The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03

marked, Is not bad II sounds.
A COMMITTEE OF FATHERS
James P. Cassidy OF Sacramento has written m
a letter in easy way and think, better way
politics Mr. Cassidy writes:
Don't you think it Is an injustice to a fathcr-and
am myself and Judging by your picture in
The Call you are probably father, too-that the
newspapers should be hitting the honorable Grove
Lionel Johnson. who is candidate for the mere
humble Office of assemblyman, and pitting him
against his son. who Is dividing his time between
Doctor Burke's sanitarium and the insurgents of
the south?
Now do you believe the who told the
following story is father or has any respect for a
Into the Anderson camp has come letter
from prominent Lacquer saying: I am for
Anderson I can not be for Johnson because |
lear the influence over him of his father, Grove L.
johnson. But down in southern California where
both Johnsons have been, this conversation IS re-
ported
Mr. Johnson. had the honor of meeting
your Hiram today, sir
Is that So: asked johnson, pcre. My son
Hiram, sir, Is anarchist OF the worst kindr"
What do you think OF aged man calling
anarchist: Maybe it only a joke They
tell you know him-Is he wit:
Up here in our town they have put up a fellow
to lick this man who has been serving the state
and country for many many years-nearly as long
Welsh. Do you know Tom Fox? This fellow is
the very mischief getting votes by his CAB He
must be kind of politician, and here's the
rub; Tor IN looking into his history I find that
Johnny Mackenzie had him on his staff in lodging
Red and BLACK" Hayes. He must be an orator
too, for I find certain Demosthenes named
Charles NJ. Shortridge had him as an understudy
IN some county down your way The candid
opinion from you that l is this: Have
Welsh and his crowd the right to throw out of
the service OF the people OF great state this
splendid old man. Grove Lionel Johnson who has
served so long? My friends tell me- you know
he has done 1t well
THE LANGUAGE OF POLITICS
Mr.. Cassidy is playboy, but shall endeavor t.
help him out. He should know that in the languag
OF politics words have lost their meaning Wher
Grove Johnson calls man an anarchist it means
simply that the other fellow votes with the othe
crowd There period when Grove Johnson
bitterly resented being called "a hoary old repro
bate" l remember the time when he was not ole
and was not hoary. In fact his hair was violen
red-"carroty, the vulgar called II. But he has al
ways contributed that variety which is the spice O
politics. He did much mischief as he could bu
he has been entertaining old rascal using these
words in their parliamentary sense as terms of en-
ABOUT
USEFUL EXAMPLE
We should miss Grove Johnson as feature o.
the contemporary life of California He fulflls the
function OF horrible example in an amusing way. Il
takes all kinds of Jollnsons to make politics. We
have them all and we can not have too much Tobn
son.
FAMOUS FATHER
But the most cruel thing ever flung at Grove John
son came from the Sacramento Bee which remarked
that he was famous for being the father of Hiram
In common with Mr. Cassidy and the other embat
tied fathers should all resent this injurious i'm
pcation
THE ARGUMENTATIVE EGG
The other day in Porterville, Tulare county. the
congregation threw overripe eggs at minister o.
the gospel who had offended by plain speaking. As
form OF argument or criticism the noisy egg is
about equivalent to Groves fling of anarchist al