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Show B Thievery in San m Francisco. bbI VMS l ' The flagrant and wholesale Bbbbb BMC graft of San Fiancihco'b mayor, BTa Iwssaud Hoard of Suporvis-ois is H being heralded broadcast by the BH press of the country. During the BM "j,z BBI l'HMv years tho people of Hj A'moricji have grown bomewhnt BIB nccosunTiui! to corruption in niu- bb y BMB nicipal goveriinienl.s for a con- B utaiil stream of dishonest oilicials BJ . BH ami corrupt politicians lmve beou H passing before the public. Yet BH iti'Clyp latest instance, which so BBH fofyih' galls attention to the H8 woijdfii&s of our city governments, BMK virumutancus aie ogpuuinlly ag- BVS gralftig, . growing as they do BB .BMi'S? .' M ' ''' . m to the people of that gloat city. It would be dillicult to find 11 greater loguc than one who would use his public olliie to defraud de-fraud hN own city when stiugg-ling stiugg-ling to rise funn the dejilhs of despair. de-spair. In Sail Francisco Abraham Abra-ham Kuuf is the central ligtirp but he has been ably afesintcd in his Moik of corittption by a well organiod following. So extensive exten-sive has the city been enveloped in giaft that a one paper put it: "There lias been a complete community of intcrc.te between ballots, procurer?, corporation magnates', 'best citizens,' labor union politician, and pugilists." So numeious are ihe cases of fraud in city government in America that it is no wonder that I'jiirpQoii writers pronounce our municipal organizations the great failuie oft he country. The evidence of failure ihabiiiij diuil and yet it is dillicult to change tho plan so completely are tho politicians in conliol. Theie aic sins of omission as well as sins ol commission. Not only the man who does a wiong comes under condemnation but the man, also, who fails (o do good. It was tho servant whd had failed to use the talent who received the rebuke ol the master oven though no loss was reported. The fact that nothing had Imjcii done was sullicient even for pun ishment, to the extent of taking away the powers intrusted to the servant for some purpose. Who is making the best use of his time or talents for good' Not the idler for good is active. Not the man who fails to do anything good for fear of making a mistake mis-take for in that there is no giowth. Is it not lather ho who thinks carefully, and with a sincoro regard re-gard for the rights of his fellow man does something for himself, his neighbor, his town or his country? |