The morning call., 1890-05-04

Of the comforts of civilization and luxury added
poriunity, gained for him more than the Struggles
OF lifetime did for the millions whom mankind
have forgotten.
to be remembered as among the founders OF an
American State, aud this structure in humble
recognition Will heuceforth stand as a solitary
sentinel guarding the grave and pointing to The
spot where the womb OF The earth gave forth It's
gittering treasure, 10 grand contrast TO the many
costly works OF sculptural skill which are in
scribed the saddest of all epitaphs The rich
man also died, and was buried"
INFLUENCES AT WORK.
The discovery OF gold and the events that fol.
lowed 1t and the influences that nodded the men
OF that day have established ideas peculiarly
Californian that VIII never be eradicated Climate
and soil have much TO DO with character, but
they do moi create it. Race has much TO do with
II, but IL does not create it.
1t is natural that the character of the generous
but improvident Suffer should attract young men
more Than that OF the pfoyIdent Stanford; That
the martial Split Of The dead and eloquent
quiet studiousness OF Stephen j. Field: and
why3 Because the past still lives, as If some
echo that had slumbered long among these
western bills were murmufing into life again,
and stealing fire from the passions OF The past TO
glorify the present One of the most thoughtful
OF modern writers has said that ARNOLD Winkel-
reds carcass, maugled aud trodden down. be-
came the cornerstone OF the Heyelic republic"
Ii was not mere example OF courage and he
rolc se!t-sacrihce such as can be found by scores
IN Grecian and Roman story. The time and the
occasion and the historic events that followed it
Swiss for 500 years the type and the example
OF his race. To be Swiss in his estimation
and according to his ideal, and to the measure OF
his opportunity. WAS 10 be Wnkereld. Ii was
to obtain the virtue and faith OF Hevetia that
gathered into Its breast at Sempseh The sheafs
OF The fatal Austrian spears.
DANGERS OF POPULAR GOVERNMENT.
Students OF comparative politics continually
warn OF the dangers OF popular government and
ellie the periods which have marked The rise the
progress and decay OF free Institutions and as
form will nOt ai I'd
adequate protection for private property or per-
sonal liberty. without which virtues 1t must
tory OF tie argonauts of 40, their laws and
courts, we cannot but feel that such prophecies
OF evil are incorrect.
1t becomes a serious question In all popular
governments whether the actual political au-
thority OF the nation rests with the minority of
the people who compose IL, or with the numerical
majority. II has ever been, and II is hoped IL
ever will be, the policy of this nation TO afford
full measure OF education to all lis children, ana
enable them TO realize the power they possess
and the possibility of action which those rights
confer. Within the limitations prescribed by the
Constitution the majority have the right TO
govern this nation, and that is the first lesson
which all the education Of the times should teach,
The dictates OF sef-interest have and always
Will prove powerful factor in quelling the dis
turbaDces which affect modern society, ana
present ease and comfort cause us to forget or
ignore the dangers Of the future. but IL must
have forcibly impressed all thoughtfuI men that
too much dependence must not be placed On
such foundation. If our object is to live to-
property preserved and our laws reyefed and
respected, material changes must soon be made
which VIII accomplish such results No right Of
private property can be respected when the
method OF acquiring t Is open TO public criti-
cisin, no law upon our statute-books reyered
when lis enactment or construction was the re-
suit of other than public interest, for the purpose
OF enabling men to rob the community, aud by
bribing legislators aud judges. Public opinion,
influencing the operation OF social reforms, may
be sufficient 10 accomplish these ends, bui such
things more frequently come by civic commissions
and ny The shedding OF blood.
SERIOUS QUESTION.
1t Is becoming serious question in this con-
nec:ion whether the public interests do not de-
mand the resumption by The Government OF many
Of its granted franchises, and that the manage.
ment Of such things as railroad ana teegraphic
systems be placed under Governmental control.
Such things might be accomplished by system
of compensation, or, 10 avoid the great difficult
ties that VIII necessarily arise in The manage
ment OF such properties the rights of the people
might he protected by the establishment OF iri-
bnnals OF Arbitration for the adjustment OF
causes OF complaint which must necessarily
arse.
The demands u the laboring men are being
and Will continue TO be heard unlil these Ques-
lions are settled. We may in spirit Of RESENT
meDt, aye, OF rdcule, ask them whether They
pretend III their organized capacity TO deny the
hight OF man 10 work when lie wishes and
where he wishes? Whether they demand The
tight 10 dictate 10 employers whom they may
employ and whom not? And whether they de-
mand the right TO interfere by persecution and
Violence with the prosecution by each man Of his
business in his own lawful way?
