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Thomas Mcgee.

In at once II this ticket of yours succeeds"
In answer to that remark. would say that
L have no such thought and make no such
promise. Some of our nominees may pos
sibly so back on their pledges and on them
selves. All we can say is this: That we will
not be the cause of their failure il they do
fall. We have left them unpledged and put
them on the straight roads with no pulls or
strings attached to them. They will have
no stumbling blocks created by US In their
path, nor have we asked of them anything
inconsistent with their duty to God or
man. or In any way inconsistent with the
highest American citizenship.
And now, with no desire to pose as re-
former, can not say that politics. especially
local politics. In all American cities. during
the past ten or fifteen years, so-called Demo-
cratic and so-ealled Republican alike. have
left no other odor In all honest mems
nostrils but that of putridity and rottenness?
True Republcanism, on the one hand,
and true Democracy on the other. was
and Is not represented in the ranks of the
persons who have stolen their names to
prostitute and disgrace both. San Francisco
politics are only copy of what Is going on
In New York. Boston, Philadelphia, Chi
cago-in every large city of the Union, In
short When the convention which framed
the constitution of the United States met at
Philadelphia In May, 1887. one Of its great
est difficulties lay in the jealousy of the
people OF the towns, who feared, with
fear akin to alarm, that the formation OF a
great central powerful Federal Govern
ment would deprive their towns Of their
rights. The town meeting and the town
government were the very palladium OF
FreeDen's liberties and good government
then. There was then no taxation without
the best citizens representation and con-
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sent' III man then arrived in any of the
infant towns Of the republic there were off,
GERS 10 walt on him If he seemed to have no
hohest occupation. He was called on to
give an account of himself and his objects.
anu IL ne proposed to be loafer or sponge
ne was at once ordered to move on.
lhink, for heavens sake, OF the applica-
.ion Oh such test here, just before election
Times especially. when sneaks are circulat-
ing 10 iodging-houses and places of regis
uation. Why, it would result in the
expeiiing, not of hundreds. bu, of thousands
oi persons from around the City Eall and
piaces where vote buyers, ob-workers and
Wire-pullers most do congregate. No doubt
TOO great severity was practiced in those
py-gone days. but was 1t not entirely CON-
mendable compared with the city rule Of
Today. where the men who do not make
.ne money or pay the taxes have the dis
Durslng Of millions, and where the capacity
70 rule city well is in inverse ratio to the
rulers Inability himself to manage any
honest business-where the utterly igno-
rant and corrupt. the low saloon-keeper.
the men who have been in Jail, and the far
larger number who are cheating Justice by
escaping incarceration, are our local ords
and rulers; whom they will they set up. and
"hom they will they pull down.
ana, now. passing from these matters as
viewed from local standpoint. let me refer
10 them from national point of view.
NeHner public speakers or newspapers
here have referred to this phase of the
question. You all know that 100 years ago
ABOUT seven-eghths Of the people of the
United States were In the country on farms,
whiie every year, especially OF the past
Iorty, they have been more and more tend
ing 10 towns and cities. These towns and
cities now contain about half the entire pop
uialion OF the country, and they are con-
stantly more and more increasing at the ex-
pense OF the country population. This be-
ing the case. the cities must be and are the
centers of far the greatest influence on the
naiion's life and government, and ask you
all, then, If it is possible to contemplate te
anything more dangerous, noisome, poison
Gus and utterly corrupt in their in fiuence op
national politics and this nations life than
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AGAINST THE STREET COMMISSIONS.
A. r. Van Duzer's Ringing Denouncemen
OF the BoodIers.

A. r. van Duzer's Ringing Denouncement
OF the BoodIers.
The next speaker was A. p. Van Duzer.
whose appearance was greeted with a tu
mutt OF cheering, often renewed during the
delivery of the following address:
The distinguishing characteristic of the
people OF San Francisco Is their patience
and long suffering without complaint or
murmur, their disposition to bear and suffer
Ia silence evils so great and so exasperatIng
that they would drive less considerate
people to violence. But when the point has
been reached. the line crossed and endur-
ance is no longer consistent with dignity
and honor. then this people with force
lrresistibts as Of a cyclone rise up. as they
90 now. and woe unto him or them that
stand in their path. 1t were better that
such had never been born.
