The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31

Daniel NJ, Burns wants Nose Gunst sioner.
 Daniel M. Burns ''has been very kind" to Governor-elect Gage.
 The people of San Francisco In mass meeting assembled denounced the ap- pointment of Gunst as Police Conlmis- sioner.
 The people of San Francisco rolled up a big majority for Gage on the strength of his ante-election pledges.
 The peculiar kindness of Burns has more weight wfrn tte new executive than the desires of the entire respect able element of the greatest city in the commonwealth.
 Governor elect Gage is so desirous of paying his personal obligations to Burns that he sent the following mes sage to Governor Budd:
 Colonel Burns has been very kind to me. and I feel that I am under ob- legations to him. He wants Gunst to continue in office. and now that I am in a position to Handle this matter for him I feel that I ought to do it. I am in no hurry to be inaugurated. and would prefer to let matters take their usual course, but if it becomes neces- sary 1 can be inaugurated in time to handle this appointment Unless I get the proper assurances l feel that I ought to take such a course as will prevent any mistakes"
 Possibly Mir Gage does not know that the original appointment of this man Gunst, about whose retention in office he is so solicitous. almost brought of ha nl1 oil r1a "a committee days.
 There was probably never a more startling announcement than that which told the people that Nose Gunst had been appointed Police Commission CT for San Francisco by Governor Markham. The idea was so preposter- ous that the people laughed at the joke But they found that 1t was not Markhams day for jokin@. and then the wave of indignation which swept over the city and State was so strong that any man but Nose Gunst would have been glad to hide his shame under a cloak of resignation.
 Burns had also been kind to Gov ernor Markham, and Gunst was his pay.
 The general sentiment of the people al the time of the appointment of
 
 sentence of Postmaster Frank McCOp- pin: The whole thing is an infamous outrage and an insult to the whole peo- pie"
 And Gage wants to renew the out rage and insult, because Burns has been very kind to him.
 MT. Gage was a resident of the State a that time, and he surely has not for gotten that immediately upon the an nOuncement of the appointment of Gunst two committees, representing the best elements of the city, the church and the commercial bodies, called upon Mayor Sutro and asked him to call a public meeting to protest against the outrage of the appoint ment of Gunst."
 Possibly MT. Cages obligations to Colonel Burns are such as to cause him to forget that in response to this call there was held masS-meetlng of citizens at Metropolitan Temple, and that the asSemblage was so great that fully 10000 people were turned away after the spacious hall was crowded to the doors.
 In order that Mr. Cages memory may ! be refreshed regarding the man about ! whose appointment he is so solicitous, because Of the obligations" to Colonel Burns, The Call will reprint a few of the expressions heard in the speeches of that meeting.
 Rev. Dr. E. R. Dille-I deplore the appointment, for it is a shame. an outrage and disgrace to the commu- aity.
 I. J. Truman, president of the Columbian Banking Company-Mr. Gunst is the representative of the worst element with which our city is affected.
 w. H. Gagan was foreman of the Grand Jury at the time and that body lad been Investigating Gunst. MT. Gagan said that he could not dis cuss tn. matters which had been un- der Investigation but he made the