The San Francisco call., 1898-08-05
PROVOKED BY A LIAR

| and acts which must III HOHesy DS ue
 nounced as knavsh and cowardly. There ar
 liars who to tho sin of fasehood add the crime oi n gratitude and the despicabe quality of cowardice Such occasion was the appearance 1n the hansa City Times of article, unsigned, traduclng oa Francisco, and such act that ot the narneles and shameless potroon who wrote it.
 In this San Francisco is denounced as moder Sodom and Gomorrah its citizens held up to rldicuie and its ready and lavish hospitality magned in sue terms as a blackguard may command.
 There IS an intimation throughout the mlss1Ve Una it is the work of member of the Kansas regmen' If so that regiment which by its department here ha made friends, about whose pitul state ot unprepared ness upon arrival there storm ot indignation whose incompetent Governor denounced 10 having sent his men unclad and unarned, for whom the Red Cross provided food and clothing, that regi ment contains who IS sneak, who wou' bite the hand extended to greet him, who wou' thrust knife into the back of benefaetor and wh' in camp or in distant lands will be disgrace to th soldiers with whom he associates.
 The letter enlarges upon the wckedness ot the city All great centers of population have their evil spots San Francisco has its share But the soldiers have been warned concerning them. They have beer begged to stay away The papers have solicited then to avoid excesses their officers have given them or ders but all in vain In any city they would have had similar experience The police have betr1endec them piloting them from dangerous quarters and re f1sing to arrest them unless offenses were too flag rant to be overlooked Perhaps the writer of the ar ticle in question Is suffering from the ndiscreon not needing well-meant counsel. Yet San Francisco is accustomed to the libel of being called wicked, and will pass this by. One street IS described as being | like lane through Hades While the accuracy o the description must remain in doubt, common sense would suggest that street of this character be 1 avoided.
 But there are specific libels. California regiments then stationed here made up of the worst class of south of Market hoodums continues this less liar and he tells about the "saow faced Cali l fornians who were raised with "hop can and fairy lamp" at their side He adds that there IS law here against opium smoking While the futility of replying to who IS completely vicious, so absolutely dead to the of decency in fact such fool, apparent far touching his intellectual roid and his absent conscience is concerned there are people at distance whom he might mslead The Californians who have gone the front consti tute regiment made up of the best blood of the West fne manly patriotic thousand strong they went with the tears and blessings of people who loved them and took pride n them. No better reg- ment serves under the flag honor. But this mis- erabe scoundrel traduce them slander them try | are opium fiends! Was there ever affront more con temptble2 The fellow deserves to be whipped from the army as snarng and rabid cur.
 His crowning insult is to the hospitality which has been lavished every soldier. He says it all | for the Native Sons of the Golden West. The whep lies again knowingly and maciously It cannot have escaped him that in this hospitality there has been no distinction The First California Regiment was early removed from the scene. Then came other regiments, from Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Penn | sylvania Kansas, Montana, the Dakotas Utah, Ore gon, Washington, Tennessee Wyoming; at inter vas there would be additions to the regular army. All of these were greeted with equal fervor all made welcome all fed. They all ''our boys and the common heart went out to them Some poorly equipped, ragged unarmed For such there particular manifestation of regard Money poured out freely. Women gave their time to providing necessities which the Government had been slow to furnish. Thousands of dollars were freely contrib uted and spent for blankets shoes, delicacies. The badge of the Red Cross became badge of honor, and none was too proud to wear it. There had been official neglect, at least tardness, and effort made to remedy this For the hardships the boys suffered at the hands of interruptions contractors the greatest indignation was among, the people of San Francisco, and the outcry they raised the means of bringing the rascals to time When camp site was selected where the cold winds brought in the fogs 1t was the people who protested and caused re- moval to more heathul spot From all over the country came messages of gratitude for the atten- tions bestowed on brothers and sons
 i This Kansas mongrel struck the first discordant note. Does he know that humble employe of this paper, happening to hail from Kansas started sub scription among fellow workmen and presented to | the Kansas regiment expensive set of surgical instruments? Or, knowing it, is he cur too yellow to appreciate? The gift was acknowledged, but matter. When the men of the regiment learn of it they will be grateful It is not the stray yepng l canine from which thanks are to be expected
 San Francisco is glad to have the Kansas regiment here. It has the fullest sympathy with the ambition to sail for the field of action When the regiment de- | parts it will be given farewell and hearty god speed, for with all our faults we small to judge the of Kansas, the loyal, young citi-