These questions are not answered by labor yes
or no, but by counter questions
Uneducated labor possibly cannot name rem
edy for Its mislortunes or explain them. Too
often The dupe OF demagogues, of treacherous
and selfish leaders, It's struggles have barren
suits, but It's CONVICTIONS remain firm that there
is a radical and existing wrong.
These things iDciie labor to organization. Be-
nevlDg that great struggle Is before IL, IL will
use ways that are wise and ways that are un-
Wise. Ii Will fail 10 make due allowance for The
lime necessary 10 accomplish It's desired changes.
IL will underestimate The great CONSERVATIVE
forces opposing II, but as surely as the natural
course continues In political system II will over
come 10 many respects the inequalities OF the
situation.
There is a reasonable hope in some quarters
that immigr alton Will hereafter be discouraged
and possibly prohibited; that the oppressed,
the unfortunate, the ignorant and the restless OF
other lands Will cease coming here OF coming
will fnd the doors closed against them. Such a
change in the traditional course of this country
Will be delayed, but 1t Is altogether probable
that our present and future conditions will make
IL desirable.
THE RACE PROBLEM.
These benefactors of America were accus-
toned 10 reserve their hearIest welcome to her
shores to those who most needed her generous
opportunities OF freedom and labor and home
They did not eX ect ignorant men TO be WISE
Ihey CID not expect men maddened by what
they thought TO be gross injustice TO be ra-
tional. 1ney did not expect men Of different
races TO possess the same standard OF manners
aud morals They were capable of believing
That This great continent was a heritage not 70
themselves alone, but TO mankind destined a.
well as lifted TO receive All who came to her. and
able TO ameiiorate their disIresses, diminish
the differences, 10 cultivate their self-respect
and possibly TO fuse them In the processes OF uu.
counted years into one free and happy people
With a tendency toward a decrease In the
prices paid for labor aud the fact that supply
and demand Is the prime factor which regulates
wages, together with the rapid Increasing ieal-
ousy OF foreign Influence on our social and
political system, the children now absolutely de-
cline toward one race and with limitations
toward others TO accept the lofty faith Of their
fathers, and are not inclined TO wait much
longer a la neaU
before forbidding many OF the uufortunats sons
of men To seek homo In the same land where
their fathers sought aud found their own.
The political situation OF America to-day is
not that which existed when 1t was founded;
change ana advance have been the standing
rule. Our best interests In the future may be
subserved by distinct change in this respect;
but with the change III our political system men
have also changed In social opinions, and fra
ternal ideas exist that tend to drive away all
thoughts of Isolation.
AN ELOQUENT sUMMING-up.
To sum up our whole course In a few words.
and make practical application OF the moral IL
is designed 10 convey 10 that land from which all
eyes look to-day toward falr COlOma: Would IL
not receive the appreciation of our fathers and
elevate the standard of our social position and
enttIe The Native Son TO have his name written
with pen of gold ON Abou Ben Adhem's list OF
those who love thel: fellow men, If the results of
our abors should be the nation long foretold
"whose foundations were laid in fair coiors
whose borders were Of pleasant Stones" wherein
the hardy producer struggled not for supremacy
with giant corporation. and the farmer wagrd
and legislative halls resUunded not with the
complaints OF timid capital oppressed labor,
and one portion Of the State cried for separation
from the other, but wherein capital and labor
would recognize the mutual benefits OF co-opera-
ton and WORK hand in hand for their good, and
CUR Legislators realize the varied Industries and
immensely OF our territory, and that legislation
must, In a measure be special in its nature and
adapted TO the wants oil many sections and many
people?
When the shipper acknowledged the great
benefits OF the railroad in developing the re-
sources OF the country, and ffeights and fares
were Within the bounds OF fair profits and reach
OF all; when the farmer met the miner In
friendly intercourse on the hillside, and ex-
changed the earth's produce for the wealth of
its bosom, while the debris from the mines slept
10 rock-walled canyons or swept armlessly by
the fields of waving grain in broad canals to
sleep eternally In the bosom of the Pacific; when
all would recognize In San Francisco mighty
womb wherein the resources Of the State should
mature in gigantic wealth, 10 go out through its
mouth, the Golden Gate, aud show to The world
the glory OF Calif0rnia-fhen could the Native
Son take by the hand the Native Daughter he