The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-08

office with the purpose OF not only drawing
their salaries, but Of taking such advantage of
their official position as to enrich themselves at
the expense OF the community.
Some enter their official position with a good
record for honesty and strive TO remain honest.
but many fall by n waysde, or adually yield
Ing TO the tempteT, who, by subtle arguments,
lulls their conscience TO seep.
That corrupt Influences have heretofore been
employed cannot be denied but We may ex-
press the hope that at the expiration of the
present administration the people will be able
TO say. "Mell done, We good and faithful ser.
wants."
BOSSES.
That we have morally largely degenerated is
best shown by the existence and power of pO-
litfcal "bosses." who pack party conventions
and often In the name of party manage TO NOM
mate sets OF men whose sole recommendation
10 their willingness TO serve their masters 10
preference TO the people.
To go 10 the root of this overshadowing evil
we must look 10 the origin OF "bOssism," and
we shall soon discover that it is mainly The IN
serupulous power OF corporations backed by
the corrupt use OF money which has caused the
deg neratiOn, the abasement and low moral
standard Of many Of our voters.
THE GRAND JURY.
1t Is, In my opinion. the duy OF the Grand
Jury to investigate all cases of supposed briD.
cry where there Is general public belief that
corrupt means have been used and not to rest
until all parties concerned have been sworn
ana examined. and the books OF suspected cor
porations thoroughly Inspected.
The plea that nothing will come OF 1t is not
we'll taken, for persistent, repeated and search.
ing examinations will surely In the end expose
the guilty.
Patriotic citizens should offer volunteer re-
wards for evidence to bring the bribers aud
the Drlbed, but especially the former, to JUSTICE
SEPARATE ELECTIONS.
AboV- all things, however. would recon-
mend the separation OF municipal elections
from general State or Federal elections
National issues are taken advantage of by
poftlcal tricksters and bosses" and the vot-
ers at municipal elections are led astray by
national questions which have no bearing on an
honest local administration.
III municipal elections were confined to local
issues i tbat are lndependent of party influence,
thls great lever used by the "boSses" would
De taken from thrm. ana the contest would be-
come simply one between the candidates for
good and Tor bad government.
AS far as the additional eXpense Ia con.
cerne0 IL would be small compared O the Waste
OF pubic money by dishonest administrator n
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
TO strike at the root of this great evil we
shoul9 commence our cui alive remedies in that
sacred Institution Of the American people, the
public schools, whose fluids must ever be KENT
from "Seetarian purposes"
The school children should receive more les.
sons IN patriotism. Noble EXAMPLES OF ancient
and modern history should repeatedly be polnted
out 10 them. Wherein patriotism self sacrifice
aud nobility OF character display high examples
OF citizenship, In contra-disfInction to the bad
example set by some of our so.caIled foremost
men. whose only distinction consists in the
accumulation OF large fortunes, often Obtained
by fraud, bribery aud general dishonesty
The children should be taught TO look down
upon such people with contempt as the yiIest
and most despicable members of the commune
iIy.
They should commence and end their daily
school hours with patriotic songs. and Tins
plant the seed that will develop worthy de-
scendants of the Revolutionary fathers and the
immortal Washington.
The results will not be as remote as NAV ar
first appear; they will TO large extent be i'm
mediate; for children often become the teach
ers OF their parents. and nobler sentiments Will
soon prevail
GYMNASTICS.
It's healthy body engenders a bealtbv
mind. More attention should be paid to sgvm-
DaStic exercises" both for boys and girls.
This should form regular part Of the school
education
TECHNICAL TRAINING.
There should be attached TO every school
building one or more ''technicap' rooms, where