The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-29
Mr., MI WEN'S
OPINION OF
j. c. MAGUIRE
Denounced the Single
Tax Advocate.
CROKER AND THE GOLD BUGS
LAST RESORT OF THE THIRD
STREET ORGAN.
Some Startling Changes That Have
Occurred in the Democratic
Camp Within a
Few Weeks.
CROKER AND THE GOLD BUGS
LAST RESORT OF THE THIRD
STREET ORGAN.

The local campaign has brought forth
many strange things-sOme of them I'M
expected-aIl of them interesting.
A few weeks ago the followers Of
Judge Mcguire and Mayor Pheian wera
shaking hands with themselves and
making preparations to wind up the-
private business affairs that they might
be ready to enjoy the spoils Of victory
Immediately after election. To-day
they are making frantic appeals for
funds and votes with which to down
the combined villainies." But a short
time ago plenty of men were to be
found who were willing to wager as
high as four and five to one that Mayor
Phelan would be elected. To-day it is
hard to find man in whom the gam
bling instinct is developed sufficiently
TO induce him to commit financial sui
eide by putting up his money on
Jimmy the Hefter."
And the Examiner-Well that is an
other story, and one that is worth the
telling and TO which the attention of
the voters of the city and State is par
titularly directed. Three weeks ago the
Examiner was proclaiming a victory
today ii appears in the guise of a beg
has been discrediting. Its latest effort
10 stem the tide that is sweeping the
Democratic candidates to defeat is set
forth in the following article published
III us columns yesterday:
The close of the present campaign in
this city and State against the associated
corporations and monOpolieS represented
by the Republican State and municipal
tickets, promises to be one of the most
exciting in the political history of Cali
1Ornia. Yesterday the forces making the
fight for honesty and good government
were strengthened by the arrival in this
city of two of the most prominent crea-
tors of public sentiment and optn-
ion in the United States, Ar
who came from the New York Journal
10 join the staff of the Examiner. Neither
OF the gentlemen needs Introduction to
the readers of this paper, for 1t was mere
that some of the best of their work with
pen and pencil has been done.
The gentlemen are here to take most
active and vigorous part in the cam
paign, and to do all that they can to de-
feat the efforts of the Southern PACING
Company TO longer control the politics OF
California.
Both Mr.. McEwen and Mr.. Daven-
port are we'll known and their abilities
in their respective lines is everywhere
recognized and acknowledged The one
is a writer and the other caricaturlst.
Taking 1t for granted that what the
Examiner says about the gentlemen is
true it is to be presumed that Mr.. Nc
Even will say, in print, few kind
words for Judge Mcguire. If so, 1t Will
not be the first thing he has said OF the
single tax candidate for Governor.
comparison of what he has said and
what he will say cannot but prove in
teresting and for the benefit of those
who do not take the trouble to keep
account Of such things Mr.. McEwen's
previous utteranceS concerning Mcguire
are here reproduced-for convenience in
Tr4r,. ar~fg-
On January %, 1898. there was pub
lished in this city letter from Mr.. Nc
Even, who was then in New York, over
his own signature, in which the writer
made the following reference to Judge
Mcguire.
Croker Club-it is the thing that fas-
cinates-continues to be the most pros
porous institution in New York. Its colos-
sal success has helped to swell his Ma
lesty's head to the point of bursting.
Among the new members the name of
Representative James G. Mcguire of Cali
f0rnia appears. This will astonish a good
many people in and out of Judge Ma
CURES State. Doubtless he thought it
safe TO follow where Senator Jones of
Arkansas, chairman Of the Democratic
National Committee, led; but the Senator
is politician who deems it wise to seize
every opportunity TO get foothold in the
enemy's country and do missionary work
for Bryan and silver. The Judge, how
ever, is more than a pohtician-more than
a silver mamie Is reVered by the single
takers OF the United States as one of the
foremost disciples of Henry George. That
he should join the gang which crowds
the Fifth avenue shrine TO do homage.
social and political, to Boss Croker. whom
Henry George, less than three months
ago, denounced from the stump as a pub
lie enemy, a thief and all-round scoundrel.
whom he would, if elected, do his best
10 put in stripes. Were Henry Georges
son TO apply for enrolment as one of
Cookers followers it would not be more
strange, more repugnant than this ac-
ton Of Judge Mcguire.
Not even Judge Mcguire, who has a
happy faculty of taking credit to him
self from the acts and utterances of
others. could consider Mr.. McEwen's
denunciation in the light of a compli
ment. 1t will be interesting to note
what the talented writer viii have to
say of Mcguire now that he has been
imported from the East to boom the
single takers candidacy.