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The morning call., 1890-04-08
TAMNASY ON TRIAL.

It has been the bust Of Tammany Hall
that it gave New York a good government.
The trial of Sheriff Flack dispOses of this
claim. A New York Grand Jury finds that
so important an office as that of Sheriff
has been for twenty years a nest of cor
ruptiOn. Citizens who were so unfortunate
as to be subject to any form OF legal
process have been stood up and robbed
with nearly as little pretense of legal pro-
ceeding as a professional highwayman
manifests when he orders his victim to
throw up his hands. The question has
been asked if Tammany can survive this
exposure. The answer may be found in
the past history of that political society.
1t has survived other exposures as bad as
this. 1t may change some Of its chiefs, and
it may stand boldly in its defense under its
present leaders. Sheriff Flack said on
handing in his resignation that he had been
most cruelty and inhumanly prosecuted by
the newspapers. Tweed expressed a SIM
liar view of the investigations that led to
his overthrow. The disclosures which have
resulted from the inquiry into the method
of the Sheriff's Office under the Flack ad-
ministration do not leave the present Mayor
untouched. On the contrary, the Grand
Jury Ike no distinction between the man.
agement of the Office under Grant and
under Flack. The reason doubtless is that
the Tammany methods are more powerful
than its chiefs. 1t makes comparatively
little difference who the Sheriff is when
he is Tammany's Sheriff notable in
stance OF the comparative insignifcance of
men is found in Tammany's treatment Of
Abram 5. Hewitt. Hewitt was voted for
by Tammany and regarded as their candi-
date. But he refused to conform to the
Tammany methods and when his term ex-
pired he was left to care for himself. New
York had chance 10 rebuke Tammany,
but it was not equal to the occasion. Hewitt
was beaten as an independent candidate
and Sheriff Grant, Tammany's own man,
put in Hewitt's place. Tammany is now
on trial, but in New York City very small
portion of the people are shocked by such
disclosures as the Grand Jury have made
There will be a little outcry-just enough
to show that Tammany's methods do not
command universal public approval-and
when election comes round a majority Of
the votes counted VIII be for Tammany's
candidate
The morning call., 1890-04-08
HISTORY OF a oHIsEsE GIRL.

AT the seventeenth annual meeting of the
Occidental Branch of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society Miss Emma Cable read
a paper which opens up a vast field for
missionary work. After giving an account
of her general labors in Chinatown and her
visits to Chinese families, Miss Cable gives
some points in the history of one particular
girl, who is probably but one of many of
whom the same story would be substan-
TALLY true This particular girl, being more
than ordinarily attractive. was sold in China
to San Francisco slave-dealer for the sum
of S25oO She was kept in den in China
town a number of years and was finally
rescued by Miss Cable and Miss Macfar-
land. The large sum paid for the girl rem
dered her owners desperate. and in their
efforts to recover possession of their chattel
they placed Miss Cables house under sur
Vigilance. All this may have been done by
highbnders and Americans of the same
class, but the story touches nearer home.
To quote from Miss Cables paper: but
you ask: Where was the law and its Off
GERS all this time?' Good, innocent folks.
the Chinaman'S dollar is mghtier than the
American Constitution with San Franchises
policemen and politicians 1t is one Of the
most lamentahle facts in connection with
this girls experience that moiety of her
earnings was paid each week to an infuen-
tiaJ policeman. In point of fact, the pro-
tector provided her by law was in part her
enslayer and owner"
The lady speaks of what she knows. Who
is this Influential policeman And how
many are there engaged in the same bust
ness?
The morning call., 1890-04-08
BLAINE's POLICY.

The st. Louis Globe Democrat publishes
an alleged interview between Mr.. Blaine
and several leading Congressman in which
Mr.. Blaine sharply criticizes the Ways and
Means Committee bill. The interview is
probably supposititious and designed to re-
fleet certain ideas which Mr. Blaine is
thought to entertain. There have been
several intimationS that Mr. Blaine per-
ceiyes advantages to the United States in
reciprocity with such South American coun-
tries as will adopt our tariff system. Such
adoption would be an essential condition of
the reciprocity policy. The idea is to ex-
tend the free-trade condition that exists be-
tween the States of the American Union to
all American countries that will adopt our
tariff policy. The manufacturing interests
would be served by such policy. They
would get raw material from these coun-
tries without payment of an import tax and
would have free run of the South Ameri-
can market. If the reciprocity policy should
be openly advocated by the Administration,
1t will change the lines upon which the
next Presidential battle is to be fought,
The morning call., 1890-04-08
SENATOR sTANFoRD's PLAN.

