The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-09
DREW SAYS THEY'LL WIN
Peacefully if They Can, but
They'll Win.
STREET EXTENSION JOBS.
The Mission Property-owners Will Try the
Courts and Take Hand in the Election-H
Both Means Fail Then Look Out.
STREET EXTENSION JOBS

1--WE appreciate the stand THE CALL has
taken, we admire its honesty and justice. and
we hope il will keep on, but don't put me
down as a yigilante," said John K. Drew
of the firm of Drew & Mclaughlin. at 90
222 Steuart street. yesterday afternoon
when asked concerning the fight being made
by the people in the Mission regarding the
extension of Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eigh-
teenth, Nineteenth. Twentieth and Twenty
first streets.
81 am not posing as lawbreaker, but l
tell you one thing. and that is that we peo-
pie out there will no longer submit tamely
to being robbed.
1--WE will not pay for the opening and ex-
tension of the streets you have mentioned,
but we intend to try the courts.
IF they fail uS-well, then We'll see.
Now. understand me-" continued Mr..
Drew. land make no mistake.
1--WE are not standing in the way of prog
ress.
1--WE want San Francisco to go ahead as
rapidly as it can. but we are tired of being
robbed.
Every street that is extended or opened
has to have board of commissioners.
"If these men were honest and did their
work honestly there would be much less
room for complaint.
''As it is-but, pshaw! what is the use OF
talking about 1t?
1ou know as we'll as | how the people
have been robbed.
commissioners have been appointed and
salaries paid for weeks and months during
which the commissioners did n work at all.
The allowance usually made is $500 a
month to each commissioner, and God
knows they have worked twenty-four
months on proposition that should have
been settled in six.
Lets make long story short" c0ntin-
ued Mr.. Drew, and he is a man that looked
as If he meant every word he said and had
the courage OF his convictions; I'VE people
propose, as l said, TO try the courts. if the
Supervisors refuse us relief.
I'll the courts fail US and these street ex-
tensions are put through, we propose to re-
Sist the assessments
IF necessary we will resist them in the
only way left to the citizens of city where
the Government becomes go corrupt that it
refuses to protect them and licenses men to
rob those whose interests they should guard.
'Oh, speak strongly and feel that way.
and all the people out In the Mission feel
that way.
1--WE don't propose to have streets ex-
tended to benefit milliOnaires and pay for
the work.
Let the rich men who want tracts Of
land opened up pay for il, as we have done
10 get even the poorest improvements.
Let me tell you, once for all, that the
people of the Mission have thought this
thing out.
THEY propose to do some voting on the
lines Of honest government, regardless Of
party and if we can't win then. why We
will take the only road left open TO US.
THE people are iu earnest, and the
Sheriff, whoever be may be, will hnd it out
-
our heads to pay Street-eXtension commits
sioners for improving the land Of wealthy
men at the expense OF the poor who have
struggled along on small wages to get q
home of their own.
Thine and time alone will tell the tale.
Il hope The CALL Will continue to stand
with us.
''lt is a fight of honest men against high
way robbery. and we are going 10 win it
peacefully If we can, but we are going to
win il"
The work Of the Mission Real Estate
Owners Union is being steadily prosecuted,
much Of il being done in secret.
Some of the present Supervisors will be
surprised when the union makes its show
Ing.
Those at the head of the union realize
that the approaching election offers them
fine opportunity, and they do not intend
to lose it,
The fight against the assessment for the
extension of the streets mentioned will be
bitter one, and, as MIR. Drew expressed it,
the people propose TO win peacefully if they
can, but win at any cost