The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-19
TROUBLES OF THE PIEBALDS.

HE Populist State Convention and the proceed
lngs OF the State Committee of the Inoppor-
tunsts offer material for anything from the
tragedy to the farce OF ambition. Judge Mcguire
seems to retain the disrust of the Democratic party
which ne expressed on bidding it final farewell in
1857 He regards it organization which pursues
the sw1ll barrel and is to be influenced only by what
is poured in the trough. Acting upon this measure
ment OF the party with which he afiates for revenue
only he intrigued with the Popusts for the nomina-
ton. believing that with such start he had only to
get within hearing of the Democratic convention with
the swll pail in his hand and cry "Po-ig po-g and
the whole party would run to him. Chairman Alvord
OF the 1nopportunlst committee, to have been
the steerer OF this plan for the Judge Mr. Alvord
convinced that getting office and political reform
are convertible terms In signed interview in the
Examiner he said: 1T is perfectly evident that what
ever the language of the respective platforms may be-
and whatever panks either may contain, there be
no clash between them. The question OF platform pre-
sents obstacle union of the reform forces" If
that is not the squeal of political pig late in the fall
when the oak mast is all eaten and the roofing hard
what is it?
Over against 1t Is this declaration by Triunvir
Gould, of the Inopportunist committee at its session
during the Populist convention:
i Democrat, but if the Democratic party
enunciates principles to which cannot subscribe
longer Democrat" So 1t seems that the
question of platform does present obstacles to- union
of the reform forces" What Mr. Gould intended to
say Isl II am Democrat and if the party enunciates
TN Democratic principles I will show my Democracy
by opposing it..
But in either form the declaration will be taken by
Chairman Alvord to mean that Mr. Goulds oak mast
is not exhausted, for he cannot understand why any
one should let matter of principle stand in the way
OF getting an Office. He is ably seconded by mem
Der of the Popuist convention, who informed that
body that platforms don't amount to anything
We believe that Webster Flanagan of Flannagans
Mills, Texas, is dead In the flesh that political pee
cary of the Staked Plains once asked Republican
National Convention, "What are we here for except
Office" If his disembodied shade notes mundane
things, fancy him tuning his harp to play
There Are Others" when he heard from the Califor-
MIA statesmen.
There comes now period of anxiety while waiting
for Judge Mcguire to accept the Populist platform
and nomination. 1t is true that Jefferson would re-
gard the platform patch of political weeds and
would SOW it with salt 1t was the gamut of fads from
Government ownership and operation of public utili-
ties, whatever that means to the issue of "a more
and ttener currency made full legal tender with no
provision for its redemption It contains every gov
ornamental theory which Jefferson was opposed but
that will not deter Jefersonan Democrat like
Mcguire from swallowing it, provided an office goes
with it.