The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-14


OAKLAND OFFICE:
sos Broadway.
EASTERN OFFICE:
Rooms 81 and 80, "a Park Row, New York City.
DAVID NJ. FoLTz, Eastern Manager.
The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
Scandals have begun.
Sacramento is still storm center.
VIII this Legislature be Ike the rest?
Now let US work together for that Cabi-
net office.
A stuffed payroll to begin with doesn't
look much like economy.
tits bad outlook when the Legislature
has to begin its work with an investiga-
ton.
Bryan's book will be much more agree
able than lecture tour. We needn' t
read it.
There are some who talk of lulI in
trade at this season, but not those who
advertise.
OF the monetary conference at Indian
apolis it may be truly said, MANY men
of many minds"
Congress has begun to talk of the Mica
ragua canal, and there is a chance that
action will be taken.
The friends OF Cuba in the Senate not
only say too much, but they say too many
things that are not so.
Wherever there is a Legislature now in
session there is talk of economy, and
everything is promising.
Republican harmony which now pre-
walls should be sufficient to obtain place
in the Cabinet for California.
Street improvement goes bravely on.
We shall soon be ready for municipal
carnival OF farewell to c0bbiestones.
Wheelmen are likely to be more tired
than ever this year, as there is scheme
on foot to organize bicycle tire trust.
The House of Representatives has gone
forward in many things at this session,
but the Senate is right where it started in.
California has the satisfaction of know
ing she elected a Senator little more
speedily than any other State in tn
Union.
Representative Powers is said to be con-
sidering another funding bill regardless
Of the fact that Congress considered the
last one nuisance.
1t seems when we are tempted to say
hereafter that everything about Golden
Gate Park is lovely and agreeable we must
except the accounts.
Cleveland's attitude toward the Pacific
roads is said to be uncertain, and while
that may be news to some people it will
be surprising to none.
The mystery of the Mckinley Cabinet
has been so far solved that we now know
several prominently mentioned gentle
men who are not to be in it.
The people will await the next step in
the Pacific roads business with more than
ordinary interest, for there is no telling
what scheme Mr.. Huntington may devise
next.
One OF the reforms which will be most
talked of in the Union this winter will be
that of road improvement, and California
should do her share toward solving the
problem it involves.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
talking of putting nursery cars on its
express trains, on the ground that sep
arate cars for babies are as necessary as
separate cars for smokers. Great scheme.
The promptness with which the Legis-
lature has begun the work of investigating
the alleged stuffing Of the payroll is en-
couraging. The best way to deal with
such ofienses is to expose them at the
start.
The Verezuelans have imprisoned a
foreign opera singer because she refused
to respond to an encore, and now Uncle
Sam may have TO interfere again and de,
termine what bounds shall be set to that
country and its people.
One good result of the defeat of the
funding bill Is the fact that Congress has
now time to turn its attention to the
Nicaragua canal, and public sentiment
should show itself strongly in favor OF
speedy action on that subject also.
The Galveston News declares the ultl-
mate destiny of the United States is t'to
be filed with benches and have a grand
stand for orators in the center thereof
1t is probable, however, that the prophecy
was meant merely to please the Texans.
Whether the President has the exclusive
right to recognize foreign countries may
be great constitutional question for the
Senators, but among the people the opin-
ion prevails that the President mas the
right to act only on condition that he acts
right.
In commenting on the conclusion of the
Senatorial contest the Sacramento CORE
spondenT OF the Post says as an illustra-
ton of public sentiment at the capital:
"Mr. Shortridge lost no prestige by the
fight he put up, as it. is recognized by all
that he acted like the courteous, genial,
broad-minded gentleman that he is. He
carried on clean campaign, in which he
avoided person alities. and put himself in
line for the Endorsement of bis party
should it TWO years hence be intrusted by
the people with the selection of Senator