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MONUMENT ERECTED IN- PARIS A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR
? 'AGO; TO; THE GREAT; FRENCH GENERAL ; HAS BEEN . SO NEG
;. LECTED THAT. THE PEDESTAL IS PALLING APART.
SMOOTH COIN-W.D., City. The fol
lowing in relation to smooth coin is from
the Revised Statutes of the United States:
Any gold coins of the United States if re
duced in weight by natural abrasion, not
more than one-half cf one per cent
below the standard weight prescribed by
law after' a circulation of twenty years as
shown by the date of coinage and at a
ratable proportion for any period less
than twenty years, shall be received at
their nominal value by. the United States
treasury and its offices, under such regu
lations as the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe for. the protection of th«
Government against fraudulent abrasion
or other practices.
PANAMA RIOT— A. R., Oakland, Cal.
In April, 1836,; a drunken man In Panama
went through the streets stealing fruit
and damaging property for which he re
fused to pay. That day a steamer load of
passengers from the East reached Pan
ama and the natives sought revenge upon
them, assaulting, beating and robbing
them in revenge for the acts of the drunk
en man. The native soldiery was called
upon to quell the riot, but instead of do
ing so turned on the strangers and fired
a shot from a cannon Into a house where
a number had taken refuge. The story of
this riot is. to be found, as described by
Carrie Stevens Walter, In the December
number of the Overland Monthly, volume
4, new series. *\".' /
CHILTERN HUNDREDS— T. O. P,.
City. "Chiltem Hundreds" Is a hilly dis
trict in Buckinghamshire" and Oxfordshire.
England, belonging to the crown and hav
ing a nominal office attached to it. called
the "stewardship of the Chiltem Hun
dreds." In the long ago the beech foresta
which covered the Chiltern Hills were In
fested with robbers and to protect tha
peaceable inhabitants from their attacks
it was usual for the crown to appoint an
officer, who was called the steward of tha
Chiltern Hundreds. The office has long
since ceased to serve Its primary, but is
now serving a secondary purpose. A mem
ber of the House of Commons cannot re
sign -his seat unless disqualified either by
the . acceptance of a place of honor and
profit under the crown or by some other
cause. The stewardship of the Chiltern
Hundreds is held to be such a» place, con
sequently it is applied for and usually ac
corded to a member who desires to re
sign. As soon as obtained it is again /re
signed, and is generally vacant when re
quired for the purpose in question. In
othervwords, being appointed steward of
the Chiltern Hundreds Is the English red
tape route to resignation from the Housa
of Commons.
Walnut and Pecan Panoche. Townsend. •
Choice candles. Townsend's, PalacV Hotel*
Cal. Glace fruit 50c per lb at Townsend's.*
Townsend's California glace fruits, 50c a
pound, in fire-etched boxes or Jap.. bas
kets. A nice present for Eastern friends.
630 Market street, Palace Hotel building*
- Special Information supplied dally to
business houses and . public ' men by - tha
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's) . 510 Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1043. •
A French newspaper which finds great
diversion In the sayings and doings of the
Emperor William -II 'gives 'us the follow
ing information: The German Emperor
when in any way crossed or contradicted'
pulls violently at the lobe of his right ear
with the thumb and forefinger of his right
hand. When he was -staying in (England
arthe- time . of the Queen's funeral he
received a telegram? and opened it in the
presence .of one of his smart little neDh
ews, a boy of six. Something in the teie
gram did not altogether please his Maj
esty and he at once began to tu«- at hH
ear. .The little fellow looked up and Lid"
-Ten me. uncle, why do you pun a o ld ;
- '.'Because I am annoyed, my darling"
was -the reply. . . • r- ariin s.
"Do you always do that when you are
annoyed?'.' said the boy. . \u25a0*." 8re
"Yes. my darling,"- said his Majestv
"And when you are very, very much an
noyed whatdo.you do?" persisted this
juvenile inquirer. - ' "r?
"Then I pull somebody else's ear" sairt
William II.-Evening Wisconsin. ' d
/ '-\u25a0 "Briggs got off some of his profound
sayings at the club last night. 'Tell me
what a man eats and I'll tell you what
ha is,' he remarked." j
"I've heard something like lhat before.
