The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21

followed the passage of the Republican
tariff bill as compared TO the measure
that was given the people by Cleveland
and his Congress. His remarks were
greeted with cheers.
A J. Morgenstern followed with some
warm statements regarding yellow jour
nalism in this city. He said:
Il stated upon last Monday night In
Drews Hall in this city that there was
not a reputable newspaper in the whole
of San Francisco which was supporting
Mr.. James D. Phelan in his effort to con-
tinue an office-holder in this city and
county. 1 repeat that statement 20 YOU
tonight. 1t certainly requires no argu-
ment upon my part to convince you that
the Examiner is not q reputable news
paper, and his only additional newspaper
support comes from the Bulletin. ] said
upon last Monday night that l had been
Informed by a close friend of Mr.. Phelan
that two years ago he had paid for the
support of the Bulletin, and if that state
ment is true, then the Bulletin is not a
reputable newspaper. The Bulletin, not
withstanding that The Call published That
statement upon Tuesday morning, re-
NAMED silent and made no denial of It's
truth upon Tuesday. In the issue of
Wednesday Mr. Phelan publishes an open
letter, in which he states that he has not
paid TO the Bulletin any money nor made
any promises to them for what they are
doing to advance his campaign. Note the
distinction. The Charge was that the
money was paid for the support two years
ago. The denial is that no money nor
promises have been made for what Is
being done now. This statement, 1 repeat
to you, gentlemen, comes from man
who is a friend of Mr.. Phelan, who was
active in his support two years ago and
who is now upon the Phelan-so-called-
Democratic ticket.
Mr.. Phelan tells you that platforms
are ordinarily springs to catch woOdcocks.
molasses to catch flies; that If the can
didates upon the Republican ticket break
their pledges those who nominated them
will cry that they could not hold them
after election Gentlemen, do you be-
lieve that Mr.. Patton would make a
pledge to break it? Do you believe that
Henry S. Martin. Asa R. Wells, L j.
Truman, D. J. Murphy, Albert Heyer DR..
Kearney and men Of that stamp make
pledges to break them or that they are
the servile tools Of any man? If you do,
then believe that the Examiner and that
Mr.. Phelan speak the truth If you do
not believe that of these eminently re-
spectacle gentlemen, then believe that
Mr.. Phelan and that his foul support,
the Examiner have lied and are lying
for the purpose of deceiving you.
81 should like also to direct your at
clared on Saturday night last at meet
ing in the Thirty-first Assembly District,
that the reason why the Democratic party
held no primary election was that the
Supreme Court had declared the primary
election law unconstitutional, and that
there was consequently no primary cleo
ton law, and no protection could be af-
forded to voters at a primary election
This statement is, upon its face either
q false statement or one made in total
Ignorance of the law. The Porter primary
law is still in full force and effect, con-
tanning provisions for the severe punish
nent of any violation of the primary
election law, and the only necessary step
10 the Invocation of the protection of that
law at a primary election is that the
urinary be held under it's provisions, that
Is. that the party holding the primary
election should do so under the provisions
of that act, by so specifying in its call
for the election. It was not the fact of