The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-07-30
LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
Regular co-spsnAsnss Of yhs whi:s Pine Daily asv

SAN FRANCISCO, July 70, 1911.
The political cauldron begins to boil
and bubble with the preparation for the
coming municipal election, and should
we judge from the appearance of the par
ties in attendance we should say that the
said vessels contents were composed Of
the same ingredients as filed the witches
cauldron in the story of Macbeth. They
would create a charm of poisoned en-
trails, fllet Of snake, eye of newt,
tongue of dog, adder's fork, blind
worms sting, lizards leg, and owlet's
wing, and cool it with a baboon's blood.
The Democrats are not the inventors,
nor have they the patent right, for the
mixture; but their actions indicate that
they have assumed the exclusive use of
it. No igurative expressions even bet
ter described the elements which make
up the Democratic party in this city.
The late primary and club meetings
show the ruling classes here. These
meetings are but collections of rowdies
who fight among themselves, and the
n~oisiest set of bullies gets control.
These make the nominations, and being
of the dominant party, their candidates
are elected. Party discipline, prejudice.
ignorance, hate of Republicans for being
victorious in the war, and the narrow
mindedness which would exclude all but
a single class from the privileges of soci-
ETY. or the benefits of the Government,
impel the majority, and from such ele-
ments come the ring whose acts q grand
jury has been called upon to inyesti-
gate. Only one political proposition
does the mob Democracy unite upon,
and that is opposition to the Chinese.
l will not say that the Democrats of San
Francisco are united in opposition to
the Chinese, for that is far from being
the fact: but the demonstrative class,
those who rule the clubs and the prima-
ries and make the nominations, are,
most decidedly. Passion makes ener-
getic politicians, and energy wins, and
those who wish to reason the matter,
and act on their cool judgment, might
about as well be deprived Of the right to
vote, rs it does them no good. The
Irish are the people of passion and en-
ergy, who rule the Democratic party,
and as a consequence the city, and what
ever they rule, 1t is with an iron hand.
Their present programme is to make this
Country too hot for the Celestials, and
while expelling them force the United
States TO abrogate its treaty with China
and declare non-intercourse. These
propositions will draw only such voters
to the party as seek 10 divide the plum
der with the conquerors. Instead of
strengthening they will weaken it, and
its defeat is generally believed to be
certain.
You have read of the proceedings at
the club meetings, of fights and broken
heads, SO disorderly and ~disgraceful as
to absolutely forbid the presence of de-
cent people. Yet in such conclaves the
ruling men are decided upon. To-day
the Democratic primary elections have
been hold, and in anticipation of dis
turbance the whole police force wai
called to attend the polls, and many spe
cials we're added. With this aid quite
good order was maintained. A view o.
the long line passing the window to de
post their ballots reminds one of tn,
equality the grave is sure to bring. fo
there are the rich and the poor, the ele
gantly dressed packed in with filthy rags
the sober and drunk, the modest gentle
man and the nasty, noisy bully, all OF
an equality, slowly moving, step by step
but the second classes greatly predomi
mating.
There is no occasion for drawing on
the full vote, or for creating any excite
I ment. An Auditor, Tax Collector an,
, six Supervisors are to be elected, and tn
|, Taxpayers party will make nominations
and il is generally conceded in advanc
a that they will elect their candidates
The question that creates the stir is tn
|. expulsion Of the Chinese, and its cor
/. nection with the next Gubernatorial cleo
y ton. Next year we are to choose a Go,
ernor, and the profound statesmen @
= California can conceive of no questio
for a division but that of the Chinese
a It seems to be thought by these lttl
politicians that he who makes the biggeI
cutlery against these immigrants fror
q the Flowery Kingdom has the be-
chance of success. The prominer