The San Francisco call., 1901-10-23
THE CHOICE OF SUPERVISORS.

NTANCH and stalwart Republicans who are
proud OF the traditions OF the party and who
- loyal to its principles watched with no little dis
gust the proceedings OF the so-caled Republican
convention in this city which nominated candidates
for Supervisors dictated by such well-known Demo
cratic bosses OF the Southern Pacific Railroad as W.
F. Herrin and Jere Burke. 1t may be admitted that
some of the candidates nominated are good men, but
why it necessary for them to have the indorse-
OF Burke and Herrin?
1t is safe proposition that crooked politics is never
employed for the accomplishment of straight ends.
Burke and Herrin were not called into Republican
councils Tor nothing neither did they inrude them
selves into those councils for nothing 1t must have
been arrangement Tor mutual profit between the
Republican bosses of the convention and the Demo
cratic bosses of the railroad that brought their agree
nlent upon the ticket for Supervisors.
1t hardly requires any probing into the secret meet
ings OF the bosses before the convention to demon
strate the existence Of conspiracy among them to
use the Republican party as of getting con-
uOl OF the city government and making of it for
the advantage of corporations. Where Herrin and
Burke working in the sunshine may be
that corporations are lurking in the shadow 1t is
therefore foregone conclusion that these nomi-
mated at the dctation of the Democratic corporation
bosses were pledged to give the corporations what
sOever they wish.
It will be recalled that up to the time of the pri-
naries it was believed the Republicans had something
like an easy walkover in this contest. The Demo-
cratic party was divided and almost demoralzed. A
straight-out Republican convention could have nomi-
mated a ticket which would have had victory that
would hardly have been disputed. That prospect,
however, blighted by the convention when sur
rendered the bosses and accepted ticket made up
lives cared anything about the Republican party or
about San Francisco, and whose only aim in helping
the Republican bosses was to put themselves in a
position where they could demand return of favors
in the shape of service rendered the corporations
by which Burke and Herrin are employed.
Stanch and loyal Republicans will not accept can
didates named by corporation Democrats. Under any
circumstances such nominations would be revolving
to the party. In this instance there are many cir
cumstances attending the nominations that make
them more revolving than they would otherwise
be. In the first place the in which the nomi-
nations made insulting to the intelligence
and independence of the rank and file of the party
and the second place it the bosses deem this
to be yellow dog year, for most of the candidates
on the ticket for Supervisors are of that variety
There is but way for honest Republicans to
effectively resent and remedy the wrong that has been
put upon the party ana mat IS by defeating the can
didates whom Herrin and Burke have nominated 1t
happens that the named by the Democratic party
for Supervisors are whom the stanchest of Re-
pubcans vote for without any sacrifice of party
loyalty any lack OF civic patriotism They have been
tried in office and they have been found to be faith
ful and honest No scandal stains the record of their
service. In election Of this kind where no party
principle nor even partisan policy is at stake Re
publcans can well afford to vote for the candidates
for Supervisors who be expected to render the
most faithful service to the city. One set of candi-
dates comes before the people with open record o
work done for the city, the other with pledge
Of work TO be done for corporations No intelligent
man, Republican independent, hesitate how to
vote srch issue