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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26


Our stfr-nccked California contemporary.
the San Jose M1'GnM Is determined that the
Republican party shall carry the country this
year. 1t announces that. in opening the cam
paign. our first work is to harmonize the
party by clearing it Of traitors and to purify 1t
by Kidding it of barnacles." But then. -Ksr-
c,nN. don't you see that you will thus reduce
the pa rty all to pieces!
We quote again from tho Mercury:
In politics the party that has been long in power
draws ITSELF every chronic Office seeker every cheap
shyssr seeking sefadvantagr. and 4 whole host of
ktckcrs, trcksters and other poliCh. marploS. who
toin IL in the hope Of Fronting by its success in tho
vain ambition OF leading it, These men are politca!
bAruacles"
Do keep within bounds. Mercury. or there
will be nothing left of the Republican party
The barnacles." continues our contcmpo-
rary. have attached themselves to the party
and their clnmmy contact prevents enthu-
siasm."
Once more the Mercury goes for the bar
nacles. thus:
"Wh"n n ship after a long sea voyage reaches port
and has another long voyage before hor she put into
dry dock and cleaned OF the barnacles attached to
her It lis dirty job. but necessary one and the
man who loves his ship viii not shrink from It. We
propose that this shall he done before the national
campaign opens The harnacss must 20. and all their
lo"thsomo clinging crowd so with them"
Truly this Is getting hot for the Republican
party. 1t appears that even In the city Of San
jose itsolf where the Mercury Is printed the
party needs kicking:
THE mass meeting called to ratify the nomination
Of IfiRRso. and Rp in this city WAS failure because
the men who assumed control of IT were known 10 DO
either pretenous upstarts habitua maligners OF tho
party leaders. greedy boodiers or persistent office
seekers Tho rank and flo OF the party refused to ro
Hpoud to the call OF such mon. and unless their pre-
sump,ons and assumptions arc checked anu they
themselves Kicked rearwsrd into obscurty the rank
and lie Wal refuse to respond on election day.
The Mercury next asks an interesting Iues-
ton: Have the barnaclcs got TO lighting
among themselves?" Finally the Mercury
SAYS: 1.-THE condition of the party demands a
drastic treatment before the national cam
paign opens"
We apprchend that the Republican party
will be reduced In size when tho Job that the
San jose Mercury has undertaken Is finished
Mr.. JOSEPH HATroE says In letter to the
London Times that there Is certainly no truth
in the assertion that the Americans hate Eng
land" Well. Mr. HATroN, England has not
often given us occasion to love her during the
115 years in which We have twice fought and
beaten her. and In the course OF which we have
repeatedly been on the verge OF other wars
with her. Her policy has many time been
hostile to the rights and interests OF this coun-
The morning call., 1892-09-30
JUST FROM EUROPE.

A Republican Of more or less note named
Odel has given the State Democratic Com
mittee Of Minnesota some of the reasons
which influenced him to go from the Re-
publican to the Democratic party. One
reason which may have influenced him, but
which he did not mention, is that among
politicians Of this day lie stands alone. So
far Mr.. Odell is about the only man who
has Tenouneed RepCblicanism and embraced
Democracy. The opportunity to attract a
little attention to himself was apparently
too good to be lost Mr.. o iell is the solitary
hoTseman who may be seen picking his way
along the uncertain path that leads to the
Cleveland camp. Mr.. Odeil also informs
the Democratic committee that he has spent
the last four months in Europe. AS he left
his native country q Republican, and comes
home a Democrat, il was presumably the
condition Of the European people that led
to his change of political faith. Without
doubt travel in parts Of Europe where the
American tariff has caused the closing up
Of factories appeals TO the sympathies
Some Of the people thrown out OF work
think it hard on them. In fact it is hard on
them. But national policies are not de-
termined by their effect upon other people.
As the wise head of a family provides for
those Immediately dependent upon him be-
fore he goes out into the street looking for
objects OF charity, so does the wise states
man devise measures which will promote
the welfare of his own countrymen without
much consideration of the effect his meas.
ures will have on people living elsewhere
Before the protective policy put manufac-
turing industries in this country on their
feet our European competitors did not hest
tate to throw the products of their mills into
the United States to crush out our infant
industries with small regard TO the people
who were thus deprived OF means of earn.
ing a living The tables are now turned
The present tariff stands between American
industries and competing industries in the
Old World. Mr. OdelPs heart may have
been touched by the misery he beheld dur
ing bis travels in Europe, but his country
men generally will not see the wisdom Of a
policy, which, If carried out, will reduce
our people TO the condition Of those who
have appealed so strongly TO Mr.. OdelPs
ra thias
The morning call., 1892-09-30
UNDER WHICH PLATFORM?

