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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31
Denounce William r. Hearst
as Corporation Man.

evading the corporation laws--New
York Mail.
Hearst now poses as the fiery de-
nouncer of corporations Not long ago
this vituperative assailant OF "cOrpor-
ate greed" wriggled out of paying q
judgment for $25,000 In favor OF
young married woman run over and
severely injured by one of his delivery
wagons. The plea set up by David Ben
nett Hill on behalf of Anti-Corporatfon
Chief Hearst was that the New York.
Journal is the property of corpora
tion, and not of William Randolph
Hearst Well put. then. Candidate
Hughes question: What is the sin
certify of a man who Will talk indis-
criminately against corporations and
use in his business a corporation to
shield him from liability louisville
Herald.
The leading Democratic newspapers
of the South are freely expressing their
opinions of Hearst and Hearstism- The
Richmond Times-Dispatch refers to
him as "a political freebooter who
hopes to be elected to something some
time" The Augusta Chronicle thinks
the New York Democracy has been
prostituted by his nomination" The
Dallas News says Hearst is "the very
antithesis of Democracy while the
Houston Post thinks the New York
Democracy has committed a folly from
which ii may not soon recover" The
Louisville Courier-JOurnaI declares that
neither Hearst nor Hearstism is
Democracy 1t is Socialism" The New
Orleans Times Democrat says: 1T has
been but a short while since this same
man Hearst was denounced throughout
the country and hung in effgy at
many places, on the score that he was
was partly responsible for the killing
of a President of the. United States"
Some of these papers are rampant
Bryan supporters, and all of them are
Democratic. Many other Southern pa
pers, particularly all OF the leading
ones, speak in a similar vein 1T is
mighty hard to fool a fly and il is
not easy to deceive a Southern Demo-
crat with enough intelligence and abiI-
ity to conduct a reputable daily news
paper.-Nashville American.
Mr. Hughes in his recent speeches
has made specific charges of the most
serious character against Mr.. Hearst
They are of that nature that unless
adequately answered and refuted they
must defeat MIR. Hearst's pretensions to
Office. Failing refutation Mr.. Hearst
must assert his candidacy as self
confessed criminal of the same type as
that which he has himself taught the
public to abhor as the most repulsive
and abhorrent in our time. The things
which Mr. Hughes has alleged will not
down. Mere denial and abuse will not
abate their damning significance They
will spread from mouth to mouth, and
as they spread their force will inten-
sify. Their course will be like that OF
a confiagration that is unquenchable.
The figure of Hearst that Mr.. Hughes
depicts is one that a sane people can
not tolerate--New York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31
Other Worlds Than Ours
In the Evening Sky.
BY Rose O,HaIIorar1.

accustomed to the field of survey. At
twilight in the first week of November
it will form a triangle with the red
dish star, Antares. and the planet Mer-
curry low down in the west; and on
the 29th of that month both planets
will have ceased to be evening stars.
being at inferior conjunction with the
sun
As dusk gives way to darkness
Saturn may be seen southwark, the
only large orb in the constellation or
Aquarius, while Jupiter has good
altitude in the east at p. m and -
easily recognized among the stars or
Gemini by his superior briil1ancy-
The planet Mars is now Frightening
and deepening in color preparatory 10
its very favorable opposition OF next
year-the best that has occurred since
1894. Though a morning star. its close
conjunction on November with Eta
an orb Of third magnitude in Virgo,
will induce many to look for the pair
at or a. m somewhat south or east
and one-third of the moons diameter
south OF the fixed star. Mars can De
easily distinguished from Spica and
other white stars in the neignoofnooN
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31

