The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-08

TITS a triumph. The people have
turned ont en- masse for me and carried
everything before them like an ava
laDche."
Adolph Sutro said these words with an
air OF satisfaction, as he sat in his Office
yesterday afternoon and realized the fact
that he was beyond doubt elected Mayor
Of San Francisco. He was not exct d or
even ouIwardly elated, but the placid sat-
isfactiOn of his manner showed that his
soul was full of the joy of victory.
The usually quiet quarters of the can
itaist in the Montgomery block were
transformed into perfect beehive of
eager men coming and going. bringing in
returns and remarks and clamoring for a
word or some only for handshake with
Mr.. Sutro. The great man himself sat in
his sanctum and everything smiled upon
him. The personnel of his Office came
and went, and they positively beamed
his visitors, who formed an amending
stream. smiled, and even the Clipped head
OF the sphinx on the mantel shelf looked
down with a more knowing leer than
usual.
Il think" said Mr.. Sutro slowly. as bis
coadJntor, William &. Little, came in
with stack OF papers for him to sign, 81
think that after the meeting tomorrow
night shall retire into private life for a
little while. Did you ask whether | am
tired? No! / am not" and the capitalist
raised his voice, which before had sounded
worn, as though with too much talking.
III IS not attending meetings every evening
mat has made me want TO get out of this for
few days. l am sick of all the villainy;
am terribly disguised at it. 1t makes
mans blood boil to think that in this free
American country such things should be.
"All the criminals. ali the villains that
the Southern Pacific could lay its hands
Cd, have been turned loose against me-
They have tried TO arouse the respectable
elements against me, the labor element
which | had befrieHded, the Catholic ele-
meDt, and that was mean trick, but they
did not succeed. When the railroad took
up ODoRne! that seemed 10 turn all the
people my way. The greater part of the
respectable element in the community has
rallied FOR me, Independent of party or
religion.
Il have not bought my way. The law
permitted NE to spend $500 on the cleo
ton. and l have barely spent that. The
fact IS that the people en- masse have raj
lied round me, and with all their mechan-
fsms they cannot cheat so many They
might impose with regard to few thou
sand votes, but this avalanche has been
too great for them, and now they will be-
gin to realiZa that the people are actually
desperate. There would be no corruption
II 1t were not for the money of the South
ern Pacific and the YenaliEy of some of
the people.
railroad
Itself now. 1t cannot fight me ADD it can
not buy me. and il does not know what
TO do"
1t may have been chance, but as Adolpb
Sutro said these words his eyes strayed to
faithful portrait of himself, suspended
over his desk. wherein be was depicted 10
the attitude of warrior waging deadly
combat with huge octopus The capital
ist did not make any comment upon the
work of art, but the smile that fickered on
his face seemed to imply: THAT octopus
will turn up its tentacles in the agopies of
death before long"
What are my future plans? Well. this
Is little fight. and l have won it. The
big fight Will come in Washington over The
funding bill, and this victory will have
proven to the people in Washington that
we mean what we say on the railroad
question. L can 20 to them now and de.
mand, In the name of the people, to have
the Dill thrown out. No respecta BILE mem
Der OF Congress could vote for ii, and if
any OF them do shall openly accuse those
men Of having been bought"
In reply to the question of whether he
proposed 10 go to Washington in person
to carry on the war against the octopus.
MI Sutro replied that it could be done
much better by letter and through his
agents at the capital. THE members are
difficult to see, ana to Interview each one
personally would take up too much time
but shall make war to the full extent of
my power against bill that would permit
the railroad TO evade its debts"
Then the capitalist spoke of his railroad
which he said he should push forward az
soon as the rails that he had ordered ar
rived from the East. As he was speaking
on this subject some of his friends came
in with the latest reports from the polls.
"They have driven voters out of the
booths" said Judge Thomson.
What's going on is perfectly out
rageous," said Adolph Sutro in indigna-
ton. Il suppose that after the election
we could spend money in bringing these
people 20 justice, but now am not even
allowed to hire man to watch the polls.
the law says that is part of the expense.
and if / did il, the cost would exceed the
$500 expenses Tat the law allows me-
Why, l could name booths where every
one of the precinct officers has been drunk.
and Incapable of registering votes. But
they cannot wipe out the overwhelming
majority on my side It is great triumph
OF the people who want right against
wrong"
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