The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 27, 1896, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1896. ARE IN LINE FOR PARTY SUCCESS Local Republicans Ready. for a Hearty and United Pull. THE COMING PRIMARY. It Will Soon Be Called and Will Be Free From Corrupt Boss Domination. WHAT THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE The Headquarters of John D. Spreckels Increase in Life as the Con- vention Nears. Local Republican affairs are awaiting the call for the primary election for the selection of delegates to the State Conven- tion to be held at Sacramento Ma, Within a very few days this call will be issued by the County Committee, and the party enthusiasm being shown in this Re- publican year promises that the voters of | the party will turn out in great numbers on election day to deposit ballots whose force will be felt in the National Conven- tion. No contests of importance are yet in sight, but as Jobn D. Spreckels and’ those committeemen and others who are work- ing with him in the interest of fairness, clean politics and popular rule, have won victories for open primaries in the Fourth and Fiftn districts there will be an equal chance for all tickets at the polls, and the voters of the districts will say who shall represent them at Sacramento in naming delegates to the National Convention. Meantime the activity increases daily at the headquarters of John D. Spreckels, at 850 Market street, where actively interested in party affairs stream in and out toward the close of each after- noon and until late in the evening. Mr. Spreckels is constantly receiving congratu- Jations of leading Republicans and dele- | gations from district clubs on his complete victory over tricksters, who began an effort 10 manipulate the party to their own ends, and on his bringing the dawn of an era in San Francisco politics when the Republican party is freed from the domi- nation of corrupt bosses. The party has become united under Mr. Spreckels’ lead- ership, and the strength and decency of the party has fairly started together on the campaign that bhears such certain promises of success. Among the club delegations that called at Republican headquarters yesterday were representa- tive ones from the Thirty-fifth, Thirty- sixth and Forty-third districts. As is now generally understood the | of con- The County Committee will consist two bodies for the officisl duct of the coming primary. eleven county committeemen, repre- senting the Assembly districts in the Fourth Congressional District, will issue the call and supervise the primary in the Fourth District, and the seven members representing the San Francisco districts of the Fifth will act similarly for those seven districts. The Congressional Fourth District has 1ssued its certificate and instructions to the county committee- men of that district, and the communica- tion displays the spirit and metliod that will govern this Republican primary. The | official authorization to the County Com- mittee is as follow: SAN FraNCISco, March 13, 1896. To Messrs. Albert Houston, John L. Browning, « Charles Berliner, Charles Gately, R. W. Heilman, James Gately, A. A. Louderback, J. M. Chretien, P. J. Walsh, G. Bacigalupi, Thomas W. Chandler, Republican County Committeemen of the City and County of San Francisco, within the Fourth Con- gressional District—GENTLEMEN: You and each of youare hereby officiaily notified that at a meeting of the Republican Congressional com- | mittee of seven of the Fourth Congressional District, duly and regularly held on the 13th day of March, 1896, a resolution, of which the annexed is a copy, was duly and regularly passed by said committee; that in accordance with said resolution you have been constituted a committee with the powers and duties enumerated therein; thatas such committee you have been given power to call and conduct a primary election, under the auspices and control of this Congressional committee, in those Assembly districts in the City and County of San Francisco embraced within the Fourth Congressional District. You are further requested that as soon as such primary election has been held in your district and the vote cast thereat hes been as- certained by you, you will at unce certify the vote cast atsaid election and the result thereof to this Congressional committee of seven, which will act as a returning board thereon and will certify the result thereof to the State and district conventions. You are hereby referred to the annexed resolution for & more specific designation of your powers ana duties as such committee. Yours respectfully, CHARLES C. BEMIS, Chairman, Louts POCKWITZ, Secretary. The resolutions are as follows: WHEREAS, At a meeting of the Republican State Central Committee from the Fourth Con- gressional District of the State of California, duly and regularly called and held on the 4th day of March, 1896, in the City of Sau Fran- clsco, at which sa1d’ meeting & majority of the said members from the said district were pres- ent, & Tesolution was duly and regularly adopted providing that the following- named sever persons, electors and resi dents of the said Fourth sional District, should be thereby appointed as the committee of seve: persons from the residents of each district who should act #s a_Congressional committee thereof, to wit: Nicholas Ohlandt, Louis Pockwitz, C. B. Rode, C. C. Bemis, R. Rasmus- sen, F. Arata and Henry Leffmann; and whereas, the above-nained persons have duly and regularly met and organized as such com- mittee oi seven as aforesaid; and whereas, it i8 a sound and _sate principle ' of Republican politics that local seli-govern- ment should ve maintained and accorded to the electors of each political subdivision of the State and district