The San Francisco call., 1899-10-17

DR.. Dodge proceeded to confide to his
hearers what he proposed to do for the
small property owners of the city, prom
Using that their assessments should be
! lighter and the assessments against the
holdings of the wealthier property own
ers proportiOnately heavier-in the event
of his reelection. He referred to the ease
with which the personal property of the
rich, such as bank stock, etc, could be
concealed from the Assessor, and said
such practices threw the. burden of tax
alton on the poor. He quoted from a
speech by President Harrison in support
Of his contention and endeavored thereby
10 show that Mr. Harrison feared that the
country was drifting toward anarchy,
revolution and social upheavaI by reason
of the dearth of Assessors like himself.
Brings Forth His Charts.
He declared that 1t had been his con-
stant endeavor to enforce the taxation Of
personal property and dragged forth a
number of charts to illustrate how this
great benefit to the public had been ac-
complished. He claimed that by his
method of taxing personal property the
$50 100000 more than they had been as
sessed by his predecessor. OF this amount
he said $19 100000 had been assessed
against quasi-public corporations. He
resenting three-quarters Of the area of
San Francisco, had its assessment reduc-
ed, the total amount taken off the total
assessment in the outlying districts being
81 200 900, while the holdings of real estate
in the downtown section of the city, in
Guiding the Mission district, had been in
creased proportionately.
Richard ?. Doelan, nominee for Tax
honor of his nomination, promised TO do
all he could to help the Democrats to get
control of the new city government and
took his seat. At this point Mayor Phelan
entered, and was given three cheers and
a tiger.
Byington Talks Briefly.
Lewis F. Byington informed the audi
mated by the Democratic party for the
office of District Attorney. He asserted
his belief that every Democrat elected by
the people OF San Francisco year ago
had conscientiously lived. up to his
pledges. He declared that for himself he
had endeavored to do his duty as Super
visor, and took occasion to pay very
neat compliment to Mayor Phean, prais-
ing him for his ability and progressive
ideas. Mr.. Byingtons speech was care
fully worded and possessed the unusual
merit of brevity.
Osgocd Putnam, nominee for Super
visor, followed MIR. Byingt0n with what
was intended to be u facetious speech, but
the attempt fell fiat and he concluded his
remarks by attempting to show that the
new charter was the special property of
the Democratic party and owed Its exist
ence chiefly to the paternal care of James
d. PheIan during the process Of its incu-
baton. He acknowledged that one sec
tion of the Democratic party had opposed
passed by Republican Legislature, but
facts like those could not feaze him. In
conclusion Mr.. Putnam praised each and
every one of the Democratic candidates
for office as the best material that could
have been selected.
Joseph Cumming, candidate for Auditor,
promised to give his time to the Office If
elected and give the people a business
like administration, If they saw fit to elect
him, and urged his listeners to vote the
Democratic ticket from top to bottom.
(lT1h nm n
corder. said 81 am the humble nominee
Of the Democratic party for the office of
Recorder. | was a member of the Dem
ocratic Legislature which sent Stephen
NJ. White to the United States Senate,
and am proud of 1t. l have also been
secretary of the Board of Health under
! that that office should be paramount to
all others. ] will, II elected Recorder, do
my duty as we'll as l have all the duties
! intrusted to me in the past
Deasy Receives an Ovation.
jeremiah Deasy,; ca candidate for Sheriff;
said in substance: ii am delighted to see see
! such a grand audience at this ratification,
and it satisfies me that the ticket Is going
! to be ratified and elected by an over
| whelmfng majority on the seventh Of No
! vember next. Last year, on this platform,
[ gave you my. pledge and you elected me,
leave it to you again. If you see fit to
make me your next Shorthand 1 think
you will promise you that 1 will con-
| duct the office as honestly and as fear
lessly as I have done my duty as Super
| visor
! . E. P Mogan, candidate for Police
Judge, after thanking the audience for It's
generous applause said that since taking
| his position on the bench he has been So
| cially ostracized. when / invite my
friends to call and see me and stay a
while they get insulted. Seriously want
TO say few words in favor OF my asso.
| ciates on the ticket. There Is young