The morning call., 1895-01-21
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.


THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
CIeYeland's concern for the connection of
Hawaii with the United States by means of a
cable under British domination is touching
While nothing can be added to his policy of in
fanny he should know that had there been a
cable such policy would have not existed five
minutes without exposure.-Phi Philadelphia Press.
1t would seem that community that could
stomach the appointment of Daniel would
not hesitate to accept Moses aid to help them
out of the bulrushes. But there comes a time
when the traditional '1ast straw is too much
for the camers back.-San Luis Obispo Evening
Breeze.
If President Cleveland calls a special session
of the new Congress his action viii signify that
he is willing to cooperate with the Republi-
cans in undoing as soon as possible the evil
things done by the Democrats in the first two
years of his term.-St. Louis Globe-DemocFat.
An exchange says: "The poorest swap Uncle
Sam has yet made in foreign relations is Re-
publican reciprocity for Democratic retalia-
tion." The Democrats will be written in his
tory as party that attempted the grand and
achieved the absurd.-HumboldtT Times.
Common deeency and respect for the good
name of the State will sustain Bledsoe in his
fight against the "wen" at Sacramento. 1t is
an adjunct to the State capital that is dis
grace and scandal to California. Let US abol-
ish it at once-Santa Clara Journal.
The Sultan is quite forehanded ruler 1t
takes more nerve than Tammany has to collect
taxes two years in advance. Tammany ought
to invite the Sultan to take Boss Cookers place
at the head OF the Democratic organization
Worcester Telegram.
What a happy country this might be if
Grover Cleveland would follow the example of
Casimir- Perier, the recent President of France,
who resigned because he recognized that his
course was not acceptable to the people.-Galt
Weekly Gazette.
If the President really intends writing another
message, we concede that he is getting desper-
ate. But what condition does he suppose the
people are in? We have barely recovered from
the effects of the last one.-Philadelphia North
American.
The New York policemen are just beginning
TO breathe freely again, while the Chicago ones
are holding their breath. Wonder if the San
Francisco police think they hear but the buzz
zing of fiy.-Liyermore Herald.
Typewriter-girls will view with alarm the
fact that spirits are using typewriters at
seances. The alarm is groundless, however, as
that kind of spirits will never be popular in the
business world.-Chicago Mail.
II the Mount Rainier volcano turns out to be
a success, it will have to be fastened down and
watched continually or Chicago syndicate
will dig it up and plant it on the lake 'front.'
Washington Star.
St. Louis is making progress. The newspa-
pers of that town have actually allowed one
Christmas to come and go without making ref
erence to the size of the Chicago girls stocking
Washington Post.
The United States ambassadors who have
struck for higher wages will have to look out
for ''scabs." Seventeen thousand five hundred
dollars year is an easy figure to cut UNDER
St. Louis Republic.
If you don't want the grip keep your feet
dry. If you have the grip don't neglect it.
Some people seem to think that the grip is a
joke-but these people have never had it.-New
York Tribune.
The fear that the style of ruffians who beat
their wives and atrociously assault little girls
would be 'brutalized" by getting sound whip
ping themselves is a curious one.-New York
Recorder.
This is the last chance for the Democratic
Congress to redeem itself. Does any one hope
that such an aggregation of incompetency and
dissension will do it?-Peoria Transcript.
Were it not for the women what would there
be for the men to laugh at? And if there were
no men what would there be for the women to
make fun of?-Boston Transcript.
Mr.. Carlisle is being talked of for Governor of
Kentucky. Even his own constituents acknowl-
edge that he has outlived his usefulness in
Washington.-Boston Journal.
Tammany was only licked about two months
ago, and the mortality statistics of New York
show that the health of that city is already i'm
proving.-Kansas City Starr
The New York Sun may continue to say
good word for Senator Hill now and then, but
it will die before it will support the combine
acknowledgements News.
Secretary Carlisles performances with the
a difficult piece on the trombone.-Kansas City
Journal.
Casimir-Perier resigned because the Social
lists abused him. Napoleon Bonaparte never
resigned from such cause.-Portland Ore
gonian
Tammany is getting humorous. The Street
cleaning Commissioner has discharged sub
ordinate for neglect OF duty.-Denver Times.
One reason why we didn't have any snow for
Christmas is that it was all used up on the
Democrats.-Quiney Wing.
Every man may not have a dinner or a shirt,
but every man can have currency scheme
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Tammany tiger lays aside the cares of
Office with 81 will see you later CLEAN in his
eve Washington Post
On the supposition that it takes thief to
catch thief, the present members of the New