The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-06
THE ISSUE MADE UP.

The Non-Partisans have ompleted their
ticket by nominating Supervisors ana
School Directors, and yesterday it was
duly filed with the Registrar. They took
such good men as they could find on the
Republican and Democratic tickets, and
made independent nom nations to fill out
the lists. This was done in accordance
with the policy which they have observed
throughout. There has been no DISPOSE
ton among the Non-Partisans to antag-
onize political parties. Their antagonism
is against political posses and CORFU tion-
lists.
The Chronicle, Ia pursuance of its rec
ogniZed subservience to boss rule, wants
t. know, if the Republican and Democratic
conventions were so hopelessly corrult,
how the Non-Partisans could benefit by
their deliberations. and declares that men
do not gather figs of thorns. This is not
only side-wipe at the Nom artisans, but a
blow In defense OF both the Burns and
Buckley conventions. 1t is quite con-
sistent for our contemporary to strike for
both, because both represent the common
principle of fight for plumber. Buckley
and Burns and their followers are non
partisans in the sense that they care moth
ing for parties so they can get their spoil.
But even Buckley, Burns and other
bosses know that they cannot fly squarely
in the face of public opinion. They have
always been shrewd enough to mix good
and bad in their tickets in such proportion
that the good may draw votes while the
bad rob the voters. The Non Partisans
have not attempted the hopeless task of
gathering figs from thorns. They have
only culled out the good fys and left the
bad ones to rot.
Presumably there is no doubt about the
election of those Non-Partisan candidates
that have been taken from the other
tickets. They have a dou bic chance and
are doul ly sure to win. In the case OF the
independent nominations the strength OF
the reform movement will be fully tested
1t will be sad day for San Francisco
should The bosses on either side be able to
elect any of their tools. The public inter-
est demands that all good citizens should
rally to the support of all the Non-Parti-
san candidates, and especially all those
who are on that ticket alone. With Bar
clay Henley and James McNab working to-
gether as Sheriff and District Attorney
the way Of transgressors will be hard.
Alr. S1ebe will see to it that tax-dodeing
cannot prevail. OF the Board of Super
visors the eight Endorsed candidates make
majority, but the four INDEPENDENT can
didates are the safeguard of the whole.
Their defeat and the election of four boss
candidates in their places would be q
great calamity. The Board OF Education
hangs on an equal balance of indorsed ana
independent candidates, and some good
work is needed 10 turn the balance the
right way. Therefore let all our peoule
who have the public interest unite in an
effort to pull the whole Non-Partisar
ticket through. In doing that they will
be working for themselves. This is no
time for qdarreling over political names in
settling city affairs. Republican or Demo
crat is all one when it comes to the ques-
ton of clean local government. The fight
is between the people and their plumber.
ers. The result should not be moment
In doubt