Any. comments?"
"Yes. Little Twitters spoke up and
said he'd give Briggs a test. 'I've a
friend/, he said in his slow way, 'who has
knocked about a good bit. He has eaten
horse in Paris, goose livers in Strasburg,
caviar in Russia, ; shrimps in London!
blubber In Alaska, snails in Hawaii and
birds' nest3 in Japan, j Now tell me what
he Is. And what do you suppose B-iggs
said?" \ : . ''\-'>i : C^-f'r
"Well, what?"
"He said, "Come, let's have something."
—Plain Dealer.
"Well, sir, in the fust place, this 'Hints
on Farming' department is altogether too
large an' conspicuous."
"Why, I thought that was right in your
line!"
"No, sir! The crops Is takin'- care 'of
themselves all right and we'ro gittin' the
money fur 'em. /.What we farmers want
now is less talk about buckwheat an'
garden truck an' more financial news."—
AVashington Star.
He walked Into the office of the country
editor with an emphatic stride.
"I jes' paid my subscription," he re
marked, as he sat down on a corner of
the de*sk, "an' I thought I -might as well
give you a few hints about what I'd like
to git fur the money."
"I am always open to suggestions," was
t,ie mildly spoken answer.
The closing of school was welcomed by
nobody more cordially than a certain
bright 14-year-old, who gets as much fan
out of. education as she does out of every
thing—and that's saying a great deal. Her
love of fun and the trouble she gave her
teacher didn't hinderjier from being pro
moted—however unpoetic s»ch justice
may seem. "Well, 'Lucy," observed tho
teacher unsmilingly, when it came time
to give good-by,' "I don't know a girl in
the class I'm mocg glad to get rid of than
you." "That's just the way I feel about
you, Miss ," smiled the 14-year-old.—
New 'York Evening Sun.
A CHANCE TO SMILE.
W. R. Hearst arrived last night from
New York.
Mayor R. F. Johnson of Montdrey is a
gue3t at the Grand. • ( ,
, C. H. Bishop, a merchant of Kauai, Ha
waiian Islands, is at the Grand.
Fred Swanton, proprietor of the Santa
Cruz streetcar system, is at the Grand. .
George H. Cowie,, an insurance man of
Stockton, is a guest atthe California,
Dr. N. H. Morrison, a prominent physi
cian of Los Angeles, is at the Palace.
F. A. Hihn, one of the most extensive
realty owners in California, is at the Pal
ace. ? ; '•"\u25a0'•'
Judge A. S. . Humphreys of Honolulu
sails for the islands thfs morning on the
steamer Sonoma. ' . .
The i Rev. Canon O. Mehoney, ; D.D.,' of
Cork, Ireland, arrived here yesterday. He
is staying at the Palace. « -
.'Ex-President Charles M. Hays of the
Southern Pacific Company leaves on No
vember. 1 for a tour of Europe, accom-j
panied by his wife and family. .
Calif ornians in. "Washingtoiu
: "WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.— The following
Californians have arrived at the hotels:
Cochrane— P. ' I, Strong, San Francisco.
Raleigh— W. B. ' Frisbie and ' family, J.
Bermlngham, San Francisco: C. N. Ster
ry, Miss ;C. N. Sterry. J. U. Hamilton,
Los Angeles. St. James— C. Hickmott,
Miss G, Hickmott, San Francisco.
Big Cities' Expenses.
THE country has been somewhat Vtartled by a
report from Boston that a religious body,
called' the Reformed Presbyterian Church, has
expelled a' rhember for becomingSa citizen of the
United States and swearing allegiance to the consti
tution. No fear may be felt that the foundations of
the Government are about to be undermined by this
church. It has a small and scattered membership of
orderly and well behaved,^albeit austere and stern,
people. y . '.''\u25a0] '.
, It had its beginning away back in 1680, when a Rev.
