The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-18
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Grand juries used to be considered bulwarks
OF the peoples liberties. Now they are more
like engines of vengeance. They are COM
posed, generally, OF one or two alert wire
pullers. most generally with political axes to
grind or grudges to satisfy; fair sprinkling OF
good citizens who are too busy and too indif-
ferent to pay much attention to public mat
tiers; and for the rest, billiards who are puffed
up with the Importance of sitting in secret on
the doings of their neighbors. The result is
just what might be expected. Nothing tangi-
bic ever comes OF the jury's report, yet 1T sue
eceds in smirching mems regulations and
nearly always in making spurious political
capital for somebody. That is the way Alameda
County has known grand juries to be for years.
That is the way, too, with the Grand Jury that
has just adjourned in San Francisco.-Alameda
Argus.
This Is a year of education. Education upon
not only the silver question but also the ques-
ton of protection. 1t is good sign that the
people are investigating both questions. Adj
versity sets people to thinking, to studying,
and the Times is open to the results of thought
and study. The only way to get right is to
learn the right and profit thereby Hidebound
people never progress. olive and learn"
should be the motto.-Oaklsnd Times.
Cheap labor, carried to its logical conclusion,
means ruin to half the industries in the State
and the fruit industry cannot expect to escape.
Already Chinese coolies have leased several of
the largest orchards in California, and they
also operate several canneries. 1t is needless
to state that the japanese coolies, who are far
keener than the Chinese and equally frugal,
will not be slow to follow their example.-San
Jose Mercury.
1t is not only good policy, but it is actually
self-preservaton to support our own industries
and our own people, especially where it can be
done without the slightest sacrifice. Demand
California goods in making your purchases.
Remember every dollar you spend for supplies
and necessities manufactured or put up within
this State helps to support a Californiau.-Peta-
lumian.
Each day reports the gathering of conven-
tons at some point in the country to discuss
the money question. Did it ever strike you
that this is most remarkable thing? Think
OF 1T. Fourteen millions of voters are studying
an abstract and extremely difficult problem in
finance, with the view OF acting upon it.
There never was anything like this before in
the history of the world.-Seattle Times.
Through the power of the pen more than any
other influence new communities are formed,
latent resources are developed and capital
brought face to face with opportunity The
newspaper is the forerunner of wealth, though
unfortunately wealth. seldom ruhS after
newspaper unless it has an ak to grind or a
grievance to ventilate.-PhHnix (Ariz) Herald.
"The ladies, formerly our superiors, now our
EQUALS is the May Colorado statesman pro-
posed toast at a banquet held in honor of the
passage of the equal suffrage bill in that State.
That very tersely expresses an idea that is
worthy of the prayerful consideration of the
new woman and oil her charming sisters
Fresno Republican.
Do you want a recipe for hard times? Here
1t is: Three parts apathy, two parts silurian-
ism, two and half parts ornery, cussed miserli-
ness and two and q half parts greedy, grasping
gouglng avarice.-Santa Cruz Record.
The small farmer whose few acres are un-
mortgaged and whose industry supplies his
family with the most of their living is just now
the most independent, contented man among
us.-Woodland Mail.