The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 3, 1897, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 1897. DECEMBER 3 1807 FRIDAY.. " JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprictor. Address All Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Manager, PUBLICATION OFFICE. ... .Market and Tnird streets, San Francisco Telephone Main 1868. EDITORIAL ROOMS. veeses D17 Clay street Telephone Main 1874, THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL (DAILY AND SUNDAY) is served by carriers in this eity and surrounding towns for 15 cents a week, cents. By mail $6 per year; per month 65 THE WEEKLY CALL. ..One year, by mail, $1.50 OAKLAND OFFICE, . veee .908 Broadwey Fastern Representative, DAVID ALLEN, NEW YORK OFFICE. .Room 188, World Building WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE. ... C. C. CARLTON, Correspondent. BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery street, corner Clay; open until 9:30 o’clock; 339 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin street; open until 9:30 o’clook. SW. corner Sixteenth and sion sireets; open until 9 o'clock. 2518 Mission street; open until 9 o'¢jock, 143 Ninth street; open until 9 o'clock. 1505 Yolk street V. corner Twenty-second ««..Riggs House WATCH THE CONSPIRATORS. T is exceedingly difficult to keep track of the movements of ] the wily- conspirators who have been employed by the politi- cal bosses and corporations to defeat the adoption of a new charter by the people of this city. The best we can do at this juncture is to-advise the people to keep a watchful eye upon them. Time, which is always s vindicator of the righteous and the innccent, may safely be relied upon to develop s plan by which they can be thwarted. On Wednesday eyening a member of the combine, the Evening Post, appeared with a strong argument in favor of the adoption of a new charter. It said that an indifferent organic law would be better than the consolidation act; that the city needs a new charter badly, and that any instrument submitted will probably be adopted, the intimation being that tbe people are in a desperate mood and are disposed to take chances rather than continue in this present unsatisfactory condition. The next morning the other organ of the conspira- tors, the $30,000 Ezaminer, came out with an appeal to the peovle to go to the polls and vote on December 27. It declared that the bosses and carporations were determined to defeat the adoption of any charter, and said that they would do so unless the people checkmated them with their votes. On Tuesday evening the Buckley Democrats met and ndorsed eizit of the charter convention nominees. The E ve them a long and respectiul report and carefuily suppressed the fact that they were acting under the orders of the sage of Livermore, whom it used to denounce as a rascal and a boodler. These proceedings, as we have already remarked, make it extremely difficult to keep track of the railroad conspiracy to defeat the adoption of a charter. The Post knows that it has only to shoot *‘charter,”’ and that ends the charter. Hence it would appear that the combine is about to repair the mistake it made a few days ago when it shuffled the $30,000 Eraminer up in the same box with the Southern Pacific Post and the Buckley Democrats. That faux pas exposed the conspiracy and may vet defeat it. It is now evidently the programme to precipitate anotber quarrel between the Eraminer and Post and s lead the public to believe that the former has again repu- diated its contract and left the Scuthern Pacific employ. It will therefore be well for the people to watch the conspirators. In the meantime we desire to address a question to the freeholders of the Citiz:ns’ Committee of One Hundred. Amorig these fifteen gentlemen there are many highly respeci- able citizens. All of them may be above reproach, but we are cautioned against conceding that because we do not know every one. The question is, Are the freeholders aware that are being supported by the Eraminer, Evening Post and Buckley Democrats? If they are what excuse have they to offer for permit:ing the outrage to continue? They must know that these sheets are the organs of the Southern Pacific and the associated villainies; that one of them was recently canght drawing money from the great corporation for keeping quiet; that the other is the open advocate of the interests of the monopoly, and that the two have joined the Buckley Demo- crats for the purpose of making the charter campaign so ridic- ulous that the people will become disgusted and vote against any charter. Every man is known by the company he keeps, and unless the association in the cases of these freeholders is interrupted verySoon several reputations will be placed in jeopardy. What have they to say for themselves? aminer Judge Campbell is a great man. In the matier of whiskers he is absolutely unexcellea. The winds singing across the peninsula find no finer opportusity to sough than is afforded by bis beard. But this is his strong point. Above the whis- kers Judge Campbell is a little weak at times. Therefore his decision that laws against certain dens of iniguity are null and void will not be accepted by everybody. The tact that the Judge does not like a certain statute is often commendatory. Mrs. Nack of New York seems to be a person subject to corflicting emotions. ‘With toterable calmness she sawed one man into vieces of convenient size for carrying, with fortitude swore the blame upon her assistant, had him sentenced to the electric chair and now she weeps copiousiy. Whether this is because she is denied the joy of dissecting her