The morning call., 1893-07-23

year in the distance. Heidi nothing much
till all the candidates for supervsorial
hOnOrs and emOlumentS were nominated.
Even then be did nothing personally.
But his secret agents became very ac-
tive. 1t was their duy to find out which
Supervisor in each district could be pur-
chased to his interests for the least money.
In his way Andrew Manderson was
economical Of his wealth, and never paid
a higher bribe than the consciences OF his
victims demanded. And he was consider
ably surprised at first that MANY of the
candidates were found to be men of such
sturdy honesty that no m onetary c0nsdera-
,ions would influence them.
However, q sufflcient number OF can
didates we're found who were not imper-
vious to financial Influences. These men
were approached by Andrew Manderson's
lobbyists first on a small and unimpnrtant
bill which was to come before the succeed
Ing board If found corruptibie in small
be trusted TO do his work in weiRhiy mat
ters, if only the bribe were prOporiionately
increased.
He reckoned wisely here, and through
the influence Of money jndiciously expend-
ed secured the election of these men. The
details of this corrupt election need not be
repeated here. They would scarcely
make edifylng reading matter for the
ihirtcth century, and their omission will
not. feel assured, delract from the inter-
est OF this narrative.
The historical fact is that the municipal
elections of the year 1000 were carried by
the secret agents of Andrew Manderson,
who used money carefully, but hDerally,
where it would do the most good.
AS natural result, when the new Board
of Supervisors convened. it was ready and
willing to do the bidding of Andrew Mau-
derson for a consideration. In some in
dlvidual cases this Consideration" is said
TO have been as high as 100000, which
was considered very large price to pay
for the conscience or legislative omclal;
And so the rlcnest man in the world did
actually become the sO-called legal owner
of the City Hall block. but the property
never passed into his possession.
The day after the final passage of the
order deciding to Andrew Henderson the
PEOPLES property the people themselves
took hand in the proceedings They as
sem bled in a huge but orderly mass meet
ing. appointed the best speakers and most
sincere men among them TO act for the
whole aud then quietly adjourned.
Once before In the history of San Fran
cisco the people themselves took hand in
righting their grievances. even as century
or two prior to that the nation at large had
risen up IN Its might anu ueclaEeu tne RUE
of kings at an end.
So now they declared the rule Of money
at an end. The representatives they
selected acted quietly. but quickly. They
dissolved the existing order of munici pal
government and decreed, not only the the
oretical sovereignty OF the whole people,
but the actual ownership by the whole, of
all things necessary to sustain a material
existence.
It was long, OF course. before these prin-
ciples were logically carried out in an har-
monous manner, but their declaration was
tho final defeat of Andrew Manderson's
economic career in San Francisco.
That Individual came to the metropolis
of the Pacific to pass his declining years
in peace and quiet. This end he attained,
though in a manner hardly to his anticipa-
tons.
In after years we find him still hale
and hearty old man. working four hours
every day at the least. In his youth ho
had been a shoemaker. Despoiled of his
opulence, though having arrived at the age
when men were assured a good living
without the necessity for manual exertiOn.
he chose to follow the occupation OF his
youth. True. shoes were then made en-
tirely by machinery. but Andrew Mander-
son was happier at work, aud knowing no
other useful occupation, he made the shoes
his children wore till his hands became
powerless.
And so he who was once the richest
man in the world came to quiet and
peaceful end. In his character were many
good traits and his contemporaries remem-
bered him with feelings Of kindness II not
with honor and vnner9tjOn