The San Francisco call., 1896-01-21

DAVID NJ. FOLTZ, Special Agent
TUEsDAY.--.-.--.......------JANUARY 2l, 1896
The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
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OF course the flying squadron will come |
our way-everything is doing that this
year.
No one expects bIoodshed, but every body
sees that diplomatists are playing with
edged tools.
If Spain ever tries to put Cuba on the
bargain counter she will find that we have
a string on it.
They may talk of war in Europe but our
Presidential campaign will be the hottest
fight OF the year.
It may take good many ultimatums to
make a declaration of war, but they will
do it after a while.
If Olney's foreign policy develops no
v1gor it will not be for any lack of oppor-
tunity for exercise.
In these days the weather bureau re-
port is good enough mystery story to
practice guessing on.
1t will be a fruitful as well as a festal
year, and next fall we shall be as full of
prunes as OF politics.
With complications in Armenia, Trans |
vaal, Cuba and Venezuela any nation can
find trouble that wishes it.
All European potentates are talking ex-
cepU the Car, and yet he is the only one
in position to talk business.
This country will have gay and alto
gether lovely time if ever Tom Reed gets |
to be president of the Senate.
In the anti-funding bill convention Cali |
fornia put her finger on the right button,
and Congress must do the rest.
1t begins to look as if proposal to buy
Cuba may be one of the surprise parties
that Cleveland has in store for US.
Democracy may succeed in carrying
CleVelandism, but it will not be able to
carry single State while doing it.
The rains are worth to California more
than Cleveland's bonds will tax out OF US,
but no thanks are due to Cleveland.
Don't fail to visit the exhibit of the
Guild OF Arts and Crafts. There is pleasure
in it for every person OF artistic tastes.
Growers foreign policy is interesting
enough, but what the people wish to learn
is the inside history of his bond deals.
Reform movements are not making SO
much noise as they did last winter, but
they seem to be maxi ng more progress.
No matter in what direction the Gov
ernment undertakes to move in these days
it runs up against the Democratic deficit.
Olney, Carlisle and Boies are the Presi-
dental possibilities visible in the Demo-
cratic camp so far, and they are three
crows.
The refunding scheme cannot be brought
up too early now. The people are eager
for the fray to begin and be fought to
finish.
Chamberlain, Balfour, Rosebery and
Gladstone have all had their little say,
but Salisbury has evidently gone duck
shooting.
1t is said that Carlisle would accept the
compliment of the Democratic Presiden-
tial nomination, but he probably wishes it
on gold plate.
The British will never make war on this
country while the Wilson tariff lasts, for
John Bull is too wise to kill goose that
lays golden egg.
1t is slowly dawning upon the bosses of
the railroad monopoly that California by
her natural growth has stretched the cinch
strap to the breaking point.
This will go into history as the year in
which the American people made protec-
tive system as permanent a part of their
policy as the Monroe doctrine.
1t remains to be seen whether Carlisle
has the Democratic party under bonds to
him or whether the party has him under
bonds not TO disturb the convention.
The Kaiser made brave display in cele-
brating the anniversary of the birth of the
German empire, but he took care not to
say anything to rufie France this time.
The two salient points of the financial
question are the decrease in the revenues
and the increase in the National debt, and
the free-tradeTs are responsible for both
1t IS hardly likely that any European
nation after spending so much money to
make fine army would go to war to muss
the regiments mp and spoil the uniforms
China and Japan furnished the circus
for the world last year, but this year they
can sit at home comfortably and watch
the ructions in America, Africa and Eu-
rope.
If Huntington had exercised the skill in
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