AS to the cause which has led up to this
uprising OF the men who have heretofore
taken but passing interest In politics I
shall not speak in detail The ballot-b box
stufing at primaries. the arbitrary acts of
county committees, 60 called, the Disgrace
ful brawls OF the poth0use In putting up
jobs-these are matters which directly con-
cern politicians. But it is to the acts of the
men who, being trusted by the people with
office, have betrayed their trust. broken faith
with the people and 4br their own gain sold
their word, their honor and their souls-if
they have any-fOr coin, regardless of law
or right or common decency. that / shall
address attention tonight.
speak in plain terms because the people
In the part of the city where / reside, in ad-
dition to an exceptionally high tax, have this
year been loaded down with tie burden of
assessments levied by corrupt gang of
political parasites called street commits
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We as Non-Partisaus protest against this
needless and foolish expenditure of the
city's funds. Here is what our platform
says about it:
1--WE demand of our Supervisors and
Mayor, and we pledge them to inaugurate
no new street extension scheme, and to en-
deavor to prevent the passage of those
already reported whenever they may find
them unfair and unjust until the laws gov
erning these matters are repealed or so
amended as to permit to be taxed for such
improvements only the property directly
fronting thereon, aud then only on petition
of a majority of such frontage. Our candi-
dates for the Legislature shall be pledged
to labor for the amendment Of said laws TO
the same end"
Now about the dives. They exist by vir-
tue of law or ordinance which compels
the Police Commissioners to grant license
to anybody to open one of the hell holes
upon a petition signed by twelve property
owners In the same block. The n-Parti-
sans are pledged to repeal that ordinance.
Who do you think would be more likely
to rid this city of these dives? A Board of
Supervisors nominated and run by the
bosses, as majority of the boards have
been for the last few years. Would Kelly
and CrimmiBs. indorsed by the Chronicle,
close the dives? l answer Mol
We have in our platform pledged our
Supervisors and Mayor to Immediately after
their entry to Office take such measures as
will effectually and permanently kill this
Infamous nursery Of vice.
The men who keep such low places are
not likely to be great moral reformers, and
IL the good people Of San Francisco want
these dens of infsmy and crime closed. so
that the young men and women can be kept
more easily in the straight path, they must
vote for the Non-Partisan Mayor and Super-
visors Of this city, who are pledged to de-
stroy them.
We have had enough OF this kind of ruling
and to change the subject, which Is so gall
Ing to all Of US. will speak about the
shameless manner in which the so-called
representative Republicans received their
nominations for Office in this campaign. In
the first place heavy assessments we're
levied on all who had ambition to become
public officers, and unless these assessments
were paid by these men they received no
nomination.
The judges who have been nominated en-
the Kelly-Crimmins ticke. have been obliged
to pay from $1,000 to $500 for the privi-
iege OF running and being defeated on that
ticket, aud a judiciary who should happen
TO be elected in that manner and under such
influences must be, to greater or less ex-
tent, in the control Of the bosses.
IL Is common expression among ths
legal profession, Don't bring your case In
such court for the bosses have got pull
there" A recent Illustration of this Is seer
In John Lord Love, Police Judge who ha,
ambition to become Superior Judge, bail
ing men who were charged with high crimes
and misdemeanors at midnight at the dicta
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their. or indeed OF any help that would pre-
vent fraudulent registration and fraudulent
voting. Aud would like here to say that
IL any one will try TO capture Messrs.
Wells, White, Nightingale, Daniel Meyer,
A. b. Forbes, Michael Flood, Rev. DR..
Hlrst and the majority of the members OF
the Non-Partisan Convention, in the inter-
est OF any boss, clique or ring. he will nave
taken contract that he will speedily get
tired of and utterly fail in. These men and
the great majority of men composing the
Non-Partisan Convention were in that con-
vention with one sole object in yiew-to
select the best men they could get TO serve
this city in its local government aud In the
Legislature. and / do say that. IL you can
not rely upon such men and place confidence
In their unselfsh work, then you can trust
no one and the task OF local reform must De
indefinitely postponed
L had the honor to be chairman Of the
Non-Partisan Convention, and If you had
been present at its deliberations, as j was,
You would have found not only that no
ring or slate WAS tolerated In II, and none
was seriously thought of by even the small
est minority Of its members. III a few, and
they must have been very few, members did
think at the outset that they could run even
corner of that convention, they were
quickly undeceived. for every time they
named man be was at once peremptorily
defeated. In nothing, perhaps, was the
convention more characterized than by Its
seriousness and the good feeling that pre-
vailed in ii. 1 aid not even once have to
call single member to order during all OF
our sessions. This. / think, is unprece-
dented in the history of any political con.