VN ACCEPTING the Democratic
nomination for Governor of New
York Mr.. Hearst places the stamp
of his approval upon the long
line of Democratic leaders from
Jefferson. to Tiiden. He stops short
with Tilden. 1t is a dead stop
and will attract attention. Tilden
was the greatest corporation lawyer
that ever led the Democratic party,
either in the State of New York or in
the nation, yet Mr.. Hearst approves of
him. - Mr.. Hearst's admiration
for dead Democrats is boundless-from
Jefferson TO Tilden he worships at the
shrine-but there is only one live Dem
ocrat whom he can possibly tolerate.
His name is Hearst-Springfiel Re-
publican.
No boss ever controlled an organiza-
tion more absolutely than Mr.. Hearst
does his so-cal1ed Independence
League. Declaiming against corpora
tions and corporation methods, he has
not alone used the device of incor-
poration to avoid responsibilities in
business, but has employed IL to cop
per-fasten his ownership of an alleged
political party. The Independence
League is an Incorporated body, ruled
by board of directors, without whose
approval the rank and file are helpless
to carry a single purpose or decision
into effect 1t is not a self-governing
organization; 1t recognizes no such
thing as the will of the majority, and
Ii is run with no such object as "the
greatest good for the greatest number"
1t is an autocracy ten times more abb
solute than Tammany. and with Tam
many 1t is now engaged in ''purging
the Democratic party of the last trace
of popular sovereignty and popular
rights.-New York Tribune.
That man Hughes has got the inves-
tigation habit. He simply cannot quit
probing, any more than Hearst can
quit muck k-raking- AN investigator
who didn't investigate" Hearst's
American called him just four days
ago. Since then Hughes has turned
his inquisitorial talents on Hearst and
his newspaper corporations. with re-
suits that are registered in the con-
fusion, the equivocations and the i'm
potent anger of his opponent
For all Hearsts brave talk about the
.corporations" Hughes has shown
that his opponent is a corporation in
the full legal sense of the term He
has compelled Hearst to douse that
particular campaign transparency and
lamely 10 uecidtc ludl ehC Ao6 6iNAluoee
serviceable corporation is one thing
and the predatory corporation Is an
other" Hearst,s retreat, however, had
only a single nights asylum behind the
fortihcations of "the legitimate. serv-
iceable corporation" Hughes has rout-
ed him out of that shelter. He has
shown that Hearst adopted the cor
poration form to evade liability for
damage suits; that he used it to dodge
taxes, and in fact has paid no taxes on
the various corporations behind which
he masks; and that his corporations
have made no annual reports, thereby
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31
BY George A. Van Sn1ittr.

port its candidates at the ensuing elec-
tion. This provision of the Minnesota
law has been attacked as inconsistent
with the spirit of the Australian ballot
law. but Minnesotans, not illogically,
view their primary elections as party
functions, properly safeguarded by the
whole power of the State rather than
as elections. The wisconsin, provision,
giving the voters all the tickets to in
sure secrecy of the ballot, was copied
from the original Minnesota law en-
acted in 1899 and rejected after single
disastrous trial. In that connection it
now seems to be the majority opinion
in Wisconsin, after its first trial there,
that the partisan ballot is preferable.
The Minnesota primary vote cam
vassed the majority or plurality cam
didates are officially declared the nomi-
nees of their parties and their names
are placed on the Australian ballot by
operation of the States machinery.
The Minnesota law does not contem-
plate or provide for platform conven-
tions When the primary law is ex-
tended to the State ticket, as 1t un-
questionably soon will be, this question
may become factor. The present
practice has proved entirely satisfac-
tory and has had no tendency to weak
en- party organization. Candidates
nominated on county tickets have in
conference selected their own cam
paign committees. Legislative candi-
dates have found 1t convenient TO work
with these county committees. Judi
ciary candidates in Minnesota do not
have campaign committees or enter
into the hurly- y-burly of political cam
paigns. The Congressional candidate
is nominated on his personal platform,
or, rather his pre-primary programme
is ratified by his nomination. He will
in a general way subscribe to the ma
tional platform of his party and he
may or may not care to prosecute his
campaign for election through the ma
chinery of a committee. In any event,
1t is matter between himself and the
people whose suffrage he solicits.
The methods he may employ are purely
discretionary with himself.
Unfortunately, none of the primary
election laws is perfect. Fortunately,
the people of several States have in
sisted on primary election reforms and
in every instance have thereby se-
cured incalculable Improvement over
the boss-ridden convention system.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31
Answers to Queries.

