The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
Selfish 0ppOsi-
ton TO India
Basin Project


Basin Project @ creek lands needed Tor the construction
When you pull the mask you Scooy
and their who by of
sand OF local sentiment the matter conved defeat the bond
issue former occasion by creating misunderstanding of the
purpose among voters OF the interior They are the same men who
engaged lobbying against the bill for submission of
during the last regular session of the legislature At that time
Senator Wright OF San Diego called attention to the suspicious
circumstances attending the efforts of the opposition
Luther Wagner apparently lined up with the oppos
zion Tor explained does he for his change
M front this subject Mr. Wagner record report which
e made jointly with Colonel Heuer this project in which
0yroe concerning the Isas basin in these words:
There is other place the whole front of San Francisco
% Of P e0 % on 6 Hs peTleor f G ppGf~Glfq b nne5
3 % o ] to 2 % Mission 5pd to the n & part Of S San 5ap
developed great railroad manufactufing district
In these Wagner gave opinion
engineers that might be economy purchase the
popey rather than years when the
IN the Pe OF the property might be pobve to It's acquisition
Now Mr. Wagner appears have joined Scooy and the
umbemn and people asking what has happened change
his opinion in that radical fashion.
DRESIDENT TAFT has heard from the country and from the
republican party AS the politicians say, he bows gracefully
the will Of the majority Patronage will longer be with
held from the insurgent congressman aid
Mr. an and comfort denied them.
discovers After all, this patronage business is a
His Mistake affair of peanut politics Its denial to
- Ul - the insurgents only important evidence
that the president had radically and amentab misunderstood the
sentiment of the people He
and is enough to admit much.
The made letter written by the presidents
private by direction his chief This radical change
attitude gratifying the reasoning that seeks explain
justify the original position sound like special pleading
While republican legislation pending
president his
withhold federal
who seemed
TO of platform
ended with the
which have been held and which the
declare themselves
None of the called republican legislation opposed by the
insurgents On the contrary they worked fulhmen
of the pledges the platform The opposition fufmen
of those pledges altogether from the standpatters
It whole, very credtabe episode withdrawal
OF looked like small inspired by petty
possibly acuated by foolish hope that of
Cummn Doyer and La Toilette could be driven
their position based principle by taking away the
of access to the pie 1t is strange conception
craftsmanship that might belong properly in the domain
politics
But Mr. Taft acknowledges his mistake and
while inquire too curiousy the explanation his
attitude He simply made bad mistake 1t really gnihed nothing
except the small politicians and the president himself who
suffered the estimation the country by his apparent alliance
with such Aldch and Cannon. Mr.. Taft length
realized that he had taken untenabe position
being used as shield by lot of rascaly politicians.
EEP the children off the The only that
TO provide them with properly equipped Fairgrounds in
- the congesed residence districts
The needs of the strongly
more Play= forth by Rev. Father OConnell in
grounds for his address TO public committee
the South Side q e the needs OF the