The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-10

swered as well as the representative lorder
of the constituency as the other. until at
least the reform act of 1882 passed. 1t was
matter OF family PRIDE the slickens OF
feudalism. But political expenses stahd
otherwise now. The candidate who spends
much Is apt to be unseated. When charges
of corruption are made the Judges OF the
Supreme Bench inquire into them, and they
are too well paid and too remote from the
arts Of corruption TO care lot Tor the Tom
or Dick Of any family. Corruption IS alto
gether q lively ghost, but it can be ex-
oreised.
At Sacramento Assemblyman Shanahan
has introduced bill to promote the purity
OF elections. Candidates are to be Drohi6-
tied from expending for any ingratiating
purpose more than per cent OF their earn
Rgs when in Office. and they are required 10
publish statements OF accounts. however
abhoTrent this change may be to the aver
age candidate for Office, would X not be SIN
better to prohibit absolutely any expenul-
ture by the candidate himself or his agents
TO secure a nomination., or TO advertise nm
SELF or in any fashion to identity nimselI
by expenditure with his own amOltlonS2
Mr. Shanahan allows per cent Of salaries
as a charge to the candidate. Why should
the candidate submit to any such eXaction?
The explanation is that he must submit 10
much larger charge and take his chances
IN the gauntlet OIL election.
The proposal to pose troops at The Chicago
exhibition is not judieiOus. no matter how
il is linked with the posing of State militia.
Suppose there were 100000 men on the
ground - 5000 United States troops and
%, coo State militia. What impression would
that make on foreign critic Of maneuyers,
and of What value would it be in estimating
the reserve resOluie strength OF the coun-
Try? 1t would be worth very little. we are
not menaced by any foreign power and need
not keep up great army. We need navy,
but not so much Of an army. For parade
purposes Why should we muster repre-
sentatiOn OF our army at an eSnlDltiouT
ANY military maueuyeTs lew thousand
men could engage IN might be spectacular,
but they could prove OF small gain other
wise. General Scbofeld is right In opposing
the whole proposal. 1t comes from greedy
and irres ponsible Chicago.
The clipper business has come 10 stay. for
there are three lines of shipping firms in
the field. and they all apparently have
abundant promise OF business to encourage
them. 1t would be collapse to hope to find
that this is not the case. When the mer-
chants Of this city and State are again in
the unrestrained hand of the Southern Pa
cifc and its tentacle lines they will be
squeezed out Of every dTibbe Of suStcnaDce
hey can afford to extOrtion. But the mer-
chants have had their eyes opened as to the
real problem of transportation Let them
keep the sea routes open eOmpetitlvely and
they need have little fear that the overland
routes will be regulated comparatively. Our
merchants can work ont their own enamel
patton if they will but join hands III self
defense circle.
Japan is determined to be on exhibition
at Chicago with its artistic and industrial
fabrications. 1t would be hard to separate
the one from the other, for Japan is in
everything artistic. but doubtless this
Europeanizng nation has now the CONNER
clal sense to separate these intensities Of
progress. To occupy year in making
dozen Of cups aud saucers is art, and even
triumph in art. but too slow competition
with SeFres or Dresden ware. Nevertheless
it would be very regretable TO see Japan
retrograde into the commercialism Of manu-
featuring art. The admiration of the world
will come to her at Chicago from being
Japan as she vas. 1t is enough to cast of
the national taste and manners to some ex-
tent but to destroy the national handieraft
and skill in art would indeed be a loss 10
the nations that now cultivate Japan's ac-
ousIutance.