vention. Our convention was not however,
a political one. and probably that accounts
for the decorum noted. But that was not
the chief distinction between our cOnven-
ton and all others. Its most notable feature
was that Its members pledged themselves
heartily not TO ask from any of its candi-
dates. IL elected. the appointment Of any
clerk, deputy. laborer. or official We have
no favor to ask but that the officers elected
will take their offices and run them as they
would their private business, and to ac-
count to nobody but the public. II this win
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city the man who for four years has 1ss...-hS
dishonest practices in the Board of Super
visors, we are to enuDeiate the same prir-
ciple.
The N0n-Partisan convention, Il Is con-
ceded by all, was composed of the best men
in the city, and their appeal was to the iu-
telligence and virtue of the people. BY
electing the candidates whom they pro-
posed, we are to establish 1t as principle
that the people are intelligent and yIriuous.
Fer this truth to be shown here is OF in
estmable value as a standard and as an en-
couragement to ourselves. and mere par
tIcularly for our young men. and is to re-
store to us reputation Invaluable In the
nation and in the world
The best invitation and the only effectuai
one that we can send abroad for desirabls
people to cone and live among us is to now
give the proof in full measure that We arc
behind no part of the world in virtue, In
telligence and active, vigorous public
opinion.
For this idea to be shown it Is necessary
for US to place in Office at the coming election
the candidates OF the Non-Partisan move
ment.
Those candidates have been selected with
the greatest care from these known to be
oua pCst uoD, Oub even III We SUOUiU Dc dis
appointed in any of them still this principle
and truth which ! have mentioned will be
established by placing those candidates in
the offices.
This principle and truth Is thus as clearly
and strongly a principle to be established
on Tuesday next as any principle could be.
In respect to national politics.
The voter, if be seeks to find out whether
this man or that man is individually moro
desirable than another. will find himself
involved In uncertainty, but by voting
for the Nom Partisan list throughout he has
not only the best assurance of choosing the
right men, but in addition to this he has the
certainty Of helping on truth and prin-
ciple above all others dear and valuable to
our city and State.
The Non-Partisan movement IS the onIv
one which appeals to the intelligence and
the virtue OF the people. Take, for instance.
the so-called Republican municipal partv-
the Idea of that organization is that kuavery
controls the city by setting up as candidates
creatures like Dibble. Van Schaick and
| Others like them--men who are known and
| proved to be of infamous character.
The belief Is shown on the part Of thos~
who control that party that the publ,
| opinion OF this city is corrupt, and by bury.
Ing the Kelly Crimmins candidates out =,
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ono RING NOR sLATE.n
Thomas Magee's Recomm end alton Of tn
CitizeDs' Ticket.

Thomas Magse's Recommendation Of the
CitizeDs Ticket.
Loud and long applause greeted the ap-
pesrance of Thomas Magee, one Of the
originators Of the Non-Pariisan movement.
Mr. Magee spoke as follows:
In addressing you tonight. my friends,
would like TO say that the members OF the
Non-Partisan convention are still running
its affairs. Colonel Daniel Burns, Mr.. Sui
livaD. Mr.. Rucf and other PERSONS who are
reported to have captured 1t have not yet
absorbed. nor have they tried to absorb,
either our worthy chairman. Mr.. Lowell
White. our chairman Of the campaign com.
mittee, Mr. Asa r. Wells, our treasurer, Mr..
