The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
GRAFTERS
READY TO
USE FRAUD
Grand Jury Watchers to
Be Alert During
the Day.
Voters Should Not Heed
BluSteF Of Allied
SpOilSmen.

Citizens marching under the banner of
! the San Francisco Republican League
VIII go 10 the polls to-day inspired by the
prospects of victory. To the headquar-
ters Of the league the report comes from
every Assembly district of the city that
men who have hitherto neglected TO vote
at primary elections will do their duty
this day.
The executive committee of the league,
consisting of George D. Clark, president;
Daniel A. Ryan, secretary; Fairfax H.
Wheelan, David Rich. John D. DAILY,
John Lackmann, E. ]. Bowes and Rich
ard ]. Welch, met last night and gave
final instructions to district workers and
challengers. Since the organization of
the committee, Immediately after the
open meeting OF 800 leading Republican
citizens in Pioneer Hall, the campaign
for clean city, clean politics and a clean
administration has been conducted in a
manly, liberal fashion. The work for the
betterment Of the city has been open and
aboveboard.' Representatives of every
district in the city have had fair hear
ing. Men were urged to put aside per-
order TO unite all the forces of good citi-
zenship in the common cause of rescuing
the city from the rule Of grafters.
Looters and job holders attached to the
Ruef-Schmitz administration, observing
that the league movement was growing
formidable. set up the cry of Citizens
Alliance" to influence the wage-earners of
the city against the new organization.
but the workingmen were not as easily
duped as The boss Of the grafters expect
ed. The fact was published that not
single member of the executive commit
tee belonged to the Citizens Alliance.
The additional fact was also given TO the
public that 1863 Of the leagues proposed
delegates to the Republican convention
were active and loyal trades union men.
In the hearts of the workingmen of the
town there is no feeling Of enmity to-
ward the San Francisco Republican
League, and to-day thousands of wage
earners of Republican faith will rejoice
in the success of the league tickets and
the downfall of the grafteTs.
The league has covered every detail OF
initial and progressive work. The ballot
for good government has been placed in
the hand of every registered voter. 1t
now remains for the citizens themselves
to do their duty and vote the anti-Ruef
ticket If the taxpayers and other good
citizens on whom the Republican League
relies for support prove apathetic and
irresolute the grafters will win the bat
tie. The citizen who argues to himself,
4 will not take the trouble to vote. be-
cause my NOlS VIII lIOl NC hCCOG0 e1AJ
way" is half a CRATER and a common
skulker. The vote of every good man
is needed because the grafters are well
organized. numerous and desperate. That
some of the ringleaders of graft will go
to the penitentiary can hardly be doubt
ed as they have planned to commit
crimes against the election law.
Despite all the clamor and threats Of
the Schmitz-Ruef Board of Election Com
fche-e under tho aufbOTifW
of the Grand jury will watch the stuff
ers and lodge information that will cause
the arrest and lead to the con-
viction of offenders. The Grand
Jury is acting on the advice
of the District Attorney, who holds that
any citizen has the right to be vigilant
in the cause of the laws observance. If
the subservient police attempt to molest
citizens in their rights under the law
there will be a day of reckoning for the
police
Voters in every district should scan
their tickets closely. Tickets of the San
Francisco Republican League are plainly
lettered Anti -Ruef." The grafters may
resort to the dodge of stuffing in a few
League tickets.
BewareSof so-called Regular Republi-
can tickets" They are regular in one re-
spect only, and that is lney are Ruef
tickets. Ruef's money paid for the print
ing Of such tickets. The only Republican
ticket that has the declared recognition
of the governing body of the Republican
party. the County Committee, is the
ticket Of the San Francisco Republican
League. 1t is Anti-Ruef in name and in
fact.
Beware of United Republican League
and Republican Primary League" tick
cts. These organizations went out of ex-
istence years ago The grafters have res
urrected the name to interpose an ele-
ment of confusion in the contest. Every
little trick and dodge that can be worked
TO deceive the honest voter will be work.
ed to-day by the cunning grafters.
Citizens are advised to pay no attention
to clustering attaches of the Schmitz ad-
who may attempt to "shoo"
honest citizens away from the voting |
booths and incidentally frighten tirnid
citizen. 1t can be safely asserted that |
the Republicans who have enlisted in the |
battle to wrest San Francisco from bood- |
ers and grafters will not be chased away !
from the voting booths.
The proper thing for the honest citizen +,
to do is to examine the list of delegates
before leaving his home, and when he
makes sure that he has the anti-Ruef |,
ticket then go to the voting booth and |.
vote it. |,