The San Francisco call., 1898-08-25

of the law as calculated. If not designed, to san the foundations of our republic and bring anarchy upon our country 1hosee who abuse the h iaw5 pvbo are need the restraint and have felt the deserved punishment Q. the law There is no document So "ickea . as that which seeks to override the courts because of fancied errors and no man so criminal as he who enuncfates sucn ooc- trine Tn our country the law must ever be the ruler or socialism, anarchy ana ,, lneil attendant horrors will destroy the coiiiinen- coHi wealth. We appeal to all gooI h,,La tbis and to all true Americans to repuke @ tiits ,,nboIv assault upon the courts that nave ever been in America the bulwark ol lh7 neonle and the shield of the innocent.
 Tbhs veterans of the army and navy of +ba Irnited States deserve and should re cetve fair treatment and generous ,i5 iiio h tfon Whenever practicable they should De sIJian the preference in the matter or e1n- 5iovment and appointive offices ana , Lneg as are best calculated to secure to thera .he,n the fulfllment of the pledge mace to theih in the dark days of the country pel nt,,s1o- " Eurthermore we ask our State leglsla- ,ure to work to the end that the act or the faeisIatt,re approved March 3l, lssl, reia- Il ,., ba made more effective and binding ,Inon the various State and county ofncIals.
 The common schools have ever otsd peed ieaIously guarded and generously supporteu by the Republican party The punlcat.ppn p. .pa of school books by the State reduces the expense of fIrnisning tnen ctnTe thus saving large sums to parents and proving a Vaiu- abIe aid In the general diffusion or kno"i- edge while 1t increases the atIenaance III tbe schools We condemn the efforts or the nresent Governor to destroy the ability O, tbe State to economically produce school hooks as certain to again deliver the people of california into the hands of an EasteTn schooI-book monopoly, whose exaction VIII awernrtion therefrom for the past six years. We denounce the action Of the present JOY ernor in yetoing tas the Prptng Office as un m zr}se unnecessary, contrary to the spirit of the law and injurious to the interests or inc state It's inevitable result mas been 10 crinnle our splendid State school-book sys- tern and the common schools themselves. we nIedge ourselves to pass such laws as We, pprevent such action in the future. will ,,atntain the common schools of California nt their present high standard, continue the nrfntine of school books by the state; a o.. if nossibIe put into the hand of every child in California free of cost the books from which the a learnlng . e,a S,at pe 3 sssi,rne the burden of citizenship with all its attendant duties: ,,., . l.. , ,ast been the recipient of the care of the Renublican party, under whose liberal sup port it has been enabled to reacn US pres ap4 bieh standard We pledge ourselves to continue that support and to make the university worthy in every respect or the most enthusiastic hopes Of the people. It ftIv crowns the educational system or our State. |. aoo, among the foremost industries or our state, is entitled to the fostering care or both our State and National governments and we congratulate the miners or c4iilornia that Iegislation inaugurated by Republi- can Governor and carried to completion by Republican Legislature and 2 Rep9bli- can Congress, placed their industry where ft r,1btfully belongs and surrounded it with such legislative safeguards has restored confidence among those engaged In the min ing Industry and caused large and reDid increase in the yield of the mineral pro- ducts of California.
 We pledge our Legislative and Congress sional nominees to continue the work so happily begun under Republican auspices until all needful Legislation in behalf of the mining industry shall have been accom- plished.