The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04

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sATURDAY................ JANUARY 4, 1896
THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
1t seems the tariff bill will stick, but the
bond bill is stuck.
Huntington IS taking no holidays nor is
he giving us a rest.
Congress cannot reassemble too early
Grover needs watching.
Wherever John Bull goes somebody
warns him 10 keep off the grass.
Carrying the war into Africa has its
vicissitudes as well as other things in life
Anti-Jingoes are talking too much when
they begin TO call the Monroe doctrine
sentimentalism.
Among the lessons included in our State
schoolbooks there should be one on eco
nomical publishing.
They have begun already to whisper
Presidential politics at Washington, and
before long it will be a roar.
1t seems certain that If the Senate ever
sends the bond bill to Cleveland it will be
sent inclosed in q silver box.
Huntington is about to buy another rail
road in Mexico, and before long he will
begin to fence in the country.
Cecil Rhodes is far-reaching man, but
he seems to have overreached himself
and taken tumble this time.
When the British first marched into the
Transvaal, 1t was called an INVASION,
but now It IS referred to as an escapade.
The Pesthouse seems better fitted to
breed pests than TO cure them, and needs
remedies itself more than the patients do.
Santa Claus gave Carlisle surplus for
the month of December, but it was too
little TO fill up the deficit in the stocking.
Chamberlains message recalling the
British who invaded the Transvaal was
unnecessary. The Beers had taken them
in.
The annual meeting of the Teachers As
ISOLATION has frightened Oakland up with
an intellectual festival and a carnival of
daisies.
England has discovered that she once
proposed arbitration on Venezuelan bound
ary, and she Is now willing to follow the
precedent.
Van Ness avenue shows abundant evil
dence of the way the Solid Eight paves a
way for its own advantage at the cost OF
the public.
European nations are wondering how
they can act in concert IN Turkey and
carry on circus in South Africa at the
same time.
Three bond-syn dictate men dined with
Cleveland at his state dinner, and it goes
without saying they expected of him a
golden service.
The New York Chamber of Commerce
needs to be taught that it would be better
to strain our commercial relations than to
smash our Monroe doctrine.
The net deficit Of the first six months of
the fiscal year amounts to more than
$15,000,0O0, and yet Carlisle urges Congress
to give the Wilson bill a further trial
There is fight over the street-cleaning
contract in Los Angeles, but unfortunately
the fighters are not hopping up the streets
with one another while they are about it.
As Cleveland appointed no statesman of
National reputation on the Venezuelan
commission, it looks as if he was trying
10 run the thing as an adjunct to his third
term boom.
1t becomes more evident every day that
the silver men in Congress know their
power, and intend to assert it in protect
ing the interests of the people against the
gold syndicates.
Chambers plan to have representative
OF every State on the Interstate Commerce
Commission would have the effect of in
creasing the number of off GERS, but it is by
no means certain it would increase the
weight of the office.
The scheme of Carl Schurz to get the
OIldnBctS VI OOIHMGTC6 OF new / OK and Il
London to appoint commission to settle
the Venezuelan dispute has the merit of
novelty, but Just at this time novelties are
on the bargain counter.
Lord Aberdeen has informed the Cana
dian Parliament that it will be called
on this winter to provide for strengthen
ing the defenses and increasing the mill
tary force OF the Dominion, and perhaps
he intends 70 make a bluff at somebody.
Now that Congress ism session and has
shown its willingness to pass measures for
the relief of the treasury Cleveland can
have no excuse for making another loan,
and if he does so 1t should be regarded as
a misdemeanor. subiecting him to imme-
date impeachment.
The Los Angeles Times has achieved
more than ordinary success this year in
the publication Of its annual midwinter
number. Forty pages filed with hand |