The morning call., 1894-10-21

practiced and the election laws are violated.
Why? Because the criminal does know that
Burns or Buckley nominee will not prosecute
him.
The city must have an aggressive District
Attorney Ii must have one who is able; one
who Is fearless; one who knows no path but
duty, and no law but that enacted by the peo-
pie We must have one who by his past record
will guarantee that justice is done though the
heavens fall.
Do you think II Barclay Henley was District
Attorney Burns could boast of his blocks OF vot-
ers? Do you think that there would be so many
violations of the election laws as we know there
are during the present registration? L talnk
not. The man who is principally responsible
for the degradation of our city politics and Tor
the use OF the name of a great party for vile
ana corrupt purposes is d. NJ. Burns.
Who is this conspirator against our liberties?
He was formerly Clerk OF Yolo County and
thereafter Secretary of State. Both offices he
| filled dlscredilably. He is now one of the
| Police Commissioners of San francisco. In
that position 1t is his duty 10 protect the rights of
citizens and 10 give an example of Integrity.
| Instead OF SO doing he is trampling our laws
under foot. He has joined hands with the
criminal element OF both parties. He begins 10
act as il he were Tweed or Boss McKane.
These gentlemen sneered at the laws OF the
State OF New York. Both filled the ballot boxes
into farce. But Tweed found his Nemesis in
Samuel j. Tilden and Charles OConor and
! Mckane found his career cut short by the Dis
| tTict Attorney of Brooklyn. Now, my friends,
II you elect Barclay Henley. Burns, Buckley &
co. will receive their just punishment.
The Non Partisan party proposes remedy
for this corrupt condition OF municipal affairs.
| Until 1t is accomplished IL will remain as per-
manent organization. Each member OF the
party has conseclated himself TO the cause
with all the energy and ability Of which he is
| possessed. We have agreed TO be faithful to
It's principles In evil report and good report,
until our city is not alone city in name but in
fact; until our citizens can vote and act as free
men. The motto OF the Citizens Non Partisan
party IS good government. Its emblem will be:
Ring out the DID, ring in the new;
Ring out the false ring IN the true.
politician, says Edmund Burke. "is a
philosopher in action" lie was in truth
writing Of pure men like himself, for when ne
left the office OF paymaster general as poor as
he went IN he was called fool. But even in
his time a politician was one who lived on the
spoils of office and committed fraud In order tC
retain himself and his friends in power. Hi:
idea of philosophy was to scramble for power
and gain pelf at the expense OF the taxpayer
What Carlyle said of them is true to-day
They yehemenlly scramble for the thing they
call the rudder of government but which is il
reality the spigot of taxation" Since then tht
practical politician has followed the same sys
tenn. The present Premier of England has de
fined the true rule 10 city government TO be e;
1 living and ennObling effort TO carry into prac
! tical politics and practical life the principles o
a higher morality" This IS the true idea o
municipal politics. In recent speech in th
London County Council he said "a plague oil
/. both your houses, plague on all your parties
a plague on all your politics, plague on you