fellow-mortals orisa genuine if tardy case of sympathy must, of course, be conjecture, The 8St. Louis man who turned his daughters from the house because they declined to marry by a certain date fixed by himself defends his theory quite glibly. However, despite anything he may cay, the fact shines radiant that he is a dod- dering old fool, and that when the daughters shall acquire hus- bands they ought to call sround in rapid snccession and kick their father-in-law to the ceiling. The elevation of Thomas H. Hubbard to the first vice-pres- idency of the Southern Pacific is no surprise. In time, when President Huntington shall have ceased from his labors and gone to his reward (particulars. ot the same being here omit- ted), Mr. Hubb¥rd will step into the vacant shoes as naturally as can be, and everybody will wonder why it didn’t happen be- fore. S While 1t cannot bz affirmed that work is progressing with much rapidi'y on the Hall of Jusiice Contractor Bateman has cheered the populace by giving it some more of his justly cele- brated promises. These “promises are not warranted non- breakable, but have the peculiarity of being as good after breaking as before. Since statistics show that one death out of every seven in New York results from consumption it would seem that in- stead of turning up their educated noses at every doctor who essnys to lessen the ravages of this sconrge physicians gen. erally might at: least accord the experimenters a respectful hearing. - The repugnance of Detective Anthony toward the wicked pastime of gambling does not assume a most dignitied and im- pres sive form in his objection to paying a gambling debt. Out of the Dreylus-Esterhazy affair there is promise of a crop of duels among Paris editors, and the somber thought arises that not one of the editors will be hurt If the report that Pando bas been killed by Cubans prove true, the circumstance will fill Weyler with scorn. His men knew how to keep out of-harm’s way. However, the nickel-in-the-slot {elephone still enjoys a pleasing immunity. 4 * The objcetions of Judge Wallace to trying the Cooney ara alsy shared 1n by Mr. Cooncy. case SENATOR PERKINS' STRANGE POSITION. HE Examiner has come promptly to the support of Serator Perkins and argues for his obedience to what it calls “‘the will of the people” in the matter of annexation. It naively confesses that if principle were involved his proposed action would not be justifiable. Admitting that, morally, an- nexation is very unprincipled indeed, we must deny that such a serious transaction has no relation to American policies and the principles of our Government. It is a matter of the high est principle, and the expression of the popular will concerning it can only be taken in that method provided in our system for the exercise of that will. The idea of the Examiner is that legislation in its highest function is to be controlled and dic- tated not by expression in the ballot-box, not by the soberly debated and well-considered conclusions of legal representative bodies commissioned by the people for that purpose, but by | sidewalk ‘and street-corner vehemence and newspaper volul bility. We have had, so far as Senator Perkins is concerned, the form of expression on this subject by which the popular wil- is legally and constitutionally made known. The Legislature which sent him to the Senate refused to indorse annexation. That is the last orderly and formal voice on the subject that has been heard in this State. The Examiner has so persist- ently promoted the reversal of judicial finalities by mass-meet- | ings under inflammatory and defamatory appeals against judges, that its notion of government generally has become corrupted. The doctrine which it sets up for the guidance of a United | States Senator is destructive of government itself. If one admit the propriety of such method of determining his duty by a Senator we deny the conclusion reached by Senator Perkins and his organ. We deny that it is true !hat‘= two-thirds of the people of this State are for annexation, or | thata majority of them are so minded.” The speculative classes interested and the Hawaiian planters domesticated | here and the papers which they have ample means for con- trolling are of course active and noisy; but the vast mass of | our busy people who are the ultimate foundation of a sane and safe public opinion, and before whom public xaen come to final i judgment, are not in favor of such a wide departure from our national policy. These are the citizens who see through the | flimsy pretexts, the appeals to pseudo patriotism, the pretense that some other nation will take the islands and the hypocrisy | which pats Dole’s oligarchy on its weak back and hails it as a | republic. Does Senator Perkins comprehend the full extent of his new idea about the duty of a Senator? Next year the Demo- crats of this State will denounce protection In their platform. If they carry the election, what will our Republican Senator do? Will he introduce a repeal of the Dingley bill? Will he come out for free trade, or will he resign? If he do none of these things, then he will stand in the position of disregarding an expression of the popular will at the ballot-box, in the constitutional manner provided for such expression, while de- claring that he is the slave of a popular expression by mass- meetings, mobs or street-corner interviews. In other words, his position is thatformal and legal expression is no expression at all, and that constitutional government is not government at all, and its methods are mistaken and unworthy of his re- spect, while resolutions of mass-meetings and cursory