The morning call., 1895-01-12

RACES and ask all good citizens to attend said
meeting and make II success.
The council elected w. Macarthur, as
sociate editor of the Coast Seamen's jour-
ual, to represent it on the plau rm at the
mass-meetlng tonight.
Among the most discoursging expert
enceS of the promoters of the demOnstra-
tion in favor of good government has been
the apathy shown by certain classes. A
member of the executive committee stated
that he visited many of the most proml-
nent stores on Market street and they.
without an exception, refused to sign the
call for the meeting,
Their motive for holding alOof from the
movement was given with little display of
reserve. Thew feared HuntingtOn-feared
that if they called upon the Government
to treat them as it treats others, the heel
of the Southern Pacific would be planted
upon their necks and they would be driven
out of business. Nor were the merchants
of Market street alone in this. Manu-
faciurers AID property-Owners while en-
couraging The committee to go forward
fatty refused to sign their names TO shat
petition on which the awful name of Hun
tingtOn was written as a criminal.
The mass-meeting called for Sunday
afternoon promises to be as fully success
full IN the accom- pli shmeut of its object as
that which is called for tonight. 1t will
be held at Odd Fellows Hall at O'Clock
in he afternoon.
The calling of this Sunday afternoon
mass-meeting was the result of con-
terday morning. Rev. II. Fl. Wikotf,
chairman of the Civic Federation, pre-
sided, and among those in attendance
were: L j. Truman, Raw. j. c. Smith,
Rev. w. 5. BOyard, Rev. Leslie w.
Spragne, Rev. DIR. E. r. Ollie. E. Gilbert,
Dexter Williams, F., Gibson. Sheldon G..
Kellogg, Rev. DR.. McClish and DR.. Jerome
A. Anderson.
The appointment of M. A. Gunst was
discussed and denounced as an act of
infamy. The election frauds were shown
to be an indication of decay at the founda-
ton Of the political structure, and fervent
cry for reform went up from the assembly.
While Gunsts appointment was under
discussion one of tue speakers declared
that the an ti-dive law IS never enforced In
the saloons that sell beer made by q
syndicate in which one of the old Police
Commissioners is interested. 1t was de-
cided that il would be advisable to throw
the searchlight of an investigation on the
transactions of the Police Department for
several years, and thus learn why certain
laws are dead letters ana why certain
criminals 60 unscathed.
a copy OF the call Tor the mass-meetin z
with request that it be read from the
pulpit tomorrow morning.
Bishops Nichols will be urged to attend
and Mayor Sutro has promised to be pres
ent. 1t is hoped that this meeting will
prepare the way for such an investigation
as that which purged the Police Depart
ment OF New FORK of its corruption. for
it is a well-known fact that if the police
did their duty without fear or favor and
enforced all The laws passed for the gov
eminent OF this municipality San Francisco
would be one of the model cities OF the
country. Following is the call for the
meeting:
To the Citizens of San Francisco: A mass
meeting Is hereby called, TO be held at Odd
Fellows Hall, on Sunday afternoon, January
ID, at 3 O'clock, the object OF the meeting being
to protest against and denounce the appoint.
ment OF M. A. Gunst as Police Commissioner of
this city; also to take action relative to the re-
cent election frauds and other instances OF
municipal corruption; also to adopt means to
bring the offenders to justice and 10 enforce
our laws without respect to persons