The morning call., 1894-10-10
THE NON-PARTiSAN CAMPAIGN.

The campaign committee OF the Nom
Partisans NJ ondgy night discussed ways
and means for the contest. Some money
was contributed by members OF the COM
mittee and more was promised. The Non
Partisan style of campaign does not require
any such outlay as that of its machine
opponents, yet some expenditure is neces.
sary and will 10 doubt be provided for by
those who have the success of the move
ment at heart.
1t has been decided to hold two big Non
Partisan mass-meetings at an early date.
1t is now just four weeks to election. II
is time for short, sharp and rousing CAM
paign. AS popular movement it should
command not only the vote but the pro-
nounced sympathy of our good citizans.
Enthusiasm is infectious. A rousing dem
onstration makes sympathy aud votes.
All good men and true should make it
their special business to lend their pres
ence and encouragement to these proposed
mass-meetings
But beyond this comes in the task of
personal solicitation and influence. 1t
should be an easy duty for an earn est
Non-Partisan to strive to convince his in
different neighbor that it pays to work and
vote for bis own business interest; that
honest government, low taxes and ju-
dicious expenditure are money in the
pockets of every citizen; that a clean
Sheriff's office. fearless and vigorous
District Attorney, a conscientious Grand
Jury and incompatible courts are the
guardians of the public welfare, in whose
presence bossism and boodling will hide
their heads.
Already the revolt against machine poll
tics is taking shape among organized
bodies. Monday night the Republican
voters of the Thirty-lrst District bolted
the Burns ticket. Sunday night the Eu-
reka Valley Improvement Club of $50
members. irrespective of political lean
lDgs, Endorsed number of the Non-Parti-
san nominations. Every one of these
movements encourages all others of like
character. But outside of such organiza-
tons the work should be carried on by the
members in their individual capacities
among their fellow-citizens.
There is not one good business reason
10r the election of a single candidate ON
either the Republican or Democratic mu-
n1clpal ticket, aside from those that have
been Endorsed by the Non-Partisans. They
have been nominated to do the will of those
who have been for years plundering the
city. Inc candidates who have received
Non-Partlsan recognition have been put
up by the boss conventions as matter of
necessity to lend the weight of their names
and characters to push through the election
of the favored boss tools who are with
them on the ticket. In the event of the
election of either the Republican or the
Democratic ticket as whole il will be
found that the old game has been success
fully played; that the influence of the de-
cent nominees elected has been neutral
lied by the c0Truptionists, who have been
borne into power OF their shoulders.
OF course there is no doubt about the
election of such candidates on either of the
machine tickets as have received Non-Par-
tisan Endorsement, but that is not enough.
They should be elected independent of
their machine candidacy. Every man on
the Non-Partsan ticket should be elected
to demonstrate that once more the people
of San Francisco have taken the govern.
ment of the city into their own hands
They did it once with solid and brilliant
success for term OF years. They can dc
it again If they will refuse to be influenced
and deceived by the names of national pc
litlCui pdtbico bdtc uO pIOpcl otduu
ing 10 the contest for clean municipal gov
eminent.
There Is only one State issue affected By
the makeup of the Non-Partisan tickle
and that is the control of the Railroad
Commission. AS the chnics of the Traffit
Association and the Non-Partisans. Mr.
Marcus is entitled to the vote of this dis
tlici against both of his competitors on tn,
other ticket. while La Rue in the FRS
and Phillips in the Third districts. will
complete a commission from which The
people will have something to hope anl
the monopoly something to fear.