The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-25

ment under the control of such men as have
been plundering us for ten or fifteen years
past?
Before election day some one with poetic
soul might pen poem. in thu spirit'of Ten
nyson's "Cha1ge Of the Light Brigade" on
the charge of the baIlot-boX suffers in this
city. A local poet. who has since risen to
eminenee in opera libretta. wrote parody
of the 'Charge" on hoodlum emeute long
ago, and Tennyson himself acknowle lodged
Its excellence in letter to friend of the
poet Ii hoodlums are worthy of this CON-
pliment why not the brigade of ballot-box
suffers? Compared with the register of
two years ago. it is estimated that the in
crease of names-names dishonesty en-
titled to vOte-ls 5000, surely preposterouS
swelling of responsible population In city
only credited with little over 100000 To
render such a registration believable re-
Quires a population OF 800 900. or an increase
in two years Of over 10000. The suffers
who represent 5000 names, and possibly
few thousands more, are few in number
compared with this census. but by activity
they may make themselves numerous. A
SeOundrel VINO can vote twenty times in
day is a hero in the eyes Of bosses and our
only railroad.
It appears to be hopeless to expect the
Board of Election Commissioners to do
anything effeetually to purge the register
of suffers. They dawdle away their time
in wrangles over business that judges of
election questions free from bias would get
through in a few days. The publication 10
yesterdays CALL of the full municipal
ticket as 1t will be printed on the official
ballot enables all classes of citizens TO
study the methods of voting at leisure. and
yuil OF hafr rfcr af.oa Of ttH
duties of citizenship on election day. How
10 stamp correctly is the question which
each citizen must study for himself. The
list as total is fOrmidab bic, but the ex-
PLANTATION Of what is required is clear. and
there is no excuse for stupidity if man can
read. The fear exists in some quarters
that voters will not take the trouble to
stamp full ticket even according to their
choice. If man will not take that amount
of trouble TO express his opinion as to how
he should be represented and governed,
honestly or dishonesty, ne is unworthy of
the franchise in country which gives the
rights of citizenship to all.
Tie Southern Pacific is too holy to be in
politics in this election. Had the proprie-
tors of that going concern lived in the
middle ages in effete Europe they would
have founded various institutions in ola age
as an evidence OF their correctness of de-
pertinent in the early period of their career.
At present they show their good will 10
California by endeavoTing to preserve 1t as
il is-a State not to be advanced unless they
can push the game of plumber as hereto
fore. In order TO benefit San francisco and
California. and also the United States
Senate. the company Is magnanm0usiy
according free train rides IN boXearS,
cabooses and such other vehicles as they
may prefer to all the tramps of the State.
ha fran pf
vote of tramps may turn this election. A
tramp'S vote has ueveT been despised by the
Southern Pacific. 1t has, on the contrary,
been welcomed by the Southern Pacific as
an aid to good government on Southern
Pacific lines. Rotten legislation, ball box
stuffing, bribery and boodlipg are the lines
Of that course OF government
The loss of the 40-inch refractor which
was being constructed for Mount Wilson
observatory in Southern California is SCI
entific loss to this State. but it is a gain 10
Chicago. The observatory to be erected in
connection with the university there Will
have one of the finest instruments in the
world with which TO sean the heavens. In
some way the funds for the purchase were
not forthcoming in this State, peppered as 1t
is with millionaires. There is one consola-
ton. Mount Wilson cannot be carried away,
and the rarefied air of its summit is still
available for the astronomer, assisted by the
millionaire.
Those Toliver-Howards are at 1t again
| with Winchesters in western Kentucky.
| Chauncey Depew looks upon it as hopeful
| that there is apathy in this election. 1t Is a
sure sign that there is contentment with the
! Harrison administration. But there is no
| apathy among these Kentucky families.
Corsica affords hardly a better Illustration
IF hp a VPHhatta
victims have fallen, and still deadly aim Is
being taken by the factions.
Yesterday the Lord Mayor of London
elect was received by the Lord Chancellor
of England. Lord Herschell. and speech
noteworthy for tolerance was made on the
occasion. Lord Mayor Knill is a Catholic.
| and his nomination in the due course Of
rotation by seniority among the Aldermen
| of the city has aroused much foolish opposi-
| ton. Lord Herschell made some sensible
| remarks on the battle OF religious liberty
| having been fought and won, aud there was
| nothing in the way of a Catholic holding
/ the chief magistraey. Time was, even re-
| Gently, when such an utteranee from the
keeper of the Queens conscience would
| have raised storm of considerable political
| force, but among all the educated classes of
England the speech will be applauded.
Germany is determined to have the long
est army muster-roll in Europe. except that
| of Russia. But at what drain upon the
country! a year hence the peace-efGectiye
roll is to stand at 49206S, and the wal
strength will be 100000, as against that Of
France, 4,053,00o Russia is supposed tc
have on the war footing 4, 500, 900. Notwith-
| standing the statement that France will
not be able to make any further increase in
| her army we may conclude that so-called
| patriotism will drive her to further efforts
| France has abundance Of money. but Is
lacking in redundancy of population, while
| Germany increases in population very
| rapidly and is in need OF money. To soften
the increase of army recruiting Germany
proposes TO reduce the service in the lnfan.
try to two instead of three years. France
| will probably be driven to similar change,
for her population is peace-loving rather
than warIike. Ali this strain of national
ornaments Is too great to be borne long
and great and swift will be the crash when
it comes. But there are no signs of a crash
at present. The United States is the only
power of the front rank that can dispense
with a great army. Our circumstances
| guarantee safety without an appearance oil
| force but if the need arose We could raise