The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
POLITICAL FURNITURE

Next of all, one learns that Alden Anderson is
to be provided with "a busnessman's committee"
Now, Mr.. Anderson is very decent sort of poiti-
clan and one wonders why he should be saddled
with houseful of political furniture like that Is
1t possible he has forgotten what happened to
William Crocker and his hoodoo committed
Everybody knows, or might know if he took the
trouble to find out, that Anderson is what the boys
call the fall guy of the situation and that he will
be thrown in the discard Crocker thrown
when he has served the purpose. If Mr.. Anderson
is wise he will stick to his job which better paid
and much safer than that of governor.
FOR sale cheap, handsome set OF political furni-
very little used. Apply WILLIAM
CROKER, who has further for it
MCGOWAN. TAKES TO THE BUSH
One learns from the circular put out by Frank
McGowans committee that its candidate for attor-
ney general IS, or was, an ''nsurgent" | had sup
posed that MCGOWAN about the hardest pro-
grammer of the lot, but perhaps he has turned
reformer and begun himself. | surprised
that George Squires old newspaperman
should put his fist to such nonsense-he must think
he is playing with children.
SENATORIAL SUFFERINGS
Senator Flint appears to be still suffering from
that wobbly feeling and does not know whether
he will run again give it away. 1t is like the
old counting out game, "She loves me; she loves
not. One learns from the Chronicle of the
strenuous effort making to persuade the senator
to his country and the ingenious explanation
is offered that his friends assure him that the
expenses OF campaign will be nominal, the object
OF the primary law being to make it possible for
all-both rich and poor-to become candidates for
nomination and election to office"
This after the Chronicle has been laboring
assiduously for months to persuade everybody that
this villanous primary law puts nominations out
OF the reach of poor Papers like the Chronicle
should have good memories.
ORDERS" PERHAPS
Glett is likewise suffering from the wobbles,
but | find this significant boost for him in the
Los Angeles Times:
But what of this talk of Governor GilIett for
the nomination for senator? | have heard quite
bit of it in Los Angeles the last week and | note
that there is much talk OF him in the north Some
the leading of the local citrus fruit industry
engaged in a movement toward inducing the
governor 10 come out as candidate tor the
nomination for senator, and they meeting with
strong support from those who have noted
fully the record of Gillett. first member OF the
state legislature for several terms, then as mem
Der of congress and later as governor OF this great
The governors home IS in the north, 1T IS
tious critic indeed who could point an action of
the present executive which has been influenced in
on @ If this Giett talk Keeps up at the rate it
has been going around in this vicinity look for
him to be the only candidate for senator who will
stand any show in the advisory vote which will be
a the August election
hen hnd the Chronicle ana Los Angeles
Times making simultaneous announcement of
6illett's candidacy it looks like "orders"
DIRECT FROM HEAVEN
Finally find Henry I. Gage, former governor
OF California and recently, named minister to Por
tuga1, joining the band of unconscious humorists
as quoted in support OF the nerrancy OF the United
States constitution article OF faith and
denouncing as worthy of the stake those unprin-
cipled heretics who would amend that instrument
by making senators elective by direct vote OF the
people Thus saith the prophet Gage
Ought the Bible to be amended in order TO suit
the ways of the modern S1nner' Or should the
sinner be reformed to abide by its grand preceptS?
I.et.the constitution of the United States alone,
and for the good of the country let a lot of the
political sinners that would needlessly amend
national creed suit their notions be them
selves made the subject OF reformation
1t follows then that wicked and abandoned
people committed sacrilege when they amended
this consecrated and inspired instrument some
fifteen times.
No, our politicians are not joking. They are
themselves the joke.
But they all love Roosevelt. As the Chicago
poet says;
Its the jobs they want, the jobs they
The nice little fat little jobs they want
Just give 'em the jobs
And they'll be, begobsi
The best of the friends OF Roosevelt!