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The advocate., 1892-01-27
THE COMMERCIAL POLITICIAN"

InE COMMbhO1Au fUllllClANs"
From the Lawrence Record (Rep).
The Record sincerely wishes that every
man in Kansas could read Col. William
A. Phillips article on the above subject
In the last issue of the AgOra. Colonel
Phillips has been nearly third Of q CEN
tury in politics, and no man has suffered
more than he from venslity in politics.
1t is disgrace that votes are sold in
Kansas, but that such is the case cannot
be doubted. Votes are fast becoming an
article of commerce, and unless some
remedy is forthcoming, the very founda-
tions of the government will be under
mined.
Disguise the fact as we may, the oft
vaunted majority rule exists largely In
the imagination of the good. Money is
used with unblushing arrogance, and the
manipulstors of primaries calculate
coolly on how much cold cash it will
take to carry certain ward, and also
how many gallons of whiskey and kegs
of beer. That this is true is apparent to
any one at all conversant with what Is
called practical politics.
The Record does not take pessimistic
views of public questions. 1t believes In
the honesty and integrity Of the people,
but SO often are diverting influences
brought to bear that 1t Is not once in q
hundred times that the majority passes
on any question. We must pause in our
mad career and retreat from the posi-
tions we have made such hot haste to as
sumo. Unless bearings are taken 1t will
be impossible to check up these CONNER
cial politicians and make them know
their places.
A political boss exists only by suffer
ance. He shines by borrowed light, and
in no case represents anything himself.
His stock in trade Is skill in manipulst-
ing honest voters In a way that will
bring results not anticipated or desired.
The day the people speak, that day the
occupation of the fixer is gone. He has
risen and lives now in resplendant glory,
tin god who smiles with more assump-
ton than Jove ever dared assume, but he
Is not omnipotent, and when the people
arise in their might he will retreat in
confusion.
The people ought to rule, but they do
The advocate., 1892-01-27

not. A few disreputable traflcers in
votes are the real governors Of states, and
practically Of this nation. This is hu-
initiating admission, yet the sooner we
admit it and seek remedy the better.
We must purify politics or the csnker
will eat the remaining parts Of the body
polite.
The advocate., 1892-01-27
To Whom It May Concern.

This is to certify that s. H. Snlder is
duly appointed and has full power to
take charge Of and complete arrange
ments In detail for the industrial con-
ference to be held in st. Louis, Mo-, Feb
ruary %, 1892.
The committee kindly asks for con-
Sideratlon by those with whom they may
have any business.
II. Z. TAUBENECK,
HERMAN BAUMGARTEN,
Committee on location of site.
Mr.. Snider will open headquarters in
st. Louis in few days, when bis address
will be published.
The advocate., 1892-01-27


some other happy relatives and friends
Of hers. We are both OF us afraid of
paternalism, and we needn't say any
thing more about it just at present.
We, the people, are not calamity howl
ers. We have been thinking about these
things for many years, while our SER
wants at Washington, and before that at
London, and before that at Rome, and
long before that at older places, were
talking aboLt matters of less importance.
We don't speak out loud often-not per-
haps more than once In century. AS
consequence, for many hundred years we
were merely told to shut our mouths.
For some of these latter centuries we
hsYe been told that we should not make
so much noise because we were better
off than we used to be. Our opponents
are fully prepared with that handful of
earth to stop our mouths to-day. Lord
McCauley administered 1t very gracefully
in his history-chapter third. You can
read 1t yourselves. 1t Is too long to
quote, but it Is better done than any of
our servants will do it this year, unless
they take example of Mr.. Ingalls, and
pilfer from the noble historian.
Now truly we are better off than our
ancestors were: or, to put in another
form, they were worse off than we are.
We frankly admit that. But we ask If
that is not horrible system which, after
80 many years of improvement, is yet so
bad as 1t is to-day. The antiquity OF this
barbarous condition of the working peo-
pie is important in several ways. 1t is
probably too little considered. We are
prone to ascribe our misfortunes to Gus
toms and laws and business methods Of
modern times. We forget-some of US
par'icularly-th&t our sires were worse
of than we, when there was no such
thing as national bank, or indeed q
bank of any sort in their country, when
there was no such thing as duty on i'm
ports, when there was no such thing as
an oppressive dynasty of railway kings,
when the great burden of the taxes was
on land and on hearths and windows -
two expedites for getting at the COM
parative wealth of the people as nearly |
as might be-sort of barbarous income
taxes.
Taking these things into consideration,
It seems at least probable that the germ
of the evil lies deeper than any of these
things.
Now know that Mr.. Carlisle and all |
his compeers are ready to ask US the
question, "What are you going to do
about it?" It's pretty hard question,
but 1t is not an inpregnable argument
1t Is not an argument at all, but it does
approach dangerously near an insult. We
had better not be asked that question too
often-perhaps not any more at all in
chat tone, lest we answer without suffi-
Client thought.
The writer of this outline Is not will
ing, even il he were competent to answer
the question just at present. Let US
only suggest that the immense aggregate
wealth of this or any other nation is no
indication of the comfort or prosperity of
the vast majority Of its citizens, none In
the least; the opportunity or possibility
Of acquiring large individual fortunes is
no indication of the welfare of the peo-
pie; the advances Of mechanical arts are
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-22
READ DROPS OUT.
The Semi-0fficiaI Returns Gave Him
Too Many Votes.

