The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
200 EARLY FOR
POLITICAL DEALS
Party Harmony of More
Value Than Personal
Preference.
H0w Annexation Will Hasten
the Development of
Property.
Growth of EXPOSITION Significant
of Increased Public
Interest
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
90S BrOadway Iupa 10 2

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9OS Broadway, June 13
The little shake-up in the offices of the
County Clerk and County Recorder a few
days ago has again furnished proof that
Alameda County is never free of politics
1t was really kind of Messrs. Spear and
Jordan TO do something TO relieve the dull
monotony OF life at the county BUILDINGS.
furnished a theme for lively gossip and
has supplied the practical politicians with
some leverage. Incidentally, it has given
rise to rumors of all sorts OF combinations.
some OF which are as ridiculous as others
are true. All sorts of talk is being in
dulged in, and it is said thAta programme
IS already on foot to control the Republi-
can county nominations in Novem-
Der, 1898.
This is partly true, though the man
who can predict what may happen within
the next Year is remarkably shrewd.
Frank Jordan and Charley Spear and
Gal Ewing are all smart politicians and
possess qute enough intelligence to look
out Tor themselves, but although they
may be adjusting their sails to present
conditions they may have to tack and go
'bouships many times before the people
elect the next batch Of county officers. At
this time 1t is to the detriment of the
party 10 lay the foundation for idle gossip
about deals" 1t is the existence of deals
that has frequently worked the disruption
OF the Republican party in Alameda
county and which is resi- ponsi bic for the
TACT that The majority Of county officials
to-day are POpuIists and Independents.
Frank Jordan and Charlie Spear are
making the best kind of q campaign by
the manner in which they are conducting
their respective offices, and if they are
wise they will not court opposition, even
though 1t comes from weak factions. The
Kepubllcan party has now a complete
hold on the voters of the county, and the
men who do most 10 bind it together are
the men who will be rewarded next year.
After all, perhaps the best criterion by
which 10 judge of the e1pediency is that
OF experience. None of the property
owners of the district annexed 10 Oakland
BIZ years ago have any grievance at this
time, and it Is safe 10 say that the tax
payers in the district recently annexed
Will be unanimous in CONNER nding it q
couple of years hence. It was not fought
by the small property-holder, but by the
owners of large tracts of land, who are
holding on" to their acres In the hope
that something may turn up and they can
make winning rapidly. But ii is not the
men who practice this feudal system who
build up cities, and the fact that their eff
forts were beaten at the polls is cause FOR
great satisfaction.
There are no houses to burn down for
want of fire department, nc places TO be
robbed for want of police protection on
large unim proved tracIsof land and because
Of the stand taken by their owners the
small home-owner who wants these i'm
provements is forced to do without them.
Now that the large property-owner has TO
pay city takes on his property he will at
once start to develop it that it may yield
an income. In this way Oakland will
truly become greater.
There have been two expositions in this
county. For the second one it was neces-
sary to add q large annex to the building
and now another immense annex is being
built TO accommodate the increased de-
mand for space. This is significant. 1t
proves that not only is Alameda growing
in the line of manufacture and produce
but also that the interest of the manufac-
turers and producers has been aroused and
that they realize the value and importance
OF an annual exhibition.
This year the exposition appeals in a
dOuole sense to public-s pirited citizens.
In addition to the local population there
will this time be large number of visit
ing Endeavorers in this CITY. Il was
specially for the benefit of these delegates
that the exposition will open in July in
stead Of, az usual, in August. 1t ia the
duty OF every citizen to work so that Ala
media County can be seen TO the best sd-
vantage. Ihe exposition Will be thrown
open to the visitors, and their opinion of
tne county will be CLEANED from what they
see. 1t is the golden opinion of just such
estimable people that Alameda County
spent $500 to obtain at the Worlds
Fair, but on this occasion better result
can be gained by every citizen doing a
little decorating and every manufactures
and producer sending his best sample to
the exposition, and this, it is exnected,
Will be done. STUART w. BOOTH.