The morning call., 1892-10-06

The Dalton gang have been heard from In
way that will horrify and please most
people. The gang is practically extermi-
mated. Four are dead and one is MORALLY
wounded. A sixth is being hunted with
fair prospects Of his capture. Unfortunately
three other men. honest citizens who were
doing their duty, are also numbered with
the slain and several Others are wounded.
In this instance the Daltons ATTEMPTED too
much. They tried to rob two banks at once.
Six of them rode into a small town in Kansas
and four entered one bank and held up the
clerks with Winehesters and reyolvers
while the remaining two looted another
bank. a time-safe gave the citizens time to
wake up TO what was passing. Then shoot
| ing began with very deadly aim and the re-
suit is that the Daltons, who have long
| been so great terror 10 railroad companies
| and banks, are practically wiped out. This
| is the kind OF news telegraphed to Europe
| about current affairs In the United States.
| 1t produces newspaper sensation, but the
| effect is bad as 10 our notions Of law and
! order. Happily the victory is on the right
side this time The banks have lost not
cent and they can afford to contribute TO
| funeral expenses.
II the exposures of register stuffing could
effect anything in San Francisco, Crimmns
and Kelly would take a holiday in the
Sierra out of sight OF homes. men. But
they pay no attention to what is said. They
| 60 ahead with the work which they rely
upon to carry their ticket. and all the little
| difficulties in getting names on the register
| at the City Hall will be easily circumyented
| when precinct registration has its turn, and
| there are 300 precincts within which this
| dirty Republican machine may turn its
| wheels. The struggle TO keep the register
| pure Is one that tasks all energies on the
| part of the decent citizen. 1t does not DO to
| give up in despair. But there are some
responsible men so angry at the fascalities
| of perpetual bOsSism that they declare If
this movement TO purify local government
! fails they will sell out all their possessions
and 90 elsewhere. 1t will be a very bitter
election.
| In lecture by G. A. Stetefeldt, which
was TO have been delivered to the students
at Berkeley some years ago, but was only
| printed, a contrast was drawn between the
! educational system of Germany and Amer
lea. Mr.. Stetefedt declared that ''our
country is deficient in those highest educa-
| tional institutions and centers of learning
| OF which the Germans are justly proud"
Among the reasons adduced for our infe-
riority were these: "You find the cause of
1t in your form of government and its
peculiar system of civil service. Your Gov
eminent picks up its officials from the street
ard -icks them ont into the street after
four years of unfaitbful service. Your
Government officials require no quail
cations. no professional education. and
they need not run the gauntlet
! OF severe examination. Consequently
your Government has no interest In sup
| plying means for instructiDg its servants.
II only edneates the officers for the army
and navy" There is a good deal more
trenchant and piauant criticism which
people may accept or reject according to
their lights. But upon this point Of educa-
IIiop, how do people like the idea of Bosses
heiiy and Crmmins manipulating teacher
SHIPS In the public schools of San Fran
cisco? LII this be the fact what answer can
be given to this German critic about gutter
government As educators Kelly and
Crimmins are eminent. And the Southern
Pacific is behind them.
The Fulton Iron Works Company, accord
Ing to the statement Of q gentleman who
processes to have had good sources of in
formation, was inclined to locate its works