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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
NOT IN POLITICS.

AS the following editorial, from the
ErcHjRg Bulletin of Thursday, gives toler-
able excuse for railroad interference with
politics, we copy il for the benefit of the
public:
The railroad under the administration OF Mr..
Huntington is supposed 10 be cut OF politics. eX.
cept when Its interests are assaulted. But these
Interests are so many and so yari that the
exception may be considered 10 be The rule. 1t
Is the interest of The railroad not 10 permit the
election Of Judge who is suspected of holding
opinions not Strictly orthodox In the corporation
sense That Is something which keeps The rail-
road In politics pretty steadily Ii Is the interest
OF The railroad not 10 permit The election of a
Board OF Railroad Commissioners which might
ply TOO closely Into the mysteries or fares and
fTeights. That consideration brings the railro I'd
10 the front regularly every four years. IL is not
the interest OF the railroad TO have a Board OF
Equalization that VIII do exact justice In the
valuation Of railroad property and the property
In The hands OF the people. There IL finds its
hand IN again. It was MOI in the interest OF the
rain cad at the last session Of The legislature
have a bill passed 10 make II pay the Stale aud
counties tie two and Aalf millions of delinquent
taxes which il owes. and II had. OF course. 10 go
into politics to protect ITSELF aud is went In TO
win. Ii is not the interest of the railroad that
any one should be elected TO the Presidency who
entertains the opinion that The railroad ought 10
y,
money II owes the Government. The amount is
high up in The miiiions-about seventy millions
at dis dSte-and some action VIII have to be
Iaken on the proposition during the term OF the
next President, for the bonds will mature In
1894. IL tie iridescent dream of electing Sem
at0r Stanford 10 the Presidency could be realized
The prospect could be SAID 10 be fairly good 1t
is not likely that lie would prove a hard creditor
10 himself as debtor. But II that is impossible
II would lie we'll 10 have some voice IN determln-
lng who that President Is TO tie. The machinery
i now IN motion 10 elect The delegates 10 The
national convention At Minneapolis who are 20
express Tie choice OF the people OF California for
The Presidency. But for the reasons stated the
railroad would like 10 substitute Itself for them.
We Ind that IN Alameda County the prominent
candidate Tor delegate from that district is Eli
DentSon. and for delegate from the Sta ar
large Steve CAGE. Either of these will do from
the railroad standpoint The primary work is 10
be done in Alameda next Saturday. General
Barnes Is liKewISe coming 10 the front In this
district. General Chapman VIII in due season be
heard from Ia the north. The Southern delegate
atlarge has not yet materialized. but he Is quite
sure 10 be OF the right railroad stripe.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23

RAILROAD COMPETITION.

There is an apprehension In the wool.
securing industry in this city that the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
will Increase the freight rate on secured
wool going East. The railroad Idea Is that
If the freightrate on secured wool Is doubled
wool will be shipped in its natural condition !:
that is with weight OF dirt grease and
stones equal to the weight in wool. The
railroad would have twice as much freight
to carry, but tho swoolscouring business
would lie transferred to the East. The
Santa Fe Railroad is supposed in some quar-
tiers to be competitor against the Southern
Pacific. Some newspapers have said that IL
San Francisco would build from the bay to
Mohaye Valley we would have complete
competing route to The East But somehow
competing roads do not seem to compete
There is no intimation that the Southern
Pacific will attempt TO Illustrate the scheme
OF the Santa Fe road by offering 10 carry
wool at the old rates. THE CALL would
Ike very much to see an Independent COM
peting road to tie Missouri River. But we
do not perceive the advantage of a western
line that depends for an outlet East on roads
that are controlled by the Transcontinental
Association. As business proposition a
railroad from this city to any point this side
of the Missouri River would be in the nature
OF speculation, the success of which would
depend upon the terms 1t could make with
the association controlling the lines between
the California eastern terminus and the
Missouri River
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
HOW TO NOMINATE BY PETITION.