Mr. Cameron, a Covena'nter and field preacher, ap
peared at Sanquhar, in Dumfriesshire and publicly re
nounced his allegiance to Charles II, whom he ac
cused of violating the "Solemn League Vnd Cove
nant." He gathered.a party around him, and in an
encounter with the royaltroops at Kyle was killed;
His followers became the Reformed Presbyterian
Church, separating from the Kirk of Scotland because
that body. has. its v independence guaranteed by the
coronation oath, taken. by the sovereign of Great
Eritain, and these peculiar people refuse to recognize
any government but a theocracy, proceeding from
Divinity. ' They refuse to bear \ arms, to take a' judi
cial oath, serve on juries, 'school boards or in any way
to recognize earthly government; which they regard
as corrupt and wicked.
In this country they have been .the most active pro
moters of the proposition known as the G6d-in-the
constitution movement. They are generally of Scotch
descent, and are' known for their austere, morality and
manners and simplicity of life, and for their hyper
critical \u25a0 attitude toward other forms' of the religious
idea. They pay taxes to secular ; government under
protest, and are usually people in good conditionma
terially. Ini8/6 their presbytery voted to join what
is known as the Free Church, a Presbyterian body;
not large in numbers and holding much -the same
views as to government, oaths, etc.'
As a rule they have the respect of their neighbors
for tlieir uprightness and fidelity to what they think
right, .though they. are not a sociable element in a
neighborhood on acount of -their extreme -austerity
and asceticism. . i, ). < \u25a0 \u25a0 .'
We can afford to regard their enmity to the con
stitution leniently, 'remembering 'that Wendell Phil
lips once made a .bale fire of that document on Bos
ton common and denounced it^as "a league with death
and a covenant with hell,'^ and the .constitution an'd
the country survived unhurt. ': : - "'-\u25a0:\u25a0. ..;\u25a0:\u25a0;',
It appears .that when the old 'Ameer of Afghanis
tan became assured he : was dying he "j sent . for his 1
chiefs/ told y them 'to select ;a successor, and when they
had- chosen Habid Ullah the Ameer had him at once
crowned, invested with the sword of state and put in,
command of the army. Thus it /was there wa.s'no dis
puted: succession this time. Evidently the old mair
was sensible to the last. • :
,., , From ••the; frequency with: which ; Pat Crowe contin
ues; to ;inform the Omaha police that he is willing r to
come in and .surrender it would seem that he is
planning .'to take to 'the stage and is working uo'ad
vance; notices. ; ... . ;.
The five great cities whose I municipal
expenses are . usually compared are Lon
don, the most populous city In. the world;
New York,' the greatest city of the-Now
World; Paris, the oldest of the; European
cities of the first class; Berlin/ the Euro
pean city which 13 growing most [ rapidly
in population^ • and Vienna," whose affairs
are administered under conditions 1 which
have changed little since medieval times.
"London has by the last census a popula
tion of 4,500,000; New York,- 3,500,000,' Paris,
2,500,000; Berlin, 1,884,000, arid Vienna by the
census of .ten years ago. l{36a,000,. -which
has probably been increased- to? 1,500, 000
now.' : :~ .'".'\u25a0 : „\u25a0 -.. ' jVv i - .
The cost of the government of London is
approximately ?65,000,000 a year, or at the
rate of about $15 per capita. ..The munici
pal expenses of New York are $98,000,000 ; a
year, of at therate of about $28 per cap
ita. v The municipal expenses of Paris are
$72,000,000, or about $28 per. capita, the same
as New York, though Paris has a. burden
some . municipal \> debt, and I has been ex
pending for many, years millions of , francs
on'- adornments and: embellishments, 5 the
pressing utility of which would not prob
ably be agreed to by many New York tax
payers. ":' •-•\u25a0' ./ - \u25a0 ' ' * • • \u25a0
The municipal expenses of Berlin are
$21,000,000 a" year, or z.i\ the rate! of about
$12 per capita;" and the municipal expenses
of Vienna are $12,000,000 a year; or. at the
rate of about "'. ?S per capita— the smallest
averageamong the,flve cities.'- : 14WJ8qj0ISHJ
•\u25a0• London spends more for education than
New ,York, , New ; York -expends more for
its . police ' department 5 that London, j Paris
expends more than either. London or New
-York for the; improvement of its streets
and the enforcement of laws as to build
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QUEER REFORMERS.
