The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-26

the bill from going to the calendar. where it
would not be reached this session without
the aid of the Committee on Rules. Proba-
bly, the bill will be called up for a test vote,
but if Mr.. Bland is as wise a leader as his
experience would indicate aim to be he will
not ask for more debate. That which has
been had is fatal to his side of the question.
Possibly the Democrats may agree to sub
stitute for the Bland bill the minority re-
port favoring an international monetary
congress. The necessity of adding silver to
the metallic basis becomes more and more
apparent each year. A syndicate hostile to
the gold standard and reckless of the conse-
quences of a financial crash might canse
European financierS considerable trouble
Bat the readest and least hazardous way TO
the double standard is through an interua-
tlonal monetary congress.
|
The farewell banquet at Paris given by
the American colony to Minister Reid was
instrumental in drawing from our repre-
sentative singular confession. He prob
ably had very little of joke in his remark
that three years ago, feeling in need Of
vacation, he accepted the Embassy at Paris,
and that now, in returning to New York,
he looks forward 10 the vacation which
somehow he has not been able to obtain
abroad. But it cannot have been diplo-
matte duties which prevented him from
summing himself with good allowance of
leisure III the American paradise. Our
re iations with France are important,
but they need not weigh very heavily
on man Of capacity like Mr. Reid. 1t is
probably the social aspect of his functions
that has caused him to groan under this
burden. The residential American colony
IN the French capital is large, wealthy and
lmportunate. The stream of transient
visitors is broad and constant To the
American Minister everybody goes Tor ad-
vice a9d introdGctions, and very often he is
solicited 10 render assistance. There is
quite Republican freedom about the de-
man3s made on his good offices, and there
Is quite "A Republican breadth Of urbanity
In the pollte attentions bestowed upon
callers of every degree. The besi-natured
man In the world is apt to vince under some
of the infections thus imposed.
To be brusque or cold in manner would
bring down upon the offending Minister'S
head boomerang of resentment from this
side OF the Atlantic. 1t is the privilege of
every American citizen TO ventilate his
grievances at least In a newspaper and
snubS can only be avenged in the malice of
disparagement. AS a rule our Ministers
abroad are very cautious in their deport-
ment, and studiOusly ObliPing 10 all who
think they have a claim upon their services
The diplomatic post in London is lust a
little better of than the Paris one in
the eX2ctionS Of social functions. There
are fewer American visitors, although
yearly the tide of travel that way is aug
meating. If New York can afford busy
man vacation impossible tn obtain in
Paris. then Whitelaw Reid is 10 be congrat-
ulated upon not wearing himself out in the
diplomatic service. VIGOROUSLY New York
puts more pressure upon human life engaged
IN business than any other city in the
United States, and that is tantamount to
saying the world. But We are asked TO infer
that the Empire City Is haven of rest
compared with giddy pleasure-loving Paris.
The ups and downs of James Keene, the
Nall-street operator, would form a very
nice chapter in the romance OF speculation
He is well known on this coast. where less
than 20 wears ago he was Familiarity chris
tened "Jim," and was looked upon as the
rising star among audaciOus stock manipu-
lators. he various maelstrOms In which
he has been plunged have not drowned him.
There Is evidence of his buOyancy in a
friendly haven, from the fact that he is now
paving eff Outstanding claims in large
AMOUNTS. no doubt greatly to the delight of
his creditors. In two days he has paid
$4,000 as a Precipitation to those who have
been waiting for their own. As he has
doubtless large surplus in reserve ne will
probably be heard of again as a prominent
ure In speculation. Anything less feyersh
would pail upon his nervous organization.
President Eliot may perhaps take occasion
to revise tile speech he delivered at Salt
Lake City. Ii may have been a most sooth-
ing philosOphic discourse to the Mormon
Fathers on the inner inspiration of their
immigration under the Prophet Brigham
many years ago, but Harvard has got hold
OF an Imperfect version of the Grafton and
Is tearing il to pieces with scorn. Perhaps
the Hfm0St the nrnfPSSnr said in enIn-
piimentary way was that the MormOns
showed courage in their faith by Drawing
hardships and converting a forhiddng
cherries desert into a fertile garden land.
They were doubtless fanatics with repel-
lent patriaTchal notions on marriage
but there have been fanatics in all ages.
and some Of them have been very
useful in the organization of soci-
ETY.. The prosecutors who drove the
Purians out of England regarded them
as zeaiOts and fanatics of pronounced
description, and what untold good has come
to America from their assertion of principei
They had eccentTicitles to rub off in their
New England life, and their descendants
are very modified type of the Puritan as
| he was. vi the Mormon at least it must be
| said that tie understood the dignity of work
| Ills reprehenSbly lax and Indecent views
on the welded state were upset by the rail-
roads III his vicinity and the ieers of the
Gentiles. For university professor IL is
skating over very thin ice to draw a par
ale between Utah Saints and the Pilgrim
Fathers