The San Francisco call., 1905-01-18
THE CONVICTION OF WYMAN.

HE courageous fight made by Mr. and the
ended with the conviction Wyman There others who
will time be attended to- These crimes committed az he
primary election last August is conceded by all students OF our
poy that primary election the beginning of the operations by
which people declare their will of Importance than the
general municipal which follows the primary 1t
through primary that for office made and when
eorruntna the balobox nominate apparently rival tickets which
citizens choice all Whichever ticket prevails
under such circumstances the grafters and coupon united by
articles of criminal partnership waydespo the public
treasury and the citizenand there redress
Because the Importance of the primary ndts direct rea
good all citizens regularly exoed to vote
rghto that votes anothers name
mas mas mere :. @ % th 10 T4 t M T TIE % Suffers Of the urinary en-
watchuness and able often drive the
occasional decent citizen from the polls by threat and insult
their way, has been foul Under these
cumnces developed system official wnking this
fraud This have been expected When possible
to corrupt the primary the official authority generates
rpt ballot rises no higher than its source
crimes which wnk and the criminals feel immunity that
AT the August primary Mr. Fairfax Wheelan
citizens courage determination concluded that their duty
the primary than perfunctory They took seriously and
seriously entered its discharge They found this tar from
pleasant personal experience for they treated as neopes
scrptve right stuff and ay returns In the face
much personal and personal danger Mr.
Wheean stood his ground and secured the testimony which has
started ufr toward the penitenar and has set other cr
nails shaking in their shoes The work OF prosecution has only be-
gun and will be followed with discretion and all the
resources Merchants Association.
represented by association convict baobox
suffers and the purity of the primary has upon the duty
the least will be found wnkg crime and encouraging
nals This is the further and work that lies ahead When
public expression of official authority in the spirit that has
been shown the of the ballot frauds there will be
such frauds for criminals will take risks
the hope of and from such administration be
they hope for any advantage
The whole incident the day Mr. Wheelan his
ground difficulty the verdict of the enfranchse
of the decent sefespecng citizens of San Francisco 1t
the first that they have been made conscious of their
In this awakening their revealed 1t that of
eternal vigilance which the price good
1t iumnates the pathway this achievement for there
If be taken the result will be reached The
people who irrespective of their partisan aaon feel the
of what has been accomplished that
inspiration forward purpose the If
they path together farther lies good govern
But if they divide and follow paths they will exhaust
selves seess In that will
and the last of the city will be than the
Under existing of this
virtue and civic pride all the people Some of the depths which
reckless administration may sound known by experience
this knowledge bugle call to such watcuness has been
shown prosecuting the balotbox suffers 1t also calls
further and higher duty which forget their general
political differences and divisions and together
purpose the highest that inspire good citizen his
The Merchants Association
high utterances that have the
whole They raised great expectations far
these be realized and have
purposes worthy and so worthily expressed.