IN ITALT— F. L., City. A man born in
the United States whose ; parents were
Italian may go to Italy to live there for
an indefinite period without' having: to
perform any military -.- duty in that" coun
try. He is . an American citizen, unless
on arriving at his majority, he elected to
adopt the citizenship of his" father's na
tionality. In that case he would be a cit
izen of Italy "and subject to its laws.
THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.
REPORTS from the Yale festival are to the
effect that of all the distinguished scholars and
official dignitaries who are attending that great
gathering not one has received more ' considera
tion than Dr. Booker T. Washington, the
negro principal ol Tuslcegee Normal and Industrial
Institute. Sonic of the attention paid him may be due
to the discussion raised by the fact that he recently
dined with President Roosevelt, but we may be sure
that most of it has a more permanent foundation than
that. Had lje never dined , with the President Mr.
Washington would slill have commanded respect in
such a gathering of educators by reason of the extra
ordinary work he has accomplished in the education
of his race.
The story of Tuskcgee Institute reads almost like
a romance. It was started by Mr. Washington wh.en
he was himself a poor, .unfriended and untried, man..
It began almost literally with nothing, in the way of
material wealth.. It was a case > where a brave, indus
trious, sagacious and indomitable man went out into
the wilderness and set about establishing a center of.
industry and education. He received nothing in' the
way of help until he had proven that he could get
along without help. At the present time his institute
is one of the most considerable in the Union so far
as the number of students is concerned, And one of
the least considerable with respect to .wealth." "It is
virtually living from day to day by the labors of its
students directed by the experience of its principal,
and is about as completely a self-supporting institu
tion as can be found in the: world of' education.
The nineteenth annual report. of the trustees of the.
institute, which has just been issued, states that the
average daih r attendance' of students during the past
year was 1010, and in addition there has been an" aver
age attendance. of. 160 children in the training-school
of the normal department. The school is conducted
on such strict economy that the individual cost to
students averages only §73 a year. Of that cost the
larger part is paid ;by the students in the form of
labor, and during the past year the amount credited
to them for lhat service was over $67,000.
While the school aims to train teachers and to fit
students for various lines of industry, the chief study
is agriculture. In his report on the work of the school
Mr. Washington . says : ''The salvation of my race 'will
largely rest upon its ability and willingness to secure
and cultivate properly the soiL I believe that'every
thing possible should be done to enlarge and increase
the efficiency of our agricultural department. In this
connection I am glad to add that arrangements have
been made to reserve three acres of land around the
new -training-school, to be used in giving agricultural
training to -the smallest children. -The negro as • a
slave was started on the foundation of agriculture,,
mechanics and household arts. While I would by
iio means limit his present education to these, but
would in all cases add academic and religious training^
I do believe we shall find.it helpful for a number of
years to come, in our methods of education, to give
great attention to these^ fundamental occupations. In
proportion as one owns the soil and has the mastery
of these fundamental occupations, in the same proobr
tion does he lay the foundation for- : the. highest and
most complete development of himself and children."
Along those lines the school has been working and
its influence has been widely felt. At present it has
students from twenty-nine States and Territories and
from six foreign countries. \ Such a record would be
accounted good had it been made by a university
established' on a foundation' of millions, and the man
who has made it by" his almost unaided efforts' cer
tainly merits honor from all "wfioare concerned in the
education of mankind. ...
It begins to lookas'ifTvIr. 1 Wells "cannot close his
mouth by 'any- other 'means than that of putting his
foot in it / - i ; ;*--.--: : - \u25a0' •-"-.'\u25a0'
Carnegie has ! been •elected; lord : rector of St. An
drew's University. It is to be hoped that this dis
tinguished honor will not : tempt the grreat man : of
money/to. keep. the first part;of the title for the rest
of his days. • / . \u25a0 \u25a0/ .i-i". .
WHEN the bill regulating the succession .to
the Presidency was under consideration it
was. carefully scrutinized by able lawyers of
both.parties and * was* extensively discussed both
within and without the halls of Congress. It would
seem that under such circumstances it should have
been brought to something like perfection .before it
was enacted. There are critics, however, who declare
it to be very far from perfect, and these critics are
now demanding that Congress revise the law and
remedy the defects at the coming session.