In an interview with a representative of
THE CALL Senator Stanford said in refer
ence to his plan to loan money on farms:
The credit to be loaned will be in the
paper Of the Government, redeemable as
the present currency is redeemed in any
kind Of lawful money" In the absence of
4 bin defining closely the details of the STAN
ford plan. it has been assumed in some
quarters that the Senator proposed an issue
OF paper currency not redeemable in any
kind of lawful money. The explanation
Mr.. Stanford has given reduces his plan to
proposition to make banking a branch of
public business. Land at one-half its mar
ket value is good security as securities 20,
but the question will arise if banking is
properly part of the Governments legiti-
mate business. To those who propose that
the Government shall 90 extensively into
the railroad aad telegraph business the
further enlargement of its functions in the
direction Of banking Will not seem especi-
ally Objectionable. There will also be a
question as to the financial ability of the
Government to conduct its banking bust
ness without loss. The proposition is to sell
money at one or one and half per cent per
ennum. Ii the currency so lent is redeem
able on demand in lawful money, a stock of
money must be kept on hand to redeem it
with. Making this issue of money redeem
able in legal tender will not help matters,
as legal tender is redeemable in coin. The
only real money in the world is gold and
silver coin. The Government, therefore.
when 1t issues currency redeemable in law
full money, must make provision to redeem
all that may be presented. The question
then is If the Government can provide for
the redemption of its paper currency at
cost not exceeding the interest it proposes
to charge for loans. a contemporary argues
that loan at less rates Of interest will not
help farmers. H. says this financial au-
thority, "a man produces 1000 bushels of
wheat year at loss of $1,000, is his con-
dition going to be benefited by borrowing a
SCOOP If wheat producer could know
In seed time that his crop would be har-
vested at loss, he would not put in crop.
But if he takes the chances and loses thou
sand dollars one year, it will be relief to
borrow the amount of his loss at one and a
half per cent in place of or per cent.
The morning call., 1890-04-08
BOSTON sILunrANs WIN.

Shortly after the recent election of Mayor
Hart IN Boston he made proposition to
increase the rate Of taxation from 50 on the
$1,000 to $40 80. he also proposed to raise
the debt limit from per cent to 2H per
cent. The Board of Aldermen were easily
convinced thai the city needed more money,
but some of the taxpayers thought it would
be better to exercise more discretion in the
use OF what money the city had than to add
to the amount. This opinion became so
prevalent that Mayor Hart soon abandoned
the proposition to raise the tax limit The
proposition had TO go before the Legisla-
ture, ana while as yet the matter is unde
cided the comments Of the Boston papers
leave no doubt of its rejection. Ex-Mayor
U Brien LED the remonstrance, and showed
that the present revenue Of the city is
The morning call., 1890-04-08
A NOVEL EXHIBITION.

indianapolis has invited all the lie aiding
street-paving companies of the country 10
meet in that city and give a practical ex-
ample of their work. Invitations have also
been extended to four hundred cities to
send representatives to take note of the
proceedings. Addresses on street-paving
will be read by men who have especial
knowledge of the subject. There is for
tune awaiting the man who invents kind
Of pavement which combines durability and
comfort within limit of cost that renders
it practicable. Most American cities have
tried various kinds of pavement, but we do
not know Of one that has found anything
softer than stone which was not either too
soft, too brittle, or otherwise imperfect.
The trouble about an exhibition of the vari-
Gus kinds of pavements is that another ex-
hibition would have to be held FIVE years
hence to judge of results. The poultice
pavement looks nice when it is first laid
wooden pavements serve very good pur-
pose until rain comes. The only pave
ment that endures is the hard and noisy
stone.
The morning call., 1890-04-08
RISKS.

