The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25
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seems to those who see only the worst;
though some despair and wiring their
hands at what they deem our country's
sure decay, cannot, shall not, think that
the American people will permit them
selves to suffer the fate that other peoples
have submitted to. In our land. under
the stars and stripes, with our revolution
ary fathers flames before us, with the
names Of Washington, Lincoln. Roose-
welt on our country's roll of honor, with
schools, colleges, universities on every
side, with civic bodies such as this in
every city throughout the land, 1, for one,
am full of faith that the American people
will soon stem the tide that to so many
seems to be now bearing us to destruc-
ton.
Il have faith yet in the descendants of
the people who gave us the liberties we
now possess. / have faith that patient
and long-sufferng as they are, the Ameri-
can people will, ere long, rise up and, as
they did in 1861 to 1865. rescue these
United States from impending ruin. And,
when the call to arms is sounded woe be
to him who betrays the trust the people
have reposed in him! Woe be to him
who pollutes the very well-spring of our
liberaties, the ballot-box
Gentlemen of the Mercnants' Associa-
ton, you are to be congratulated for the
stano you have taken in the interest of
pure pOlll1cS anu nOneSI. government
And may your efforts cotinue to meet
with success until every traitorous knave
who seeks to corrupt our elections fills a
felon's CELL
SENATOR BELSHAW SPEAKS.
Senator Belshaw, the next to address
the banqueters, spoke in part as follows:
LAS a general rule the banker, the
merchant and the manufacturer are, or
think they are, too busy to waste any
-
allow others to do their politics for them
and then complain because they are not
pleased with the result. In my Judgment
such people are not entitled to complain
for the reason that they have failed to
do their part.
You may rest assured that so long as
the practical politicians are allowed to
manipulate conventions and put up the
political states and schemes with free
hand. just so long they will continue to
do these things for their own advantage.
THE foundation of politics is the pri-
mary election and the necessary prelim-
mary organization attendant thereon.
Each voting precinct should have parti-
san clubs: every voter of the precinct
should belong to such a club and take
an active part in it's deliberations. These
clubs should select candidates for dele
gates to conventions, see that proper per
sons are appointed to serve as officers of
election and supervise the casting and
counting of the ballots.
Delegates so elected would be directly
responsible to those who elected them.
and could be held accountable for their
actions in convention.
Each precinct should have a mana ger
elected by the precinct club, who should
attend to the details. subject to approval
by the club. Candidates nominated by a
convention composed of delegates elected
under this plan could so before the peo-
pie under conditions not often enjoyed by
candidates for public Office. They would
be beholden to no political boss for their
nomination, and could afford to do that
for which they were elected-serve the
people,
WEINSTOCK is EARNEST.
Henry Weinstock said in part:
Where lies the hope of our cities? 1t
lies in the union of good men in all ranks,
in a common movement against a com
mon enemy. 1t lies in combination in the
cause of good government against the po-
litical pirate and the CRATER
IF as a union man | think more of my
unionism than l do of the republic; If as
a man of business / think more of my
business than l do of civil liberty; If as
member of a profession 1 think more
of my individual comforts than 1 do of
the honor of my country-then there is
small hope. / am then destined to get