The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
OPINIONS OF WESTERN EDITORS.

Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to
whom tribute is due: custom to whom custom
fear TO whom fear; honor to whom honor. Romans
xif:7.
The laborer in all the avenues of life is
worthy of his hire and should be paid his just
due. If the principles of protection TO home
industry are carried out, every man will re-
ceive his just reward. We should honor those
who are entitled to that distinction from a
political sense, but should not fail to recog-
nize the labors OF all. Our factories must be
opened and our people given employment 1t
is just that we patronize home people first.
Home stores, home papers, home laborers and
home manufacturers should receive our first
attentions. Utah will become great and
prosperous State when these ideas are carried
out properly. If true republicanism is prac-
t1ced by all then there will be no need OF
papers touching on these subjects as often as
is done to-day.-Manti (Utah) Messenger.
We think we see distinct evidence of an up
lifting of the journalistic profession in San
Francisco. The idea that a newspaper man
must be bohemian, reckless and devil-may-
care, achieving impossible feats in news
gathering to-day and off on terrific jamboree
tomorrow, has largely obtained, and with
some foundation. But we do not see why he
cannot redeem his cult in the eyes of the not
over-eritical public, and convince it that he is
cultured gentleman, jealous of the reputation
of his profession and realizing fully its re-
sponsibilities and proprieties. If, in times past,
the profession has not been a reproach, 1t has
not commanded the respect that it ought, and
that we hope it will now begin to do.-Alameda
Argus
Those are very pretty figures that the State
Board of Equalization has just furnished as the
property valuation of California. The total is
81, 1872, 712,674. The last official estimate of
the States population was 1856, 200, January
l, 1894. On that basis the total valuation is
equivalent to nearly $40 for every man,
woman and child, or $4,000 for every family,
on the usual estimate of five persons to fam
lily. A thrifty showing for State that reached
its forty-ffth anniversary on Monday.-Los
Angeles Herald.
Society is divisible into two classes-frst,
the people who get into the newspapers
straight and, secondly, those who get in in
different way. The former class prospers and
their ways are ways of pleasantness and peace,
while of the second class it can only be said
that it is to be hoped they go to good place in
another world, for they get in this one all the
tophet which any one could deserVe.-Oakland
Enquirer.
In England one person in every IL 900 goes
to law. In 1928 it was one person in every
5000. We shall 60 to law less in this country
as we grow Older and learn to avoid and dis
courage litigation. In no State probably is
the abuse of going to law more general than In
Oregon. 1t causes large part OF the public
taxes, and in most cases yields the com plain
ants no benefts.-Portland Oregon1an.
Inls state greatly needs 10 increase anu ul-
versify her manufactures, not only from
money point of view, but to give employment
to our young people, thousands of whom are
idle for the want of opportunity to labor, and
our people should patronize home industries
for that reason if for no other.-Healdsburg
Enterprise.
1t is good rule not to send abroad for what
you can get at home. Usually nothing is
gained by it, and in the natural order of things
the money so sent away does not return soon
if it ever comes back. Your home merchant
must use much of the money paid him in the
town where he docs business.-Palermo Prog
ress.
The willy politician or the astute inancier
can twist thousand ways for a reason for
hard times and if he ignores silver's demon
citation as probable cause he goes wide of
his mark.-WheatlandF Four Corners.
When the coast road comes through, the road
to Alviso Is built and the Alviso harbor i'm
proved, Santa Clara County will progress at q
rate that will astonish even itse1f.-San Jose
Mercury.