The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-07
TO SAVE san FRANCISCO.

{ Nth the coming of tomorrow the contest at
\XI the primaries will begin and it is hardly too
much to say that with the close OF that con-
test it will be virtually known whether San Francisco
is to have an honest, business-ike administration TO
succeed the present one, whether the government
OF the city under the new charter is be put into
operation by bosses for the benefit OF taxeaters and
boodlers.
1t is not worth while to make any extended review
OF the comparative iniquities OF the two factions
struggling for supremacy in the Democratic camp.
The Examiner has with much reiteratiOn told the
people good deal about Buckley, and Buckley has
told good deal about the Examiner. For years the
rivals OF to-day were partners and members Of the
same gang.
While these rival bosses with their gangs are left
to fight out their battle by themselves, the taxpayers
the property owners, the better citizens will turn 70
the Republican primaries to consider what IS going on
there That there are certain disreputable bosses
seeking to obtain control OF the Republican conven-
ton is not to be denied 1t has been noted, how
ever that at every step taken in arranging for the
party primaries those bosses have been baffied and
beaten. As the matter stands the men who repre-
sent true Republicanism and have intelligent re-
gard for the welfare OF the city have chance to elect
honest delegates to the convention and thus make
certain the nomination OF clean and strong and win
ming ticket for the campaign.
Honest men cannot be elected without the votes Of
honest men, The ward bosses and the spoilsmen
not going to work for who would repudiate them
in the convention They will send there if they can
serviceable creatures OF their own, and will require
them to nominate ticket equally subservient. There
will then be but little choice between rival candidates
in the campaign and will be too late for good citi
zens to redeem the municipality.
The issue is not to be set aside, and he is but
fool who thinks he shirk his political duty with
IMMUNITY. The Examiner of yesterday set forth the
evils of boss domination. 1t said OF Buckley that
when he was in power "he dealt in the corruption
OF public officers other deal in groceries. He
sold franchises over scores Of miles OF the city streets
He sold judgments from the bench. He sold acquit-
tails to criminals who could afford to pay He fixed
the membership of Grand Jures and decided who
should and who should not be indicted He had men
sent to States prison, and when this would not
he has had men assassinated."
The boss who did all that the partner the alder
the counselor OF the Examiner while doing it. and the
Examiner his partner. Can any decent citizen
confront the possibility of having either Buckley
Examiner Rainey administration in power. Yet
one or the other may win if the Republicans put up a
weak or bad ticket. The issue then is plain Good
citizens must attend the Republican primaries to-mor-
row and vote for honorable as delegates to the
convention. That is the only way to save San Fran
cisco and her taxpayers from the denominations of
boss rule.