The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-26
\ FRIENDLY WORD OF COUNSEL.

De Young's anguish over the exposure of
his tricks to obtain control of the Hertz
cultural Bureau at the Worlds Fair is driy-
ing him to distraction. He seems to have
lost his head. In his paper he says tina t he
'has not protested against nor opposed Mr..
Shorb in any way, directly or indirectly;
has not used any effort to interfere with his
chances, nor expressed himself in one way
or another as to his prospects," What stuff
this is. De Young has told every one who
would listen that the chief objection to
ShOrb was that he knew he could not be
confirmed; and on the very day when the
Chronicle said that he lad not opposed him
he had himself interviewed in the Eoening
Post, and said: Hatch has been heaping
abuse on me lately because l will not in
dorse his man, ShorO."
The contradiction will not disturb De
Young's peace of mind. He is so consti-
tuted that detection in falsehoed awakes no
sense of shame in him; he is insensible 10
the impulses which induce other men TO try
to establish a reputation for yeracity. He
will merely laugh when he finds he has
been caught in uttering an untruth. Truth
and falsehoO0 are alike 10 him. The bright
Chinaman who said of him thar he was heap
smart, for him tell lie all the time, paid him
compliment which ne liked.
That is the reason why the people of
California cannot trust him to choose a
representative of this State at the World IS
Fair, and why they inStinctively oppose
every man he proposes, and support every
man he opposes. The sooner De Young
realizes that this is the case, and that this
is the estimation in which he is held by his
fellow citizeus, the better for his comfort.
He cannot alter facts by abusing people.
Calling names viii not convince any one
that he has mended his ways and resolved
to lead cleaner life hereafter. He does
not seem to see that he cannot better his
own reputation by tradUcing others, or that
he would be more respected If he could
prove that others are unworthy of respect
The question at issue before the people just
now is not whether this or that man, who
has nothing to do with the Worlds Fair,
deserves eensure; it is whether man who
has assumed TO have much 10 do with that
institution can be trusted to represent Cali
fornia tbereat " hen no citizen of this State
would trust him in any matter whatsoever.
That is the question 10 which De Young
should devote his labor.
The CALL is displaying the truest friend
ship fur De Young in directing his attention
success hich has followed his exertions to
make money has blinded him to the cost of
his methods. He has gained wealth at the
expense of his personal character. He has
not only set an example which the defend
ants in the Taylor suit followed, but, ap-
parently from pure inaliguity, has heaped
abuse upon one citizen after another, until
the general public hatred of him has boiled
over upon him. Can he be surprised under
the circumstances at the unanimity with
which people oppose every nomination he
makes, not because it is necessarily bad,
but because it is his ?
The CALL is, we repeat, De Young's best
friend in asking him to ponder these truths.
lie probably never heard of the lines of the
hymn about the lamp holding out 10 burn.
But it is fact that the vilest sinner may
return, though, we imagine, the return trip is
sometimes rough. But Awful Gardiner did
reform and. in view of that example. so may
Mike. Let him try to do so. Let him stop
interfering with the people of this State in
Worlds Fair matters. Let him conduct his
newspaper so that people shall cease 10
loathe it, and families may once in while
admit it 10 their dwellings. Let him get
over the idea that his function in life is to
make life a troubled dream for everybody.
BY a steady adherence to reform on these
lines he may in the course of years rehabili-
tate himself so far as to obtain from for
giving community some such public recOg-
milton as nomination Tor Supervisor.