The morning call., 1892-10-04


The deliberations of the Railroad Com
missioners yesterday formed an interesting
study in practical politics. The Commits
sioners are supposed to be judges Let any
one read the proceedings and assign them
place on the bench with a canopy of honor
to add 10 their dignity. Mr.. Rea was at a
h0rserace; Mr.. Secretary was at Sacra-
mento; Mr. Shively, whose cunning COM
plant against the Southern Pacific is the
only business these good Commissioners
can think about, was also absent. Mr..
Stubs, third vice president OF the South
ern Pacific, was present as witness Tor
ShlVey-or against him; it matters little.
As the two Commissioners on duty never
do anything when Mr.. Rea is present, it was
utterly impossible they could do anything
in bis absence. They talked for few Sec
ends in the confidential spirit OF friends,
and then the Shiyely hearing was quietly
shunted long way down the track OF Rail-
road Commission affairs, until after the
fateful election now impending. The
shreHd snrmise is it was preeoncerted ar
rangement with the Fourth and Townsend
kings. There is some foreb0dng in the
breasts OF these monarchs OF all they sur
.vey as to the effect of any more Shiyely on
the voting pulse before the election. What
a very pretty spectacle In comm uolty sell
governing!
An evening contemporary remarks that
there is no government in the world ex-
actiy like that Of boss government 10 the
United States. 1t is wholly bad and rotten,
and nothing decent or respectable can come
out of it. II anything, IL is government
by banditti bent on pllage in every form"
Yes, but the question occurs, Who is the
real boss? Who supplies the money? 1t is
on money that bossism thrives. Without
money il would care no more for politics
than for astronomy. The debauching, fiithy
luere does not all come from assessments
on candidates. successful or unsuccessful
1t does not all come from the phlebotomls-
ing prevalent in the Legislature. 1t comes
in great part from the direct and solled CO.
operation of such companies as the Southern
Pacific, struggling by fraud to keep what
they have obtained fraudulently and TO glut
the man of greed with more. 1t also comes
from men who bride, an outlet for ambition
which would otherwise perish. BossiSm Is
the reproach of people who submit to IT,
Chicago is to be deprived of the not very
| Christian sight of Krupp's 124-ton gun.
| which is supposed 10 be a weapon with
| great pacifyiBg capacities, perhaps for those
| behind it as we'll as tho Sc in front ten miles
| off. These great guns are not just as much
| to be feared as weapons half their size fir
| ing with precision and in no danger OF
| bursting, but there Is no reason why KrupI
| should not continue to roll them out ii
1 wicked Governments want them and car
| pay for them. With remuneration in sight
| krupp would undertake TO make gun as
| long as the Washington monument, bu
would probably survey the proof trials
| through telescope. In lien Of the rea
| gun the Essen firm might supply mode
| in wood 1t would look as solid as the
masonry of q wooden house.
Colonel Morgan, the expert, was mos
| opportunity at the Palace Hotel when tbt
| Railroad Com missioners wanted him, but b.
| did not quite drop down from the skies, it i
believed. He, in fact, had been at work fol
| the Southern Pacific as trusted expert OF
a new branch of road, and his judgmen
was intended to float the usual raft o
| bonds which follows every mile of construc
| tive industry in which the Southern Pacifi,
engages. Seeing that Colonel Morgan:
disinterestedness was thus above suspicion
| the wonder is the commissioners should no
have asked Mr.. Stubs to offciate, or a
least to have offered him the refusal of tn
position.
II is urgently recommended that the
whole available force of the detective
should be in attendance at the registration
of voters, both general and precinct, il
order to keep the list clear of repeaters
The Kelly and Crimmias gang are believes
to be making a bold as we'll as cunning
attempt to ca pture the polls by fraud, ant
every means should be taken to frustrat
the design. Vigilance alone will keey
/ down these shameless Deeds and no mean,
should be neglected that may assist in Sc
curing an honest ballot.
The Inauguration Of Lord Houghton a
Viceroy of Ireland passed off yesterday a
least without disagreeable incident. Littl
cheering may be construed as welcome II
the Irish capital, when there is no hissin,
| and no heads are broken TO illustrate prin
| ciple in politics. The new Viceroy is no
precisely neutral man. He is a thinker
| a scholar, and a poet, after bur not like n
| father. He is somewhat Of politician IL
| the English sense Of having entered Parlia
! ment, and he is believed to have warn
heart for Ireland. These are elements OF ;
MAYS nature conducive to paciication ant
tnutuaA understanding. As Viceroy. how
e Eve c ne " but fgurehead. lie is not IL
sao ,oao,nes The real power lies with Mr.
sasta ~ VINO Ia With the Chief Secretar,
isSss .no .eal responsibility, and the burden
Oh iueuuating Irish legislation aud direct
ing inc goseTnment of Ireland. The me
molrs OF Lord Houghton's father. edited b,
Wemyss Reid, are fascinating reading. III,
kpew everybody great In literature, scienc,
aud art III Europe. and made notes abou
them. 1t was from his honse, Fryston Hall
that Carlyle set out with Tyndali for Edin
burgh, where the sage delivered his lectnr
on Books" and Immediately afterwar,
learned that the companion of his own book
making. his wife, had passed away.
The ruins of ST. Cloud, the palace on th