The San Francisco call., 1897-12-15


has been an active worker on the staff OF
the Journal of La Dor.
J. ". Nye. whom the Examiner classes
rs 4 stuffer i very indignant mat such use
should be made of his name. In speaking
OF he outrage he sail: Il am in the real
estate business and have been for the past
thirty years. My office was formerly al
314 Montgomery street, but l recently
moved to go Market streeu. In all my
experience 1 have never been spoken o. III
disres peCtfui manner thatd know ofunUi
this article appeared IN the Mission-sirert
paper.
q did not see the article, for l don't
read the paper. but my friends told me
that it placed me in win = lot of ballot
box suffers and other disre putab.e PER
sons. Or course l was indignant but
VIII 1t can | dc IN the matter but stand II
In the long run 1t Will not hurt me, for |
am we'll and favor6bly known to my
friends. On several occasions l have
acted as an election officer and no COM
plant was made OF my work. As to this
recent affair il came about in this way:
Thomas II. Porter told me that he would
put my name N for election officer at tn
coming election and l was willing that
he should, as l served in that capacity at
the last election. | am a member OF the
Peoples party and stand for pure pol
ltics, and do object 10 being classed as a
bOodler or suffer"
Mortimer Coryn of $40 Mission street is
a boiler make: by trade, and he Is another
who feels that great injustice has been
done TO him by the yellow journal He
said: Il have lived in this precinct for
many years and for thirty years In tn
district. 1t is true that l have been in
politics. as any American citizen has the
right 10 be, but 1 have had too much 10 do
in this line 10 make any foolish attempt
10 go against the election laws OF The
country. have been an election officer
many times, and none can point to 50
single thing that 1 have done that l
should be ashamed OF. The article In the
Examiner is dirty attack upon many
good and reputable citizens"
James Burke, mentioned IN the Ex-
amIner's scurrilous article, is one of the
best known and most highly respected
business men in the Mission. Mr.. Burk.
conducts a grain and hay yard at 3026
Twenty second street. He Is large
property-owner.
sit was dirty, lying attack so far as l
am concerned, said Mr.. Burke. II have
resided here for nine wears. l am quail
fed elector, my name being on the Grea;
Register OF the county. ! am not a
stuffer nor a buffer nor the tool of the
corporations l am thinking strongly OF
suing the Examiner for libel. L. has in
jured me. lam glad 10 learn that Others
viii bring action against that lying anj
malicious sheet. Libeling citizens should
be opled.
John A. Holland, who resides at 2955
Twenty third street, Is hard WorkIu-
whee Wright and works in his uncie'S shop
in the Potrero. He Is on the Great Regis
Ter and has lived in the Mission for years
The Examiner, with a despica bleness
which is Characteristic OF that paper, tak kes
advantage of The confusing mum berinP o.
several streets in the Mission to villifv
Il
the election officers are not qualified
electors. Its efforts to prove lhls state
ment are puerile. The ca>e of Mr.. Macy S
il ustrates this phase OF tn" discussion.
w. w. Macy resides at 26l6 Mis- an
The Examiner gives his mum ber s 260S 2
and infers that no such man re III ~
there, whic is the case, but w. w. Macy
does live at 2616 Mission street. He is nor
a myth. de IS q carpenter. IS highly
spoken of by those who know him and has
resided in the neigh Dor hood of his present
residence for several V ars. he is not a
politician nor the tool of polite ans.
J. d. Spencer, 1902 Howard street, is a
tailor. He has resided at this NUN Der fOr
four years. He is an intelligent gentle
man and IS a mem ber OF the Peoples party
He was one of the judges in his precInc;
at the last election. There was not vote
miscounted, and the report from this pre-
cInct was the most creGlta bic OF any in-the
entire city. In speaking about ne Exam
ner's infamous attack be said: "The vel
low journal work cannot be denounced
too severely. l cannot account for its das-
tardly attack on reputable citizens. 1t l.
scaudalOus. If the Examine had inve.-
tigated the character OF the People's rartv
appointees n The Thir y-fourJ Distric5
" uldn't have characterized them as 10 S
OF the bosses. They all bear the best Oi
character, and are intelligent, with ad-
| yfayx- n N 10
Nave been identified with the People,
! party from its inception, and are men Of
cow ctions. They have pursued an ind
! pendent course in pOll,lcs. and are not the
creatures Of the bosses. Personally, | am
not acquainted with any of the bosses III
San Francisco. The yellow Journals at
! tempt to cast coEtumelY on citizenship IN
| This town cannot act but as boomerang.
| The paper has llbe led me and several OF
MY friends. l ain in favor of bringing &C
ton against the indecent sheet"
! r L. Ryfkogel, 1916 Howard street. is g
! retired sea captain. lie is an honest man,
! re >pected and loved by large circle 81
| acquaintan ana friends. He has lived
at the number given for five years. a
! the last elec he was precinct inspector
/ 81 cannot demo nee the yellow journal
! vile methods too severely" said he, hi
voice quiver.ng with indignation and Tage
! There never was a meaner piece OF spite.
I NOrk. IL IdckeQ the eSSeHtld eISn6nlS o.
! truth and was a mass of lies. l believ,
that the gentlemen libeled should bring
action against the Examiner. If there i
any Justice IN the courts of this city l be
| lieve in testing 1t.
John Gardiner. 15l5A Howard street, hai
| lived within a block # his pre- -ent resi-
! dence for over five years. He is an honor
able upright man and member of tht
| tailoring firm OF Gardiner & Harris, 15
! Fifth street.
Robert Fay, 1729-1731 Mission street, i
| piano MANUFACTURED. He has Resided il
this district for twenty-five years and ha
always borne a good reputation. He i
esteemed by all of his neichbors. AT the
last election lie was the only candidate fU
| Assembly man on the PonuiSt ticket.
George J. Stong, 621 Eddy street, ad
iuster for the Soutner1 P4clfic Railroad
! Company, has lived at the above add
for the past eight years. is indignant at th,
! idea of being classed as a suffer and 4
man void OF integrity.
John X. Craig, native-born San Fran
| ciscan, and the son of the Pioneer Pete
Craig, who was an undertaken in this ci '
Tor a uum ber of years and who bull
Washington Hall on Eddy street, has