The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20
OUR POLICY, AGAIN,

The recent statement in the Argonaut
that "THE CALL is engaged in crusade
against the water supply of San Fran
CISCO" while wholly incorrect, is of benefit
20 US, inasmuch as it warns us of the pos.
sibility of similar misconception on the
part of the people, and reminds us that
such misconceptions can be averted only
by clear and explicit declarations concern
ing the policy of THE CALL in such mat
tiers.
Under its present management THE
CALL has never entered upon a crusade
against any vested right or invested CAPT
tai, whether of an individual or of a
corporation. California needs more capt.
tai invested in public enterprises. A
thousand undeveloped resources await the
energizing touch which well-directed cap
ital and enterprise can give them, and
which, when given, will make them profit
able to the State and to the people. Rec
ognizing this THE CALL favors all vested
rights and all invested capital now in the
State, and would be glad to see them sus-
tanned by popular sympathy and support,
as well as by law, in order that other indl-
viduals and corporations might be enconr'
aged to continue the great work OF State
development.
While supporting. favoring and eneoor-
aging the enterprises of capital III the
hands of individuals or corporations We
do not, however, overlook the fact that
capitalists and corporations sometimes aet
adversely to the public welfare and, IN
deed, to their own truest interests, When
these offenses occur 10 an extent tAat Is Ia
furious to the people we point theaa oNt,
and, If they are persisted in, We ae-
nounce them and call upon tAe officers
of the law to redress the evils BIZ apply
ing the proper remedy. When NE make
this defense of the public rights we in no
wise attack capital. We have eesa always
careful to point out that We ara seeking by
every means in our power - advance she
welfare of San Francisco ana California,
and whenever corporation aekps that
work we commend II, ta3orSs u and sup
port it, but whenever il commits any act
preiudicisl to public Interests shsn We de-
nounce that specific sec ard d0 our best
to overcome it.
Acting on this policy our course can
have appeared Inconsistent only TO those
who are too blind 10 SsS Or 100 preludiced
to Judge what they 60 see When one cor
poratien proposed 90 build s competing
railroad in the San Joaquin we supported
it because the set was beneficial. When
another undertook 60 take possession of
public strset> az night in violation of law
we opposed tne act because it was injuri-
Gus 10 pubic interests sn6 an affront to
the law % the STATE. We have made and
shall make 10 onslaughts or erusades
against the great corporations of San
Francisco or California. That after all is
only species Of fake journalism posing
as a crusader for the people and shaking
its bells IN one hand while holding out
the other for coin. The CALL holds itself
free from taking in every form. 1t stands
for all the interests of California, corpo-
rate as well % individual, but is careful
to see TO il that no one of these seeks to
wrong the others and the people, in viola
ton of justice, public expediency and the
law