The San Francisco call., 1895-10-07
OUR EXCHANGES.

An instructive evidence of the strength
which the free-silver idea enjoys in Oregon
is furnished by the Medford Mail 1t re-
ports that citizen canvassing the Apple
gate district on business incidentally in
terviewed the farmers and miners on the
silver question. Out of twenty-four Re-
publicans he found twenty-five who were
for the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer. Twenty-one ont of twenty-five Dem
ocrats held a similar faith, and eight Pop
ulists were unit on the proposition.
Apropos of free-silver coinage the Vir-
ginia New Enterprise states the position
OF Nevada with conspicuous dignity, truth
1ulness and clearness. Eastern people"
it says, "who think that Nevada favors BIZ
metallism solely because the restoration
of silver to its old place and value in our
money is essential to the welfare of this
State are greatly mistaken. Nevada would
be greatly benefited by the reopening of
our mints to the free coinage of both met
ais, but so, in our opinion, would all the
rest OF our country. and that is the reason
why we stand fast for bimetallism. But
we wish to impress the fact upon the
minds Of our Eastern friends that even if
there were not a single silver mine in Ne
vada we would still have at our command
larger variety of the factors of prosperity
than can be found in any other political
division containing an equal mum Der of
people under the sun. We also have the
intelligence, the energy and the spirit TO
make the most OF our resources and op-
portunities. We can work out our own sal
vation, either with or without bimetallism,
and some day soon We have no doubt that
the whole country will recognize the fact
that we are laboring for the good of all,
and not merely for our own selfish inter
ests, when we insist upon the unrestricted
coinage of both gold and silver at the ratio
of 16 to 1.
Alameda enjoys the distinction of being
one of the best kept, best governed and
most progressive cities in the State. It is
therefore not surprising to read so sensible
and spirited an expression as this from
the Sentinel: 1T is very strange that
San Francisco's Supervisors should be so
freaky as to attempt TO limit business
buildings to a height of 100 feet That
limit is not being exceeded or crowded to
the extent that calls for inhibitive laws.
There is not SO much building of any kind
just now in San Francisco that it is the
part of wisdom. to hamper it In any way.
A municipal body straining every nerve to
encourage public improvements, Just at
at this time, is a more edifying spectacle
than one that is creating obstacles by en-
acting laws calculated only to annoy and
discourage"
One OF our stanchest exchanges, the
Mariposa Gazette, has been sold by t. A.
Reynolds Kasson to ]. A. Adair and Fred
Kaut Jr. These native sons of Mariposa
have already developed strength and
originality that will prove most useful in
the task of developing the greatness which
awaits this noble old county.
In indorsing THE CALLS S recent ANALYSIS
OF Mr.. Huntington's views concerning the
Valley road and our reasons why that road
must develop the San Joaquin Valley and
prove profitable enterprise, the Fresno
Exp0sitor says: 1.-THE extortions of the
Southern Pacific Company have impover-
lsned the people of the San Joaquin Val
ley. 1t has sucked its lemon dry, and now
protests because there is no more JUICE in
1t. But. unlike the lemon, the valley is
not forever dry. Here is a rich soil, an
| abundance of water and people who will
be enterprising-as they have been in the
past-if they are given half chance. The
competing railroad will secure a great and
constantly increasing patronage in the
valley"
The Reno Gazette enters upon its fortieth
volume with good cheer and bright hope
for the future. Supported and led by Jour
nalism OF the able and progressive kind,
which the Gazette represents, the State of
Nevada may feel confident of enjoying the
| great prosperity which it deserves.
The Kern County Californian relates the
case of a well-to-do resident of Bakersfield.
who, reading in San Francisco paper of
the pitlful wages for which women are
compelled to work here, and seeing that
the office of the Labor Commissioner was
beSieged by middle aoed x.,or,en for 49,;