The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-18
MR.. DE YoUNG's IhsINcERITY.

q esteemed correspondent in Oakland, who
! | \ evidently has great deal OF faith in human
nature, writes us to ask on what grounds we
base our doubts OF the sincerity OF Mr.. de Young ir
the Senatorial matter. We have said that Mr. de
Young Is a secret candidate for Senator, and tina,
he has political bureau. Mr. de Young has said
that he is candidate and that he has political
bureau but he has added that he believes there is
strong demand for him among the people through
the State
Apparently here is plain conflict of statement.
Our correspondent will note that we do than
doubt the sincerity OF Mr. de Young. We charge
him with trlng with the public credulity, not alone
because we know that his political agents pledg
ing Republican legislative candidates wherever they
can find them to vote for him for Sepator but be-
cause we know him to be man who gives his word
and breaks whenever it is to his interest to do
We do not charge that Mr. de Young will delib-
eratey tell. untruh, but we do know that he has
regard for the meaning of language, and that he
without scruple at all times to subterfuge for
the purpose of evading the consequences of his
promises.
If our correspondent will interview few repre-
sentative newspaper OF this city he will be able
to obtain some proof which will convince him that
we right. A few years ago delegates to the
international League OF Press Clubs held their an
a member OF the local Press Club, aspired to be a
delegate to the league. He unpopular in the
local organization and the members declined to in
trust him with their interests unless he promised faith
fully to subserve them. They feared that if they
selected him to represent them delegate he
would become candidate for president OF the league
and that raterna courtesy might induce the league
to elect him.
Mr. de Young, in order to dspel this illusion, arose
at meeting OF the local club and soemny declared
that he not candidate for president of the
league that he did not intend to become candi-
date and that he had aspirations for the position
Relying upon this statement, the club elected him
delegate. Subsequently he not only became can
didate for president OF the league, but he made
regulation political fight coerced his employees,
gagged in swaps and trades and spent some time and
money in securing the place The indignation OF
the local Press Club at De Youngs treachery found
vent in resolution withdrawing from the league
which in turn terminated his relations with the or
ganization
Does correspondent think tina, a man who
will thus victnize association OF his professional
brethren will scrupe to deceive the people of Cali
fornia, who, after being victimzed, cannot as the
club did, revenge themselves upon him? De Young
must be judged by the character Of his conduct in
the past He is playing the game upon the
people of California that he played upon the San
Francisco Press Club The thing to do is to thwart
him by defeating every candidate for the Legislature
who will not say before nomination that If nom
mated and elected, he will vote against De Young in
the Senatorial caucus