The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31
PERSONHL INQUIRY.

Il J having read and digested an editorial in this
 paper devoted to discussing yellow dog gubernatorial candidates calls in imperous tones for the name of the whom desire nominated by the Republican convention Of course it impos- sble for the Post award the credit of sincerity It could nothing in historical inquiries cept desire to kill off all other candidates and place before the convention aspirant of our own choice However, do not complain of the Posts mental :obhquity. Having been retained by Lou" Brown, it IS quite natural that it should get red in the face .when yellow dogs" are mentioned.
 +: But notwithstanding the ungenerous construction which 1t places upon The Calls motives, we are not unwilling to take our esteemed contemporary into confidence. At the same time, however, we shall in vite the confidence of the I5oooo Californians who every years yearn for chance to the Repub lican ticket and who do vote when permitted by the political bosses.
 The Call has no candidate for Governor We do not intend to have candidate We design devoting :ourselves in this campaign the of the Re- publican party. We believe that when the govern .ment administered by self-respecting, independent . Republicans 1t Is administered better, more cheaply and more honestly than when administered by dema- gogue Democrats, rattle pated Popusts and hungry ofce-seekers. We are, therefore, anxious to the Republican party succeed the coming election, and all our historical inquiries have been and will be devoted to directing the minds of its leaders into chan nels which promise success.
 History IS fruitful of lessons. The who does not study 1t with profit IS fool Having lost three out of four campaigns by nominating weak candi- dates what there in the Republican party try ing another experiment of that character?
 The Call is Republican newspaper, and whoever is nominated for Governor by the convention which meets at Sacramento the 23d of August it will sup port him. Even if loyalty Republican prin- cples did not compel this course even if we did not think that any Republican in the gtbernatorial office would give us better government than we could get out of Democrat, the presence in the contest of Judge Mcguire at the head of a Democratic Popuist gang would force fight the battle, matter how hopeless it might be- But The Call, although Re- publican newspaper bound in any event to join the obedient ranks and shoot in the direction of the enemy, has right, and it is its duty, advocate policy which will produce success.
 We know the Republican people of California will longer elect yellow dog" candidates. We have cited history to prove that they have refused to do so in the past. Why, then, should we not tell those who making the gubernatorial fights of the factionists country politicians and railroad hacks that they leading the party to defeat? If there were law to forbid this proceeding would it not be our duty to violate it?
 what we Say, and what we shall continue to say, regardless of any construction that may be placed upon our words by the boss-ridden corporation press is this: The Republican party can no longer carry elections in Cali fornia with yellow dogs at the head of its tickets In the voting booths alone with their bal lots their rubber stamps and their consciences the people are uncontrolled and uncomfortable They must be given candidates in whom they have conf- dence or they will trample party labels under their feet and bury party organizations in grave of ballots
 This is the truth and mighty If all the bosses of all the parties were to cough simultaneously they could not cough it down.