The San Francisco call., 1896-10-25

and the fellow running for Congress will
follow, and he is entitled to considerable
time to discuss the glory of humble man
hood and the interests of the common
people, which he will sacredly and de-
votedly cherish.
As our candidate is running for only
Police Judge he will not be introduced
until three candidates for Supervisor ana
the aspirants for the jobs OF Auditor anu
Street Superintendent have had their say
and applause. and he pays precious time
for the turn that is coming. But there ID
more than half the audience left when the
popular and clever young painter mas
finished his song and the chairman says:
81 now have the pleasure, and may
say, gentlemen, the honor to introduce
to present-to you Mr.. Bailey. who is a
candidate who is running for one of the
most important offices that involves the
rights of the people-that of Police Judge
of this City and County"
Mr.. Bailey is greatly honored at meeting
so intelligent an audience made up of the
bone and sinew of the commonwealth, and
it will be his purpose If elected to raise
the unfortunate, to remember that justice
is not cruel and to give no citizen cause to
regret that he was given that responsible
| office.
Mr.. Bailey makes different speech
from the one he would make at Metropol-
itan Hall. 1t is close to election day and
on that stage he is closer to the people.
| The meeting is principally Tor candidates
and not for National issues and Mr.. Bailey
makes an effort to adapt himself to cir
cumstances as he does few minutes later
i obi, nod in
| So so when the secretary of the club
rustled friend among the candidates,
and he assumes he is simply among his
friends.
1t is in and about some of these little
campaign meetings these nights that the
| local campaign can be seen as 1t bolls
amid It's most picturesque surroundings.
Go to the right ones TO see the candidate
make his play to the "push,' and to see
the campaign elsewhere than on Market
street.
Mr.. Bailey is not running on any issue
/ and knows that it behooves him to set
abroad and nurse the impression that he
is a good fellow. He is a prosperous
young attorney. lives iE the Western Adj
dition. wears eyeglasses and Prince
Albert coat is proud that his eminent
father was Southern chiv," and he has
| in the past contributed some thoughtful
papers on municipal reform to periodicals
| whereby he has secured the hearty ill.,
| dorseme mt of the Civic Reform Associa-
| ton, which is worth at least 120 votes.
For two years he has served, without fee,
as attorney for two ladies' philanthropic
associations and he has several such leads
running into large circles where votes may
| be punched.
But Mr.. Bailey knows that voters of
another class swarm in the neighborhood
| of the meeting he has briefly addressed,
and he knows that citizens who ike steam
beer are going to vote for police judges as
well as members of the Civic Reform AS
sociation.
And so Mr. Bailey, who has dipped into
politics little before, hustles from the
meeting with smiles and mods when he
has made his little speech and been ap-
plauded, and in the hall he meets his
| friend and one of the boys of the district
VINO is in his fight and who is TO pilot him
about and introduce him during the half
hour to follow. Go with the trio to the
corner and watch Mr.. Bailey down the
"steam" with resolute appreciation. The
OhlQlOdto .WOh OOJ oAy HSSA @OA SAS
purity of election laws limits his expendi-
lures, but mis- friend is much interested in
his fight and it is no felony for him to
elbow himself to any extent.
It's jolly good fellow is Mr.. Bailey
| then, and it's twenty schooners the bar
keeper hustles out to supply the thirsty
crowd that loves the Joy of election time.
The young district politician takes Mr..
Bailey aside and, after shadow as of pain
has fitted over Mr.. Bailey's face, hand
goes into a pocket ana comes out, and
then another hand goes into pocket and
comes out and pretty soon the young
man secures a chorus of three cheers for
"Mr. Bailey, the young mems candidate"
whereat the moneyed friend gives the bar
keeper another job. Bailey takes in two
other saloons and then speeds on an
electrician to another meeting he has
arranged to address and to more cam
paignlng in the slums, and when he
reaches his bed he is sick and weary in
heart and head.
There are 252 local candidates out
hustling for votes, and every last one has
a lot of friends sin his fight" If you
watch the army at work you will see
many strange things that people do and
many scenes of human life that slide into
view once in two years. J. A. DENNY.