young trium.
ylrate-or rather the triumvirate Of which
DE Young has fancied himself the prime
mover and has been but the catspaw
The Cercle Francois band played the
"Marseillaise" as the presiding spirits Of tn G
meeting invaded the stage. There was a
| big crowd in the hail, and seats were at q
premium
Chairman NJ. +. Lacaze opened with an
address In French. intimating at the close
| that succeeding speakers would use the
English language, an announcement which
was received with applause. even by the
many GalIie representatives present
Mr. Lacaze said: THE French colony las
been SO accustomed to hear the French.
American citizens spoken of as Democrats
| that they had come TO believe II. But some
well-known French Republicans, convinced
| OF the contrary, have established a cluh
designated as the Independent French Re-
| publican Club. Although but two months
| old 1t has already a considerable member
| shin.
But the great point Tonight is that we
are strong enough now TO protect our CON-
mon interests and TO join hands with the
immense body of electors, Republican and
Democratic, who are striving 10 rescue the
government of our city from the hands of
corrupt and constituencies men. Although
calling ourselves Republicans, we have had
no hesitation in approving all the municipal
and legislative candidates on the Nom Par
tisan ticket"
The speaker here turned. amid applause.
10 the occupants OF seats on the stage.
Among those recognized were A. Ruef. IL.
ID. Taleott, George A. Proctor. III. A. Hyde,
| Z. j. Swift, +. w. Van Reynegom, Il. H.
| Collett, Il. p. Flint and Charles Ashton. III.
| III. Scott. w. A. Beatty and j. j. Moran
| sat In a group near the center OF the stage.
7. b. Bergerot was the first speaker, aud
| his address was not only eloquent, but as
| potent an invective as the oTation of Cicero
| against Catiline.
He described the origin and growth of the
Non-Partisan movement, and said that, as a
| native son, he was proud TO follow in the
| footsteps of the pioneer fathers.
| And tneD without any sort of apology or
| preamble Mr.. Bergerot took up his sling
| and hurled stones at the Goliaths OF the
| Doodle camp.
THE great enemy Of the people of Cali
fornia to-day" said he. "is the Southern
Pacific of California. the combina alton of the
| Central and Southern Pacific railroads.
The Southern Pacific Company is the
most prolific source of corruption. munich
pally and in the State. that we know of.
We are here tonight to say that 1t must be
d0wned and subordnated to the sovereign
will Of the people,"
After reciting the history OF the Vigilance
Committee of 1856. and the wholesome In
huence OF the non-political party which
sprang from IL, the speaker showed the his
tory OF bossism as exemplified In Carr,
buckley, Higgins, Crimmins. Kelly and De
Young and their uniform subservience to