The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-19

advantages that belong to us by natural
right. 1t Will not DO to permanently COM
nit the whole interests of the State to the
tutelage of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company.
The reported lynching of four Italians in
Washington State is perturbing the spirit OF
Italians in Italy, and on a smaller scale we
might have an international difficulty SINH
lar to that which followed the lynching in
New Orleans. The cases are, however. by
no means parallel. If the story be true that
comes from Washington the men were
almost taken redhanded in homicidaI out
rage. In the New Orleans case the men
were in jail awaiting trial. and it was by no
means established that those who suffered
were positively guilty. or the most guilty.
SDurts Of popular justice must be accepted
as inevitable IN new communities, and Italy
would be very i'll advised to pick quarrel
with this country because some of her emil
grants have come 10 grief in an outbuIst Of
popular fury. In these matters there is
always a good deal to be said on both sides.
There is some suspicion that the Washing
ton affair has been exaggerated for purely
sensational effect.
The death of a son of Mr.. Blaine, coming
so swiftly after events political which must
have cruelty unnerved the ex-Secretary Of
State. is an occurrence which draws forth
un iversal sympathy. 1t is domestic blow
of the Saddest character to n great man.
Mr.. Blaine must feel bowed down by grief
inconsolable, but reconciling him to the re-
tiTement from public cares on which he has
now entered.
Rarely do the elements come TO the assist
ance of a Sheriff protecting prisoner from
mob violence. This. however. has hap
pened in Texas. A Sheriff had charge of
prisoner and a crowd would have liked to
take the eulprlt out and leave him dangling
beneath the nearest tree. But the official
defed the lynchers and at night copious
showers of rain dampened the enthusiasm
for violence and the mob dispersed. This
shows what is possible in propitiating an
lnsurrection by either hot or cold water,
provided there is an abundant supply and
engines and mains are in working order.
The majority Of people have an aversion TO
water.
Whatparticular satisfaction can be derived
from racing steam yachts is difficult matter
to decide. There can be very little seaman
ship in the sport, and the engineer, if credit
Is given TO anybody, is entitled to the whole
of it, for everything turns upon his care of
the boilers and efficient supervision Of all
mechanism. The taste for racing steam
yachts Is childish. To have big steamer
as a yachting palace. such as some of the
Atlantic liners are is a conceivable mode of
enjoying cruise, but small yacht at high
speed, with everything vibrating violently
on board, is not a more Measurable craft
than a tOrpedo-bOat. which is usually buried
under water and gives everybody the sensa-
ton Of being afflicted with st. Ftus' dance.
The sailing yacht is the craft out Of which
10 extract enjoyment.
The election fight going on in England
between the two great parties is curious.
The Tories seem to have arranged matters
so that in the bOroughs which are the
stronghold of Liberalism the polling shall
not take place on Saturday. Ordinarily the
British workingman has a half-ho!iday on
Saturday, and it would therefore incOn-
Yenence MIN the least 10 make Saturday
the polling-day. II be goes to the poll on a
Wednesday or Friday he is apt to lose q
considerable cut in bis wages, and not a
few men are Indifferent about poll zeal duty
when personal sacrifice is involved. The
Tories say tie poll is open until in the
evening, and thus the workingman who is
methodlcal can work and vote without per-
sona less. But the Tories expect 10 gain
by the stratagem, notwithstanding.
The solemn meeting of the Ulsterte fac
tiOns has been held and stern resolutions
have been passed against entering upon the
experiment of constituting parliament for
Ireland in Dublin. Inaammatory speeches
were the pabuIum meet for such an Occa-
sion, and they were voleyed forth with the
expected yehemence. But brave words are
cheap, and in spite Of all this row in Ulster
the cOmmon-senSe OF the north If Ireland
will come in evidence when the Parliament
Of the United Kingdom, backed by the
forces of the country, has expressed its will.
Ii so happens that Ulster IS by no means
all Orange. Ulsie. is really half and half,
and the Nationalist are entitled 10 assert
their view Of what should be done just as
much as the Londonderry and Belfast pat
riots