The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
A. NoN-PART1sAN TICKET.

n view Francisco revealed by the e
forts Of the Merchants Association The Cali has advised that
the time Obviously there be substantial union OF
citizens and total abstenton from division party lines Our
SO ,toI+s- o +n {n s+e - cty ticket thereafter
placed the ballot by petition The OF this re-
qur that ali in the shall refrain from participating in
the regular primary that will disquay them petitioners for
"a place on the ballot for the nen-partisan ticket
often said by those who interested IN having So that
eminent The argment looks well on its good
and in all parties they to be responsible
party government But experience and costly
peence proved control of the official morals
OF party when is power IN city Party government SO
necessary system works with expected fairness
the administration of States and OF the nation But
municipal government this quality evaporas and
rule all Of large cities matter which party is ia
Democrats in Chicago and New York Republicans
ad and elsewhere alike incapable OF carrying down into
municipal and the vgor of their party
circumstances there growing tendency go
city government administered with of the
right which the saving OF State and national
necessary cities to depend the personal
individuals upon uplifting influences
em rather than the general character of parties OF
it everywhere found to be task OF supreme difficulty to
partisan organization cities 1t is difficult
the habit of partisan attachment and fidelity and this
relied by party bosses to carry through their schemes which
usually end mgovernment and often public spoaon 10
succeed then in nonparsan Puricaon OF city 1t IS
to have campaign OF educaon IN which the ideals OF
good government alo and viewed until they obscure and
obeate the allegiance parties which made the instrument OF
bad administration.
In city campaign
poant community @ substituted itself for the city govern
Finding that left the continually dirty and
permanently nasty physical the association humby but
- - I'll ;t1ene For +Le fret time IN +be be+o of Ca,
efficiently cleaned There decline
@ the Of dust the dry This work appealed
everybody Ladies especially who first heard of the Merchants
through wfad
and all shop and keepers Immediately realized that
saved them Gathering strength by achievement and
the association has become valuable institution
1t has stopped physical of city,
cessu esayed project cleansing influence municipal
In this field has been equally marked
significant 1t has aimed allow the balotbox least clean
made Its individual members,
spirit and showing high personal guarded the polls and
have brought corrupes of the ballot-box punishment
We fortunate then having this educational institution
here lead toward high and ideals in
This fact well stimulate hope that general outside OF
and above parties and bosses and machines and e push will
succeed getting control OF the To do this there
be zeal and watcuness the part of those who
pressed by the necessity of such control and there be
awakening of the Indifferent Every citizen interested giving
this city the best possible government.
San Francisco entering important of its history
We need vigilance d the that administered
violent purgaon rascaity the hties. That method
that growth conditions 1t did work
that vndcated by results though aliens distance
deprecated who know all the facts feel only
bags temple Of justice But the Vigilance Committee
day have already in existence in the Merchants Association
have William l. Coleman Mr. Fairfax Wheean, dpli
Gated others who belong that body Where leads believe
will willingly follow careful inspection of the new
charter reveals fundamental law, fit only administered
by such agencies nonparsan In part
ruPon and oppression If 1t to have chance
through high minded nonpartsan agencies with
good thorough efficient clean and decent
economically administered.
We discuss these matters in the early stages the formative
period of public opinion order that there abroad desire
take charge of the city and put dsintersed hands
the people who cherish that aspiration have right
light for their guidance