ARMY RIFLE-O. S., City. The new
Springfield army rifle has a muzzle We
locity of 2S00 feet per second, carries
bullet weighing 220 grains and a
charge Oh 4S.3 grains.
PARADOx-W. G. F., City. AS a
figure paradox" is used in rhetoric
to teach truth or produce an impress
sion by an unexpected epigrammatic
or surprising turn of expression. 1t
may be either written or spoken.
POSTAL RULES-F. ", Oakland, Cal.
Under the postal rules the only thing
that can be written in addition to the
address on the wrapper for a maga-
zine or newspaper is the name and ad-
dress of the sender. A message, no
matter how short, written on the wrap
per, will submit the package te letter
postage.
OLD PAPERS-M. g.. City. A fac
smile of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and of the first paper pub
Hshed in the United States is worth
Just what the owner values it at, or
what purchaser would be willing to
pay. There is no market value for such.
The Ulster County Gazette which you
have is undoubtedly one of a million
fac SMILES published in 1852 and sold
at 25 cents apiece
A MISS-A c. r., City. There is no
certainty as to the origin of the say
ing, "A miss is as good as a mile. =
Probably 1T was originally "A miss Of
an inch is as good as of a mile That
corresponds to old English, Danish and
German proverbs. There is reason TO
believe that 1t is a transition from
"Amis is as good az Amile.' These
were two legendary soldiers of Charle-
magne-titular heroes of a famous
song. who were as much alike as two
peas in pod, soldiers who bore each
others quarrels and who after being
looked upon as martyrs might be in.
voked indifferentiy.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31

TN the earlier dusk of this season the
planets are becoming more notice
\ able in the evening sky than for
III some time past, and in few days
four can be observed before $50
p. m. and six with nagnifying power
On October 81 Venus, in the greatest
luster it has attained during the year.
will linger in the west for an hour and
a half after sunset. Though telescop-
ically in crescent phase, decreased dis
tance gives to this segment size APP
parently greater than that of the glib
bous form visible in the summer
months. Being now only about $4,000
900 miles distant from the earth, these
are the propitious days when it may
be viewed by the unaided eye, even in
the effulgence of afternoon sunlight.
On the meridian at 2:15 p m.,, it will
be well for those who wish to discern
1T to look rather higher than its meas
ured position-27 degrees above the
south point of the horizon-so as TO
counteract the seeming enlargement of
sky spaces when low down Two-thirds
from the zenith will be best; and also
to commence the search several min
utes in advance, that the eye may be
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31

THE Minnesota law. while it has
not been extended to the nomina-.
4 ton of State officers. could be SO
extended by the amendatory in
terjection of a half-dozen words, and
from the point of simplicity, directness
and effectiveness is far in ad-
vance of similar laws. There is
an attractive absence of red tape
from its provisions. 1t recognizes the
nominating election as party func-
ton. and while it does not give the
party or party organization any part
in the conduct of the election, Ii does
contemplate and provide means for
the preservation of party integrity.
There are no petitions. Any citizen who
possesses the legal qualifications for
any office within the scope of the pri-
mary election law may become cam
didate for that office on making an af-
fidavit of his party affiliation and pay
ing small fee. 1t is not necessary for
him to travel in person or to send
agents far and wide over district
soliciting signatures to a petition. No
man legally qualified is debarred from
offering his services to the people
through his party and to his party
through the primary election. law. The
citizen who is willing to sacrifice him
self for the public service need consult
no party manager It is a matter en-
tirely between himself and the rank
and file of his party. He makes the
offer and the State attends to it's
proper and orderly presentation to the
voter.
The primary election is fixed for
Tuesday, seven weeks before the gem
eral election. 1t is the first registra-
tion day. but electors failing to par
ticipate in the primary election are
given two subsequent opportunities to
register prior to the general election.
The qualifications for participation in
the primary election are identical with
those prescribed for general elections.
The tickets of the parties are printed
severally, but are uniform in size and
color. The voter after registering
must ask for a party ticket, and If
challenged must satisfy the judges on
his oath that he is a member of the
party whose ticket he has dema nded.
The essentials of this oath are that at
the last general election he generally
supported the candidates of that party
and that he intends generally to sup
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31
Era of Graft in San
Francisco.

