The San Francisco call., 1898-08-25

w lapse of time, Judge Mcguire has accepted the
 AA Populist nomination and signed the Populist platform.
 The letter is singular evidence of the Judge $ mental and moral peculiarities He says: Il take pleasure in advising you that I have accepted the platform adopted by the convention, and herewith return the same signed requested by your com mittee"
 Of course this means that he accepts and adopts the principles of the Popust platform as his princi- ples. He accepts State communism, lmitless issue of rredeemabe paper currency and all the fads and fancies that the warp and wool of that platform.
 Having squared himself with the communists and the advocates of "a and fttener currency, the Judge continues: "I am pleased to state that upon careful reading of your platform and a com parison of its terms with those of the plat form adopted by the Democratic party, find they substantially agree in all matters relating to the unc tions of the office of Governor and that they in any respect inconsistent"
 The first clause of that sentence is conceived in feeling of soicitude for the scruples of od-tme Democrats, who smart under the destruction of their party in Oregon and Washington and the disappear ance of its result of fusion. The Judge de- sired to frame sentence as to limit the agree ment of the platforms to the functions of Governor. But before he finished fear of the wild Populst came him and he wrote, And that they not in any respect inconsistent"
 His friends may try to conciliate scrupuous Demo crats by insisting that this clause merely refers to their agreement to the functions of the Governor. But the word "any shuts out this desirable interpre- tation If he had used that instead of any" the last clause of the sentence would have plainly been limited to the functions of the Governor
 As it stands he finds the Democratic platform to be expressive of Populist principles and he is there f1-o t11 4 %I,a a,1,t
 This being his judgment, what Is there in keep ing up the appearance of two parties? If the princ pies of Popuism and Democracy identical, why sail in two ships? Why duplicate organizations and headquarters? Why not accept Maguires judg ment and go under name and one organization? :? If the Populist principles of this years Democratic platform to be its principles next year and the next, why not say SO?
 IT, however, these principles put this year only, as disguise, Black Bart used flour sack when he desired rob stage the Populists wise in remaining guard and watching the treasure box
 As his benediction and doxology the Judge says that he approves the purpose of the fusion, and will earnestly devote himself to its accomplishment Now as he finds the platforms identical must go to them in search of the purpose to which the Judge so fervently consecrates himself Looking over the lis he will support the constitutional amendment for To- cal option in taxation by which it is intended to put it in the power of majority in any county in the State to take away the land from its owners without any compensation In his discussion with the Duke of Argyle Henry George declared that the single tax meant the conhscation of all the land in private ownership Conhscation taking the land with out compensation. He will, nconsistently with his single tax ideas support the income tax demanded by the Populists He will support the free coinage of silver at I6 to l. and also the unlimited issue of irredeemable paper currency, which would drive both silver and gold of circulation under the Gresham law He will support Government ownership of all public utilities railroads gas water teegraphs tcle phones coal, gold and silver mines and, of course under land confscation of the land itself That to say he adopts the cry of the French communist Property is robbery" and proposes that there shall be no private property at all As the campaign progresses the other purposes to which he dedcaes himself by accepting these two platforms will be dis cussed.