The morning call., 1892-09-15
WHY NOT LIKED.

The public viii bear in mind that THE
CALI. has never faltered in its efforts to
beuefit the public. II was the first to point
the dangers TO California Of Chinese i'm
migration, on the ground that such a popu-
lation was demOralizing TO our civilization.
Next it warned San Francisco that the
managers OF the Central Pacific Railroad
Company were striving to obtain Goat Isl
and and the Oakland water front, with
view to controlling the warehousiRg busi-
ness Of the city. THE CALL was also the
first newspaper to notice the deplorable
condition Of the political situation in San
Francisco and the State of California. 1t
labored for reform in every direction, and
had the public generally looked ahead they
would have Needed our warnings. They did
not, however; hence abuses drifted from
bad to worse. until under the management
Of Buckley and others affairs became so de-
moralzed that politicians scoffed at the
efforts for reform. The plundering was
aboyeboaTd; so much so that the Supervis-
ors sneered at suggestions for improve
ments, and our Legislatures were 40 better
than our Board Of Supervisors. -Four years
ago TIE CALL commenced its attacks
almost alone upon Buckley and his gang,
regime gave way. Then THE CALL directed
attention TO the circumstance that the de-
moraIized condition of our politics was
caused to a great extent by the Central and
Southern Pacific Railroad managers intrigu-
inz with political conventions. We then
urged a reform in that direction. TIE
CALL directs attention TO the history of the
past in order to show how nearly alone 1t
ff9s for ba 81
Francisco are concerned.
The Examiner has done nothing toward
reform. 1t upheld Buckley so long as he
remained in California. and since he left it
has urged the necessity of the party uniting
with Buckley's followers. This is where
the Examiner now stands. 1t does tell
wOrkingmen, however, that it will be a
grand affair to have free trade with all the
world, never once apparently reflecting that
free trade viii reduce the wages OF labor in
this country. The Chronicle, we may urge,
is working for the personal interests of De
Young, seeming TO care but little how de-
bauched are our politics or how much the
railroad may inj1re this city and State pro-
vided il secures prize. AS for the Post, it
is railroad paper pure and simple, hence
must work for its masters. And the Report.
trived to make considerable sum of money
from city printing, which has been a fraud
upon taxpayers from the beginning. THE
CALL would like to know if anybody in
San Francisco is so weak as to believe that
the papers which we have noticed are work
ing in the public interest Is il not rather
manifest that every one Of them would
rather have the rotten political condition
which has reigned supreme in California
for some years past for the purpose of
making money? The enmity of these
papers to The CALL arises solely from
their belief that it is interfering with their
anticipated gains from a corrupt system OF
politics and from moneys hoped TO be re-
ceived from the railroad company Is there
one Of these papers, the Examiner, the
Chronicle, the Post or the Report, which is
fayOring the movement for a reform in
politics or is doing anything in the way of
assisting the people in their efforts to obtain
reasonable rates for freights and fares on
our railroads?