The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-04
NO USE FOR SOLDIERS
Blattner's Contempt for Army
Veterans.
He HATES THE NEGROES.
his Strange Treatment Of tie swiss People,
With When He Claims Nationality
at Times.
He HATES THE NEGROES.

The veterans OF the late war have no use
for men of Battner's stripe On election
day they will show that worthy that he is
many thousand votes short of becoming
Sheriff.
The reason for this antagonism is because
the great hero of the heelers has always
displayed an undisguised contempt for the
wearers OF the Grand Army button.
According to "Billy's" advanced ideas
they are not ''ihe kind Of men to do politics
with"
Blattner has displayed his enmlty toward
the veterans Of the late war on more occa-
sions than enc.
When they appealed to him for positions
in the County Clerks office the high and
mighty Billy eontemptuously advised them
to "go off and draw pension"
Upon taking Office two years ago Blattner
selected corp OF clerks to assist him in
conducting the County Clerks office
Among the number was A. S. Hubbard,
who, unknown to Blattner, was a Grand
Army man. Hubbard performed all the
duties assigned to him with the utmost sat
isfacnon.. Not complaint was registered
against him.
On one occasion. however. Hubbard hap
pened in casual way to tell Blattner ne
was Grand Army man.
BILLY" frowned upon receiving the in
formation, but said nothing. After that he
Was distant and cold toward Hubbard. A
few days afterward Hubbard was startled
to learn that be was mot wanted" and his
position was filled with a person of the
heller stripe.
Not only does Blattner hate the Grand
Army men, but he despises those for whom
they fought and bIed and appears generally
to regard the late rebellion as failure.
An instance OF his hatred for the colored
man may be shown in the way he treated n
member OF that race who applied to him for
position after Blattner was elected County
Clerk.
The applicant who happens to be a we'll
educated colored man and well qualified to
ill any position Of a clerical character,
asked Blattner for place in his Office.
what can you do?" queried Blattner,
We'll. / can do anything In the clerical
llue," responded the applicant "Well, /
amt giving these kind Of persimmons away
10 niggers," was Battner's reply. "Bnt il
you want 'spittoon job maybe can help
you into one"
But the gentlemanly colored man cour-
teousy declined the offer and retired.
This incident, coupled with MANY other
contemptu0us remarks about ringers +"
have been stored up against Billy" and
the long pent-up revenge Of that race will
break and Overwhelm him on election day
Blattner has also repudiated those of his
own nationality. He is OF Swiss extraction,
but the voters of that nation resident in San
Francisco do not know it unless it's during
campaign times, when "Billy' in quiet
way proudly boasts or his origin.
"But what has Billy ever done for us p
signs leading figure OF the Swiss colony.
mot thing" he replies, In a sad and in
jured tone to his own Interrogation.
BILLY has insulted the Swiss people. He
has called US low names"
But about election time Billy" as the
heelers call him, is to the fore as the prod.
Municipalities.
Oh, yes. "Billv's slick" as the "boys''
put it, but there are others who are qnali-
fed TO judge OF Blattner,s hypceritical pre-
tensions. In this campaign he has been
unmarked.