The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-13

promised to support De Ravens nomina-
ton. But at the last moment he changed
his mind. And why?
"How far these details affected the case
God in his infinite wisdom and Dan Burns
in San Francisco alone can tell" Loud
laughter and much excitement, amid
which the learned speaker resumed his
seat.
James FL. Barry was announced as "the
star of the evening" The chairman had
further to announce that the speaker had
been in jail. MEN aud women Of San
Francisco" said Barry, cit seems to be a
recommendation to the people OF San
Francisco to be an ex-convict." Then
the speaker said it was true he had been
IN Jail for contempt of a court which he
held To be contemplate.
he started off energetically. He asked
the meeting: 'Are you il earnest? Do
you mean whatyou say?" Then he called
attention to the fact that although the
people were grooming at tue octopus yet
they would not come to the front with
$500, 900 for competing railroad. That
fact did not show the people TO be so very
enthusiastic. so very indignant.
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er's attention for brief sentence or two.
BE spoke ironically of the law that pro-
lected the great from itself. The poor
man that attacked great railroad mag
nate was utterly sat upon or Ignored even
il he did not go to Jail, while the lawyer
who attacked a great and powerful Judge
had to suffer the sentence of disbarment'
But the Nose Gunst case the speaker DIG
not feel virulently angry about. He said
no one had gone wild over the appointment
of Dan Burns.
"There are three men in the Police Com
mission" said the speaker. zone is per-
haps more respectable than the other
FIaughterl, one is president Of a State
bank, one presides over a savings bank,
while the third, it is alleged. runs faro
bank" Loud laughter and cheers.l
The speaker maintained that all the Pc
lice Commissioners were, in truth, with
the criminal element. Nose Gunst. for
instance, might be a gambler, as people
said, but he did not lease property for i'm
moral purposes, nor was he at the head of
a brewery syndicate.
II hate sham reformsp shouted the
speaker, and he talked great deal of the
llNrSilEhliUH iBlO LUC H14CSSn iuASCUHQuCS
of Sergeant Whitman. That efficient officer
had been cleared of the charges made
against him on the ground that although
Il large number Of immoral characters had
testified against him, yet all the city had
not done So. Laughter and ironical
cheers.
AS to the PhiIbrook case the speaker said
that his disbarment was an example of
what he had inveighed against. "These
Judges feel that they can do no wrong
that we may expose" he said. at which
sally everybody in the hail laughed q
piece.
l; was not until reminded by the chair
man that his ten minutes allowance had
expired that Barry checked his flow OF
eloquence. There were loud shouts of SO
on" from different parts of the hall. but In
Difference 10 rule Barry withdrew.
William Macarthur represented the San
Francisco Labor Council, and in the
course of his remarks said that body was
in close touch with the movement which
the meeting represented. He then pro-
ceeded to touch upon the labor movement,
and what it lad already accomplished.
Coming down to the purpose of the meet
ing he said that while he had heard a great
deal about the appointment of Nose
Gunst and the disbarment OF Attorney
Philbrook. as also the refusal of Attorney
Knight to issue a warrant for the arrest of
C. 2. Huntington. he believed that the
proper thing for the people to do was to
reform themselves. To remedy evils one
must get down to the fundamental princi-
Piles of the evils.
II the Government does not represent
the people, the people alone are to blame.
Every one should see that the Government
represented morals aud virtues gener-
ally. he then proceeded to show how the
trade unions were doing all in their
power to bring about such STATE of
affairs, although their organizations had
been vigorously opposed by capitalists
and others. He referred particularly to
the Board of Manufacturers and En-
ployers' Association. All the trade
unonists wanted were fair play, fair
wages, Justice in the courts and recog-
milton of their rights TO organize.
Al this point in the proceedings James
y. Barry was accorded the privilege of the
platform once more in order to read a
communication which. he said, had been
handed him by an influential citizen.
whose name he would not mention. 1t
was as6ollows:
''Saon after the nomination of Estee and
Budd Dan Burns went to Nose Gnnst and
trdered him to bet $4,000 on the result of
the general election in the State. There
after he made compact with the political
bosses, Christopher Buckley and Samuel
Rainey. to count votes for Estee by which
the city was to give plurality for Estee
by at least 5000. After that be again went
to Gunst and ordered him to wager $40. 00C
upon the election. Gunst thereupon went
to Buckley and Rainey and informed them
of what Burns had done. The trio imme-
daiely put up 100000 to cover Burns
money.
After the election Burns went on q
spree, from which he has not yet recov.
cred. He was threatening to resign as
Police Commissioner for fear of prosecu-
ton for malfeasance, and was also CON-
planning Of the perfidy of his associates
The loss of such a large amount of money
made him feel very sore. Buckley and
Rainey, knowing the importance of con.
trolling the Police Department. made a
proposition to Burns TO return him $40, 000
If he would resign and secure Gunst's ap.