Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-17

1.-The Golden Gate metropolis, had als'
been shaken and shattered to thei
fall. II was then that Parde'
turned his direct attention. For ex
Iactly one week he completely Ignored
San Francisco. For the space o
seven days, he devoted his time and
attention TO the upbuilding OF his DO
liitlcaI fences throughout the stat
at large, and by doing proved him
self to be the Boss" Tweed of Cali
fornia, for by his actions he SAFE
more plainly than words, San Fran
cisco be damned"
| And that was because, bare two
years before, San Francisco had
given Franklyn Lane, his political
opponent. a round 5000 majority ir
their race for gubernatorial honors
And that one act branded Pardee
more effectively than he would have
been had he been a calf roaming al
will the fenceless plains of the great
southwest. II was during her pain
that San Francisco vowed vengeance
and II was during her resurrection
that San Francisco made good her
vow. A solid delegation from that
city went down to the state conven-
tion. cast just one vote. then all the
delegates went home.
San Francisco had good and suffi-
cient cause to remember Governor
Pardee with bitterness and tears.
When the earthquake was over and
the raging fire had done its worst,
the men who built that city and who
are rebuilding it now. wanted to
see the governor. He was sitting in
the city hall at Oakland, just a few
miles away. James d. Phelan, Gar
rett McInerny, Justice Morrow, May
or Schmitz and others, who for the
past four months have been the
cynosure OF all California eyes, tele-
phoned him, telegraphed him, wrote
letters TO him and send personal
courlers to call upon the governor.
but the black whiskered. narrow
minded anarchist steadfastly refus-
ed TO cross the bay. He ignored San
Francisco as completely as thought
the city had never graced the Ameri-
can map. He directed the relief
work throughout the state, but left
San Francisco In the fortunately
bounteous hands of the nation. And
II was not until Secretary Metcalf,
President Roosevelt's personal rep
resentatlye. went TO Oakland and de-
manded that Pardee should visit San
Francisco, that he consented TO
cross the bay. And when he finally
reached that pitlfui conference at
Fort Mason, after driving for miles
through the burned and devastated
streets OF the once beautiful city, he
sat upon his chair as immutable as
the Sphinx that for forty centuries
and more had kept silent vigil over
the Wild wastes of the great Sahara
sands. And when the conference
was over. Pardee replaced his hat
and went home. Arriving In Oak.
land calm and serene he continued
the direction OF relief throughout
the state. leaving Frisco with hes
hands still raised. dependent child
of the nation.
Frederick Palmer, the globe trot
ling correspondent for Golfers
Weekly, was sent to San Francisco
by that publication. Upon his arri- ,
val at the Golden Gate he made n
careful survey OF current conditions
and then wired, among other things.
he following dispatch to his paper;
III Is punishment enough for Gov
'rnor Pardee to know that he must
20 down I'm the history OF the state |
" the WEAK BROTHER OF CALI.
Frederic Palmer was right. Par
lee had golden opportunity. but
hoose instead the ignominious ca
eer OF an Arnold.