The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

The old flag and an appropriation is prac-
teal politics for California just now.
How can Spain expect to suppress Cuba
when she cannot even suppress the news?
The return of the chestnut season is, of
course, an old story, but we must have IT,
They are having Indian summer iii the
East, but it seems like angel weather out
here.
The trouble with socialism is that it asks
too much and gives too little to be really
social.
The Ohio campaign hasn't gone far, and |
yet Brice has already been lost in the
shuttle.
Day by day the National debt increases,
and day by day the administration keeps |
on fishing.
Mr.. Irish and Mr.. Gator will now divide
the honors for a time with Corbett and |
We can hardly mourn the loss of Dun |
raven since we have two challengers to
take his place,
The United States found helping hand |
in her war for independence, and shall |
Cuba call in vain?
This is an off year for politics with the |
Democrats and the next one will be an off |
wear for Democrats in politics.
There is still time for every California
county to get in an exhibit at Atlanta that |
will attract visitors this winter.
Day by day the progress of the compel |
ing road is carrying the San Joaquin nearer
to the end of the long monopoly.
Defending the America cup is about the |
only patriotic thing New York club men |
do, but that is better than nothing.
1t is not altogether a bad bet that in |
many States the Populists will cast more
votes than the Democrats this year.
The platform of the New York Republi- |
cans has an excise plank, but that of the |
Democrats is more like an excise-Yiolation |
plank.
Political experts declare the Cleveland |
administration is not helping the Demo- |
cratic ticket this year in any State in the
Union.
Whitney is SAID to own S10,000,0 900. and |
there are Just that many reasons why the
Democrats would like to have MIN run for
President.
The interior press cannot be too persist
ent at this season in preaching to hunters |
the importance of being careful about their |
campfres.
It has been great year for international |
sports between America and England and |
fortunately most of the greatness has been
American.
We have a growing suspicion that Oh |
ney's promise of vigorous foreign policy |
was intended by him as only summer re-
sort engagement.
The fact that the Railroad Commission |
has succeeded in interesting the people is
in itself very favorable feature of the |
present situation.
The visit of the Grand Army to the South |
was a gratifying event to the whole Nation, |
but of course Cleveland preferred to 60
fishing rather than to attend it.
It may have nothing to do with the
next Presidential campaign, but it is worth |
noting that Adlai Stevenson is travelling |
about shaking hands a good deal.
New York is about to lose a notable in
stitution. Jerome Park racetrack is be-
ing destroyed, and the sports will have to |
hunt another place further out of town.
Europe has had another little lutter over
the Oriental question in the report that |
the island of Chusan, off the coast of
China, is to be coded to Germany for
Keeps.
The trouble with Mowbray, the an
archist, is that although he never opens |
his mouth without putting his foot in it,
his total understanding is not half big |
enough to fill the cavern.
The Tammany tiger having stuck its
claws into the back of reform, Parkhurst i
and Roosevelt are beginning to wonder |
whether the people of New York really |
want clean city government.
Every lawyer of any prominence in these
days who is seen to be looking with any |
favor on the third-term movement may be |
suspected of keeping an eye on the va
cancy on the Supreme bench.
Railroad Commissioner La Rue's dec
laratIon that although he has an interest |
in farm he is compelled to hand over the |
profits to the railroad company takes off |
the edge of the company's protest against |
his proposed reduction of rates.
1t is reported that France has been very |
active on the frontiers of Burmah lately, |
and some English alarmists are afraid if
she succeeds in establishing an empire
there she might help Russia very effec-
lively in driving the English out of India. |