Ia another column correspondent re-
views Henry Georges review of Professor
Huxley's article on capital and labor. We
do not undertake to give space for the repe-
titiou of all Mr.. Georges vagaries, but the
argument of our correspondent is interest
ing in itself. 1t is easily demonstrated that
labor is not paid in all cases out of its own
earnings. Capital takes certain risks.
Sometimes it throws itself into a useless
hole in the ground, and again the Investment
of one dollar brings the investor ten dollars.
We do not need such examples as the
st. GOthard Tunnel or the Panama Canal.
Our daily experience is sufficient. a wheat
grower one year fails to get for his crop the
amount he has paid for wages. A newspa-
per that returns profit to the proprietor
pays labor out of the proceeds of the bust
ness, but one which runs behind pays labor
out of the capital of the proprietor. But
by making general average Of all business
enterprises the fact that capital is rapidly
accommodating shows that the profits more
than offset thu risk
The morning call., 1890-04-08
ARE THE TIMES HARDq

There is complaint, not only in this State
but in the East, of hard times. There seems
to be a general agreement that business is
dull in comparison to former years. But
when we come to figures the agreement is
not sustained. Taking the country at
large the volume of business sur
passes all records. The New York Tribune
in its "Money and Business" review
says the tonnage of railroads, the coal car
rers excepted. is larger than any previous
year. Wheat at the West for three weeks
of March was about 30 per cent over last
year. The receipts of corn for the same peri
cd were 100000 bushels this year against
100000 last year. Cotton shipments have
fallen off about 100, coo bales, but shipments of
cattle and provisions have been remarkably
large. The same authority says the foreign
trade is maintained in a volume never sur
passed. The exports for February were
S70,j90,000 against $50, 900 last year. The
returns for eight months of the present ifs
cal year show exports amounting to S611,
100000 against S514, 100000 in 1SSS-S9. The
imports were sos, 1000, 600 for three weeks of
March this year against So, 600, 600 last year,
and for the eight months the imports were
S50i, 100000 against $3.50, 100000 in the same
months of the previous year. This shows
not only larger volume of foreign trade,
but a relative increase of exports over i'm
ports. The pending changes in the tariff
naturally limit business operations. The
mania for the promotion of combines to
limit production is another restraint upon
enterprise. Under the law of competition
producers took the chance of finding con-
sumerS. Under the combination system the
demand is carefully measured and the sup
ply limited accordingly. On the Pacific
Coast the severe winter has caused tenn
porary stagnation of business, but there is
every prospect that the record of the year
will be good. The "hard times feeling is
often kind of nightmare. A comparison
with flush periods Greats an impression that
business is slipping away from US, when
there is no real cause for Encouragement.
The morning call., 1890-04-08
FooD PRODUCTS.

The complaint is general that raising
food does not pay. The farmers In the
United States complain, but with far less
cause than the farmers of Great Britain,
France. Germany and other central Euro
pean countries. The American farmer is
the cause of most of these complaints.
Land has been brought under cultivation
In this country more rapidly than the in
crease in population warranted. Our land
laws hsye encouraged men to go farming
when the wages offered in other employ
ment were not satisfactory. There has
been kind Of mania in this country to ex-
tend the area subject to the plow as rapidly
as possible. A good many people seem to
think that there is a criminal waste in
letting land remain unused. When the
United States contains 100, 600, 900 people it
will have no more land than il has now.
Land that is idle now will be brought into
use, but not in proportion to the increase in
the population. Under these circumstances
there is no apparent harm in letting
schemes Tor the utilization of arid lands
wait until there is use for them. We do
not advocate farmers trust to limit sup
ply, but simply suggest that coming gener-
atoms may find arid lands a good thing to
fall back upon.
The morning call., 1890-04-08
rnErURoHAsING POWER OF MONEY.

a contemporary who has justly stood
generally by the Government in legislation
to establish the single standard of gold is
touched in the citadel of the moral sense by
the demand of certain farmers in Kansas
for legislative enactment apportioning the
shrnkage in farm values that are under
mortgage obligations by reason of
contraction of the circulating me-
dium, or other unjust legislation,
between the mortgagor and mortga-
gee in proportion TO their respective
interests at the time the mortgage was
drawn. There is a certain equity in their
demand which cannot easily be expressed
in the form of law. The proposition is
simply that in the case of $4,000 farm
which was mortgaged for 5000 when gold
and silver were the joint measure of value,
and which shrinks to an $4,000 farm under
the single gold standard. the mortgagor
shall lose one thousand and the mortgage
one thousand. But, says our geld friend
the bond calls for 5000, and legislation
which requires the lender to accept $4,000 is
clear robbery. So in an indirect way is
legislation which. by decreasing the value
OF the money which is the measure of
value, increases the purchasing power of the
money left, and cOrrespondingly decreases
the value OF property, form of robbery no
less clear because it does not by enactment
reduce the actual amount of an obligation.
The $4,000 farm is mortgaged with the uu-
Outstanding that the measure of value shall
not be changed-that legislation shall not
purposely add to the purchasing power of
money. But such legislation is enacted, and
by reason of it the owner of the farm who
retained $1,000 interest in it finds that his
interest is really worth but 5000. Our
gold friend who is so shocked at this prop
Osition of the Kansas farmer says that no
contraction of the currency has taken place
in the last ten years. Admitting this to be
true, the effect of the anti-silver legislation
of 1873 and Of the policy of the Treasury
which has established the gold standard in
the face of the prO-silver legislation of
1878 continues, and will continue until
silver is restored TO its former rank as
money. Any legislation which decreases
the volume of money which constitutes the
measure of values for commodities causes
a corresponding decrease in the value of
property. There is much reason to believe
that the purpose of the gold legislation of
1873 was to add to the purchasing power
of money, thus giving to the creditor more
than was justly his due and taking from the
debtor part of that which was justly his
property.
The morning call., 1890-04-08
ON THE DEFENSIVE.