within which elections are to be held, and that the management and con- trol of such elections should be placed in the hands ot the regularly consxitutedpcomminees of the Republican party within such districts, subject, however to the superyision of this committee and in accordance with the resolu- tions and calls of the Republican National Committee and the State Central Committee of the State of California, duly passed at the recent respective meetings thereof; therefore it is hereby Resolved, kirst, that the interests and suc- cess of the Republican party of the State of California in the coming-State and National campaign require that every effort should be put forth and every means adopted by the regularly organized ageucies and committees of the Republican party to secure an_honest election of delegates to the State and District Republican conventions of the State of Cali- jornia and to the Republican National Con- vention. Second, that to that end it shall be and s hereby ordered that a pri- mary election shall be called and held jor ‘the Fourth Congressional District of the State of California w0 be held in the various election precinets of saia Fonrth Congressional District, for the election of dele- gates irom said district to the Fourth Congres- Republicans | Committee of the | sional District Convention and to the Republi- can State Convention. Third—That the test for voters at such primary election shall be: “1 believe in Republican principles and indorse the Republican policy, and intend to support the nominees of the Republican party. Fourth—That a Congressional District Conven- tion of the delegates so be selected as aboveset iorth shall be and s hereby called to meet at the ecity of Sacfumento, State of California, On the 5thday of May, 1896, for the purpose of seiecting two delegates to the Republican National Convention to be held at the city of St. Louis in the State of Missouri on Tuesday, June 16, 1896, and to represent the said | rth Congressional District of the State of California in such convention, and for the se- lection of two delegates to act in case of the absence of the delegates first chosen, and do and perform such other business | come before such district convention. Fifth—That the detalls of hoiding and conducting the above-named primary elec- tion in the varions election precincts ‘of the suid Fourth Congressional District, and of ap- pointing and equipping the election oflicers required under the Iaw to conduct said election | within said district and of providing all neces- sary assistance to such election officers, and the bellot-boxes, ballots, registers and other maicrial and paraphernalia for the proper conduet of such primary election, shall be and is hereby delegated and intrusted ~to the members of the Republican County Central Committee of the City and_County of San Francisco from the several Assembly districts within the said Fourth Congressional District, and that the | <aid persons shall be and are hereby author- ized #nd empowered to provide for the time of holding and to conduet said primary elec- tion under the supervision and control of this committee, and to certify the vote cast at said primary election from each election precinct within said election_district to this Congre ional committee, which will act as & return- board thereon and will eertify the result to the aforesaid State and district conventions. Sixth—That all contests arising out of or con- cerning s¢id primary election must be filed with the secretary of this Congressional com- mittee in writing, with a full statement of the | ground of contest, at least fifteen days preced- ing the meeting of said State Convention, and | | this committee shall determine said contest or contests, and shall have the power in its dis- cretion to call and hold another primary ele tion in such contested precinct or precinets, | | and to canvass, declare and certify the result | | thereof. CHARGE OF CORRUPTION Mrs. Rose M. French Makes an | | Accusation Against a Po- lice Official. A PLOT TO TRADUCE HER. Dr. Dille Is Interested in the Case, and Will Present It to the Chief. Serious charges - against a prominent' police official will be preferred by Mrs. Rose M. French when Chief Crowley re- | | turns. | The charges will give the details of an | alleged plot whereby the accused official | designed to so change the evidence against | Captain Lane as to secure his acquittal. | This was for the primary purpose of | bringing about the aged man’s re- lease, but the secondary motive, { it is claimed, was to throw suspicion upon | | Mrs. French’s probity. She also claims that an officer of the Society for the Pre. vention of Crnelty to Children is implh- cated in the plot. The lady’s charges will be corroborated | by a woman who is said to have been em- | ployed for the double purpose mentioned | and by two members of the police fosce. The woman who will give corroborative testimony, a Mrs. Wilson, says that she | was assigned the task of weaving a web of | damaging evidence to show that Mrs. | French had sold out the prosecution in | | the Nortn Beach case. It will be remem- ‘ |for the prosecution in those cases. 