-HE root of the trouble in San
I Francisco is, of course. the shame
i full misgovernment of the city. The
public offices are held. for the
most part. by vicious and corrupt men,
and these men themselves are but the
handy tools of corrupt and vicious
boss. The Mayor was poor fiddler
in a theatrical orchestra when elected
He has grown rich in office. Super
visors and Commissioners taken from
the lowest walks of life-men whose
conversation is a mixture of profanity,
vulgarity and vile grammar-boast OF
their suddenly acquired money. The
Police Department is rotten with cor
ruption. 1t is very humfliating.
too. to those who sincerely sympathize
with the struggles and aspirations or
the laboring men, to know that these
shameless officials obtained power by
the votes of workmen- They DO not
in any sense represent the union men
of San Francisco, who are industrious
men and not thieves but they do sue
ceed in spreading abroad the impress
sion that labor is worse than capital
when the opportunity is given to steal.
The worst enemy union labor ever had
in San Francisco could never have done
its cause the injury inflicted upon it
by the grazing .IOSucS VINO nave De-
trayed alike the unions. the city and
every duty of an honest man and
good citizen.7San Francisco Star
If Ruef is responsible fog the gov
ernment of San Francisco the people
of California have a chance TO see
what kind of government they would
have in the State if the control OF
Ruef is extended by the election of
his creatures to Office. The people have
a sample of boss rule in San Francisco.
Do they want it for the entire State?--
Red Bluff Peoples Cause.
The rottenness in the San Francisco
city government and the control of
party conventions by bosses should
have the effect of uniting the better
elements of society in a determined
effort to defeat the nominees forced
on such conventions by those in control
The judiciary, above all, should be
kept above the taint of boss influence.
and the seIs-respecting men of that
city WHO do not think it worth while
to unite for such purpose have none
but themselves to blame BY falling
to unite they become participat tors in
the practices which they condemn
Santa Rosa Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31
S. NJ. ShOrtrldge
Chief Dinan
Classy" Kelly
Henry Ach
George Boyne
MYRTLE Cert
Various Gallaghers
The Banjo-Eyed Kid

wip
would
eywn
should
Gallery S together
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31

sun reports the establishment OF
I line of steamships between Bra
zil and the United States. He
writes:
I'm spite of predictions to the con-
trary. the new direct service between
the United States and Brazil by a Bra
lillian steamship company is to be in
augurated by the steamer Coyaz, for
merly known as the Castro Alves, Ieav-
ing Rio de JaneiFo for New York. call
ing en- route at Bahia. Pernanabuco.
Ceara, Maranhao. Para and Barbados.
The service is to be monthly. and there
are bright things ahead for exporters
to the United States, according to the
expectations of Brazilian shippers The
result of the Inauguration of the serv-
ice, however. is doubtful. The ships to
be employed are small and their ac-
commodations are not such as to offer
any improvement over present service
The large number of stops will mill
tate against through service. although
it may attract conside cradle local ba1sf-
ness. The Lloyd Brazileiro,. the COM
pany owning and operating the ves-
sels. is subsidized concern. 1t is a
strong organization when considered
with 1ts Government support. and il
will doubtless make great EFFORT n,
establish a permanent and satisfactory
business Its coastiag fleet. which has
for considerable time enjoyed what
amounts to a monopoly of the coasting
trade. is strong one.
Merchants complain that the high
freight rates obtaining on goods fron,
the United States to Brazil generally
continue TO act as a deterrent 10 fraf1s
in general The conferences rates IN
goods from the United states TO this
part or South America are nearly twice
as nigh as freight rates from Asiatie
ports to the United States. While there
may be particular reasons why Charges
should be some higher, there is no rea-
son for so great a difference as exists.
ana n the inauguration of this new
Brazilian service will eventua1Iv bava
the result of lowering the rates some
what IT will have accomplished much
for the foreign trade of Brazil and tha
United States"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31
WOULD HELP THIS PORT.

