The morning call., 1892-10-20
MORE TRICKS OF THE POLITICIANS.

The Election Commissioners have refused
u give the Non-Partisans any inspectors or
judges Of election, and have divided those
officials equally between the Democrats and
Republicans. The vote was 3 to ?, Smiley,
burst and Tilton voting against giving the
Non-Partisans a show, while Sanderson
sad O'Brien were willing that the Nom
Partisans should be represented, provided
their judges or inspectors were-as they
would be-affiliated with one OF the two
cd parties n national politics.
The Election Commissioners have put
themselves in a false position to very little
purpose. The effect of their decision will
be to impress the people with the convic-
ton that the two old parties have combined
% cheat the Non-Partisans for their joint
advantage, and that they have come to the
conclusion that without cheating they can
not carry the election. This will tend to
strengthen the Non -Partisans and to
weaken the cheaters Nothing is more fatal
10 party than TO go before the people with
brand of unfair dealing on its brow The
old pal.les, having the election machinery
in their hands, had the alternative of using
their advantage to handicap their new an
t2gonists. or of dealing squarely and giving
each party an equal show. 1t has pleased
the Election Commissioners to adopt the
former course. This merely eonvinces the
people that the Non-Partisans were right
when they charged the old parties with
trickery and fraud and arraigned them as
unworthy of public confidence. The decis-
len of the board 10 probably worth thou
sands of votes 10 the Non-Partisan ticket
These professional politicians die hard.
They can see by the partial polls Of the
people which are published from day to
day in THE CALL bow tremendous is the
surge which is swelling and gathering
strength to break on the 9Th. 1t is like one
Of the terrible epidemcs Of history. 1t
permeates every class in society. 1t has
penetrated the workshops south of Market
street as profoundly as the merchants Off
ces and bank parlors of this side of Suffer.
i, The man Of means has long been ready for
an independent party, and has been anx-
iously waiting for its organization. Butthe
small property-owner and the wage-earner
has only Just awakened to the fact that the
stealngs Of these politicians have come out
q his pockets. Under every system it's labor
which paws taxes. The ten or fifteen millions
WHICH have been stolen by Democratic and
"spuoIlcan politicians In the last eight or
zen years nave been stolen from the work.
Ing class. 1t is they who have supported
the BUckleys and the Higginses and the
kellys and the Crimminses out OF their
hard-earned wages. The railroad class has
taken care Of Itself and tried to share in the
plunder. But the workiDgman has been de-
fenseless. he has seen his days Of labor
cut down to three or four in the week be-
cause the notorious eorruptions in the
municipal government have checked the
development Of industry and stopped the
demand for labor. He has been obliged to
mortgage his little home to raise money to
fatten politicians hanging round the Street
department.. Of every dollar that he has
earned he has had to give 10 or 10 cents to
support Buckley in his elegant retirement
at the German spas. or to help Crimmins
and Kelly accumulate the fortune they are
amassinP.
And what are political parties to him?
What does he care about Democratic or Re-
rubiican bossesS What does it matter to
hin which of the frauds is ON top, when
both are equally hungry to divide his sub
staneef What he wants of city govern
ment is one which shall raise no more
money by taxation than is absolutely neces-
sary for the conduct Of municipal AFFAIRS;
government administered by men VINO are
Chosen for their character for honesty
snd intelligence. The professional pollti-
cans who urge him to vote his party ticket
sle tooliug him. The dishonest candidates
VIII not give him work, nor will they STOP
we robbery Of his savings for street I'M
movements. The Chronicle and the FL
o4'eer invite him to sacrifice himself Tor
NC benefit Of their associates.
ri bet tue invitation will not be accepted.
he workngman is not as indiscreet as
lAlnk Hs is patient and long-suner-