interviews and the vehement appeals of people with purely personal and selfish interests are the proper methods for deter- mining what the government is and shall do. He should then change the oath of a Senator, and instead of swearing to protect and defend the constitution, the char- | tered grant and limitation of all governmental power and authority, he should take an oath to obey the resolutions of every mass-meeting and to defend the declarations of every interview. THE LOS ANGELES SCHOOL SCANDAL. OS ANGELES has set the State a good example in many things and has now an opportunity once more to show the ability of her people to deal rightly and effectively with matters of public concern. One of her School Directors hes ad- mitted having aided others in collecting money from teachers' janitors and other employes of the Scheol Department, under a threat of depriving them of their places, and now the Siate waits to see what Los Angeles will do ahont it. The statements made by the repentant Director, Joseph F, Adams, are to the effect that he desired to obtain somo of the patronage of the Echool Board for bis friends the Populists, and that in order to do so be had to enter into a combination with others of the board, the cbief of whom was Dirctor Webb. The programme of the combination as described by Adams was that of drawing up a so-called blacklist on which was Inscribed the names of persons from whom money was to be obtained. The victims were skown this list and were told to see & certain Axtell for further information. Of his share in working this programme M:. Adams said: Whatever I said to the principals about their positions was said efter Webb told me sbout the plan to give the Llacklist to Axtell. He suggested that whenever anything was said between me and these principals whose names wera on the blacklist I should taik to them in 8 way to alarm them about their places and tol! them to sce Axteil to get further information as to what to do. There was nothing defi- nite sald about whai was 10 be done with the money. I understood from Webb that Axtell was 10 pay the money collected directly to | Webb, end Webb said that he was going to divide it around, but ciaimed that he would have 10 give the larger part to Bartlett and Dr. Mathus in order, as he said, to keep them in line. When this statement was read before the School Board Director Webb is reported to have pointed to Director Adams and said: *‘Gentlemen, there before you sits the monumental liar of the age. He has made what purports to be a confes. sion. He has lied before he made it and be lies now. I wil prove it.”” The charze and denial thus publicly and emphati- cally made cannot be compromised. The issue has been raised sharply and distinctly, and Los Angeles will compromise her. self 1f she does not determine on which side lies the guilt and then apply the punishment. Political jobbery and corruption are always bad, but they are at their worst when they assall cur public schools. It is the aspiration of the American people to keep their school system free even from rivalries of legitimate partisanship. There is discontent whenever appointments are made to school positions under circumstances that lead to a belief they were intended to reward partisan rervice rather than to advance tne wellare of the schools, and the discontent warms to in. dignation when there is a suspicion that the paironage of the schoole is used to put money into the pockets of the Directors. The Los Angeles School Board may not b2 more corrupt than that in other cities, but by the confsssion of Director Adams Los Angeles has a basis of diract evidenes upon which to work that other cities do no: possess in making an inves- tigation in the interests of school reform. It is for that rea- son the atteation of the State will be directed to see what she will do about it. She has now an opportunity to enforce the maxim of General Grant, “Let no guilty man eccape,” and if she does so the State will once more hava the pleasure in pointing to her as a city of light and leadership. —_— The War Department having decided to approve the sen- tence of Captain Lovering, there seems no eccape for the mili- tary gentleman from an awful fate. He will be informed officially that he has been naughty, and will he please stab no more manacled coldiers with his valiant sword, Investigation of affairs at the Ione school cannot be either 100 soon or too thorough. If the boyvs are brutally *paddlea, especially if this is done with the purpose of extorting confes- sions to offenses never committed, the head of the institution needs a dos of the same paddle, laid on by a man with a strong arm and a belief in justice. Another man has been arrested for expectoration in an os- tentatious fashion, the floor of a streetcar being his target. It will be pleasng in due time to chronicle the fact that he has paid a goodly fine. The lesson in manners will be worth the cost to him. PERSONAL. G. W. Towle of Towle is at the Grand. Dr. W. P. Mathews of Sacramento isat the Grand. Ex-Judge Robert MctGarvey of Ukiah is at the Grand. J. Grover, the Grand, J. D. Ludwig, a merchant of Mariposa, is at tie Grand. s J.F. Cummings of Quincy, at the Grand, Sheriff 8. D. Ballou of San Luis Obispo County is at the Grand. W.E. Nevills, a mining man from James- town, is at the Palace. W. Henderson of Stockton is registered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. George E. Goodman Jr., & banker from Napa, | is 0 guest at the Palsce. 