The record-union., 1895-01-24
THE SANDLOT PRESS.
IronIcal Defense ofIt by the "Evenine
POST,


tFrom the San Francisco Evening Postl
Our esteemed contemporary, the Sacra-
mento RECORD UNION, in a spirit OF face
tlousness, we hope, remarks as follows:ES
Mem Dcrs OF the Legislature are al
ready rising to questions of personal
privilege TO deny the lies of certain San
francisco papers published concerning
them. Really, gentlemen, do not do it
any more. 1t Is a matter of no conse-
quence what they say about you. 10
you really think that anyone believes TIC
yarns they spin? Life is too short to al
tempt to bring these treebooters III char
acter to terms. The more they slander
you the better you are off. Solemn truth,
that"
This deadly blow at one of the dearest
prerogatlyes OF the sandlot press I've are
sure our contemporary meant by they
tne sandlot press is the uukiudest cut of
ali. Ii there IS any privilege the sand
iotters regard with more jealousy than .
another, it IS the privilege OF denOuucing
Legislatures as corrupt and the men who
are elected to them rs scoundrels, In
their bright lexicon every Legislature
that meets is the worst known to history.
1hls allegation is maintained with solemn
stubbornness until another Legislature
meets, when it in turn becomes the
worst" 10 cry sack" and doodle"
and frequently announce the arrival of
Colonel AiaZuma in the halls OF legisla-
tIon Is taVorito method the sandlotteIg
have of destroying confidence in the peo-
pies representatives and befouling their
own nests.
Perhaps our contemporary has never
experienced the pleasure OF stirring up
members OF the Legislature and goading
thom into questions of privilege. Being
so close to the Capitol and having an OPP
pOrtunIty to encounter the mythical
Colonel MaZuma, perhaps il has grown
NATIVE work of its more progressive
metropolitan contemporaries. But we
submit to its candid consideration this
question, Should it discover by frequent
reference TO its subscription books that
its daily circulation ebbed and flowed
with the number Of 'rOaSts'' il coucocted
for its readers, would it not occasionally
stir up the monkeys in the Legislature,
even If that process did to some extent
give its victims certificate OF good char
acter?
Business is business, and the business
OF raising breeze in San Francisco has
long since become, from q Journalistic
standpoint, one of our leading industries.
The pain that is caused TO the victims and
their families cuts no figure in the case.
IN order TO DO sandIOtter q man must
wear his heart upon his sleeve, where
even the DAVIS, which do not care to wear
out their bills, will not peck at it. Con-
slderations OF public policy, the rcputa-
ton Of the State abroad, TO say nothing of
tie regulations OF leading citizens, and
the general moral we'll being Of the peo-
pie, never appeal TO the men who are
looking for sensations. II The people can
be made to believe that the Fire Depart
ment is corrupt and the city at any mo
ment likely to be burned up. If il can be
established that the police are criminals
and life and property insecure, and if the
people can be made to think all laws
passed at Sacramento are knocked down
10 the highest bidder for cash, the average
sandlotter is happy and couteuted Ills
end in life is to betoul everything, and If
our contemporary has never experienced
the pleasure of doing this it has no right
to attack the sandlotters in this way.