The morning call., 1895-02-05
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
for the people

The suggestion that the Midwinter Fair sur
plus be contributed to the San Joaquin Valley
Railroad fund ought to be satisfactory to the
people of San Francisco, ITO whom it belongs.
The railroad viii not only be beneficial to the
capitalists who take stock in it, but to all
classes of people, and a better means of ex-
pressing popular favor for the enterprise in a
substantial way could hardly be found at this
time. The people of this valley expect to con-
tribute largely to it in the way of work on
grading, depot sites, etc., and the people in
San Francisco, aside from its stockholders, can
well afford to give literally to the competing
road. The remainder of the fair surplus could
not be put to better use.-Fresno Republican.
The late robbery of theSouthern Pacific train
shows that there is absolutely no protection
from the hold-up artist. He waves his six
shooter and the train stops and the passengers
are entertained by the new pyrotechnic-the
fountain of Mexican dollars blown sky-high by
American dynamite. The hold-up business is
rapidly becoming fine art, and we can only
suggest that for the protection of the passen-
gers the president of the road or some of the
officials be forced to ride on the eowcatcher of
each manifestations News.
The public spirit eyineed by Claus Spreckels
and his sons in subscribing so literally to the
San Joaquin Valley Railroad is gratifying to
the civic pride of every loyal Californian.
Spreckels has always exerted himself in behalf
of the interests of California. His wealth has
been accumulated for the greater part from
Californian industry and commerce, and he
has not been niggardly in turning back fair
proportion into channels that best profted
Californian enterprise.-Los Angeles Herald.
Secretary Carlisle is said to be at work on a
new currency scheme. Carlisle with his pres
ent surroundings is just about as apt to hatch
out currency scheme that will be acceptable
to the people as an old hen would be to hatch
out acknowledged chickens out of porcelain
door-knobs. Before Carlisle was Secretary Car
Isle he was true to the people. Now he is the
tool of Wall street.-Los Gatos Mail.
While Governor Budd has shown himself a
friend of the masses by many acts during his
brief incumbeney of the office, nothing has i'm
pressed the fact on the people so much as his
declaration that every community has the
right to regulate its own police and sanitary
affairs and his intimation that he will veto
any measure tending to abridge or annul that
power.-Dixon Tribune.
In San Francisco it rained twenty-five days
out of the thirty-one in December Neverthe-
less the Spring Valley Water Company sent in
bill of several hundred dollars to the city for
sprlnknng pubic squares during that month.
The Spring Valley Water Company doesn't per-
nit little matter like Providence and the
weather to interfere with business.-Fresno Re-
publican.
That corruption craze which has struck the
Legislature looks from this end of the line like
bubble. viii it burst before anything is ac-
complished?-Los Angeles Herald.
The enforcement of the income-tax law will
show that many man who is making from
$4,000 to $4,000 year has an income of less
than $40O0.-Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Get the competing railroad first and all else
will be added.-Stockton independent