1 W. G. Stump, a merchant of Bodega, is at the Russ with Mrs. Stump. General and Mrs. C. Cadwalader of Red | Bluff are guests at the Lick. W. J. McGann, a surveyor and merchant of Chico, ix st T. H. Witliams, & Chicago manufacturer ot hardware, is registered at the Grand. W. H. Duan, manager of the Nadeau Cafe of Los Angeles, is at the Grand with Mrs. Dunn., W. P. McFall of Ukiah, Tax Collector of Mendocino County, is registered at the Grand. William Dutcher, a woolen merchant ot New York, is at the Palace with Mrs. Dutcher. J. W. Moran, a mining man from New Den- ver, B. C,is making a short visit at the Palace. George H. Ballou of San Diego, & brother of Sheriff Ballou of San Luis Obispo, is at the Grand. F. B. Pond'and wife of Sacramento are down on a pleasure trip, They are at the Cosmopo itan Hotel. J. G. Birchim, a cattleman of Rouud Valley, is registered at the Russ with Mrs, Birchim and their son. Joe Choynski, the pugilist, went East yester. | day over the Santa Fe route to Chicago, where his wife fs {1l Colouel J. T. Harrington of Colusa, & mem- ber of the Governor’s staff and & director of the Home for Feeble-minded, isa late arrival at the Grand, Willfam J. Landers, a local insurance agent, Who resides in Sen Leandro, moved” to the Occidental yesterday with his femily, and will spend the winter in the eity. H. L. Frank, a mining man ana horse-owner of Butte, Mont., arrived at the Palace vester- dny. He wasone of the electors that attended the electoral college and cast a vote for Mr, Bryan. Dr. Julius Goebel, professor of German in Stanford, who is delivering a course of Thurs. day might lectures on “‘Faust” before the Ger- | mn branch of the Y. M. C. A. of this city, isa | | suest at the California. | | Commodore George Dewey, United States | tccompanied by T. M. Brumby and H. H. Caldwell, officers of the United States ua | arrived here last night on the Ceutral over- | Jand train from the East, and took apart. ‘ ments at the Palace Hotel. | — CALIFORN!IANS IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, Dcc. 2—At the St. Denis— | Mrs. Hougg, J. J. Wirtner, C. H. Shills; Hol- | Jand—J. B. Lincoln, Mrs, J. Liucoln, Miss L. Lincoln. a Colusa merchant, is staying at mine-owner, is | ! nav | [ | | i ! IN CHICAGO. i CALIFORNIANS CHICAGO, Dec. 2.—At the Great Northern— . Wooster, San Fraueisco; Weilington—Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Cbalmers, Los Angeles, Mr. | and Mrs. J. K. Chiles, Davisville; Auditorium | Aunex—Mr. and Mirs. John A. Saton, Mrs. Max { Levy, San Francisco; J. R. Hitchcock, Los | | Angeles; Palmer—Mrs. E. W. Alden, Los Angele LIITLE BOY ELUE. The little toy dog that was covered wizh dust And the iitle tin soldier, red with rust, ¢ame dancing dowi. with a skip and & From ihe hish top shelf of the toy-selle: | To si: 1n the winiow, fall in view, | And wait for the comiug of Liitle Boy Blue. “‘We heard—ob, we hezrd " they softly sighed, | ‘1hat the Litde Bov Riue of ours had dien."” Then the liztle tin so'dier shook his heac +Just as 1 rhy mes were true ! he said. And the old toy-seller With a wavering tear in 8Lop— aughed 10 think it was Little Boy Blue, | W that the litie rhyme-book said true, POST \ HEELFR In New York Press. | —_— A LABORER'S SENTIMENTS. DENVER, Col Nov. 29, 1897. | 00 Call—DEAR | z: In looking over the files of pepars puo-i lished in your city Isee you have the courage 1o oppose the swindling Hawatian treaty now | before Congress, and extend you my thenks, | as & workingman, for so doing and espousing | our iuterests. I have not seen any mention in the pap:rs here thet the union lnbor bodies of | San Fraucisco and Caiifornia have expressed | any views on the question, all of which sur- | | prises me very muen, for the coastwould be | the first to feel the bad result of annexation. | Just think how long it would be before those 150,000 Chimese and Japanese wou'a swarm | uto your partof the country and what pros- | perily they would m. i | Classes! 1 expect the Trades Assembiy here to take some action against this matier at its next session. and will send you the resolu- tions they adopt. Ihope the Coast bodies will |‘pass some good, strong resolutions on this | subj:ct. To me 1t appedrs that a strong in- | flu-nce which is backing this treaty is the | navy and aray and the supply firms. The | same influences are at work 1o iucrease the | standiug army, for patriotic reasons, of course, 1 hope you will coutinue the fight, aud wish | you suecess. 1also sincerely hope the Frisco | | fabor bodies will take some action and let the labor bodies all over the country know how they stand. 1am in hopes to get the Donver Trades Assembly nct before the meeting of the American Federation of Labor, which, 1 be- lieve, is some time this month. "I am, respect. fully yours, JouN 'DOYLE. Member of Typographical Union 49. FLASHEsS OF FUN. Snooper—He tock & drop too much and died. skidmore—Delirium tremens? Snocper— ; parachute.—Herlem Life. Governor 'sylor of Tennessee has angther of thcss Texas outbursts. He now s th ““Governor Stephens is the brightest gem that sparkles in the shirt bosom of Missourl.’” Did you want me,” asked the young man, ng on the telephone to the central office. 'O, this is 100 suddén!” replied the modest telephone girl —Yonkers Statesman, | _ Hicks—I understand Seribbler is makinga barrel of money. Wicks—Not from his writings? Hicks—Yes; he has written a book in the golf dialect.—Boston Traveller. | Clnra—Sce the dancing snowflakes! Jack—Yes; they are practicing for the snow- ball, I suppose.—Chicago News. ‘Isee that 800 Germans took afort away | from 5000 Chinese the other day, without firing & shot.” “Yes, Itend mbout that. Iguess when the | fact comes out we'll find that the victorious | commander merely advanced upon the fort with a ‘little German band.’ "—Cleveland Leader. “It was a rather expensive ocean trip that Splasher took,” What hapvened ?”" ‘'A frightiul storm came up and the captain threw Eplasher's ofl paintings overboard to calm the waves.”—Chicago Record. | “1sce,” he said, looking up from his paper, “‘thata couple are to be married in & wild beast’s cage. What folly!” “Idow’t know,” she retorted. “When one hias to live with an old bear she might as well get used to it rom the stati” And the cur- tain dropped.—Buffalo Express. Fox — You may talk as you like about woman's inability to atiain the heights ot masculi e equality, but my wife hasdisproved the popular contention, Knox—How is inat? Fox—Why, she was oul to one of her club meetings last night, and on her way home Was unaole (o solve the nightlatch problem,— Boston Courier, 7 i abandoned in the contest and personal abuse to be the only factor. HOW YOU. HAPPEN TO GET JHE PAPER. “My dear,” said the Managing Editor, patiently, *it is impossible for me to take vou to the theater to-night. I thought I could rely on Middleton for something, but it is evideat that if the paper's (o come out to-morrow morning I must be there to see that it does.” *‘My dear Mrs. Middletor,” said the News Editor in an expostulatory tone, “it is utterly out of the question for me to accompany you this evening. Marple's a dunderhead who can only look wise and pose. ‘This is the Managing Editor’ is printea &lt over him in letters quit visible to the mentileye. It is evident that If the paper's to come out to-morrow I must be at the office 10 see toit.” “My love,” wrote the City Editor, hurriealy, “I cannot tell you how I regret disappointing you this evening, I trust you wi.l go to Langham’s dinner, and make my excuses. The respousilili'y of the paper rests solely on my shoulders, yon kaow. Marple’s just for show and diildieton loses bis wits whenever unything is expected of him. Tt is evident that i there 10 be an editiou of the paper to-morrow I must be here to get it out.” **Dearest,” began the special writer’s messsge, “I cannot come to sce you this evening You can't regret this as much as I do. You will say, perhaps, that I should not neglect you | for my work, and yet our future happiness depends largely upor my position in the office. The men above me flaunt their titles as a peacock spreads his tall, but when it comes to & crisis it is always 1 who am sppesled to. It is clear that if the paper is to appear atall to-morrow I must sacrifice my strongest inclinations; I must be on deck to see it through.” ¢‘My dear woman,” said the police reporter, “it’s out of the question—my staying home. What would become of the paper ? There’s those desk men, who'll do the faney, and Mayhall, Wwho can write only when he feels like it, but when it comes to rustling they want me. There isn’t a man in the office with brains enough to run a theater programme. They pocket the big salaries and I do the work. If woget out & paper at ail to-night 1U'll be due (o me.” “Now, mother,” said the office-boy, weariiy, “don’t ask me to do errands and don’t scold when I forget. I tell you I’ve got to gev downtown early. You don’t know how much those fcliows leave to me. Whenever there’s a hitch anywhere it's ‘Tommy, take a cab,’ or ‘Tommy, where is this ? ‘Tommy, where is that? ‘Tommy, do you remember a dark man who came here yesterday afternoon? Now, you hunt him up.’ You’a imagine it’s me that gets the big wages and wears the good clothes. I tell you I've got that paper out just heaps of times. and if it wasn’t for me I just wonder what would become oi’em!” THOMAS V. GATOR OPPOSES A ONE-MAN-POWER GHARJER To the Vote-s of San Francisco: One would suppose that the election of Fraeholders to pre- pare and propose a charter for a great city would be a matter in which those who discuss the proposition would devote some time to a rational and celm investigation of the different pro- posed bject as well as others good men will differ, and when difference of opinion is supported by the reasons of those who differ, good may result from such discussion. But from the vehement and unreasoning personal falsehoods, abuse and vllification which | the present editor of the Examiner has daily heaped upon those who disagree with his present eflort (o fasten a one-man charter upon this city, one might suppose that resson was io be The Examiner eaitor evi- dentiy is familiar with that maxim of cheap pettifoggers which says, *“When you have no case on the merits make up for it by abusing the opposite attorney."” For such journals as ditfer with my views and discuss the proposed charters with reason and decorum I can have respect, and it is ouly by that method that any weight can be given to newspaper advocacy of any cause. The editor of a newspaper is but one man, with but one head, and unless his opinion be supported by reason does not weigh more because he happens t0 be in a position to denounce all who think otherwise. Now what is the charter demanded by the editor of the Examiner? Itis the same charter in substance as that which was defeaed at the last general election. A few minor details are 10 be chauged, but the suprem: feature is that it is to be & oue-man-power charter. With the exception of the Board of Supervisors the whole government {s to consist of com- missions appointed by the Mayor. 