New-York tribune., 1884-12-06


In this city, TO the Editor OF TIE NEwYoRK TRIBUNE.
Mr. Goldsmith. the writer, is gentleman OF long and
large experience In the literary guild, lately tho
editorial stan The Nee York Herald and is known TO
the journalistic world as tho personal Intelligence"
man of that paper His views OF the civilization that
obtains here will be read with interest, those ola
keen observer intelligent critic and dsinteresed judge
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. %, 1884
Ny DEAR SIR: | learned my b in journalism on the
old TRIBUNE aud for that reason, and because you
coast several gentlemen Of your political faith have
asked to write to YOU requesting that You Will cor
those Eastern journals that in discussing tho
ESS asT w n pass
OF san francisco. This really law abiding city. It
contains hOOdlums who do not 20 FAR from their dens
and who are less annoying In public than the oughs"
who sometimes invade Third-ave elevated trains This
il awa abiding city, because it is more whoesomey
ited Its innocent prov ncaism is conservative MeDof
moderate means have not that awe In the
shown in the East Hitalutin would make no I'M
presion unless IL excited laughter The poor man Is
manners therefore have a sort middle level There
are hoydens but Owhere else have seen work
never saw horsedeaer on ferryboat reading one OF
George Eliot's novels but have seen one here do
that public manners here are without rude
ness. mean that public dcmOcracy-hearty and some
without chic-prOduces sort OF general. middle
level law-lbidng sentiment In proportion its p0pu
aton. Francisco has fewer murders than New York.
Cincinnati or Chicago. The law is administered with
both Justice and mercy and there IL In the court rooms
something of the common sense which characterized tho
decisions of Joe Dowling There Is less reckessness in
the Al Flat districts than is demonstrated in Second
Tenth aves. IN NewYork. and I would ruther walk
from the ferry 10 the nils on Markets. ST. in
san Francisco. Mt midnight, than to
make the distance on tho BOwery al the same honr
The phrase frontier civilization Is inapt when applied
10 our country blind man has better show Tor his
life in OF the mining agricultural towns than he
would have IN one OF the muidefous haineis OF Long
Island girl may travel ON railway train from omaha
Oakland. crossing Utah and have fewer addressed or
wellressed pafets make her life wtechei, than sis
would Gaye riding on the mst express ifgm NeW-lohlO
Washington. Every day, ou the streets oi san iiahcsc
from bank ore NOT to speak of the big tags oi gi
The messengers aie never nolesed How tar coni org
of these boys walk in Nassau or lnltonst wi.hon'
m hr iourvnrs NJ houses heather ,nst-s the shoes
lov lorg would one NJ those busters hang IN iois'is
rhate ns'rred to the sreerh ~ men IN hotel lcbhe'
rasrh' ani Un thanee by bat sht. and have htah
iir has uatuiaiiy ns sarrf nan mtlr manF the'
rps. anb hptp atr het irs rpure Whn tir sue ien
lr,,h H. ~ .i,tssia' slftei hm ,ieht i9segt te.
.tp met 80 aE.tspli ia'nf i'seit mlns13 ihl P,nR
itHst 10 if nN htH"s lnN sNi e bNhNs 'ha t'iNtSa
% 49, rH"itra, siS'en WI w. "rF'f'I,e' I,,e, ii,nf
plnp hh enrlhipi lhp inNns iAN NN' pi lsn 80 NHn
raiw,ni shinge warmed IN, iht wpodshei he fArgahs
hai cgllroul ihn suea' hunNiHl Nl lhu 'i'"f,''' NV,
duiged In was The calling of the old gentleman slr
Caus, utie wni,l arises tr"n his having IeseNm
rinuon from kiug kaiskaus Fancy Aew-iyth o"il'ss
hem. turned INTO lead mime for speaking uI " lp'H
Conking or tho late Hugh HASTINGS gel'is ansY pa;
cause Ivory Chdmborin spoke oI MN as tHo I"'' "
Pleasure Bay" -, ,..... ,,,. an, IN.
ease OF Charles Do Young In the latter case halvun o
Mayor OF the city, stumpsleahihs dehasole ha1 a.
tract ed around him party After fashion u Was Ao
the Old Morrissey-POolo Dusih,sS Ohalss 10 iou"s
was the victim OF clique, spIeokels has not even do3
behind him not a clacquer OF any knd "hal,oet
am speaking only OF the law abiding sense oi ts
There IS certain Wholesome re- tos
fist in san Francisco but do not believe thst ueio
are many equipped pistolpockcts mere AZ thee
Boston Philadelphia. Even DE Young Is sag 70 ,
had no pistol The only available weapon ~ iHe iin't
icie Office was little narrow gauge pepper tnAl ,r no
burst toy balloon at fifteen feet In all the re-"
offices of this city there i not one 80 -, ~,
arsenal that was puroined from the iost az ''
back OF the night editor Of me hesiS. l., tntentiou
Mr. DE Young contrary TO young sPie'NNo, N r'n',
W i personally gain from this affair HIS !aMl.s p
smart will secure sympathy for him by leltlE ti,
that he was shot down while returning iiom tnV Vi 80
of nursery books for his little boy; ana thcy VIZ
that IL the edge OF one or these p.oh' -, ~,
turrsI Sr the bullet that otherwise "ouu h'o
II iIsd him snreckels was a good shO ana tbe pl'lo.
WAS Al -calibre. The edge oi a OooA JuSt " Iii
sentiment by loving father Tor & M u" % o0 Si,g an
prpban DE Young therefore will gain In rnDic syn
pathy General emotion WI , elo,ns h S MI sc1eyst
ibr bnlet The spreckcls family Will ose ahd yolns
Adolph will probably empty hls own sIop po"oAe' "' 90"
unentin which IL Californian Tor SinsSlhs- -, ..,,h
hava Mir Reid written to you dlspassionatey, VIZ
,, any idea of taking sides but from the standpoint w
st dav. and who have requested me, a. one nho W.
N former Years TRlBaNk Ind I" say u.' n,,in, & OIL,
press should not erroneousy oonnei, , y - y, ti rd :
because one wdhcaded boy ehdea' ol,u ~ n, 49, '.,,
xho had criticised public concern VAN "he" "'''
Wisbins that your hard wording Re7nb,ey'n' os -
rast had won yoiir battle. as "" No les IN
tennhiicans OK the glorious coast "-aud t'P ."H
'ailfornia won ours. am win gm', '.',.s'rf,s
bedient servant, A., .,..,
mir Goldsmith's statements about san p nc'f'
rs ina, and moderate. aud ws are glad of 80
opor,uuity to lay them before t'e Ea' f.l '""