a correspondent asks how. in view of the
changes made in election districts since the
last election, candidates may be nominated
by petition? Is the five per cent of voters
in a given district to be formed in the old
district or in the new?
Section 1888 Of the code, revised in the
Secretary of States office, includes all the
provisions of the reform ballot law, and
reads as follows:
a candidate for public Office NAV he noni
mated otherwise than by convention ia the fol-
lowing manner: certificate OF nomination
containing the anne Of the candidate to be
nominated, with the other information re-
CURED to be given in the certificates
provided for in section 1887 OF this code, shall
BE- signed by electors residing within tie dis.
triet or political division for which candidates
are 10 be presented, equal 10 number TO at least
FIVE per cent OF the entire vote cast at the last
preceding election in the State district or no.
htical division for which The nomination is to be
made. Said signatures need not all be appended
10 one PAPER but each sgner shall add to his
sigma ure his place OF residence. giving the street
and number. when he resides IN a city One of
the signers Of eaeh such certificate shall swear
that the statements therein made are true to The
best OF his knowledge and belief, and a certi1-
cate OF such oath shall be annexed. Such GER
ilfcatS when made as above described shall
have the same effect as certificate OF nOmina-
ton made by party convention.
Ills true, rs our correspondent says, that
the political division for which it may be
desired to nominate by petition may not in
all cases be Identical With the correspond
ing division at the last election, but the
number Of signers required may be ascer-
tanned by the number Of votes cast in the
old district at the last election. If an equal
number Of signers can be found in the new
district, the law will be complied with.
All the voters are in one district or another.
and there will be as many in the new dis.
trict as in The old one. The old districts
may be held to determine the exact number
of signatures required, but the signers must
apparently be found in the new district. 1t
is possible, however. that the contest over
holdover Senators may bring out a judicial
decision that for election purposes an old
district and a new one shall be considered
aC
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
Is IL TREASON

a certain Lieutenant Mcdonald OF To-
ront0 aspires 20 represent that city in part
In the Ontario Legislature. But the Me-
Donald IN this case gets his title from the
Dominion militia. and has consequently
sworn to support the Government of Great
Britain. There is no necessary conflict be-
tween the oath Of a military officer of Great
Britain and the oath of Canadian legisla-
tor; bat Lieutenant Mcdonald has made
trouble for himself by announcing in ad-
vance Of election that he is in favor Of the
annexation Of Canada 10 the United States.
Whether or not there is treason in this
declaration Is question that moralists as
well as courts may differ upon. TIE oath
OF allegiance may have been taken with per-
feet good faith. and with the intention Of
performing faithfully all the duties assumed.
But It may be argued that the oath of
allegiance to Great Britain did not bind the
person taking it to subordinate his Judgment
as to what was good for his country. He
might not, without renouncing his allegi-
ancp, enter upon any service hostile 10 that
OF Great Britain, but he might not feel con-
strained TO advocate a continuance of
political relations which his judgment con-
sidered injurious to the country OF his BIRTH
While Canadians are expected to be loyal
to Great Britain, their first thought is for
the good OF their own country. They will
continue to recognize the Queen Of Great
Britain as their sovereign as long as they
think that such relation is good for Canada
As England's first consideration is the good
of the empire, so is a Canadians or an
Australians the good Of the province TO
which lie is attached. When the right time
comes both colonies will declare their indie
pendenee without exposing themselves to a
charge CT treason.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
PURCHASING POWER OF SILVER.

