The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-02
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San Jose and the santa Clara valley
The outlook on the Pacific Coast-An
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Is Just now our place OF residence, anu
in that respect one can truthfully say that
the lines have fallen in pleasant places,
This town q situated on the Santa Clara
Valley, one Of the finest in the world, and
Is distant about forty miles from San
Francisco, and seven miles from the bay.
It has "a population Of fifteen thousand
and Is the metropolis and county seat Of
Santa Clara county, II is thought by
many TO be the most beautiful city in the
State, and 1t certainly isthe prettiest place
ever saw. It is q perfect paradise Of
trees and flowers. Owing to the capable
and mild climate here there are many va.
rieties OF plants grown In the open air, TO
which we Of the east areistrangers, save
as we see them In green houses at home.
The city with It's spacious gardens,
wide streets and long avenues, covers
twice as much ground as Wheeling, and
as one walks along It's shady thorough
fares at almost every square hecan see the
yards filled with flowers Of every descrip'
ton in such elegance and profusion as
fairly 10 drive our eastern flower lovers
wild with delight. Palm trees are grown
here for ornaments, and numbers OF huge
century plants. One Of these latter here
Is about 10 bloom, and from Its huge,
rough nucleus. Of leaves, which Is about
twenty.four feet In circumference, and
seven feet high, II has thrown up central
spike about eight inches through, and over
twenty feet high. From this project arms
OF buds form towering line which
will soon BIO mass OF bloom. Here, too,
on every hand, grow the eucalyptus, or
gum, the pepper and the ilg trees. Over
all pours down the soitened California
sunshine, forming scene which, II 1t were
not for the familiar sound OF the English
tongue, would make one fancy himself in
o foreign land.
It Is, city OF schools withal. The
Methodist University OF the Pacific, the
San Jose Institute, the Garden City Com.
mercial College, the State Normal School,
and the Academy OF Notre Dame Roman
Catholic) are all here. There are, however,
scarcely any factories, and one misses the
whirr and rattle OF Wheeling mills. Bust.
ness Is dull-awful dull. The principal
cause OF hard times here is the failure OF
the crops. Owing TO the climate, they
must have what rain they get in the late
winter. or early spring, and when this
fails the long rainless, parching sum.
mer brings only priVation and disappoint.
ment to the farmer. 1t has been so here.
Little rain fell, and so there is suffering in
many home. 1t is so in some measure
all over the State. California seems to be
lust entering into that cloud Of depression
from which the East Is emerging. In
Fresno, Kern and Tulare counties, save
where they irrigate, there has been fail.
ure Of the crops. In the North, though
the fields Of waving corn stretch away for
miles, as in other years, and the orchards
bend with fruit, CALIFORNIA; agriculturalin.
terest is her best safeguard against despair.
Some new mines have been discovered in
Mono county, and one might think affairs
would look up, were it not for that indeh.
tie something, that Guneasiness which
hangs like block cloud over the land.
Another cause is Chinese immigration.
However much may be said about the
rights OF man, and the traditions OF there
public, there can be no question that the
Chinese are curse to the State. They
have taken almost entire possession OF the
leather, thetobacco and the Undertaking
trade, and driven white men from these
into the already over.crowded ranks OF
other trades. California has few, and can.
not have many factories, on account OF
lack Of natural facilities, and this crowd
ling OF trades is serious matter. The Chi
nese work on hundreds OF farms, as hired
labor, are employed by the railroads,
and have monopoly otthe laundry bust
ness, and stronghold on the supply for
housework. They work at wages on which
a white man would starve, and they keep
crowding here by the hundreds. They are
unassimilative, non-progressive and worse
than clog 10 the progress OF the State.
The feeling is deep and intense against the
veto OF the restriction act by President
Hayes. go l'-asss
But to talk OF the Chinese brings up pol
itics. There are any number Of patriotic,
self.sacrifcing demagogues who would
gladly lead the people from the vale OF
despair 10 the heights Of happiness flor a
consideration). The first claimant is the
w, r. @, or Workingmen's Party, So
called. They are disgraced by having
kearney for a leader, as the great mass OF
the party lin the country at least are far
better than he. They can certainly have
this credit, that they are sincere in their
convictions and perfectly consistent in all
their political record 80 far; but the ele-
ment OF Communism in the party is suffi-
Cient 10 make an honest citizen hesitate
before voting their ticket. Then we have
the n. G. P, or New Constitution Party,
split from the Workingmen's party, and
from the character Of their nominees, set
Nf nNNkn Il 1,
H. BIS, or Honorable Bilks, q name given
them by Kearney. The San Francisco
Chronicle heads thisparty. Itsavowed object
Is to carry out the New Constitution to the
| letter. It denounced Land Monopoly,
Chinese immigration, and High Rates OH
Railroads. They show their consistency
by nominating Dr.. Glenn for Governor, d
man who owns fifty thousand acres OF
land, and has worked hundreds OF China.
men, while men are stamping for him
who have been the ready aCcomplices Of
Railroad cliQues for years. With them
the Democrats have tried to effect a fu-
sion. They have accepted the head OF the
ticket and made out different list for the
rest OF 1t. They are fishing in this way TO
get control OF the municipal government
OF San francisco. 1t is thought that the
undisguised demagoguery Of the Demo.
cratic leaders in trying to sell the party
out will drive thousands Of their rank and
file over to the Republican camp.
So the old party which saved the Union
has the best chance for success Of all. l
heard Democrat concede this. The Re-
publican front. Is practically unbroken,
and even II the Democrats aud H. BIS
keep their hybrid organization together,
the Republicansare confident that they can
sweep the State. George. O. Perkins, Of
San Francisco, Is their candidate for Gov.
ernor, and though their record is not alto
gether freefrom errors stillit would seem
thatiti is bestfor all to fall into the ranks Of
the grand old party, and keeping step to
the music that saved the Union, save the
| State from hecnminV- a Iorav M |ho ,,,,i