The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-18
Great Expectations From the
Davis Friend Organiza.
ton Tuesday.
NEED OF MUNICIPAL PRIDE
Some of Mountain Views Beauty
Should Have Been Placed in
Oakland.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRAEc1sco CALL,

QUO DTOauWay, May II.
The activity displayed by the Democrats
OF this county last night is a powerful
argument in favor of harmony in the Re-
publican ranks. The little courtroom on
Eighth street, which has always been able
10 accommodate the Democratic County
Committee, was altogether too small last
night to hold committeeman and proxies
and 1t was necessary TO adjourn TO Ger
mania Hall. 1t was thought by many
who have Systematically moderated the
Democratic party in Alameda County till
they believed their own estimates that
the meeting would be very chilly. Instead
1t was one of the warmest held since the
last county convention. Committeeman
came in from all over the county and
prominent Democrats mustered in force,
and it does not need a prophet to foretell
what the result would be in the event of a
hopeless split in the Republican ranks.
Fortunately such crisis seems in a fair
way to be averted. In fact, according to
the leaders of both factions, next Tuesday
nights meeting will turn the tide of Re-
publicanism from doubt to certain success.
The interview with Hon. William r. Davis,
published in to-day's CALL, was surprise
to the rank and file of the party and its
sentiment was hailed with general salts
faction.
Whether it means an increase OF
strength for Judge Prick in his Congress
sional fight is not known, but story is
being told, and with authority, that the
friends of Supreme Judge f. w. Henshaw
are energetically working for Frick.
During the last State campaign Congress
man Hilborn made speech in the north
ern part of the county in which he re-
ferred in very complimentary language to
every candidate on the ticket with the ex-
Ception of Judge Henshaw. This was
noted and commented upon at the time
and it has ranked ever since. Now the
opportunity seems to have come to return
the compliment, and it is not being dis
earded. The coming meeting of the
Davis Friend. Pardee organization will
have direct bearing on the Congress
sional fight, though no programme has yet
been formulated regarding the terms of
the compromise between the two factions
The project TO place piece of statuary
in each of Oakland's parks should be en-
couraged, but with that indifference chron-
ically manifested toward all such efforts
by those who have the means 1t is not
make their appearance. The rapid life
and death OF all schemes relating to what
might be- termed general improvements
has long ago become monotonous. Mil
lionaires have made wills and died and
have provided for colossal mausoleums at
Mountain View, but not one has done as
much as DR.. CogswelI of iron fountain
fame. II seems strange remark, but it
ic hofa fr-1a h.
full place in this county is Mountain
View Cemetery. In the city, or within a
mile of it, there is not a single vestige
Of evidence tending to show that
there was ever a public spirited
man in Oakland. Were one-hun-
dredth part of the artistic effects of
the cemetery distributed over the city it
would be the prettiest place on the coast.
There is not public museum, nothing
can be found in the parks but grass and a
few trees begged of past Mayors; the only
place where large meeting or exhibition
can be held is at the big barn, formerly
the Tabernacle. and no one who places
any value whatever on his horse would
have him domiciled in it for an hour
The new scheme is to erect in each
park a statue of the great man
whose name 1t bears-Franklin, Jeffer-
son, Lafayette, Lincoln. There are many
tombs on the hill, half of the cost of
which would carry out the whole
plan, and although the dead cannot
rededicate their money this is no reason
why the living should not profit by their
ancestors mistakes.
1t is great mistake to suppose that the
news OF county is of no value outside
the territory TO which it relates If the
commercial and political news of any dis
trict is not disseminated wherever a
great newspaper goes it is but one.half
as useful and valuable as it might
be. A merchant of San Francisco who
resides in Oakland recently procured
copy of the Examiner in San Francisco
to look for something relating to Oakland.
To his surprise not word could he find
and on inquiry he discovered that the
Oakland news of that paper was only
printed in those papers that circulate in
Alameda County. 1t Is taken out of the
great mass of papers that circulate in San
Francisco and elsewhere. This would
seem to be rather slight TO Alameda
County, whose residents desire that their
shall be heralded before as many people as
possible.
The Children's Home at Temescal is in
need of substantial help. All the years it
has been in existence it has always been
conducted in manner that commanded
public respect and sympathy. The ladies
who have given their time and efforts to
maintaining and sustaining it now find
themselves with difficulty facing them.
Owing to competition company whose
shares of stock have hitherto paid hand
some monthly interest has not produced
any dividends for some time. This has
crippled the financial condition of the
home and the outlook for the coming year
is anything but bright. There are over 100
little ones in the home and there is an
opportunity for display OF charity
toward the "ieast of these" that cannot
help but bring its own reward.
s. w. B.