The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-26

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MONDAY ............... AUGUST g. 1895
THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
If pooI-selllng is not gambling then there
is no gambling.
Presidential conventions should follow
the star of empire and come West.
The Republican ship in California needs
nothing except the scraping off OF few
barnacles.
: Mr.. Railroad Commissioner Clark, the
people of the State of California have their
eyes on you.
So long as the vacancy on the Supreme
bench remains Cleveland will not be with
out pull on his party.
The meeting of the Railroad Commits
sion on Wednesday will engage most of
public attention this week.
Do not forget that the Mechanics Fair
is not only worthy of visit, but the home
exhibits deserve careful study.
The campaign in Utah is the most inter-
esting of the year, and it opens up in a
way that promises to be lively.
When Utah comes into the Union as a
young State she should add some young
blood to the United States Senate.
To enact an ordinance against poolroom
gambling that will stick in the courts
is one of the first duties of the Supervisors. |
In the motto of Kentucky this year |
Omitted we stand" is for the Republicans |
and "Divided we fall' is Tor the Democrats. |
II another Juror in the Durrant case is |
found before Saturday night it will prob
ably be regarded as a successful week in |
the courts.
= The Nation has right to expect from |
Utah two Senators to maintain the Ameri- |
can policy of protection, reciprocity and |
bimetallism.
The burden of proof is On the railroads
to show why in the general reduction of
prices transportation rates should not be
reduced also.
If the law does not know the difference
between pool-selling and the commission
business, it is high time for Justice to take
the bandage off her eyes.
1t seems that Judge Ross decision
against the Wright act is more displeasing
to those who have not yet achieved an irri-
CATION system than to those who have.
The Golden Gate Commandery may have
won great glory by the speedy race across
the continent, but it would have had more
fun if it had gone slower and stopped
oftener.
The folly of the civil service rules in
England is shown by the fact that in the
examinations Greek and Latin count for
$50 marks each, while English counts for
only 500.
AS Kier Hardie announces he has come
to this country to study our conditions
and to lecture on labor topics, let US in
dulge the hope that he will complete his
studies before he begins his lectures.
The Colorado showmen who got away
with bull-fght by advertising it as a
fake and then giving the real thing were
certainly guilty of unprofesslonal con-
duct in violating ali the precedents of the
trade.
If Kaiser William really desires "a quiet
legislative period devoted to minor re-
& lo hat4 i-
mouth shut. though, perhaps, that would
hardly be regarded in Europe as minor
reform.
We do not know whether killing in
sured persons for the sake of getting the
insurance money is regarded by the East
ern people as their forte, their foible or
their fad, but it Is getting to be sort of
every day affair with them.
Buffalo's bid for the Democratic National
Convention has not been favorably re-
ceived. 1t seems to be the prevailing
opinion of the party that Democracy has
had enough of Buffalo and Buffalo candi-
dates for the rest of this generation.
If there is any such man as DIR. Heine
Marks of st. Louis, and if he made any
such statements about bicycle riding as
were attributed to him in the reports of
yesterday, then the Missouri fool-killer
knows exactly where to strike the next
lick.
The report that Russia proposes to act
as a mediator between England and
France and settle all their disputes by di-
viding up Turkey between them may be
taken as convincing proof that there is
silly season in politics over there as
well as over here.
The large maiorities given in Napa and
Hollister in favor of the erection of high
school buildings afford further evidences
that the depression is over and the people
are once more ready to undertake inn
provements of all kinds that are needed
for the public welfare.
According to the reports from London
yesterday Balfour's objection to an inter-