The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-14
NOSE GUNST FLAYED.
Two Great Mass Meetings Held
in San Francisco
TO DEnouscE The cAMslTR.
CIfsseas Protect Against Placing the Pe-
lies UaAer Cossrei Of Those whs
Live on Wee.

ssv Francisco. Jan. 1.-TWO monster
mass meetings vsra held Ia this city
f1sis afternoon to protest against the sI-
Punishment Of 81. A. Gunst as police COM
missioner. to tienounce local political corr
rupfun, and to protest against District
Attorney knight for mot causing the sr-
rest 81 c. r. Huntington. The first swo
subjects came In for the greater atten-
ton from the various spsskers-
Or. Ebert Ollie aadrsSse1 the big
s.,dience that crowded Odd Fellows hall
no rs,e doors. filing the gallery and fcor
until there was not = seat left Held
at the instance Of the Law and Order
league, IL was a significant ard enth1isi-
axtse Demonstration. marked py nery
speeches and followed to the close BY
AIse hearty accord OF q gathering whoIiy
In earnest. DIR. Ollie compared the gov
sTHIHasst OF q republic - pyramid
Only two things car get TO she t9p-fhe
eagle and the iizard-and In city af-
fairs II is the reptile that gets there. feav-
ing his siisny trail behind All the garnb-
fers and all the vicious are saying: We've
found our Moses. We've got San Fran
cisxo and e fence around II. and our
Moses 10 lead Us into IT With hess
rule, thug rule. corporation rule and the
indifference Of good citizens, this has
become a government OF tas worst ~
the worst and for the wSsrst.
'syou have DOM this 10 pies-e the liquor
snen AMI the gamblers. They nave pat
their brand on you. and you are their
man" ssaz DR.. G. .. Browns message To
ex Gov Markham The mark he has put
on himself Is lnrlei.bie. There Is an inn
mortality of lnfamy. From this hour Gov.
MARKHAM Stands convicted as a man who
seeks the approval Of the dregs OF So
eiety. He has thrown q mantle OF shame
oyer the closing hours of a wrecked adj
ssansstratien.''
one leading sentiment ran through all
the speeches: EVE want a new charter
Good VIII come OF the Ganst appoint
ment- said pr. Brown. st0ut of IL Will
come a new charter. and we will see TO Il
ahat the whole miserable police commits
sioa l. wiped out Of existence. We do not
want a police commission In fraternity
with the gamblers. saloons and brosheis.
No man has any business on the police
commission sho has any connection with
gambling and pool selling. This appoint
Ine1st sass TO the gamblers. boys, you
can so ON about Your business. and /, as
a police commissioner. will wink my eye
on that eide =
Dr j. G. Smith hopel the people wcuId
not go to sleep after one Of those
srassns 6f virtue wl4ien strike us about
once In two years. Iis wanted a strong
and permanent central organization that
would hold In view the good government
OF the city.
Attorney w. r. Gibson. one Of the free
holders. was emphatic in his statement
that the appointment OF Nose Gunst was
one OF the most obnoxious that could be
made. He was free 10 admit that Mr.
Gunst has good Qualities. He is good
20 his friends HE Is very friendly to his
friends. and right here Hes the vice OF
tIla appointment. That very element of
standing by his frtends would come into
play, and the arm of the police would be
parsalyxed. Tho remedy is a new char
ter and the placing Of Tho appointing
power in an officer resident among us
and within the reach of ueane opinion"
I. Gilbert Dexter advised the people
To let party so TO the dogs In municipal
affairs. Mayor Sutro was elected b. the
people, and If every officer was SO elected
we would have a good city government
Another freebooter. DIR. jerome Amber
son. did not coaslne himself wholly to the
local situation. but inquired ia thera
any man In this audience who does not
keow that whoever c. L. Huntington
says shail be senator will be senator?'
Rev. pr. McSscsh Wound up the pro-
eeeaings with an address eonceived in a
bread AID systematic spirit.
The chairman az The meeting was j.
J. Truman. Mr.. Truman Ia his opening
address remarked that when the devil
was kicked cut OF heaven he was not per-
snttted Ia name his successor" The audit
eare met the allnsion with a hearty
round Of cheers. As for Burns, he rA.nieti
out that III Is history that this man Was
u siefauiter IN the oniy two offices he
ever held, l. II rot a shame that this
nlan sheald have the ear % Markham
Seated ON the platform were many
prominent ministers arsl citizens. Resafi-
tio.ns we're adopted fsvoFsnx the adoption
~ a new charter: asking sha. tbs tenure
of police commissioners be limited and
admitting no man 20 fiji the position
against whom three responsible citizens
shall allege tho influence OF eice. An
other resolution, which was adopted. pe.
citizens the legislature 10 Snves;igate tAe
appointment 81 M A. Geasf as rosice
missioner and devise useans Tor the
removal AMI prosecution OF al officers
aad attaches os the police department
found by their offiesal eofetaef and bust
Ass interests 20 be nust for the position
As-ia by Them