The herald., 1895-01-14
THE GAMBLERS
HAVE FOUND
THEIR MOSES,
DR.. Dille's Strong Words in
San Francisco.
G. P. Huntington Nam es the
High officials.
THE EAGLE AND LIZARD.
Boss Rule, Thug Rule and the Rule
of Corporation.
Two Rousing Mass Mosttngs at the Bay
City, Whsrein tho People Appear
to Be Wide Awake and Alive
TO the SItustion.
THE EAGLE AND LIZARD.
Boss Rule, Thug Rule and the Rule
of q Corporation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13.-Two monster
mass meetings were held Ia this city
this afternoon to protest against the ap-
pointmsnt of M. A. Gunst au police COM
missioner. to denounoe local political
corruption and to protest against Dis
trict Attorney Knight for not causing
the arrest OF @. P. Huntington. The
fret two subjects came in for the greater
attention. DR.. Ebert Ollie addressed
the big audience that crowded Odd Fell
lows hall to the doors, filling gallery
and floor until there was not q seat LETT.
This was held at ths instance OF the Law
and Order league, and is WAS 9 signiti-
cant aud enthusiastic demonstration
marked by emphatic and stirring
speaches that were followed to the close
by ths hearty accord OF q gathering
wholly in earneat.
THE EAGLE AND THE LIZARD.
DR.. Ollie compared the government OF
a republic to pyramid. "Only two
things can get to the tcp-the esgle and
the lizard-and in city affairs the rep
.ile gets thsre, leaving its Shiny trail
behind.
Gall shs gamblers and all the vicious
element" said he, ''are saying, We
have found our Moses. We've got San
Francisco and q fence around it, and
our Moses to lead US into it,
"With boss rule, thug rule, corpora.
tiou rule and the diffidsnce Of good citi-
zens this has bscome o government Of
the worst, by the worst and for the
worst.
"Ths wicked fee when no man pur-
sueth," said the preacher. with script.
ural reminiscence. "but they make vastly
better time whom there is good man
after them," and the audience laughed
and oheered.
GOVERNOR MARKHAM's BRAND.
"Why is it common talk" went on
DR.. Ollie, "that the highest Office in the
state WAS put up for stake among the
gamblers. and when this man Lost he
was given Office to recoup him?"
"You have done this to please the
liquor men and the gamblers. They
have put their brand on you, and you
are their man." was DR.. O. o. Browns
message to Ex-Governor Markham. DIR.
Brown continued: "The mark he has
put on himself is indelible. This is an
immortality of infamy. From this hour
Governor Markham stands convicted as
O man who seeks the approval of the
dregs Of eociety.
HE has thrown mantle of shame
over the closing hours of wreck cd adj
minietrAtion."
One leading sentiment ran through
all tho speeches: "We want new
charter"
Good will ooms of the Gunst ap-
pointment." said DIR. Brown. "Out OF
it will come a new charter and we will
see to it that the whole mioe erabls police
commission is wiped out of existence.
We do not want police commission in
fraternity with the gamblers, saloons
and brothels.
A sPASM OF VIRTUE.
mo man has any business on the po-
lice commission who has any connee-
ton with gambling aud pool selling.
"This appointment says to the gam
blers: Boys, you can 20 on about your
business. and l, as police commission,
will wink my eye on that sido.'"
DR.. J. G. Smith hoped the people
would not go to sleep after one Of these
"spssms of virtue which strike us about
once in two years" He wanted strong
and permanent csntrsl organization that
would hold in Wow the good government
of the city.
Attorney w. F. Gibson, one Of tho
freehodsre, was emphatic in his state.
ment that the appointment of Moses
Gunst was one of the most obnoxious
that could be made. He was free to
admit that Mr.. Gunst has good ualities.
"He is good to his friends. He ia
very friendly to his friends, and right
here lies the vice OF the appointment.
That very element of standing with
friends would come into play and the
police would ba psEalyzed. The rem.
edy waa new charter. and the placing