The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-19

just when Chicago must be anxious, on
account of the Worlds Fair, TO appear a
model city of the United States, with its
local affairs administered in the pure spirit
Of enlightenment and progress an awkward
exposure is made of corruption and rot
tenness beyond the ideas Of the most
cynical citizen" Bribery has been going
on in municipal affairs, and it is predicted
that SundTy members Of the city govern
ment will have to go TO prison. This pre-
supposes that their sins will find them out;
but experience only TOO conclusiyely shows
That il is one thing TO make charges, and
even TO prove them. and another to secure
q conviction before the tribunals The
GRAND Jury may investigate and discover
enough evidence upon which to found in
dictmentS. but great deal has to happen
before petty jury fluids a verdict 1t IS
alleged that the lncriminated members OF
the Council sold their votes for hard cash In
getting certain ordinances for franchises
passed. 1t Is further alleged that trafficking
In votes Tor hard cash Is n very common
thing in Chicago. People outside of Chi
cago are perhaps not competent to pass an
opinion. Such things have occurred else
where, and Chicago may be g0-ahead even
in this unsavOry respect. 1t is the duty Of
organized, respectable society. which is al
ways IN the majority IN any community,
not only to expose this corruption, but to
equal to the occasion il il finds that
servants whom it elected to positions of
trust and honor have shown themselves
recreant to principle by becoming s0rdid
bO0diers.
1t is almost pity that the word 'boodler"
is in use TO describe the municipal thief or
the trust-embezzler. Those who are caught
dipping their bands into the public treas
ury perhaps prefer the term. 1t does not
sound quite so harsh as felon. thief or en-
beZzler, and does not tarnish the reputation
with such black coating of turpitude and
infamy. There is even a jingle of leyity
about the word, suggestive Of yenality and
smartness, and the boOdler goes about
jauntily, as if the salt of public scorn had
net been rubbed theoretically into his skin.
In Canada D0oder tieeing from the wrath
to come may become happy reformed
character, capable OF taking part in meetings
for ,he reformation Of the heather. After
few years of exile many bOodler returns
TO the scene Of his exploits. He effects
some description of compromise with justice,
usually by hoodwinking il, and he walks
about with a sunny smile of c1ntentment.
serenely unabashed Public opinion is a
tr!fe too lax IN dealing with the harpies
who make purity OF government byw0rd.
The pablo character is lowered in tone
when bad deeds are passed over lightly.
The governor Of the Bank Of England, in
his successive announcements of progress
with the Barring liquidation, has shown
himself an able fnancier, capable OF judging
the situation well. He expects, with care,
that the guaTant0rs will eventually lose
nothing, but precisely how the liquidation
will stand when all is closed he is unable TO
predict The liabilities owing TO the bank
on account Of the Earrings are still ennT-
nous, bur the financial situation is really
very smooth comparet with the staggering
blow which ali English credit would have
received had the BarlnSs been allowed to
20 down with a crash. The disaster would
have been felt throughout the civilized
world. Happily, America would have
weatheTed the disturbance with compare
tive ease. Int other countries would have
suffered greatly from the breakdown OF con-
fdence
The strike of the English GOLFERS is not TO be
| of long duration Next week manufactures
and trade will have almost resumed their
| normal swing. The loss meanwhile to the
! whole country must be enormous. for upon
| coal everything depends in every branch of
! industry. a general strike Of workmen em-
| ployed in the pits means a prostration of
| activity III all the larger manuf acturing
/ centers OF Lancashire, Durham, ork shire
/ aud the Black Country, and that means
| many hundreds Of thousands out Of employ
| ment besides tie pitmen. Throughout
! Great Britain the Golfers have strong
! unions, and some of them have large funds
| accumulated available for such crises as the
! present. How far even a large amount
| may go i'm o strike was illustrated seven
! years ago by dispute in Northumberland.
! y fund of S201, 900 disappeared in allow
| auces within SIX weeks. TIE best way OF
| preventing these disastrous differences be-
| tween employer anG employed Is the slid
! iHg-scale system, by which wages rise or
! fall according to the rise or fail OF prices.
| due notice icing given on either side
! when II IS desired 70 abr0gate or modify the
| scale. When coal is very low IN price a
! mine-owner may not be earning any profit
and yet find IL advisable to keep the work
! ngs going, the current expenses Of an idle
coliery being very heavy for rent and
! maintenance.
Very little fear may be anticipated that
! Short Bull or any other of the Sioux chiefs,
| who have been with Buffalo Bill as exam
! pies Of the noble savage in his Wild West
| Show, will take to making capital out of
| the Messiah craze on their return. Ii they
! do they may he assumed TO be downing bit
| crazy. but they gave no evidence of it abroad,
! and they saw enough TO convince them that
were the Indians OF to-day as numerous as
the buffalo, which thirty or forty years ago
| bl2ckened the prairies, they could have no
| hope in a contest with the all-preyalling
| white man. The belief In the supernatural
! Will hardly imprl them TO try conclusions
with the superior race. 1t is a doubtful
| thing whether any good is done TO an Indian
| by taking him on n tour through populous
cities He Is dazZieg and overcome with
emotions for the time being, but the impress
sions soon wear off. and he returns TO his
| natural savage life with not only feeling Of
| relief, but conviction that il is better for
Linn than living in imitation Of the white
man. AS far as possible the experiment
should be extended of making use of the
Indians as irregular soldiers or frontier
L.
able Of being disciplined TO life in the
| saddle