The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-05


Rooms 81 and 80, "a Park Row, New York City.
DAVID NJ. FOLTZ, Special Agent.
sUNDAY.................... JANUARY 5, 1886
THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
About this season the repentant sinner
is the fellow who repents his swear-off.
While Armenia burns the nations are
busy throwing cold water on one another.
The Transvaal affair may turn out to be
something more than an episode of the
year.
Kaiser William s congratulations to the
Beers strike the English as a tride
noorish.
Leap year is now sufficiently advanced
for the girls to be sending in their ul-
timatums.
1t is a sure thing that if at this time the
world were not so well prepared for war
there would be war.
The ambition of Boston is boundless.
She wants one of her newsboys appointed
page in the Senate.
Santa Claus would have pleased the
farmers better if he had put some rain in
the Weather Bureau.
The year is not yet week old and
already we have had three festivals under
way TO make it move lively.
Sherman's speech would have been much
better If he had not put a goldbug rider on
the protection elephant.
Chamberlain's vigorous colonial policy
has had just enough movement in it to
stir the soup everywhere.
From the prizes we took at Atlanta it
would seem that while it was a Southern
exposition it was our show.
When Havana is taken the Spaniards
will send out a telegram saying the Cubans
are only holding their own.
When Dr.. Jameson started his invasion
of the Transvaal he lost his head and will
be lucky if he saves his body.
The European concert is programmed
for hymn to peace, but all the powers
keep on humming war songs.
What would it profit the Senate to
defeat the bond bill and let Cleveland
continue to issue bonds in the old way?
When it comes to the industry of
diversified festivals we lead the Union and
defy competition either al home or abroad
If we do not recognize Cuban independ-
ence from a friendly sentiment we may
soon have TO recognize it as a matter of
fact.
AS all quarters of the world warn John
Bull to keep off the grass there seems to
be no movement open to him but to take
water.
Every citizen should do his share in the
fight to preventive monopoly from getting
another cinch on the industries of Cali
iornia.
The Philadelphia streetcar men who
tried to make it warm for the roads by
striking have only made it hot for them
selves.
Sherman told the Senators thine makes
all things even,' and he was probably
thinking of the time when he published
his book.
1t becomes more evident every day that
the locations of the European powers in
Central Africa are mainly made up of dis
locations.
II Cleveland has any gumption at all he
viii see the significance of the distinction
made between a popular loan and a syndi-
cate deal.
AS it is reported the general passenger
agents of the Western railroads have fallen
out, there is chance that passengers may
get their due.
The troubles in Armenia are the most
serious that now disturb the world, and
yet they seem the ones most likely to be
lost in the shuttle.
Many of the difficulties which we regard
as profound problems are no more than
conundrums that we can get rid of by
simply giving them UP.
Customs duties that would give protec-
ton to our industries would also protect
the treasury, but a free-trade administra-
ton would rather have deficit.
During the coming week the tariff bill
and the bond bill viii both be reported to
the Senate, and then there will be music
in the air while the band plays on.
There is such a deficit of Presidential
candidates in the Democratic party that
Cleveland may be forced to issue himself
as loan to tide over the emergency.
There may be a campaign in Europe as
well az in America next summer, and
while we are having political fight the
folks over there may be engaged in mill
tary controversy.
The opening of the Citrus Fair at Fresno
adds another festival to the season, and
with the rose tournament in Pasadena
and the ice castle at Truckee, gives good