The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-18
WHIT MAGUIRE STANDS FOR.

y CANDIDATE for Office must be judged by
all his professions and declarations of belief
and not merely by those which he makes when
he is seeking Office. 1t is very interesting to apply
this method OF judgment to Judge Mcguire and see
what he stands for His public life began as an Office
holder under Republican city administration, SO it
is injustice to him say that he began as a Re
publican for that saves him from the nlputaton OF
having been parasite. Since then, and. the evidence
is all in his acts in letters and speeches. he has,
First-Stood up for anarchy and anarchists in
Congress, declaring them to be the Democrats of
Europe and worthy to be welcomed as immigrants
to the United States.
Second-Was gold standard man in 1893 pre-
vious to his against the repeal of the Sherman
act
Thrd-Was for free silver in 1896.
Fourth-Is now for an unlimited issue of rredeem-
able paper money, demanded by the Populist plat
form, which he Endorses.
Fifth-Is for the coniscaton of land by the single
tax.
Sixth-Is in favor of Government ownership of
railroads the livery stable plan and of all public
utilities-on what plan he does not state
Seventh-Wrote letter in 1887 permanently with
drawing from the Democratic party whose tickets
up to that time he had bolted except when candi-
date himself.
ElSntl-ylr the same year organized and joined the
Land and Labor party"
Ninth-In 1888 he wrote book called ireland
and the Pope" in which he denounced Leo XIII as
the serpent of the Vatican and called Cardinal
Cullen the red-capped hunting hound" OF the
Vatican.
Tenth-In 1892 he recovered from his withdrawal
and denouncing mood, sought office again of the
Democratic party and got it, and has not boed since
because he has been constantly in Office or running
for it. and that to be the only way to keep hiA
in the party traces.
Elevent-Now seeks and gets invitations to address
various Catholic societies, and the shortness
of memories Of for immunity from the consc-
quences of his denunciatons of the head of the
church
He and his friend Barry, who is rewarded for six
teen years boiling and abuse of the Democratic
party by its nomination for Congress- indulge fire.
quently in calling everything in the church. party
and world they don't like snakes" and 'serpents'
Barry said that Colonel Hawkins regiment of Penn
sylvania volunteers were 'rattlesnakes"
If any friend of Judge Mcguire think there is any
thing not true in this statement of his principles and
professions, he can have space to say So
II study his principles it will be seen that Ma
gure has from time to time declared. war upon every
human institution and upon every result of mans
civilization and industry
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There seems to be no pause in the effort to create
a row between General Miles and the department in
which he SO far it has had no effect beyond
giving yellow journalists a chance to enjoy them
selves.
The representative of the Japanese Government
who is here after having collected from the Chinese
war balance of $2oooooooo does not carry the sum
his person
The case in nutshell-We will hold all the
Philippines We will hold portion of the Philip