The morning call., 1892-07-15

stitutlonal.
Electioneering is becoming trifle cum
bersome when it takes the form OF estab-
fishing branch national party headquarters
IN leading cities. The Republicans have
set up a branch national headquarters in
Chicago. and the Democrats are now to
fellow suit Chicago will not be the only
town thus honored. Party attentions on
the same lines will be bestowed upon every
fiTst-class city. The party that neglects TO
pay this compliment may suffer on voting
day. Perhaps local bosses may not like the
innovation.
Mr.. William Waldorf AstOr is now in a
fair way 10 walk the earth again in perfect
health. As a novelist, he must somewhat
enjoy the sensation the report of his death
produced, and no doubt some kind friends
culled for him the various obituary notices
penned TO re ord his virtues and emineuce.
lie is at least better of than the monarch
who listened 10 his own funeral mass and
was so s0lemnihed b. the prayers and chants
that be actually did take fit of fatal shiv-
ering and departed for the other world
under CONSERVATION at the speed of h )
summons. Mr.. Astor has just one little
trifle OF life 10 settle before sQuaTing his
elbows for a new Il ght uf the Imagination
into fiction. He has TO ascertain the lden-
THY OF the mendaclous ana miSchlevOus
person VINO telegraphed across the Atlantic
that he was a corpse Quite apart from
personal reasons affecting Alr. AstoT. the
motive OF this pIeyaricatOr Is worth find
lug out.
Mr.. T. Q. Shiyely's farce Of an appeal to
the Railroad Commissioners for just trans
portation rates has now been reduced TO one
act The complainant proceeds against the
Southern Pacific Company alone. and has
Withdrawn all his charges against the other
companies. Some Of these companies had
made answer, and probably the Southern
Pacific lawyers will be guided by their wis
dom when they make due response before
their friends, the Commissioners. Nobody
anticipates any result valuable 20 the COM
munity from these proceedings, but ii will
be interesting 10 watch the comedy. II Mr..
Morgan can get bis salary be Will no doubt
hguTe as a Solomon.
The Fourteenth of July was celebrated
yesterday in San Francisco joyously by clti-
zens Of French birth Ct descent, and Ital-
ians, Swiss, SpaniaTds and MeXicans lent q
hand in various complimentary ways. Here,
as in the mother country, the French are a
prosperous people. and are doubtless thank
ful that their kith and kin enjoy the bene-
fits OF republican government. as they do in
America. The republic is now The only
possible form Of government that can unite
the French, and II appears 10 have survived
long enough since Sedan TO grow unto and
attain great age. Changes of Ministries
are frequent in France, but the enemies OF
the republic are in very altenuated min
Oriy, ana death has made such havoc in the
ranks If royal aspiTants that they are little
dreaded, especially when, like the COlnt OF
Paris. they dabbie in dirty intrigue with q
chaTlatan ike BOulangeT. "Niye la r. pub
hque!' was doubtless the motto yesterday.
Mr.. Woodward, who essayed TO cross the
mountains into Arizona and as far east
ward as he could 60, went up like rocket
in bis balloon and has come down like tile
traditional stick. He Travelled eastward
from San Diego % miles and no more. He
IS delig hied with the pleasure Of his exeur-
sion aud IN cans 10 so aloft again when he
gets more gas. But he Will be a foolish
man TO make any more fuss over this enter
prise of crossing he continent a balloon
Is about as unmanageable for a d, flute
journey as an elephant on the rampage.
Mr. Woodward had better await the re-
suits Of Mr.. MaXim's experiments in aerial
fight. II Is just possible Mr.. Maxim may
succeed, but it is hopeless to expec; success
from an ordinary gas balloon dependent
upon air currents as helplpSSly as a log
ahoat in a stream is dependent upon its
course.
At last the Liberals In England appear to
be in good spirits. The county elections are
giving them lively majorities and solid
gains. but not enough TO make Gladstone )
victory overwhelming. Still the Old Par
liamentary Hand will be able to turn such
results rs have occurred to favorable ac-
count He has, no doubt, already begun to
cOgitate the formation Of Ministry, aud il
VIII be tlcklish work. Some of tie Wings
who are always greedy for the spoIs OF
Office, whether they have fought for them
or not, will be in the way, and few NAV
have TO 60 10 the House Of Lords in lieu OF
nothing better for them in Office. a title
consoles q man who is lnadmissible for a
portfolio. ln the Liberal party there is
always a good deal of sound timber avail
able for Cabinet construction, and Mr Glad
stone will select some Of the s0undest for
his purposes. All the chatter about court
hostility TO this or that person Will not deter
him from doing his duty.
Mr.. Irving NJ. Scott is said TO favor Puget
Sound as region available for the estab-
lshment of a gun factory which would turn
out weapons to SUIT Government require
ments. Both iron and coal are at hand in
this region, but there is another induce
ment. Cheap transportation exists and in
all human probability will continue to exist.
The Southern Pacific Company is not domi-
nant there. 1t IS dominant here-sO dOmi-
nant that it bleeds every industry 10 death
and stiles all efforts al Improvement. The
south and the north flourish because they
have some elements of freedom and fair
play TO encourage them. The business of
San francisco languishes because it is un-
der the hectOTing and unscrupulous control
OF one grinding monopoly.
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