The San Francisco call., 1896-10-16
Public School Employees Would
Have a Hard Time Get
ting Back.
MR.. DlMoND ON MR.. PHELAN.
mpliments From One Democrat to
Another-Anti.Cha Meeting
at the Temple.

A rousing meeting of enthusiastic Anti
Charter Democrats was held at Metropol-
itan Temple last night.
w. 6. Burke, Anti-charter Democratic
nominee for Judge of the Superior Court,
called the meeting to order, with what a
football reporter would call a "snappy
play" for he at once declared that the
people had come together for the purpose
OF denouncing the proposed new charter
OF San Francisco, as not only un-Demo-
cratic but also un-Americau. 81 have the
honor of presenting TO you champion OF
the people, the Hon. Patrick Reddy," said
Mr.. Burke, and Mr.. Reddy received an en-
thusiastic round of applause as he stepped
to the front of the rostrum.
Mr.. Reddy said he appeared from a
sense of duty. for he, as well as the other
gentlemen who stood on that platform the
evening previous, had desire to serve
the City of San Francisco. He said that
it would be a matter of physical impossi-
bility to point out all the wrongful,
vicious and monstrous provisions of the
proposed charter.
One point that Mr.. Reddy wished to
notice first, and that was a suggestion
made by Mr.. Clement in the newspapers,
which was to the effect that the tendency
of modern times is to concentrate power.
This Mr.. Reddy denied.
He said that that idea of Capitalization
of power is as old as the absolute mon
arches OF The past, under which so many
wrongs were perpetrated. The modern
tendency is for true democracy, true
republican form OF govern ment. Mr..
Reddy said:
But we have been informed that Mr. Phelan,
the gentleman who aspires to be chosen Mayor
on the other ticket, has been abroad where he
has studied the methods OF municipal COVER n
ments that obtain in Europe in order TO put
them in force here. In reply to that l say
that this is America and we need American,
not European methods here. lADplausel
Other people have been in Europe.
parents were in Europe at some time in their
lives. [Renewed laughter.l Ny parents lived
in Europe themselves, but they got so poor
that they had to come to this country, just as
/ have heard that the parents OF Mr.. Phelan
came here, and from all accounts they have
done pretty we'll. Laughter and applause
Why, ii reports be true, they got rich @ even even
ali we hear that wealth is still increasing.
1t is OF record that Mr.. Phelan, when elected
to the National convention on silver plat
form, gave his proxy TO an avowed goldbug,
who voted gold, gold, gold, morning, noon
and night, without receiving any reproof from
Mr.. Pheiap.
That's why 1 say that I thidk Mr.. Phelan
looks like goidbug crawling across silver
platter.
Mr.. Reddy said the teachers had called
Mr.. Phelan's attention to that obnoxious
clause concerning them, and then all at
once MIR. Phelan and his lawyer discov-
cred that this clause is unconstitutional.
But if the charter be adopted The teachers
will be confronted with that provision.
m ponQluSiOn narmit to state that the YOunQ
Mems Christian Association stands as posi-
tive force for complete man hood, both in body
and heart. 1t is one OF the great moral forces
at work reclaiming the manhood in the youth
OF the world.
But he said that this was not the worst
danger that confronts the teachers; that,
as a matter of fact, all of the teachers in
the public schools on the adoption of the
charter will lose their places, and that if
they want to get back they must apply to
the boards and heads of departments that
are to be appointed by the Mayor. In
fact every City and County officer now
in Office, or who may be in office at the
time of the adoption of the charter will
be thrown out In proof of this he read
section 26 of article XIV otthe proposed
charter. If teachers want to serve In our
public schools they must all stand CON-
petitive examination, and unless they
were educated exclusively under the pub
lie school system of California they cannot
be granted certificates, no matter how
high their qualifications. This provision,
he said, was inserted at the behest of the
A. P. A.
The teachers and others have been de-
ceived by the promise OF the inauguration
of the civil service plan in the municipal
service. That civil service rule will apply
only to those who are to be appointed by
the Mayor and his appointees, tor all now
- AA Il IS Aa n
Mr.. Reddy said he knew the risk he was
running if this view of the law is not true,
but he measured his words and believed
that he was correct in this Interpretation.
He said the Mayor would be the only or
ficer elected. The others would be ap-
pointed.
Mr.. Reddy made sport of the fright that
seemed to have seized on Mr.. Phelan
when he thought of the danger o. nomi-
nation by the Blind White Devil" with
which at one time he seemed to be
threatened.
The speaker said that if the charter be
adopted the Supervisors may prohibit any
kind of professions, whether legal or 9TH
wise. Then if people get poor and seek to
right their wrongs by public demonstra-
tions they may be prohibited from annoy
ing the Phelans and other rich men by
their outcries.
ut will never get therep' "We'll knock
it outp' "Its gone goose - and such ex-
pressions were shouted from parts of the
hall.
Mr.. Reddy denounced the synops is
which has been put forth by the friends of
the charter. He said it is lying synop-
sis; that it is false and fraudulent in many
particulars.
Joseph I. Dimond, nominee for Mayor
on the Anti Charter Dem ocratic ticket was
introduced and his popularity was at
tested by the spontaneous reception of the
audience. 1t was some time before the
applause subsidized so that he could pro-
ceed. He said:
will not make you speech tonight. but
will simply report the result of the days work
in the field. have been out among the pso
ple-the common, everyday people-for the
past ten-hours. / have travelled from the Po-
trero to Lone Mountain, from the Mission TO
the bay. and everywhere have found that the
real manhood of the City has been aroused in
opposition to the charter.
The men who work are alive to the threa Z
ened invasion of their rights. They will XIII
this internal document [Cheers and applause
with cries of "You bet we WILT
Whatever view you may take of the candi-
dacy of any man on our ticket or any other
that is q matter of minor consideration so Ion 20
as you set the seal OF condemnation on that
document [Appiause and cries of ssWe'll
stand by you, Old manl'J
The gentleman who has proclaimed himself
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