The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
IDEAS OF WESTERN HDIToRs.
California;.

IDEAS OF WESTERN EDIToRs.
California.
Don't ask the editor to suppress any item of
news. Some other paper will get it anyway.
Next week something will happen to your
neighbor, and If he asks to have it suppressed
you will be the first to jump on the editor for
not daring to s'say his soul was his own"
Take your medicine when the items happen to
1all your way, 1or you really have no more
claim on the editor than has your neighbour
Tres Pinos Tribune.
Unlike the people of the Ferris and Ales-
sandro irrigation districts Supplied by the
Bear Valley system) those of Winchester, also
in Riverside County, are anxious to have re-
versed the decision of Judge Ross holding the
Wright act unconstitutional. This is because
they control their own water supply, which
was the original intent OF the Wright law
San Diego Sun.
The secret Of the success of THE CALL under
It's new management has been the liberality
and fairness with which it has treated the
ountry sections of the State, and appreciation
is shown by increased subscriptions. The peo-
pie of Redwood feel specially friendly because
OF the many articles it has contained concern
ing the town and surroundings City
Democrat
When the great ranch gives place to scores
be settled. AS long as there is not much more
than one residence along each mile of road in
country, not much will be done to improve
the roads. Irrigation and the increase of rail-
roads Will bring additions to the population,
and good roads will follow.--Stockton Inde-.
pendent.
The experience of the Free Labor Bureau has
been such as to encourage the hope that
eventually the curse of cody labor win be
efectually removed from California, and that
white men and women that need employment
Will no longer be subjected to the injustice of
being thrust aside, while employers extend a
welcome hand to Chinese and Japanese
laborers.-oan Jose Mercury. >
The sflurian is being crowded back into the
woods. spirit of progression has taken hold
of the citizens of Martinez and they have con-
cluded to obliterate the cowpaths trails, short
cuts across lots, ETC., in the city. t-class
concrete walks are being laid and other i'm
provements are being consfdered.-Contra Costa
News.
If leading Republicans IN Maine are in favor
OF holding the next Irrational Convention of the
party in San Francisco, there certainly can be
no valid objections from other States on ac-
count OF distanee-Millville Tidings.
Nevada.
Bimetallism is not a new issue and it needs
no new party. Still the pIayed-out politicians
OF our State, who compose the present leader
ship of the Silver party of Nevada, fondly i'm
agine that by joining forces with the National
Populist- Demo-Silyerite contingent in 1896
they will have an opportunity to feast with
the elect.-Virginia City New Enterprise.
Great Britain is the native lair of the gold
bug, yet John Bull is about to coin a silver
dollar for use in Asia. 1t is not very long ago
that a prominent English public man was
asked what he thought the United States
ought to do on the money question. He an
swered: Whatever the people think is tor
their best interests. That is what the people
of England do.'-Carson City (Ney) Appeal
One of these days we shall have good roads
everywhere; machinery to do all the hard work;
scientific methods of fertilization, culture
and irrigation, and not only two, but two score
blades of grass growing where only one has
grown before. Then the farmers life will be
attractive, his work easy, his profits great and
the other two causes OF the cityward drift
which we have mentioned will be so far over
come that a wholesome balance will be Sc
cured and preserved between the city and the
country.-Reno tNev.) Gazette.
Washington.
The postoffice seems to have struck new
fancy in consolidating names of places. An
nouncement is made that hereafter it will be
Maplevalley. In retaliation we ought to write
joseph, Terrehaute and 3Southcarolina. .Walla
Walla may expect to be partially decapitalized
next.-Seattie (Wash. J Observation-Disclosures.
The point is raised that Washington is not
legally represented in Congress because the
Legislature has failed to divide the State into
Congressional districts. The constitution ex-
presSly directs such division, and 1t ought to
be made; but we doubt if Congress would hold
that the omission OF the Legislature diSfran-
chised the State.-Seattle (Wash) Times.
That the bloomer is neither beautiful nor
but that it is immodest or indecent even in
faint degree has not appeared. 1t is the COM
nonsense. costume for the bicycle, and in this
busy, unitarian world grace and elegance
must often give way 10 the practical affairs of
life. Skirts cannot refine a coarse or vicious
woman, and conversely, the bloomer will not
detract in the slightest degree from the virtue
and the refinement of good and true woman.
Character cannot be made or unmade with q
pair of scissors.-Spokane Spokesman-Reyiew.
Oregon.
This country is going TO say through the
ballot-box in 1896 that it doesn't expect to
reach and maintain prosperity through i'm
portation OF foreign goods and neglect of pro-
duction at home.-Portland Oregonian.
united effort is now about to be made to
advertise Oregon in the East. This may be all
right, but unless we have something to show
the people when they come here this labor will
largely be In vain. big creamery In Salem
with skimming stations all over the country
would be sure to anchor them in the William
cite Valley. Unless they see something where
by their labor will be made remuneratfve they
will not stay. We want Oregon people to UNDER
stand that.-Salem (Or.) Post.
Arizona.
The only way the Democracy can hope to
keep up with the times is to don the bloomers
while riding on two sides of the silver ques-
tlOn.-PlOnQlX (ArlZ.) ReDubliean.
1t is about time that Miss Columbia recog-
nized Senorita Cuba and sent her card to her
Diplomatic receptions. - Phoenix (Ariz.) Ca
zette.
Utah.