The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22
PHELAN'S
AFFIDAVIT
WAS QUEER
Continued from First Page.

in his affidavit is the purity of elections
law, and the first section Of this act
says. and at the time of
filing the certificate of nomination the
persons signing such certificates of
nomination shall also file with the Off
GERS authorized by law to receive and
file such certificate the names of five
persons who have accepted, in writing,
and consented to act selected to re
CeiVe, eXpend, audit and disburse all
moneys contributed, donated, sub
scTibed, or in anyWise furnished OF
raised for the purpose of aiding or pro
noting the election of candidates for
Office or electors named in the said Ger
tihcate of nomination, or in any man
ner to be used in respect Of the conduct
and management of the election at
which such candidates are to be voted
for"
The further provisions of this act
specify that this committee shall file an
itemized statement of the expenditures
of such committee during the campaign
and in compliance with this section the
auditing committee Of the Democratic
party filed a statement covering all of
the expenses of that campaign, inClud-
ing ali the expenditures made for every
candidate on the ticket and the Incl
dental expenses Of meetings, paradeS,
advertising, banners, printing and
every other expenditure, giving total
Of $4366 81. In this statement of eX-
penses Is given an itemized account Of
the money expended for advertising
with the amounts paid TO newspapers.
This was for the advertising Of meet
ings and tickets and the publication Of
such appeals to voters and other pub
lie statements as the committee saw tit
to make during the campaign. The to-
tai thus paid TO newspapers by the
rr1ifrpa amounted Sl3DA y and
consequently could not have included
the moneys paid for Phelan's personal
advertising, for had all of the 1854 2
spent by the committee on newspapers
been applied TO Phelan's bills there
would still have been a deficit of more
than $500 from the total that his adj
vertising cost him.
Yet Phelan's managers who con-
Quoted his campaign then and who are
conducting his present campaign say
that he lOOsened" TO the extent of
$40 900 and viii spend as much and
more il necessary during the present
campaign.
Possibly this "hOlier than thou" can
didate thinks that he is above the law
and can make any affidavit necessary
20 cover his case with impunity, just as
he COnniYes at election frauds by send
ing his kid-glOVe associates into wards
where there are no Democrats fit to sit
in council with him.
Is there a sane man in San Francisco
who thinks that all this advertising
was in the various papers of the city
without Phelan knowing that it had to
be paid for?
Does any man believe that these
papers gave their space for the love
OF the Silk Hat?
Does any man believe that the com
mittees spent all their money for the
advancement of Phelan's candidacy
when ne donated only $3.50 to the COM
mittee?
Does any sane man believe that all of
this purifiers" expenses during that
campaign and all Of the expenses Of the
workers and heelers who were aiding
him came within the $3.50 which he
swore covered all CT the moneys spent
by or for him?
During that campaign Phelan's ban
rers Haunted across the streets as they
do today. his cards were distributed all
over the city as they are to-day, and
his posters and handbills were scat
tered broadcast as they are to-day.
Does he presume to say that these were
not paid for by or for him"
During that campaign Phelan rode
from meeting to meeting in hacks as he
does to-day and his workers rode in
hacks as they do to-day. Does he pre-
sumo to say that his hack bill was less
than $3.50. which he swore was the total
of his expenses?
VIII Phelan swear that during that
entire campaign he gave to no man
dollar?
Did he not then, as he does now, go
with his friends about the city and
spend money for cOnVivialtty? Did he
never meet his friends and their friends
and spend q few minutes in some con-
venient saloon, as he does now? That
he does this Is not to be condemned,
but that he does it and then makes oath
that he spends but $3.50 during an entire
campaign is something that the people
do not expect Of a man who is 50 pure
and 50 holy that he sets himself above
the rest Of mankind.
The election law, which has for its
object purity Of elections, is strict in it's
provisions against the expenditure Of
moneys during q campaign and the
public is disposed to overlook excessive
expenditures on the part Of candidates,
but for the man who has set himself up
as the one pure and good man Of the
city TO make oath to expenses which
are ridiculous on their face is to be
condemned and Phelan cannot avoid
the issue. He has prescribed purity in
politics for all men and must not him
self transgTesS.
In making it's estimate Of the moneys
expended by Mr.. Phelan among news
papers The Call measured the cards
which appeared IN those papers anu the
paid write-ups and display advertising
Of Mr. Phelan and made the estimate
from the known advertising rates of
the papers. If there has been an error
it is on the conservative side and the
true amounts are more apt to be higher
than lower than those given herewith.
The Call is not disposed to censure
Mr.. Phelan for spending his money
during q campaign, but 1t is opposed to
hVpOcriSy and hence takes issue with
this "holier- than-thou" candidate for
being impure in politics and making
display of his being better
than other men.
RESCUE OF THE DROWNING.