The San Francisco call., 1895-11-15

prisons.
Tammany's victory is undoubtedly more
encouraging to Buckleyism than to true
Democracy.
The country would now be all right if
Cleveland would only repent with patri-
otto resignation.
Put up your coin for the convention
promptly and let us show the East how
California does it.
What pleasure Will any man OF means
have in seeing the convention here if he
does nothing to bring it?
OF the four leading candidates for the
Presidency three were born in Ohio, but
two OF them escaped early.
Brice has the consolation of knowing
that when he talks about retiring from
politics, nobody doubts him.
Sovereign reaffrms his boycott on Ma
tional bank notes. but it is only paper
war and the best paper viii win.
All OF our ways are improving and are
growing brighter; even the Golden Gate
driveway is to be lighted to the sea.
The King of Korea is another potentate
who has found ont how much easier it is TO
get into soup than to get out again.
Although Uncle Sam is decidedly inter
ested in the Venezuela affair, Olney con-
tinues to regard it with indifference
Ach +riai
but 1t Will convict somebody and show the
people where to be on guard hereafter.
1t seems to be conceded that among the
things the Receiving Hospital should re-
ceive is a change of base and a new build
ing.
Now that Carnegie is scattering art
galleries over a smiling land, it might be
advisable to offer him the freedom of this
City.
1t is encouraging to good citizens to
watch the Board of Health in these davs.
1t is doing lots OF excellent work all around
town.
The man who is not encouraged by the
outlook in San Francisco at present has no
stuff in him that encouragement can take
hold of.
Gold Democrats and silver Democrats in
Kentucky are now disputing whether
Hardin ran ahead of his platform or
behind it.
There seems to be some doubt in New
York City whether the Tammany victory
is a serious matter or simply a Joke on
Roosevelt.
Ohio Democrats are now admitting thev
expected defeat, but all the same they call
the big Republican majority ian exag-
gerated brutality"
The Postmaster-G General claims a saving
of Sl,300,000 IN one department of the SER
vice during the past year, but that won't
help the deficit much
Since Marlborough bought his wedding
suit in New York, the chappies are coming
to the belief that the tailors of that city
are better than those of London.
Boston comedies the Repub lican National
Convention to US, but she wishes the next
meeting of the National Educational Asso-
citation, and she certainly deserves it.
The National Government should require
every State to put brand upon its prison
made goods, so that no State could unload
its products of this kind on sister State.
Strangely enough the Democrats emerge
from the crushing defeats of the recent
elections with an actual gain of one
Congressman to fill vacancy in the New
York delegation.
Now that the returns are all in and have
been accurately footed up, Henry Waiter
son can go to Europe with the conscious
ness that his prophecy about the "slaugh-
ter-house" and the "open grave" has been
literally fulfilled.
The demand of the Railroad Commission
that all transportation companies in the
State should submit annual reports of their
business is one that should have been en-
forced long ago, for without such reports
how is the commission to understand the
work it is paid to attend to?
In the work of the Railroad Commission.
the Board of Health and of Inspector
DocKery, in the Ashworth trial and in the
improved street sweeping, we have abund-
ant evidences of an awakened public spirit
on the part of officials, and can draw there
from good reasons for believing the new
era has really dawned on US.
The San Francisco Journal of Commerce
has issued a special Manufacturers
Edition and Semi-Annual Review" 1t
Is well got up, and the subjects treated
are those of an extremely pertinent
character. Considerable space is de-
voted to the home industry ques-
tion. Referring to the Manufac-
turers' and Producers Association the
Journal says: 1--WE take no small amount
Of pride in the associations past work and
trust that their efforts in behalf of home
goods and home products will never lag.
Let California be for Californians."