The San Francisco call., 1901-11-02
HOLE WELLS WENT THROUGH.
w. J. McGee Tells of It and Amuses
Audience,

W J. MCGEE spoke as follows: I here
TO submit to the candor Of your consideration
a few plain truths to wherein 1 believe
that YOU will best serve the interests Of your
self and your city. your families and your
fresides by casting your franchises on next
Tuesday in favor Of the ticket headed by that
fearless advocate Of Democracy and good gov
eminent Joseph S. TObin- CCheers.)
conoede 10 every loyal citizen Of this munci-
pality that he wants TO see every dollar of
tribute taken from the pockets Of the people
in the shape Of taxes honestly and economically
admin stored and expended; that he wants to
see improvement in all its forms keep. march
with the growth of the city; that he wants TO
see estab abiished and maintained here a social
condition that We viii not be ashamed Of when
compared with the conditions existing in other
communities.
These high considerations, my fellow citizens,
in my humble judgment, are to-day threatened
by two impending dangers; on the one hand
that was brought about and was the direct
result OF the bitter feud growing out of the
great commercial strike that recently rent this
city almost in twain
Republican Is Glass Ticket.
Ny friends. as I said before, there are
number 10 follow me and 1 want to hasten
on. There is another danger to these consid-
erations that 70 my mind Is as great danger
as the other and that is the danger presented
by the Republican ticket. This ticket is just
as much, or almost as much, a class ticket
the other, because it represents that
very high and exclusive class OF the bosses
and the allied corporations of this city.
My friends. Mr.. Wells, for whom 1 have the
very greatest respect, every night before he
goes out TO address the multitude must read
the inscription above the figure of libertv on
the American dollar, because he is continually
asking the people TO take him On trust.
daughter and aDplause). Above the figure
on our dollar is written the lines In God we
trust; but I thought all OF the candidates for
Office were strictly cash. (Laughter.)
Mr.. Wells comes before the people Of this
c,Jy ana offers them a promise; Mr. TObin
Deopie niafforI f ems sGaTa 0i9s S+, te
MI Iobin offers the people a platform exact
in all its meanings.
Mr.. Wells refuses to discuss any of the issues
of the day; Mr.. Tobin has opinion on every
issue that concerns the people and is willing
10 speak out that opinion. CApDlause)
he has lived in San Francisco, what he drinks
and what good things he has At home to drink
Mr.. TObin. the other hand talks about
what he proposes TO do If he is elected with
the Geary-street franchise, with the rate of
taxes. with water rates. gas rates telephone
rates and with the Mission railroad Why nv
friends, Simple Simon fishing for whales in his
mothers rain barrel and occasionally drawing
torth IN great glee pollywog is only real
istic picture Of Mr. Wells in discussing the
live issues OF the day.
Wells Had One Fixed Opinion.
Bir. Wells did have a fixed opinion on one
question, and that question was as TO the hon
esty and capability Of the present Democratic
board OF superEisors. But few months ago
he said, IN speaking OF this board that it was
the best Board Of Supervisors that San Fran
cisco has had for forty years. (Applause) After
own candidates for Supervisors he affenonted
70 qualify this declaration, and now says that
the Board OF Supervisors was honest but that
the charter made them honest. Naughter)
always knew that the charter was a very
virtuOus instrument, but I have never heard
before even its most earnest advocates claim
that u could make men in office honest and
capable. II Il can do this, it not only exceeds
the laws OF Moses but even the ten command
nents themselves
submit to you that that is very small
hole for the bosses candidate for Mayor To al
tempt 10 crawl through. No one can see how
lie got through that hole Il is even a smaller
hole than the tanners calf was supposed to
crawl through A tanner. il you will pardon
the cigressiOn, illustration. once owned
tannery in the suburbs Of the city. He was
In need Of a sign for his tanning establish
ment and he conceived the idea that a calf s
tail thrust through a knotlole in the side OF
his building would make very aDpropriate
sign. So he acted accordingly.
The csifs tail had not been thrust through
the k1Othole very long until an old farmer
came along with his good wife driving 10
town past the tannery and when the old
farmer espied the calfs tail sticking through
the knot hole in the side of the tannery he
was greatly excited, and thus calculated. Gee
whiz. Maria. if I can see how that air calf