The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-19
"YELLOW DOG" YEARS.

HE impression which is gaining ground in Re-
publican circles that James G. Mcguire is going
to be an easy man to defeat for Governor of this
State should be abandoned early in the campaign. No
candidate who appeals to the passions prejudces and
whims of the masses is easy to defeat for any
office. 1t is always unsafe to calculate that dema-
gogues given sufficient rope will hang themselves
True, many people readily through the thin veil
which hides from the public the false pretenses of the
men who often ride into power by promising to
remedy government abuses, but the great
able penetrate and prone believe and trust
their words.
Judge Mcguire is no novice at demagogy. He
thoroughly understands the art of making pretense
stand for deed He is professional ofice-seeker,
master of campaign methods and orator of
mean ability He stand large amount of hard
work with his jaw and will probably be able to tender
any candidate the Republicans may name difficult
oratorca battle Those who think it will be easy to
defeat him should pause moment and take a brief
survey of history.
Four years ago James H Budd was an easy man to
defeat yet he carried San Francisco by oooomaory
and Estee behind his ticket in nearly every county
OF the State The year 1894 yellow dog year
The present year is gradually getting to be looked
upon similar year The war, it is said has created
strong Republican sentiment and improved bust
ness conditions have resolved much public discomfort
which has heretofore manifested itself in Populism
and silverism. This may all be true The same things
were said four years ago. Then the Republicans were
"sure" of the Governorshp, and yet when the votes
were counted they found Democrat had the Office
Maguire's attitude toward Popuism, his sngle-tax
theories and the other of his political weak
ness should be put aside He is not an easy man to
defeat, and if the Republicans make their campaign
on any such assumption they may again lose the
State.
What should be done this year, so far as the Cover
is concerned is proceed the theory that the
strongest, brainiest, most popular and most indie
pendent in the party must be nominated Politi-
cal hacks boss candidates, programmes factionists
and the political rag-tags who always seek the Gov
ernorship in yellow dog" years should be consigned
to purgatory the outset The Australian ballot
courages independent voting and the people lit
tie for party labels They will not vote for yellow
dogs" though they Republican dogs and
bear the Republican label The great necessity Of the
moment is man free from political entanglements,
factions the bosses the railroad and all other malgn
influences. If such man is nominated for Governor
he will give character to the entire campaign and be
elected by overwhelming majority. If pro-
gramme candidate is selected representative of
factions, tool of the railroad or, what is equally
bad, favore of the bosses, it will be useless to go
to the expense of holding election Judge Mcguire
will defeat him.
Instead of propagating the notion, therefore that
the demaRogic Congressman is easy to beat
the Republicans should look the issue square in the
face He is dangerous candidate and is going to be