The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-24

The right people are coming forward.
The change is visible, and it isn't small
change either.
Every little helps; but no man who
helps the city is little.
Having Iquidated everything in sight,
the weather may now settle.
San Francisco is getting ready to hitch
her wagon to the star of empire.
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As McNab could neither make it nor nab
it, he was considerate in dropping it.
If Congress would give us more currency
and less Springer we would call it reform.
Now that it is all over it appears that
Senator Perkins is satisfactory to every
body.
Sacramento has taught Washington how
to deal with the Reilly bill on the first
round.
We will be glad to have Los Angeles
make sharp connection on the railroad to
Fresno.
Stewart Menzies evidently intends to
take his seat even if he has to sit down on
somebody.
There may be some froth on the wave of
reform, but the deep swell of the ocean is
beneath it.
There is scarcely cloud on the horizon
now that it isn't showing the silver side
uppermost.
The people will not complain of too
much talk in Congress if the talk kills the
funding bill.
The next man to make liberal sub
scription to the valley railroad will be a
popular citizen.
Whatever pleasure-seeker wishes he
can find in California at this time, whether
it is toboggan slide, regatta or picnic.
The currency discussion is getting down
to the single issue of greenbacks or bonds
with the people on the side of greenbacks.
In giving US two investigating commit
tees the Legislature is evidently trying to
do justice to the too-too condition of the
subject.
The legislators would please the tax
payers better if they ceased trying to put
the whole surplus population On the list of
attaches.
We approve the wisdom Of the Kobe
(Japan) Herald, for it runs its European
kilograms under the general head of "Much
Ado About Nothing"
Now that the standard of public enter
prise has been raised many citizens who
were content to be onlookers heretofore
will join the procession.
Since the Mechanics and Mercantile
libraries have shown friendly willingness
to help one another, the people will help
both, for they need both.
Let US hope that the increase of freight
EEtes on California wine will have the good
effect of making the Eastern people value
it more, since it comes higher.
The proper drainage of the Sacramento
Valley as outlined by Commissioner Rose
is big enterprise, but it is none too big
for the State and ought to be undertaken.
Every principle of public improvement
involves more or less of private interest,
and he is but a poor man of business who
allows his jealousy OF the interest to lead
him to sacrifice the principle.
While there will be widespread satisfac-
ton if Bill Cook, the train-robber carries
out his promise to reform, there is a
deep-seated opinion that he shouldn't be
allowed to carry it out of jail.
We have labor enough and capital
enough for every California enterprise now
in sight and nothing is needed to &C
complish our desires but willingness on
the part of ability to bring them together
and set them to work.
In offering the Mercantile Library the
free use of the pavilion for a series of enter
tainments the trustees of the Mechanics
Library have done the right thing at the
right time, and in the right spirit to keep
in the good books of the people.
m. A strong opposition to any material
change in the present road law is growing
in the interior of the State, and rightly so.
Our present law has been found good
enough in every county that has elected
capable men to the Board of Supervisors.
1t is curious illustration of the eternal
desire TO throw the blame on woman that
men who claim to know the inside facts
are now asserting that Casimir-Perier re-
signed the Presidency of the French re-
public because he had trouble with his
wife.
The announcement that the Public Lii
brary will issue hereafter a monthly bulle-
tin giving a list of new books purchased
during the month will be received with
great satisfaction. The bulletin, together
with the proposed reference list, will be to
tbs general reader proof that the man
Consment knows how to run library.
dicat --
three,cording to the London Chronicle there
( is an ssenormous superabundance" of capt.
i tai in that city ready to pour itself out in
sany safe direction that will pay more than
l21< per cent; and as we have abundant
Sopenings for such investments in Cali