The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-05
COMBINE OF BOSSES
Candidate Archibald Withdraws in
Favor of McNab for Sheriff.
Political News.

Tomorrow the voters of the city will
be called upon to decide by their ballots
whether the city shall be ruled for the
next two years by the minions of the COM
bined bosses under the railroad Burns,
Buckley and Raiuey-or whether they
will place in official power men who can
be relied upon to keep their robes of
Office free from the mud of political cor
ruption.
The developments of the past few days
have revealed the fact that there are
secret influences at work to carry certain
candidates through despite the will of the
people. Many and devious are the ways
of the political maDipuiators, and unless
the voter adopts rigid course he is liable
TO be deceived.
With a combination such as is known
TO exist between the bosses OF the Demo-
CT attic and Republican parties the greatest
care must be exercised. The many bogus
tickets that have been struck off and circu-
lated since last Saturday prove beyond
all Onirayention that that precious trio,
Burns Buckley and Rainey, have formed
their plans to capture the main municipal
Offices which have patronage attached to
them. as well al the Supervisors and the
judiciary both IN the SUPERIOR Court and
would-be plunderers Of the city treasury
stnppsd at the municipal ticket.
They are hot on the trail of the Leglsla-
tive ticket, and have chosen the men they
want sent to Sacramento. On these So
called association tickets, which are being
SO industriously circulated, candidates have
been nicked in such manner that each
party will have a representation, but the
whole will be SubServent to the will of the
new cooperative political firm.
While tie Fire Department and Police
Department are both supposed 10 be out
Of politics it is an assured fact thai the
first named department has received In
structieus as TO who should be supported
Tomorrow, and it goes without question
that the boys" will be EN- it" even if
Chief Sullivan has issued orders that fire.
men must not take hand IN any political
work.
With such a prospect of the municipal
government falling into the hands of cor
ruptionists once more. there is but one re-
source left to the citizen who has some
respect for the honor of the city and his
dignity as voter.
While the indications are strong that the
popular feeling against boss miss-rule will
defeat the Vaccinations of the allied
forces, and that the citizens NOn-PartiSau
party will gain an overwhelming victory
in the cause it has so boldly taken up, it
should be remem hered that such q result
a
ton to the ticket which WAS made up by
the representative ana reputable citizens
of the community. The rousing meeting
of Saturday night taken with the former
enthusiastic gatherings are convincing
proof OF the sentiment OF thousands.
There is but one way 10 make doubly
sure of defeating the Combination" and
that way is by voting the straight Nom
Partisan ticket. Each candidate is num-
bered, and voters should see that his proper
number is stamped by them when they
come to vote. As for suffers on The roll,
they VIII undou btecly nave stormy time
tomorrow should they attempt to carry
out their Illegal plans. The Citizens De-
Tense COMMITTEES, at meeting yesterday
adopted a resolution TO prosecute all
offeUses against the election laws with
vlgor. When arrested they need not hope
to have their cases dismissed in an easy
way. Even against the Fire and Police
Departments. and the Vaccinations of a
VIGOROUSLY bad Registrar, the Non Parti-
san campaign committee will closely fol-
low up each case of attempted fraud by
suffers. They have already enough vol
unteeTs to rlace two men on duty in each
precinct in the city to challenge Illegal
voters, but also to watch the counting of
the ballots in order to see that no crooked
work Is carried on.
The Uuion for Practical Progress has
also taken an interest in seeing that there
is an honest vote cast and an honest count
made. The executive committee OF lhR
union has instructed and impressed upon
all volunteers the Importance # the hon
crab and faithful discharge of the duties
which they have assumed, and to see that
some reliable substitute is Oh watch when
they cannot be al the booths them selves
The union will take vigorous measures
against any enc attempting TO tamper with
the honesty Of the election.