loo many votes.
The Election Commissioners yesterday
added thirteen more precincts to the list
canvassed. which now leaves only forty
three TO complete the count.
The election officers OF the Seven IN and
Eighth precincts of the Forty-irst Assem-
bly, District were in attendance in the
morning to put their signatures 10 the re-
turns. duty they neglected when the re-
turns were sent In. and with them came
DIR. 0'Donnell. He entered his usual pro-
test against the officers signing the docu-
ments and warned them that il anything
was wrong with the tally-sheets he would
have them arrested; but his threats were Of
no avail and the returns were duly can
vassed.
In those two precincts and in the Ninth
of the same district Edward Il. Read, a
candidate for the Recorders Office, lost 100
votes In each from what lie was credited
with in the SEMI official returns. This loss
OF 300 votes practically puts him out of the
race.
for the principal and close Offices is as fol-
lows:
Mayor-Barry BALDWIN IL. 72s. Wendell Easton
1895, L. Il. Ebert 1908, G. &. oDonnell
:. Auditor - Charles Ashton 1925. william
Broderick 1905. Thomas j. L. Smiley 14,772
Sheriff. William j. BaItner 1887. j. j.
McDare 15.G69. IL. II. Scott 1895.
Tax Colleetor-James n. Block 1872
Thomas UBrlen 1896, e. IL. WeIjen IL 463.
kecorder-Max Brooks 1856. Thomas j.
Glynn 15. GA, Edward i. Read IA, 866.
County Clerk-M G. Haley 1886, George W
Lee IA, BAY, j. j. Moran IL 903
Judges OF tue Superior Court-Duncan Haynt
15,504, James NJ Seawell 10, 9S1.
Judges of tie Police COurt-James A. Camp
bell l6,O31. Charles I. Conlan 1882, John I
Humphreys 5.1O4
yfsAr ard A..
1884. George McGillivray 1882.
Supervisor Ninth Ward-P. +. Dundon 13 GIL
Albert Heyer IL, 1852.
School DIrsctors-J. ii. Culver 13, I55 Charles
w. Decker 13,457. J. Ii. Rosewald l3. 9e1.
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TUM SUDEN'S LETTER.
lie Sends Peculiar EpistIe to Judge
COffey.

COffey.
Otte tum SUDDEN. one Of the attorneys ORR
ginaly engaged in the litigation over the
c. f. ). Macdonald estate, has written a
letter to Judge CofIey in which he informs
that gentleman that he has been told that
the Judge had accused him of Importing a
prostitute into the Macdonald case for tile
purpose of vilfying the court" After say
ing that the Judge never aid a man greater
wrong, he offers as defense the testimony
Of Mrs. Mcclellan, who. Mr.. SUDDEN sug-
gests, was undoubtedly the woman referred
TO- lie next calls attention to the fact that
her statement that Mrs. Ransome had testi-
fed falsely when she swore she did not
enter into a contract to give j. ID. Sullivan
half the estate had been fully substantiated
by later developments. Mr.. SUDDEN con-
eludeS his letter as follows:
Now, sir, pray determine in the light OF later
events WHO to!d the truth at that time? Is not
The existence OF such agreement, then solemnly
denied under oath by Mrs. RansOme now admit
TED, and did not that unfortunate woman. whose
The truth. In this respee: at least? Aud II In
that respect, may not the rest nave been the
truth as well?
As TO myself. my only answer is. James V.
Coiiey Is a Judge OF the Superior Court and Otto
tum SUDDEN an attorney. But as TO Mrs. McClel-
ian, know that At the time she was Put on the
stand she was leading a decent life among rep
uIabie people, gaining her support by her needle,
and inat she continued doing so AZ last accounts.
We being but men, although our conceit leads
US 10 assert that we are made In the Image OF
God, can but try TO be Just and true, and We
should try doubly 10 be so toward a woman of
whom II has been said, LET him who Is without
sin cast the FIRST slOne."
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A PIONEERS DEATH
Livingston Low Baker
Passes Away.
STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY.
The Commercial World and a Sorrow
ing Family Meet With
Serious Loss.
STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY.

