The San Francisco call., 1898-04-05
CHARTER CLUB LABOR'S FRIEND It's Success Would Ben- eft Working Classes
 of San Jose.
Election of Honest Men Certain to Result in Decreased
 Taxes.
Silly Claim of the "Gang" That It Seeks to Aid the City's
 Toilers.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, April 4.-One of the spe- cious and false arguments made by the gang" and it's organ in support of the gang" ticket Is that, under the ex- travagant regime of the corruptionists, work has been provided for laboring men. The election of the Req ticket, which masquerades under the title of the Peoples Municipal Ticket, it Is claimed, will mean a continuance of employment for working men.
 In all these arguments great care is taken to avoid all mention of the fact that in nearly all cases where men have been employed on work for the city they have had to pay for their job, wait indefinitely for their pay, or dis count their warrants. It has very sell dom happened that there was money in the treasury to pay them at the time when they completed their work. Nor has any mention ever been made by the gang" supporters of the fact that the work obtained from the city was intermittent and of comparatively short duration. These are facts and circum- stances that every workingman living in San Jose knows, and they should be thoroughly considered by workingmen
 
 On the other hand they should also consider what will be the result, so far as they are concerned, should the New Charter Club ticket be elected, and good and economical government thereby be established in the city of San Jose. With changed conditions in the mat ter of taxation, and in the aduinistra- ton of the city's affairs on business principles, would come improved con-
 
 San Jose, and the workingnan would not be the least affected. Lower taxes, intelligent public improvements and all those things that go to make up pro- gressive municipal government will draw capital to San Jose, will give an impetus to existing enterprises, will en- courage the establishment of new in- dustries, will enhance the value of property, and employment will be pro- vided for every industrious and compe- tent man the year round and at good wages.
 The workingmen of San Jose are among the most intelligent within the State, and with these contrasting pie lures of what may be expected from the election of the candidates on one or the other ticket now in the field placed before them, it is not likely that they will cast their vote for men who are
 
 will perceive that only in the election of the entire New Charter Club ticket can they look forward to steady em- ployment at good wages.
 Boss Req has now got down to doing street-corner olitics. He does not disdain to stand on the curb and at tempt to delude the passing voter. One of his favorite tricks is. to take the ticket of the New Charter Club and feign to analyze 1t. Req knows the political faith of nearly every voter in town. In talking to a Republican he analyses the Good Government ticket, to which he is opnosed, so as to make it appear to be composed of nearly all Democrats. A contrary showing is made when he buttonholes Democrat.
 Pursuing his customary campaign work, Req has slated for the knife six members of the appointing board on the ticket which he caused to be put in the field Fourteen members are to be voted for. but eight constitute a ma jority, and the majority has the power to make all appointments on the five boards that the appointing board Is to create. By single shouting" eight men Req hopes he may be able to get a ma jority of the board who will do his bidding without question.
 The eight men by whom Req intends to stand are the following: P. P. Aus tin, A. G. Bennett, H. Booksin Sr., Rush McComas, J. K. Secord, Francis Wright Those who are to be slaugh- tered are the following: Milton Camp bell, E. E. Chase, Al G. Col, H. J. Fixes, D. Hatman and John Leffler. This information comes from a man close to the boss.