The San Francisco call., 1899-02-10
GENERAL SKATER.

. GENERAL SHAF TEX.
: 7 HE cowardly and brutal attacks of the Ex-
-. aminer, day by day, upon the commanding
general of this military department foul
illustration of personal journalism. Because the i'm
pudence of its correspondents properly rebuked
by General Shafter, in the discharge of his official
duty at Santiago, without any public object what
ever and solely for the qualification of vndicveness
the Examiner uses its type for display headings and
reyamped extracts, culled months ago from few
sational newspapers that revolving alike to its
readers and to citizens generally General Shafter
won his first honors in our Civil War; He was
afterward distinguished in much OF the hardest In
. dian fighting upon the continent He captured San
tago with CELEBRITY that has hardly been equaed but
has praised the army rather than himself. His fame
is national and historical He has been object OF
popular appreciation wherever he has travelled since
active hosttes with Spain ceased. He is of old
American stock, and related to some OF our best
citizens The late Oscar L. Shafter once Justice of
the Supreme Court, and who before he to this
State barely missed election to the Senate of the
United States in Vermont both intellectually
: and morally great His brother, James Mem
Shafter was a urist and statesman, who achieved
success in Wisconsin and in California These de-
ceased gentlemen widely and honorably repre-
sented by their descendants who live among us. Gen
era Shafter, whose high standing and reputation
due to his individual merits and to the services he
has rendered to his country, has fixed his home on
our soil In view Of all these facts there is peculiar
feanness and atrocity in the attempt OF the Examiner
to revenge itself not General Shafter himself who
is beyond the reach of its hammer and nails and may
safely trust the nation with the maintenance OF his
good name but upon his relatives and friends.
This is the kind of journalism that gives color to
the legislative assaults upon the liberty OF the press
President Mckinley ought not to feel disturbed at
the prospect of having the beef scandal probed to
the bottom Nobody dreams that he is personally
concerned in it, is it possible to suppose that the
executive OF great nation would for a moment de-
sire to shield the unspeakable scoundres who would
sell rotten meat for the of the army. Let the
last rascal be exposed, though the result lead
to changes in the army and the Cabinet
Perhaps the city can hold back from teachers the
pay they have earned but the talk that the teachers
must surrender part of the salary thevng Board of
Education permitted to be paid is nonsense If the
teachers such fools do this they could never
obtain certificate emitting them to do more than
teach in a school for the feeble minded unless in
deed, circumstances forced them to become inmates
Contractor Bateman, who has been not building
the Hall OF Justice, complains that he has been un-
fairly treated and he has If accorded fair treatment
the contract would have been taken from him many
= months ago
While the navy is to be greatly strengthened the
public IS not willing to ascribe this fact wholly to the
hyseria of the New York Journal There are others
who have presumed to feel passing interest in naval
. affairs.
Editor Astor of London sued somebody on the
ground OF libel for f5ooo, and got an apology Some
people would. rather have had the money but Astor
is reported to be already fairly supplied with funds
The more school affairs are looked into the more
shameful appears the conduct OF the thevng majority
OF the last board and the greater the indignation that
they are not in the penitentiary or on the way
Two prisoners, duly sentenced, have petitioned for
liberty on the ground that imprisonment does not
agree with them. There will be no hesitancy in
granting to this plea the merit OF novelty
It is about time for the telegraphic correspondents
to quit saying that Germany is inclined to make
trouble for this country. She reached her limit when
she went back our hog.
The necessity for capturing Aguinaldo is apparent.
Nobody would have him treated with violence but
while at large his pull is strong enough to be dis
" turbng factor.
Senator Braunhart is of the hardest worked
men of the upper house and he does not seem to be
wasting any effort.