The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-17
MORE AFTERMATH OF THE ELEC.
TON.

A fitting supplement- to the opinion of
Frederick Coudert on the election, pub
lished in yesterdays CALL, Is furnished by
another Democrat. Abram S. Hewitt, ex-
Mayor of New York and ex-member of
Congress. On the evening of election day
Mr.. Hewitt said:
1 have done today what / never thought
should be compelled TO do 1 have voted Re
publican ticket-not a scratch ticket, but a
clean Republican Ticket, and voted II as a
Democrat, because my Democracy has CON-
PEELED me TO repudate that false Thing which
has been masquerading in this State as the
Democratic party. What we have seen to-day
is the finest manifestation of the higher Demo-
cratic spirit Which has been seen in this coun-
try since The days when men forgot party and
stood shoulder to shoulder for the Union We
have been Imperfect almost as greatly, more
insidously and therefore more dangerously
than we were in 1861.
Mr.. Hewitt went on TO say that he Is as
much opposed to the Republican machine
as 10 the Democratic machine, but as the
latter is in power be leveled his condemna-
ton against it. AS matter of fact, the
two machines worked hand and glove for
the election Of Maynard. The Reputation
of that candidate by majority Of over
AOOsOOO chONS LIZ oudli NOb6 LU6 MAJ
chimes control when The people are not
behind them. In MIR. Hewitt's opinion, the
bosses had determined to get hold OF the
judiciary. as they had already got control
OF The legislative department of the Gov
eminent, for the simple reason that there
is more money in selling decisions of
courts than in selling legislation, and the
battle on this eDdeavor was fought on the
candidature of Maynard. If Maynard had
been elected the machine managers would
have at least tried to NJ AXE merchandise of
judgments of court, as they did in the days
of Barnard and Cardozo. New York woke
from its slumber in time to defeat them.
The best people of Kings and Qneens
counties are organizing good-goVernment
clubs to punish the corrupt knaves who.
under the lead of Boss Mclaughlin. have
debauched the politics of those counties ::
and the anti Maynard committee of the
Bar Association of New York CITY pro-
poses TO push things against some of the
worst men in Tammany Hail. This is
excellent work. 1t is openly given ont
that if the Disricl Attorneys show luke
warmness an appeal will be made to Gov
ernor Flower for their removal. Among
the citizens who are engaged in the work
OF publication are men who belong to the
sleepless kind; they will not falter in
heir undertaking. And it is believed that
no Supreme Court in that State will in ter
fere TO throw a shield over the wrong
doers. New York City may be, and it
often is, rotten spot in the body polite ):
but its Supreme Court will hardly disband
an honest Grand Jury because it was
chosen by an elisor.
In all this there is a world of instruction
for US here. The citizen of San francisco
who goes round whining about the cor
ruption and malfeasance of our city and
State governments. and who nevertheless
votes a straight party ticket on election
day. or chooses that day to go fishing. is
only one degree less guilty than the
knaves who steal the public moneys and