The morning call., 1893-03-01

SAN JOSE SAFE.
1t Is in Non-Partisan
Hands.
THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN.
There Is Rising Tide at San Jose
Against Doodle Politics and
Official Corruption.
THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN.

SAN JOSE, Feb. 2S.-The Democrats of
this city are demoralized.
For many days their central committee
has been foundering about, net unlike
rndderless ship.
To-day this committee held several secret
meetings, but this will not save it. To
tell the truth. the committee is in such bad
odor with the respectable San Jose Democ-
racy that its members recently promised to
resign and allow another committee te be
appointed.
But they have not resigned, and it looks
as though they would not unless forced to
do So
While these little dissenslons among the
old parties are in progress, the citizen Nom
PartisaDs are preparing a campaign that
promises TO insure a triumph for decency
and an honest government at the coming
municipal election-April 10.
To-day / succeeded in interviewing
dozen of the most prominent residents who
are identified with the reform movement
and the crusade against the Doodle.
The latter are, as an editor here ex-
presses ii. political cutthroats who con-
spre TO ruin politically and financially ev-
cry public official who opposes their raids
Oh the city treasury and every private citi-
zen who, exercising his inslenable rights.
attempts openly TO oppose the success Of
these men at the polls"
Many of those interrogated freely dis
cussed the situation, but refused to allow
their names to be published. They said
they could make better fight by pretend
ing to stand with the old parties, while
they secretly gained strength for the eti-
zens' cause and votes for the "cIean men"
nnmipatH1 fha aefa In
this way hundreds, perhaps thousa nds, who
are looked upon as unfaiIlng members of
the old parties will quietly cast their ballots
for the rout of corruption and drive DOODLE
ism from the county.
Editor B. T. X. Preston of the Record is
making an aggressive. effective fight to de-
feat the old gang. 81 can only repeat" he
said, what l have written editorialy.
Well. here are my sentiments in "a nut
shell, and he handed me the appended edi-
t0rial:
HOW THE COUNTY IS CURSED.
Santa Clara County Is one OF the most Sod.
favored subdivisions of great State that the
sun ever shone on; yet IL is cursed
Santa Clai County is cursed by the blight of
Jim Realsm; aud what is Jim R-aism?
Jim Realism is an organized influence for evil
IN polltics-an: iQsidiouS and subtle energy
working In the dark aud in Tie minds of men
whose moral sense IS dued and deadened by
their bitiOns 10 gain political advant age or
Opportunities 10 make llekltlnate money at The
expense OF the cOmmuntty-a sleepless and un.
tiring activity operating day and night 10 gain
Its own ends; making alliances with everything
corruptbe: promising immunity 10 the soul
wiecking saloon which demands free liquor at
all hours of all days and nights; seek .ug To de-
stroy and disgrace brave and honest public OIL
cialS who oppos' It's aggTessiOns or the demands
OF any OF iIs aliles letting PASS no oppoftunityIo
slander or mdilgn through its newspaper organ
any citizen whom It cannot use and who ex-
presses Opposition 10 It's schemes; holding oyer
courts and other public Institutions the threat OF
its displeasure unless its intefests are given
especial consideration, and running every public
Institution that Is Wlihln tie range OF its 8mbi-
tiOn 10 hIing power and profit 10 it and TO those
VINO acknowledge 1t as supreme In The: affairs Of
locai government - 3.
This Il fs.whch Is casting a. blight upon Tie
prosperity oifthe fairest county in CallfOlnL.It
sn0wmanlfesttRs.li lis hldeous shape IN the Slate
Nafltol al SFcrainento IN desperate attempt TO
RUN public official VINO was luYeJg1ed into the.
frap-tlat railways Neeps baHed, by one. ef lls
most despic b5e aud slavSh Tools, In tile tOpe Of
i inEint0 a more fay0rtbls llghE bef4fe Tire
publ e:by contrast with the wreck Of a SieEln 81
reputation ~ -: .. +si..:@: :
T. The disclosures fIati this Organized idAleIce:
foreyllis making al ihe eapigal oftje State. aud
theother dlsgtaceinl not9fLeiy tiraL has aIiSe
iroln:its c6FrGpr!ng ac;iVy IN otIlef. fis8Ite9S,
have drawn the attention OF Ille wlle SF2tA a
rotteRdess IN o{r l0e9 governmental aialrsI HAT "
county invllesfa'ld. O. keep Hac4l ths: AeyRlop-
ment oil resources thati are unskee4lea IN: The.
