The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13
THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.

The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
Populism is willing to absorb Democ-
racy, but it won't fuse.
The Omaha platform is too big for the
Democratic donkey to pull into camp.
The trouble with the Junta is that il
takes itself by the throat too seriously.
Greater New York seems to have taken
in most everything, but Chicago isn't in it.
Get thee behind me, Satan," say the
Populists, and Democracy goes to the
rear.
There will be no Withdrawals from the
race at st. Louis-all the favorites are
stayers.
1t is about time for the Senate Finance
Committee to begin to turn the cathode
ray on the bond deals.
It may be overwork that fatigues Cleve-
land, but it is his apparent lack OF vigor
! that makes the people tired.
Until the ST. Louis convention has done
its work there will hardly be anything else
worth talking about in this country.
Colorado will go to st. Louis resolute for
free silver, and she will find California
ready to stand with her in the fight.
This is a good year for political revivals,
as all the converts viii come into the party
of patriotism, protection and prosperity.
10 ho ~ frro 0f har
political conventions this year, but over
the third one she may have to draw a veil.
If Senator Frye would take look at the
map he would see that after all Mr.. Hunt
ington is not so big as the whole of Cali
fornia.
1t is high time for some Senator TO make
a speech and tell the country what the
Senate has done to earn its salary this
session.
The proposed fiesta is beginning to
assume the shape OF definite promise,
and we may get it in September as a relief
from politics.
From this time on whenever Chicago
man goes to New York he will speak of it
as rustication among the truck gardens
and dairy farms.
The fiesta idea in San Francisco should
be realized before this years flowers fade
even if we have to make it fiesta of
chrysanthemums.
1t is very difficult to find just now in
any part of the country Democratic news
paper that is giving any of its valuable
space TO Democratic politics.
Now that plan for a park for the Mis-
sion district has been brought forward it
should be kept to the front until it has
Been successfully carried out.
1t is becoming more and more evident
that if Olney should make good strike
before the Chicago convention meets
Cleveland would try tor the third base.
Now tnat the proposed early adjourn
ment of Congress has become uncertain
the defeat of the funding bill is also un-
certain, and the thing needs more watch
ing.
The little furry with Spain comes just
in time to point out the folly of the Senate
IN trying to cut down the appropriations
for the navy from four new battle-ships to
two.
With Populists as with Republicans,
straight politics is the best policy this
year. 1t is only demoralized Democracy
that can gain anything by crooked COM
bines.
The Queen Regent says Spain will not
abandon the mission of civilization she
has taken upon herself, but really it would
be better abandoned than turned into
Cuban butcher-shop.
Wherever Californians meet in any
assembly in these days the funding
scheme is denounced, and still there are
people who profess to doubt if that is the
real sentiment of the State.
It was quite appropriate in the Super
yisors OF the State at their good roads con-
vention to denounce the refunding scheme.
as the best way to improve the Central
Pacific road is to foreclose the mortgage
and break down the monopoly.
Over 100000 in gold was Withdrawn
from the treasury for export on Monday
and the surplus in the reserve is rapidly
diminishing. We may have another bond
issue to reckon with before we get through
with the one more year of Grover.
Senator H i'll has arranged that the Dem
ocratic State Convention in New York
shall be held after all other State conven-
tions are over, and it is easy to understand
what he did it for. Nobody is going to
make him leap before he looks this time
It is reported from Berlin that the
Reichstag has decided to limit the output
of sugar this year to 100000 double cent
ners. This is intended, of course, to keep
the price up, but it won't hurt u.s. While
they are raising prices we can be raising
sugar.