The morning call., 1892-11-05

lcle has become the official organ OF the
dive proprietors OF this city.
The dive men are making a big fight In
this campaign, and not without reason, too,
for they know the success OF the Non-Par
san ticket sounds the deathknell of their
crime hatcheries.
They know the Non-PartIsan movement
IS as much an ouigrowtb of the anti-dive
movement as it is protest against bossism
and boodleism.
Indeed dives. bosses and boodlers are
synonymous terms in this campaign.
Where you find the boodlers you will find
the dives.
Where you find the bosses and Mike de
Young thers you will find both.
Ths dive people know this. They know.
too, that Ellert aud the Non-Partisans are
pledged to drive the dives and crime hatch
cries out of existence.
And because they know these things and
Tealize the imminent peril that threatens
their unholy business they are des perate.
And In their desperation they have cried
out 10 their friend and patron.
"Helpl helpv' they have called.
And. hearing, Mike has answered.
"You can use the columns Of the Cbroni-
Gle In your fight against the anti dive upris-
your influence to boost me into the Senate I"
"We promiseW cried the diYekeepers In
chorus.
And so the foul compact was made. and
now the Chronicle is an open and avoweG
advocate Of the dives.
For the perDetuation of the crime
astcheries" became the Chronicles motto,
md pro-dive writer was hired.
He started in by denounciDg and misrep-
a nd aalf -
icing clergymen OF this city, who have been
Identified with the anti-dive mouement.
He put falsehoods In their mouths, dis
'orted their utterances denouncing the
lives into encomlums on the dives, mis-
quoted them as railing against social purity.
nd held shem up to public scorn az hypo-
rites.
That was the dive writer's plan Of battle.
de hired corps OF men to 60 caves
dropping and lying In order TO show that
the Protestant clergymen of this city favored
the continuance of the dive rule.
Then the Cremorne Crime Hatchery
threw open It's doors again and openly
daunted its debauchery and iniquity on the
proudest thoroughfare In the city, confident
that though all the decent newspapers in
the city should ring out the public indigna-
ion. their own organ would stand by them.
"We'Ie for crime" says the Chronicle
"snd the clergymen Of the city are with us. :"
Was ever insult more malicious? igno-
IniBy more undeserved?
It's cruel, horrible lie. and libel upon
he clergy OF the city.
In vain. though, does the Kelly -Crimmins- g.
De Young organ Willy and misrepresent
the ministers.
They are honorable. God-fearing, man
loving. piOus gentlemen, are the ministers
II San Francisco.
What have they to say about the Chroni-
cle's fasehoodsp The Chronicle has mis-
quoted them as denouncing the Non-Partf-
san ticket Now, what do they say?
You reaa the brave. true words of the
Rev. DIR. A. G. Hirst of Simpson Memorial
Church, and yOn may read them again in
smother part OF this issue.
They have the true ring OF the Christian
Christlike minister Of the gospel.
They denounce the Chronicle for its
lying and Misrepresentation and reiterate
the speakers entire confidence in and
allegiance to H. K Eliert and the Non
Partisan movement.
And they emanate from one who from
the very start OF the great anti-dive move-
ment has been most active and most eIo-
Quent in organization and support
Tuesday the Chronicle said the R-v. James
Woodwork had declared himself against
the Non-Partisans at one of the ministers
meetings.
Those who know the Rev. James Wood
worth know what his sentiments are on the
dive question. He needs no defense for his
0utsDoken denunciation OF the crime
hatcheries.
II is sufficient to call attention to the
solemn fact that Mr.. Woodwork did not
even attend the meeting at which Nike de
Young's organ says he uttered those un-
Christian sentiments.
Mr. Woodworth's words were not even
distorted He was simply not present. He
said nothing at all.
And the divekeepers' organ uttered q
brazen fasehood in regard to the Rev. DIR.
w. w. Case OF the Howard-street NJ e
Church abont the ministers meeting held
there Monday.
Do you doubt itf
Then read DIR. Cases own statement
regarding the infamous publication:
"There was nothing whatever mt the
minssters' meeting to call out such state
menfs as the Chronicle made.
"It is Infamous { o make such paseiess
report. Mr.. Eiiert was not mentioned