Senator Sherman calls attention TO the
fact that Mr.. Cleveland in his letter OF ac-
ceptance does not ind0rse the tariff plank
the Democratic party adopted at Chicago.
Mr.. Sherman naturally concludes that Mr.
Cleveland did not think il wise to indorse a
policy at variance with the founders OF the
Democratic party. Meantime Eastern DEM
ocrats are making platforms for home use.
The Connecticut platform is bold depart
ure from the national platform. In fact
the Connecticut platform is more easily
reeoneiled with the Minneapolis platform
than with the one patched up at Chicago
The Hartford platform advocates a series
Of moderate reductions of duties, made with
view to the free importation Of such raw
materials as manufacturers consume. In
the matter Of the State-bank tax, there is a
direct conflict. The Chicago platform de-
mands a repeal of the tax. while the Con-
necticut Democrats ''protest against any
issue OF bank bills for circulation unless
they are as safely secured as are the ma
ti0nal-bank Bills" 1t is not probable that
the Connecticut Democrats expect to con-
troll the party in the event OF Mr. Cleye-
lands election. Their platform Is designed
Tor home consumption. 1t is an expedient
TO ward off the effects OF a declaration that
a tariff for the protection Of American labor
is unconstitutional. In New England they
much prefer to cOnfine the discussion OF the
tariff question to its practical bearings.
They remember an exhaustive discussion
OF the constitutional points involved half a
century or hIo-e ago in which New England
The morning call., 1892-09-30
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

A biography of the late Daniel Dougherty
is in course Of preparation.
Prince Bismarck has seen statues raised
in his honor, which is arecognition few men
live TO see.
Petro Mascagni, before. his 'CavallerIa
RuStlcana" made him famous, was poor
school teacher in Sicily.
Premier Abbott of Canada will shortly 60
to England with the object of receiving q
hereditary title from her Majesty.
Lew Llwyfo. an eminent Welsh poet
musician and litterateur, has, it is said. been
compelled in his old age to seek the shelter
of the ST. ASaph w0rkhouse.
Henry Packard of Rockland, Me-, vete-
ran of the war OF 1912, in which he served
as drummer-boy, has just received from
bronze medal.
Il is said that when Edwin Booth heard
the result of the great Corbett-SulIivan
fight he said with satrical smile: "Ah, |
am delighted that the championship has net
gone ont Of our profession"
General Booth has $50 men, mostly broken
down drunkards al one time, working on
his farm a few miles out of London, and
they are described as a decent, industrious,
useful ana enthusiastic lot of people now.
Professor Huxley and Lord Chief Justice
Coleridge are among the prominent Eng
ljshmeD who attended the recent GIOuces-
ter musical festival. The latter gentleman
is said TO be exceedingly appreciative Of
such performances.
DR.. Nansen, whose plan for seeking the
North Pole is to jab into the drifting ice in
a stout vessel. and resign himself to certain
ocean currents, proposes 10 lay In a four
years supply OF provisions when he fually
emOarkS on the voyage.
The morning call., 1892-09-30
THE DAY OF AT0NEMEET.

Most Sacred Holiday in the Jewish
Calendar.
At sundown to-day the most sacred ho,i-
day in the Jewish calendar will commence
and Will continue till Saturday at shutdown.
1t is the Day of Atonement and has been
strictly observed from the time of Moses.
The day is celebrated to commemorate
Gods forgiveness Of sins to all mankind.
The sins forgiven are, however. only those
committed against God, but for the sins he
tween man and man the Day OF Atonement
does not apply.
III is day OF general fasting and PRAYER.
1t Is the belief of the Hebrews that on
that day God himself comes in their midst
and receives their prayers instead Of, as
during the rest Of the year, the PRAYERS
being received by the angels Of God
1t is for the reason of this belief that God
himself is present that the people of Israel
remain the whole day in the synagogue in
fasting and prayer as Illustrative of angelic
life.
The morning call., 1892-09-30
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A PATIENT PEOPLE.