THE CALLS Washington correspondent
says that the Democrats have decided not to
report a tariff bill on the line of the Mills
bill. Their decision is certainly in the line
of good politics. 1t viii be much easier to
criticize the Ways and Means Committee
bill than TO reply to criticisms on the Mills
bill. In 1888, when the Mills bill was before
tie House, the Republicans in the Senate
prepared a bill of their own and thus di
reeted the fire against the Mills bill. 1t is
simply impossible 10 frame a tariff bill that
is not open to objections. Local interests
cannot all be served. When a bill is sent
before the country every interest that has
not received as much consideration as it
thought itself entitled to becomes, for the
time, an opponent of the bill. The Ways
and Means Committee bill does not suit all
Republicans, but if they had to choose be-
tween that and the Mills bill all signs of
discomfort would disappear. The Demo-
Gratis viii go before the country this fall
without any especial tariff bill to be rsspon-
sible for Their position will doubtless be
one Of opposition to whatever bill the Re-
publicans may pass.
The morning call., 1890-04-08
THE MAN on HORSEBACK.

A good many people discern in the young
Emperor of Germany the typical man on
horseback. While protesting TO be deter
mined on policy of peace, he is planning to
increase the army. Bismarck when in.
formed Of Capriyi's appointment to the
Office of Chancellor and of the proffer to
himself of the military rank of Colonel
General, said that the Emperor had made
his best General Chancellor and his Chan
cellor General. The appointment of mill
tary officer to the post of Chancellor is only
one instance of the selection of army officers
to perform civilians duties. Whether
this policy is dictated by the military ten
dency of the Emperor's mind, or by other
considerations, it is certainly suggestive of
a purpose to have every branch of the ex-
ecutive department Of Government under
his immediate control. Army officers are
more ready to take orders and execute them
without protest than civilians. In time of
war it must be admitted that one-man gov
ernment has many advantages. The head
of an army is place where two heads are
not as rule better than one.
The morning call., 1890-04-08
The Profibitfonfsts.

The Prohibition State Convention will
meet in this city tomorrow. 1t will be
composed of 700 delegates. The represent
tation will be one for every ten Prohibition
votes cast at the State election, and one for
every fraction over five. Delegates-at-large
will be admitted as follows: Three each for
San Francisco and Los Angeles counties,
and two each FOR Sacramento, San Joaquin,
CSC delegates, of which number Los Angeles
Is entitled to 112. Santa Clara AZ, San Fran
cisco 80, Alameda 50, and the other counties
IN proportion. Rev. George Morris will act
as temporary Chairman. and Charles Hen
derson as Secretary. General John Bidwell
of Chico is named as a possible candidate
Tor Governor.
The morning call., 1890-04-08

The Peters Democratic Club vas organ
lied last night at Ala Davis street by the
election of the following officers: William
Peters, President; T. Fernandez, Vice
President; Louis Darr, Secretary; Marcus
Kramer, Treasurer; Robert Hunter, Ser
geant-at-Arms. Songs and speeches were
given by Messrs. Peters, Scully, Allen, Nc
Ginness, Mcdonald and Powers.
The morning call., 1890-04-08
snnertnr Cnnrt sni,s

Henry Casebolt has filed complaint
in the Superior Court for damages against
William f. Lewis for alleged fraud in a
deed given for certain property on Laguna
and Filbert streets. The damages asked
are $50, 945.
Alfred Savage ct al. have filed complaint
against Gilbert A. B. FeTrell ct al. to set
aside mortgage and other instruments for
injunction. This suit involves the claim
that Thomas IL. Blythe's name was James
Savage. and the plaintiffs are heirs to all
his estate
The morning call., 1890-04-08
s1,nsCRIpr1oN RATES .

