The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-28
THE FARCE OF The DAY.

The politicians who ar holding conven-
tons are having all the fun to themselves.
The people are looking on win amused
diSdain. Here are che same old Siagers,
with whose names the public have been
familiar for G.any year, some of. whom
call themselves Democrats while others
call themselves Republicans they W hoop
1t up, spout themselves hoar6e aud rant
and roar as if the destiny of the city lay
In their bands and nothing could save it
bat their Intervention, while all the time
the ei,iZ3ns upon whose estate they pro-
pose to administer watch their antics and
their gam5ols as the visitor TO menagere
watches the monkeys cage. The bandits
OF olden time, when they captured a rich
caravan of merchandise, met to divide the
spoils. and allotted velvet suit to one
robber, gold ring to another, a laced
cloak to third, rich stuffs to a fourth
just as these city bandits are portioning
out the offices between them, while the
boss bandits look on and see that 20 MEM
Der OF the band gets more than his share.
The parallel is inexact in one par ocular.
The old bandits did not appOrtlon the
booty till they bad got il, whereas our
bandits are dividing it in advance, count
Ing that its rightful owners will be 100
weak-sp fitted and apathetic to defend 1t.
1t is just possible that this may be a mis-
take, and that the people of San Francisco
who have been so tame in the past may be
reused to demonstrate their instinct OF
self-defense and their capacity for self
government. 1t would be strange indeed
il alone among the intelligent cities of the
Union San Francisco should lie torpid
when a tidal wave of municipal nom
partisanship is sweeping over the country.
Chicago is aroused. The Times Gays:
The tendency to action independent of old
party lines was IeIhaDs never so marked as
this year. The Peoples ticket will in the main
receive the support of secederS from the two
old parties. Party name should count for moth
ing in choosing man for county office. Tens
of thousands OF men do not propose TO be ruled
by party bosses this year.
A similar revolt against par isauship in
municipal elections is shown in New Y Ork
by the appointment OF non-partisan COM
mittee of seventy. The immediate object
of assault is Tammany. but the Republic
machine, which. there as here, cO-Operates
with the Democratic machine when issue
is joined. Is not TO be ignored. In New
York, as in Chicago, II is felt that mans
opinions on the tariff offer 20 guarantee
for his efficiency as Sheriff. 1t is realized
that taxpayers have been blinded by
eXiraDeous considerations tn the one poiut
which ought to engage their attention.
Democrats have been hoodwinked into
supporting bad candidates who were faith
full II the administration at Washington.
and Republicans have been. humbugged
into voting fer other bad candidates be-
cause they were opposed to the admins
tration. The New Workers propose to try
10 put a stop to this illogical business.
In this city the purpose of the conscien-
tiOus citizens who are meeting as Nom
PaItisans is to smash both machines, if
they can, because they discern that neither
can insure them an honest and Efficient
municipal government. Both machines
are run by notorious political bosses, and
behind these bosses stand the usual Hes
sian contingents who figure under the
same flag at every election. 1t is the same
old picture. with the same old wirepulers,
the same old fgureheads, the same old
gangs of strikers. TO throw dust IN the
publ C eye Buckley prOciaims himself
beaten here and there, aud Burns declares.
with bis hand on his heart. that he has DO
preferences among candidates. This
hypocrisy deceves no one. 1t only shows
that the bosses are getting scared, as well
they may be. If the honest people of the
city of both parties can be reused and tax
payers awakened to the danger of another
term of plumber. jobbery and perjury the
bosses and their states will be buried in
November under such a mountain of pub
lie lOathng that Gabriel will be troubled
10 fnd them when he sounds his trump,