The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08


Between Cleveland and the goldbugs
the bonds of sympathy are many.
Since Democrats must fight among them
selves it is well that they fight Buckley.
The noisy bonding band plays on, and
every note increases the debt of the people.
The .Cubans are marching on Washing
ton as well as on Havana, and recognition
is IL the air,
If Cleveland does not look ont the next
emergency he will have TO face will be an
impeachment.
The debate on the bond bill in the Senate
will be long enough to get all around
Grover, as fat as he is.
When the next Pan-American Congress
assemblies Cuba should have voice in it,
and free voice at that.
The Academy of Sciences has sworn off
the old and will try to make the new year
the beginning OF a new era.
Il begins to look as if General Gomez
would take rank among the liberators of
America, and share honors with Bolivar.
he foreign policy of this country should
st a limit to the barbarisms of the Turk
as well as to the land-grabbing of the
British.
The Senate bill providing for the issue
of more silver instead OF more bonds will
please the people ana give the goldbugs
duck fit.
The administration is willing to issue
any kind OF bonds except such as would
provide for the construction of the Mica
raguan canal.
It appears that In the matter OF State
schoolbooks there is wanted a good trial,
not only for the books but for the official
in charge OF them.
The voice that demands protection for
Armenia speaks in the language OF civili-
cation and Christianity. but the meaning
is that OF common humanity.
In his various loans, Cleveland has fur
nlshed the country with a good many
issues for the next campaign, and poor old
Democracy will have to carry them all.
1t is again reported that Harrison is a
candidate for matrimony, but perhaps in
this as in the Presidential race he is only
receptive, and waits the possibilities of the
leap year.
Salisbury continues to be opposed to an
arbitration of the Venezuelan boundary.
but 1t is believed he viii have sense enough
TO consent to what will be called 'diplo-
matte equivalent"
1t would be good plan for the Senate
to pass the per cent bond bill at once
and let the country see if Cleveland would
have the audacity to veto It and stick to
his 4 per cent issue.
There is said to be in the Senate a
majority of ten for free silver, and con-
sequently the goldbugs have to work all
their schemes through the Cleveland mill,
and be quick about it.
Kaiser William evidently meant bust.
ness in recognizing the complete indie
pendence OF the Transvaal, for he will ap-
point German Consul at Pretoria and
try to build up trade.
There are two things the Senate should
do before it enters upon the discussion OF
partisan measures-one is to pass the tariff
bill for greater revenue, and the other is to
re-enact the reciprocity law.
The San Diego Union issued large New
Years number consisting in its special fea-
ture of exhaustive descriptive articles de-
voted to the resources and attractions of
San Diego, and illustrative and artistic
pictures.
The Marysville appeal appeared on the
LIST inst. as a carefully prepared special
edition containing historical data of local
interest and statement of the lines on
which the future prosperity of Marysville
will proceed.
Chamberlain intended to make his CO.
lonial policy vigorous one, but he has
found so many OF the colonies cavorting
around over the land OF other folks that
he has had to put in ali his time trying to
stand the other folks off and has no time
to attend TO the colonies themselves.
President Bartlett OF the Nicaraguan
Canal Company makes good point
against the report of the Government
commission by calling attention to the
fact that the commission spent only four
teen days in examining the line of the
canal and then undertook to set aside
the estimates made by men who had
spent years on the work.
The efforts of the Young Mems Institute
to erect in this City a suitable building of
It's own should be cordially supported end
assisted by all liberal men. Every asso-
citation that tends to surround the youth
of the City with good influences confers
benefits that are felt beyond the limits of
its membership, and in this way the Young
Mems Institute has already rendered a
Sufficient service TO all to merit the CO.
operation of all in the enterprise it has
now undertaken.