The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

EASTERN OFFICE:
Rooms Fl and 80, "a Park Row, New YORK Guy
DAVID NJ. FoLTz Eastern Manager.
HE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
All talks about the fight agree there was
q foul somewhere.
Even the most enterprising merchant
cannot do a bright business on dark
street.
The tariff may not have been an issue
in the campaign, butitis tie biggest thing
above the horizon just now.
Cuba is a natural market for the United
States, but as long as Spain has control
nature will never have showing.
Il is now almost certain that the fund
ing bill will be pushed forward by the
Huntington lobby this winter. Get your
club ready.
The better the streets are Nghted the
more clearly we can see that other i'm
provements are needed and, perhaps, also
how to make them.
The tide of tourist travel has turned our
way, and it is time for the carnival cities
of the State to begin making ready for
their coming frolics.
Almost anything counts as novelty
during the Christmas season, but many
California product would be real novelty
for your Eastern friends.
There are some people who are still talk
ing of a gold Democrat for McKinley's
Cabinet, but they are men who have no
reputation for horse sense.
The New York Times says the country
needs revenue and rest, but it overlooks
the fact that it also needs protection end
industry before taking rest.
1t will be noticed that the fruit-growers
talked of protection and not of tree silver.
They know what the vital money ques-
-tion is to the industries of California.
The discussion on the makeup of the
next Cabinet has revealed the fact that in
tho minds of statesmen senatorship is
better than a Cabinet position any day.
mated Bryan for Congress has just gone
crazy will raise suspicion that he must
have been little bit insane at the start.
Why put a higher tax on beer or on any
other American product when we can
raise all the additional revenue we need
by increasing the tax on foreign imports2
The Canadians are asking of their Gov
eminent more protection for their indus
tries and will probably get it. A low tariff
suits them no better than the tiasco tariff
suits Us.
: Cleveland's message will probably be
long enough to reach almost every subject
of public interest, but the chances are it
will not touch single one of them in the
right spot.
Weyler's decision not to strike crush
ing blow at the Cubans will give him an
opportunity to reconsider the matter at
New Years and swear off from the scheme
altogether.
While our Board of Health is still wrest-
ling with impure milk that in New York
has got along lar enough to begin fight
against adulterated beer, and it is making
the froth fly.
Cleveland might at least recognize the
beIligerency of Cuba and compel the
Spaniards to conduct the war against
them in accordance with the principles of
humanity and civilization.
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According to the Hartford COurdnt Yale
has never won in any athletic contest when
President Dwight was out of the country,
and it points sadly to the fact that he was
away over in Europe when Yale met
Princeton this year.
Before the war broke out in Cuba our
exports 10 the island amounted to more
than $17,0O0,oO0 but during the current
year it is estimated they will not exceed
sc, 600, 600. So it appears the war is costing
us some thing as we'll as the combatants.
1t is reported that an effort is now being
made to induce Cleveland to place the
small postotfices of the entire country
under the classified service rules, so as to
enable the incumbents to hold on, but it
isdoubtfui If even Grover has gall enough
for that
Congress will be called on to discuss
again the old subject of the tax on alcohol
used in the arts. 1t is perennial chest
nut and every session dozen or more
orators have a whack at it without sue
ceeding in opening it or even getting the
burr off.
There is once more good deal of talk in
Washington about charging the White
House, and really something ought to be
done in the matter, if for no other reason
than that of giving the people of the Ma
tionaI capital chance to talk of some
thing else.
On all issues involving protection to our
industries, the expansion of our COM.
merce, the appointment of Secretary of
Mines and the defeat of the funding bill
all Californians can work together. Let
us keep them to the front, therefore, and
work to win.
The unwonted severity with which the
winter has opened in the East has afrea DIV