The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18

The spirit of Monroe returns again.
After all Olney had some vigor in him.
Venezuela will get her rightful boundary
now.
On this issue all Americans stand to-
gether.
Party criticism is silent to-day and only
patriotism talks.
There will be no war, but there will be a
sudden arbitration.
When the Kurds have made desert the
Sultan will call it peace.
There are some pots that have impu-
dence enough to call the whole world
black.
With the Solid Eight anything goes that
promises to get the Grand Jury headed the
other way.
The only objection to hopping the streets
with the Solid Eight is the fact that the
streets are too dirty already.
There is music in the air sure enough
when the song of the cuckoo sounds the
keynote OF the lingo chorus.
SANDER can only stand off and spit at
truth, but truth can take SANDER by the
throat and choke the lie out OF 1t.
1t is a good sign of coming reform when
you see rascals in Office covering before
virtue and protesting to be virtuous.
As the Solid Eight has no head to it, the
question is open whether 1t is bossed by
the King, the bunker or the Scully un.
Old Monroe will seem to Venezuela like
Santa Claus, but England viii regard him
as the boss organizer OF surprise parties.
Wherever there is an independent press
rascas always find that for them public
office is public pillory and the lash never
lets up.
The Armenian horrors add a dread
solemnity to the Christmas season and
remind US of the sacred duties we owe to
humanity.
While you are making your Christmas
purchases, remember the orphans homes
and the children OF the poor and keep your
charity warm.
Diplomacy continues to discuss the
Turkish question in whispers, but the
voice OF civilization is beginning to cIy
aloud for justice.
Delegate Flynn OF Oklahoma complains
that Hoke Smith has TOO many relatives,
but what else could he expect of member
of the Smith family?
Now that brass trust has been formed
let US hope it will see to it that no other
monopoly combination ever gets brass
enough TO form trust.
The report that Spain is trying to ar
range with England an exchange of Cuba
for Gibraltar may go as rumor, but the
exchange itself will never go.
There is no State in the Union save
California that can celebrate her Christmas
holidays with an ice palace festival in one
place and picnic amid blossoms in an
other.
THE CALL had the honor of a double
compliment on Monday, the Methodist
clergy commended it in the morning and
the Solid Eight denounced it in the
evening.
There will be time enough to weigh the
motives of the President later on. To-day
it is sufficient to know he has taken a
stand where every American must stand
with him.
Huntington has won his contest over the
Panama road, but that is no sign he will
win the funding bill fight. It is much
easier to straddle an isthmus than to grab
continent.
A clever rascal might possibly succeed
in making good figure in posing as
moral reformer while supporting poolroom
gamblers, but the King Bunker crowd are
none of them clever.
If Europe does not remove the fiimsy
and decaying structure of the Ottoman
empire war will break out there before
long that will spread over the whole of
Europe and Asia before it can be stopped.
The Irish organizations in the Eastern
cities are reported TO be very strong, but it
is doubtful if they will attempt to free
Ireland until after they have helped this
country through with the cam paign of
1896.
Congress can be relied upon to see that
Cleveland does not turn the dispute with
England into means of serving any indi-
vidual ambition, and all. that. the people
have to do is to recognize that America is
now face to face with England, and one of
the two must retreat or there will be war.
Secretary Carlisle is getting well roasted
all round. Congress is after HIM for his
deals with the bond syndicate, the FEEDER
alton of Labor attacks him for violating
the eight-hour law, and now the National
Reform Convention is denouncing him for
permitting a barroom on Ellis Island.
After little more of the roasting there
will be nothing left of him but blister.