The San Francisco call., 1910-03-27
porary Life of California

Mr.. Squires showing, somewhat musty. 1t is
long way behind him, and | suspect that amnesty
has issued in his case His most recent political
performance to run for district attorney OF
this city against Langdon, and for this office he
had the backing of the men under Indictment for
bribery. Whether that constitutes him pro-
granlrner depends on the definition of the word.
One seems to remember that George Knight
took the stump for MCGOWAN in this campaign for
district attorney which might imply that his insur-
gency had not hurt very hard But, of course there
never was programmer came out of Humboldt
neither Knight. MCGOWAN Gillett.
LONG WAY FROM HOME
Mr. Squires indulges in the customary cheap
sneer of the professional politicians at "reformers
Well, there are ''reformers" and performers"
Warren Porter and Walter Parker are proud to be
called performers, and like Mr.. Squires and Mr..
MCGOWAN, have a thorough contempt for the
'reformers" General de Young and Harrison
Gray Otis share the same view.
Blatherskites- -demagogues- goos
ence to 'hysteria' to make the complete framework
of Chronicle editorial damning the insurgents.
Ii Mr. MCGOWAN is still insurgent he is found a
long way from home.
NOT PROFESSOR BoKE
| am informed that it was not Professor. Boke
but Stanford man that Curtis Lindley had in
mind as author OF the suggestion to hang few
lawyers by way of remedy for the laws delay
the oppressor's wrong, the, proud mans contumey
and other whips and scorns. am pleased to
exonerate Professor Boke from suspicion. Mr..
guilty man. but really the matter is not important
as the Stanford professor obviously did not mean
to be taken seriously.
HOW JIM AND DUNK WENT UP THE HILL
My friend Jim Barry of the Star has fallen foul
of Dunk Mcpherson of the Santa Cruz Sentinel
and belabors him Justify, perhaps superhuously. 1t
is a waste OF soap to lather an ass.
Barry. to be sure, has just cause for his wrath.
Mcpherson printed in his paper the following as
an extract from the Star;
Hiram Johnson is the candidate of the Lincoln
Roosevelt league for governor of the state of Cali
forna. The defeat of Johnson is absolutely inevi-
table not because he represents a disgruntled wing
OF the republican party, but because of his
personality. his affiliations, his methods and his
lack of desirabity as a candidate representing the
whole people. Johnson stands squarely and fairly
for the same faction that preciptated civil in
San Francisco. stands for the and
he represents them, who bartered money for the
direction the affairs of the district attorneys
Office and the subsidzng of the courts. Johnson is
the man who in his promotion of the candidacy of
Heney deliberately slandered the president of the
United States and openly nsulted him from plat
form while the president his way this
city to its guest
There was more OF the same tenor, but none of
it ever appeared in the Star and, although Barry is
not supporting Johnson, OF it represents his
opinions. He wrote to Dunk asking for a retrac-
tion and explanation, but receiving none assumes
that the Star was Intentionally credited with the
Objectionable article with malice aforethought on
the part of certain interests 1t is possible that
Dunk may have been trapped by literary bureau
which is putting out such stuff under false colors
but if so he should make that known Until then,
Mr. Barry will continue to call him politician.
preacher, poet and poltroon."