The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-28

EASTERN OFFICE:
Rooms 81 and so, 81 Park Row, New YORK City
DAVID NJ. FoLTZ. Eastern Manager.
HE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
To work once more.
1t is the New Years novelty now.
Politicians are getting their axes ready.
Legislative work is being cut out in ad-
vance.
It begins to look as if the funding bill
had been freed.
The bargain has now become a greater
bargain than ever.
State politics will now divide attention
with that Of the Nation.
pin Sacramento they are putting any
old thing in shape for clearinghouse.
1t would not be a bad thing to recognize
Cuba Just to see what Europe would do
about it.
Bryan's lecture tour hardly means bust
ness in a political sense, but there is
money IN it for him.
No legisIator-elect has had to advertise
for somebody to tell him what to do when
he gets to Sacramento.
The winter will fly fast, Mckinley will
come n with the spring and Cleveland
will 20 out with the boreal blasts.
It is worth noting shat there is no sign
of "Lexowing" visible on the horizon OF
any State III the Union this wiuter.
If public opinion has any weight with
the Legislature it will make business and
economy the watchwords of The session.
If any man in the country got Cabinet
chair in his Christmas stocking it is time
for him to speak up and let the fact be
known.
There is big trade for US in the Orient
and in South America provided we send
ships for it, but it is not going TO swim
our way.
The street lighting movement began
before the holidays and will survive
them. We are still going forward to
grand illuminations.
This Congress prepares the tariff bill
and the next one will vote on it. In that
way the Republican party will restore pro-
lection pretty pronto.
1t would not be a very surprising thing
if Cape Colony should make an alliance
with the Transvaal and force England to
get out of that part of AFRICA altogether.
In soma respects it is to be regretted We
are to have session of the Legislature
this winter. There is so much harmony
in the State at present it is a pity to
spoil it.
The people of California are virtually
harmonious on the Cabinet question.
They have named several good men for
the place and will be satisfied if either is
chosen.
There should be an earnest effort made
TO get Nicaragua canal bill through Con-
gress this winter. That is one of the
things which are not only worth having
but worth working for.
By way of variety the discussion of the
Cuban question might be changed from q
dispute as to whether we shall recognize
Cuba to whether we shall continue to
recognize Spain as a civilized country.
Between Senator Allen and Senator
PETER there is going TO be this winter the
rivalry of two monkeys on this same pole
and while it may be strictly amusing at
the beginning it is liable to wind up with
a scrimmage that will make the fur fly.
Bayard should be recalled to Washing
ton in time to receive Liliuokalani, as he
is the only American in official life who
could perform the function with sufficient
subservience to please her without STUN
bling over his own seIf-respect or stepping
on his record.
General Coxey, who has gone to Wash
ington to make fight for good roads and
non-interest bearing bonds, is said to be
sporting extra large cuff buttons bearing
the inscription, keep off the grass" We
know, OF course, where he got the legend,
but where did he get the cuffs7
Evidence given in an Iowa divorce case
shows that farmer of that State who adj
vertised for wife received applications
from sixty women in Des MONIES. On
this showing it seems full time for the
Iowa Legislature to establish a matrimo-
NAL bureau and offer bounties for hus-
bands.
1t IS reported that the Canadian Gov
eminent is not satisfied with the way in
which the interests of that country are
looked after at Washington by the British
ambassador and will try 10 arrange to
have representative of Canada received
by our Government. This would be a
long step toward Canadian independence
and it might be worth while for us to en-
courage it.
Milwaukee proposes to hold an EXPOSE
tion in celebration OF the semi-centennial
of the admission of Wisconsin TO the
Union and by way of novelty will ar
range to make the exhibits in colossal
building constructed in imitation of the
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