The first alleged defect in the act is this: It is pro
vided that certain members of the Cabinet in, a stated
pfder shall "act as President until the disability of the
President or Vice President is removed, or a Presi
dent'shall be elected." Now a President is regarded
as having been elected as soon as the % result of the
electoral vote has been declared, and under the exist-,
ing law the count is made on the second Wednesday
of the February following the Presidential election.
The new President, however, does not take his seat
until March 4. There is therefore about three weeks
between. the date of the election and the date of the
installation. Let us suppose now-that a President and
Vice President having died in office, the Secretary *of
State is acting as President. Under the statute his
right to act terminates with the election of the new
President in February, so that from that date until,
,the installation' on March '4 there would be an inter
regnum during which there would be no one to act as
President. • '
It is claimed. by some authorities that in such a case
as that supposed^'the new President would be sworn
into office as soon as elected, instead of waiting for
the regular inauguration day, and consequently there
Would, be ; no" interregnum. The accession to office of
a President in February; instead of March, it v is said,
would have no effect in disturbing any fixed term for
Congress or for.officials, who would regularly hold to
March 4.
- A graver ; question, but at the same time a very
improbable one, arises from what is regarded/as an
other defect of the statute. Should a. President and
Vice President elected on the second Wednesday in
February T die before -March 4 there would be no, one
to inaugurate, and accordingly under the . statute ; the
Secretary of State of the previous administration
would hold office until the next Presidential election.
Now it might be that the incumbent would be a mem
ber of an administration against which the popular
vote had been given, and consequently there would
be in the Presidency for four years a representative of
the party the people'had^ repudiated at the polls.
While\the contingencies suggested are so^remote
they can hardly be termed issues of practical. politics,
it.is nevertheless interesting, to consider the effects
that might flow from them. The opposing views
raise. what are "now but'academjc questions of. law, but
should they arise as actual problems we might be in
volved in serious disputes -between rival parties. - It
would therefore be, prudent for' Congress,- to settle
them at. once. jThere is nothing to be gained in leav
ing in the law even a seeming defect which might be
used to disturb the 'country "over a Presidential) suc
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DEWEY'S RANl£— T. G. O., Oakland.
Cal. George J5. Dewey holds the rank of
admiral in the United States navy. He la
the third officer of the navy who has celd
that rank. It was first created by act of
Congress July 25, 1866, and was 'conferred
on Farragut in that year and on Porter
in 1870, shortly after the death, of Farra
gut. - .
PERSONAL MENTION.
HENRY CLEWS of New York has been engaged in a little figuring In con
nection with the fortunes of the ten wealthiest men in the United States.
The result of his labors is the following table, in which he gives the value
:to-day.'of ;each"of the^fortunes of -the multi-millionaires, what they will
" amount to sixty years hence and also eighty years from now:
Present Value. In 60 Years. In SO Years.
J. D. Rockefeller.......: $400,000,000 $4,266,600,000 $9,481,300,000
Andrew Carnegie 300,000,000 3,200,000,000 7,111,110,000
W. W. Astor ' ."'. ;••• 150,000,000 1,600,000,000' 3,571,150,000
J. J. Astor • -" 125,000,000 1,333,000,000 2,962,220,000
W. K. Vanderbilt 100,000,000 1,066,666,000 2,430,429,000
Russell Sage.. * 100,000,000 1,066,666,000 2,430,429,000
H. M.Flagler. :.::... ! 100,000,000 1,066,666,000 2,430,429,000
\V. A. Clark......... .•••.• v '100,000,000 1,066,666,000 2,430,429,000
James J. Hill 75,000,000 ; 800,000,000 1,777.700,000
William Rockefeller... 75,000,000,. 800,000,000 1,777,700,000
Total .'.......................••: $1,525,000,000 $16,266,264,000 $36,402JS96,00O
Henry Clews . Estimates What the Richest Americans'
Estates Will Be Worth. at That Time. -^
BETWEEN „ CUP AND UP— 3. T.»
