The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25

its employment. a man caught In a
wicked act, if he is shrewd (and shrewd-
ness belongs to the highest forms OF ras-
cality), knows that a humorous tongue is
far more efficacious than serious denial or
resentment, for the reason that the average
human being, who is apt to think more
with his feelings than his brain, is most
easily swayed by such an appeal, ana espe-
cially an appeal 10 the sunny SIDE OF MS
nature.
1t is upon this hypothesis, and this only,
that we are able to explain the jovlal mood
of the "solid eight" in the Board of Super
visors, as it was so felicitously set forth IN
the local columns of Yesterdays Chronicle.
We are assured by that paper that tine
majority of the Board of Supervisors were
in jovial mood yesterday"
We are told by that paper that 1.-THE attl-
tude of Police Judge Conlan in announcing
that he will refuse to recognize the appoint
ment of Supervisor Morgenstern' son as
clerk of his court is q subject of much
amusement to the majority"
The character Of conscience possessed by
the ,'solid eight" is thus set forth by the
Chronicle. The attacks upon the majority
seem 70 have much the same elect upon
them as the water upoa the historical
ducks back, The epltAetS that are applied
10 then, they use in their daily intercourse,
ana Il Is = e>,saasea occurrence for one Sup
ervSS,v Il syeet his setow-memher with
,ue,SA. A>,>&Segt' u which the other re-
torsS. '8e,a,N geaegadel III take you
NesAs~ &Ae <Syaaa lUFy,
Ii y ss>8 a. * supposed that men capable
~ NesssN SeS tAelr party, disgracing the
CIV wss,,ss SeSt iaJeEeSts they are sworn to
eySc&. NsEaxEaS scandal ppon their reputa-
fs,aS. &sA,s Nn,sllas all the efforts OF the
><S3 rSS5eea$ g institute an honest NUM-
Sss>ss xrvegaaent, could feel either shame
ia &Ae g,r&Seaee Of other men or compunc-
s&se - &rvScAery, But there are not many
sese ~ tAlS community who so cheerfully
s>>ess tAe designations of "boodler'' and
sv@eSs3e, and who handy these epithets
,sgesSaetly among themselves. If an
AlaeSs man had been charged with
sSe smallest part of the things which
See p&Allely charged against the "solid
eSsas his self-pride and his regard for his
reputation among honorable men would
A4ye forced him, If he was innocent, either
10 retire nom before the eyes of men or
shape his conduct on lines whose high pur-
poSe could not be questioned.
IL VIII not do for the "solid eight to
laugh and call themselves boodlers and
repegades, They are now on the defensive
III very serious matter, and if the Repub-
6can party is what we believe it to be they
have yet bitter fruit to eat. They are not
dealing now with men who are prepared to
regard treachery TO party and betrayal of q
public trust as a joke. The time is gone
when the people at large viii submit to
official plundering manipulated by politi-
cal bosses working through INSCRIPTIONS
tools who WELD official power. There is
active and abroad in this City stern,
strong and determined sentiment of de-
cency. It's presence has been seen and it's
pressure felt in various ways that should
prove a warning to such knaves as may be
tempted to shield their rascalities under
the cap and bells of clown.