The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-09

Why is the Doodle organ Perkins
organ2
How did Senator Perkins acquire such
peculiar friends?
Why should not q Senator from Califor-
MIA have the California spirit?
Does the Record Union know why the
Examiner is standing in with it2
Why do the friends of Mr.. Shortridge
insist that merit deserves success?
Since the Senate is a debating body,
why object to an orator for the office?
Why didn't the Examiner send Wyatt
carp to Sacramento to referee the caucus 2
Why does it irritate the Examiner and
Record Union combination to say that
merit should win?
Is there nothing significant in the fact
that the Examiner has raised the cry of
bribery at Sacramento?
Why does the "Long Green" newspaper
assam LhO AOlGSlg VI luS 1NCpuDllSdA UuSII-
bers of the Legislature?
Why does the Examiner correspondent
at Sacramento keep on wailing for sight
of the Long Green" sack?
Why is it that every sianderer of Repub-
lican members of the Legislature is OPP
posing Samuel NJ. Shortridge?
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Why does every railroad organ and
every Doodle newspaper oppose the cleo
ton OF Samuel NJ. Shortridge?
Is there doubt that any Republican
could have the support of the long-green
organ who would put up the stuff?
Why does the Doodle organ of the slums
appeal again and again for Colonel Ma
yuma to show himself at Sacramento?
For what reason does the $4,000 faker
30 frequently remind Mr.. Perkins, the
millionaire, that money will win at Sac
ramentoP
Does any Republican believe that the
Democratic organ desires the Republican
party to have a strong representative in
the Senate?
Why are the supporters of Mr.. Short
ridge called on TO defend the honor of Re-
publican legislators and refute attacks
upon themP
Why are the opponents of Mr.. Short
ridge trying to rush the Senatorial con-
test to hasty finish without giving time
for deliberation2
Why does the Democratic organ of Mr..
Perkins insist, day after day, that Per-
kins' friends IN the Legislature are wait
ing to be bribed?
Why does the Examiner, after having
been cut off from the Southern Pacific
payroll, now grind the same tune as the
Southern Pacific organ?
If Senator Perkins were not losing favor
with Republicans why should his mud
fingers assert that Republican legislators
are being bribed to leave himP
Why is it that newspaper known to
have been subsidized by the Southern Pa
cifc is now bowling out "a sack sack
sack! Oh, for sack, We gods!"
How did a Republican candidate for the
United States Senate come to get the sup
port of newspaper managed by man of
the reputation of Long Green" Law
renceP
Here is sign of the times: ITO let-A
double-barrel organ labeled Record Union,
with a stuffed bear attachment marked
Examiner; a good fake. Apply at either
Office"
As the Examiner has copied several al IT,
cles from THE CALL it is pertinent to in
quire why it has not copied the articles
pointing out its affiliations with the rail.
road organs?
Why do the opponents of Samuel NJ.
Shortridge find 1t necessary to try to ridi-
cule the idea that a United States Senator
should be an orator of learning, ability
and eloquence?
When Randolph OF Roanoke denounced
the com bination in politics of the Puritan
with the blackleg he was prophesying the
Eganldner-RecOrd Union, bu. he didn't do
justice to the subject.
What did the Sacramento correspond
ent of the Examiner mean by saying, "a
few thousands iudiciously distributed
might worry Senator Perkins a good
deal2" Was it bid for the stuff
What was the long-green manager of
the lately subsidized Examiner aiming at
when he instructed his man at Sacra-
mento to write: There is a hope that
Perkins might be forced to meet bribery
with bribery and make legislative BUSH
ness good" ?
Why did the Examiner say yesterday:
THESE ice-water campaigns of the SEN
ator do not warm the heart of the lobby.
The wolfish push longs for the dear
old days when it was a poor sort of man
who couldn't pass out IoDg-green bill in
payment for drink