The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23

them off.
Senator Mills has joined those Demo-
crats who are opposed to any obstructive
tactics against the tariff bill, and it oeelns
TO look as If Democracy had recovered its
senses little.
Bailey OF Texas, the new Democratic
leader in the House, is @ small man for
the position. but as he is generally known
as baby" Bailey there may be chance
for him to grow into something.
Stockton has begun to draw coal from
Corral Hollow mines by way of the new
road, and thus another important enter
prise has been brought to a prof table
conclusion. Now for the next one.
If ever legislative body was in condi-
tion of skies and sevens it is the United
States Senate on the question OF organiza-
ton, and what is more no one knows
which are the skies and which are the
seyens.
The tariff debate this week will not at
tract the pubic attention it did in former
years. The people have settled the ques-
tion at the polls and all that Congress has
to do now is to register the popular will
and close up the issue.
If the towns of the Mississippi Valley
should take notion to hold water carni-
walls in the spring there would be no diff
Guilty about The water. The rivers are ever
ready to overflow and carry it through the
streets at moments notice.
When the Kentucky Legislature meets
In ezra session it is going to find the Sem
atoriai fight more complicated than ever.
All the old contestants will be in the ring,
and in addition the Governor will whirl
in, take hand and play it alone.
William L. Wilson says the Dingley
tariff is destined for ''class taxation" but
as the class to be taxed is that which uses
foreign made goods in place of those
made by home industry, the people can
stand it even if Wilson'S words should be
true.
The celebration at Berlin of the CEN
tenary of the birth OF William l may help
the Kaiser in his efforts to induce the
world to give to that dignitary the title o (
William the Great. 1t will at any rate
advertise the title and that is half the
battle.
The yachting season opened badly, by
the burning of the clubhouse at Sausa-
Ito, but there is energy enough in the
club to build another, and before long we
may have sight OF new clubhouse
ablaze with revelry instead of contia-
grafton.
This is the critical period OF the year for
orchard crops, and the effect of every
1rost will be watched with interest. For
tunately there is comparatively little
danger of any such disaster as came upon
the State last spring. Such Erosts are rare
in California and are not likely to happen
in TWO successive years.
1t seems clear the policy of the Kaiser at
this time is designed solely to break up
the alliance between France and Russia.
II he can 90 that by acting with the Turks
he will be satisfied to see Crete restored to
Moslem rule, and on the other hand he
would be just as willing to take the side of
the Greeks if that would advance his pol
icy TO any extent.
The rapidity with which the work on
the new boulevard is being pushed for
ward is an evidence of the skillful man.
agement of the directors and the earnest
ness of tine workers in the task in which
they have found employment. If the re-
qured support is now given to the project
by the people we shall nave this beautiful
driveway completed before long and an
other notable addition made to the attrac-
lions of the City.
The account given yesterday of the
growth of Watsonville was a striking
illustration of the value to a community
of great manufacturing enterprise.
Much has been done and much more is
projected at Watsongille in the way OF
general development 10 advance tae well
fare OF the place and the surrounding dis
trict, but nevertheless II is the great sugar
factory there which gives confidence 10
trade and encourages Ca pital to undertake
new enterprises.
The London relief fund for the starving
people OF India now amounts to more
than 50 600, 900, but large as that sum is it
will hardly suffice for the work that is to
be performed. The most gratifying feat
ure of it is that the sum is great enough TO
show that mpathy has been awakened
in England for the condition of the people
of India, and al a consequence IL is reason
able to expect that the Government will be
com PEELED to undertake reforms which will
go far toward removing the cause of FAM
ines in the future.