The morning call., 1892-12-23

Over in Oakland School Director who
has been in politics seventeen years and
who proposes hereafter TO keep cut of them.
offers TO make atonemenJ by revealing the
methods by means of which affairs are con-
Quoted. He is not far from the truth when
lie says that the Southern Pacific Railway
Company has to be consulted about every
thing. The candidate for any Office has no
chance Of success should lie be an opponent
of the railroad interest, within or desire.
Of1ice-hoiding is simply serviity 10 the
railroad Even a visltto Fourth and Town
send streets is necessary after passing the
gauntlet Of the local politicians. This is
plain speaking. but the sincerity of the
confession will be all the mere evident il
the tales out Of school are direct Let some
of these scandals Of the manipulation Of
affairs be traceable The community should
be enlightened as 10 the kind of men VINO
serve them and betray them. By all means
90 on with the confessions especially as the
damage will hurt those who remain in poll
ties as the slaves of the Southern Pacific.
NM. Clemeneeau and Deroulede have
fought their duel with pistols Neither has
been injured. and the undertaken has not
yet been called In. These men were SUP
posed TO be in fury of passion against
each other, and each was supposed TO be
bent upon the death of the other; but
little time for reflection and the strategy Of
the seconds who loaded their pistols have
produced wonders. The men who took
fearful farewells of their relatives survive
TO participate in joyful embraces after
leaving The field Of honor. ". Clemenceau
has yet 10 meet NJ. MilevOye, but the re-
suit will doubtless be the samoa prick on
tile arm or shoulder. or bullet whstling
harmeSslY overhead. French dueling is
mostly a sham. 1t would be much more
sincere If the cOmbatantS went at each
other with their fists. But it is the custom
of the country A man is dishonored il he
does not send his friend to an opponent
France should not have discovered how
hollow the whole practice Is, when con-
Quoted TO avoid danger. lt would be good
deal more entertaining to squirt dirty water
at one another.
Mr.. II. W. Brosdhurst. formerly under
secretary Of a department under Mr.. Glad
stones Government, has not lost much by
failing Of election for a constituency at the
recent appeal TO the country. He is not by
any means a man well of, but Mr.. Glad
stone has made him an Inspector Of fac
tories with a salary OF $1,000 year and an
allowance for expenses of $500. This is a
toerably good provision for old age. Pro-
vided he does bis work Mr.. Broadhurst is
not subject to displacement by any succeed
ing Government. He is a good official for
his post lie is a workingmap. who nj s.
pronounces his HIS" lamentabiy, but he
understands how 10 say what Is IN his head
and he also understands the feelings of the
masses who toll for their living. From the
popular point of view q better appointment
could not have been made. The salary
seems large, but what is that compared
with efficient service by man who COM
prehends his duties? There is such thing
| as paying man too little and getting a
noodle.
A point is made In favor of building one
of the new war-vessels here that the differ
ence in cost between a contract with
Cramps and the Union Iron Works Com
pany is completely offset by the cost of
sending a vessel around the Horn from the
Atlantic Coast 1t will not always be thus
but the conditions at present recommend
! the policy Of shipbuilding on the Pacific
Coast and are adverse to shipbuilding on
the Atlantic Coast The moment the
Nicaragua canal is completed much viii be
changed in the situation. The Pacific Coast
will gain Immensely in its relations 10 CON-
meTce. Its fuel resources will be advanced
greatly, and there is iron enough within
reach of the finest quality TO give this coast
| Il manufacturing stimulus beyond measure
ment. 1t is assuredly 10 the advantage OF
the country to keep up shipbulding on this
| coast, even at the sacrifice of the lowest-b bid
principle. A time may come when all our
resources on San Francisco Bay will be
needed.
A number Of young men who arrived in
this State with the Intention to settle and
become good progressive citizens have been
disappointed la not finding employment,
and they are now about 10 form a colony
for coffee cultivation in Guatemala. They
may succeed and all become wealthy, but il
| is pity to see energetic youth thus going
abroad for occupation, with so many open
| ings in this State uBuiiiized We need in
| this State a much greater manufacturing
| population. There is abundance of raw
material. either through imports or native
| production. When we make progress in
| this direction young men of brains from the
| East Will be content to cast in their lot wit
the Ealifnrnia sIraa L of Tho paciHf Cnaci