Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-16
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The San Francisco Examiner is illogical
and unreasonable. Perhaps there should
not be expression of any surprise on that
account, since it is seldom, indeed, that
the Examiner is consciously wise, or is by
Others recognized as logically sound on any
political proposition it advances.
The other day the local Democracy of
San Francisco nominated eight gentlemen
for the School Board, whose capacity,
scholarly attainments, good business stand
ing and general independence are conceded
in the metropolis. But the ink was
scarcely dry upon the record of the nomi-
nations before these gentlemen sent in
their peremptory designations. AT this
the press and people opposed to the Buck
ley Democracy expressed their gratifica-
tion and proceeded to applaud the conduct
of the declining nominees.
To such approval the Examiner takes
serious objection, and complains, with tears
in its voice, that
The manner in which that action of the Demo
cratic Convention has been received by the or
gans of the other side is not calculated to en-
courage politicians to select high grade of
men for their candidates Instead OF an instant
recognition of the extraordinary strength OF the
ticket, and unanimous appeal to the gentle
men selected to redeem the schools by serving
there was a chorus of denunciation of the pre-
sumption of the Convention in making up its
ticket without asking the candidates whether
they would accept or not.
1t further claims that where the Offices
seek the men, as in this case, the people
should insist upon acceptance, since the
prefer is assurance of the absence of boss
influence and of corrupt purpose. 1t
therefore concludes that the expressions of
the Republican press approving the course
of the nominees who declined is illustrat-
i've of partisan malice, and indicates in
sincerity on the part of those who are
clamoring for reform and a dignifed
method of choosing administrators Of pub
lie trusts.
The Examiner is apparently oblivious to
the fact that its argument amounts to an
admission of the corruptness Of the source
of the nominations. 1t was not case of
the Offices seeking the men, but of the
trimming of the dominant and autocratic
influences of the Buckley crowd, that has
sufficient cunning not to claim "the whole
thing" The eight names tagged on to
the end of the ticket were intended to
mask the work of the designers. 1t is be-
cause of the purpose to be accomplished
by sending "the offices after the men" that
the people commended the nominees for
declining. They resigned, it must be as
sumed in the absence of any explanation
on their part, because thay did not pro-
pose to be used as a lubricant for the
wheels and bearings of a machine with
the operator of which they are not in SYM
pathy. But, to be perfectly fair, it must be
also assumed for several of them that ex-
tensiye private business absorbs them, and
that they do not wish to make personal
Board to give strength to the rule of
boss for whom they do not entertain any
regard, and with whom they certainly do
not affiliate. The Examiner is therefore
illogical in its position, since the COM
mendation it laments is the strongest pos
sible rebuke to vicious politics, and can
not be logically otherwise interpreted; it
is unreasonable in demanding approval of
the method of choosing, because it is
patent to every one that the destinations
do not relate to the method-the absence
of pre-concert with the nominees-but to
the purpose, the end, for which these
gentlemen were asked to lend their nam es
to bolster a ticket.