The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-26
NJ. H. DE YOUNG
DENOUNCED BY
JUDGE MAGU|RE
Fusion Chief Speaks
Plainly.
EDITOR A FOE OF TRUTH
STYLED A BLAcKGUARD BY THE
JUDGE.
C.-o%o~ paoo,,ca Ue
EDITOR a FOE OF TRUTH
STYLED A BLAcKGUARD BY THE
JUDGE.
Cannot Become Senator Because He
Has Not the Moral Sense to
Rise Above Gutter
Politics"
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Special Dispatch to The Call
Y LOS ANGELES, Sept 25.- x
x '"The attacks of the San Fran \
cisco Chro. icle upon me do not X
x give me the slightest concern y
x at least, so far as my campaign X
X is concerned They are, of X
course, annoying, as any black x
guardism, oral or written, must X
X always be. But l have found no X
trace Of political injury to the X
x ticket or myself resulting from Il
x them. People do not take kindly \
X TO that sort of politics and are X
X much more inclined to rebuke 1t \
4 than to be guided by it. OF De X
x Young's motive in pursuing his \
lying, vindictive opposition u
x toward me, personally, l do not K
X say much. He is undoubtedly X
influenced by avarice or ambi- \
y tion-perhaps a little of both. X
He is, perhaps, trying to earn a y
Senatorship from the Southern x
x Pacific Ran -oad Company and "
X does not know how TO earn 1t \
\ otherwise than by blackguarding =
the opponents of the company. \
x He is wholly oblivious to the fact X
K that he cannot be United States X
X Senator because he has not the X
x moral sense to rise above the X
X gutter politics which he has X
x adopted in this and othel cam X
x paigns, but particularly this. x
He may as well learn now that X
X decency and dignity are the x
of a fn1 of
x the United States, and that in X
this cal --paign he is conducting. \
X as Lowell said, A battle with \
X fate that can never be won.,,' x
These are the exact words uttered by
Governor, in an interview with The
Cali correspondent tonight. Continu-
ing Mr.. Mcguire said:
Il have no objection to fair and hon
orable criticism, however earnest or
emphatic it may be, but / despise false
hood in politics, such as De Young
makes use of, as well as in the other
relations Of life. Take for instance the
Chronicle of Wednesday last. De Young
makes bold to accuse me of falsehood
when l state that l did not support the
Non-Partisan local ticket in San Fran
cisco in 1888. 1t quotes in support of
its calumny, an extract from the Ex-
aminer Of October %, 1883, purporting
to be a synopsis of speech delivered
by me on a certain evening in favor of
the Non-Partisan ticket. The fact is,
l did not make the speech in question,
did not support the Partisan
ticket and was not present at the meet
ing referred to.
THE speech De Young writes of was,
according to my recollection, delivered
by A. B. Mcguire, and was incorrectly
reported in the Examiner as having
been made by me. My recollection is
the name of the speaker was correctly
given in The Call and Chronicle. but
De Young, for reasons best known to
himself, and apparent to many, has
chosen not to depend on his own COL
umns from which to obtain truth or
f; cts.
In 1883 I stumped the State for the
Democratic ticket and 1 did not oppose
the Decorate local ticket in San
Francisco"
Judge Mcguire and his party, includ-
ing II. P. Andrews, nominee for Attor-
ney-Genera1, and Edward L. Hutchin-
son, nominee for Lieutenant Governor,
arrived tonight from San Bernardino
Tomorrow the Judge will make three
speeches. one at Pomona one at On
tario and one at Los Angeles. In speak
ing of the progress of his campaign,
Judge Mcguire said:
Thus far 1 have delivered twelve
speeches and in the aggregate address,
ed directly 10000 people. I have been
rleased with my tour. 1 have found
the union forces well organized and
much enthusiasm has been manifested.
The audiences have been large and at
tentive. I have reason to believe my
opponent will not obtain a majority of
the votes south Of Tehachapi Noun
tains.
"Of the rest of the State, except the
coast counties south of San Francisco,
through which / have passed, / do not
care to speak at present. because my
information is derived at long range.
I'm my opinion the decreased regis
tration in San Francisco is attributable
to causes equally affecting all parties,
with proportionate equality to their
NOllii5 oil CI6t uO ilOt lOOh II
as peculiarly injurious to our side. No,
the only counties that / have heard
from where the single tax question is
doing any injury are Marin and Mendo-
cino. Here some Of the farmers and
dairymen, Tho would be beneficially
affected by the single tax, look upon
my election as insuring it's adoption. I
find that the people in the counties
through which l have passed are will
ing to rely for the present upon the
provisions which must
be amended before the single tax can
be adopted. In the counties l have
passed through thus far do not think
the single tax will have any effect on
the result"
Judge Mcguire is standing the ardu-
Gus labors Of the campaign well, from
standpoint. He is in excellent
health and his voice is not impaired as
yet by hoarseness.