The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-14
----------------------------
OPINIONS OF EDITORS.

The editors and managers OF some of the
Oakland dailies are rather sour in their COM
ments when they speak of the present practice
of most of the San Francisco dailies to give
much space to the chronicling of the news of
this city of 10000 inhabitants and its suburbs.
Probably If the Oakland dailies pursued q like
course with regard to San Francisco happen
ings, the journals of that metropolis might dis
play spirit of mild censure also. But it is
clearly a big ad. for Oakland when the San
Francisco papers lavishly herald to the world
the ongoings in this big town. Another benefit
accrues as well. Official knavery is in far more
danger of discovery, and punition is much
more apt to be the heritage of official crooks!-
Oakland Echoes.
The Bee believes that the first duty of the
public school system should be to give the
pupil a thoroughly good English education.
To that end all 'frills" and 'sfurbelows," for
eign and dead languages, should be wiped out
from the curriculum of our public schools. We
have no objection to letting scholars potter
away with them in universities, but they
should not be permitted to cumber that portion
of the public school system which ends with
the high school. Let us improve our common
schools by Kidding them of the mess OF weeds
which choke the garden of good, solid Eng
lish acknowledgements Bee.
There are some people whose minds are so
contracted that they can see nothing but job
berry in every movement for the public good.
Such people have neither the capacity nor the
inclination to originate any kind of an enter:
prise themselves and they are clog to the
wheels OF progress in any community that is
afflicted by their presence. That class of in
competents undoubtedly harbors the sus-
picion that the Creator had some nefarious
design when He gave life and motion to the
universe.-San Jose Mercury.
Japan claims the right to search American
vessels. By the way, how long is it since Eng
land made the same assertion? 1t may be par
donable on the part of this bantum of the
Orient to ignore the disaster that befell cock
of the walk eighty-three years ago, but that is
no reason why the little fellows comb should
not be cut if he persists in disregarding the
lesson that history ought to teach.-Oakland
Tribune.
There are towns in this State whose growth
and development are retarded simply by the
apathetic spirit of their Oldest and best situated
citizens. Put your thinking-caps on, citizens,
and when in the near future the lever is ready
to give hoist, advance your idea as to the best
method to be adopted in the lift, but If you
cannot do any lifting yourself do not drag on
the handle.-oroville Mercury.
The Democrats said the new tariff law would
have no effect on the coast lumber trade From
the action of the leading lumbermen one
would infer that 1t has had very noticeable
effect and British Columbia competition is
one of the most serious problems that has yet
been encountered (Wash.) Post-Intel-
hgencer.
That which tends to disturb home life and
rural pursuits strikes at the very existence of
people, and so serious are these baneful in
fiuences that nations in peace or war have
recognized the Importance of fostering or de-
stroying the tranquility and prosperity of the
yeomanry of a country.-salt Lake Star.
Never did the eye of mortal man look upon
water more clear and sparkling than that