Daniel Meyer, our stanch friend and
treasurer. our young man of 20, Mr.. John
Nightingale, or indeed any OF our other
leaders or the rank and file. Colonel Burn
and the other gentlemen who are said to
have captured us did not get a.
single nomination In our convention
But when the work Of watching
the REGISTRATION Office and the places
OF precinct registration came up. we asked
for, aud got their help. We were glad Of
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Wigwam had settled down once more Mr..
Magee proceeded.
Rev. DR.. A. c. Hirst followed Mr..
Magee and he made one of the best speeches
he had found q platform On which
Christian minister could stand and a party
whose principles a Christian man or
minister could fearlessly advocate. Such a
party was the Non-Partisan party of to-
day-a party called into existence because
of the corruption Of the bosses. Depart
ment after department of the municipal
government was reviewed by the speaker,
and time and time again he had to stop and
walt for the applause of the vast audience
to cease. 1t was speech from different
standpoint than those usually delivered In
political campaign and was appreciated
accordingly.
Then a. p. Van Duzer took the rostrum,
and he raked the bosses fore and aft. Iu-
stead Of decreasing as the evening grew
late the crowd Increased. and Mr.. Van
Duzer talked to even larger audlence than
the orators who preceded him. AS he
always does. Van Duzer enliyened his talk
with pitby stories and quaint anecdotes, all
Of them with point that stuck the bosses,
and he added instance after instance show
ing the injustice, tbe criminal carelessness
and the downright robbery practiced by
the bosses and their heelers.
BE painted vivid ord-picture OF poor
but well-educated girl going TO the saloon
at 16 Third street and asking for place as
teacher In the public schools. and then told
how the bosses made the poor girl pay half
her salary to them in order to hold her
place.
Men and women rose up from their seats
and cheered Van Duzer as he denounced
the Third-street gang. The people waved
hats handkerchiefs and fans.
The next speaker was John S. Enos, who
received an ovation as be advanced to the
speakers desk.
At the close Of Mr.. Enos' address the
audience gave three tremendous cheers for
the Non-Partissn candidates, and the larg-
est crowd that ever assembled In or about
the Wigwam was dismissed.
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the city government, the judiciary and the
election machinery. In their ranks is the
lnnumerabie army of political heelers and
tricksters. boodlers and all who have
brought disgrace upon our city.
But, thank God, with US are the people !:
the people who have made this city; the
people whose homes and children are at
stake.
In this contest for US is everything that is
pure and dear: everything that Is worth
living for; everything that men have gladly
died for on the block and amid the battles
flames.
We cannot, we shall not fall.
In cause like this we must and shall be
triumphant
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tlon of questionable and dangerous power

ton of questionable and dangerous power
the bosses.
how about these grand juries who dis
regard the efforts made by decent citizens
ana let man go scot free, man who had
held responsible and trusty position and
abused his privilege. but was allowed to 20
without any punishment whateverp
Hhat we want Is q County Clerk aad
Sheriff who will take the names In tho
ORDER that they come. and not skip those
VINO would not be favorable to the party
with the largest pull" as was done In that
case. Until this time comes justice will be
roaring farce.
One word before I close about the legis-
iative ticket and the Senatorship. We fnd
a man on the Kelly Crimmlns ticket, who.
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THE UPRoAR IN THE STREETS.
A Great Moving Mass of Humanity Abou
the Wigwsm.

A Great Moving Mass of Humanity About
the Wigwsm.
The friends of Eliert and the supporters
OF the Non-Partisan ticket gathered In great
force shortly after o'clock in front of
the headquarters OF the party. on Post street.
The street was soon impossible with
throng of men cheering for the ticket.
The crowd represented the best element
In the city. There were no FOUNDERS, nor
heelers. nor rockroiIers In the throng
The solid business man, the property
holder. the rising artisan, the lawyer and
the physician were there In great numbers.
As the minutes passed by the crowd in
creased to thousands. all earnest. deter
mined. enthusiastic citizens, proud of show
Ing their adherence to party which repre-
sented clean politics.
On every side were heard scatbing denan.
Citations of the bosses.
They all seemed to be impatient for the
coming of election day. SO that they could
vote for the overthrow Of the political rings
which have made the municipal Govern
ment rotten for 20 long. and which have
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national. If this local movement here is In
the interest of both good city government
and better American citizenship, support
and In every way stand by it; but If, on the
contrasy, IL Is move to substitute one boss
for another. or has any motive but the good
OF the people of this city. then forever
thoroughly and utterly overthrow it.
