The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-01

some very larG, untruthe. The biggest
one vet is that about Rev. DIR. Ollie Eek
corfating Ebert" though the one about
the Anti-Diye people "aband oninE Ebert"
is almost up to 1t in height, length and
breadth. The Non-Partlsans think seriously
ofhavIng these two whOppers MALE mp In
ahuKe packing case and sent to the Worlds
Fair, as samp e Of Whist a certain class of
california journalists are capable OF in the
way Of fiction.
The Chronicle is breaking lis own record
these days.
In fiction, presented in the guise Of news.
Nike de YounE's private organ never dld
take back seat
In the distortion Of news TO further the
petty ends of its proprietor, in the suppress
sion and misrepr presentation Of facts to pro-
= long the days of official corruption in this
city and State, the Chronicle has always
been several lengths ahead Of the smallest
and meanest piece Grub" organ ever pub
iished in San Francisco.
But now the Chronicle is going Itself ohe
better The hideOus imitation copper
tower ar Market and Kearny streets has
been turned into a yerItable fiction factory.
where downright faseho0ds are being
turned out-ata starvation rate per column
by a stafs Of underpaid young men, some
Of whom would be better employed shovel
ing sand.
We're it not for their vulgar transparency
mos( Of the Chronicles lies would be
humorous.
About the very latest production Of this
class from the fiction factory is the one
published Monday morning, wherein the
Rev. DR.. E. R. Ollie Of the Central Metho-
dist Episcopal Church Is misrepresented in
most shameless and bsrefaced manner.
Tie Chronicle makes DR.. die "excoriate
Ebert, quotes him as denouncing the Nom
Partisan candidate for Mayor from his pull
Dit and advising his congregation not TO
vote for flm.
That article in the Chronicle malgns
and misrei resents me-" said the Rev. DR..
Ollie TO CALL reporter last evening,
"As matter Of fact, / neither attacked
Mr.. Ebert in my sermon last evening nor
did l mean by Implication or otherwise to
attack. him or advise my congregation not
10 vote for him.
''In his interview with me after the SER
mon the Chronicle reporter has msrepre-
sented ME aud put words in MY mouth did
not utter.
= "As matter of truth. I did say that Can
didate Wendell Eas.on was the only one of
the four nominees for the mayoralty who
had signed the agreement presented by the
Licensed Taxpayers Association.
81 think L. r. Ellerr is by long odds the
best Of tie four candidates. l shall vote
the n-Partisan.tcket"
So much for lie No. l in Mondays ChronI-
Gle.
10 49,
: in every issue-equally as bTazen and trans
parent.
The fiction factory was in full operation
Sunday.
Lie No 2 was evidently intended for a
joke by tie young man who wrote il. But
e Mixes editors swallowed it whole. It-was
: headed "EIert Abandoned"
1t was so maliciousy false in every paT-
ticular'that it burned the fingers Of the
printers who set" il.
In substance, lie No. ? said the anti-diye
people had abandoned Ebert because he
had gone back on his pledge TO do all in his
power to close the dives when he should
become Mayor
Rather to furnish the text for an article
illustrating the depths Of depravity to
which the young men Of Mike de Young's
fiction factory have fallen than to seriously
-controv-rt the Chronicles transparent lies
a CALL reporter provided himself with a
copy Of Mixes personal organ yesterday
and visited several OF the most prominent
citizens who have been actively identified
with the Anti-Dive Association.
The first gentleman interviewed was
Joseph G. Eastland, member of the ex-
ecutlve committee of the Anti-DiYe Asso-
citation.
at is entirely false that our association
has abandoned Mr. Ebert. He is at the
head Of the NOD- Partisan ticket, and
shall certainly vote for him. In the Nom
Partisan movement We have the best and
might also say the only present hope for
municipal reform.
II shall vote for Ebert and so will the
anti-divs people," said Charles Ashton.
who is likewise merbe OF the executive
committee of-that association.
Mr.. Ebert, l believe, signed document
declaring his opposition to giving the Police
Commissioners arbitrary power in the
matter of issuing licenses.
The Anti-Diye Association has never
asked that they be given any but a re-
strlcted. defined power to refuse licenses
70 the dives.
Mr.. Ebert has assured as he is In favor
Of giving the Commissi oners this limited
power, and we are perfectly satisfied that
he Will, If elected, do all he can TO close the
dives. Ills past record and his allegiance
10 the Non-Partisan platform are annie
proof of Mr.. Ellert's position on the dive
question.
Michael Flood, chairman Of the executive
committee of the Anti-Dive Association.
SAID no one need claim to be a prophet or
mlnd-reader to see through the animus of
the Chronicle in publishing these fabrica-
tons.
Il shall vote for Mr.. Ebert, and so far as
am able to say, so will the other member,
OF the association. Mr.. Ebert has pledged
himself 10 do what he can to close the dives
and we believe that be will keep his word. y
Said ii. l.. Gear of the executive commit
tee: Vote for Ellert? OF course I. shall
Mr.. Ellert is with the anti-6lye people. We
nave no doubt of that whatever the Chroni.
Gle may say. We do not ask that the Police
Commissioners be given arbitrary power "a
Withhold licenses. Our fight is against the
aives' Perhaps If MIR. Ebert were not So
bitter an enemy of the dives he would bs
maiigned less by the pro-dive people,"
None OF the antl-dlve people are hette,
known than the Rev. DIR. A. C. Hirst nj
the Simpson Memorial Methodist Eplscopa,
Church. -"
Said the doctor: 'The anti-dive people ar,
with Ebert You may put that down a,
coming from me. We believe Mr.. Ebert Il
be an honorable man. He Is pledged I,
fight the dives. and we have every reason !,
the world to believe him sincere on that poin
and to stand by him with our ballots o,
election day.
Mr.. Ellerts declaration not to give tn,
Police Commissioners arbitrary power I,