Livingston l.. Baker. the senior member
of the well-knewn firm of Baker & Hamil-
ton. died at 2:l5 o'clock yesterday morning
in his palatial home on the northeast corner
of Franklin and Washington streets.
The death was so very sudden that it has
come In the nature OF shock to the busi-
ness community aud his friends, who have
frequently, of late, remarked how we'll he
looked and how active he appeared
Some weeks ago Robert Nj. Hamilton, the
partner of the deceased, was stricken with
paralysis and the cares of their vast enter
prises rested mainly on the senior partner.
He seemed to be well able TO handle them.
and no one dreamed that his end was so
near.
Mr.. Baker remained at his Office on Pine
and Davis streets until 80 o'clock in the
afternoon of Tuesday and he spent the
evening with his family. Shortly before
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midnight, as he was preparing to retire, he
complained OF rapidly increasing dizziness.
His family physician, Dr. Breyf0gle, was
sent fDr. His patient became une0nsc ious
before he arrived and az his suggestion Drs.
Palmer and Boerieke were called in. Ii
was nearly ] o'clock in the morning then
and the symptoms observed by the physi-
chaps told them plainly that the end was
fast approaching.
At 2:l5 o'clock the sick man breathed his
last, surrounded by his family. The i'm
mediate cause of death was apoplexy.
Mr.. Baker was born in Portland, Me-,
August 2, 1927. Comparatively little is
known Of his boyhoOd days even by the
members Of his family. They remember.
however, that he has on different occasions
remarked that he aScribed his success in
life 20 the fact that he was taught to strug-
gle for a livelihood while lie Was still In his
teens.
He married Boston lady ia 1913. Just
prior TO the gold excitement that brought
the argonRuts 10 this coast. He joined the
van of emig alton and reached Panama by
way or the lsihmus OF DaTien. The steamer
Panama, Captain Bailey, was there on her
second voyage at the time aud the young
man earned his passage 20 this CITY working
in the coalhole. lie arrived on August Is,
1919.
His FIRST venture WAS in the mines. where
the best find lie made was Robert NJ. Ham
llton, the partner with whom he has been
engaged IN business ever since.
They established a small store for the
sale of agricultural implements In Saera-
mento In 1893 and subsequently, they
branched out into the enormous business
now controlled by the firm and which is es-
timated at s., OO0,0G0.
The deceased was the last president OF
the Society OF Pioneers, president of the
Bsnicia Agricultural Manufacturing Com
pany, eX-Yce- president OF the Home Mutual
Insurance Company, member of the Geo
graphical 5UCicty ard sIcv-prosuunt OF the
LorIng Club. resident OF the Chamber of
Commerce and director Of the Traffic Asso-
citation.
Mr.. Bakers first wife died nineteen years
ago and he married the eldest daughter of
Rev. A. l.. Stone of Tho First Congrega-
tional Church, VINO survives him.
Wakefield Baker is the only son of the
deceased by his first wife.
The children by his second wife are Philip
s., Herbert r, Leaytt Helen and Dorothy,
the eldest being Is years old and the young
est years.
The funeral will take place from the fam
lily residence at IL 80 A. NJ. tomorrow.
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PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

DIsPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN SOC
- Francisco for ports In Alaska A. N. &zzSAssses
bee ember is, 80, January IS,
For Eritsh Columbia and Puget Sound ports
every Friday.
For Eureka, Humboldt Bay Wednesdays. A. NJ
For Santa Ana Los Angeles and all way port5
every fourth and fifth day. g A. NJ.
For San Diego, stopping only at Los Angeles,
santa Barbara and San Luis obispo, every fourth
and fifth day at II A.
For ports in Mexico, first OF each month.
Ticket Ofice-Paiace Hotel, New MoutgOmerYSs.
GoGDALL, PERKINS & CO., General Agents
IL 10 Market ST.. san FranCIScO.
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Civil Service Promotions.