2 1for one opealy opposed this charter last fall, and shall continue to do so, nor woula my opinion that it isa bad charter be changed if it were adopted. Now I will make tais proposition, v.z.:that wherever in a city in the United Statesof the sizs of San Franciseo, and larger,such a charter exis's, there is higher taxes, more bonds, worse goverament, more corruption, more po itical centralization, less political independence, mors poweriul bosses than in San Fran- cisco. All the Enstern cities have tried it to their continued demoralization. About twenty years ago Brooklyn got it—Boss McLaughlin, high taxes, bonds and corporations have ruled | untii to-dey. New York got it about the same time; taxes have been from $2 25 to $2 50 on | the huudred, although the State tax is not one-half the rate in California. The bonded debt Politicil bossism has flourished as never before. All efforts to throw off the yoke heve failed. The system has been just as bad under one Mayor as another. Croker is supreme with Demo- cratic Mayors and Platt supreme with Repubiicans. This is the kind of charter New York had whea the Lexow Committee showed up the most rotten government known in%ur times. The same thing continued under Mayor Strong, if we believe Henry George, who in a meeting at Cooper Union in October last said: ““This government of New York City—our whole political system 1s rotten to the core.” Should we not pause,in the face of these facts? Philadelphia with Boss McMullen, Cinctnnati with Boss Cox, Chicago with Hopkins, all tell the same story. As to corjorations, such one-man government 1s their ideal. See how they went with all their power to Tammany and Croker 1o elect Van Wyck. Under this scheme all the bosses and corporations have to do isto combine and elect a has run up to neariy one hundred miilioas. Corporations are supreme in political circles. | Mayor. The Mayor is compelled to pledge & part of ail the appointments to get the nomina- tion. Then when nominated they get a pledge of the rest before the Mayor can be elected. So the Mayor goes into office with all appointments promised. This has been the scheme in prac- | tice and will be in the very nature of things. San Francisco has lower taxeson the average and less debt than any city in the nation of its size, Now, although Mayor Phelan was elected by the Rainey Democratic party, which the Ex. aminer heipeil build up and support last year when the charter was defeated—vet Mayor Phe- lan was not content with the honor of being Mayor. He lamentea that all power was not in his hand:. IHeimmediately set about a movement to get this power in the Mayor’s hands by gelting a meeting to authorize him to appoint a committee of one hundred to get this one-man power charter. He praised the defeated charter and appointed a committee to get it up again. This committee fearcd to let uny one but itself nominate freeholders, because it wanted only such as could be relied upon to carry out'the one-man power idea. So the part of it that meets, without ever being authorized by any one, nominated freeholders, some of the chiefs of which framed and signed the defeated charter, and no matter what may be said to evade the square issue every sanc man knows it is the one-man power charter they will frame and do ail in human power to 1asten on the city. The opposition favors a churter under which there shall be progress without taking poiitical power out of the hands ot the pecple. I trust the people and have always advocated doing so, hence I am consistent now. I know govern- ment is often bad, even where the peop'e elect it, but 1t is worse where one-man power exists. In early days New York State gave nearly ali power to the Governor. Under this system the State became so demoralized and corruption becamo so supreme under what grew to be called the “‘Albany Regency” thatin 1848 the people rose en masse, called a constitutional convention and made the appointive positions elective by the people in the State at large. If govorrment is bad when the people elect it, it is the fault of tne people themselvs and they bear the consequences, It is not the fault of the-system. Thomas Jefferson said, “Iam not among thoce who fear the people. They and not the rich are our dependence for continued freedom.” Mr. Lincoln solemnly warned the masses that there was a studied attempt o deprive them of their voice in government, and to beware of vielding up that power. I shall continue to advocate and favor these doctrines even at the expense of the censure of the editor of the Examiner. This effort to make the one-man power charter is a specious beginning of the effort to take government out of the hanas of the people. Another thing, the charter of the Committeo of One Hundred is 100 long, too much detail—over 200 pages, I believe. Remember not one item can be amended except by the consent af the Supervisors and a vote of three-fifths of the peo ple. As to the abuse heaped upon me by the ediior of the Examiner, it has been most unjust Gentlemen of all parties who have asked me 1o help in drawing a non-pariisan charter were unanimous in oppo-ition to the one-man charter. Iem unpledged to any man on earth save to the principles I have expressed here, and I believe thet to be true of sll the gentlemen on the Fusion-Non-Fartisan ticket. Ihave lived ten years in this State, and Idefy any maa to pointto any timeor place here or elsewhers that my voice or vote was ever given or heard except for what I believed the public welfare, and although political enemies have falsely stated the contrary, I have offered $1000 for any record of any vote lever geve in favor of any bill or measure in this State or eisewhere un. less I openly spoke for it and it was iu the public interest. Any statement to the contrary is false and has often been contradicted and investigated and found to be false by political con. ventions and legisiators who haye repeatediy given me their nomination