The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22

tlemen of the Council. let it be remem- bered that at the time John H. Scully was elected member of the police force Of this city the City Council which elect ed him was composed of eight men, a majority of whom was necessary to the election of member of the police force Why Is 1t now, when Policeman John H. Scully stands accused as either the giver of bribes or a victim of extortion. that all the members of that majority who selected him are not accused of crime?
 The reason, gentlemen, Is, that some or the former members of the Council are not now in office, but some of them at least are endeavoring by devious political and their allies in crime are willing to cast any stain upon the characters of their former associates or the fair name of the city in order to gain their ends.
 We are all aware that the election of the city officers is about to take place, and that the offices of Mayor and Coun- new charter than. they were under the old. They. are, therefore, more sought after by the chronic office holders and political pap-suckers of our city. In or der to obtain them these political para sites have banded together under the sweet-sounding name of the Charter Club. do not mean to charge that every mem Der of that club or even large portion of its members are of that class, but 1 do mean to say, and l expect to clearly members and manipulators of its politics are the same old set of soreheads, the same old gang of office seekers. the same old crowd of chronic feasters at the pub lie crib. who in the past have been large ly guilty for any mismanaSement that there may have been of civic affairs; who have been willing to be the asSassinS of character on all occasions, and who are largely responsible for any stain which their reputation put on our city.
 Let us analyZe this Charter Club and see who and what its leaders are: Who is its president? H. E. Schilling. Who is H. E. Schilling? He is the man who became Mayor of this city by an accident, and who. by his slavish subserviency to a certain corporation and by his watchful mismanagement of the city's affairs, had sunk so low in public estimation by the time his time expired that he is only now beginning to emerge from the deserved oblivion into which he ran. The records of this Council show that under his ad ministration, and by his approval con- tract for street sweeping was granted for a term of three years to his political as- sociates, Thomas Bodley and others, un- der fictitious name of Mcguire, which raised the enormous sum of S900 month, and when he had less streets to sweep than we have now. It Is also matter of public record that the fire engine property on Third street was purchased during his administration, and that the cost of re- pairing the old house on the property was far In excess of what, under proper man. agement, the cost of new engine-house would have been. Fl. F. Schilling was nominated TOT councilman or the F'Ourth Ward by the deciding vote cast by an en- ploye of the San Jose Water Company, and he was elevated to the office of Mayor by manipulatorS of the same corporation. He did its bidding during his entire term of office as Councilman and as Mayor. He is doing it's bidding now, when he is acting president of the Charter Club and is endeavoring, through that organization, to bring about the election of a Council which will be subservient to the will and interests of the San Jose Water Company.
 Who is another of the purifying, leaders. of m this Charter Club? " B. Hardy. Who who for nearly ten years held the office of City Attorney of this city, and now aspires to occupy 1t again. He is the man who, while holding that office, was ac- cuSed of having accepted money from pri- vate citizens having business with the city for doing a service for which he had ury. There is something else with refer ence to W. B. Hardy which the public ought to know. He Is another of the friends and is one of the chief manip- ulators of the San Jose Water Company His brother-in-law Is the secretary of that concern, and both in the capacity of City Attorney and a member of the charter club MT. Hardy is doing the bid ding of that corporation, which has fat tened upon the pockets of the citizens of San Jose for over quarter of century. and which is using Mir. Hardy to good advantage at the present time to prevent an opposition company from obtaining a foothold in the city of San Jose, whereby its people might be relieved of the ex- orbitant water rates which they have paid for years, and which the new com pany agrees to furnish at one-half the rate.
 Who is another of the leaders of the Charter Club who poses as a political pur- ist, and who is seeking an office like the rest? It Is J. P Jarman, who sat for one term in the City Council and who made it secondary to the interests of his paint shop on every possible occasion. He was one of the members of the Council and chairman of the Street Committee, who very readily purchased the steam roller for almost S4000 He Is the man who, while still a Councilman, was so hungry after ing the campaign, while member of the construction committee. spent 5000 in uSe- less repairs upon the city hall, as it was rumored that he might set enough men at work to insure his election to the of fee of Supervisor. J. P. Jarman was elected Councilman as an honest man, and by the aid of my political friends, to whom he became a traitor by the dic- taton of Wilbur Wilcox, his brother-fn- law and superintendent of the San Jose Water Company. He is another tool of the water company, and as Councilman never failed to do it's bidding, and who hopes to be elected Councilman again in against the opposition water company. who are striving to get patrons at half the present charge While in the Coun- cil he voted with MeSsrs. Dittus and Krieg on each and every occasion and they were known all over this commu- nifty as "the solid"
 Who is still another of the office-seeking leaders of the Charter Club? It is A. K Whitton, the candidate for Mayor of the club Who is A. K Whitton? He is the