The San Jose Picnic asks: "How many
more pounds Of sugar or -four will twenty
dollar gold piece purchase than twenty
dollars in silver" The twenty-dollar gold
piece and the twenty silver dollars have at
the present time precisely the same put
chasing power. This equality in purchasing
power is maintained by action of the Gov
eminent in receiving silver dollars at their
face value in payment of dues. AS long as
the amount of silver dollars that may be
Issued is limited the silver dollar, without
regard TO commercial value, may be kept at
parity with gold. But under free coinage
the supply of silver dollars, or their paper
representative, would be limited only by
the amount OF silver that might be offered
Under these conditions the Governme n t
would not be able to maintain silver dollars
on parity with gold. The present pur-
chasing capacity Of the silver dollar Is TO
the extent OF 80 per cent fictitious. The
Government gives 20 cents In gold for the
silver in dollar, and circulates the coined
dollar par with gold dollars worth 100 cents
each in gold. The object of the present law
was to afford a market for the home prod
net of silver with a view 10 testing the
theory that the depreciation of silver was
due to the fact that it had been demone-
tied. Up to the present time the surplus
has not been exhausted; silver has contin-
ued to depreciate, but it is hoped that when
European nations join with us In the in
creased use Of silver that metal may recover
its old relation TO gold
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23

or to reduction of the reported cost of the
road. Is IL not apparent that lighter earn
ings would have sufficed to meet operating
expenses and interest on the cost Of the
road? Is it not apparent also that. re-
lieyed of the necessity of earning so much
money, lower rates would have been posi-
BILE? We are told now that the road must
earn money 10 pay interest on its bonds
and dividends on its capital stock. But if
the bonded Indebtedness is much greater
than II need have been. and If the capital
stock only represents money realized from
the profits of building the road, is 1t not
clear that an unjust tax is being exacted of
the people? 1t Is these exactions that eX-
asperate the people, not the fact that the
Southern Pacific owners have more than an
average share of the wealth in the State.
Most political economists agree that a
system of laws which tends to accumulate
large fortunes in a few hands is unwlse.
No one expects wealth 10 be equally d.
yided, but the nearer we can approach to
that condition by means of laws operating
impartially upon all the better for the
State. hundred men with $4,000 each
are worth more to any community than %
men without anything to speak of and one
millionaira
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Nathaniel S Berry Of New Hampshire,
now % years of age, is the Oldest Of living
eX-GOVeTnorS.
Pierre Lott is accused of using the pro-
nouns l, my and me 2I2 times in his address
before the French Academy.
General George w. Jones. Iowa's first
United states Senator. is So years old, and
has never been sick day in his life.
Elwell, The sculptor who recently CON-
peted bust of Louisa NJ. Alcott, was one
of that popular authors Little Men"
Mrs. Annie Roush, who died in Meigs
County, Ohio, a few days ago, was two DAYS
old han the United States Government
Alarming reports are current respecting
the condition of Cardinal Tasehereau His
physical strength appears TO be unimpaired,
but there are indications that his mental
balance is gradually becoming unstrung
Ex-Governor Curtin, the honored veteran
war Governor OF Pennsylvania, has entirely
recovered from the effects OF his severe at
tack OF the grip that has kept him closely
at home most Of the winter, but he now
exhibits every sign OF restored health and
vigor.
Governor Russell observes the custom
established by former chief magistrates of
Massachusetts Of using new quill pen to
sign each legislative bill which meets with
his approval. These quilts are used onIy
once, and are then eagerly sought for by
relic-huDterS in Boston.
hdJOt IdSuHldSd the .taO0n-
csc who is riding from Berlin 10 Vladiyo-
| stock in the saddle. is making slow prog
| ress. Although there is nothing wonderful
in his undertaking he is met at every town
| with a big crowd, and sometimes with cour-
| teous military attentions.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, in the
heat Of eloquent Indignation, employed an
expletive few days ago while delivering a
! rather informal address, aud Immediately
apologiZed to the audience for so doing. The
| awful expression which escaped him was
| My goodness"
Henry 4. Downing has become editor of
the Message, a Brooklyn newspaper de-
signed to express the opinion of the edu-
Gated and broad-minded colored people, not
| only for the light and Leaning OF the race.
but Tor the especial purpose of bringing
whites and blacks into better understand
| ing Of each others motives.
One of Tennyson's admirers recently sent
| him some verses containing an allusion to
the poets 'wintry hair" In aeknowIedc-
| ing the compliment his LOrdship said: "If
| by 'wintry hair you allude TO tree whose
leaves are hall gone you are right; but if
you mean white you are wrong Tor / never
had "A gray hair on nv head -
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
WHERE MONEY DOES The MOST
GOOD.

