The morning call., 1892-05-18

Once more the German Emperor title
which has not quite the same weight as
Emp error Of Germany in heraldic signiti-
cancels astounding his subjects by the
versatility and extravaganza OF his speeches.
He has been entertained at banquet in
West Prussia, and in one sentence be
throws a bridge Of sentiment across gap
which more modest men would rather
avoid in oratorcal engineering. But as it
is the Emperor allowance must be made for
OratOriral eXuberance. He advised the sons
of "lis" country 10 accept patiently what
ever providence has in store fol- them, and
in the same breath urged those subject sons
to await with confidence the results which
the Emperor will achieve in the course Of
his tOilsome future" The mOdesty of Il
speech IN which the Creator and William Of
| Germany are represented as following
parallel lines toward the fulfillment of
common design in the government and
direction Of a nation may appear TO Ameri-
cans some 81 hat strained, but even with uni
veTsal suffrage the Germans are accustomed
TO listen to mOnarchcal babblings about the
divine right OF kings. The Emperor is firmly
impressed with the substantially Of his
divine right and he takes people into his
confidence thereupon over glass Of wine.
Charles | had also a rooted belief in divine
right. which, in his measure of ethics. en-
abled him 10 prevaTicate piouSlv, but the
head Of Charles went off all the same. Yet
they called him martyr.
The ruse de guerre that the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad Company Is out of politics
probably imposes upon very few people be-
tween the Oregon and Mexican boundary
lines. The railroad went TO Stockton and
kept ont some of the planks that might
have made good timber in a platform; and
il also guided the convention to decisions
on personal preferences, And now the
railroad is at Fresno. 1t has NO conscience
and no shame and its politics are its own,
and when rightly scanned, have no honest
party shading. The railroad fights for itself
with d supreme contempt for principle. II
| there were fifty parties the railroad would
! be there to nudge the elbow of the princi-
! pal movers and whisper into the ears of the
! chairmen and committeeman. One scurTi-
| l6us untTuth that the railroad has indus
| triOusly circulated was yesterday nailed to
the wall at Fresno for the ediicati0n of the
delegates. Tie exposure may not do any good,
but the lie Is at least blisleriDg In the sun o.
| publicity. 1t was said that the Traffic As
ISOLATION of San Francisco desires to break
ND interior terminals, and Traffic Manager
Leeds was telegraphed to for information.
The reply WAS conclusive, namely, that
mot only is the Traffic Association not
in favor Of ab0lishing the interior termi-
mails, but It wants TO maintain them, a
1 lnGY are III the interest OF the CITY OF Ndn
Francisco a. we'll as of the whole State" 1t
is plain that the real interest of San Fran
cisco lies in seeing the interior of the State
built up and developed, and that any i'm
pTOYement Of railroad facilities cOnduces TO
that end. The better accommodation the
railroad gives the interior the better must il
be for San Francisco. Fair dealing and no
discrimination is what is wanted from the
railroad company all round, but the meth
DDS Of the company to suit the public needs
are to go about from convention 10 conven-
ton and to practice bullying and corrupt in
fluence until it secures what IL wants. Out Of
politicsl 1t might with as much truth be said
that the railroad is out of the carrying bust
ness.
The Eastern Editors Association is bound
to make one note TO distinguish its Califor-
MIA trip above all others. Never before can
the members have been greeted with floral
trophies to the dazzling extent they have
experienced at San Diego and Santa Bar
bara. Probably no other State in the Union
could pay tribute of this graceful descrip-
tion with such overwh Ginning profusion and
wealth OF floral beauty. The editors must
have been bewidered by the brilliant spec
tace OF 900 gorgeous bouquets and 60 large
trays of cut flowers, exhaling perfumes of
! exquisite aroma. Some OF the journalists Of
an inQuring turn OF mind may haYe asked
! State on an extensive scale for the manu-
| faeture Of perfumes. In roses, for instance
we might hope to surpass the production Of
tbs Languedoc region, where the blooms are
| cultivated by the acre and the population
| have for centuries occupied themselves
| proftabIy in the production of perfumes for
! the rest Of the civilized world. There really
| is little art in the manufacture or scents,
! but good deal of patient industry is re-
| quisite. Modern chemistry has discovered
| little advance on the methods in vogue in
the south of France. Perfume-makiDg is an
| industry in which natural advantages should
enable California to excel.
A foolhardy man has taken Jump OF 149
feet from the bridge over the Mississippi at
Memphis. Presumably he has come down
| safely, and has turned over a few dollars as
reward for the risk he has run. The
| bridge-jumpeTs are numerous family, but
their feats have long ago palled upon public
! appreciation. Yet Enthusiastically il requires
] courage. whether genuine or perverted, to
! leap from viaduet pier into river far be-
| low, and mankind is willing to applaud or
| look on at such achievements just as it de-
| lights to witness any other feats of physi-
! cal daring The Olympic games Of the mod
eTn world surpass those of the ancient at
| least in variety. In the time Of Pericles
parachute jumps we're unknown, and so
were leaps into water from the height Of a