The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03

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FRIDAY.........;.............JANUARY 3, 1895
The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
Stick to the swear-off.
Pay your debts and start new.
Carrying the war into Africa has become
European fad.
Helpto make it a prosperous year for
home industries.
. Banker Morgan touches the button and
Grover does the rest
The emergency bill that confronts Cali
fornia is the funding bill.
1t is not. Cuban independence but last
years bills We must recognize now.
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The new year was welcomed everywhere,
but Pasadena gave it the best show,
Now that the holidays are over there is
a chance for somebody to take rest.
One by one the islands of the world bob
up, and now st. Thomas has the floor.
Wall street is still ready to save the
country at the rate of$1O,oOO,O0O save.
y,
there is good deal of last years dough
in. it
Perhaps the only effective way to head
Cleveland off would be to take: off his
head. .
California is now into a floral festival
with both feet and yet she has an ice pal
.ace-on her hands.
!" Every public-spirited citizen should ally
himself with some. association organized
for the public good.
What the Transyaal needs is an African
Monroe doctrine and power strong
enough 10 enforce it.
. The construction of the Nicaragua canal
will cost money of course, but it Will save
more in the long run.
: If. the British would keep ont of other
folks frying pans they wouldn't have to
jump:into the fire so often.
4. With ali our gettings ta+s year we must
get a new charter-any change will be bet
tel: than the present one.
10 o1-
out of their horse cannery they had better
turn it into a bicycle factory.
Before Cleveland makes another deal
with a bond syndicate he ought to be
hauled over the Goals for his last deal.
In the new year as in the old the
slaughter OF Armenians goes on and will
never stop until civilization compels it.
When the Democratic National Commit.
tee meets to fix place for the party con-
veRtion it had better arrange at the same
time TO advertise for candidates.
The probable action of the Senate on any
question that comes up will afford the
country all the guessing contests it will
need for amusement this winter.
Take.it for all in all the political situa-
ton of the country was never more inter
esting than at this time and never more
likely to result in surprise parties.
All San Francscans who can afford it
should go to Pasadena and manifest the
interest the metropolis feels in every en-
terprise undertaken in any part of the
State
The fellows who reported that Cleve-
land would appoint Fuller. Phelps and
LINCOLN to the Venezuelan Commission
made very good guess, but they guessed
wrong.
Two new years resolutions that West
ern. Congressman should stick to are that
there must be no funding bill, and there
must be. Nicaragua canal bill this
winter.
We are glad to welcome Governor Nor
ton as an avowed candidate for the Presi-
dency: In the Republican wagon there is
room for every aspirant, and the more the
merrier.
The Monroe doctrine will occupy large
place in,the' next Presidential campaign.
but as it is a. card that all parties can play
it will lot have much effect in determin-
ing the result.
England closed the old year by boldly
marching into the Transvaal and begins
the new one by modestly craving out
again as if she had made a swear-off on
land-grabbing.
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The Eastern States have so many candi-
dates for the Republican nomination for
the Presidency that the Pacific Coast
ought to put one forward just to show it is
in the procession.
The purchase of st. Thomas from Den
mark would be another step toward re-
moving European domination from this
hemisphere, and all such steps are worth
taking even if they do cost something.
The new buildings for the Affiliated Col
leges cannot be made impressive by size
or magnifcence and for that reason all the
more care should be taken to give them