The morning call., 1895-02-20

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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1895
Republicans, get to work.
We must have that convention.
The Great West will soon be the Greater
West.
The easiest way to deal with the theater
hat is to overlook it.
The silver victory in the Senate may be
considered as good as gold.
No matter which way Fresno looks she
sees a new railroad making bee line for
her.
Sympathy with a local enterprise should
d
book.
Every large city in the Union has had
Republican National Convention, ana now
it is our turn.
For the consolation of the East we can
promise that when Congress adiourns the
billiards will stop.
Investigation is good word, but we
must qualify it with local in order to give
it the right application.
As proof that San Francisco is in strik-
ing distance of the Fasteners a convention
here would strike them favorably.
Don't wait for the other fellow to put up
money for local enterprises, but put up
your own and show him how to do it.
The list of subscribers to the competing
road is a true roll of honor, and every man
of means should see that his name is on it.
Money for the San Joaquin road is roll
ing in so fast that it hasn't time to talk
and is now cheering everything in the city
So long as she has left single command
er willing to commit suicide, China will
not be at the end OF her military resources.
EEIt is not likely that Ii Hung Chang be-
gan his interview with the Emperor by say
ing 81 told you So" but he doubtless felt
like it.
The railroads may be relied upon to do
Il. III.
Convention to this city, but the citizens
must do more.
The man who expects to be the next
President of the United States may as well
make up his mind to look for nomina-
ton in San Francisco
People who believe in taking chances
should remember that dollar in a savings
bank has thousand chances in its favor
to one on a lottery ticket.
When the public spirit now so rapidly
growing is fully developed there will hardly
be anything San Francisco needs that she
viii not be able to achieve.
-: BY way of new enterprise it would be
good thing to begin planning for a golden
exposition to be held in 1899 to celebrate
the fftieth anniversary of the discovery of
gold.
It is high time to make the Eastern peo-
pie understand that the trip to San Fran
cisco is not long and toilsome journey to
Ultima Thule, but pleasant ride to Ely
sium.
The very best investigation the State
could possibly undertake Just now would
be one to devise ameans of reviving placer
: and hydraulic mining without injury to the
valleys.
The determination of the Government
to have a new investigation of the Post
office site before constructing the building
is a decided case of running investigations
into the ground.
The men who work for economy in the
Legislature and those who subscribe to
enterprises in business circles, are the men
who advance the welfare of the State and
have the honor of the people.
1t is a good sign of the improvement in
Mexico that the leading men of that city
oAO thAllhAiilS 11Olt VI al lHUer-
: national exposition next year than of
making war with Guatemala.
A-iourney across the continent to attend a
National Convention in San Francisco
would not be half as hard on the delegates
as to spend convention-week sweltering in
the torrid heats of an Eastern city.
Emancipate the mining industry of Cali
fornia from legal bondage and it will eman-
cipate the world from financial bondage
by an output OF gold that will revive every
industrial energy and benefit every enter
prise.
The Los Angeles flower festival IS
expected to be exceptionally gay this year,
and as many of our people will attend it
our social leaders of wealth and culture
should arrange for one in San Francisco
by way of returning the compliment.
While the Government is making an
other inspection of the Postoffce site, il
MIGHT ba u-o-t, u-biIo 70 pa+ +lo o-oL