What commentary 1t is upon justice and
right to say that our citizens have had TO
ship merchandise from New York by way
of European port to escape the oppres-
sions OF the managers of the Central and
Southern Pacific railroads. Is it not sur
prising that the inhabitants Of a great
American city have not been able TO obtain
simple justice from company which has
been built up by the generosity of the pub
lie, should have had to send merchandise
thousands of miles by roundabout way
in order TO escape the exactions OF q few
men who have been made rich by their
bounty? This means that by the out
rageous policy of hiring steamers, sailing
vessels and other railroad companies to
combine against US, we have been compelled
III some instances to send merchandise from
New York TO Europe-Antwerp-i order to
escape these marauders. Below is what an
evening paper-the BulletiR-says relative
TO the outTages:
At one point our merchants have succeeded in
escaping from The TranscOntnental marauders.
They had been Importing goods from \ ew y IOrk
Via Antwerp. They found that freight by this
roundabout route was great deal less than by
railroad across the continent. though two addi
tiona landings were iBcurred-that is TO say,
landing and feSnipplng at the European port
People al The East, or anywhere else, Will be
slow TO believe that to get away from an over
shadowing railroad monopoly our merchants had
to ship as II were, around the world. But we
are only stating the cold facts OF the case. They
were hauled UP before the Federal courts for
their effort 10 get away from the railroad octo-
pus, on the novel ground that they had violated
the coast navigation laws, and that American
goods. coming as they did from a foreign port,
faFI Rnf Ind Rna NJ fI,aG Con ttapr,
Federal district, before whom the case was tried,
Knocked these legal pretenses into kindiing
woot. The world has now 10 be informed that
our merchants may trade with New York and
the East generally by way OF Antwerp and pay
no toll 10 tie freebooters OF the middle plains
The morning call., 1892-09-30
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

The Democrats and the Peoples party
are dickering for fusion in South Dakota.
II is ntimated that the Democrats will
swap off their electoral ticket for the offices
Of Treasurer and Auditor. This would be
something for nothing. The Democrats
have no chance whatever of electing the
Cleveland electoral ticket and may as we'll
vote for Weaver as for their own candidate
But if The WeaYer men help them to two
State offices the Democrats will consider
this result a clear gain. The Peoples
party does not figure to advantage in this
transaction. The only result of their car
rying South Dakota would be failure to
elect President by the people and the con-
sequent election of President by the House,
where the election of Cleveland is certain.
The probable effect of fusion in South Da-
kota, as in other States. will be TO turn
Peoples party men Of Republican ante
cedents back to their old party.
The morning call., 1892-09-30
soMETHING LIKE A CONSPIRACY.

The Examiner considers the action of the
Board Of Election Commissioners in con-
senting to the postponement of the ap-
pointment Of election officers under the
plea Of determining which Of two fac
tions Of the Democratic party is en-
titled to q heading on the official ticket as
indicating 'a disposition TO join in the out
Tageous conspiracy to carry the election for
the -Rainey ticket by force
and fraud" Il must be admitted that the
Election Commissioners have laid them
selves open to this charge. They know that
a conspiracy on the part Of the Kelly Grim
mins-Rsiney gang to I'LL the election booths
with their followers has been openly
charged Things Of this nature cannot
generally be proved in advance of final
action. But there is enough ground for the
charge to induce the Election Commissioners
to do whatever may lie in their power 70
defeat the conspiracy il one exists. In
stead what do we see? The commissioners
waste valuable time in listening to the rep
resentatyes Of rival factions. Every day
that is allowed TO slip by increases the
chances OF the success Of the alleged con-
spiracy. The Registrar cannot fairly be
held responsible for a list Of election officers
which for lack OF time he could not exam
iDe. The five men who compose the Board
of Election Commissioners viii be held TO-
sponsible for any frauds that are committed
by the officers appointed to conduct the pre-
cinet registry. The Registrar has the right
to reject unfit men, but he cannot exercise
the right until the lists are submitted to
him. and not then properly unless there is
time TO look up the facts relating to each
ng2.e submitted. With the differences in
the Democratic party we have nothing to
do. Our concern Is that they shall not be
used as pretext for any action or lack of
action which will enable the Kelly-Crim-
Minis Rainey gang TO get control of the ap-
poiDfment of election officers
The morning call., 1892-09-30
A GRIPMAN'S LITTLE JOKE.
Three Cinnamon Imagine a Devil L.
After Them.

