The San Francisco call., 1905-04-05
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.

CALL has sought the civic spirit OF this CITY, ana
attention timely upon the emergency that will be upon
the election of November he preparation needfu
could be made ways than one could be by the oganz
sory raonaizing body like the Municipal League Oakland
finally by organization within the Republican commit
ted to the high purpose OF competing Just ana a result al e
party primary would reflect the aspirations the people for
a beterment in the city government.
for the benefit of readers each Of
plans without being nexby committed either but with
earnest desire to effect the purpose which either might accomplish
public apparently settled upon The
ganzaton Republican of $50 furnishes nucleus
around which every decent aspiration may rally for the purpose OF
pure primary representative convention that shall be debera-
body by and
OF his general party aiation With this entirely accord
The end be attained object and the secondary
provided they be Just, proper and effective.
1t IS the duty OF good citizen to hold the hands
of the committee to extend il into every precinct to equip
every duty perform the polls and make effective by
working and voting for the result accomplished by its abors Every
party tickets being manipulated push Up this
time the of the Democratic organization unknown but
OF that party
San Francisco who by high motives and whom
city government by graft with officers every department moved
by the lowest purposes stencil and oens We persuaded
that these will the of the by supporting
clean and Republican ticket made of citizens of high
character and good ability who will their time conscentlous
TO making clean the places that have been made dirty
1t shocking condition of when graft accepted
inevitable departments the public well
fare humliating good citizens official power used
openly and bazen to defend feons who have committed crimes at
The suggestion and urgency OF city ocias 1t IS hna shame to
the that the president of of the great departmental boards IS
criminal who corrupted the baotbox probably by his order and
1t aont calling for the keenest that
drawing his salary from whose rights he attempted sub
by criminal methods in behalf of criminal
The official history of this city has rough chapters, but
written than this The chief executive the
city of his duty align himself with the lawful
the the Grand punish the
nal who they operated unknown him.
ayed his confidence He does understand that by
openly joining in efforts embarrass investigation hamper the
Grand jury and by continuing his confidence
ayed he himself the side of graft and crime instead Of
standing with the purifying forces of the city We desire be
r the Mayor The city charter him the whole
responsibility for the character of the city administration
alone responsible for Does he wish be responsible
oenses that have revealed for vet
The orderly
revolt They do this surrender utterly There
who that the organization of 25o
publican without So condition
intends The other pecedents
itself. 1t without precedent for of Re
publican committee take "a leave of absence during campaign
order fight his party and its nominee then with
his treacheries upon him.
The committee of $50 will ask the
1t be and watchful
suspected the leave OF absence manipulation has control of
convention, representing the members party who
do take leaves fight ticket and that make
party committee that harmony of all decent
that the be made the
and that be longer digaced serving
gafters criminals dodge dodge
ranks their evil purpose
The committee has nothing the field
guard the primary out the who harmony with its
purpose and lift from the city the mantle of in which II
has beer clothed
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