The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-20

II we ever reach Tor Cuba we should
reach out with both hands and take all the
West Indies.
We need not only more money in this
country but a livelier movement on the
money we have.
In art, in drama and in literature the
genius of California has done well, even in
the cobblestone age.
Southern California has discovered that
1T needs something besides frost-shieId
to insure protection.
If the revolution keeps on, the planta-
tons in Cuba will hardly yield enough to
support castles in Spain.
From this time on we may expect thrill
ing reports of damage, disaster and death
IN the Delaware peach orchards.
The next time stephenM. White wants
to suck an orange dry he will probably be
careful first to ascertain where it was
grown.
1t is to be hoped that the Sacramento
Grand Jury, in dealing with the bribery
scandal, will not only turn on the light,
but light on the turn.
The absence of any information in regard
TO Cleveland's success in his hunting trip
leads to the conclusion that the live ducks
are too wary for the dead duck.
Editor Colnon's old reputation as man
of independence and patriotism is be-
coming regalia for him to wear in his new
position of Harbor Commissioner.
1t seems pitiful that a sweet, gracious
and beautiful actress has to discover, sooner
or later. by the very circumstances of her
environment, that marriage is failure.
1t may be true that Archbishop Corri-
gan's fee was $4,000 for the Castellane-
Gould marriage service, but the mystery
is where the groom got so much money.
If S. G. Lewis of this city is right in his
declaration that he has found a native
wood that is proof against the teredo, he
is in position to rid Us of a terrible bore.
Although it is announced that Austin
Corbett's daughter is to "wed' Prince
Lubecki, Russian, we are not informed
that Long Island is part of the purchase
price.
Perhaps the Legislature passed the anti
theater hat bill in order to give their con-
stituents a chance to see BRUSHES drama
and realize what legislator can do when
he tries.
With abundance of raw material, abun-
dance of labor and home market ready
to support them, our manufacturers ought
TO find the basis sufficient for them to
stand on.
The evil repute of New York politics has
crossed the ocean, and the London Chroni-
Gle has been denouncing the opposition
party in the recent campaign by calling it
the Tsmmany party.
1t is remembered, now that poor Stage
Is murdered and his slayers SO easily gone
that somebody at Sacramento recently ex-
pressed the opinion that San Francisco
had sufficient number of policemen.
For insisting on employing the tariff to
aid foreign orange-growers at the expense
of those in California, Senator Stephen NJ.
White is being painted in black colors by
the orange growers of Southern California
Granted the truth of the announcement
that Marie Burroughs has brought suit
against her husband, Mr.. Massen, for di-
vorce is there an unmarried masculine
Californian so blind as not to perceive
his opportunity?
The proposal to have the location of fire.
alarm boxes marked by red lamp-posts
and by red lights at night is good one.
1t may look somewhat like painting the
town red, but will go far toward prevent
ing CONGREGATIONS.
Mr.. Sutro must be curiously complex
organization of various and diversified
personalities if we are to believe Julian
Ralph's assertion in Harper's Weeklg,
that she was elected on the merits of his
own individuality"
Some Eastern critics are commencing the
Vanderbilts for settling their divorce with
out publicity, but others are denouncing
the secret process as a violation of law and
practical permission to the rich to divorce
themselves when they choose and how
they choose.
From the vigor with which the bimetal-
lists are conducting the campaign of edu-
cation in the East we may reasonably ex-
pect the more progressive men of that Sec
ton to be in thorough harmony with the
West on the silver question when the cleo
ton OF 1896 comes round.
Every public-spirited citizen who invests
his money in an enterprise which will
bring vast benefits to California is sure to
be maligned, for besides arousing the an
tagonism of those monopolists on whose
corns he is bound to tread, he has to count
on stirring up nest of cranks.
The device of the Stockton man who has
invented sweeping attachment for cleo
trio cars which enables them to refrain
from reducing the population by sweeping
slow persons out of the way, would not be
The thing for San Francisco, where 81
urians are so abundant. Better kill a
lew needless persons than spare a slow
pae.