The San Francisco call., 1899-12-23
LEADERS CLAIM
BOND FIGHT IS WON
Continued from Eighth Page.

lack OF those adornments which We demand
in the vicinity OF our homes. There Is no
reason why we should not be the leading
resort OF the world What can be done in
any other climate can be done in San Fran
cisco. II we did our whole duty TO our
selves We would be known as health re-
sort second TO none. drive through the
panhandle from Van Ness avenue 10 the
ocean would do an invalid much good as
trip to the Sandwich Islands. cannot
see that any arguments are necessary 70
convince you that IL is your duty 10 your
self and TO your neighbor and 10 your pos
terity 10 beautify your city.
p. II. Mccarthy was introduced as a
man who works with his hands while he
also uses his brains. he said:
wish 10 speak about labor because so
much has been said about labor in con-
nection with this bond issue that is untrue.
We have been told that TO issue bonds VIII
be 10 invite another labor cloud like that
which settled upon us during and after the
Midwinter Fair. All organized labor in
this city favors the extension OF the park
system. and the labor element OF this city
has done more 10 promote progress than all
the present opponents OF progress could DO
II they lived another fifty years II is a
surprise 10 me that any newspaper should
come out and dictate 10 labor what IL
should do Surely one evening newspaper
and the big corporation that owns 1t cannot
dictate TO US, and l expect TO find out next
Wednesday that they have again been
taught the lesson they hate 10 learn-that
they do not own this city and her people
Mayor Phelan was forced TO wait few
minutes until the applause suoSided.
Eagles do not catch flies, he said, and
do not see why we should bother with
the opposition. But they have said that
we are afflicted with municipal insanity.
Well, those dear, unprogresslve people OF
another day see no JOY in life, take no
any one else 10 enjoy II. They have no
ambition and have no idea of the respon-
sibility of governing great city. They
found no parks and beauty here in 'i9 and
they They came here In
tending 10 find gold and then TO fly away
on the golden wings Of fortune. We are
OF another generation. We have great
and growing city. Our interests are here
and we expect 10 live here and 10 finally
repose among our beautiful hills, and
leave 10 our children place better than
we found it. We are young and now Is
the time 10 extend and to build well for
the future. Now Is the opportunity offered
10 US TO do something that Will have a
permanent value. Now we have a grand
ginning. Ii certainly should begin in the
heart Of our city, and no sectional ques-
ton can honestly be raised. We are not
so anxious 10 extend the area OF our
parks as we are 10 get the very best ad-
vantage out of what we have, making II
not only more beautiful, but making al
We have more vaiuable.
I'VE are a rich people and have no need
TO be penurious. This Is large corpora
ton. in which you are all partners, and
as a corporate body you can have luXuries
that YOU cannot have as individuals. Sar
Francisco has lost many desirable resi-
dents, who find more favorable conditions
across the bay. This is discreditable tC
us and II devolVes upon US 70 stop It. we
must move now or we shall be credited
with going backward. BY bringing the
panhandle down TO Market street we shall
encourage people 10 use the park and thus
benefit their health The greatest advan-
tage Of the Midwinter Fair was 10 get the
people out 20 the park and teach then
how beautiful place II IS. and since ther
IL \ h.a Gad hav ArrffT f-s
the land and you viii find that there 1.
enough brain in this intelligent oommu
nifty 10 prove that we can make II beau
tiful and that we are not, as our oppo-
nents say, insane ="