The San Francisco call., 1897-12-25
DEMAGoGUES AND THE CHARTER,

+ THERE were no other reason for recommend
ing the people on Monday next to vote solidly
against the Board of Freeholders nominated by
the Phelan Charter Convention, would be found
in the character OF the arguments which being
used to promote their election These arguments
demagogic in the extreme their main principle
being personal abuse. In behalf of its candidates
the newspaper organ OF the Gar Mayor combina-
ton AYERS that every who does not agree with
them upon the one-man power question is a rascal
fool, and in equally general terms it berates
the corporations and the aX-eaters for their alleged
opposition to a one-rnan charter.
A plaintive cry for reform" an incessant howl
about bossism and miscellaneous charge of munich
pal corruption and dishonesty is the stock-in-trade
OF purists everywhere The cause OF real reform,
if not the cause of good government generally, is
being discredited all the country by the dema-
gOgues who, like those seeking to attain power
through the Committee of One Hundred resort to
misrepresentation, slander and the presentation of
false issues for the purpose of hoodwinking the
people.
There is no excuse for denouncing the Free
holders nominated by the regular party organiza-
tions as the tools of the bosses a,.i corporations
There is not scintilla OF proof sustain any such
allegation In fact, the charge is put forward for
gudgeons, and every person who believes it, and
who IS tricked into voting the ticket of the Phean
demagogues thereby, will be simply drawn away
from his duty himself and to his fellow citizens.
The fact that the campaign OF the Phelan Free
holders IS OF Misrepresentation SANDER and bum
oombe, that it is being promoted by blackmailers
demagogues and political factionsts its
depends upon making people believe that Our city
IS hotbed of corruption and resort for political
thieves, and that no charter framed by men elected
under such influences can be adopted should be suf-
fcient reason for defeating the entire ticket The
election of single candidate upon it will be a quasi
Endorsement of demagogy and campaign chicanery.
To that extent the interests of the city-which
are always promoted by honest politics and truth
full press-w suffer material damage.
While considering these propositions and deciding
the question to whether not The Call in ad-
vancng them, is proceeding correct political
lines the voters may we'll inspecr the following
ticket. 1t comprises the nominees of the regular
party organizations for Freeholders. The figures
opposite the the ballot numbers.
These gentlemen are opposed to one-nan power,
to demagogue politicians, to experiments in munc-
ipal government, to political bossism, blackmail-
ing newspapers, and to buncombe politics. They
should be elected by large majority:
REPUBLICANS.
I3. GEORGE r. DOW, proprietor
Dow Steam Pump Works.
IL. JOSEPH Ed. GRANT, merchant.
Murphy, Grant 81 60.
"a. REUBEN II. LLOYD. attorney.
33. GEORGE VI. PERENE, contractor.
30. a. w. SCOTT, of Scott 81 McCOrd,
hay and grain dealers.
az. GEORGE ID. SQUIRES, attorney.
DEMOCRATS.
25. w. H. LUTZ. secretary building
and loan associations.
26. JOHN MCCARTHY. of McCar.
thy Bros, spice merchants.
BIS. w. w. PIERSON, attorney.
36. JOSEPH ROSENTHHAHI. attorney
A3. g. B. STONE, manager brewerfes.
Al. PATRICK SWIFT, capitalist.
POPTEISTS.
z. THOMAS v. GATOR, attorney.
rs. w. N. GRISWOLD, physician.
22. THEODORE HI. HATCH commits