New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08

and thus cheating Taylor out of the nomination
A meeting Of fifty representative men couid
settle the whole question: but it Is Impossible
| to induce this small number TO get TO-
gether. 800 1t,
dropped should the regular parties nominate
weak men, and thus leave chance for the sue
| cess OF the Union Labor candidate. san iran
! cisco has had enough OF union laDor STATESMEN
| for i decade or two
The outburst of union hatred of the United
7 Railways on Labor Day. which narrowly escaped
being disastrous street riot. brought on
by the bad judgment of police officers. For
over two hours the United Railways stopped all
the main lines Of cars running Market street
so to give the paraders the use of the entire
street. Finally. IL 80, Officer Comfy. think
ing the parade ended gave the signal to
the carmen at the ferry to start the cars. Just
at this moment the last division Of the parade
came around the corner. Angered by what they
regarded insult by the carmen, the paraders
attacked the car. and in moment riotlng was
under full headWay. only pTofnPt WpIh py ol,o
police prevented many deaths, as the carmen
We're fully armed and many Of the paraders mad
strong steel canes with which deadly blows
The spirit shown by the rioters proves the
hatred entertained by the union men for Presi-
dent Calhoun of the United Railways. who has
squarely beaten all the forces of unionism
after four months hard fighting. in which he
has received little help from the merchants and
capitalists OF san Francisco Although they
detest union methods. most Of the merchants
are in fear Of boyCotts, and have not lifted
hand TO aid Calhoun III his ngnt Tot HduStTldi
liberty. The carmen have lost their strike. as
admitted by all the union leaders but the old
boycott which forbids any union man TO ride
the cars IS still enforced, TO the great hard-
ship Of thousands OF men who live long dis
tances from their places ~ work.
The sessions Of the national irrigation con-
gross at Sacramento this week We're memorable
for the able men who addressed the meetings
and for the important questions that were dis
ou-sed one important question that Will be
Valley farmers whose lands have been ruined
by government reclamation work and who nave
no redress FOR their wrongs
The sentence OF Louis Glass. vicepresident OF
the Pacific Telephone Company, TO five years
in san Quentin prison for bribing Supervisor
I.orcrEan is generally regarded excessive
punishment whom it is recalled that all the
boodluC supervisors are at liberty ana in pos
session Of the money that they grated from the
heads OF corporations Ike Glass. Ruef's graft
that alleged to obtain in Tammany in New
York. and no corporation could hope to get any
franchise without paying literally for IT 10 those
who controlled franchises. Glass acted like
others who desired favors, and to punish the
man who is held up" and let the robbers go
free is a new departure IN criminal annals.
The supervisors this week granted the Geary
street cable road tho temporary right to run
cars over its system on the payment OF 10
per cent of the gross receipts instead Of per
cent as formerly. This Will insure service over
the road which has been idle since May !. but
It gives no permanent franchise. as the super
visors have already voted To appropriate $500
900 for converting 1t into an electric road, TO