The San Francisco call., 1899-11-04
STATE ISSUES.

= OVERNOR BUDD, when he handled the blue
II pencil in the Executive office at Sacramento
- sustained reputation official entomoo-
gist and skful hunter of bugs in every act entitled
an act sent him by the Legislature for approval or
rejection He discovered that scales white and black
San lose cushiony cotton and of other varieties, in
tested legislative measures and did hesitate to ap-
ply the Vedalia Ausras in the form of a veto, when
ever necessary to destroy these troublesome para
sites.
He is now enjoying mute, inglorious ease" as at
torney for the Harbor Commission. 1t is evident
that he has lost any OF his skill bug-hunter
Perhaps the presence of limnoria and teredo in the
waterfront ping keep him in touch with the avo-
cation followed during his official career.
He is stout champion of Mayor Phean and the
ticket because it is Democratic ticket. Walls are
not built high enough, nor can they be sufficiently
parapeted with broken glass, to keep Governor Budd
away from a Democratic ticket. Through Mayor
Phelans thick disguise of non-partisanshp, and even
under his tatooing of Republican principles which he
wears when out among Republicans to persuade them
to bolt their ticket, Governor Budd's practced eye
sees the straight thing No domino hide part-
san Democracy from him. He has sincere interest
in the welfare of his party and, being its most astute
politician and leader, has failed to observe that
Mayor Phelan's nocturnal song of ant-partisanship
has tendency release Democrats from their party
allegiance The Governor knows nightingale from
a fllioo bird when he hears 1t sing, and, as often
in the past was called on to save his party from mis-
taking one for the other.
The Mayors policy, originating in his personal
ambition and always returning to its source for re-
freshment and renewal required the nomination OF
Mr.. Charles Wesley Reed on the ticket But MI
Reed is godbug and is believed to have voted for
rr1c
but his voice has been missed in the campaign
diapason to which Phelan and Lane have been the
principal contributors 1t became necessary to show
that Mr.. Reeds vocal chords were not impaired and
that his Democracy was sound in wind and bottom.
Therefore debut was prepared for him on Thurs
day night and as his case was a bad one Governor
Budd was sent for to try and pull him through
The Governor talked we'll as he always does, and
as is his custom fired the Democratic heart to con-
aagraton But the Governor is consistent, and be-
sides that he appointed the Harbor Commission and
is its attorney Now the Phean PLATFORM in reach
ing out for any unemployed prejudces that might be
useful, arragned the policy OF the Harbor Commits
son denounced port charges and detected general
bad smell on the water front This much for
the Governor. He did not propose to act as "the
terrible example SO he said frankly that part of the
platform is not true. He compared port charges with
Otner narDOrS 10 the advantage OF
then, in fear that this bug in the platform might get
away from him, said: This draws in State issues
and is inconsistent with attitude in this fight and
entirely outside the limit OF municipal concerns We
are not on a State platform. We are on local plat
form The portion of the platform which invades the
province of the State is its criticism of port charges
This criticism is untrue 1t is therefore politically un-
wise and logically incorrect"
The followers of Phelan now wait, with foreheads
corrugated by anxiety, to what their chief
will make to this proof of Inconsistency.