A correspondent, signing himself "a New
Yorker" writes:
IL Is evident that In country whose condI.
lions. natural and artificial. have allowed many
to accumulate great fortunes, there Is grea. ex.
aspera ion on the part OF those who failed 10 do
so because They did not succeed. Surely the
State greater and more permanent good than If
divided among the masses
Let us say at the outset that there is No
evaporation in this community against rich
men who have acquired their wealth by
honest methods. The evaporation against
the owners of the Southern Pacific Com
pany arises mostly from two causes: first.
the company diverted the means entrusted
them by Congress and the people of this
State from public uses to private pockets;
second, the railroads OF which they became
owners through the iiberality of the people
have been used to Cypress the people. The
money these men accumulated by abuse of
their power as hdueary agents of the peo-
pie has been used to corrupt our politics. to
put men in public Office who would serve
the Southern Pacific Company rather than
the people, to elect Judges who would
accept law from the Southern Pacific. and
Legislatures which would do the bidding of
the same company. Let US suppose now
that the S3i.000.oo0 which CongressionaI
report declares that the four men at the
time composing the Central Pacific Railroad
CGmrany divided among themselves before
the railroad had earned a dollar had been
applied either TO payment of their debts
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
THE CHINESE DEBATE.

The debate in the Senate on Friday took a
favorable turn. Senator Chandler of New
Hampshire proposed three amendments tc
the Geary bill. which FELTON, and Geary
accepted. Mr.. Chandler then spoke in favor
of the bill. So far as reported Senator
Sherman was content with the error he
made in the debate of the preceding day.
Senator Chandler accounted for the fact
that departures seem to exceed arrivals by
reference to the other fact that arrivals
mostly come through Canada. That thrifty
country gets $50 for each Chinese Ian ded.
while the United States gets the Chinese.
The influence opposed to the ex lusien Of
Chinese is the transportation companies.
aided by the Standard Oil combination,
which finds a market for considerable oil In
China. Tie transportation companies ap-
parentIy would rather have the country
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
Ocean boulevard Hotel Opening Day
SUNDAY. Anril "a.

The family seaside resort OF San Francisco. ioca.
ted on that beautiful elevated spot about mile
south of Golden Gate Park aud CllG House where
the old ocean Side House formerly stood aud where
every vessel going In and out OF Golden Gate be
seen.
Captain Paul Bush has leased this hotel for FIVE
years and will keep rst-clsss respectable house Ia
ali OF its appointments Choice rooms with all d.
ern cenveniences, and meals served on the Ameri.
can and European plan ut city prices: also fine
stable for horses and good shelter for carriages Tor
parties wishing to stay any length of time The
opening OF this hotel Will be Sunday pri 24,when
good band or music VIII give grand concert. All
are Invited to be present this special occasion.
Respectfully.
CAPTAIN PAUL RUSH. Proprietor.
n, B.-0mpibuses will run from south side Golden
Gate Park trains Fare to aotol cents.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
WEATHER. REPORT.
pEPARTNENT OF AGRICULTURE, !
WEATHER BUREAU.
san FRANCISCO, April - 1891

San Z AANN1St0t Apil4 1881
Forecast for Period Ending ST Midnight
Saturday
For Northern California Generally fair weather;
westerly lSinds, fresh brisk along the coast with
foSSS werner except nearly stationary temperature
along me coast
Fer southern California -FAir but partly cloudy
weather along The coast and In the noun
taias winds generally westerly; nearly stationary
temperature, except warmer on the southwest coast
For Washington aud Extraordinarily cloudy
weather with occasional rains in the extreme west
err portion south 70 west winds: nearly stationary
temperature. except warmer in Western Oregon
and Northern " Washington
For Enthusiastically fair weather. except pre-
oeded by showers a. WinRemucea; westerly winds /;
Hearty 81 ato Hars temperature.
CIAa-Fair weather preceded by showers n the
ncr.aeru portion
Local Forecast.
F5T san FranciSeo-Fsir but partly cloudy and
iocSy weather: slightly warmer tomorrow.
ROBERT + KTRKAM Chief o. Division.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23

