The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-07
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
Judge Hallet of Denver evidently believes in
Colorado finding its own salvation. off the
State government" he said, "has fallen into
the hands of socialists, which it has, that is
your misfortune" The moral in this Is that il
the people don't want troubles. don't elect
Waite Goyernors-TOpeka State Journal.
The French Government has commenced
suits to recover 81 900 900 from the Chicago
Exposition corporation for damages caused to
French exhibits by the fire In the Manufactures
building after the closing OF the fair. A few
such suits would preclude the possibility OF
dividends to Standardization York Mail
and Express.
Charles Sumner would never Ileave his seat
In the Senate for any caller, and when card
was presented 10 him he invariably wrote on
the back. THE Senate OF the United States is
In session. and refused to bulge. But, then,
Mr.. Sumner was not so fortunate as 10 sit In a
Senate like the present One.-Philadelphla
Item.
The insurance companies and the savings
banks are just waking up 10 the fact that their
interests ana those of their policy holders and
depositons are seriously affected by the pro-
posed income tax. There ought to be popu-
lar uprising against the odlous imposition
Boston Journal.
AltgelG, In telling property-owners that they
must hire their own defenders in times Of
trouble, and not depend on the militia, advo-
Gates the "fiakerI onism'' which he and blath-
erskites OF his class condemned few years
ago-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
"Collars and cuffs in New York, peanuts"
in Virginia and Tennessee, and sugar" 10
Louisiana have "a pull" No wonder the lead
and iron and coal barons are striving to get
hold OF the same strings and have "a pulp with
them.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
When General" Frye, who was chased out
of st. Louis as II be were a mad dog, hears how
General Kelly has struck it, in our midst
he will begin to think that consistency is a
jewel that does not exist among us.-St. Louis
star Sayings.
They say DR.. Edward Netteton will receive
$4,000 for his operation on Nj. Gladstone's
eye. lie could well afford TO have performed
it for nothing considering the glory and the
advertising he is getting out of it.-Boston Her.
aid.
Governor Waite continues 10 improve each
shining opportunity in convincing the Ameri-
can people that his election as the chief execu-
tive Of Colorado was one OF the chief political
plumbers of the age.-PittsburE Dispatch.
Surely the health authorities Of Orange, n.
j.. canDot hope 10 suppress kissing merely by
their edict pronouncing it dangerous. The ele-
ment Of danger is one of the spices that give 1t
flavor and fascination.-New York Press.
For obvious reasons there Is not much talk
In these days about elongating the Presiden tial
term. just now the people would be right glad
10 cut 1t short by some constitutional method. -
Philadelphia Times.
II the Senate could investigate long enougb
TO convict lew newspaper correspondents at
Washington OF being unbribed with clerkships
not TO tell tales 1t might be happy yet-New
York World.
Professor Gaynor, a Missouri prophet. An.
nounces that the world Will come TO an END I'm
1908. This will just about give the Senate
time to get to vote on the tariff bill-Chicago
Herald.
The Buffalo Commercial does not believe that
Shakespeare wrote the plays attributed to him.
but contends that they were written by an
other man with the same name-Brooklyp
Eagle.
When the business men OF the country. lire.
specttve OF party, combine TO take care of the
statesmen" we shall have better times all
around.-New York Recorder,
out in Illinois militiamen refuse to obev
orders What can be expected In a State which
has such Governor as Altgeld ?-New York
| Commercial Advertiser.
Inc people who are condemning the armor
plate because 1t was cracked by a shot would
condemn the shot If the plate hadn't cracked
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The man who won't keep off the grass il the
! one VINO works his lawn-mower in other peo
pies early morning sleeping hours.-St. Loul:
| Post-Dispatch.
governor Flower never acts so much like an
| lmpostor as when he is trying hardest TO con.
vince the people that he Is a statesman.-NeW
! York Tribune.
Inc king OF beasts" refused 10 wrestie with
nandow at San Francisco. and the latter is the
lion OF the hour.-Indianapolis News.
Wnen an orator refers TO something that goes
without saying he then goes on to say it over
again.-Galveston News.
Every rlne shot In the strike is a call for
Misunderstanding Press.
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