The San Francisco call., 1910-02-02

fof the people.
Business Has IncreaSec
since } have been elected there has
been more business done in San Fran
cisco than was done in any period
twice as long under the gentlemen
they set up 10 rule San Francisco
Whenever they find it convenient to
emphasize the fact that they are not
oufte satisfied with my administration
Of san Francisco's affairs they viii find
that / ara prepared 10 give them a
hCht.
II they ever start the recall ! viii
SEQ that they get the necessary signers
for their petition. so that we can try
conclusions We viii ind out where
we stand with the people"
The mayOr declined to discuss has
removal Of holdover commissioners
from the standpoint Of violation OF
the spirit of the charter. With his
refusal he coupled the intimation that
IT least some OF the commissioners re-
moved were guilty of conduct which il
revealed would at least shock the
community He declined to go into
the particulars OF the shocking mat
tiers" on the ground that he had no
desire TO spread scandal
The spirit of the charter is a mat
ter for the discussion OF the gentlemen
removed. In removing them / assigned
The least offensive causes. II you knew
some Of the things done by these gen
tlemen you would be surprised. II the
people knew they would be shocked. ]
want 10 advertise those things as little
as possible. 1 have never believed in
spreading scandal unnecessarily"
Tor his appointees Mayor Mccarthy
said:
Their work viii speak for itself.
viii never stand for anything that is
not right. II ] find that one of my ap-
pointees has done anything that is not
right he viii go Is quickly as if he
were appointed by some ons else
The mayor announced yesterday that
for the present there would be no re-
nloxaIs from the election commission
cor the playground commission and eX-
pressed himself as pleased with the
work of both He denied emphatically
that he had ever said that either Chief
Engineer Shaughnessy Of the fire de-
partment or Superintendent John Nc
Lareu Of Golden Gate park would not
be removed He reiterated the sta&e
ments made by him 10 The Call last
week
TIE Call" said the mayor. I have
So id. and ] repeat ii, that Chief Shaugh-
messy is a splendid fire fighter. I know
nothing OF him save and excepting that
he has been an excellent public ser
Eant I also said that / had not con-
sidered his removal.
II have said and ] say now that I
have never considered the removal of
Mr.. MCLaren OF him I have only
IA.
rendered good public service. l have
not said that I would not remove either
McLaren or Shaughnessy That would
be idle.
There viii he no changes in either
the election commission or the play
ground commission for fle present. l
have looked into the work Of both and
50 far as J have found their work is
satisfactory. The election commission
IS an excellent body Of men. 1t has
done its work weIi and IT has an i'm
portant work to do"
The lighting spirit Of the ousted
members OF the school and health
boards has not spread TO the members
or the other commissions sunmarily
reOrEanized by the mayor. Matthew
Brady. ousted from the civil service
commission, declared yesterday that he
was willing TO spend some money and
some time in a tight if his coIlea gues
we're disposed TO resist their removal
but that he had no desire TO go il
alone. HIS tentative enlistment failed
10 encourage volunteers.
The mayor reappointed DR.. Guy f.
Manning to the board OF health yester-
day and confirmed the selection OF
William X. Cutzi<ow for the park COM
mission. vice Robert P. Troy, resigned
Doctor Manning. who was president
~ the Taylor board of health. sent his
resignation to Mccarthy promptly Nc
Carthy said the spirit in which Doctor
Manning offered his resignation and his
expressed attitude toward Mccarthy
and his administration convinced him
that Manning should he reappointed