The San Francisco call., 1901-11-02

here this evening looking forward with hope
and aspiration We have thrown into TINS ms na
triotism and ladies and gentlemen, the ar
pulsates and throbs with the hope and eIpecta1
tion of victory and success (Great applause
This ladies and gentlemen, is no selnsn
struggle. When the tomb of Christendom was
nf m neor 5ermit S When San Francisco is in
peril where shall the citizens of San Francisco
sents honesty. independence and conservatism!
Patriotism knows no partisan. CIVIC virtue is
the birthright of every man. The young Greeh
that dashed from Marathon to Athens with the
breath of victory his lips was not stopped
at the gate while his captors investigated
whether he was a free man or slave. Ladies'
and gentlemen, do not stop to investigate
whether man is a Republican, Democrat or
upon his brow the stamp of an honest Ameri-
can citizen (Applause.)
l am amazed at the inconsistency of some
who up to this time have based their
principles of politics upon altruistic, unselfish
motives. Now. We meet them on the streets
f4 for?'' W and S1 they say. ~ Wei w am ana Republi-
cam or 4 have been a Democrat or an
such talk as that In past times these same
gentlemen, like Diogenes, have gone through
the world with a lamp seeking an honest
municipal administration, and now when they
and it seeks their Endorsement they hesitate
and falter and refuse to answer
Every Man Is Interested.
Gentlemen, this is no time for the discussion
of political economy or for discussion of the
is nothing here, gentlemen, but the discussion
of a business proposition. Every man who
the City Hall every six months. is interested
il the discussion and in the decision of this
campaign; interested not as a. Democrat, not
S a Republican. not a labor unionist, but
a citizen anxious to preserve the good name
and future prosperity of this city. (Applause.)
But they say, ladies and gentlemen, we are
opposed to corporations-we are inimical to
the interests Of corporations stated at the
outset of this campaign that no corporation
has ANYTHING fear from the nominees upon
this ticket. What the law says they shall De,
measure. They shall be treated just as fairly
just as conscientiously, with just as much re-
spect for their rights as the poorest. the low
est citizen in this land and they shall be
treated thus and in other wise.
Gentlemen, we have incurred the opposition
what they are and who they represent and
what they have stood for in the history of San
Bsancisco, you know: We have incurred their
wrath. but we have done them no injustice. If
we are elected. gentlemen, every business in
terest in San Francisco, every conservative in
terest in San Francisc3, will be fairly, hon
estly and justly treated and es-
cape from the responsibility cast upon him at
this time for voting the Democratic ticket by
the cry that we will abuse vested interests or
impair vested rights. (Applause.) Let every
man remember how the Santa Fe Railroad has
been treated by the present Board of Super
visors. Let every man who is interested in
corporations remember that. And just as fairly
and as honestly as we treated them we will
treat every other corporation and every other
interest in San Francisco. (Appause)
Fire Department Out of Politics.
I was told to-day that we are opposed-and
cannot say that 1 regret it-that we are op-
posed through the Fire Department by Mr..
Raney. Ladies and gentlemen, do not be-
lieVe the Fire Department will lend themselves
to any such scheme this In days gone by
the members of the Fire Observation-Disclosures
Der how they were placed in power and their
tenure in ofice-depended upon the nod of
man who sat in the rear of a stable or in
the back room of saloon. They know now
that their tenure of office is secure that they
cannot be discharged displaced without a
fair, open trial-and I don't believe that any
man in San Francisco the present Fire
Department to oust the present administra-
tion or to prevent honest, fair administra-
tion of San Francisco's affairs (Appause >
And while / am on the subject of depart
ments 1 want to say that if elected Mayor I
will see that the eght-hour law is enforced
in every department of the city as it is en-
forced at the present time in the Board Of
Public Works. (Applause.)
1 will see that the eight-hour law Is enforced
in the Police Department well in every
other department
When a mariner has been tossed for many
days in thick weather and upon an unknown
sea he naturally avails himself of the first
pause in the storm, the first ray Of sunshine
TO take his bearings and ascertain how far
the elements have driven him from his true
course. Let us do this ladies and gentlemen
From now until election day let us recall the
issue of this. campaign 1t is now as it was
three weeks ago, the clean, honest admins
tration of municipal affairs. If it were aught
else l would not be here.