1t | was her duty to get the statements of the ‘ children and to prevent their being inter- | | viewed by others. An effort was made by | | an officer of the Humane Society to de- | | prive her of this custody, with the result | | that he received a severe reprimand from Chief Crowley. Soon after this occurrence, the state- ment goes, the accused official engaged the Wilson woman to make Mrs. French’s acauaintance, if possible, and to be seen with her in public, especially at court. | Later she would be called upon to testify that she and Mrs. French were acting in collusion for the suppression of evidence for the prosecution, for which they were to receive a large sum of money. The first | step in the plot was the meeting between the two women, which was to take place | in a corridor of the City Hall. Mrs. Wil-| son was to accost Mrs. French and engage | herin conversation on some pretext as long as possible, and while she was thus engaged | | Chief Crowley’s attention was to be called to the meeting. This encounter was to | give color to the story the women would | | tell 1ater. Chief Crowley was not in his office at the time, but one of his repre- sentatives was summoned and the ques- tion raised as to what was the occasion for their protracted conversation. Unfortunately for the plot the woman’s | courage failed. She hovered near Mrs, | French like a bird of ill omen, but did not | speak to her. When she was summoned to appear before the prime mover in the plot and gave her report |be said it did not signify whether {she had spoken to her or not, so long as the purpose of her being seen within talking distance was accomplished. She was provided with a_ list of questions and answers in reference to the plan to “sell out the prosecution” and instructed to memorize them, which she did. She was not called upon for this evi- dence, presumably because a well-known attorney pronounced it a game and refused to connive in it. L Mrs. French learned of the plot by acei- dent a few days ago, and secured the woman’s statement in the presence of two competent witnesses. She expects to pro- duce the witness in person for the little court-martial it is expected will be held in the Chief’s office. Dr. Dille, an active member of the Civic Federation, is interested in the case,and will assist in presenting it to the Chief. —_— The Book That the Reader Writes. Not the least interesting of the books in the British Museum is the volume where complaints are entered. They fill many pages, and against each is written, after the lapse of a few days, the learned com- ment of the superintendent. Mr. Fortes- cue, who has just retired from the post, tells the following story with pardonable glee: “I cannot,” wrote a reader one day in the compiaint-book, ‘find any mention of the works of Freyteg in the general cata- logue. "Can it be possible that the officials of this great library are ignorant of the ex- istence of this famous' German novelist, and have never heard of his works? Itis a blot on the administration of the library { that this great novelist’s works should not ; beaccessible.” The comment of the super- | intendent upon this question was brief and 'y much to tl?e p:aint: ";l‘k;‘eré;ren {mvtl- ist’s name is Freytag, nof ] James Budget. & i e ——————— Ask Mr. Hinchceliffe of THE CALL what Magic Lotion will do for a felon, * | Sam Rainey’s own machine, and the | Rainey - Daggett people are eveing it with dark, determined looks | are trying to find out if Chairman Sullivan | color up their sleeves, but expect to be | | the surface beavers’ work is being | done, especially by Sam Rainey. At the last meeting of the general | bered that Mrs. French wasin the em- | multiplying. ploy of the Police Department as “Sullivan is in favor of home rule in a special aid in securing testimony | Ireland, but notin San Francisco,” said | | ers note the same_ thing. RAINEYITES SMELL A LARGE RAT, A Reported Scheme of Sul- livan’s to Appoint Delegates. NEW PLAN TO BEAT SAM Occidental Club Will Move to Market Street to Escape Buckleyism. WILL GET IN THE SWIM, T0O There Will Now l}e Fine, Large and Convenient Buckley Headquarters Downtown. The latest plan of the anti-Rainey minority in the Junta is to beat out the stableman by appointing the delegates to the State Convention mnstead of holding a primary. There is no official announcement to that effect, but that scheme looms up in the foggy, yet lurid air that envelopes and getting ready to shoutwwhat is often called “blue murder.” The Raineyites and Gavin McNab have any aces of that ready with a good majority in the general committee to select the delegates them- selves by ordering a primary, which they can win like rolling off of logs. Chairman Sullivan and Gavin McNab are not saying anything much these dnyAI or making any announcements. No offi- c1al move has been made in Junta affairs since the meeting of the general commit- tee about two weeks ago, though under committee chairman Sullivan’s dictator- ship was continued by anthorizing him to appoint a grievance committee to settle the pending district troubles and a com- mittee to prepare a constitution and by- laws, something the organization has so far got along without. As Chairman Sullivan will appoint the law committee, it will, of course, irame the provisions relating to the selection of con- vention delegates on lines that he and other anti-Raineyites may deem politically wise. . It may put in something about ap- pointment of delegates, and the fight may ome up on the adoption of tize constitution and by-laws in the general committee. As the convention will not be held uhtil June 16, there is yet much time to let things work and develop before calling another meeting of the general committee. The | appointment of delegates by any plan fayored by the anti-Raineyites would | mean that Daggett would be dealt just a | few delegates to Sacramento, and if this proposition ever comes up in the Junta general committee there will be war then ana there. { The Raineyites and the Daggettites are | watchful and suspicious of Sullivan, and | tbeir kicks about his dictatorship are one prominent member of the Junta yes- | terday. Mr. Sullivan is generally credited with being opposed to primaries anvhow, be- cause he believes that pure Democratic primaries are impossible 1n 8an Franeisco, and that the interests of the party demand | that convention delegates be appointed by | the decent element of the party. Perhaps | he forgets what would be the consequences | | of parting Raineyites and Buckleyites from | their chief joy in life. The Buckleyites are about to make an- other masteriy move. They have decided that they have an astral body, and they are going to locate on Market street in it. Perhaps it wonld be more correct to say that they are going to get away. from themselves. Reduce to still more accurate terms the Occidental Club is going to move out of Buckley’s big, fine, queer mansion at.