The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
AUCTION SALES.
THE MAYOR ANALYZED.

I ! Joseph Brtton are constantly quoted by the
Mayor and his followers, and are supposed to
be important because he has deserted his party TO
support Mr. Phean, it is fair to to Democrats
who refuse to support Mr. Phelan and to consider
their analysis OF him These Democrats, led by their
candidate for Mayor, Dr.. Cleveland are not support
ing Mr. Davis, so that their opinions rather
stronger and trustier than the opinions of Mr..
Britton
At the meeting held by these steadfasters and
standfasters in the Democratic party DR.. Cleveland
referred to his lifelong membership in the party his
belief in its principles and determination that they
shall not be lost sight OF at the convenience of Mr.
Phelan or anybody else. He said: There is issue
whatever about the charter. 1t was the work of the
people, not the work OF Phelan. Being the work Of
the people, they alone can change it" Mr. George
D. Gillespie, Democrat of ability and good stand
ing, said: The convention which nominated
Phelan and Dodge absolutely refused to indorse the
Chicago platform, which, though good enough for
Bryan and Mcguire, not good enough for
Phelan" This reputation of principles being solely
for the benefit OF Mr.. Pheans ambition, in the be-
lief that it will bring him Republican votes to make
him Mayor and increase his prestige, may be ex-
pected to result his saying to the Democracy later
on, 'In the OF my prestige as a three-ply
Mayor demand your nomination to State or Fed
mand by repudiatng the party platform and prin-
ciples he will ask in their further promotion
This is sort of political shell game.
Mr.. Gillespie completing his analysis, said: THAT
epudiaton OF platform and principles is the reason
for Pheans desire TO cry out against raising ma
tional issues in this campaign. They do not want
attention directed to their apostasy from the political
creed of William Jennings Bryan and the great mass
OF Democratic voters"
The gentlemen who make these public statements
are we'll known men of high standing Dr. Cleveland
has served the public in Office faithfully and respect
ably and is just grand a grand old man as Grand
Old Man Brtton. He sees, with rare keenness. the
falsty Of Mr.. Phelans charter issue. He sees that
Mr. Pheans attitude at raises the issue that the
charter and the national Democratic platform are
antagonistc, and that candidate cannot stand on
both. He sees behind all this Mr. Phean's purpose
to the charter fetish to secure his present
ambition, and ultimately to use Democratic prin-
ciples again when it suits his convenience and will
further promote his craving for office and power.
Therefore DR.. Cleveland buntly declares that there
is separate and distinct charter issue at ALL that
the charter was made by the people, is the funda-
mental law OF the city and only be changed by
the people. This being the case, the party conven-
tons held to nominate party candidates to the
offices necessary to the administration OF the char
ter Mr.. Phelan, therefore, by repudiang the prin-
cipes of the party in whose name he was nominated
has abandoned the solid ground of party principle
and has created airy fairy pathway to office which
ne calls "the charter issue" Here is complete ex-
pcsure, from the most respectable Democratic
sources, OF the straw issue set up by Mr. Phean
He pretends to go forth to fight treason to the
charter" These Democrats say this is to conceal his
own treason to his party principles. They declare
treason to the charter to be existent imaginary.
while Phelans to his party is real and actual
There seems to be answer to the logic of their
rositon and offset to the clearness Of their state
rnent of it. AS an apostate to his party it is their
function to administer the needed discipline to him
AS the creator OF false issue and attempting to reach
office on it. he seems to stand thoroughly exposed
bv the men who have heretofore supported him. have
foregathered with him in party conventices and
ought to know him best. In his speech in the Thir,
tieth Assembly District, the cath inst, Mr.. Phean
said: 81 don't know what has become of your plat
form since was here last You then elevated your
candidates on pedestal; now they have to stand on
the floor" 1t doubtless occurred to the real Demo-
Gratis present that Mr. Phean has also lost his plat
form since he was there last, and had no right to
rebuke them for making him stand on the floor