The morning call., 1892-09-07

An effeetual quarantine is very difficult
discipline 10 maintain. This is illustrated
foTcibly by the cholera regulations at New
York. The officials are guarding the lower
bay zealously. and most Of the European yes-
Ses coming there are dutifully intercepted.
But there is another sea entrance TO New
York by Long Island Sound. An English
steamer, one of the Wilson line from Hull.
has lust arrived with rags as a considers ble
share of its cargo. No passengers, but rags,
and these were worn by people in the chOl-
era-infected districts. The Wilson liner
bad touched at Boston, and had been there
several days, but il is quite possible those
rags, once shaken out In paper factories or
wOOlen-miis, may disseminate the germs OF
cholera. Quarantine there was none for
this steamer at New York. There ought 10
have been quarantine. The Wilson steam
eTs at Hull are in direct contact with Ham,
burg. A regular thrice-a-week communica-
ton is maintained By the Wilson's with
Hamburg, and the Atlantic trade cannot be
separated from the European as far as the
propagation OF germs is concerned Hence
there is negligence on the part OF DR.. Jen-
klns in New Ork.
SrEiwin Arnold is described as laughing
at the possibility of cholera invading Can
ada. lie has lived long in India and is
familiar with the pestiience in It's cradle.
But it will not do to trust TO his optimism.
II Canada continues dirty and negligent,
the United States must be yigilant and
super-sensitive about cleanliness. II is far
better that life should be preserved than
that commerce should flourish regardless of
the common welfare. Some of Sir Edwin's
suggestions are valuable. He, in the first
place, tells people not to be panic-strieken
about cholera. He tells US 10 be careful
about toOd and drink. Water aud milk
- = H. hi s11.a IL 9u FanT
drops of hydrochlOric acid in half cup Of
hot tea as ameans OF maintaining an acidu-
lated stomach. But above all he recon-
mends personal cleanliness and attention
to sanitation. II is the dirty and careless
who are attacked and who die. That Is,
doubtless, the principal reason why the
Cars subjects 90 off iu shoals
contemporary notOTiously bonded TO
the Southern Pacific in politics suggests
that the railroad would do some good to
California by running cheap excursion
trains to Sacramento in order to let people
see the magnificent exhibits of the State
Fair. This, however, is the last thing the
Kentucky gentlemen will do. Cheap ex-
cursions are unknown in the vocabulary OF
the company. 1t ought 10 give a round
trip ticket for a dollar or less from San
Francisco. An English company would not
hesitate to cover the distance for fifty cents
But there is no such sentiment as generosity
or even prudent encouragement of peoples
good opinion on the part OF the Southern
Pacific.
significant Illustration of how the
Southern Pacific is regarded by the people
OF this State is afforded by the attitude of
the population around Visalia TO Sontag
and Evans, the tran-rObbers. These men
have evidently good deal Of cordial SYM
pathy TO trade upon among people who hate
the tyranny and rank injustice and Oppres-
sion Of the Kentucky company. Sontag
and Evans have confined their depredatiOnS
to raids upon the railway express cars, aud
have left unmolested the property of other
people. They resemble Tiburcio Vasquez
in his palmy days when be was protected
by Mexicans who knew that he would not
mOlest them. IL Is not a good sign 10 see
any kind of Tascality regarded with indif
ference, but this taYoring Of crime when
directed against the Southern Pacific Com
pany is really explained by the Iawlessness
and unscrupuiousHess Of the company it.
self. 1t Is company cursed from the north
10 the south.
The Presidents letter accepting the nom.
ination made by the Republican party will
not be pleasant reading TO the business
men Of England. Mr. Harrison adduces
BAB6LAutidl IaCtS 10 SHOW tHdb THIS country
las kept on expanding in foreign and home
trade under protection. But notorionsy
English trade has been sadly retrOgrading
Of late. The experts for seven mon tbs Of
The present year are a long way belOw W the
imports. aud many trades are stagnant or
languishing. Some trades, in fact have
been altogether annihilated by the loss Of
| markets In this country. and thrifty capt
| taists are crossing the Atlantic 20 begin
enterprise afresh. Protection over the
| broad surface OF the United States really
means free trade within our own borders
| We have almost all the commodities Of all
| tie earth under our own control, and recip-
| rOcal distribution makes us rich and pros
| porous at home and will make us strong In
| foreign trade also.
Most Of the newspapers yesterday gave
| President Harrison's letter In full. But
| some OF them also gave twice as much space
to the pTize-fghting in New Orleans, and
| the cholera scare has now gone 10 the rear
ms news. Perhaps a few millions in bets
are at stake on the Sullivan G or bett fight.
| Pages will be published by the newspapers
| recording every blow and round, and Illus
tratons viii be profuse. No mill In the
! ring has ever elected so much attention as
this. Should Corbett come off the winner
! there is no saying what California NAV do
| rivaliug that of Grant. He might run for
| Governor with some chances OF success; he
| might try for the United States Senate and
| beat De Young For the moment physical
| force Is triumphant.