| Bush and Stockton streets, so that they won’t be Buckleyites any more. At the mecting of the State Central Committee the other day Gavin McNab told that Buckley owned the house, the carpets, the chairs, and the cuspidors that the Bucklevites had used, and, of course, oth- As Buckley is out of politics, it is bad politics for the Buckleyites to seem so close to Mr. Buck- ley, and the Buckley leaders have decided that it would be well to not be in Mr. Buckley’s company so openly. There is another reason, too, and it is another good one. The present Occidental | Club is out of the way and people don’t drop around unless they have specially important business as a rule, and head- quarters are wanted that will be head- quarters, where people will come to re- ceive the glad hand, and where there will be life and the boom of it. The general committee headquarters at 935 Market street, opened two weeks ago, consists of one room, and was selected as a temporary place for the boys to come. These general headquarters are for the routine campaign business and for the boys to drop in at. The Occidental Club is a social-political organization, and it exists on a higher plane. It contains Buckley’s throneroom, fine guarters for the leaders to consult in, nice pariors to welcome strangers in and a fine sideboard for Sam Sample to dispense ginger-ale at, So the Occidental is looking for gdequate Market-street quarters, where it will become more prominent, more influential, more lively and more a place where men will come who are a little skittish about being charged with going to see Buckley. The general committee headquarters will be connected with it and there the Buckley faction will take a new swing and & new bcom. SENATOR VILAS AND HIS PA, The Young Man Was Always Overshad- owed by His Parent. Senator Vilas never dawned as a great light on the political horizon until the ‘Wisconsin ‘Democrats sent him to the Chicago convention which nominated Mr. Cleveland for the Presidency. For many weary years the man who has since made such a brilliant reputation as a Cabinet officer and member of the United States Senate was overshadowed and obscured by his father. The elder Vilas had an abiding faith in himself and never quite reached that degree of self- persuasion that the younger bearer of his name would ever set the world on fire with his wisdom and sagacity: ‘“Young Bill,” as he was called, was persistently crowded to the rear to make room for his father. The elder Vilas went to Wisconsin from Vermont some time in the thirties and settled at Madison. He wasa man of a good desl of ability and a Democrat. He had a way of elbowing his way into power, and of flling the mostimportant politi- cal oftices which fell as spoils to theal- lotment of the Democrats, from County Judge to Mayor of Madison. Whenever | famous Wagnerian tenor, Arthur Ficken- there was an office which the Democrats stood a chance of capturing the elder Vilas was sure to be nominated. Young “Bill’” was often mentioned, but his sire was ever the first in the race, and there was never any room for the junior. Y Vhen the war broke out young Vilas shouldered a musket and marched out to fight the battles of his country. He fought 50 well that when he returned home there was much talk of nominating him for Gov- ernor by the Democrats. The wish. to nominate him began to spread, and in a short time the people were talking every- where of “William F. Vilas.” Vilas pere had the same name .and in- itials, and as the idea never possessed him that young Bill could by the wildest stretch of the imagination ever be thought of for so eminent a position, even though the nomination was bound to be largely gratuitous, he quietly concluded that all the agitation was over him. The State convention met. The elder Vilas was there as a delegate. Somebody got u and placed in nomination William F. Vilas, and_there was a great deal of hur- rahing and shouting, and the bandelayed *‘Wien Johnny Comes Marchin, me.” But all this never phased the old squire in the honest conviction_that all this to-do was over him, and in the midst of the enthusiasm he ascended the platform and solemnly assured the convention of his acceptance oi the honor which had been conferred on him. There was a painful suspense in the hall, and everybody realized that an embarass- ing misunderstanding had been created. For a while none of the delegates could find an explanation adequate to the dis- tressing situation. But finally one of the delegates timidly rose to his feet and said : “Squire, I reckon there is a misunder- stan mfi here. This here nomination was intended for young Bill.” The old squire looked painfully sur- prised and offended. He walked to the iront of the platform, and fastening his eye firmly on the venturesome delegate, exclaimed: | ““What, young Bill for Governor? Not much. He can” wait just as well. If any- body by the name of {/ilas takes the nomi- nation it’s William F. Vilas Sr.” . The old man said it, ruffled his brows into a Jove-like frown, and sat down. But the convention nominated him, and young Bill bad to wait until the magic name o1 Cleveland conjured up a new era in Demo- cratic history, which superseded the rPegitme of the elder Vilas.