The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-05
WHO Is CIUNIE?

Il denotes q curious condition of things
when newspaper pretending to be Repub-
lcan advocates the election Of such a man
as Cluuie for Congress. If we read the edi-
turials Of the Post correctly. that is just
what the paper is doing. Now, who is Mr..
Clunie2 Ii our memory serves Us correctly
lie is the person who ran at the last election
in the Fourth California District against Mr.
Phelps, IS the Buckley candidate. At any
late Mr.. Clunie was one of the persons who
deserted his post in the House of Repre-
sentstives in Washington and fastened to
New \ ork to assist in giving Buckley an
eRatiatf-a sheft- time SINCE lbs also left
Washington to attend the San Jese Con-
vention. to assist in the nomination of
Buckicy's State ticket. Saying nothing OF
Clunie's ideas that California fruits, etc,
need no protection, we submit whether
man who runs with Buckley and extolls
him is a proper person to send to Congress?
He obtained a seat in the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes, but we do not believe had the
vote been properly canvassed that he would
have been successful. THE CALL does not
deem it is good policy for California in any
event to permit Mr.. Clunie again to hold a
seat in the House Of Representatives. In
this connection we publish the following
editorial copied from the EreHiHg Bulletin
of wednesday:
i congregational Prodigy.
II is Inferred from wha is said in the pages Of
contemporary that Representative CluBe. if
not virtually the Congress OF lie United States,
Is al least IN his own proper person The House.
Blr. unie has only been in Washington for
part OF a session. but II what is said of that re-
markable man be only partly true he has gained
more power III that brief period than usually
falls 20 tie lot Of an old staEer OF many terms
He has, il is said. achieved this wonderful posi-
ton in a House in which his party is in minor
lily. THIS favorable position is worked on; by
The simple process Of claiming all in sight for
him. II Congress should vote TO pay the war ex-
penses Of California. give our schools all the
aid rendered those OF other States, it would be
easy enough to assert That Mr.. Clunie did IL. II
is not seen why in the same line the rising and
tie setting Of the sun cannot be ascribed to the
same versatile statesman. We read that he has
brought back with him to his constituents "break-
waters, public buildings, appropriation flor the
Improvement OF rivers and haIbors." and other
material blessings. Ii may be asked why, un-
der these circumstances, the accepted termn-
ology should not be altered. Instead of saying
that Congress is In session, or Congress has ad-
jouTned. We should say that Cluuie is In session,
or Clunie has adjourned. The perDlexlng part
of the business Is that this pleasant information
We are Told without particle OF proof outside
OF newspaper blather to sustain il, that he has
made the most efbcient Representative thar this
State has ever had In Congress. Tie Republican
paneGy st of Clunle's greatness is the only puz-
Zle in tile whole business. Evidently the Post Is
deeply concerned In The maintenance of the Re-
publican majority in Congress
The public may wish to know why Re-
publican newspaper which processes to
81 e. Il.
advocate the election of a Buckley candi-
date to Congress. Mr. Clunie voted against
the Silver Bill, which is now the law of the
land, and which such Democratic news
papers as the New York Sun say will benefit
Tho United States S1o0.OO0.OO0 annually. 1t
Is time that our citizens ceased voting such
men "a Clunie into office-a man who leaves
Washington AID goes to New York to meet
Boss Buckley and eytol him puhlielv