The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-09
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

1t ought not TO have been necessary to give
an official denial to the rumor that President
Cleveland had offered to act as mediator I'D lhe
Eastern disturbances. A man who mas the
honor of acting In that capacity for the TWO
houses OF Congress on the tariff question mas DO
time TO take up the quarrels OF emma, japan
and korea.-Chcago Herald.
The Popular Science Monthly declares that.
contrary to common notion, the sternly CONF
pressed lip Is not sign OF strong Will. now
perhaps, some other popular scientist Will prove
for the instruction of aspiring politicians that
the constantly relaxed lip Is not sign Oh
strong mlnd.-Chicago Times.
According to a special telegram from Chicago
certain actor has come TO the conclusion thaI
he has something to learn aud has decided TO
withdraw from the stage for year or TWO In
order to study. But some actors who nave
great deal to learn will keep right on. as usual.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Drive a bully into a corner and he viii plead
for mercy and peace. Drive the bosses OF
corrupt political machine into the open held
and they will beg for Cancellation and harmony.
Tammany's appeal for compromise 1s the
prompting not Of conscience, but OF terror
New York Press.
With the question Of woman suffrage left to
vote OF the people In the Empire State count
less husbands would have one more ground TO
trade upon until after the close oil the morse
racing, baseball and summer resort Seasons
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Is Coxey doing anything 10 aid the deluded
Commonwealers now starving IN the environs
OF Washington city? Not a thing. He is
cruel-hearted capitalist. He has had his adver-
tisemeDt and is through with the boys.-New
York Advertiser.
A Philadelphia syndicate is planning TO buy
an option on the famous volcano OF Popocata-
petl, in Mexico, with a view to opening sulphur
mines In the crater. Enterprise runs TO a high
altitude In Phlladelphia.-Chcago Inter Ocean.
A single letter added or dropped sometimes
makes a great difference. The letter "e" added
to GOIman's name, thus-Goreman-would add
a twofold significance TO an already striking
cognomen.-New York Mail and Express
Hoke Smiths State convention got even with
him again by repudiatlng the administration
which foolishly tried to give Hoke a place In
the history Of the American public.-St. Louis
Star Sayings.
After all the armor-plate investigation APP
pears to be dwindllDg down TO enlghtening
few Congressional committees in the art of
manufacturing armor.plaLe.-St Louis Post
Dispatch.
II the Japanese and Chinese are as good at
lighting as hey are at saying what they mean
10 do the Yellow Sea will run red before many
more celestial moons.-St. Louis Republic.
New York's constitutional convention is in
disposed to enfranchise woman. This init
mates that she has probably got too much TO
say as 1t is.-Philadelphia Times.
The Sun wants to know II Utah will go Re-
publican. Yes. Mr.. Dana. Utah will be in line
with the rest Of the country when the time
comes.-New York Recorder
The question uppermost In Washington Is
this: "Do the trusts own both houses OF Con-
gress and the President alsO?"-New York
Tribune.
Talk about the economy OF nature Why
doesn't nature make the seventeen-year- old
locust destroy the Russian thistle New York
World.
Cleveland has an interesting way of vetoing
an Objectionable bill before il reaches him.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Who pays the freight on Queen LIPS commits
sioners to Washington, anyhow?- Detroit
Journal.
Call in the Japs to sink the differences among
the tariff bill conferees.-Pittsburg Press.