—Washington ost. TWO WAGNERIAN SINGERS Concert at the Auditorium Where Materna and Schott Appear. Ondricek Makes Another Hit—En- thusiastic Applause for All the Performers. The rain, which clattered outside on the roof of the Auditorium during a great part of the Materna-Ondricek concert last night, had no effect in dampening the ardor of the large audience within. An exceptionally fine musical treat was in progress and it would have taken more than a heavy shower to keep the musical public from attending. None of the ad~ mirers of Wagner that were present, and their name was legion, regretted havine braved the elements to Lear the concert. In addition to Ondricek and Materna, who are a host in themselves, the at- tractions included Anton Schott, the scher, pianist, and an orchestra directed | by Isidore Luckstone, with John Mar- quardt as concert-master. Schott aroused as much enthusiasm as either Materna or Ondricek, which is say- ing a great deal for the impression be made. He is an exceptionally big man for a tenor and possesses atorrespondingly big voice, which is turning somewhat to barytone. This artist, who has been sing- ing in public for about twenty-five years, has a much more distinctively German method than thut of Materna. Heaven gave him a magnificent voice and he uses it jovially and lustily, eschews the vibrato and sings with true artistic feeling. If Herr Schott had had a maestro of the old Ttalian school to ‘“‘place” his voice in his youth it would probably show less signs of wear than it does at present. It is a magnificent organ still, but the voice 18 greater than the art. Particularly is thix apparent in the mezza voce, which 1s husky, and in the apparent lack of power to execute the graaual swelling and dying away on a note, which Materna performs with fin- ished art. Howevyer, Schott, in addition to a fine voice, has a number of effective vocal tours de force, and all his solos were enthusiasticaliy aEp]auded. His sing- ing of the “Erlking” was lusty and impressive, though the piano passages were decidedly loud, Schumann’s ““Iwo Grenadiers” was very well rendered and the audience seemed as if it would like to hear Herr Schott sing ‘‘Ah Mier” for the rest of the night, so wildly did it applaud. The same may also be said of Lohengrin’s “Erzaelung una Abschied.” Materna by request sang her grand aria from Wagner's ““Rienzi,” and sang it mag- nificently. She was obstinately encored, and gave *‘Mein Bote’’ with such rich, full tones and artistic feeling that people clamored unreasonably for more, until Materna by signs gave them to under- stand, in a very gracious way, however, that iv was useless to persist. One of the great features of the concert was excerpts from the first act of *‘Die Walkuere,” Frau Materna being the Siglinde and Anton Schott the Sigmund. Franz Ondricek’s playing aroused the wonted amount of ‘enthusiasm. He vlayed the Mendelssohn concerto in %hich Marsick was heard here recently, and his verve and brilliancy were remarkable, particularly in the final allegro molto. Although he did not give so many caden- zas as Marsick be aroused considerably more demonstrations of approbation, and the audience showed its respect for the orchestra by hushing down attempts to applaud during the orchestral portions of the work. Luckstone conducted very sym- pathetically. As an_encore to the concerto Ondricek played Schumann’s “Night Song.” His ‘‘Hungarian Airs,” by Ernst, were also enthusiastically encored, as from their brilliant execution they deserved to be. . Fickenscher proved liimself to be a fairly interesting pianist. His best work was that done in the Liszt numbers, and in the ‘‘Liebestot,” from “Tristam and Isolde,’” which he gave as an encore and in which he producea about the effect of an or- chestra. The farewell concert of this gifted combination will take place to-morrow afternoon at the Auditorium. Two Hats and No Head. M. Lablache, the famoussinger, was very absent-minded. While at Naples on one occasion, ng Humbert was also there and expressed a desire to make his ac- quaintance. On entering the antechamber in the palace, M. Lablache found that the gentlemen present were all personal ac- gulntflnce; of his and asked to be allowed keep his hat on as he was suffering from a severe cold. A flively conversation was cut short by the entrance_of a cham- beriain announcing that the King would receive M. Lablache at once. In the momentary confusion the singer forgot that he was wearing his hat, took old of another which had ieen placed on a chair near him, and went before his Ma- jesty, who, at the sight of him, burst into a fit of uncontrollable laughter. Utterly confused, M. Lablache asked humbly to be informed of the reason of the King’s merri- ment. ‘‘Let me ask you a_question first, replied the King; ‘“which is your hat—the one you are wearing on your head, or the one you carry infiur hand?” *Confound it all!” nrhed blache, -joining in the laughter; “‘truly, two hats are too many for a fellow who has lost his head.” HE WANTS PROHIBITION, 0. G. May Depounces the Cali- tornia Protective Associa- tion Project. WOULD KILL LOCAL OPTION. He Says There Is But One Way to Get the Liquor Traffic Problem Out of Politics. To the Editor of the San Francisco Call— Dear Sir: [ was quite interested in an article in a recent issue of THE CALL re- garding the purpose and policy of the California Protective Association. As “THE CALL speaks for all,” I presume that it will be glad to voice the other side of the question also. Its president, J. P. Edoff, tries bard to make the California Protective Association appear as innocent and benevolent as a spring lamb, but some of your readers re- gard it as the most brazen and ravenous wolf that has ever been turned loose upon the public. Mr. Edoff claims that the object of the association is to secure a general censor- ship of the liquor traffic, then get the entire whisky problem out of politics, ele- vate the traffic, secure a high grade of men for their retail businessand increase the State revenue two or three million dollars, besides other benefits too numerous to mention. Now, let us see_ how Mr. Edoff & Co. propose to accomplish all this and just what it all means. 