The San Francisco call., 1896-11-27

digestion waited on your appetite and
served it well.
There was no part of the Union that had
a better Thanksgiving day than ours and
we can bet on it.
1t is time TO remind the Eastern folks
that California is the place to look for
winter sunshine.
The assessors convention ably dis
cussed tax reform and now we shall see
what is to come of it.
We can renew our thankfulness to-day
in the remem brance that some turkeys
are left for Christmas.
If Bryan would only postpone further
speech-making until after the holidays
we would take it kindly.
The fellows who are trying to find new
and appropriate name for the fusion party
might as well call it mud.
The Indianapolis currency convention
will be the next gathering of volunteer
Solons to amuse the country.
Every dollar that goes for lottery tickets
this month is just SO much expended to
dampen your Christmas cheer.
A Republican tariff can be made to pro-
tect the gold reserve as well as industry
and thus cure two evils with one remedy.
Arizona is not fretting over the defeat
of free silver. She has copper mines
enough to copper the result and intends
to do it.
The agitation for the appointment of q
Secretary of Mines is being taken up all
over the West and we may count on a
good fight being made for it.
Weyler's return to Havana has been fol-
lowed by report of a great Cuban victory,
so he seems to have abandoned mis- teie-
graph wire when he left the field.
In his report to Congress Carlisle will
recommend the retirement OF greenbacks.
and therefore his will be another Cabinet
message to go into the National waste
basket
Congratulations are due 10 the news
papers of Vallejo for their successful fight
against the gamblers. A victory OF that
kind helps business and promotes in
dustry.
The people care very little what Cleye-
land may say about the currency or the
tariff. but they would like to hear from
him.on Cuba, the Nicaragua canal and the
funding bill.
Cabinet making by the newspapers has
got far enough to bring to light several
distinguished citizens who declare they do
not wish the Office, ana that is something
accomplished.
The fact that football game in Chicago
had to be played inside house shows the
kind of weather they have there. A
climate that is too rough for a football
game is pretty savage.
According to a recent report from Wash
ington Justice Field is looking healthy.
hearty and happy, so Carlisle may as well
abandon his hope of a seat on the Su-
preme bench and get ready to practice
law.
1t is said that while the majority of
Senators do not know Mr.. Pettus, who has
been elected to succeed Pugh from Ala
bama. they know as much as they desire
of Pugh and are pleased with the ex-
change.
If every Californian would send to his
Eastern friends some novelty or dainty
produced in California the result would
be big advertisement for our home in
dustries and help to make a profitable
market for them.
General Sickles is one gold Democrat
who is willing to ccept an Office under
the Mckinley administration, provided
he is permitted to name the Office. He
wishes TO be Governor of Cuba as a terri
tory OF the United States.
Those who are discussing the currency
problem should direct their attention to
the tact that whatever reforms are under
taken Will be made in accordance with the
principles laid down in the Republican
platform adopted at st. Louis and not in
the direction of the Cleveland policy in
dorsed at Indianapolis.