The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15
Julius Kahn OPENS the Ban.

1t becomes my pleasant duty to call
this meeting to order in the absence of
the chairman Of the county committee,
which Is at present engaged in perfecting
an organization. But we do not want to
keep this audience waiting and so we will
let you hear the candidates tell you what
they propose to do after you have elected
them.
The people of San Francisco at the
present time occupy more prominent po-
sItion before their fellow countrymen
than ever before in the history Of this
city. Our fellow citizens have poured out
their wealth in a lavish manner to well
come home the brave boys in blue who
had been fighting under the starry ban
ner In the far away Philippines and the
latter have been both amazed and de-
lighted with San Francisco's hospitality.
These brave soldiers have returned TO
their homes inbued with feeling of deep
friendliness for the great metropolis of
the Pacific Coast, whose citizens have
hOnored them with so much good feeling
and cOrdiality, and they are spreading
over the land the report of what San
Francisco is and what her people are.
San Francisco has at last obtained Its
opportunity. The commerce passing
through our gates to our new possessions
and to the countries of the Orient mas
materially increased during the past year.
fact that San Francisco has grown to be
one Of the great commercial centers 9f
the universe. The poets dream is at last
about TO be realized:
Dared I but say q prophecy
As sang the learned men of old,
OF rock-built cities yet to be
Along these shining shores OF gold.
Crowding athirst into the sea,
What wons&ous marvels might be told
Enough to know that Empire here
Shall burn her IOftiest, brightest star;
Here art and eloquence shall reign
As Ger the wolf-rsared realm of old;
Here learn'd and famous from afar
To pay their noble court shall come
And shall not seek see in vain,
But gaze on all with wonder DUMB.
Ovation for Davis.
THAT San Francisco has a glorious
future we all know, and we also know
that the welfare of the city will be am
ply protected by our next Mayor, Mr..
Horace Davis prolonged cheers and
cries Of We will stand by him.'D I am
sure you will. 1 am sure the Republi-
cans of San Francisco viii all stand by
Mr.. Horace Davis. I take great pleasure
in introducing TO you our next Mayor,
Hon. Horace Davis" Great applause.)
Mr.. Davis stepped to the front of the
stage, but 1t was several seconds before
he was allowed to begin his address. He
spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, My Friends, Fellow
Citizens and Neighbors: l fear that it is
but cold comfort you will get from me
in comparison with the poetic spirit of
my friend Mr.. Kahn, who has just ad-
dial reception TO me. feel that this cleo
tion We are coming to is one that has eX-
cited unusual interest in the commun-
ity. l see 1t in the excited condition OF
the newspapers already at this early
stage of the proceedings connected with
the election. l see it in the very re-
markable registration, equal already to
that Of a Presidential year. l see that
the people are taking the deepest interest
in the affairs of this campaign.
''Now there are two reasons that con-
duce TO this One is an honest primary
and one is the new charter (Applause.l
Now the honest primary is the portal
that must lead you to the new charter.
To have the new charter without the
honest primary is OF but little use to US
because il IS no use TO nave good ma
chinery without the means OF driving 1t,
and it is no use to have good charter
without we have the honest primary TO
lead up to It,
this year as the most hopeful sign in all
the notifies we have had for twenty years.
The sober, serious citizens are taking an
interest in politics this year because the
politics are their politics, and not the
politics of the machine, not the politics OF
The bosses. This wear politics Is the poll
tics of the honest voter himself. Gap
plause.)
Believes in the People.
'I have confidence enough in the good
sense and integrity and patriotism OF the
can he wants to take his share in public
affairs. l have no faith in those pessi-
nlistic statements that interest in public
word of it l believe there is just as
much interest in public affairs, just as
much patriotism, just as much honest in
tereSt in government IN the cltlZenS to-
day as there ever was, only they have not
had a chance TO show it for the last
twenty years.
prised. I have been told that our Demo-
cratic friends have claimed this primary
law as part of their property. l have no
doubt that there are as many men among
the leaders of the Democratic party that
have wanted good politics as on our. side,
and when the gentlemen got together and
formulated this law they We're composed
OF men of both parties, but when the law
was sent up to SaCramento-you know the
title by which it IS known Is the STRAIT
ton law-it was introduced into the Legis-
latlIre by that very patriotic and excel
lent gentleman, Mr.. Stratton, the Repub
ucan Senator from Oakland; 1t was
passed by Republican, house; 1t was
passed by a Republican Senate and signed
nv a Republican Governor and carried out
faithfully here in this city by very pa
tient. honest, upright and fair Republican
wherein the Democrats have any very Sc
rious claim to call the primary law part
of their property, but, passing by that,
let ms come to the charter itself. 1t is the
real meat of the nut we are after to-
night.
Democrats Opposed the Charter.
az was very much astonished the other
night TO see in a paper that the Demo-
cratic convention passed resolution bat
tbe charter was carried mainly by Dem
ocrafic votes; that 1t was mainly the
1roduct of Democratic intelligence. What
IS the truth OF that? was a member OF
the convention Of 100 which formulated
The charter. Our convention was COM
posed Of men of all parties. There was
no politics in the convention, We met
like sober business men and discussed
The nrovisions of The charter. We wers
several sew weeks-some months, in fac
working over it. There was no partisan.
ship inside Of that conyention. We stood
working out a good form of government
for the city we did great deal Of work
and we accomplished a great deal of re-
suit.
AFTER the charter was out Of our hands
we nominated Freeholders and they,
again, were composed equally of both
parties. When the Freeholders had put
Il into the shape II is in to-day and passed