The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Speakers Tell Of the
Duty Of Citizens
at Polls.
ARE OUT TO WIN
BanquetcrS Confident
That BOSSiSm Can
Be Ended.

No truer note for the public good
has been sounded since the Vigilantes'
bel called them 10 arms 10 uphold the
law than that at the Palace Hotel last
evening, where ass members and
friends Of the Merchants Association
- san Francisco gathered TO discuss
The citizens duty at the polls"
Il was the seventh annual banquet
OF the association, buts pleasure and
the strengthening OF the ties Of friend
snip were not its most important re-
suits Il again made known TO the
public the associations object in be
coming a factor in municipal politics.
This object, as explained by its
speakers. is one that must meet with
vide indOrsement-the topping from
high places the despOilers Of the pub
lie treasury, the dethroning Of the
bosses that have degraded the city
ana the scattering Of the focks Of
political harpies that follow II their
wake 70 gather the crumbs that fall
Patriotism for the city. the State and
the nation prevailed and the demand
for justice and honesty in public Office
met with great continued applause. The
representative Of every solid interest Of
the city and formed a body that at a
glance showed the power il can WELD
IN the fight IL has inaugurated for right
Pacing as san Francisco does. a fu-
ure that is fun Of promise with mil
lions voted by the people for the i'm
pr0venent and adornment Of the city.
the subject selected for discussion was
most appropriate And the subdivi-
siors q the subject were also happily
arranged % give the question its full
est scope. To James D. Phelsn was as
signed The Citizens Duty 10 the
state" II. Z. Loveland spoke on The
Citizens Duty 10 the City" Gavin Nc
Nab On Practical Politics" and Fair
fax H Wheelan on Primary Expert
ences." Each Of the speakers had much
Of interest 70 tell and II their philoso-
ply is followed the gain win be not
only that Of the city, but OF all the
people
SWEEPING STATEMENTS.
Frank J. Symmes, president OF the as
ISOLATION, was POSTMASTER and in that
capacity he made statements in his in
tr0ductory remarks that swept aside
any conservatism the speakers may
have entertained in dealing with the
subjects assigned them IN part he
said:
E1r me -rst ears C- cur eN-s-erce as ~ as
socari1r u-e did not interest ourselves In poll
TICS but times nave changed and n has be-
come our cu-T 70 Do 50. once ne were salts
red ln seeing that me streets were Wei swept
n7W n-e are determined 10 sweep tn polls ana
sweep theD clean We have called o. our as
s-stancc rle strcnz arm - the law and Il VIII
prevail Ard We sre aiced by the press and
rfe Grand JCrF- They make a strong team,
goo- rreepirg machine
Set Iong ago 7 vas on 2 tain near 81. Louis
Theu cltlzzn OF that city ercd 10 cOadole
VITA re over TIRE corruption that exists in san
ti-ink taar a citizen cf St Lo1is-that one city
or rhe earrh-shcllt cast a siur upon us- The
oppol -urlry fc- -sgch reflections upon Is viii
rcr l1Cg eEisr. becaCsc intend 70 thai
-he Eorer-rlent of rhis ciry is cloanzed.
- long as there are lawyers in this city anc
20 iong a. members ~ TINS association VIII put
up tle money o. carry on the fight, X VIII 90
on and In the end we viii win.
LOEELAND INTERESTS.
Great applause greeted President
Symmes' remarks and more applause
greeted H D. LOvelsnd when he rose
in response 10 the call Of the toast
master to speak on The Citizens Duty
10 the City" In part Mr.. Loveland
said.
sider ene q rhe most Important X not The
mcEt Important question that can ever come
b-fore re American people say the Amer
-can people fCr Two reasons First IL con-
lres The consideration 70 its proper limits
without iccaizilg II n this COMMUNITY and
second. because me question which We are
cCnsidering to-night is important 70 z peopie
fu direct ratio ~ the degree o. liberty WI fci,
rhey enjoy. which justihes my statement of
us importance 70 the American people. an
importance that is ElaEnfhed when We -e
member that the preservztlcn ard perrett1s-
ton of that liberty depends upon the manner
ir which our citizens discharge their dutv
81 tire polls
II may BE- SAID as a safe premise Tor the
purpose q this discussion that there are ~,
classes u citizens who at fault IN she
rcrroru1zuce q their duty AZ the polls VVfrh
the ore class the fault is % CON Issi5-,-
vita the ether - i that OF omission T7,e
former positive and actual. expressed IN rba
vicious and dishonest exercise Of tie rizht 81
srfrsge the latter negative in character buf
~ less reprehensbie and detrimental 70 the
welfare o. state and municipality.
The members Cf one class siWavs ia
evidence in person OF by representatives upou
al political occasions. not, I sorry 70 saw
- dignity free suffrage and preserve the purity
~ The ballet BY the honest fearless unin-
r-enced exercise of the right of citizenship
hi rather 70 pollute and prostitute that paI-
lzclum of American liberty b. submitting 70