The San Francisco call., 1906-06-25
CONTEMPORARY
OPINION.

The most regrettable feature about
It is that some alleged humorist will
surely publish Letters From a .Teint-
Made Packer to His Son-"-Nsw York
World.
/. Coburn has declined. to =, be United
States Senator from Kansas, which in
dicates that he is careful about the
company that he keeps.-New York
Herald.
We infer. that most Of the Chicago
packers are vegetarianS, just as the
! Kentucky distillers are abstainers-
Detroit News.
The eggs. however. If strictly or even
| reasonably fresh, may be taken into
ones system without fear, as hereto
fore.-Chicago Tribune.
The Social Democrats Of Wisconsin
are in the field with full ticket They
are content for the present to amend
the constitution OF the States and that
of the United States so as to abolish
the Senate, destroy the independence Of
the national judiciary. establish public
ownership of public utilities and do a
lot OF other things. This is very mod
crate, considering. What they are after
| is the abolition of our constitution and
the establishment OF public ownership
of everything tits judicious perhaps
not to Introduce the socialistic camel
into our national tent all at once
Chicago Chrohntcle.
Our national credit is being tarnished
l by the disclosures in a way which hu-
initiates American citizenship. But
there can be no stop now until all the
hiding places of corruption are laid
] bare and the light shines through the
Jungle of our politics. showing where
the ak must fall to clear the way to
Observation-Disclosures News.
The Republicans have nominated a
candidate, Hon. John I. Worthington,
! for Governor of Arkansas. but they
omitted to put UP candidates for other
| members of the State ticket This may
or may not interfere with their can
vass. 1t ought to be easy. however, for
the Republicans to make good fight
cratic plurality in 1904 for President
was only 1900, and the Republicans
could have cut this to much lower fg-
ures If they tried.-St. Louis Globe
! Democrat.
The prestige of the first election OF
the campaign Is with the Republicans
The Democrats have built high hopes
on Oregon. counting on an assumed
swing of the country toward them
They miscalculated in respect to the
/ land frauds. for the administration Is
all the stronger for the energetic way
1t has hewed to the line inAprosecuting e
high placed offenders. As to the swing
of public opinion, while 1t is too early
perhaps to say that the Democrats are
wholly, wrong certainly the first trial
affords them no ground for great com
fort.-Boston Transcript.
Is it possible that in New Jersey
alone of all the States they will bow
their necks in meekness under the yoke
and permit 1t to be riveted tighter by
the corrupt alliance between the rail-
roads, the trusts and the bosses?-Phil
adelphia Record.
What possible motive can Mr. Bryan's
Commoner have for eulogizing the Chi
cago platform at this time when the
Democratic factions are trying to get
together and elect Democratic House
OF Representatives? A red flag in a
bull yard would betno more of a prov
ocation to wrath than Is such a per-
formance in the Democratic party.
What that party most needs is to for
get, or affect to forget, the split of 1895.
1t can win no Presidential victories ana
therefore cannot take its place-the
place it ought to fill as a strong ana
i safe opposition-without the co-opera-
tion OF its conservative Democrats
Fortunately the Congressional cam
paign will not be greatly hampered by
the national party's disturbances, for
each candidate will be at liberty to
"go it alone."-Washingto Post
Mr.. Bryan has seen new light. No
matter what he said or thought ten
years ago. he now understands that
Democracy and Socialism are necessar-
lily and diametrically opposing forces
If Mr.. Bryan can gather up the rem
nant of the Democratic party that yet
remains and organize 1t for a gallant
fight against Republieanism and So
cialism he will render his fellow citf-
zens signal and invaluable service
Richmond Times-Dispatch.