The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19

SUNDAY CALL.
If all reports are true, Maceo in death is
in the midst of life.
Most people object to ''fouI luck" but
Sharkey and his gang have found it profit
able.
1t matters not much whether we get the
belt line or seawall first so long as we get
both pretty soon.
The request of the Salvation Army,
"Please help US to cheer the friendless, "
is an appeal to you.
The merchants excursion to Fresno will
be. something more than iunketing trip.
There is business in it.
The euckoos have &anished from Con-
gress, but the jingoes are still there, and
the talk goes on as usual.
The only man in New York who seems
wholly Indifferent to the contest over the
senatorship IN that State is David Bennett
Hill.
The attempt of Long Green Lawrence
to make Mr.. Charles Fair give support TO
the Examiner lies has failed. Mr.. Fair is
not foul referee.
The prophetic voice of New York that
Willie Hearst will change his residence TO
Sing Sing and his name to No. 743 is likely
to be fulfilled almost any day.
The invention of a machine for pitching
baseball is encouraging. Now let US have
a mechanical football rusher and give uni
versity men chance to study little.
The immigration restriction bill by bar
ring admission 10 this country of all per-
sons over 16 years of age who cannot read
ana write will give boom to the cause OF
free education in Eastern Europe.
The report that the Prince of Wales
smokes cigars costing So apiece inclines to
the belief that the tobacconist who sup
plies the palace must be very close
friend OF the steward of his Highness. .
Ii ever the Democrats attempt recon-
ciliation on the old camp ground it will
be great fun watching the 10000 Pal
merites trying to embrace the 5000, OC0
wandering Bryanites at one fell swoop.
1t is only fair to Mr.. Bayard TO assume
that when he declared the United States
would never have a war with Great
Britain he meant TO imply his faith that
the British Government will hereafter be-
have itself.
If the Chicago Inter Ocean is right in
ktsl- IL
is thunder" California may as well 60 out
of the forecasting business. 1t is cheaper
to guess at the thing than to wait for
thunder in this climate.
The reciprocity policy will be made an
important part Of the next Republican
tariff, and it is likely it will be given
much larger scope than under the Har-
rison administration. The South Ameri-
can trade will be ours yet.
The decision of the court of inquiry on
the sinking of the Texas, finding two
navy-yard engineers to have been 'repre-
hensibly careless" will probably be salts
factory to the people. 1t is easier to get
two new engineers than to get another
warship.
The House Committee on Agriculture
has prepared bill appropriating money
for the free distribution of garden seed
next year, despite the fact that the Sec
retary did not ask for it. This seems to
be a clear case of treating the Secretary
with parliamentary as well as garden
sass.
The st. Louis GiObe-DemocrGt says:
MANY negroes in South Carolina are
emigrating to North Carolina because
their votes are now honestly allowed and
counted in the latter State" 1t is posi-
BILE, however that some are moving simply
to change their drinks from the dispensary
system.
New York and New Jersey propose to
ask the General Government TO appro-
pirate large sum OF money to preserve
and beautify the Palisades, and Cali
fornia might as we'll get in and ride the
bill with proposal that the Government
put up the coin for decorating some of the
hills around San Francisco Bay.
Among the means which Congress
might adopt for putting an end to the de-
fcit in the Postoffice Department are an
abolition of the ranking privilege and
reduction in the rates paid to the rail
roads. Either OF these would be much
better than the proposed plan of increas.
ing the cost of sending second-class mail
matter.
In recent interview Senator Quay said:
''In the Senate we have millionaires and
business men enough 10 serve all legiti-
mate purposes. Senators are needed who
have no specialIies but Will act for the in
terests of the country in gross without
special affinities." For the meaning, in
tent and application of this remark, you