The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23
Things begin to hum.

Things begin to hum.
The movement is encouraging.
Senator Perkins has our congratulations.
Legislators present bills, but the people
foot them.
As things look better all round, we may
call them square.
The vote on the Senatorial election will
be approved by the State.
After this we expect the Legislature to
get Immediately TO business.
The valley railroad is no longer in the
air only; it has business footing now.
San Francisco cannot keep the leader
ship of the State unless she gets move on.
We do not need reform now so much as
to keep on going, for we are headed right.
The legislators evidently believe that
one-half Of good term deserves the rest
of it.
1t is as sure as shooting that public i'm
provements will start private improve
ments.
1t is evident that the changein California
conditions means not only business but
politics.
1t was always so; one candidate gets it
where he wants it, and another one gets it
in the neck.
Since the Senatorial fight was reduced
TO the shortest limits, we are encouraged
to expect reductions elsewhere.
Every dark horse has the privilege of
believing that if he had not been fore
stalled he would have been installed.
It is an easy prediction that the next
man to subscribe to the valley railroad
won't be long before showing himself.
Some of the Congressional clerks must
have made a mistake and stuck all the
irrigation bills into the Weather Bureau.
In making your remarks on the Sena-
torial contest, don't forget that one side
made very fine race and the other side
had a walk over.
If this weather continues there will be
no use to talk of cooperation on the val
ley railroad. Every citizen will be pad
ding his own canoe.
If the committee of investigation is ex-
pected to provide a remedy for the corrup-
ton discovered the Legislature ought to
give it plenty OF rope.
Judging from the tone of some of our
critics, it appears that rose-water has on
the chronic Pathfinder about the same
effect that vitriol has on a good citizen.
There is prospect that we viii get even
with the oldest inhabitant by having wet
winter that will make the worst food in
his recollection seem like dry subject.
California Congressman have splendid
opportunity to make parliamentary repu-
tation by either beating the funding bill
or forcing its friends to resort to gag law
to pass it.
If the Southern Pacific of Kentucky is
able this morning to see the meaning of
the Senatorial election and the valley rail-
road meeting it will see it through two
very black eyes.
Mr.. de Young has the satisfaction of
knowing that while there are many men
who can go to the Senate, there are very
few who could get up Midwinter Fair in
a year of depression.
Since it has been so long and so earnestly
urging the need of additional waterways
in the San Joaquin Valley, it is probable
that the Colusa Sun will regard the weather
as an answer to its prayers.
The approval given by our members of
Congress to the new policy of THE CALL,
is another evidence of the support ready
to be given to any and every enterprise
that tends to bring the city and State into
harmony and work for the benefit of both.
Without any sacrifice of the principles
of economy San Francisco could enter upon
the work of municipal improvement in a
way that would not only win the approval
of property-owners, but would stimulate
many of the more progressive of them to
enterprise in improving their private prop
erty.
We regret to observe that some of our
IOAteAl POIdTleS seem 10 regard the pro-
posed valley road from San Francisco as
rival of the one proposed from Los An
geles. There is really no rivalry, except to
see which viii get there first, and each
would be lore profitable if the other were
built.
The election of three ladies to the Board
OF Trustees Of the Mercantile Library was
not only good move in the direction of
getting earnest workers for an increase of
membership, but was also for the best in
terests OF the library itself. The women of
America constitute the great bulk of the
reading public, and it is from among them,
therefore, that we may rightly look to get
the best managers of libraries.
The address of the people of San Fran
cisco to the members of Congress, drawn
up by the committee appointed at the Me-
tropolitan Temple mass-meeting to pro-
test against the passage of any bill to fund