The San Francisco call., 1897-10-04
EFFECT OF DIR.
KNOX'S LESSON
Ladies Decide That Modern
Athens Needs Some
Attention.
Republicans Should Avoid the
Errors of Ignoring the
Interior.
0akland's Selfshness Caused Great
Loss to the Party in
1894.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL


OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
908 Broadway. Oct. ). !
The sessions of the Ebell Society are not
made public, but 1t would be of more than
ordinary interest 10 know what comments
followed Dr. Myrl Knox's paper of last
Tuesday. The doctor made an anarchical
statement that Browning and poetry,
music and academic art were not OF SO
much importance as clean streets and
public parks. She furthermore said that
God may have made more inconsistent
people, but he certainly never permitted
more OF them to get together in one place
than can be found in Oakland. Then, as
if this were not enough, DR.. Knox added
that if an ancient Greek were to get a
Whit of portion of fashionable "m odern
Athens" he would die.
The effect of these sentiments must be
left to the i'm agination, for there were no
artists or reporters present. but they have
already resulted in the formation of the
Woman's City Improvement Club, and
next Friday the mem bers Will meet and
lay out the lines along which they will
work. Much is expected from this ody
because DR.. Knox represents all that is
active and progressive in the women of
this city. In the Ebell are al bout 500 men,
bers who, if they would work together
could accomplish anything they desired in
this city. 1t is not 10 be supposed that
the Ebell, which was organized solely for
intellectual improvement. W Ii low DR..
knox's precedent IN a body, but atfiliation
with the Ebeli does not mortgage the best
effort OF the ladies TO that institution, and
outside OF their white Grecian temple
there is much for them to do. Tne Ebell
includes the most progressive. the mos;
intelle ectual and the most wealthy among
Oaklands society, but hitherto il has not
been heard of outside its exclusive field
of work. Now that Dr. Myra Knox has
made a departure luture movement in
that direction will be watched with new
interest.
Although there will be no convention
for nearly year there is one idea that
the Republicans of Alameda County will
do well TO bear in mind. Oakland is not
the whole of Alameda County. There is
no argument that can be advanced that
Will convince the voters, outside of Oak
land, that they are not deserving of some
recognition in the county govern ment.
During the past three years not a single
county Official, outside OF one Supervisor,
who must come from certain district,
has be n in office who did not come from
are three Populists in office in the county
bui dings, and the fact that these offices
are not filled by Repu blicans is due to the
same mistake that there is every indica-
tion 10 believe will be epeated next year
the ignoring of the interior of the
county. During the Republican conven-
tlon OF ga the cry was frequently raised
by the country delegates: "Give US some
thing; but it was not needed, and par
tial de eat followed. LiYermore, which is
the very center of the interior, wanted to
nominate a Superior Judge, but was
turned down, and this left the interior
without single man who was personally
interested in the Republican campaign III
district representing one-third of the
voters OF the county. Taking advantage
OF this sighting Of the interior the Popu-
lists made great campaign and wrested
three offices from the Republican party.
Had the Republicans placed one nomina-
lion In Mission San Jose and another at
Llvermore, OAKLAND could have had all
the rest and the entire Republican ticket
would have been elected.
Last November the general election
showed that Alameda County is still over
whelmtnglv Republican, and it is the duty
OF the county leaders to see that this spirit
is maintained. There are fourteen cleo
tive offices which are filled by the voters
OF the entire county. If two of these go 10
the interior nothing could stop the COM
plete success of the Republican ticket
There are in this county 26, 447 voters. OF
these Oakland has Is, 267, or Al more than
hall, and yet out of Ihe eleven county
offices now filed by Republicans Oakland
alone is filing ten. Such selfshness can
BE- depended upon to divide the county in
1898 as it did in 1894
Miss Mollie Conners, one of Oakiands
political equality leaders and editress of
society's Saturday Night, should be
elected president of philosophical union.
In concluding an editorial on reporters
she says The reporter sees men daily
IN critical situations. in the first DESPAIR
of business disgrace or of personal be-
reavement, in the flush of sudden succefs
he sees also what the needs of the citv
are. At least one reporter in this town has
done an enormous amount for political
and social improvement. He is one of the
lew men who is proud of the name of
reporter and is impressed by his duties to
the public"
There are about twenty-five newspap.r
men in this city and up to date two
dozen of them have met Miss Conners and
thanked her for the pretty personal com
pliment.
There is only one fault to find with
Mayor Thomas lecture 10 ward polite.
lens" at the City Hall few days ago. 1t
was about three months too late, OF
course it is better late than never, but the
Mayor has lost some OF the credit of 1t by
delaying il SO long. Had ne read such a
riot act a month after taking Office all the
netty scandals that have disgraced the
Fire Department would not have been
heard of. Being Republican, office
seekers naturally thought he would re-
place the incumbents put in Office by The
10 Poo I'd <f NIL
publicans, but as this cannot be done il is
peter for every BODY that an ultimatum
has been pronounced.
STUART w. BOOTH