The San Francisco call., 1898-07-04
RESTORED.

- esteemed political prophet of this journal, in H the course of an article published Friday, declares that bargain has been struck between Dr Pardee of Oakland, Republican candidate tor Governor and the Third Street Boodler Qate ot Ms sion streeD whereby the latter is to give Its support to the former in the coming campaign Our es- teemed prophet does believe that on its part the latter is sincere He hints strongly that the boodler which does its boodling under Democratic auspices- is supporting Pardee for Governor because it regards him as weak candidate who, ii nominated, will elect Judge Mcguire.
 This is plausible theory but it is lacking in prob ability The Boodler is too cunning to use Its in- luence in carrying out any such scheme In the hrSt place. like all booders, 1t enerains an exalted mo- ton of its power, and if 1t were shrewd enough to support Pardee for the purpose Of eecting Maguire if would always be haunted with notion that pos sibly it might succeed in making the former Gov ernor in which event it would defeat itself Out siders may think the Boodler capable of playing this game but no person who understands the nature Of
 its opinion of itself will tor moment entertain the idea.
 With all due respect to our esteemed political prophet therefore, we beg to scout his theory, and in place of it substitute another probable and equally as plausible The Booder is supporting Dr. Pardee for Governor. There is doubt about that. Dr. Pardee is the Southern Pacific candidate. That is also certain; our political prophet establishes his connection with the monopoly by unmistakable evi- dence How it possible, then, for the inevitable conclusion to be avoided? The Boooler has been stored to the Southern Pacific payroll
 The only question which remains concerns the amount of the Boodler's new contract Formerly it received $1ooo month and it had written contract whereby the subsidy to continue for thirty months-a period covering two Legislatures and a State campaign. As matter of fact, the payments did continue for twenty-two months, at the end of which time the Boodler broke its silence railroad topics, and the monopoly, considering its contract at an end, refused to longer put up.
 What is the amount of the contract this time? Has the figure been increased reduced? Is the present contract to the Legislature of I8oo has the Boodler simply been employed to support Dr. Par dee? These questions the people desire answered as there the slightest doubt that arrangements have been perfected whereby the Booder has again agreed to aid the Southern Pacific to capture the State
 Even if it were not plain that the Booder has taken contract to nominate railroad candidate for Gov ernor in the Republican convention-the choice of which is certain to be elected this year-sufcient evi dence might be adduced prove that it had been re- stored the payroll It has kept very quiet on rail- road matters lately All its various cinches have died out The marked attention it is paying to war mat and the able in which is daily discussing European politics would be suspicious under any cir cumstances, but they doubly suspicious at this iuncture We unqualifedly of the opinion that the Boodler has contract