The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-19

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TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1895
The old issues stay with US.
The demand increases for local inyestiga-
ton.
Fortunately we have climate, at least,
that doesn't need reform.
Congress has been no blessing, but it will
brighten when it takes its fight.
The proper way to pass the investigation
bill is TO pass it on TO the waste-basket.
II is worth noting that the voice of the
cuckoo is not often heard in Congress this
spring.
Legislators who keep their pledges with
the people, will find the people keep faith
with them.
Home rule is not only the ideal way of
making reforms, but the sole way of max
ing them real.
Every property-owner will benefit by the
competing road, and all Of them should
subscribe 10 il.
The next time Congress kills the funding
bill, it should take care to bury it in public
and not in a committee.
Chinese commanders might improve
their generalship little by committing
suicide before surrendering.
As Congress has only two weeks to live it
will be too busily engaged in dying from
this time on to do anything else.
As real estate prices have begun to feel
the impulse of the competing road, real
estate owners ought to feel it also.
Now that progressive men are at the
front the silurians viii have to make prog
ress to avoid getting left at every turn.
Although the whisky trust sees a chance
10 get on its feet again, there is no proba-
bility that its spirits are any better than
they were.
In the debate in Congress on the bond
question 1t is noted that the White House
was several times referred as the House of
Bondage"
An extra session OF Congress is needed
TO revise the tariff, reform the currency,
repeal the income tax and pass the Mica
ragua canal bill
The legislator who advocates law for
bidding women TO wear high hats at the
theater may be reasonably suspected OF
talking through his own.
Itappears from the present outlook that
the competing road system won't be com
plete until it has a branch to Humboldt
and another 10 San Diego.
This week should see a committee ap-
pointed to bring the next Republican Ma
tional Convention TO San Francisco, the
plan of campaign adopted and the work
begun.
The announcement that Japan intends
implies lingo policy on her part that may
make the whole Orient jingle before it is
thrashed out of her.
The contest for retrenchment and reform
at Sacramento holds the attention OF the
public, and every legislator who speaks for
it, works for it or votes for it wins golden
opinions from all sorts Of people.
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How can Cleveland expect to be accepted
as arbitrator of the disputed boundary be-
tween Mexico and Guatemala when he
doesn't know how to draw the line between
his authority and that of Congress?
1t is striking proof of the widespread
Influence Of genuine enterprise that the
money raised in this city for the competing
road has given encouragement to progress
sive men in all parts of the State, and in
many cases will lead to big results
Reform in Missouri is not content with
forbidding the high hat at the theater. but
aims at abolishing the theater itself and
football, baseball and card playing along
with it, thus leaving the Missourian no
pleasure at all except that of emigration.
At the recent real estate dealers ban
quet, in Chicago, it was stated by one of
the speakers that the real estate man of the
present time is more of financier than
anything else, and, instead of being the
agent OF somebody else, is the prime mover
In nearly all important enterprises.
Every transcontinental railway would
serve its interest well by giving big induce
ments to bring the Republican National
Convention to San Francisco, as, by so
doing, they would put an end to the foolish
belief about the fatigues OF the journey and
thus increase the number of tourists who
make the trip for pleasure.
In stating that crowd has no con-
science and in giving as an illustration the
conduct of a number of clergymen in New
York Dr. Parkhurst has begun another
campaign OF reform, but there is danger it
may prove Moscow march. There is, evil
IDENTIFY, a very cold blizzard in store for the
doctor when the clergymen preach back.