The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-14

der-monkeys.
The diplomats Of Europe may be smok-
ing the pipe Of peace, but the smoke looks
Ike war cloud.
Whenever the outer barbarisns wish TO
trade gold for munitions OF war we are
ready 10 Go business.
After ali it VIII be as easy for the Kaiser
10 make descent upon England as 10 60
down toboggan slide.
Il the Gar knows what the Kaiser
meant BY his Kruger letter he is wiser
than the rest OF the world.
The PopuIists have struck a light and
begun hunting for Presidential candidates,
but Democracy remains IN the dark.
When the European nations took the
trouble 10 divide Africa they did not fore
see that the trouble would stay with them.
Ifthe Senators wish the country 10 listen
with patience 10 the discussion on the
bond bill they should pass the tariff bill
first.
Despite his ostentatious objection to
American fruit there Is reason TO believe
Emperor William has been dieting on
prunes.
We have spoken for Armenia, and now
We must throw all our energy into the
anti-funding bill convention and speak for
ourselves.
As the metropolis OF the Pacific Coast
San Francisco should have a commercial
exhibit representing the products of the
whole coast.
The Spaniards claim to win good many
victories in Cuba, but somehow the Cubans
seem 70 capture all the town and overrun
al the provinces.
Cecil Rhodes Is out OF office, but he de-
clares he is not out of politics. and it may
be he has lodged this crisis only to pre-
pare Tor bigger one.
The whole country viii have TO carry the
Cleveland debt as matter OF finance, but
as a matter Of politics Democracy will
have 10 carry it alone.
There may have been no corruption in
the Cleveland bond deals, but there are suf-
hcient signs Of 1t 10 warrant Congress in
MAKING an investigation
The Kaiser has Just the mixture OF
brains AID ambition 10 desire TO eclipse
the fame Of Napoleon by making sue
cessfuI invasion OF England.
In the third=term movement Democracy
has something worse than Buckleyism TO
fight and Il is time the party leaders were
showing what they mean IN do
Among the fairs and festivals of the
year there should be one in which the
whole Pacific Coast would have a show,
and San Francisco should hold it.
We give the Populists due notice that if
q movement is started to nominate Lyman
Trumbull for the Presidency We SHAH have
the leaders Of it arrested for planning to
rob graveyard.
If the prospect Of war leads the nations
OF Europe 10 continue boarding gold the
effect viii be TO make the reconciliation
Of silver absolutely necessary If We wish
10 keep prices Up.
There is straight Repubhcanisnl in the
House, straight silver in the Senate and
straight Democracy in the administration,
but the Government as z whole isn't as
straight as pigs tail,
There is deficit in the revenue. a con-
tinued export OF gold, an increase OF the
bonded debt and Grover Cleveland 70
harass the country, but despite all these
none OF the fighting nations show anv de-
sire to fight Us.
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Germany not only her own aid in a war
with England, but that Of cher allies.
France and the United States" is one OF
the finest short stories OF the day. 1t is 50
terse, SO fetching, so full of Imagination.
Notwithstanding the talk OF war, prepar-
atoms are being made at Kiel, the great
naval depot of Germany, for an interna-
tional exposition OF the peaceful arts OF
navigation and fisheries, and the Kaiser
surely won't be so rash as to spoil the
profits OF home enterprise.
There would have been q severer out
burst OF public denuncistion CT the new
bond issue if the previous ones had not
fatigued indignation and made wrath
tired. As il is the people wait for Con-
gress TO expose the inner history of the
deals and will strike on election day at
every cuckoo in sight.