overrun with Chinese than lose few thou
sand dollars in passage money. Large en-
ployers of labor generally seem to favor
Chinese, while labor is a unit in opposition.
The coming elections may turn upon this
issue. Republican Senators who go before
the country in favor of protection against
the products of foreign labor but against
like protection to labor will be largely re-
sponsible if the protective policy should be
4
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
Through ExcursIops ,o Hostop

Commencing Thursday April 2Sth, and every
Thursday thereafter, the Union Pacific will run
through Pullman TouriSt-Car Excursions from San
Francisco 10 Boston without change. leaving San
Francisco at & a. Nj. passing through the Sierras
aud the beautiful scenery along the line by day
light These excursions WIFI be In charge OF Uni
formed Excursion Conductors and Porters. who
will look after tine wants and comfort of passen-
gers thereby assuring them every attention posi-
bic. For rates OF fare and full inform alton In re-
gard 10 these Special Excursions call address
any Ticket Agent OF the Southern Pacific Company.
ID. w. Hitchcock. General Agent Union Pacific
system, No. 1 Montgomery ST.. San Francisco.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
Attention. East-Bound Passengers.

Through car from San Francisco TO Chicago. com
mencng saturday. April - Through Pullman
first-cIass sleepng-cars viii run daily from San
Francisco TO Chicago. without change. via Rio
Grande Railway and the great Rock Island route.
through salt Lake city. Jeadvilles~ Colorado
Springs Denver and Omaha, passing through the
Royal Gorge at moan and all the magnificent seen
cry OF the Rocky Mountains In daylight. For
seepingcar reservations apply to any ticket agent
OF the Southern Pacific Company or 20 Clinton
Jones. general agent Rock Island route 80 Mont
gomery ST, San francisco.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
Mary yiolich's Guardianship.

Secretary Holbrook's application for LET
tiers of guardianship over Mary Violich will
be contested by her mother. Elizabeth, who
mas presented a similar application and
gives her daughters age at ''l3 wears anG
past When applying recently for a mar
rage license the girl represented herself y.
OF legal age. She was married more re.
Gently ON tug TO fellow named Adrian
Silyey.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23

ATTENTION Is called TO the advertise OF
c. Curtin 10 DO found 10 this days issue. He has
Just received direct from the manufacturers a
STOCK OF 5000 pieces OF all the latest novelties In
fancy SILK and gauze ribbons aud having mr..
chased the lot, being the balance of "A season's
stock, they were secured al Just half tile reenfar
rates ana Will be placed on sale by him this
morning al lower prices than Sere ey eli ouoted
by any house for this quality of goods.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
sY-esCRIPTtoN RATES:

hAILY CALL sncIud'ng sundays. S. per year by
NAH .pcstpaid 30 cents per week. OF IS cent per
ca ,endsr month. Through carriers. DAILY Call,
FIVE cones. three months. SIS IS SUNDAY CALI
sixteen nagcsa. 81 80 per year. pcs;Tsld StNpAf
CAIEan,. " + SLYC CALI, - 10 Per year.7 postpaid
y EEkLI cAILl peses,. 81 per year. postpaid
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23

525 Montgomery street, near Clay. open until IL
o'clock r ~ BRANCH OFFICES: 10 Market
street near Kearny. open until II O'Clock midnight
SAG HAYES street open until 9 30 O'Clock: 603
Iarkn street open until 80 O'Clock: %, Mission
street. open until o'cfSck p NJ; and 1l6 Ninth
street. open until 80 T. NJ
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23

Mrs. Il. NJ BinckIey, Teacher of Cookerv
VIII give demonstrations in Cooking eve ~
Thursday at r. NJ at Saratoga Han aa.,s
sion % cents "so'