The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-11
POLITICS HND THE TAX LEVY.

| y satisfactory evidence has been produced to
n prove that the Finance Committee OF the Board
OF Supervisors has ever, charged by the
$4,000 advertising" contract Examiner, contem-
plated the imposition of a tax levy for the current
fiscal year of 81 TO- The committee has as yet held
no meetings and given consideration to the sub
ject In fact, two members of the committee out
of town. Captain Rottanzi is with his company at
the Santa Cruz powder MILL and Devany is at Skaggs
Springs recovering from fit OF sickness The re-
naming member Haskns, says the coming tax levy
has never been discussed.
The alarming cry raised by the ex-railroad organ,
therefore, is political claprap, and is probably intro
duced this time for the purpose OF diverting
ton from its operations with the Southern Pacific
and other corporations with which it usually does
business at election times. 1t will be remembered
that the $4,000 advertising contract with the rail
road monopoly negotiated at the beginning of a
campaign, and made payable in installments OF
$1,000 month in order to keep the organ in line for
thirty months.
But if it were fact that the Finance Com
say, tax levy which would produce more money
than the necessities of the city require-the Exam
liner should be the last to be heard in complaint The
Board of Supervisors is Democratic and the Finance
Committee is composed entirely of Democrats Not
only this, but the entire board and two members
least Of the Finance Committee, were named by
Mayor Phelan by and with the advice and consent
of the Examiner. 1t is well-known fact that Mr.
Phelan declined to accept the nomination for Mayor
two years ago unless he could select the Supervisors
1t stated at the time, and has been denied
that upon receiving this ultimaum Boss Rainey
transferred the nomination of the board to Phelan.
OF course that gentleman acted only after consuta
ton with the Third Street Boodler
he bunco he how aho,t Tho tav law,
however, is not based upon desire to conceal its
responsibility for the existence of the "Shifty Eight
and the record that muchly abused aggregation OF
good Democrats have made That sheet cares moth
ing for responsibility in any form. The howl is
launched solely for the purpose of setting up false
issue and calling attention to the Spartan virtue of its
especial pet, the Mayor
| If tax levy of S. 10 is levied the Third Street
Boodler will claim that it raised the alarm and did
what it could to the calamity. If no such levy
is imposed it WILL with equal efrontery, claim that il
averted the calamity. In either event the Boodler
has Sure thing"
If the Examiner were as certain of getting another
$4,000 advertising" contract out of the Southern
Pacific this year it is of establishing reputation
as an irretrievable ass it would indeed be happy
sheet But the grass now too short for contract
The dry year has cut down railroad receipts and Mr.
Huntington cannot afford to extend his payroll. The
only hope left for Hearst therefore, is to backmai
the water and gas companies and make what he car
out of local politics. Mr. Phelan ought to pay vel
for the laudatory notices and pictures now being
printed in aid of his candidacy The Mayors leg will
stand good pulling
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