The San Francisco call., 1897-09-28
A CHEEKY BOODLER.


nasc caawags carry their campaigns against public and
corporate treasures all subodnaed to the vocerous aega
0n that their motives only lofty and noble and that the
motives of every other are corrupt and deDaSeo mo
brains are required make such charge in fact the asser
ton that every except the who conducts Doodle
newspaper degraded and dishonest naturally at all times
the lips of those engaged befuddng the public with
loud protestatons of journalistic virtue
The principal Doodle newspaper in San Francisco is the
Examiner Not long ago caught with railroad con-
in its pocket which called for 10000 worth of adver
sng from the Southern Pacific Company The contract
covered political campaign and two sessions OF the LegSa
ue and contained proViso that in consideration of the pay
ment of the at the rate OF $1,000 month tor fifteen
months the railroad corporation to receive fa treat
the hands of the guerlas who, during the PERIOD
might happen be holding corporations with the Examiner
ndpuab evidence that the contract corrupt found
the fact that when the Southern Pacific Company refused
longer to be robbed and violated obligation, notwhsand
ing $1,000 still due and unpaid attempt made
collect the money and action ever brought for the
breach.
Persons of delicate sensbes may marvel that convicted
booder of this should hold up its hands before the world
and declare that holy of hoes Yet this exactly what
the has done for days last past 1t that The
CALL has turned ta its previous policy toward the new
Board Supervisors and has joined with other profeSsed
hghwaymen of the press in effort renstae the old
board The logic of this is in that supporting the appoint
ana the 10 secure e SoOu
which those appointments represent the Mission
boode alone its moral glory In other words, the
charge that the other papers, not of whom has been
convicted of signing $4,000 railroad contracts for adverts
ing' with the Southern Pacific, under the lash" of the
corporations and pursuing policies with respect the new
Board of Supervisors which paid for in COIN
If the Examiner not a convicted we'll as yellow
journalistic garroer might with prOpriety claim the
possession of all the cardinal virtues and attribute all the
in milo
offending anybody initiate the ordinary dab in protesting too
much but it is insult the intelligence of this community
for that degraded and foulsmeing newspaper boodier to
charge anybody With corruption with turning ta when
itself has been convicted of the most SpendouS journalistic
crime known in the history of California and when it is
notorious fact that itself always turns a' on its policy
the moment any person comes along guarantee adver
tising" or other contract.
THE CALLS policy toward the new Supervisors is plain
and undeed We ndorsed the appointments of Governor
Budd and Mayor Phean moral grounds and predicted
better government as result We have criticised in
prate phrase the leading feature the policy of the Su
perysors and have advanced what consider sound
arguments to sustain that criticism We believe dollar
limit taxation for city like San Francisco to be
and siurian policy and believe to be especially
and sluan that have twelve honest men Super
vsors who would have expended increased appropriations
economically and judioiousy. If all this is turning tail,
then are proud presented terminal appendag
the Mortified gaze of the Mssionstreet footpad.
The truth of the matter the Examiner engaged in
attempt budos the Supreme Court 1t fears that the
decision of that tribunal in the mandate proceedings argued
yesterday will the old Board of Supervisors place
and power Because all the newspapers which have hereto
fore commented upon Judge Wallaces ruling will not join
in its wild endeavor control the action of the higher
court charging them with being in the of corporations
1T sufficient to say behalf that HE CALL is not
in the business of influencing the judgment of courts of
justice Men elected to those tribunals render decisions
the law is found in the statutes in that
properly before them and expect them to do their duty
the Supreme Court finds in the mandate proceedings that
the levy of the old Board of Supervisors is the legal levy
shall heerfuy abide by the ruling The levy of the old
board substantially like that of the new and in any
the surians be damaged by it. 1t is indeed better
that the law should prevail than that honest Supervisors
should serve out the terms of the Sold Eight" govern
without law would be than government Of
newspaper boodlers
If the yellow highwayman of Mission street did not have
corrupt motive to subserve the assaults is max
ing the Supreme Court would subscribe to this principle
also, for it the first and frantic appeal to the law
when any of its backmang fall into the clutches
of the courts.
When the people of kentucky have pleasing duty