The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24
uNHEARD-or MAGNAN1M1TY.

The San Francisco CALL is ushering In the
millennium in the world of journalism.
No one ever before heard of one newspaper
giving TO its rival in the same city full ana due
credit for its work and ideas, as is being done
By Editor Shortridge of THE CALL. Witness the
following:
''The terse, straightforward leader in which
the Examiner put itself yesterday on the
side of the Citizens Defense Association
and the people in the fight. y 1t is en-
couraging to all who hope that the new era in
California is to mean not only revival OF busi-
ness and industry, but a revival OF civic
patriotism and honesty in municipal admins
tration.
s'The words of the Examiner were something
more than 'f1eshy' English. There were
blood, bone, muscle and nerve in every SEN
tence. We cordially welcome the aid
of our great Democratic contemporary in the
contest because we wish it made clearly evil
dent, even to fools, that there is no party nor
faction politics in the fight. As The CALL for
the Republican party repudiates the self-styled
Republican members of the combine, so the
Examiner repudiates the self-styled Demo-
Gratis"
There is high business magnanimity and I'M
selfish public interest for you! THE CALL, in
its broad-minded, liberal policy, thinks more
of San Francisco and her social and business
welfare than of petty business rivalry and
jealousies, and gracefully acknowledges the
presence and power OF its neighbor, even going
SO far as to say, "Let's join hands and work for
our City,"
1t is the opposite of this kind of spirit, not
alone among newspapers, but with all classes
of business men, which hangs like milestone
about the neck of many town and city, drag
cling them down and holding them back when
they should be hitting the turnpike of progress
and prosperity at rafting rate. 1t is seen
here in Spokane; 1t is seen everywhere.
An idea of public interest, public benefit
needs fostering. Smith will not take a hand
and cooperate because that blear-eyed, bald
headed Jones around the corner, who last week
cut the price of sugar and got away from him
one of Smiths customers is in favor of it.
Brown, a broad-minded, liberal, public
spirited citizen, comes up for uffice. He is q
Populist-beg pardon, Populists are not built
that way--but he is a Republican or Demo-
crat and his party being in the minority he is
defeated by the opposition, who, having the
numbers and being sure of success, picked up
any kind of q scrub.
Then it is that Brown, if he be deficient in
moral force, loses his temper, likewise his faith
in mankind. renounces all his high ideas and
becomes Populist, or what is almost as bad
chronic kicker.
1t is avarice, greed, selfshness and narrow
bigotry which, be 1t SAID with all Difference to
the outstanding work of the churches-some
of it is found there, tools, given free rein,
spinning the people of this country along
toward devildom at such lively clip.
Unselishness should be drilled into the
childs mind from the time it takes its last tug
at the mothers breast; it should be more forci-
bly, taught and illustrated in the public
schools; it should shine out as the moral in
every lesson.
When we learn that other people have rights
on this earth and that the world would go on
just the same were we to get pushed off then
we would be making progress. When we come
to where we can look up and above the petty
jealousies, prejudices and hates of everyday
life, and Smith can lock arms with Jones, and,
forgetting the sugar deal, the two can walk up
and vote for Brown because he is good man,
then will be the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wash.)
Tiupe