After Them.
"Ain't it comical?"
There is a gripman on the Powel-street
cable car line who ought to be secured by
some museum as living musical box"
He has an attachment in his throat by
means of which he can produce weird
sounds as OF witch's orchestra, or the
Scotch bag-ppes with the collie.
He is won't to turn on the attachment on
passing ears laden with young ladies', aud as
he notes their mystified air he will turn to a
passenger and whisper gravely:
"Ain't 1t comical?"
His latest triumph was over three China.
men, who. yesterday, seated themselves on
the dummy near the front.
As the car ascended the slopes of Sacra-
mento street through Chinatown the grip
man pressed bis throat button and wild
wallng discords issued from some where
and hung aroung the horrified Mongolians.
They looked at each other aghast. turned
and gazed at the perfectly impassiye face of
the grlpman, and got closer together.
Higher and higher swelled the mysterious
sounds and more and more agitated became
the Cinnamon, their yellow faces palng and
their eyes protrudlng in evident terror.
AT last at temporary stoppage of the
car they jumped off hastily and, jabberng
eOnfusedy, boarded the back platform and
sat down inside.
What did they say?" asked the gripman
Of another Chinaman who had Just got on
the dummy and had heard the mutterings of
the frightened trio.
They say big devil round" was the re-
ply.
But the gripman merely turned to his onlv
white passenger and remarked, graVeIy;
Amt II cDmIPal?'
The morning call., 1892-09-30
FACTS RESPECTING 1.-THE CALL"

a short time since the Report, which has
steadily slandered THE CALL, doubtless
fancyiDg that it could injure this paper
stated that it had once worked off an edition
of THE CALL for which it had not been
paid. We learn from the counting-room,
however, that we paid the Report $13S for
the work which il said was done without
charge. In this connection we publish a
communication from the pressman of THE
CALL, which will serve TO show the public
why this paper is out of the reach OF the
mercenaries who have thought we would
not condescend to meet their slanders. The
pressmau's communication reads as follows
In January. 1890. while working of the week
ly edition OF THE CALL The Gccumuaing cyln-
der OF the press broke, which, on examination,
found II would be impossible 10 get repaired in
time for the morning edition. MIR. Hester or The
Stock Report rendered us the use OF his press
room for our morning edition. We went 10 press
that night two hours earlier than usual, as the
only press we could use would pint but 5000 IN
hour against 26,00O on our own press. we ran
until O'Clock In the morning and then some OF
our country subscribers had TO walt TIL next day
for tn iT papers. Mr.. Holster furnished The
press and help, for which he was well paid, as
l had been tod by his foreman that il cost $50
week for the power they used on The Report,
while our company raid over 500 for power
alone for that one nights run. SO surprised
was Mr.. Hester al the enormous edition OF HE
CALL that be told me- he never would have be-
lteyed II had be not seen 1t with his own eyes,
and afterward came down IN The CALLS press
room twice to see the wonderful press that
printed such an edition In so short space OF
time. As to The CALLS edition FAILING OH
will say | have been employed In THE CALLS 5
pTessroOm for nearly hfteen years, and can say
we are printing more papers now than ever, with
a steady Increase all the time. Should Mr.. Heis-
ter doubt this assertion he can pay us a third
visit and be convinced.
The morning call., 1892-09-30
FIKsT AND LAST.

A contest is going on between the Record
Union and Sacramento Bee relative to
granting the right of way TO street railways
in that city. The Bee, il appears. is in favor
of granting q franchise to the Folsom Motor
Power Company to construct en- electric
railroad, while the Record Union asks for a
delay in granting such franchise, bat
fayors granting a franchise to another COM
rany at once. THE CALL does not under
stand the merits of the case, but it is quite
safe to say that parties connected with the
Central and Southern Pacific railroad COM
panies VIII be favored by the Record Union
first, last and all the time.
The morning call., 1892-09-30
SOMETHING FOR TONIGHT.
A Bright Entertainment In Aid of {
Women's Union.

Bright Entcrtainment In Aid of the
Women's Union.
Tonight "The Confederate Spy" will be
played at the Biiou Theater on Market
street for the benefit of the Women's Ed
ucational and Industrial Union.
Every one should go.
There will be careful programme by a
talented cast, in which Company Z, Second
Regiment. will figure.
The piece abounds in lively and strong
dramatic situations, affordng good oppor-
tunity for The ambitious actors and actresses
who have been rehearsing constantly.
Moreover, the union, whose president ia
Nine. Louise Sorbier. and whose headquar-
ters are 427 Sntter street, is endeayoring to
do and is accomplishing much good by
means OF lis educational, employment and
protective or befriendDg committees. The
latter, it should be explained, aims to extend
help, sympathy and advice and to protect
women in their legal difficulties.
Seats can be reserved at the Bijou The
ater all dag and tickets are only 80 cents.
The morning call., 1892-09-30
ga CONTEMPLATED OUTRAGE"

