The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-02


and that OF his friends, the dive-keepers,
Kelly and Crimmins. he is sowing false
hoods broadcast. although he must be
aware that each following d ay will see his
shortsighted misrepresentation exposed.
BUSINESS men know what to infer when a
shaky firm draws wildly on its capital, but
even the xcuse OF desperation will fail to
Young is daily heaping upon the respected
and beloved city clergy.
There must be some truth in the old adage
tbat those whom the gods Will to destroy
are first made mad.
HOW else explain the unaccountable per-
versity OF the Kelly Crimmins morning
organ in publishing yesterday half column
report OF a meeting Of Methodist ministers
at which "Eilert and his associates were
denounced; "Ellert's double faced conduct
was exposed; "the Rev. James Wood
worth said DR.. Ollie was on the right track
In expressing his convictions on the abJect
rottenness of the Non-Partisan movement"
and last, but not least, the Rev. w. w.
Case expressed his pleasure to see DIR.
Dille take stand against the corruption OF
the same outfit"
These quotations are direct from the
Chronicle. They cannot be explained away
except on the assumption that the reporter
who furnished the matter is an escape from
an asylum al Stockton or elsewhere.
There is limit to newspaper enterprise
In the line of reporlorial fiction. and in this
case 1t seems to have been not only reached
but exceeded.
In few words the whole of the report is
n 1ctiOQ "OIlt of whOin cfOth.
None are so loud in cOndemning it as the
ministers. who are credited with statements
they never made.
So far from Mr.. Elert being denounced
AT the ministers meeting thus unsupported,
the subject of municipal politics was never
even mentioned, much less the name OK an
individual.
Rev. w. W. Case, rastor OF Howard
street Nj. Il. Church, said yesterday to a
CALL reporter:
81 was present at the ministers meeting
held on Monday. 1t Is the meeting referred
to In the Chronicles reTort. That report.
so lar as am concerned, is absolutely with
out foundation In fact. The question of
municipal politics was not raised in the
meeting at all.
E"No reference whatever was made to any
party, and, so far as ! know, the name Of
no candidate for Mayor Was mentioned.
Personally will say that the subject was
not even IN my thoughts l repeat that no
ton OF municipal politics in my hearing,
and | was there all the time.
The Rev. DR.. Bentley, who is referred
10 IN the Chronicles report, read q paper on
national congresses for the settlement Of
Lincultiss between nations by arbitration
instead Of war. That was the theme under
discussion and the only one.
The local issues were never considered
at all or brought up in any way.
surely thatre report must have been gotten
II
you explain that the Rev. James Wood
worth, who Is quoted as speaking OF the
Non-Partlsan movement, was not even
present at all. He is not Methodist, but a
Presbyterian.
1T was a large meeting. Probably be-
tween twenty and thirty ministers of the
Methodist denomination were present
Some of them came from Berkeley, Oakland
and Alameda will say, once for all, that
Sir. Ellerts name was never brought up.
No allusiOn whatever was made 10 the mu-
nicipal contest.
Rev. James Woodwork WAS equally out
spoken in his denunciation of The report
He had been made TO say that San Fran
cisco was now in the midst of a political
contest of no small moment. He was
pleased 10 note that DR.. Ollie was on the
right track and was doing lots of good work
IN expressing his conviction on the abject
rottenness OF the Nom Partisan movement"
What Mr.. Wood " oTth did say TO CALL
I
born great, some achieve greatness and some
have greatness thrust on them. This posi-
ton has been thrust upon me, whatever
greatness there is in il.
IF | had been present at the meeting,
which / was not. / should certainly not have
expressed any such views.
"A the time the meeting took place | was
attending the trial of DR.. Ellis.
IL have watched politics closely, and am
satisfied that there is an immense amount Of
corruption IN our city, and great deal of
bossism. These political bosses aud hench-
men of the lowest grade get away with an
immense amount OF money intended for the
city government 1 have watched this
Non-Partlsan movement with u great deal
OF interest, with the hope aud feeling that
IL is entirely free from boss influence. NY
impression is that this ticket of the Nom
Partisans Is made up OF men who ara free
from snch Influence. Certainly the citizens
who made up the ticket are unbiased and
Independent | certainly would not go
among GROCERY keepers and liquor men TO
choose the candidates who are to elect a
United States Senator.
Il cannot Imagine how or why / should
have been so reported by the Chronicle. 1
was not at that meeting at ALL"
As Tor the other ministers mentioned in
the report, two of them who were seen de-
clared the article false, and that they were
not I'D any way opposed to Mr.. Ebert. One
or them said he would not fail TO cast his
ballot for the Non-Partisan ticket.
Such are the vulgar untruths told by the
vulgar man who Is trying TO lift himself by
bis own bootstraps into the Senatorial
chair.