q AN FRANCISCO is largely interested the by
Secretary Taft his address before the National
citation of Manufacturers favor of legislation
trade relations with the Philippine Islands If that
shape this will be position hold large
share OF the gain
Mr. Tafts address based chiefly the general lines
Roosee policy OF fair play for the islands The President urged
such legislation the present Congress- but failed adoption
If establish free trade with the Philippine Islands
with the Presidents
with Hawaii and Porto Rico will that this port
for considerable trade tobacco
the business might not be very large because
production transportation greater
than that Of making beet California But
tobacco trade would be impetus that help
business OF this port in large degree
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31
NOTE AND COMMENT.

P would have distinctly resig-
nation In way refers TO a seat in the Senate.
The New York independence League shoud have
before that Grand Jury investigation far
Democrats Of the Fifth Maryland Dbtrict are bending every en-
egy Congressman Sidney Mudd name
The visits of Fairbanks and Bryan Minnesota
the distressing conduct Of North Star State
Whether Boston prohibited splitting
her sidewalks the ordinance exhibits disposition
than twenty years behind the rest OF the country
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31
Direct Primary Election
Law of Minnesota.

THE sixth and concluding nstalnent Of The Calls series of
comparative direct primary election aps devoted TO the
Minnesota system the pioneer general direct primary enactment
and simple and thoroughly effective coecpe Of abuses
public service.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31

Abe Ruef and His Looters' League.

oNsDER Ru and his entertaining little He set out
Plainly believes public
y commodity bought and sold that like
and all the friends the gers together
to
tmght bu would he
althoughy your NIGH not1i o o a
of O
Shortdge Ned Lanigan
Oman
"Gassy"K
HenryA Schnitz
Poker Sullivan
MyrtieCe
Galaghers Mel
Fehneman
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31

In Mohammedan countries women are
not admitted beyond the doorways Of
mosques. =
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31

Iownsend's Cal glaee fruits and can
dies at Emporium, Post and Van N1sa
and 1898 and 1870 Valencia street
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31

Ned Lanigan
kid" Sullivan
Martin Kelly
Herbert Schrnitz
Poker Sullivan
George Keane
Mel Vogel
Ben Fel1ner11an.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31
New Steamship Line
to United States.

~ oNsUL GENERAL G. E ANDER-
SON reports the establishment Of
. a line of steamships between Bra
zil and the United States. He
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-31

root of the trouble in San
Francisco is, of course, the shame
full misgovernment Of the city. The
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-08-04
SOUTH FAR
In THE LEAD
MAKES SOME RAPID STRIDES
IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY
South Carolina Leads With 80 Per
Cent, Alabama, rs Per Cent, and
Virginia 90 Per Cent.

That more money IS being taken to
the South for investment in factories
than to the New England States is
shown i'll the startling comparison
just made by the Department of Com
merce and Labor, which states THAI,
four times as much capital was in
vested in the Southern States since
1900 than in New England
In North Carolina, where S6S,ooo,-
600 was invested in Iooo there is now
engaged in manufacturing industries
over the State the sum OF SI3I,ooo, 900
showing an increase of 100 per cent
The total amount of wages paid out
was increased by S7,ooo.ooo, and
where the cost of materials used in
1900 was $4,000, 900 last year it
amounted to $So,ooo,ooo.
The same figures are given of Con-
necticut, and show that her increase
in capital invested is only "a per cent.
New Hampshire shows only IS per
cent. increase. Alabama, on the other
hand, shows her capital to have in
creased In the five years by IS per
cent. Virginia is below her sister
Southern States with an increase OF
only 90 per cent. South Carolina
shows an increase OF SO per cent.
These figures are significant in
showing that the trend of capital is
working its way to the South and al a
rate which indicates that in a few
years the Southern States will rank
with New England in manufacturers
Factories for cotton goods rank first
in the South. with tobacco second ;
lumber and timber products. third,
with flour and grist-mill products,
fourth.
Another fact shown in the report
IS that while the number Of estab-
lishments has decreased, those re-
naming have been built up extensive
ly by the new capital entering the
States.-Wa ashington Post