Below we publish portion OF the editorial
remarks Of our Democratic newspaper con-
temporary relative to the frauds which
many persons believe are contemplated
with view to cheating our citizens out OF
an honest ballot at the approaching election:
The action Of the Election Commissioners in
deigning to consider the plea of the political
hghbnders who are seeking TO steal the place
Of the Democratic party on the election boards
is an Insult 10 The honest and decent voters OF
the city. 1t indicates disposition TO join IN the
outrageous conspiracy to carry the election for
Tie Kelly-CTlmmIns- Raiuey ticket by force and
fraud.
NO more revolutionary act has been eontem-
plated in local politics since the days when the
legally entrenched bandits OF the city were put
down by the Vigilance Committee OF 1856. The
fact that It is even considered by the men who
are intrusied with the duty of guarding the
purify OF tho election shows The pitch TO which
the affairs OF the city government have arrived
We presume that most OF our citizens be-
lieYe that many of the Offices in San Fran
cisco have been controlled for years past by
men who would not hesitate to stuff a
ballot-bOx or put men in positions to handle
ballots at elections who were not above
such business. Our citizens now want the
appearance Of honesty about the polls, at
Ioaaf
The morning call., 1892-09-30
AMUsEMENrs rus EVENING

TIvoII OPERA House, Eddy street, OF Market.
Operd-"Estrella"
GRovE-srREET THEATEB, Grove street, above
POLK. Drama-"ROSe edale.'
GENITAL PARK, corner Eighth and Mark st-R. A
Cuuniugham's troupe OF Genuine CaunibaI Boomer
aug ThrOwers. Afternoons only.
BUsH-STREET THEATER. Bush street. between
Kearuy and Montgomery, The Corner Grocery
SToCKwELL's TREATER. Powell street near Mar
ket Comedy-"N cThins but Money"
BALDWIN THEATER, Market street, near Powell.
Comic Opera-"Ihe NOuutebank."
MoRoscO's THEATER, Howard street, between
Third aud Fourth. Drana-"A Wlfe's oath"
CALIFoRNIA HEATER. Bush street, above Kearny.
COmeuy-"YOn NOnso1.'
ATc4zaR THEATRE. O'FarreH street between
sluchJon and Powell. Draaa-"For Congress"
WIGwAM THEATER. corner Stockton and Geary
streets. Comedy and variety entertainment.
The morning call., 1892-09-30
QUITE NATURAL.

Our contemporaries of the EceRiRg Post
ought not perhaps to be blamed for doing
the dirty work of the railroad company and
its bosses, for how eculd it otherwise make
a living? It's managers have never been
able 10 do any more than to keep tie breath
Of life in the concern. even with the assist
ance of the railroad. The Post has never
had any influence; hence what il says or
does does not trouble the ruble. We DO
not know how many hands the Post has
gone through, all of whom it has probably
bled to the extent of their finances. What.
then, is more natural than for ii to work
fer the interests which keep it alive?
The morning call., 1892-09-30
HONEST OFFICIALS WANTED.

Every taxpayer in San Francisco, perhaps
with the exception OF our railroad man
ayers. would be benefited by electng the
Non-Partisan candidates to office at the ap-
preaching election. Our taxes could be
much reduced. and besides the public would
have some confidence in the selection of
iuries and the trial of civil and criminal
cases in our courts. 1t is a disgrace for an
intelligent people to say they cannot get rid
of the knaves because a single corporation
wants to retain them.
The morning call., 1892-09-30
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.

TEE CALL has had San Francisco care
fully canYassed in order to learn what city
morning newspapers were taken by the
people. The result is that THE CALL cir
culates fully one-fourth more copies than
any other paper THE CALL circulation
leads by fully one-quarter. The Chronicle
comes next after THE CALL and leads the
Examiner. The above facts show why The
CALL is so strong in San Francisco.
The morning call., 1892-09-30

ure of plunder, even over the veto OF
Mayor. And usually the County Clerks
Office has been full of men chosen person
ally by the bosses, who had the maniDula-
tions of our jures. The Sheriff's Office was
also frequently packed with persons not fit
to select jurors. San Francisco cannot be
properly governed until we drive the thieves
out of the City Hall; that the public may
deDpnd unOD