The San Francisco call., 1897-04-27

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DAVID NJ. FoLTz, Eastern Manager
The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL
To-day the Nation recalls the services of
Grant and does honor to his memory.
It took New York long time 10 erect
the Grant mausoleum, but she has done it
we'll.
When we have completed Balboa avenu
we will not envy New York the possession
OF Riverside.
Cleveland's speech at the Reform Club
banquet can be summed up in four words /:
1t was croak
In the meantime Crete is still on the
map even if she does appear to have been
put out of the ring.
The farmers are praying for April
showers, so we might as we'll look out
for them and expect them any day.
The Mississippi floods have broken all
the records, nearly all the levees and most
of the farmers along the river banks, and
still the rise goes on.
The Kaiser says peace shall be main
tanned among the great powers, and yet,
like the rest OF US, perhaps he can't most
always sometimes tell
The people along the Mississippi should
take to the industry of raising ducks and
brakes and enable themselves to be in
the swim when the foods come.
Some people are making fun of the
whiskers of our new Minister to Turkey.
but they may prove useful to him if he
should ever have to beard the Sultan.
The Senate Finance Committee is not
making much noise on the tariff question.
but it is doing good business and prepar-
ing the way for every industry to do like
wise.
II our sympathies are torn by the con-
f1icting reports from the war in Greece we
can turn for consolation to the fight in
Cuba. The American favorites are win
ming there.
The success of the Turkish armies in
battle seems to be due mainly to the skill
of the German officers who direct their
artillery, and rarely has the science of
Germany been worse applied.
1t is to be hoped the Washington Pos.
is correct in saying Secretary Bliss is
about to de-Hoke Smlthize the Interior
Department" The Job if well done will
have merit enough 10 justify that phrase
or any other way of putting it.
Pennsylvania has decided to build a
Capitol to cost $3.50 900. and expects to
have it ready in two years time, and if
she gets off with double the money and
twice the time she may count herself
lucky.
Don't forget that the meetings OF the
Woman's Congress will be worth attend
ing. Important subjects are to be dis.
cussed, and there are plenty OF able and
eloquent speakers in the congress to deal
with them.
1t was said that Edhem Pasha had been
superseded in command OF the Turkish
army, then that he was wounded, and
now that he is still to the front and is to
be decorated for his victories. Edhem
seems to be a man of versatility.
As Arthur Balfour attended meeting
OF the British Cabinet wearing full golf
costume jerry Simpson ought not to be
abused for wearing golf stockings in Con-
gress. The American statesman is en-.
titled 10 as much liberty as the Britisher.
The Tammany chiefs have decided to
adopt in New York at the next municipal
campaign the same tactics which the
Democrats used in Chicago, and we shall
see whether the gold-brick swindle in
politics can be worked with success twice
inside of year.
A Pennsylvania statesman has intro
duced into the Legislature bill providing
that all oleomargarine offered for sale
shall be colored deep green. so that every.
body can recognize it. The idea is capable
of unlimited expansion. Why not have
ali adulterated wines, oils and iellies col.
ored the same way?
In magnitude and in greatness of mean
ing the ded ication of the Grant monumen nj
in New York to-day will surpas, the cele
bration OF the Queens reign in London.
and yet many New Workers will turn the +
backs upon the grand demonstration in
their own city TO cross the ocean ana nav
large price to see the lesser one abroad.
1t is said that during the last twenty.
FIVE years over 300 monuments to dis
tinguished persons have been erected iu
France and committees are now soliciting
money for 127 more. 1t is not strange
that the art of the sculptor fourishes in q
Ian Of that kind. Even the patience OF
the people in receiving favorably so many
solicitors may be regarded as truly monu.
mental.
No recent issue of State concern has so
engaged the minds of the people gen.
orally as the crusade against adulterated
foods, and the convention to be held in
this City to devise means for dealing with
the subject will have abundant support If
it devises any practicable plan for Kidding
us of the evil. City and country are al
one on this point, and>we shall soon see
what can be done by united California
in putting check 10 one of the worst de-
fects of modern civilization, as the adul-
tAration of food undoubtedly is.