1t is well known that under the local op- tion laws of California certain localitics have presumed to throw off the domina- tion of the liquor traffic and to abolish sa- loons. Other localities have placed a burden- some license fee and other restrictions on £a- loons which have reduced their number and embarrassed the business. This state of affairs has been quite unpleasant 10 the wholesale trade, and so it devises a plan to “‘rectify matters. The substance of their delectable scheme is simply this: To mass ail the whisky forces (wholesale and retail) of the State and cen- tralize them in a single committee. Then se- cure a State law compelling every county in the State to issue liccnses to saloons. This would do away with local option entirely and not allow the loeal authoritivs any voice whet- ever in the granting of licenses in their own districts even. This is the gist of the present movement by the liquor traffic, and is but one of the many ways by which a business that by common con- seut is the deadliest foe of hunianity seeks to fasten itself, like the viper that it is, on a long- suffering public, “Getting the entire whisky problem out of politics,” “elevating the traffic,” increasing the revenue, etc., are ail mere chaff and a blind to cover up the real intent of the C. P. A. What they actually want is to bind the op- posers of the saloons, hand and foct, by a State license law, stick a loon down in every county, next to everybody's door and snap their fingers in the iace of the public with Boss Tweed’s taunt, “What are you going to do about it? That's their game preciseiy, and any one who takes the pains to look into their history, or even into the articte in Wednes- day’s CALL, can see it plainly enough. Let us notice Mr. inconsistency and in- sincerity. He says the object of C. P. A. is, “first to get the eutire whisky problem out ot politics,” and then admits the association 1s in politics, working the Legislature, the Gover- nor and the Supervisors of the whole State, besides everything and everybody that can in any way be worked to secure a law thatwill crush all opposition end firmly establish their snloons 11 every part of the State. Thac is, they go into poiitics to get out of politics. 3 2 Besides this, it is notorious that the liquor traflic has long been, and still is, the most gi- gantic and unscrupulous corrupter of polit that this round world has ever seen, N0t even excepting the Southern Pacific Octopus; and yet, Mr. E. has the cheek to tell us that all | members of his association are absolutely pro- hibited, under penalty of & $500 fine, or ex- pulsion’ from engaging in politics 1n any way ! The second object of the C. P. A, is to “ele- vate the traffic.”” Thatit has need of elevating even Mr. E. tacitly confesses, for it is the most debasing, destructive and fiendish ot any business on earth. But how does Mr. E. propose to “ele- vate” it? Simply by taking the last vestige of control of the traflic away from the temper- ance people and placing it in the hands of the y men themselves. is the way Collis Pelican and the South- wh That | ern Pacific want to fix up their railroad busi- ness, and the way Jay Gould and Rockefeller liked to have matters arranged for them—with this difference—that the greed of the liquor traflic is a thousand times worse than that of all the three others combined. C. Pelican is said to have expressed his patriotism and beuevolence in this little epi- gram: *1am perfectly satisfied if my actions meet the approval of ‘one man, and that one maxn is Collis P Huntington.” Likewise Van- derbilt in this: ‘“The public be 4—d!” It will require & rare genius to as fitly frame as truthful an expression of the patriotism and benevolence of the gang engaged in the liquor traffic. A combination of the two given above would make u good starter toward it. Another of Mr. E.'s ways of ‘‘elevating the traffic” is by keeping out of the saloon business “those who do not bear a thoroughly good reputation in the community in which tLey mtend to carry on their business.” The impression generally prevails. however, that the saloons are the favorite haunts of the bums, thieves, gamblers, adulterers and crimi- nals generally. Mr. E. knows very well that no person of “thoroughly good reputation” will associate with that class of peorle, much less become the presiding demon of the hell- holes where they are manufactured and har- bored. Again, the unselfish and patriotic assist- ance of the C. P. A. is offered with touching generosity to all the local authori- ties of the entire State to help them root out ali the saloon-keepers, “whose past methods and present praetices forieit the right 10 license privileges”! 1f the proposed effort should prove fairly successful 1t would clean out a large majority of the saloon-keepers and cripple the C.P.A.’s wholesale trade. They all know that justas well as they know that they are alive. 