The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-01-04
Well Merited Roast For California


From the Reno journal
One of the few amusing things growing out of the
trouble Godfeld is the lecture that the San Francisco
ooneie Oh yesterday morning reads Nevada Chronicle
says Nevada has shrked the responsibilities of State and that if
she cannot maintain itself commonwealth sb bonld annl for
annexation to one Of its neighbors
When Nevada applies for annexation it will not m TO California
--oi that the esteemed Chronicle may rest assured
Any State that has San Francisco has no license to prae
about the duty of State San Francisco on April 49, 1906 had
searul catastrophe The whole world upon to aid the
stricken city and to assist the which it was the rncna
municipality Money poured into the That was nearly
two and the honorable honest head of the
management of the charity fund distributing it at last
accounts trying to find the money up before
decade shall have passed At the very time earth was
seeking to help the city, its Supervisors headed by its Mayor
grating right and left They sold the valuable franchise
nothing receiving brbes return The Chronicle published
that city.
The State of California has had Railroad
Commission II intended regulate railway Has
done so? Not your life has always been composed
three members two of whom have been owned body and soul by the
corporations The State has total vote the neghborhood
100000 yet its present Governor personally esmabe
nooriousy selected by convention that dominated by the
Southern Pacific Compan political agents Its Legislature has
been owned by the Southern Pacific Company the gas
corporations OF San Francisco and Oakland 1t
not single State official very moment except
appointed against the wishes of the Southern Pacific and the
present Executive of Caornawho under obligations
his nomination and election Southern Pacific Company
California of the richest States in the Union banks
rally the Bank Commission of such State ought be composed of
the best nance of who by of their training would
be capable of understanding something about the institutions they
called examine OF the three commissioners former
justice of the Supreme Court and the others politicians
The three have the large knowledge OF the banking business that
gained from occasionally asng check The late secretary Of
the commission base ball named Cal Ewing and the
present secretary lawyer the extent of whose practice be
imagined when he gives for political place at monthly sal
a his position the fact that he voted with the oganiza
Nonf from to last in the Legislature.
The National Guard of California has been laughing stock
since 1894 the present commander of the Army of Pacifea
ton Cuba General Thomas H. Barry then captain in the First
United States Infantry held ii in official report
being top heavy with staff officers generals and gold lace Its reg
political workers who wholly incapable
making showing the field and notorious is the incompe
teny the higher officers that they not invited to attend the
annual joint drills with the Regular Army
In short California rotten from skin to lacking in
decency ungateu negbors that have helped her
become wealthy vain with pompou conce that makes the rest of
the country laugh, corrupt politics. willing victim of graft in
public life
And the Chronicle printed in such city San Francisco and
such State California prsume talk any other
wes tn about the "duty of a State"
Nevada be negctful of of her duties but will
look California for lessons in statehood