Lower Lake, Cal. "There'a^many a slip
between the cup and the lip" first ap
peared in "English Proverbs," by "William
CarewsHazlitt, 1869. It is a paraphrase on
"Many » things happen between the cup
and the lip," written by Robert Burton,
who lived from 1576 to 1640. - ;'-\u25a0
NEWSPAPER- F. L., City. This de
partment cannot -tell you how newspapers
obtain certain class of news, and particu
larly that which may be furnished by
parties not employed on a newspaper, for
the reason that a newspaper is not bound
to and does not give its source of infor
mation to satisfy individual curiosity.
ONE MAN'S WORK.
SUGAR— A. C, Caliente, Cal.- Sugar,
used as food, according to medical works,
does not make flesh, but it makes fat, aids
respiration, conduces to the digestion of
nesh-makinsr food and in other ways ex
alts the power of that mysterious energy
which is called life.
WHEN the. school children of the United States presented to the republic
\u25a0of France, a little more'than a; year. ago, a beautiful statue of Lafay
ette,; it, was given a prominent site in the gardens of the Louvre and
\u25a0 ' dedicated on the Fourth of July with Imposing ceremonies, cables' the
'."\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 Paris correspondent- of ; the North. American.'- \u25a0 _ . .. \u25a0 - ' -.
But in one short- year-the statue has been so neglected that it is now almost
a wreck. The pedestal is, falling apart, and. unless it is repaired at once the
eaue'strian statue will be tumbled to the ground. -\u25a0'
' A ; lot of faded wreaths and a weather-stained rag, which once floated proudly
as the stars and stripes, He in'aheao of rubbish at the base of the pedestal.
The statue "was pai'd for by the school children of America, who contributed
their pennies" toward it for several "months. The' gift was .intended to -show the
appreciation In which the present generation holds the services of Lafayette to
the United States. , • .
$36,402,896,000 — VALUE OF TEN
FORTUNES EIGHTY YEARS HENCE
VOTING-T. G. O., Oakland, Cal. The
old and the new constitution of California
fixed the minimum age at which citizens
could cast a ballot at 21 years, conse
quently the Legislature never had tha
power to "grant to a person who was but
18 years of age the righr to vote."
DIRECT PRIM ART LAW— A. "W. H.,*
Eureka, Cal. The only States in the
Union that have adopted the direct pri
mary law are California and Minnesota.
The only foreign country that has adopted
the same idea is Australia. . ..
NUMBERS ON HOUSES— F. L., City.
If you are of the opinion that the num
bers on ' any block in this city are not
properly placed en houses you should
make -complaint to the Board of Super
visors, i
DEBUT— F. L.. City. It is not custo
mary for gentlemen to make their debut
in society. A young lady makes her de
but at a society event given in her honor
when she is presented to the select who
have been invited.
VICTOR HUGO— Lit., City. Arrange
ments have been made for the celebration
of the one hundredth anniversary of the
birth of Victor Hugo in Paris, France, on
the 26th of February, 1902.
INHERITANCE TAX-J. B., City. The
inheritance tax in California is against
the property. If a legatee is entitled to
a stated amount he will receive that
amount, less the tax.
WIDOWS SHARE IN HAWAII-R. H.,
City. If a man dies intestate in the Ha
waiian Islands and leaves a widow, but
no Issue, the widow is entitled to half the
estate.
THE PRESIDENCT-T. GO., Oakland.
Cal. To be eligible for the Presidency of
the/Jnited States the individual must be
of the minimum ag*e of 35.
DR. JEKYLL.AND MR. HYDE-D.
M., City. The "entire play" of Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde was never produced at
the Orpheum in this city.
BRECKINRIDGE-T. G. O., Oakland.
Cal. C. R. Breckinrldge of Kentucky, ex-
Congressman, is still alive. •'.
A DIME OF '42— Subscriber, Contra
Costa County. Cal. A dime of 1842 does
not command a premium.
THE PRESIDIO— Subscriber, City. Thf»
acreage of the Presidio of San Francisco
is 1479.94 acres, .
We have no desire to do ; Mr. Wells any injury and have therefore been careful to
take him by his "self-measurement and by the judgment of the persons who are respon
sible for his candidacy. Viewed in the light he has turned upon himself he is a thorough
impossible, and the city is to be saved by election of his regular opponent- who so' far
has furnished every reason why the independent voters "should supports him against the
class candidate. , .--. x - L' . I 7 ':' .