5 I fact, there is no other business that has to be so closely watched and hedged in by the most rigorous laws and severe penalties as the liquor traffic, and yet every now and then en- tire liquor plants are confiscated by the United States Government on account of their rascali- ties. Many claim that the traffic is based on dishonesty—that there is no value returned for the millions paid over the bars of the saloons— that what is sold is a damage to the buyer and to the community of which he is & member. Again, Mr. E. is greatly astounded by the refusal of the Senate Judiciary Committee to indorse his brilliant littie scheme for reform and revenue. Perhaps the committee yielded to their honest conviction that the industry, intelligence, morality and general welfare of their constituents would not be improved by the enlargement of the drunkard and criminal making business, represented by Mr. E., and therefore decline to prostitute themselves and their high office to the traitorous work of giving aid and comfort to the most dangerous enemy of the commonwealth. It may be that Mr. E. & Co. will consider these views as too extreme and treat them with contempt. In that case Irefer them to similar exrfreuiom by others, for whom 1t is o be hoped they have some respect. If they are willing to see their businessas others ‘see it, let them read afew of the ex- ressions of the Supreme Court of the United tates on the snbewl. I will give only one, which is of especial interest to Californians, as it was written by Stephen J. Field, a California Judge, a Democrat, and by no means a prohi- bition fanatic. The case also was Californian- being that of Henry Christenson of fan Fran, cisco, November, 1890. In this decision the Supreme Court said in speaking of excessive drinking: ‘The injury, it is true, falls first upon him fn his health, which the hablt undermines: in his morals, which it weakens, and in self abasement which it creates. Bul as it leads to neglect of business ana waste of properiy and general demoralization it affects those who are immediattly connected with and dependent upon him. By the general concurrence of opinion of every ciwilized and Christian community, there are few sources of crime and misery 1o society equal to the dramshop, where intoxicating liquors. in small quantities to be drunk at the time, are sold indis- criminately to all parties applying. ery State show a greater amount of crime and misery attributable to the use of ardent spirits obtained at _these retail liquor suloons than to any other source. * * * There is no inherent right in a citizen to sell intoxicating liquors by retail: it Is not a privilege of a citizen of a State or of & citizen of the United States. As it is a business attended with danger to a com- munity it may. as already said, be entirely pro- hibled, or be bermltted under such conditions as will limit to the utmost its evils. Mr. E, & Co. may weil makea note of the fact that this highest tribunal in the country, and brands his business as ith danger—demoraliz- morals and citizen- robably in the world, gne tn.{ls l]:;engedh;” , business, 'x: p'm -1-‘::e that tne saloohs sre the une unle}(:i source of misery and crime; and vet Mr. B has the efirontery to express surprise an 1‘:; aij on at the refusal of the Leumnturem 1n50 se his unscrupulous scheme tohnenht s devil fish on_the State that it might without Tmolestation fatten on the life blood of its eiti- i nor Budd Finally—"And now comes Governor (ollowlny[ up the movement we started. lIIe ,,ifl now engaged in sending out circulars to the County Cierks in this State for the pu}'poel:: of compiling statistics with the view orexthe ommenaing_ this very plan thatiwe were i first to suggest. He may thus be m; & ~ed’; said to be stealing our thunder. Ahl in ‘fl 1 So Mr. E. you were more suceessful in worl nn% the Governor than you were the Legislature! But instead of his *'stealing your !nl{ndetr. o ou say, it looks as though the whisky tra 1ad stalen our Governor and were using him to pull their chestnuts out of the hre.h P Probably the Governor was in the same lofty, patriotic business of * stealing ‘lfiu thunder’”’ when he killed the Berkeley'bl or the protection of university students who are away from the natural protection of their own homes? If Governor Budd is working for yn?. as you say, it is certainly s striking example of what Judge Field calls “the demoraiizing effect of the trafic.” i £ bt No, nol Mr. E’s merry masquerade of his C. P. A. will not pass muster. The woltish leerl’h. claws and smell cannot be concealed by the lamblike covering of pre- tended reform and patriotism in which he essays to parade his association. The only sat- isfactory way to reform a mad dog or a ratti snake is to kill nim—und the only satisfactory way (o reform or “elevate’’ a business thatis radically bad and deadly to everything good— is to kill it! I take pleasure in commendin method of reform to the C. P. A., and doubt but it would prove very efficient, and not only “get the entire whisky proble‘m”ou! of politics,” but aiso “elevate the traffic” in a manner altogether profitable and sapslacwry to the public. 0. G. MaY. Berkeley, March 23, 1896. LARGE REALTY SALES. Central Business Property and Other Offerings Sell Well at Auction. Two auction sales of real estate were held yesterday, the totals of which aggre- gate over $225,000. The one held by Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. included the property of the estate of C. H. Stryling. There were several pieces of central busi- ness property 1n the list, and it was the opinion that the prices realized were good, considering the condition of the market. J. C. Johnson was the purchaser of the premises 517 and 519 Market street for $61,500. The lot is 40x80 feet and is cov- ered with a three-story and basement brick building that is renting now for §350 per month. The Maison Doree property, 217 and 219 g this simple and have no arny street, 25x60:5 feet, with a four. figry an basement brick building, was sold to H. W. Hyman