The Washington herald., 1906-10-30
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NV opinion IS that Little Abe Ruef.'
political boss, sIrewd lawyer and cham
pion CRATER, is at the end Of his rope.
and that San Francisco viii soon he rid
of his maIign domination said Mr.. M.
s. Hamilton. ore Of the leaders OF the
bar Of the California metropolis at the
Arlington.
ABE Ruef f. the power behind the
throne that has run things ever since
Schmltz was elected mayor OF the town.
Schmitz WAS member Of a theater or
ches,ra, with 10 qualifications for tie
Office. and yet be has made better mayor
than many people thought At the same
time the smooth Ruef, who has been
The right bower TO the mayor. has been
lining his pockets by EefaTious system
Of graft based on hold-ups Of the most
! outrageous character. There are moro
than 4.679 saloons In San Francisco. II az
any time a whisky vendor found his j.
cense held-up. It was necessary for him
TO see Abe Ruef. after which, If
satisfactory agreement was reached, the
license was granted. How much money
ne made out OF this is only CONJECTURE,
but II must have been a huge sum.
This Is but a sample instance Other
kinds OF graft were as common. a pros
porous merchant. who made a contract
TO get his store enlarged. found that hs
could not obtain a permit from the build
ing department until he retained Ruef as
rs lawyer The fee was 5000. and ia
addition he had 10 give the contract -
other parties, who charged him $50
more than the first Il Is this fragrant
condition that has set San Francisco adr.s
with the determination to cast from power
the unprincipled gang who have brought
reproach on the good name OF the com
mnity. I think that Frank Heney. who
is aiding in the prosecution Of the graft
ers is just the man TO compass their
/ downfall
Rev. Jacob Voorsanger. pastor OF TEN
pie Emmanuel San Francisco. who was
| seen at the Arlington last evening, is by
common consent credited with being one
OF the most intellectual men Of the Jew
ish race in the United states. Dr. Voor-
sanger was born in Holland, but he IS a
thorough American IN thought and soul.
and his many years Of residence on the
Pacific Slope have made him thoroughly
acquainted with affairs in that part OF
the country
''The trouble that has arisen over the
japanese, said he. "is q phase of an
economic problem There is antagonism
in cur country u any sort OF Asiatic
labor. and 30 exception is made in favor
o. the japanese At the same time, do
not think that there is any feeling Of race
prejudice against them. IL is true that
our State law provides for a segregation
Of the races in the public schools, and in
accordance with this Law japanese chill
dren have been denied entrance TO thc
san Francisco schools. IT this be in con
fict with any treaty agreements, 1 think
that some amicable agreement can b.
reached, Tor IL is not the intent Of Cali
fornians 10 set themselves Gp against the
Federal authority.
Tile japanese are not numerous
enough with as % be dangerous. but their
presence is objected to by a certain ele-
ment Of our population, who do not want
competition IN labor Since the earth
quake the japanese have rendered them
selves further unpopular by encr0aching
Oh certain aTist0Cratic districts. from
which they were excluded. They have
crowded of late into the immediate vicin-
ity of Trinity Church. t0 The chagriu of
many OF the members 0C that highly re-
spectacle congregation
The Republicans viii carry Ohio all
right, but there IS a fair prospect that the
Democrats viii make gains in several dis
tricts,' remarked thar widely liked geE-
tleman from the Buckeye State Capt.
Alexis Cops, at the Ebbitt.
'Ex-Gov. Jim Campbell is regarded as
having al even break with Eugene Hard
ing. the Republican nominee. in the Day
ton district Campbell is an ex-Uniou
soldier and will get many a vote from the
inmates of the Soldiers Home at Dayton.
He is very popular as man, and his
Democratic followers swear tnat he Is
going 10 win. In The Toledo district the
Democrats think they viii win with Gen.
Isaac r. Sherwood, and though Mcclellan
may beat him. the race is close and doubt
ful.
Congressman Grant Mouser is also in
danger OF being defeated by y. L, Cris-
singer. a very reputable Democratic
lawyer of Marion. In the Columbus dis
trict whcTe Ed Taylor, the sitting Re
publican member is opposed by BIZ Tay-
Tor. veteran Democrat and newspaper
man. it looks as though the Republican
Taylor would come out on top
I am here 10 tell YOU" said Mr.. Ed
ward A Murphy. OF Lynchburg Va. az
the Metropolitan. that the stories that
have been printed in the Washington
papers 10 the effect that Senator John W.
Daniel II in danger of being retired e.
private life are simply absurd. Senator
Daniel will be reelected without a dis
sentinc vote His hold on the people of
the Old Dominion is just as strong as it
ever was. and the talk of any effective
opposition 10 him is ridiculous. The Dem
ocrats Of our State are proud TO have
learning. and his courage to represent
them. and he viii be Senator from YiT-
ginia as long as he lives"
one Of the leading business men Of
Honolulu, Mr. T. n. Hatch, who was
seen at the Shoreham. said to a reporter
OF the Herald.
The one thing that supports the Ha-
waiian Islands is the revenue derived
from sugar, and 1t is no eXaggeration 10
say that the sugar industry constitutes
g. per cent OF the financial strength Of
the country. We grow more sugar 10
the acre than any other part Of the
world, puJ We do il at greater cost Our
labor costs 81 a day, against Il cents
paid coolies IN the Philippines II costs
US Sil ton to send our sugar to the
United States. while Il stands the Cuban
planters only 81 ton. How, then, can
VIC compete on equal terms either with
Cuba or the Philippines? The annexa
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