The morning call., 1891-03-04
ntsroNFsTY At sAcEA,rENro.

p II scarcely necessary to inform our citi-
zrns that we nave in the Legislature at this
fine a class of men who believe they are
=sHgewd enoash to.outwit their constituents.
They went TO Sacramento pledged to vote
forsthe Australian system OF elections, but
it Is now, realized that they do not desire to
-ra5s such a bin. and that they are using
various subterfuzes t, defeat the PROPOSE
t.ou. i IS rot vel for our citizens, how
ever. 10 deceive themselves as To what is
.cos8i1r. The object is not, as we have sug-
.e.ested. to'nass.an alartiau hlT +ghiNn will be
.ol NE. 10 the people, because the law, as II
-l.ga; stands, is more. to the advantage Of the
g.. bosses than any change would be, for it
enables theui.to place. knave8 in Office. We
:liave. seen that d few men like Buckley can
control an5~ party convention which assem-
.bies... With money behind them they can
snaminqte candidates for Governor, men,
berg of the; Legislature, SuperyisOr5,
MAYORS. Judges, etc. There is no difference
;of opiai0n in. this respect, we apprehend.
GmDng Intelligent persons, At the last
:qfactaan buckley's candidates were placed
: in'the field, bTJ the public were 50 greatly
: disguised that they we're 4efeated. This
was as it should have been, for it was IN
G.. 'derstoud that no tick6tsould possibly be
any worse. A Republican ticket was NOM
mated. Il was better than Buckley's ticket
inasuuch as it had a candidate for Cover
nor who had not bought his nomination.
: and as much, probably, my be said in
fivor Of most Of the Supervisors, the Mayor
aud. fits hoped. of most of the candidates
for uGgaships. 1t was, however. generally
believed that money had been used in the
Republican; convention to nominate candi-
;dates for the Legislature who would support
.ur. orauIud r'.. tho United States Senate.
= Mr., Stanford was elected, and now come
tie consequences. Are these men still in
Mr. Stapfdrd's employ? Are they still IN
: der orders from his agents or are they indie
: peHdaRt members of the Legislature? Per-
hans Mr.. Stanford does not.care what these
& members Of the Legislature do now that he
has been reelected to the Senate It IS not
fer tie interest OF Mr.. Stanford to have the
saAus7ralian system OF voting adopted in this
Stale; for aifltle money IN conventions will
.:.conttol any = Republican or Democratic
..Ie9islature which is assembled under
present auspices. The public, how
eyer : have something more to do
than TO FOLLOW blindy what conventions
which are. purchased may do. The people
- mast nominate and elect their own officers
Hereafter. if they do not intend to be gov
ernedrby a set Of knaves, for what we have
:beef going through latterlr has amounted
IA this; no. more nor less. 1t does not sig.
...niTy' much which convention nominates
Eandidates-whethar 1t be. Republican OF
Democratic, with such men as are now mis-
representing san. francisco, for they can
':ei8nSe their politics to suit circumstances.
= Nlilher does it matter mich to Mr.. Stan
. ford which convention uses for. permit
: him to make nominations. for both parties.
anG.he VIII lake care himself. Mr.. Stan
fnrd'5 friends assisted De YouDe to go &c
) ; '=hieagc. ~uu take part in the last Republican
Presidential Convention. VIII he now take
d. Young to Washington TO- assist him in
lhe United States Senate? II is believed
:. that lie look Mr. Stewart from Nevada.
= %hynot take De Youpg9 For in that case
y:he may draw Be Young's teeth and make
him.a friend in the advancing of his money
lending. scheme; and possibly De. Young
would assist the railroad company in avoid
ing the payment of its debt to the Govern
lnentii he. was well paid for his services.
. The railroad. under Mfr. Stanfofd's manage
= meat, paiu out large sums to politicians and
newspapers. SO Mr.. HuDtingtoA saws. and
=. 'ne,ought to know. The CALL fealizes HAT
we have had corrupt politics ever sipcs tbo
: RAILROAD. began to dabbie in politics. Who
is to blame2 OF. course. the railroad can at,
ford to use. MONEY on newspapers and .noII-
ticians, for cannot it elect members 70 the
Legislature who Will permit il TO escsne
taxation? What THE CALL desires 70 saw
: at present is that such condition OF affairs
as we have been passing through cannot Last
Tor as. patient as are our people. they will
become FESTIVE. They are, in fact, already
. FESTIVE. Should the Australian system nf
voting be voted down the people will have
to nominate ticket Independent of either
political party at the next election. They
can do this In spite Of the. bosses, and THE
> CALL undertakes to predict that they can
elect it.