The San Francisco call., 1901-11-02
GOULD MAKES GREAT ADDRESS
Likens Republican Ticket to Bad
One in PHILADELPHIA.

Frank H. Gould paid a caustic compli-
ment to both Samuel NJ. Shortridge and
Asa r. Wells when he said in the course
of his interesting speech:
They have selected man magnificent in
the stature Of giant; a man magnificent in
mental attainments a oratorical to a
fault; a man who has all of the ability both
of expression and intelligence to present to
any audience the strongest claims that any
political party might make for the considera-
tion Of the citizens of the city wherein he
lives. This gentleman needs no introduction
by name 10 YOU. He presented himself a week
or so ago upon this rostrum, as we'll known
as any man in the State of California ad-
his name is the Honorable Samuel NJ. Short
ridge: And 1 want you to applaud Sam.
Now. then, he also had another qualification
that was necessary for an advocate Of this
character, and that is the devotion to his
party, for when he was discussing these ques-
tions before you he turned to his aged friend
who stands at the head of the ticket and he
said, In him 1 see only the leader of my
party. and wheresoever he goes there will 1
My friends. I cannot understand how nv
friend Mr.. Shortridge could have made a state
ment Of that character, because l believe him
TO be man of bright mind and of great
patriotism, and I believe that any man who
utters the expressions, who gives voice to the
principle that he VIII follow the leader of his
duct of his party above the devotion that he
owes to his country.
Foemen Of Progress.
I say whatever influence may dominate a
party, whatever crowd may obtain control of
a convention, for TO say that notwitn-
standing all that he follows wherever they
go although it be in the hands of freeboot-
ers why, men of that kind are warts on the
tail of progress. A man of that kind my
friends-but 1 do not include Mr.. Shortridge
because he is not that kind of a man-but men
Of that character have banded together re-
Gently in the city OF PHILADELPHIA and there
but short time since, In the course of great
I am credibly informed, made this statement
from a rostrum:
Boys he said, stand by the ticket-hold
your nose and vote the ticket in order that
we may have protection"
What was the result? The result of that was
that before these people had been in office
very long there came before the Council an
order for the giving away of the franchises of
that great city and they were given ayTav and
within two weeks after the gift was made for
nothing two great benevolent men of this
country said to the city of Philadelphia that
they would give s., 500 900 for the very franchise
that had been given away in a single night
Now these gentlemen who present themselves
in the form of a Republican party 1 should saw
are the Philistines in this engagement and
Mr. Shortridge stands for them their Co.
liath In the first place he says that this
government of which we are proud has done
nothing. What has it done? The Assessor
elected upon the Democratic ticket at the last
election has added to the assessable propertv
OF San Francisco s23 600. 600. placed upon fran
chises IN san Francisco. of which not one dol
lar had been assessed before. (Applause)
Work of the Assessor.
That that from the shoulders of the
other people who have in the past paid taxes
would be lifted an amount equal to about
$685. 900 per year. Another thing: During the
last two three years the Assessor elected b1,
the administration now in power has added to
the taxable property in the shape OF personal
property that has never been assessed before
the sum of forty millions of dollars yybicb
added TO the twenty-three millions gives ne
sixty-three millions Of dollars added to the
assessable property of this city which never
was assessed before, the taxation thereon
annually amounting to the sum of s674 600
I want to call your attention TO this To-.
that If a Board Of Supervisors subservient to
the corporations whose franchises have been
taxed by this Assessor should be elected tbev
sitting as board Of equalization, would have
power at the behest OF those who elected them
70 wipe out the good work of your Assessor
and replace upon your shoulders the taxes that
these people now justly bear Applause )
Therefore, say it behooves you to look well
to the ticket you elect for Supervisors at the