The San Francisco call., 1896-10-28
TO SAN FRANCISCO REPUBLICANS

III SAN EhANUlNUU khfubLlUANH
The Republicans of San Francisco who
love their party and hope to be proud of
its success in electing a President upon
Tuesday next have laid upon them local
duty which complete loyalty to the party
requires them to perform. Conceding to
the local elector certain degree of inde-
pendence in the selection of strictly local
candidates there are certain offices in
Volved in this election the regular noml-
nees for which should receive every Re-
publican vote. These offices are the Presi-
dental electors, the legislative candidates
and the nominee for Mayor of the City
of San Francisco.
1t is hardly needful to argue that party
loyalty requires every Republican to vote
for those electors who are in turn TO cast
their ballots for Mckinley. These should
be voted for as a body, without any indi-
vidual preference or objection, lest the
State of California should by any mis-
chance be again committed to the humili-
alton of a divided vote in the Electoral
College. 1t IS not likely. however, that
the Republicans OF California will this
year stray far from their duty of voting
for each and all of their party electors,
and this, with large accretion OF Demo
Gratis who hold the National honor and
safety in higher regard than their party
allegiance, will insure California place
among the Republican States when the
electoral vote shall be cast.
1t should be esteemed a no less import
ant duty on the part of honest and loyal
Republicans to strive to elect Mayor for
San Francisco who is also Republican.
The chief magistrate of this great City is
something more than a mere petty muni-
cipal official. He represents the most
populous and important subdivision of
the State. He performs duties and wields
an influence wider than the boundaries of
his civil jurisdiction. He illustrates the
strength and the purposes of his party
within the metropolis of the State, anc
the City over whose affairs he presides is
reckoned to be Democratic, Republican or
Populist, according to the politics of its
Mayor elect.
The regular Republican nominee for
Mayor of San Francisco is Colonel G. L..
Taylor. He represents in every sense the
| honest purposes of his party for the well
fare of the City. Against his integrity,
his intelligence and his official ability, as
measured BY the test of experience, no
political critic has dared to raise his voice
| in this campaign. If he shall be elected
| San Francisco will be known as Repub-
lican City during his administration, and
it goes without saying that during his
| Official term this City will have a Mayor
of whom the Republican party of Califor-
MIA may well afford to feel proud. These
things being true. it is the duty of every
| Republican in San Francisco as a matter
of party loyalty and duty, to vote for
Colonel G. L. Taylor, the regular Republi-
can nominee for Mayor.
| There is still another set of officers for
whom every Republican within his re-
spective district should consider it his
duty to cast vote. These are the regular
Republican nominees for the Legislature.
1t is we'll understood that by the concur
rent action of the Senate and Assembly
of California at its next session United
States Senator is to be chosen. Next to a
Republican President it is the highest
duty which the people of the State owe to
their party to select Republican Senators.
When the President and the Senate are
Republican the administration is Repub-
lican. 1t is therefore an i'm Imperative duty
laid upon every Individual Repu blican to
assist to the extent of his power and in
fuence in the election of a Republican
Legislature. Let no loyal member of the
party fail upon next Tuesday to do his
full duty IN this respect.