and vote for the high office ot United States Senator. Now as to political leaders, or what is called a machine in politics, these exist everywhere in our conntry in one form or another. All political ieaders are called bosses by those who are seeking to be loaders themse.ves. Personally ail the efforts I haveseen to pull down so-called political machines (which means political committees) were by other aspirants who desired to become lenders or bosses and run the same machine on the same or worse principles. Many good men have been elected to office and many good measures have been supported by what is termed bosses and machines. At the present time the regula~ party commiitees, conventions and leaders are standing {or principles of Jeffersou and Lincoln and against auto. cratic rule. In the present issue my judgment is that those who are seeking to erect this one- man charter are the most daugerous would-b2 bosses. As to the Examiner denouncing bosses, it sounds like Satan rebuking sin. The Examiuer hos served with allthe bosses of the Democratic party. It has served with Buckley and with Buckiey and Rainey jointly, and last year it tried to build up Rainey and tear down Buckley, ana now it is seeking to toar down Rainey and build up Popper, whom it not long siuce denounced in the sevcrest terms as a confederate of Bucklev and Kelly. But of all the despotic besses thatexist in polition] life is an editor like that of the Examiner at present. who, without reason or any sense of justice, threatous all political leaders who dare disagree with him that he will use the paper to pour a sloppail of abuse and falsehood upon their heads. ‘Who cannot see that ii this kind of boss sm prevails all men who have not co: to face floods of abuse ana falsehood must cringe and yield to this one man? 1 not cringe or yield my views or freedom of political thought or action under any and my colieagues wili not. Fortunately the number of men who havs the courage to stand up against such despotic and unjuset threats and use of a news, er is very large, and while thie editor of the Examiner secks i0 conreal the true issue in this freeholder election, in the smoke of his fury aud senseless abuse and atiempted coercion, the people can see that he wants to be the boss of this city and State and desires a one-man power Tammany charter here to accomplish his purpose. THOMAS V. CaToR. sSan Francisco, December 2, 1897. urage enough for one wili such threa REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR New Yark Press. The only rhyme that “Cupid” “srupid.” NOTES ABOUT NOTABLES. The new LLady Mayoress of London is & Gor- has is | don. Man isa political animal. Woman isneither £ A new woman is one that believes the ‘women ought to choose men’s drinks. Lots of men can be made to shed tears over the thought that their mother was a woman. No woman shouid believe a man in any- thing unless she is willing to believe him in everyihing. Among the women no woman is considered # gocd housekeeper until she contracts the food show habit. Covens and colds cured with Low’s hore.ound cough syrup, price 10c, 417 San some st. * Senator Mason, known as the “Senator who lsughs,” is believed to be the most popular mat in Illinols since the days of Logan, Aloah Bradish, a veteran Western ar who is now exbibiting his pictures in C cago, had sittings from Washinglon Irvin, and Danicl Webster. . 2 Count Muravieff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has been decorated by the Czar with the Giand Cordon of the Orde: the White Eagle. R The Earl of Aberdeen is to be nominated to the honorary membership of the British Medi- cal Association, a position oceupied by less than a half dozen laymen, ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENT FI0AK STREET—C. F. C., Eurcka, Cal Thyl 1900 block on Oak street in San Francisco .is. distant from Market sireet 9200 feet. 2 THE OVERLAND HOUsE— In 1873 the Overlana House was on ttie spuy side of Sncramento street, between- Montgou- ery and Leidesdorff, and it has been cuntinued there ever since. ELE€TION—G. H., City, In asocial or nal organization a candidate for ancffice need not be presentatelection, uniess there is something 10 the conirary in the constitua tion and by-laws of the organization. E NEW ENGINE-HOUSE—S, T., City. Some time ago the Board of Supervisors declded.to pur- chase a piece of property on Beornal Heights, near Cortiand avenue, for the purpose of crecting a fire enginc-house thereon.. The proposition was vetoed and was carried over ihe veto, and the matter is still before the bourd. A FIvE oF 1B34—Sub:criber, Winters,” Yolo County, Cal. A premium of from $1 to $2 is offered on a ®5 pilece of the United Siates coined in 1834 if it has “E Pluribus Unum’* on the reverse. Forsuch a coin tne dealers charge from $12 to $18 ana for such cowns of ihat date without the motto they charge from £7 10 $8 50, N iy TuE BROOKLYN — Subacriber, Cily. Biooklyn Hotel of Sen Francisco origin stocd on the southeast corner of Sanso street and Broadway,and was there from 1853 to 1863, when it was transferrea to a building on the east side of Sansome strect, between Bush and Pine; and some years later was transferred 1o its present location. MILITARY SALUTE: ty. The military salute consists of the hand being brought to a horizontal position over the eyebrows and its origin dates from the commencementof the history of the Euglish army. During the tournaments of the middle ages, after the “Queen of Beauty” was enthroned, tho knights who were to take part in the sports of the day marched past the aais on which sho sat, and as they passed they shielded yes, after