The record-union., 1895-03-06
A GOOD PROPOSITION TO BEAT.

The Governor has appointed five Com
missioners to represent the State of Cali
fornia at the Mexican International Ex-
position, and the Commissioners so ap-
pointed intend to approach the Legisla-
ture now in session asking for an appro-
priation of $4,000 to have California
properly represented at the exposition.
The appropriation of that money will be
little short of steal, and no man who
votes for it should ever expect to return
to public life, or enjoy any position of
trust or confidence.
The Mexican International Exposition
was projected by Count Cornely, of Mid
winter Fair fame. The expositions con-
cerning Count Cornely were quite as
broad as those made at the Midwinter
Fair, of which he was SO prominent
factor. The Midwinter show at San
francisco, Notwithstanding the large
amount OF money given by the publicato
it, became a private enterprise, managed
ecutive Committee connected with that
one man had no voice and made no sign.
Cornely went from the successful un-
dertaking of running private show in
San Francisco to the City of Mexico,
where he obtained concession from the
Government of Mexico.
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make a show and let him take the gate
money. Count Cornely was the hero of
the gambling pavilion, one of the vilest
dens ever tolerated in civilized COM
munity; in fact, it was not tolerated long,
but was closed up by the moral indigna-
ton of the people of this State. Such is
the man who has projected another pri-
vate circus, and asks California to appear
as one of the attractions.
Fifty thousand dollars will not ade-
quately represent more than one county
of California in an International Exposi-
ton. The 100000 appropriated by the
State OF California was but meager
the city of San Francisco better exhibi-
ton of the natural resources of California
made by the State Board of Trade than
was made in Chicago, and it is main
tanned as a permanent exhibition at the
expense of comparatively but few coun-
ties and few persons.
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give five Commissioners $50, 900, to give
them chance to roam at will over the
State and attract here and there credu-
lous fool willing to assist Cornely in get
ting gate money. But the proposition is
assailable on the ground OF its unconsti-
tutionality. 1t is true the appropriation
made for the Columbian Exposition at
Chicago may be- pleaded as a precedent:
but Notwithstanding the decision of the
Supreme Court of this State, it is ap-
parent to the common sense of all man
kind that the appropriation was uncon-
stitutional. The Constitution provides
that no money shall be paid fro m the
treasury except in pursuance of an ap-
propriation; that no appropriation shall
be made for any institution not under the
exclusive management and control of the
State. Here was a plain provision that
State institutions alone should be the
beneficiaries of appropriations from the
State Treasury. The evasion of appoint
ing Commissioners and thereby declar-
ing that an exhibition of the resources of
the State made in distant city of the
United States under the management of
an association, or in foreign country
under control of that country, is under
the exclusive management of the State of
California, is far more cunning than in-
genious.
The outcome OF the Midwinter Fair at
San Francisco proves that institution to
have been merely personal and private
show. The majority of the members of
its Executive Committee deserved enter
tainment in the, Home for the Feeble
Minded. The Executive Gem mittee
played the part only of producing the ap-
pearance of public management. No ac-
counting has been made to the public.
No wish has been expressed by the public
which has been regarded. It was merely