The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
THE SENATORIAL, ELECTION.

THE first of The Call is in the election OF Sen
Southern California The political and practical pro-
pey manifest that other combinations however
strong compelled yield The proper ambitions and
material of that section of State have been
needed and satisfied also that Southern California had
making her choice selecting the deemed
fttest to represent her in the Senate . WI
That of the State high mark when Stephen M White
chosen Party ation and partisan put ASIDE
great Senator disinteresd represen-
of the popular aspirations and his fine and consu
nnbcan Southern have made choice of as high
and then thew have done we'll But White
he cupabe of policy that reacted upon ms party
as party man. he hard and fast rules
the game If his party administration is it is there as
leader discipline welfare of the
followed To this view OF his Senatorial obligation
White rebeous He declared for Senatorial individuality
against his administration and after that what happened hap
pened and is history.
long Republican political moongs and followed him.
party majority the Senate and visions
it enjoyed between 1901 and 1861 political observers and
experts the realization of these dreams and visions seemed certain
the romance of American politics His conception right lofty
and he such of that his Of party
high expectations naugh These exalted hopes ended in
despair The popular confidence fully given completely
fell Gathering The party
refused lead be led fell into disorder and wandered wound
ing itself, like the among the tombs
instructive. Those that
Only exalted down. The election
of Senator primarily of interest to the successful man. graf
ifes the pride his
the significance it. the rest OF the people could afford be nd
feren Upon the election of single Senator
may depend the greatest of consequences They involve
tona supremacy involving party domination They
the affecting the welfare of the people home and the
respect which the Government held abroad Southern Caor
xus her right and the of the State grated
that the needs of physical and political and commercial geography
have been recognized All this be dismissed and remembered
only the pleasure But after that arise serious
considerations, far reaching in their results.
The country has just given Republican President
That OF whole people
equal the whole population the period of the revolution That
majority exceeds the total given Lincoln by than
10000 is less than the total of Grant 1868
1t means something 1t Endorsement of party policies
by the President California her of 10000
Just there visions of pepetuy of party There
supremacy equal which stretched the
century Jefferson The President his
part these dreams into fact and them into history
Does remain be whether California has followed her
dosemen of the President with her support of his pocies Or it
that in deum California Republcansm knows the
sound of its voice?
These sober and soberng considerations that stretch far
beyond the exuaon of The people with the
President they they seep Californian
said that those who need the instruction of results
for the results So will be We for results
Southern California history
itself and witness the assertion of indd
uay rebous discipline and refusing to lead follow The
has by when enthusiasm extaton fill the whole
field of thought that the choice Senator If the people
their behind the President through the party they
will by that be like the breaking of the
seals that hold the pestience.
The responsibility of this State be avoided 1t
shifted 1t be lost in the shouting 1t sits unsleepng
the public conscience The reckoning uncertain 1t will be
approval dsapproval will condemn will say
these things for the purpose of suggestion hoping that warning
is needed and that there nowhere that needs be
warned Let be the pendulum politics. and let all
witness how slight the impulse otits backward swing.