The two vacant positions of Examiners
Z. d. Dennison aud T. +. Jerome, who
were discharged BY Appraiser Ralston,
have been filled.
The men who got the places are c. j.
Evans, who was promoted from the posi-
ton OF sampler, sand Charles ID. Scott, pro-
NOTED from lower grade examiner to the
higher position.
The places vacated bv these men will be
filled from the civil service list
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-22
E0R PORTLAND & ASTORIA, OREGON

THE UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM 1ys,az
ocean Diyision-and PACIFIC COAST rfktISx
STEAMSHIP COMPANY viii dispatch from Spear
street wharf. at 10 A NJ for the above ports OF
their Al iron steamships, viz:
STATE OF CALIFGRNIA-Dec. - 81, Jan. IL.
"a.
C0LUMRIA-Dec Is, II, i'm. s. 20
ORE6UN-Dec. %. Jan 4, Is. %.
Connecting via Portland with the Union Pacific
and ether diverging lines for all points I'm Oregon
Washington, British Columbia, Alaska. Idaho,
Montana. Dakota, Utah, wyoming Yellowstone
Park and all points east atrd south and TO Europe
Fare to Fortland-CaDin. sl6; steerage, 50; round
trip, cabin, $50.
Ticket onices-1 Montgomery street aud Palace
Hotel, New Montgomery street.
Freight office, zoo California street
6CUDkLL, PERKINS & CO., Supt. Ocean Line.
1tf 10 Market street San francisco
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Ben NapthaIy's Offeuse.

TIE case OF Benjamin f. Naptnaly. ar
rested on complaint of j. V. Brighton for
having falsely called off votes while acting
as election clerk In the Seventh Precinct of
the ThirIy-sixth Assembly District was
called In Judge Slack's court yesterday and
went over until to-day.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-22
JAPAN AND CHINA line.

FOR lOKOHAMA AND HOSGKe NG
Connecting at okohama with steamers for Shang-
hal, and at Hopgkong for East Indies. Straits etc
SIS. Peru. Saturday. December "a. at p. NJ
IS. city OF Rio de Janeiro. saturday January IA.
st T. NJ
3
SIS. China, via Honolulu Tuesday. February IA
at
Round-trip tickets TO Yokohama and return at re.
duced rates.
For freight or passage apply az the Office corner
First and BraRnaH streets.
Branch Office-202 Front street.
ALEXANDER GEN TER General Aren't
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET GO.

CLEANERS LEAVE ASPINw Ali x-a
- fertnighty for the West Indies and <4tE3S
southampton, calling en- route at Cherboury
france and Plymouth TO land passengers.
Through Bills of Lading. in connection with thu
Pacific Mail SIS Co issued FOR freight and treasure
to direct ports IN Eng and and Germany.
Through tickets from San Francisco TO Plymouth,
Cherbours. Southampton. First-elass. $i95; third
Class xs7 80. FOR further particulars apply TO
u tAkRorr & Co. AGENTS. 3O6 CalIforniass
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The cocoon of well-fed silkworm, it is
said, Will often yield q thread 10O0 yards
long. and once has been produced which
yielded 1895 yards.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-22

FRAMED pictures. etchings, engraylugs,
photographs, etc. 10 fit every purse at Sanborn
& yaiPs.
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD S. s. co.

SPREE, HAVEL. LAIN, TRAVE, SAALE
ALLER, ELDER. EMS. WERRA. FULDA.
ELBE, KAISER WILHELM II.
New York, Southampton, Bremen. The fast ex-
press steamers OF this company sail every TUES
DAY and SATURDAY., landing passengers in
southampton In n days or less from New York.
These steamers are celebrated for their speed aud
the comfort afforded passengers.
ROBERT CAPELLE, Gen. Agent for Pacific Coast.
Francisco. ia7 ly THU
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP co.

THROUGH LINE TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA.
Il Steamers Will sail at NOON on the 5th xzrS
10Th and 25th OF each month, calling at sEz5E&
various ports of Mexico and Central AN erica
Through line sailings- Sunday, December 20 IS.
San Juan: January 8, SIS. City OF Now York; Janu-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-22

SILVER mounted and plain leather goods and
new tints In stationery. Ssnbofn, Vail & Co.
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WAY LINE TO MEXICAN AND CENTRAL
AMERICAN PORTS AND PANAMA.
Steamers leave San Francisco on the Sd and 18th
OF each month, calling at various Mexican and Gen.
tral American ports.
Way Line SaiIings-SS. Colima January 3; SIS.
StarbGck January 49,
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C0MpaGNIe eENERsLE

