The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08

can legislators how TO do their duty?
Honest legislators will take notice that
no railroad organ nor any Doodle newspa-
per is supporting Samuel NJ. Shortridge.
When Senator Perkins made up his
mind TO conduct a SANDER fight against
his opponents he knew exactly where to
look for an organ.
a candidate for the Senate who begins
his canvass by breakirg his pledges to his
friends cannot be counted on to keep his
pledges to the people.
Judging from the reports in the Eram-
liner it would seem that Mr.. Perkins is
getting ready to announce himself as a
fusion candidate for the Senate.
Why should the Republicans of Cali
fornia throw away the chance of Cabinet
officer for the sake OF allowing Senator
TO pose as the sole boss of the partyP
1t is noted that even in the States car
ried by the Bryanites the newly elected
officials are talking conservatively of
economy and business. The craze is ever.
The charge that the Perkins men in the
Legislature are only waiting for brides
may have been considered friendly by the
Examiner, but it is a poor way of helping
a friend.
The Republicans of California should
be represented in the United States Senate
by an orator who is capable of meeting in
debate the free trader the Democrats have
placed there
The support given by the Examiner to
The candidate of the Record Union natur-
ally raises the suspicion that there is a
secret hidden somewhere, and possibly in
long green sack.
One OF the curious developments of the
Senatorial contest is the discovery of the
Record Union and the Examiner in the
same bed, and each apparently well salts
fed with its share of the cover.
The assaults made on Judge Waymire
by the Democratic organ of Senator Per-
kins shows how eager it is to divide the
Republican party and how maliciously it
is willing 10 lie in order to do it.
1t is now evident that Senator Perkins
is opposed to every Californian who has
chance of an appointment to position in
the Cabinet, and if the State obtains a
representative there it will be without his
help
The assertion of the Examiner CORE
spondent at Sacramento that one of the
workers against Perkins ''said to-day.that
at last they had some money to spend in
the fight is only another fake of the old
kind.
The funding bill is not the only measure
the Southern Pacific Company has before
Congress, and no man should be elected
TO the Senate from California who does
not stand with the people not only on
that issue but on all others.
The Progressive Democratic Club of
New York has resolved to work for the
nomination of Bryan in 1900, but long be-
fore that time it will probably resolve it.
SELF into progressive euchre club with
Bryan badge for the BOBBY prize.
The Examiner declares editorially that
Perkins is a mighty champion of the peo-
pie against corporations, but it's CORE
spondent at Sacramento declares he has
Pacific Company should have any obiec-
ton to him.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania have
rejected millionaire with great reputa-
ton as man of business and chosen as
their candidate for the United States Sem
ate a comparatively Young man of brains
and ability. who has been trained in poll
tics and statecraft. The Republicans of
California should initiate the example.
The Southern Pacific Company is work
ing not only for the funding bill, but for
transportation service and mineral land
grab. 1t will forgive Senator for voting
against funding if he will vote for the
other t ings. Is it any wonder the En-
dnaiiler and Record Union have found rea-
sons for coming together2
BY the recent death of w. T. Wiley
West Virginia has lost a man who was
chosen an elector on the Harrison and
Tyler ticket in 1s40 and has held one office
or another continuously ever since thus
having an office holding record of about
fifty-six years, during which time he
sampled every form of political pc from
County Clerk to United States Senator.
1t is no doubt hard to lose such man,
but other office-seekers in the State will
try to fill his place.