The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-17

Tho man who writes Il MAS should get
nothing but crossmark from Santa
Claus.
Carlises figures may have been ms wax
In his hands but they show wano in the
treasury.
In working for highway improvement
tho cyolers are making good drive for
prosperity.
Tho glow of your Christmas JOY should
send some of its radiance into the homes
OF the poor.
city people talk of rain as stormy
weather. but country folks regard il as q
pmiling providence.
Congress has spotted Cleveland ns It's
game. but will hold back the pan roast
until after Christmas.
Tacoma IA having n dark time of IL now,
but it requires no great foresight to see
daylight ahead OF her.
From the standpoint of the kurds the
Armenian massecrcg are merely parts OF Il
theologioal discussion
In hunting and fishing Cleveland is
something like a sport. hat in politics ana
stateoratt he ia just plain freak.
Chicago is ready to free Ireland and to
free Cuba, but will wait a little longer be-
fore trying to free herself from the street
railroad combine.
Gompors returns to the presidency of
the Federation of Labor after just enough
experience ON the outside TO know what
the insiders ought 10 do,
Il is perhaps, nothing moro than pro-
tcssional habit that impels the Fire De-
rarmeut 10 throw cold water on the blaze
the Grand Jury has started,
The Christmas holiday is not far off, but
before it arrives We viii hear that our
President has overworked himself after his
hunting trip and needs rest.
Il was thought that Kaiser William
would he the great warmaker Of Europe,
hut I've seems 10 be the power that Is keep
ing the peace at ConStautineplc.
The Improvement Of San Francisco
hsrhor should include the removal Of re.
stretIve charges NJ the docks, rs we'll as
the imredimentS Of the channel,
In regard 10 the exclusion from Ger
many Of American food products and
American insurance companies, Congress
should say but one word: Retaliation.
HaWey's movement TO start Patriot
League to promote the cause Of hmetallsm
is another evidence of The prevailing
weakness Of the silver leaders. They
scatter too much.
Send the WNrNlN CAn a. holiday gift
60 your Eastern friends, and they will see
new reasons every week of the year why
they should come 10 California and make
their homes near You.
The tailerS' lockout in New York and
the threatened strike of the Streetear men
in Philadelphia may he good ways of
getting holidays, but they are poor prep
aratienS for merry Christmas,
In no single Issue ~ her history has
California had So much at stake as in the
fight against the funding bill, and il she
does not win she will hardly have enough
left SO make stake in another fight
Il is evident this Congress does not in.
tend 10 put any of the blk issues Of the
day in she background, fer it has already
heard speeches ON she tariff, the impesch-
ment Of BaNard and the silver question.
The Bureau ot Highways Is fulfilling the
preNerh about the new broom, and is doing
good work; but il Will never be able 10
make clean sweep Of had roads without
help from the people who live along them.
II is pleasing 10 learn that Congressman
Boatner and Editor Hearsay may settle
their quarrel without pistols nnellinx is
too much ot a lottery fer evea Louisiana
folks 20 lat their lives GA when their lives
are worth anything.
The last Legislature Of Rhode Island
passed Law requiring the State to con-
Struet = halt mite Of good road in any
township that would petition for il and
pay a quarter Of the cost, and no 10 date
titteen have taken advantage Of the propo-
sitien.
Speaker Reed Is reported 90 have Quoted
the ar,ier and stilled the eakeraeSS of a
new member who wiShed te he nut
on the River and HAsher Committee
by saying te him> "lt you are on the
committee and don't seossve rs iarge an
appropriation as YOU desire you will be
held responsible, where You might escape
With less eenS0rv Il ven were 90 Il,
\ Transatlantic Judge has faStlAli dewa
the Law that wink is aet necessarily
criminal act. A rev trial Was asked FOR IN
a larceny case, tae appeal being BASED on
the greeed thar one oS the 5Usy had wSn@e6
al the preSeoatsax Attorney. The Judge
held that tAe wiHASag was nos a criminal
elsenSe, aas might Ae due 20 NERVOUSNESS.
After this any tremes Of the eyelsa al
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