The record-union., 1898-07-12

InlS telegram is a very SIdHSS Oh
fair. for it is not addressed to the con-
vention, and it does not come TO
US through any authorized DEM
ocratic committee, being an old
telegram addressed to an indi-
vidual. But it is of no consequence,
for Mcguire does not accept the nom
ination or platform of the Populst
party. and does not say he will be
candidate of that party. He simply
remarks that a certain platform would
be acceptable to him. without saying
how or for what purpose.
'sThe telegram can only mean that
if the Democratic party should adopt
the Oregon platform he would accept
it. Taken in connection with his let
ter in the Examiner, and read IN
the light, also of other expressions OF
his, the message can have no meaning
other than that he would accept such
a platform if his own party shouio
adopt it and nominate him upon IL.
This is proved by his Examiner let
ter, in which he said he would make
no combinations nor promises other
than those contained in the published
platform. This is given in preceding
paragraph of this article.] This letter.
signed by Mcguire and printed in FAC
simile by the Examiner makes the
telegram perfectly worthless in Pop
ulist convention, for it savors of in
trigue.
why did he not send a square and
manly statement to the Chairman OF
the Populist Convention, saying: 1
will accept the nomination of the Peo-
pies party if it adopts the Oregon
% 70 r.
Kinne is entirely worthless, and it
would put us in the light Of having
nominated a Democrat who had not
accepted our nomination or asked for
it, and who did not propose to accept
nomination unless heshould also be
nomination unless he should also be
who does not accept our platform, or
any other, unless such as shall be made
and adopted by the Democratic party"
One of the bitterest delegates against
Mcguire and fusion is Carleton H.
Johnson, Secretary of the County Com
mittee of San Francisco. He not only
works against Mcguire boldly, but is
free to say that if the single-tax Con-
gresham should get the nomination
he will have no chance in the election,
if he depends upon the votes of those
pies of the Populists.
E1ucidating his ideas, which are those
of the anti Mcguire delegates, Mr..
Johnson gave the "Record-Union" the
following authorized interview:
"I am against Mcguire because he is
an enemy of the principles of our
party, though he is enough of poll
tical acrobat to change his platform
in any way to catch votes. Let me re-
view his general characteristics, and
show why he is an unfit man, and
why this convention would stultify
itself if it should nominate him.
'In a speech at a banquet given him
by the Central Democratic Club of San
Francisco some months ago, which
was to inaugurate his candidacy for
Governor, Mcguire said that the first
requirement of such a candidate must
be that he is a thorough Democrat,
standing on a Democratic platform In
a public announcement of his intention
to become a candidate, he said that he
would accept nothing that was not set
forth in the Democratic platform. His
record proves that he is at heart en-
tirely opposed to the fundamental
principles of Popu1isrn. He is an indi-
he does not believe in the Government
undertaking anything or operating
anything that can be carried
on by private enterprise. That is
wholly In antagonism to us. He op-
poses Government operation of the rail-
roads, and has said so again and again
in public speeches.
Mcguire opposes the income tax, and
ba ,,,o,-a1 in 6
to the Wilson bill striking out the
clause providing for an income tax, and
he made long speech against it. He
voted to unseat Tom Watson of Geor-
gia, Populist candidate for Vice Presi-
dent, and used his influence to seat a
Democrat from the same district, al
though the man he voted for was put
forward under claims based on the
grossest frauds. In this he was op-
posed by William Jennings Bryan, who
was for Watson.
Mcguire does not at heart believe
in free silver. He recently joined
Cro4er's gold-bug Democratic Club in
New York, an organization known to
| be hostile to free silver. and society
| that will use it's power to elect a
| delegation from New York to strike out
| the free silver plank from the Demo
cratic platform in 1900.
''In 1892 Mcguire was offered the
| Populist nomination for Congress In
| the Fourth District If he would SUBJ
scribe to the free silver platform, which
was the same as that adopted by the
| Democrats in 1896. He declined the
/ nomination, and the Populists were
unable to support him and had to select
| another candidate
"Maguire has been erratic in politics
at all times. In 1887 he left the Dem
ocratic party and swore he would never
| return to it unless it should indorse
| the single-tax idea. In 1888 he re-
| turned to it and stumped the State fol-
| Cleveland.
"Maguire's idol and teacher the
late lamented Henry George, de-
nounced Croker and his pals, and said
that if he should be elected Mayor he
would do all in his power to send them
1 m ba rlar1itarfiary Refore the friandc