The San Francisco call., 1901-10-17
SELECTION OF SUPERVISORS.


ested mainly in the struggle for the May
crafty it will not be overlooked by intelligent voters
that the election of good Board of Supervisors is
not less important than the election of the best
to the Mayeralty 1t is to the Supervisors we must
look for the ordinances by which the city is to be
governed and past experience has amply proven
that corruption in the board is about as disastrous as
it could be in the Mayors office
1t should not be difficult for good citizens to make
choice of which ticket of Supervisors to vote for
AS has been pointed out in The Call, there are good
elements and there bad elements on each ticket
but there is this notable difference between the nomi-
nees for Supervisors by the two regular parties-on
the Democratic ticket there is maximum OF good
elements and minimum of bad, while on the ticket
that has been put forward by a set of scheming
bosses under the Republican name there is maxi
mum of bad elements and minimum of good
The contrast between the personal character of the
two tickets is in itself sufficient to lead all citizens
who have high regard for the welfare of the city
to vote for the Democratic Supervisors but there
further factor of Importance that must be taken into
consideration. The Republican candidates for Super
visor nominated by a clique Of political bosses
who are i'll close relations with certain corporations
to whom Supervisors can render favors The candi-
dates, therefore, in advance of their nomination
office not to the city but to serve the corpora
tions, who wish to make money out of the city.
1t is to be noted further that had the corporations
desired to obtain from the Supervisors nothing but
what honest and upright citizens would be willing to
grant, it would not have been difficult for them to
get good men to accept the nominations. The very
fact that they nominated many unfit men for the
position Of Supervisor is itself evidence that their
schemes as bad the men they have selected to
carry them out
The Democratic nominees have been tried in office.
Their proceedings in the past have not been always
approved by all citizens, but there has been ugly
scandal arising from any of their actions. The record
of the board has, in fact been one of which the mem
bers may be justly proud The Call is not supporter
OF the Democratic party, of the Democratic ad-
mnistration Of the CITY, nevertheless quite willingly
bears witness the excellence OF the service which
this Democratic board has rendered the community.
Under any circumstances such men might with JUS
tice appeal to their fellow citizens for approval and
Endorsement but in this the appeal is made with
double force because to reject these men who have
been faithful in Office for the sake of electing set
of pledged henchmen of corporations and political
bosses would be on the part of the voters themselves
a reputation Of good government.
1t will of course be difficult for stanch Repub-
licans to break away from their party and The Call
fully understands and sympathizes with the feeling
OF party loyalty which the difficulty In this
case, however, the issue should not be considered a
partisan one The men who controlled the Repub-
ican convention did not represent Republicanisn
neither did they anything about it. Their sole
object to get possession Of the city government
through the Board of Supervisors, SO that they
might use it for their purposes Republicans
therefore, can do no better service to their party
than repudiate these candidates of the bosses
Should the corporation candidates for Supervisor be
elected the Republican party would be held respon-
sble for their actions, good, bad and Indifferent
Sound Republicanism, therefore, as we'll as good
citizenship, requires the defeat of the corporation
ticket No loyal Republican will consent to make the
party responsible for such gang.