The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-29


The Solons are singing "After the Ball"
When money talks everybody calls for
an encore.
There is a dread possibility that the
Reilly bill may be railroaded through.
It's strange folly that expects to coun-
teract an outgo of gold by an income tax.
Even the lowest lands of San Joaquin
Valley will soon be known as rising ground.
Opinions differ as to whether an inau-
gural ball is a matter OF society or politics.
The best way to get home rule is to begin
it; let us have definite plan of action at
once.
San Francisco will have the right govern
ment when she has the right to govern
herself.
So long as we have the Grand Jury sys-
tenn we may as well whirl in and make the
best of it.
The worlds stock of gold seems to be in
creasing everywhere except in the United
states treasury
The struggle for currency reform has
been reduced at last to a plea for tenn
porary expedient.
1t is a good sign that the interior has
already begun to substitute congratula-
tons for criticisms.
1t is a safe prediction that the value of
city property will increase with the SUBJ
scriptions to the valley road.
The man who will cut the best figure in
the Legislature is the man who will do
most to cut all figures down.
While the Democrats at Washington are
piling up debts and taxes, the Republicans
at Sacramento will cut them down.
1t is growing clearer every day that what
the Government needs is not so much re-
formed currency as reformed revenue.
Liberal subscriptions to the projected
railroad will be convincing proof to the
interior that we know how to manage our
own business.
Backed by a resolute public opinion, our
local authorities can do everything that is
needed, either for political reform or NUM-
cipal developments
In the pr sent determination of the city
authorities to attend to civic reform
Legislative investigation committee would
be only a side show.
1t is not the West only that demands the
defeat of the funding bill; wherever the
subject is understood in the East public
sentiment is with US.
We are strongly in favor of peaceful poll
tics, but in the present need of Topping off
useless expenditures this is certainly no
time to bury the Ratchet.
It is evident that there are some men in
the Legislature who are willing to begin
and end the work of cleaning the State by
cleaning out the treasury.
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There are some people who will refer to
the inaugural ball as mass-meeting with
refreshments, and others who will speak
of it gently as a charity affair.
If the funding bill can be defeated in
Congress, the railroad situation between
the Government and the people will be
exactly where we wish it and what it ought
to be.
An almanac-maker over in London has
made ten-strike for himself by publish
ing a list of offices held and pensions
drawn by the aristocraey under the head
of criminal statistics.
The tendency of some of our Eastern ex-
changes to refer to ex-senator Platt of New
York as Tommy Plattkins' is only
another illustration of how much easier it
is to belittle mans name than to diminish
his power.
Travellers for pleasure at the winter re-
sorts of Europe this season have been dis
gusted, because, during the recent cold
spell, Bodo, in the northwest of Norway,
was eight degrees warmer than Nice, on
the Riviera, at the same hour.
As the Brooklyn Eagle estimates that the
present strike entails upon Kings County
an expenditure for the National Guard
alone of more than $4,000 day it is clear
that strike at a trolley line is high
strike in more senses than one.
IN announcing that he would have no
policy against the will of the people the
new President of France probably means
rnat he will be content with drawing his
salary, and will let the other fellows fight
over the way of raising money for it.
The Louisville Courier-Journdl recently
issued a gala edition of forty-eight pages,
devoted to the glories of the State, but the
only effect produced by it seems to be
revival in the public mind of Colonel
Watterson's saying "that Kentucky whisky
with sugar in it is liberal education"
Philadelphia is in deep trouble They
have there political boss named Martin,
who recently, under pressure, retired from
politics, and the complaint is now made
that he signalized his retirement by re-
organizing the city committee in such
manner as to concentrate the whole power