The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The champion Of ballot reform, State Senator
Charles T. Saxton OF New York, recently ad-
dressed the Chautauquans on the advantages OF
the Australian system of voting When the
Ignorant voter prevails, argued the Senator, the
name OF free Institutions is only shell, the sub
stance is gone. Political power is often given
those who can best control the ignorant or pos
sess the wealth TO bold voters at their command.
Then duty and honor fall on dull ears. The
political boss becomes dominant. After abiding
to the modified law that Governor Hill dared not
veto, the Senator, wbolabored earnestly to secure
its passage, added the declaration: The law
has not met with great favor with some OF our
citizens who Will lose their market. There are
men who look upon the Government as gigan-
tic Job, and politics, if shrewdly managed, as a
profitable occup atIon." Although the Senator is
not personal acquaintance Of Buckley. he
graphically sized up the boss in the foregoing dec
iaration. Does he not look upon the Government
as a gigantic job and politics shrewdly managed
as profitable occupation facts demonstrated
by his landed possessions and plethoric bank
account. The riotous dongs and corrupt meth
Oos OF Buckley and his heelers, as manifested in
the clubs and primaries. in the convention, at the
sessions of the Election Commission and at the
polls, will increase the demand for the adoption
of the Australian ballot system in this State, for
"Ihe poing.pace should be the place of all
places where the law sits as empress, unfolding
good and REFRESHING evil"
The Canadians are dissatisfied with Salsbury's
proposition 10 submit the Behring Sea contro-
versy to arbitration. The object OF Sir John
Thompson's mission to England Is said to have
been to urge the British Government to at once
proclaim the right Of Canadian sealing vessels TO
enter Behring Sea and insist upon the United
States reimbursing the owners OF the seized
sealers for the losses sustained by them. The
Canadian Cabinet, II Is asserted, is afraid that If
ri q IL Suhmitten tn arbitration q
interests OF Canada might be sacrificed. The
Canadians, doubtless, do not like the recent dec.
laratiou OF the London Telegraph that ''if the
Americans now exercise no more authority over
those seas than Russia did for many years with
the expressed assent Of our Government, then we
have no quarrel about the matter. We are put
out OF court by our own action"
The rumor that Ismail Pasha had been polls
Oned In Constantinople created but little sur
prise. HIS desire to leave the fine palace In
which he was practically held prisoner was re-
Gently denied by the Sultan and the supp0sition
was that sooner or latter he would be disposed
OF by means OF poison. The name OF Ismail
Pasha is connected with an extraordinary era OF
Egyptian history, marked by the construction o
the SueZ Canal and the attempt TO EuropeaniZe
the land OF the Pbaraohs, for which purpose the
khedive raised vast loans and squandered money
with avishness that the country could not
stand. The result is well known. He was de.
posed. lived In luxury abroad for years, and
finally visited Constantinople, where he was sus.
pecfed OF plotting 10 regain his former power.
his country seems destined to soon become
the leading producer of pig iron In the world,
the production during the year ending June
30tb, including Bessemer having aggregated
9.579,779 tons-en0ugh to load 1898 steamers
with 5000 tons each. The product OF the census
year 1880 was only 3.7S1, 021 tons, and for the