DAILY CALL dncluding sundays, So per year by
mani. postpaid: Is cents per week, or 65 cents per
calendar month through carriers DAILY CALL, five
copies three months Sc %. SUNDAY CALL twelve
lages), 81 so per year, postpaid. SUNDAY CALL
aLd WEEKLY CALL 81 so per year, postpaid.
"EEkLY CALL teight pages), 81 25 per year, post
Iaid- Clubs Of ten {sent to one address,, $40.
The morning call., 1890-04-08
PrRIIoATInN oFFIcE.

Fc5 Montgomery street, near Clay. open until IL
O'Clock p. N. BRANCH OFFICES: 40 Market
street near KeaTny, open until u O'Clock midnight
$50 Hayes street. open until $3.50 O'Clock: 60S
Iarkin street, ol,es until $3.50 o'lock, and 251S
Mission street. open until 9 O'Clock P N.
The morning call., 1890-04-08

Frank Rafaelli was tried yesterday before
Judge Murphy on charge of stabbing S.
G. Gioyanlnni with knife on the afternoon
OF January 9th last on Dupont street, near
Broadway. The jury was unable to agree,
being equally divided, and after several
hours elaboration it was discharged.
Rafaelli was returned to the County jail.
The morning call., 1890-04-08

am pie for all purposes if it is fairly well
expended. There seems to be a gang of
politicians in all rich American cities
whose chief purpose is 10 add to the bur-
dens of the taxpayers.
The morning call., 1890-04-08

EARLY THEATRICALs.-At the meeting OF the
California Historical Society this evening. In
Paror A OF the Palace Hotel John Quincy
Adams, resident of THIS Guy since March 20,
1871 VIII read paper entitled "Reeolectlons
OF Earty TheaIricals in San FrancIsco.D
The morning call., 1890-04-08

The Rueser triplets are dead. The last,
Margareta, died April 9TH. They were born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rueser January
9TH. Bathilda died within three days and
Sophie lived fifteen days.
The morning call., 1890-04-08
AUCTION SALES TODAY.

REAL EsTArE.-By Easton a EIdridge at 6lS
Market ST.. at u O'Clock.
, FURNIruEE.-By Chas. Levy, at $50 California
st.. at 10 O'Clock
The morning call., 1890-04-08
WEATHER PROJECTIONS.

SIGNAL SERVICE, U. $. ARMY
DIVISION THE PACIFIC,
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7. 1895 P. NJ. }
SynopBis for the Past Twenty-four Hours.
The barometer is highest off the coast of oregon
and is lowest in Arizona. The temperature has re-
nained nearly stationary in all districts Rain has
fallen in Oregon Washington and extreme northern
portion of California.
Forecast Till p. NJ. Tuesday.
For Caifornia-Fair weather; northwestery
winds; warmer.
For Oregon and Washlngton-Clearing weather;
Warmer. J. L. MAXFIELD.
The morning call., 1890-04-08

liz YOU WAKE III the morning with 4 bitter
taste in the mouth, coated tongue, perhaps head.
. ache, your liver is torpid. You need Carriers
Little Liver Pills
The morning call., 1890-04-08

SALE CoNFIRMED.-Judge Lawler has con-
frmed the sale for $40, 600 OF the stock and fix
lures OF the stationery store of Coleman & Grun-
niger, insolyent debtors, at 10 Post street.
The morning call., 1890-04-08

SLIGHTLY imperfect ornaments. but skillfully
repaired, very cheap during the grand annual
Clearance sale at Nathan, Dohrmann & Co.'s, 100
Suffer street
The morning call., 1890-04-08

"LAsT OF THE osEMIrEs.v-The sixth lect.
ure in the Lick course will be delivered by Theo-
dore II. Blptel at Pioneer Hall tomorrow even
Ing. Subject: "The Last of the YOsemitesp
The morning call., 1890-04-08

CALIFORNIA glace fruits, soc. lib i'll japanese
baskets In lots, So and upward, 10 rer cent off,
Townsend's. 627 Market ST., Palace Hotel
The morning call., 1890-04-08

NEW MAIL CLERK.-W. L. Trevorrow OF
Salt Lake City has been appointed a railway
mail clerk on the line between Ogden and San
Francisco.
The morning call., 1890-04-08

ADAIR WICKER, lawyer, 5O7 Montgomery st.
rooms 5, G aud7. No charge unless successful.
The morning call., 1890-04-08
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