the manner of the present mil salute, from the rays of her beauty. THANESGIVING — Inquisitive, Cityt probable that the first Thanksgiving in the United States was on the 20th of Deceaber, 1620, that which was offered by the Pilgrim Fathers when about to land. The custom of giving thanks was inaugurated by Willinm Bradford, one of the Pilgrim Fathers. Thj department has not the space to devote to the various phases of thanksgiving in the United States, but you will find such fully explaincd in “Fasts and Thansgiving Days in New Eng- 1and,” to be found in the Free Public Library. WSOLDIERS—O. 0. M. 8., City. Any alien of the age of twenty-one years and upward who & been in the army of the United States and has been honorably discharged therefrom may be- come & citiz:n on his petition without any previous deciaration of intention, provided ihathe had resided in the United Siatesat least one year previous to his application and isof good moral character. It bas been ju- diclally uecided that residence of one year in a purticular State is not requisite. The same rule governs in the navy. 7The giving of en honorable discharge from the service does notin itselt make a citizen of the individual who receives it. CHESAPEAKE AND §HA —H. 8, City.” The Chespeake, thirty-eight guns, Captain Law- rence, was challenged by the Shannon, a British tnirty-eight gun vessel, but then cars rying fifty-two, and on the 13th of July, 1813, the due! took place near Boston. Alter twe.va minutes the Chesapeake became unmanagea- ble by reason of the damage it received. Its decks were swept by the guns of the Shanon. Captain Lawrence, mortally wouuded, was carried below, and ' as this was being done he utiered the famous exhortation, “Don’t give up the ship!” The boarders from the Shan- non then swarmed the deck of the Awerican ship, and after a short struggle were victori- ous. The American loss was 146 und t British 84. The Shannon sailed to Halifax with its prize, which was afterward sold 10.the Government and used 8s a war vesse'. 1820 she was sold for o'd timber an building material. CALIFORNIA -glace iruits, 50c Ib. Townsend’s.* ——— EPECIAL information daily to manufacturers, business houses and public men by the Prags Clipping Bureau (Alien’s), 510 Montgomery. —— LONDON’S FIRE. The Aftermath of the Big Conflagéae tion in London. Business men are wondering whether the losses sustained in the late fire, which occurred in the district occupied mainly by the whole- sule cloth jobbers, 15 likely to have any effect on trade in this country. It isceriain that many large houses in the cioth trade are una- ble to use the goods they have ordered from the cloth manufacturers, owing tothe fact that they have -temporarily suspended ‘business. goods have been shipped out here to e for cash. Charles Lyons bas received from &is London agenis in Wood street, Cheapside, the iargest stock of clnths that has ever been seen st a manufacturing tailor's in America. There ure 100 many kinds of goods to enu_ merate, but among others_there are Clay wor. sted suits toorder at %15 50, Scotch- cheviot suits to order at $13 50, fine Englsh trousers at §4 per pair to order, and & variety of Eng- lish goods of the finest grad s that no tailor here has ever been able to show heretofore. A visit to Lyons' main store at 721 Ma, street may be tacle. et Justly termed a Chrisimas sp -c» ———————— Cecil Rhodes has written to Buluwayo: “I have made up my mind to extend the rail- way 10 Zambes! without delay. The magnifi- cent coul fields between here and there mean much to us. Let us see the work accomplished during our lifetime.’’ —— “*Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrap' Has been used over fifty vears by millions of moth ers for their children while Tecthing with perfect success. 1t :oothes the child; softens the gums,al- lays Pain, cures Wind Colic, regulates the Bowels and is the best remedy for Diarrheeas, wheinse arising from teething or other causes. For sals o7 Lrugglsts in every part of the world, Be sure ani 88K 108 MIS. W insiow’s Soothing Syrup, =6€uboi e — CORONADO.—Atmosphera Is perfectly dry. so #nd mild, beinz entirely free from the mists co mon further north. Round- trip tickats, by s ship, Iicluding fifteen days board a: the Ho Coronado, $60; longer stay $2 50 pec day. . app.7 4 New Moutgomery sireet. San Francisco, or A, W. Bafley, manager Hotel del Coron: laie ot Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. ™ T Sir Henry Irving, ut a ~upper given in his honor in Manchester, England, alluded to a remark mace by the chairman abous Lord Tennyson, and toid how, chatting with t poet soon after he had received ennoblement, he said (0 him, “Look here, Tennyson, I can't call youLord.” Said Tennyson, “I can‘t heip it; Tonly did 1t for the sake of the boy.” Zomr e Queen Victoria was sn exhibitor at the Bournemouth chrysanthemum show and took first prize for thiriy-six Japanese cut blcois, Lady Theodora Guest being second. For twelve Japanese blooms Lady Theodora Guest was firstand the Queen thira. Her Majosty also won third ptize for six cut e e e e e NEW TO-DAY. After coughs and colds the germs of consumption often gain a foothold. Scott’s Emulsion of Cod- liver Oil with Hypophos- phites will not cure every case; but, if taken in time, it will cure many. : Even when the disease i fasther advanced, some re markable cures are effecte In the most advanced stages it prolongs life, and makes the days far more comfort able. Everyone suffering from consumption needs this food tonic. G 50c. and $1.00, all druggists. SCOT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York . F. €, Eurekea,; Cal, - )