The morning call., 1891-05-31
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Imagine gold quoted al 321 per cent premium
in The Argentine Republic. The highest pre-
MUM on gold in The United States during the
Ciyil War was go.
The statement is made authoritatlveIy that
while In the Union armies OF the civil war only 8
per cent of the soldiers were foreign born 20
per cent OF the inmates Of The Soldiers Home an
Milwaukee are foreign born.
The AZta California OF Thursday devoted
most of the first column OF its first page to an
exposition of How 10 Sleep" Ii was hardly
necessary for the Alta o follow up its brilliant
example along this line with any theorizng on
the subject.
Salisbuiys Behring Sea Bill appears TO be
little too late to be very effective. Returns for
wsrded TO the Canadian Customs Department
show that foTty-niue vessels owned ana fitted
out at Victoria have already sailed north. Last
year twenty-nine schOOners cleared from this
point, and their Total catch was valued at a hand.
some sum.
In the next European conflict the railways Will
play a prominent part. Emperor William,
though lie differs with Bismarck on affairs of
state, is thoroughly imbued with the ex-Chan-
celiors Idea of grand netwOrs Of railways con-
trOled by the Government and as completely I'M
der his command as any branch of the army.
In other words he Is represented as being deter
mined on the complete naturalization OF Ger
man railways.
We are aff0l ded al Giroy another shining ex-
ample OF the sweet reasOnableness of the admin
istrative system which, as often as not, leaves
nothing of an estate for the heirs when the ad.
illustrators claims are met George Mlias,
executor Of the will OF Nick Tomas has filed his
first and final account Of his administration OF
the estate. The appraised value was s1214 80.
a
personal property for $50, which was $3.50 so
less than the appraised value thereof The ex-
penses OF administration and the amount OF
claims allowed is In excess OF the assets, so there
Is nothing to be distributed under the will to the
beneiciarieS.
British investors are not very favOrably I'M
pressed at present with the adyisabity OF plac-
ing their surplus coin In Australian loans recent
efforts of Victoria and South Australia to raise
funds not proving very successful. The
Census Bulletin on national debts recently
issued placed the Indebtedness OF France
at the high rate of SIG 80 per head of
population in 1890 aud later estimates show
that seven OF The British Colonies in Australasia
and Oceanca exceed this figure, the largest per
capita indebtedness being hat OF Queensland
1888 46. No wonder the English financial press
points out The necessity of checking the reckless
system of borrowing INDUCED in by the Aus
traaD Colonies.
Predictions that our protective system would
handicap American manufacturers in competing
win the products OF Europe in the markets of
The world are not being realized. American ex-
ports OF mowers and Teapers were valued at
S427. 115 in March against $3.50, 9O9 in March.
1890, and our exports of manufactured products
amounted 10 S14726S l7 against $11 ,O3O,379
in the same DOntb OF 1890. The shipments OF
carriages and railroad cars show a marked in
crease. and our exports Of miscellaneous agrieul
rural implements have nearly doubled in a year
These shipments are bound to steadily increase
for reciprocity will secure the virtual annexation
10 this country for commercial purposes OF all
that part of The Western Hemisphere lying 10 the
south OF us.
That class legislation Is an idea utterly at varI
ancr with the PRINCIPLES OF this Government and
the ideas of the people composing it is a truth
that would appear 10 pass without saying but
our Western farmers seem, IN the pressure of
their apparent needs, TO have temporarily lost
sight OF IL. Hence the appropriateness Of PresI
dent HarIIson's gentle hint Of this truth In his
recent speech AZ Omaha, where lie reminded the
good people that "this Government cannot do
everything for everybody" In other words II is
not wise for the farmers or any other class to
expect the Government to advance the money TO
pay OIL their private debts. Before this can be
done II must be shown that such legisat lon
would be for the advancement OF all classes
which has not yet been done.
Anent the coming political campaign the
Kansas City Times (Dem.) says: Cleveland
viii be ren0minated by reclamation if lie falls
Into line on the currency and silver questions II
he does not, but reiterates Sherman finance next
year, be must stand aside" There are few
things, political or OF any other nature in our
changing civilization upon which we may predt-
cate but OF one thing we may be certain that if
there is single course open to him whose Obvi.
Gus end is inevitable and complete political dis.
comhure and obliteratlon That course Grover
Cleveland will adopt in furtheranee OF bis Presi.
DENTAL aspirations. III. however he is invited
by his party TO step aside it will be in favor of a
Western candidate, for 1t is not within the power
Of the New York Democracy to produce
stronger candidate.
The Iutercontlnental Railway Commission,
one Of the results OF the Pan-American Confer
ence, has submitted TO The Secretary OF State
brief resume OF the work mapped out. After
gathering all obtainabie Information as to
whether a practicable line OF railroad at a rea-
sonable cost could be constructed TO connect the
railway systems of this country aud Mexico with
the existing railways OF South America, tie