The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07


insincerity of such sort OF advocacy OF
cause is apparent" To every reader OF
The CALL the insincerity, or at least the
falseness, of that charge is apparent. Had
we chosen to make an insincere contest TOT
reduced rates or mere party capital out OF
the situation we could easily have done so
by attacking the Democratic Commission
ers for violating their campaign pledges,
while excusing Clark, who represents the
minority on the board and who had made
no pledges. We have. however, done moth
ing OF the kind. On the contrary, we have
addressed ourselves more to Clark than to
his Democratic colleagues, as every reader
OF The CALL well knows. In charging us
with insincerity, therefore, the E1positor
has simply exposed ITSELF
According to the Vancouver (Wash.)
Columbian, Vancouver has a new project
for railroad to Yakima which 1t is be-
lieved will be more beneficial and more
feasible than the one hitherto discussed.
The new plan is to build a road through to
the Yakima country, tapping the North
ern Pacific, then eventually on to a junction
with the Great Northern and Canadian
believe that good-siZed subsidy in lands
can be secured to start the road and assure
its being put through in quick order.
Eastern capitalists have been interested in
the project, and it is believed they regard
it favorably. Thus we have another I'M
dertaklng that draws the attention of men
OF means and enterprise to this coast and
another reason for considering that the
next decade will work almost revolution
in the way of development from Puget
Sound to San Diego.
The true public spirit and genuine earn
estness with which the country press as
whole has thrown itself into the task of
arousing public sentiment in favor of home
industries is exemplifed by the Jackson
Republican in commencing the work of
the Manufacturers Association and say
ing: 'The welfare of San Francisco and
other large cities means the prosperity of
the whole State. The press ought to lend
helping hand in iurthering the good
work inaugurated by this association, in-
stead OF indulging IN petty haggling be-
cause those at the head of the movement
do not figure as the big advertisers in the
State. Ii the move is for the benefit of the
State, the duty of the press is to assist, re-
CARELESS of who is at the head of it."
Those are true words, rightly spoken and
spoken at the right time. The manufac-
turers must advertise if they hope to sue
coed, and the wise among them will begin
at once; but whether they do or not, the
press, AS the Republican says, must con-
time to do its duty by advocating what
ever benefits the State.
The Woodland MAIL in refutation Of the
argument so often used by the employers
of Japs and Chinese that white men get
drunk and are unreliable, gives the expert
ence of two fruit-growers In that section.
One of them this season employs twenty
white laborers, and not man of them has
lost an hour for drunkenness nor given the
employer particle of trouble. The other
man went out one day and engaged twelve
Japs to work for him. The next day four
showed up for work. The rest were drunk.
Comment is unnecessary. Facts like that
can do their own talking.
Commenting upon the statement OF The
CALL that in the extravaganza OF the last
Legislature there is needful though ex-
pensive lesson to the people of California,
the Stockton Mai says: THAT is quite
true, but the lesson will be forgotten next
year, when a new Legislature is to be
elected San Francisco will return heelers
and boodlers; other districts will return
men with their special axes to grind; the
various commissions and institutions will
have their Hobbies in Sacramento. Each,
regardless OF the others except for what
help they can get from them in putting
through their local jobs, will proceed to
make appropriations to suit themselves,
and each member will go home to his con-
stituents and lay the blame on the Others -
If the people are in danger of forgetting
the lesson the press should be diligent in
reminding them of it. We believe it is
possible to bring about good, efficient.
economical government in California if
the press will bravely denounce wasteful-
ness and official corruption wherever it
occurs without regard to party politics.
That is the line THE CALL is now fighting
on, and we trust the Mail will lay aside its
fears and join with US.
An application recently made to the
Board of Supervisors of Sacramento
County for the sale OF a franchise to OPP
crate street railway across the new bridge
over the Sacramento River and to connect
| with existing railway systems leads the
| Sacramento Bee to say: "The Importance
of this new venture is difficult to describe
| in words. For many years the territory
adjoining us on the west has been difficult
of access by ordinary modes of travel, and
was practically inaccessible by street rail
ways. Now, however, with the construc-
ton of the new bridge, with separate way
| for the steam railroad tracks, the people OF
| this and Yolo County will be given oppor-
tunities OF which they will not be slow to
! avail themselves" 1t appears from this
that the new era is promised the glory of a
greater Sacramento, and perhaps before
long the river will be but shining line
dividing two peoples with but single
thought, two Councils that beat as one.
| PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
| Emile Zola's record as schoolboy has been