New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-08
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
MKINLEY'S ELECTIoN-NATIONAL CONvEN.
8 TIoNs-THE IRON MoULDERS' UNION
THE KANSAS COLONY.
rsr TELEeRArH TO THE TniBuSE.l

THE KANSAS COLONY.
rsr TELEsRArH THE ThIbuSE.l
San Francisco Nov. THE triumph Of McKin-
lev in Ohio was received here with great en-
tbrsiasm by Republicans Democrats bot heavily
on CampbelPs election. and predicted that Nc
Kinley and his bill would be shelved. The enect
Of this victory on party fortunes next year VIII
be great for it is conceded here that the ngnt
will have to be made squarely on the issue OF
protection, for which California gave so heavy
majority at the last Presidential election. II Is
imnossible to convince men who receive direct
aid from the Mckinley bill that free trade Is
what they want. and because many Calfornians
are large producers Of fruit wine! wool and snsar
the State is sure to remain in the Repuoncah
ranks The appeal to the pecket IL lar stronger
than any ideal devotion TO the party IN which
one may have been bred
The Dirgo Club which was organized IN 1882
and WITCH has done good work in two Repuphcan
oampai rms. is about 10 be reorganzed fer coming
campairps To attracted many young Repuohcans
and became a power in State politics, but when
tho Union League Club formed two years
AFRO il voluntarily gave up its properly ano mem
bership t. the new organization. NOW, now
ever II has been decided TO revive the dormant
organization for special campaign work among
young Californians.
A strong effort is being made by San Fran
cisco 10 bring both National Conventions to this
city next year Prominent men Of both parties
have begun to work for this purpose, and from
replies received there is good prospect Of secur
ing the Republican Convention If not both San
Trancisco's o fer to pay all the railroad expenses
OF delegates and aternates Is not lavish II the
Southern Pacific Company will give $50 round
trip rate from Chicago. The company would lose
nothing by this, as it could make paying rates for
others, and the conventions would attract
thousands of tourists California is at her best In
May, and no excursion in this country offers more
varied scenery or more novel objects than the
overland trip which includes visit to Yosemite
and the Big Trees San Francisco is able to care for
all who come to these conventions as her hotel
and restaurant accommodations are on an immense
scale The chief advantage California would
derive from these conventions would be the
presence of prominent public men, who would see
with their own eyes the needs of the city and the
State. Harbor defence is of the most crying
needs, yet practically nothing has been done in the
last five years The richest city on this coast is
virtually defenceless in case Of war with any
secondrate Spansh-Amercan power, while trouble
with England would mean the capture Of San
Francisco in single week. 1t is such gross
neglect Of Californian interests this, largely due
to Democratic Congresses that makes people here
long for the public men Of the country to become
personally acquainted with tho needs Of the
State.
the Moulders Union this week after fight OF
twenty months is the most noteworthy incident in
the struggle between employees and employers that
has ever occurred in this city. The strike was
begun on unjust grounds. The iron Mouders de-
manded that certain number of castings should
represent days work, so that rapid workmen
should turn out more than slow hands. They
also insisted limiting the number of apprentices.
This demand the brilliant idea Of John T.
Valentine. who then at the head of the
Moulders' Union It broke the patience of the
foundrymen and they revolted. They carried the
war into Africa, imported laborers from the East,
defended these men from the assaults Of the union,
and finally triumphed. Now the fouudries are full
Of men who have been brought from all parts of
the world, and the strikers who have not been
starved out must wait for vacancies. The long
strike cost two lives many thousands of dollars
aud untold suffering TO the families of the strikers.
IL demonstrated no principle except that the men
who carry on business will not submit to have ali
the power of running it taken from them.
The best loan exhibition of paintings ever given
here has been open all the week for the benefit of
the San Francisco Polyclnic, charity which gives
free medical advice to poor and wortay patients.
The exhibition showed the richness of San Fran.
csco's private galleries in the best paintings of
modern artists.
Light rains have fallen this week in several
counties. but the moisture has not been Sufficient
to start poughs. In several places, notably in the
old mining counties along the line Of the Central
Pacific Railroad, great damage done to Late
table grapes The rains, which were heavy in the
mountains. will help feed and great aid to
cattemen.
The scheme of President Polk, of the Farmers
Alliance to secure aid for the Kaweas Colony can
never succeed so long as the present managers OF
the colony remain in office. Haskell and Martin
have robbed hundreds of poor people of their small
savings. They have made scores Of people labor
for months on railroad and other work for which
they have paid in time checks that cannot be re-
deemed. Blood is upon this money that they have
coined out of public creduhty. for several Of their
dupes have been driven TO suicide, and Others to
the poorhouse insane asylum. To ask the
Government for an appropriation which these two
men would handle is nothing but farce.
new electric railway and q large hotel are
improvements that will be made this winter ut
Santa Cruz. which has always been favorte
seaside resort of San Franciscans Monterey has
also grown rapidly this year and many new houses
have been built In its pretty suburb Pacific Grove
the Chautauqua Of California.