The San Francisco call., 1898-08-12
FATHER YORKE REPLIES TO DR, CLINTON.

straw was D. gably the immediate
 etc. ,,,
 The ingenuousness of this plea may
 he judged by the fact that the manaSe-
 ment of the Sailors Home was hot
 tackled in a recent number or the HtGlI4 ltIla+
 tor. The only reference 10 tue SupJUi
 made in a recent number of the M@0Itl- @
 tor is contained in this sentence;
 Supervisors who elected Reis, the in
 dorsee of Apaisn, and delivered over
 the Sailors Home to sectaIldH So
 cie+v together with Ragan's tall III tIle
 School Board, are not lit men u
 nominated by any convention.
 This is an attack, not on the 1Ilah-
 ogament of the Sailors Home, but on
 tbe Supervisors. The SuperNlsols,
 therefore, and he who was tne ilISe tt9e
 guilty. the Hon. Dr. Clinton, were tiIe 5
 1arties who needed defense. mat ue-
 ee.1 fersa see' was delivered from behind the
 nattfcoats of the Ladies Seafnen
 E,iend Society. and pr. Clinton 10 the
 contrary notwithstanding was engl-
 neered by those whose polltlcal l9' tI,o
 depended on the efficaclousnesS OL 'H0
 defense. 11ai+or that
 +ba following account of the proceeu-
 ings appeared in your paper
 9I offer as an amendment" exclaimed
 Supervisor Clinton, that the conn lIII-
 cation be spread in full on the rnlhuteS rtt
 of this meeting. I ask this Tn Justlce to ,,7vself and to the other members or
 inc hoard who have been unJustly dc- c,,Sad The charges of the Monitor are fsise and characterized by gross mis- representation. My character mas been attacked and I want to be placed rlsht on the record.
 The Hon. pr. Clinton was willing then +o stand sponsor for the bantling which he would now disOwn. It was his l "apologia" and he would have 1t on
 the records for all time. When three months ago the management or the Sailors Home was criticized that man. agement did not dare reply even though the uninitiated might have SUD- posed that the lease was in jeopardy Now when the lease is secured the Sail ors' Home is trotted out with an un-
 necessary justification of it's acts-and why? Because Dr. Clinton is in danger When we remember this and bear Tn mind the value of the former deniaIs of the honorable gentleman it requires
 no gift of second sight to estimate at it's true value his disclaimer of c0nnec- ton with the letter signed Nancy Cooper and Anna Mckinney.
 For the honorable doctors pious prayers for my future welfare and con version l am humbly grateful. As to the value of such ostentatious Suppl1- | ful when you remember the divine
 warning, And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites that love to stand and pray in the synagogues ana corners of the streets that they may be seen of men. Verify, l say unto you
 they have received their reward.
 sincerely hope the honorable gentleman will not be defrauded of his due.
 As for me have no desire to quarrel
 personally with him or to pay any at tention to personal attacks on myseI.
 I have no recollection of having met
 pr. Clinton more than twice, once in street car and once on the occasion or a. sick call Why therefore. he should claim to have been my friend passes my comprehension; but, whether he were friend or neighbOr or even enemy
 I have no desire to do him wrong. And that I do him no wrong his manner or action conVinces me. When he meets my fa cts with arguments other than bare denials couched in abusive lan- g1age and based on his unsupported say so I shall give him credit for good faith Personal charges of untruth. cowardice and the like do not bother me- I am afraid l have too many sins of my own in the matter of personaH- ties to answer for to be justified in re-
 plying to mere personal charges. But, Mr Editor this is not mere personal matter It is a great question of prln- ciple-the question of sectarianism or 1 on-sectarianism, for which thousands ] of citizens of this city sacrificed party and friends and office in order to set l tie it once for all in the sense of the constitution That this principle has
 been betrayed by Dr. Clinton and by
 his associates on the Board of Super
 visors is the sole conclusion deducible ] from the uncontroverted facts I have placed before the public Something is i to off h6GidAS
 words. profuse professions and unctuous
 prayers. Yours truly,
 PETER c. YORKE.