for $52,000. The highest price per iront foot was real. jzed for the Montgomery-street building, just opposite the Occidental Hotel. The lot is ?'34:4%:{60, and theimprovements.coy. sist of a four-story and basement buildi that at present rents for $650 per montj J. S. White was the purchaser, at $76,000, A lot 37:6x102:81 at the northwest cor. ner of Sacramento and Lyons streets sold to W. K. Van Allen for $3600. adjoining lots frontinz on Sacramen ee to street, each 25x102:83{, sold for 4 | total = of $4825 to Dr. Merritt. One lot 25x127:814 fronting on Sacramento ng street was purchased tv Mr. Hawthorn for $1600, and the samee gentleman was the urchaser of a lot, 25x112:6, fronting op Eyons street, near Sacramento. The prem- 1ses, 1212 Mascn street, was purchased hy 0. D Baldwin_for $5000. There are two Iots, one 68:9x68:9 and one 22:11x38:9, and the improvements consist of a substantial residence. Two lots in San Miguel Home stead soli for §75 each. All these sales w. made subject to confirmation by the Prc bate Court. The same firm also sold yesterday the remises 805 Capp streat, consisting of a fi)t,‘24x122. , and two-story residence of eight rooms, for $2400. The adjoining lo 16x122:6, sold for $540. The total amount | of these sales by Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. was $209,440. ) Yesterday O. F. von Rhein & Co. offered a miscellaneous list of properties and the total sales aggregated $15,810. A lot 25x120 in Richmonu, on Eighth avenue, near street, sold for §750, and another lot 50x120 on Twelfth avenue, 100 feet south of Point Lobos avenue, sold for $1310. A lot in South San Francisco, on Sixteenth avenue, near Q street, sold at $150, subject to confirmation of the Probate Court. The lotand improvements at 2616 Larkin street sold for §3100. A lot at the northwest corner of California and Laurel streets sold for $1650. A lot 60x 100 with improvements, 2013 Folsom street, brought: $6700. This last piece was sold conditionally. Several lotson Dolores and Twenty-seventh streets and on Dolores and Army streets brought $2200. — e No Further Objections. Two Americans were lately traveling by rail in France in a railroad carriage, the only other occupant of which was a quiet old gentleman. One of the Americans was | about to smoke, when the old party pointed to anotice forbidding smoking. Somewhat disconcerted, the smoker abandoned the attempt, but in a few minutes more pulled out a flask and remarked to his com;}r‘ i +1 wonder if that darned old Fren kee- sicks obiects to our taking a drink!” and was horrified when the supposed old French party said in the purest of Eng- is « 1 should like to join you, boys.\— Boston Commercial Bulletin. NEW TO-DAY. For the Teeth and Breath. An absolutely safe dentifrice, popular with refined people for over half a century. - All Druggists. 0z0aonr Pu. A large bottle of Liquid Sozodont (use dail a week) in every package sold. Smail cents and mention this paper. AND FRAGRANT. v) and box of Sozodont Powder (use twice sample bottle by mail, if you send five Address the proprietors of Sozodont, HALL & RUCKEL, Wholesale Druggists, New York Cit; RAILROAD TRAVEL] BIG REDUCTION IN RATES BY RAIL 0. PORTL.AND, OR. SUNDAY. ...MARCH 29, And Every Fifth Day Thereafier. Leave from S. P. 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T e S 0 *4:00 fonee o Prom OAXLAND—Foot of Brosdway.— 8:00 1 00 *100 © $2:00 14:00 A for Momning. hli{vllfieenwd‘.’ iy $t Mondsy, Thursday sad o, only. atu . Tuesdsys only. » Saturdev nights only RAILROAD TRA SANFRANCISCO & NORTH P4 CIFIC RATLWAY €0, Tiburon Ferry—Foot of Market St. San Francisco to San Rafael. WEEK DAYS—7:40, 9:20, 11:00 A.M.; 12:3§, 5:10, 6:30 P. x. Thursdays—Extra trl 0 .. Saturdays—Exira (rips s 150 and 11:30 P. x. SUNDAYS—8:00, 9:30, 11:00 A.w.;: 1:30, 3:3 6:00, 8:20 P. M. 8:30, at 11 San Rafael to San Francisco. WEEK DAYS—6.25, 5, 9:30, 11:10 A. wg 13:45, 8:40, 5:10 7. turdays—Extra trips at 1:55 P. M. and 6:35 P. M. BUNDAYS—8:10, 9:40, 11:10 A. 3.; 1:40, 3:40, 5:00, 6:25 P. M. Between San Francisco and Schuetzen Park same lcl‘ledulau above. Ve | . Arrive San Franciseo. | AT | san Francisco Wank | SU% | yediiniion | SO | WEEE DaYS. | Davs. Novato, Petaluma, |Santa Rosa. Falton, Windsor, 10:30 ax n:sopu!s:ooui 7:30 x| 6:15 Pu Pieta, . Hopland & AM§8:00 ax| Ukiah. | 7:30 pu| 6:15 rxc I 10:30 Ax Guerneville. | 7:30 Px| | | 6:15 ru Sonoma |10:40 AM| 8:50 A and 05 P 6:15 Px | Glen Ellen. | | A (10:30 Ax 10:10 6:05 M| 6:15 Px Rafael fo as. Btages connect at Cloverdale for the Geysers. Stages connect at Pleta for Highland Springs, Kelsevville, Lakeport. Stages connect at Ukiah for Vichy Springs, Blas Lakes, Laurel Dell, Upper Laxe, Boonevills, Green- wood, Mendocino City. Fort Bragg, Usal, Westport, Cahto, Willetts, Calpelia, Pomo, Poiter Valley, Jona Day’s, Livelys, Gravelly Valley, Harris, Scoiia Eureka. Saturday to Monday round-trip ticketsat reduced = On Sundays round-trip tickets to all poiats oe yond San Rafael at half rates. Tickes Offices. 650 Market st., Chronicle building. H.C. WHITING, R. X. RYAN, Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent. Atlantic » Pacific RAILROAD Trains leave from and arrive &t Market-Street Ferry. SANTA FE EXPRESS To Chicago via A. & P. Direct Line Leaves every day at 5 P. 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Saturdays—Tomales and Way stations. :00 olnt Reyes #119 WAy SLailons, cOoOSMOProuITAN, Opposite U. S. Mint, 100 and 102 Fifth st., San Franclsco, Cal.—The most select fumily botel ia the city. Board and room, $1, 51 25 and $1 50 per day, according v room. Meals 25¢. Rooms, 0c and 75¢ & day. “'rea coach to sbd from the hotel. Look for the coach pearing the name of tho Cos mopolitan Hotel. WM. FAHEY, Proprictor.