-Will Mr. Weiis now make a plain statement in his senior, organ of the celebrated
rights which he determined to preserve, even if their proper , preservation required him to
decline the.nomination and retire from the ticket? They must have been very serious and
important "rights if their preservation required such emphatic .action. Where are- they
now? Will he give a ground floor and front elevation of them in their present state and
condition? We say to him frankly, that as those rights, seemed; to involve : his 'manhood
the independent voters are going to take up the task of preserving them where he laid it
down. They are going- to take him at his word and practically retire him from the contest
arid "from politics for al} time to come."
Those who wanted to support him and who refrained from opposition a long
time were watching him closely. They wanted to see what estimate was put upon him by
the men who nominated him and by Mr. Herrin. Those men have exposed their esti
mate. They keenly judged him, and that which he called an "ultimatum" they recognized
as a bluff. Surely he cannot blame the people for taking him at the estimate put upon him
by the men he calls "the leaders and Mr. Herrin/' '
> | "vHE political bosses who made a so-called Republican ticket forvSupervisors which
'] „ I •'.. Wells felt called to repudiate, until > he was properly rounded up
P % I , ' an d instructed, seem to ' have \u25a0 forgotten' that independent : voting in municipal elec
*• tions is a confirmed habit of San Francisco. Even during the Civil War, when
party feeling had every reason for running high, the people would elect a good candi
date on the Democratic ticket in preference to a' bad; one on the Republican, and vice
versa. Perhaps no large city.in the Union lias shown more discrimination in independent
voting. -This is so well understoocl by wise bosses that even Buckley, in the. height
of his "power," always selected a considerable number of first-class>men on his ticket,' and
even permitted the nomination of some that were opposed to him. In this way it hap
pened that men of eminence, who enjoyed the public confidence, like Bartlett and Pond,
could be elected :Mayor. But the bosses who controlled. the, so-called Republican conven
tion had not that kind of wisdom, and, because they lacked it, loaded the ticket with ma
terial which icpels the independent municipal voter. A|> party lines are largely loosened
in. city elections,. the. party men, who wish their party to succeed,, make nominations that
bear the scrutiny of the independent citizen. That citizen is usually a firm and unyield
ing party man in 'contests- that involve principles,; but no power can convince hirnVthat
any broad party, principle is involved in the election of a ;city government. The bosses
who pipe for party votes will lure in vain. 'Their music is wasted. The people will not
dance to it. •' • '-
: According to^his senior organ, the . Bulletin, even Mr. Wells himself felt a" spasm
of this independence, for that paper says that after his nomination he sent an ultima
tum to the bosses -who had put him on the ticket, in the form "of a demand, that -Flint
go on 'the. Supervisor' ticket. He "said "Flint goes on or I go off." He even went
so far as ( to say to a 'Bulletin, reporter that Mr. Herrin agreed wfth „ him in this show of
independence. But later developments prove that Mr; Herrin agreed with him only for
the purpose of getting him to change his mind. \ , . ' *
That magician transformed the independent Wells into a superserviceable and) al
together limp and nerveless candidate of the bosses. His, celebrated ultimatum, that had
in it the ring of a bugle : call, sank to thetinldeof'a tea bell calling Mr. Wells to his po
litical supper, and the bold candidate who for one. moment stood like a flint for Flint be
came as soft as butter exposed to our unseasonable hot spell.
The feeling of independence which was i purged, out of him by Mr. Herrin has not
been exorcised from the majority of the voters. With them in municipal. contests it takes
the place of. that party principle which dominates their ballots in general elections. The
firmer the} 1 " are as party men in campaigns that affect -principles the more flexible they
are in city elections in their attitude of independence/ \.
The Bulletin said that on October 3 Mr. Wells said to its reporter: "I believe, how
ever, that as the head of the ticket I have some rights, and those rights. I am: deter
mined to preserve. ,TJie /leaders of the party agree with the position V have taken • and
Mr. Herrin has so expressed himself. I don't know yet \yhen the change will be made, but
if it is not made I shall certainly retire not only from the contest 'but from politics for all
time to come." - •'\u25a0\u25a0' '- .-.\u25a0 ; : . '-"".-.
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