The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-26
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.


than we now nave of expressing the views of
political conventions on current questions.
Under the present system few platform
makers have all the say about it, and no time
Is given 10 the main body OF the convention to
deliberate Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bradstreet's announcement that the number
OF Idle men had been greatly reduced by The
strikers is significant. 1t ought 20 impress upon
those who have got a job where they can earn
their living the Importance Of holding hard on
to ii, and we have no doubt that it wil.-Boston
Herald.
Ii is always In order to bring out the. poor
widows and orphans who have invested their
hard-earned savings in the stock of some great
corporation aud to line them up as a buwark
behind which the Wall.street Spectators may
find convenient and safe refuge.-Omaha Bee.
Mr.. Charles A. Dana told Paris interviewer
that the news OF the strike transmitted 10 the
Paris papers was OF "a romantic character"
The French editors comment on the news and
effort TO grasp American geography are nc
doubt still more romantic Democrat.
II George Gould Is playing TO enter English
swelldom under the wing OF the Prince OF Wales
he has started in in a proper way. To beat his
Royal Hghness' yacht would be a piece OF bad
forgotten.-St, Louis Star.Sayings.
Haunting red flags is hardly the best way OF
persuading the Anne rlcan people to reduce the
size usefulness OF the regular army, ana il
the New York socialists had an atom OF
American cOmmOn.sense they would see ill.,
Boston Journal.
We are not alarmists, nor are we easily pro-
yoked, but we are all in that frame of mind
where, il the Prince OF Wales would claim that
the Britannia could beat the Vtgil,nt, we
wouldn't degn TO argue with him.-PhiIadel
phla Item.
Some people would probably be mean enough
TO say That the Chicago newspaper reporter
acting as swlchman on the Northern Pacific
who misplaced a switch did il on purpose so as
to get scoop on the wreck.-Kansas Journal
An Indian medicine man drank one drink O
BeltZhooyer borough whisky anu dropped dead
in his tracks. Some curiosity will likely be
aroused as to his probable fate had be lived TO
take the second drink.-Pitrsburg Dispatch
Senator PETERS scheme of abolshing tn.
Senate has the meri: OF the abolition of PETER
PETER Is one OF those bright fellows who would
sit on the limb OF tree and saw ii Oft between
himself and the trunk.-Chicago Herald.
The report comes from the Fill Islands that
the natives are INDUCING In canDibalism again
1t appears, however, that they have only eaten
a few tax collectors so far. That's all right.
Serve 'em up!-Pniladelphia Inquirer.
Perhaps Governor Waite of Colorado will re-
sist the Presidents proposed hunting trip TO
that State as an invasion Of Federal authority.
1t might be well TO prepare for blood 10 the
bridles.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
New wheat Is selling at some places In Ill
inois for 46 cents bushel. That Is only 79
cents less than the Democrats promised would
be paid II Grover Cleveland were elected Presl.
dent.-Cleveland Leader.
II President Cleveland really desires TO kill
bears he should go to New York under the ex-
pert guidance of Lamont Whitney and Bene-
dict-not to Colorado with Olney and Collector
New.-Chicago Times
This is free country. Every man who lives
In II Is free to do almost anything that reason
another mans freedom.-New York Recorder.
II Senator German is not greatly misrepre-
coal is one OF the permanent features OF the
tariff aw.-St. Louis Republic.
The old sinner who sings "Just as Am"
will get up and talk for half an hour TO make
people believe he is somebody else.-Clevelano
Plaindealer
It's an III wind that never blows the Vlgilan,
any good.-New York Tribune.