The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28


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DAVID NJ FoLTZ, Special Agent
SATURDAY MARCH %. 1896
THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
The Platt form Of New York is good no
matter which way you take it.
Europe has begun to find out there is
many a niger in the African wood pile.
Leave orders for THE SUNDAY CALL to-
dav and make sure of good reading for to-
morrow.
Study our advertisements every day and
you will know where to get the best spring
bargains.
Judge Morrow's decision in regard to
Zante currants is good law, good sense and
good thing.
Those who demand protection for home
industries should also demand home
products when they are making their pur-
chases.
War is great teacher of geography, and
now that the Fillibuzzis are on the war
path, we shall soon learn who the Fill
buzzis are.
The honest dollar is having everything
its own way at the platforms, but the dis
honest dollar may have fighting chance
at the ballot-box.
Every fight against the monopoly weak
ems it to some extent and sooner or later
it will be too weak to stand in the way of
progress anywhere.
Now that Senator Allen has introduced
another silver bill into the Senate even
the most patient have right to complain
that the thing is getting monotonous.
From the way the Santa Clara County
rose festival is growing there is proba-
bility that when 1t blossoms out it will be
big enough to take in all San Francisco.
The demand from Constantinople for a
full explanation Of the expedition up the
Nile was expressed in the voice of the
Gar.
If Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mr. Depew really
came across the continent simply for
recreation they should stay long enough
to take in all the carnivals and have big
time.
These are certainly promising times and
even the Southern Pacific feels enough IN
sympathy with them to promise better
ferry service when the new depot is COM
pleted.
AS an American painter has been elected
a member OF the Royal Academy it is evil
dent that some OF our brushes with the
English are friendly enough to make
pleasant picture.
By agreeing to the original Senate reso-
lutions on Cuban affairs the House has
sawed the debate off short, and it will now
be Cleveland's turn to come to the front
and speak mis- little piece.
With San Francisco and Portland both
eagerly reaching for her trade Eureka feels
herself the center Of things and is talking
of getting a transcontinental railroad of
her own and setting up for herself.
Now that a plan to give the State Uni
versity grand main hall has been put
into shape an opportunity is offered for
some one to start a plan for raising the
money that will get move on itself.
If the Fillibuzzis had only made them
selves known as Fulloboozes, there would
have been a considerable American con-
tingent to sympathize with them on the
score of having been there themselves.
Where particular kind of education is
needed by the greatest number of people
is the place where that education should
be given, and on that principle San Fran
cisco claims the Wilmerdng School for
the training of the children of her work.
ingmen.
The report that the Chinese have granted
Port Arthur TO the Russians as terminus
for the Siberian Railroad certainly needs
confirmation, and yet the whole drift of
things in Asia tends to confirm it. If the
report is not true of to-day it may be of to-
morrow.
The scheme of some Kansas darkies to
hide French citizen IN cave and hold
him as hostage until France pays an IN
demnity to Waller may be very good di-
plomacy from a Kansas standpoint, but it
will make the Massachusetts blood of Mr..
OIney curdle in his veins.
Ex-President Harrison was right in say
ing that "being drafted and volunteering
are two different matters" but if any of
his friends think the st. Louis convention
will have to draft a candidate for the
Presidential nomination they have not
studied the signs of these times with any
great skill.
Public sentiment in favor of arbitration
of all disputes between this country and
England is very strong at present, as has
been manifested by important meetings
held all over the Union from Boston to
San Francisco, but if we ever have seri-
Gus dispute with England the chances are
public sentiment will get fighting mad
and arbitration won't have show.
Senator Perkins bill providing for the