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"FoR TRUTH AND PRINCIPLE"
High Moral and National Grounds for
Supporting the Ticket.


Supporting the Ticket
Horace W. PhiIbrook. who was listened to
throughout with deep attention, frequently
manifested by applause, said In effect.
The Non-Partisan party here, although q
LEGAL party. is based upon a principle and
cannot be shaken off.
This principle is that the people Of this
city. the metropolis of the State, are honest,
respectable and intelligent, and condemn
most decidedly the dishonesty which has
been so apparent in the local politics of late
years, and Will support clean governments
every time.
That this is fact can only be shown 70
the other parts of the nation and the whols
world by supporting the N0n-Partisau
movement and ticket as such.
By means OF the enormous influences that
work In this State. the young men have
been told, and the other parts of the nation
and world have been falsely told, California.
although with the finest climate in the
world and the best soil, is destitute Of
honest and intelligent men and women.
What seemed to be elimination of such
character came out very conspicuously in
the last Legislature.
The Judges OF the State, by virtue OF
their Office. have duty to punish all evil
doers and to vindieate the yirtuous charac-
ter OF the people OF the State. but they,
with one exception, seemed supine. The
one great exception was Judge-~ William
1. Wallace. who set himself earnestly and
fearlessiy and with remarkable ability to
bring to light the high crimes that were in-
1uring and disgracing the city and State.
He was, indeed, supported by the public
opinion of our people, but his efforts were
thwarted by the corrupt influences con-
trolling those in official positions above him.
BY returning this Judge by q majority
that shall speak to our people and to ths
nation we have the means OF sending to
enc another and abroad token and mes
sage that our people in their support of
virtue are in tie front rank of the world.
BY returning to the Office of Sheriff Ell. H.
Scott, the elisor by whom this Judge was
supported in selecting the best Grand Jury
that ever sat here in San Francisco, we are
to emphasize the same truth.
BY placing in the Office of Mayor of the
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Notwithstanding all the infamy attached ia
the scrapbasket scandal, has the temerity to
allow himself to be again run for the Az
sembly. As regards the United States Sena-
torship everybody knows what Mike de
Young Is. and I can say nothing contempt
ible enough to express my feelings about
this monster. who. as everybody knows,
runs his newspaper just to further his Own
political interests.
My friends am much. obliged 10 you for
listening to me through all my remarks, and
will now take my seat, hoping that on
Tuesday next you will all vote the Nom
Partisan ticket, and not for Mike de Young.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-10-29
A CHURCH SPEAKH
Persistent Outrages Especial
iy Against Voters
ConzreTatIonaiists In N alton NJ
Council Take Cognizance OF LonG
Existing Facts and Enter the Pro-
tsst at Their Church Against
Them.

MnsKAFuIls, MNS., October 1s.-Whe1
DE-. Q1int called the members of the Congre.
gational council to order at the last selon, Z
resolution Wa introduced and referred pro
viding that the children be urged IN the pres
ent season to do all in their power to revive
the cause of religion, making the month OF
December q month of special effort N this
line.
resolution IN regard to the colored peo-
pie was introduced aud adopted Is follows:
The national council Of the Congregational
council of churches recognize with gratitude
the splendid advances made by the negro
race IN the south in accumulation of prop
erty. The advancement of education and
morals in the face of obstacles that might
we'll have daunted less hopeful and devout
people; also tine awakening conscience and
growing interest by the better class of citi-
zens IN their civil and political rights. But
We deplore the continuance OF the laWle4e
spirit and acts of violence of many parts OF
the south of which they are the direct victims
"a condition of society that at once hmders
the work of our educational and religious
societies for the elevation of this suffering
race and menaces the very foundation OF
our national existence. We therefore declare
our sympathy with, and give our earnest sup
port to the oppressed of every race and class.
We also declare that our religious faith and
principles require that every citizen shall en-
joy the protection of just laws, framed IN
accordance, and that they shall have the
right to cast full ballot ana have that ballot
counted as cast, without distinction OF race.