C0MPAGNIE GENERALS
5R A \ $ A t l. A t q u e
French Line to Uayre.
('OMPANY'S PIER (NEW). ~ NORTH <s<a
I River foot OF Morton ST. Travellers by <eszESs9
this line avoid both transit by English railway and
the discomfort of crossing the Channel 10 a small
Loaf.
LA CHAMPAGNE, Capt. Boyer
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Saturday, Dec. ST. 500 A. Il
La BRETAGNE, Capt. Collier. ...................
......--......... Saturday. Dec. 18th, 100 p. NJ
LA N0RMANDIE. De Kersabiee..
............ SATURDAY, December SIst l 100 p. NJ
RS- For further particulars apply to
A. FORGET, Agent.
No. Bowling Green New York.
J. T. FUGAzf Il CO., agents. . Montgomery ava.
San Francisco.
Branch Office, 1s Montgomery street au3l If
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NOTES on NAVIGATION.
Stnge of Water ant Movements of Boats.
The River Interests.

StnEG OF huteE hhh ~ 0StAh"'
The River Interests.
The marks on the wharf show 6 feet
S inches in the channel, and falling.
The reports from headwatera were as
follows:
Morgantown-S feet and rising;
cloudy and cool.
BrownsviIle-S feet inches and iris-
ing; cloudy and cool.
Capt. Asa Booth left yesterday over
the an-Handle for Pittsburgh, to take
berth as pilot in the coal trade.
Shener Sanford and Harry Ollum are
the pilots on the Keystone State. They
have been on her ever since she came
out.
The ferryboat Susie Brown and fran
chise at Portsmouth, have been sold by
Capt. Sam Brown to the Chesapeake Il
Ohio railroad for $4,000.
Tomorrow, the @. W. Bachelor, for
Pittsburgh, S u. m; Congo, from Gin
cinnati for Pittsburgh, S a. M, and Ben
Hur, for Parkersburg, 1880 a. m, will
be the departures.
To-day the packets will be the Iron
Queen, from Cincinnati for Pittsburgh,
q. H.; II. X. Bedford, for Pittsburgh,
s a. M; Sunshine, for Parkersburg,
1850 a. M; Hudson, for Cincinnati. 6
Yesterdays arrivals and departures
we're: Hudson, from Cincinnati for
Pittsburgh, 3 u. m. c. W. Bachelor,
for Pittsburgh, s a. m; Lizzie Bay,
from Pittsburgh for Charleston, 9 a.
M; Ben Hur, for Parkersburs, 1850
a. IN.
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to endorse the candidacy OF Captain
Thomas d. Bennett, but as he IS the
only candidate to be voted on, the SEN
timent seemed to be that he needed no
endorsement, and Mr.. Moran Withdrew
his motion.
Captain DAWSON said no thought it
ridiculous for the Republicans to fear
the Democracy, in the lace OF our
achievement OF carrying six out OF the
eight wards in November.
w. ]. W. Cowden said that tho 200
active Republicans present should each
constitute himself committee OF one
and hustle from now till after election
day. He deplored tho unfortunate fact
that there is certain number OF Re-
publicans who will vote for Seabrlght.
1t was Republican votesthat elected Al:
Franzheim sheriff, and / am ashamed
Of it. If Seabright or McNichol are
elected it will be by Republican votes.
Mr.. G. D. Thompson, one OF the can
dates for the mayoralty nomination,
said few words. "lf the Republicans
at their primaries Saturday nominate u
man satisfactory to the citizens gener-
ally he will be elected. The Democracy
have named man VINO ia not accepta.
ble." Ho said he knew ifty-six Demo
Gratis who would not support seabright;;
Mr.. Buchanan said: "Seabrlght Will
undoubtedly draw number Of Repub-
licans, and we want to put up a man
who will outdraw him from the Demo-
cratic ranks"
Mr.. Atkinson moved that tho meet
ing adjourn to meet at the voting
places, coats of and ears painted rec"
Before adjournment Chairman Jep-
son deplored the absence OF a large
proportion of the business men,. who
should be most interested in municipal
affairs. 1t is n strange fact that those
who are most interested are the hardest
to get out at the polls, but stay at
home, and when the party is beaten
cry about poor men getting into office.
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from r, McDougall, Auburn, Ind, who
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ping Of the pulse, his left side got SO
lender he could not lie on it. his heart
fluttered, he was alarmed, went to dill
ferent doctors, found no relief, but one
bottle OF DIR. Miles New Heart Cure
cured him. The elegant book, New
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Co.'S. 1t tells all about Heart and Ner-
vous Diseases and. many wonderful
cures.