The morning call., 1890-06-06
a PICTURE OF OUR SITUATION.

Our contemporaries who run with the
Buckley crowd object to any arrangement
by which the influence of that association
Of desperadoes may be curtailed. In this
connection we notice that Senator Hearsts
paper is displeased with the bill for the en-
laTgement of the Yosemite Park grant.
which, it is urged, contemplates placing It's
control under the general Government. Of
course not for this would interfere with
some Of the patronage Of that class of dep
-redatoIs. The Examiner in noticing MI.
Nandeyer's bill says:
The centralizing tendencies now dominant at
Washington are well illustrated in Mr. Vande-
Ner's bill enlarging the Yosemite grant and plac-
lug the whole reservation under national con-
troll The fact that Mr.. Nandever is supposed to
represent the State Of California has no effect
upon his actions. He would probably be glad TO
see tbe Federal Government lake hold OF our 10
cal elections, manage our public schools aud
regulate Jhe pay of cur policemen and lhe IL
Cense Of cur saloons.
There are many persons in this city who
do not believe in permitting the Buckley
crowd to run the city aud State. These
dPsperadOas are doing more than is good
for the well-being Of the public. Indeed,
the people have seen how taxes are increas-
4L7 QlQtI Ills It=llLt, ALI liltE dI6 uOI
pleased even with judges and juries who
are Virtually controlled by Buckley's lambs.
What can we expect from judges who are
nominated by such influences? And jurors
who are selected by the men placed in Office
through such a combination cannot be re-
q lied upon. The Examiner says further:
Undoubtedly change is needed in the man
a&ement OF tie Yosemite. But the change can
Ge made wi hout announcing TO the world that
we are unfit 10 be trusted with the care of
natural masterpiece There is no reason why
Iue people Of this State, who know the Yosemite
heller than any others and take more pride ia 1t
: than any others, should not be as competent 10
control its management as the people OF Florida
and Michigan.
Can any management be worse than one
which is under such regime as that which
governs San Francisco and the State Of
California at present? 1t is believed that
schemes are carried through the municipal
government by the direct use of money. 1t
is also believed that the State is plundered
in the same way. If we elect a United
States Senator it is said from one extremity
of the Union TO another that the position
has been bought with money. We have, in
fact, become a byword because we permit a
lew men to sell us outright. Our own
CluLeuS are Dy no means ignorant IN respect
to the diSgraceful position which San
Francisco occupies. for it is talked about
even on the corners of the streets. The
city cannot stand such a rule for much
length OF time as that which we are having.
The Examiner says Mr.. Vandever "would
probably be glad to see the Federal Gov
90 eminent take hold Of our local elections, +"
etc. Perhaps MIR. Vandeyer believes a
change by which the election machinery in
this city and State could be taken out of the
hands of Buckley and his associates would
be of advantage to the people. We GER
tainly believe under present conditions
that our citizens cannot have an honest
election, for the ba;lot-boxes are placed
under the control of men in whom the pub
Hc.haye little or no confidence. And the
polling-places are frequently located in
rooms where the counting of the ballots
cannot be watched. The CALL, however,
is in favor of searching for Californians
who can be trusted to manage our city and
State affairs; but we are free to say that
the Yosemite Park had better be under the
control Of United States officials than under
the Buckley crowd.