The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-26

Every voice for retrenchment at Sacra-
mento is considered eloquent by the people.
A secret session of a Grand Jury may be
necessary sometimes, but not all the time.
If Hill and German intend fight to a
finish Mr.. Cleveland would gladly act as
referee.
There is a growing sentiment in favor OF
making San Francisco a completely self
governed city.
BY and by there is going to be question
in this country whether we shall Lexow
boycotts or boycott Lexows.
Another set of borings into the site for
the new Postoffice is decidedly case OF
running the thing into the ground.
As relic of barbsrism the Grand Jury
system should be as repugnant to Ameri-
can law as it is to liberty and justice.
If Mexico and Guatemala could only
agree upon civil survey of the situation
there would be no occasion to call out their
military engineers.
San Jose proposes to exhibit some of
California's sympathy for her sister States
in golden way by raising money for the
Nebraska sufferers.
The report that the National Guard is
top-heavy inclines to the belief that there
is more weight in staff officer than was
generally supposed.
While there win be general willingness
to wish the Chinese happy departure for
their New Year, there will be very few
wishes for ''many returns"
We are heartily in favor of doing all the
the work that Grand Jury is expected to
do, but we do not believe it can be done
well by Grand Jury methods.
Once more we are able to meet the visit
ing tourist with cheerful remarks about
our superb climate and the advantages of
San Francisco as winter resort.
The California delegation in Congress
would be justified in filibustering against
the whole appropriation bill unless Justice
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In the belief that new brooms sweep
clean, reformer in the Texas Legislature
wishes to have the officers of all cities in
the State elected every ninety days.
AS the vexatious investigation of the
proposed Postoffice site is a cat that
always comes back whenever we ask for an
appropriation We ought to skin it alive this
time.
The construction of the valley railroad
viii add so much to the value of property
in San Francisco that it might be included
under the head of real estate improve
ments.
The report that less than 1000 japanese
have been killed in the invasion of China
may be cited as an evidence that the Chi
nese have not received them in civilized
manner.
It was fortunate that the key to the Dem
ocratic deadlock on the Railroad Commits
sion was held by Republican, or the thing
would never have been opened up until
lightning struck it.
We viii never get Eastern Congressman
to give due consideration to our interests
until we show them that while we are a
Pacific people we are capable of a grizzly
bear cinch on occasions.
1t is not in California only that woman
suffrage is coming to the front this winter
for the Governor of Massachusetts, and the
Governor of North Dakota both urge mu,
nicipal suffrage for women.
As the committee in charge of the work
OF soliciting subscriptions for the valley
road is composed of men who can draw
well, we may expect their canvass to show
bright picture in few days.
BY reason of its secret process of inquisi
ton, the possibility of a corrupt GRAND
Jury is a menace to even the most limo
cent citizen who has an enemy near
enough to assail him behind his back.
With men like Adolph Sutro and Claus
Epreckels coming forward to take an active
leadership in our politics and public enter
prises, the people will have confidence thai
the neY order of things will yield good re,
suits and yield them speedily.
Since so many people in the blizzard
States are thinking of seeking warmer eli.
mates to make their homes all of our PEG.
pie who have friends in those States should
give them a mplimentary CALL and show
them the advantage of coming to Cali
fornia.
The success of the Lexow committee in
New York is proof that the open and
public examination of witnesses concern.
ing fraud and corruption serves to arouse
the Indignation of the people against the
evil-doers, and thereby produces better re
suits for law and honesty than could be
accomplished by any process of secret in
QUESTION ever devised by man.