whole world. -. =: g +: - -. # ::
= How fong VIII The men: who have Interests;
here, mat they ydeslfe nj onoted hy the fiifntg5a-
tion OF Intelligent men 1f lnPalis seelibg 36r
homes 10 The garden spOr OF The: Enltet States,
pefmt-tbls blight 10 rest tss Santa Clara tQGlHty2
Tie Time To- make asUegiaeldg Of; fine eHl@of lt'
VIII come with the next mlliicEa caifIpales In
this city Letliilt. Eeais4n: be sIampRd. cut In
san Jose, aild.ft:wfil be dead IN tie conaly3
This is the fourth conv4iililn ..hetd by
GitiZep'refOrHlers, "saidathe,nWper: efeiIei0f
the.aTgest stores IN First stTaet. = Each
year we ehave elected seyeraf officials. Last
year we secured a Mayor: several SehsoI
fErus a
Issue: Several other noinInees ihdersed by
Non PartisanS were also sacoe SSfuE - T.: :
: '.What have politicians done here in the
.past?* Here are a few sRhfplss 0t.-.thelr.
work q; !: ::..:.:i.:.r .i T.; :.
! ."Teu years ago jim Reass crowd serf-
*ously shot Daniei Bowen, n ieweter, be-.
cause lie dared TO oppose and degpGnce cer-.
tain Indecent practices IN: the. School. De-.
partment. % - -. E:
Two years later Rea began. to get am
other old and his gang grew until: the:
people raised up:in their indIg1ati6n. u oY.
by the. way, The citizens hope TO clean cut
the gang, whisky ring and ALL. ~. =:
= tRea became solid with :liqnor=seElefsf =
Democrats and Republicans alike, by OPP
posing tile ordinance compelling Saloons to
close sundays. IN factne made: an alliance
with all the clements the crowd now con-
trois, but the ordinances was passed. =. =.
Il aRea's crowd controls. f0ar OF the eight
: Couucilmen, but the Non artisan Mayor
- l.
members of the Board Uf Education, IN
which thereis now avaeancy through reSiG-
nation; Two of the five. county Supervisors,
aId*nbout twenty employees of the:pDstoffice..
These postal employees are regularly as
shssed by the gang, and these who do. not
contribute chterfully are ir0Zenout. F.
Under Rea' eOntrolaths City Council let
! sewer contacts tofriends, who shared the
profits, from these expensive jobs. The
buodIe organs were paid eXerbftaiit prFces
1nE "onvnTtisIp0 hrthaa tn
about bare-faceG -thieYery and the shiftiess.
way In which city contracts were; per-
formed. :. = IS: -:
r. -Four years ago the new sewer system
cost double what it should, and so half the
money must have been divided by: the
b0odiets.' -. -. =: - = -
't.Too much politics." said c. 7. Park,
cashier Of the Bankof San dose, ''ffas been
"a sore spot: on our progress, and for three
years we have made an uphill fight; The
two years preceding last year WAS prac-
tlcally a period devoted TO educating and
+. welding public sentiment so that the honest
citizens could divorce themselves from old
party affairs and the corrupt element. -. ~
Most Of0ur best people realize that too
much politics can only be overcome by fos-
=tering the Non-P Partisan. view in county and
municipal affairs T..
1--WE felt. encouraged by the success of
the movement in San Francisco. The stand
of THE CALL and Bulletin has been of
great, lncalculaDie serYlce tine HE OF the
movement. Aud this telling newspaper
support has made us feel here that we are.
not alone in the crusade against official cor
ruptOn.
I'VE are now in a far better position thar
ever before. < year ago we elected Mayor
against the combined forces of the old par
ties, and this year the prospect appears still
more hopeful.
I'm the past Rea's gang has controlled
both Republican and Democratic conven-
tons. They would name men on each
ticket, back their subservient tools and
knife the others.
The issue of the coming fight will be the
Sunday-closing ordinance. To-day and for
some time the Democrats have been trying
TO head off the citizens movement.
''But the old gang that for nearly five
years was 'boodling' everything in sight
will soon have to walk the plank"