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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10
MINORITY DISCORDS.

THE Democracy proves still unable to rule its
spirit. Mr.. Bryan has degenerated into the
Il party scold. He lets go one day at German
and the next at Waterson. He dei6es himself by re-
ferring to Senator John P Jones Judas Iscariot,
who has betrayed him, and scarcely suspends his duty
on the watch tower, long enough to for his
anaemc eczematous, ring-wormed political offspring,
free silver Hill has left Croker to smoke the pipe OF
peace alone and the Jackson Club OF Omaha has
taken up Crokers fight and refuses invite Hill to
dine with it on January g.
In Missouri the State officers and committeeman of
the party in court telling tales on each other and
digging up cashbooks showing large donations from
all the corporations and the corporations remark that
as the Democratic platform threatened their undong
by unfriendly legislation they justified in seeking
safety by cash. They say that the wise corporation
only buys peace of those that threaten war,
The minority in the House OF Representatives held
its and Immediately proceeded to quarrel over
every issue in sight The New York contingent
submitted wordy programme, which omitted free
silver and Bryanite moved to substitute the Kansas
City PLATFORM and then the men who desire to run
the Government showed that they could their
caucus nor agree upon anything and the anxious
and perspring leader Mr. Richardson secured an
adjournment without coming to any decision. This
leaves the minority to indulge in go-as-you-please
and its political course will be merely guerrilla
warfare
The people will not trust party that is composed
of disagreements. 1t is united in only one thing and
that is opposition to whatever Republicans propose
But that is the policy of destruction. The people
want constructive policy. 1t is rule of law and
logic that he who comes to negative and destroy a
proposition must come with one to take its place
The country is yet unaware of any feasible
Democratic policy not already rejected by the people
upon which it can be invited back to power Its con-
dition now is worse than in its history. 1t has
received the weakening accessions of Patterson.
Heitfelt and Duboise, the Populists, who have car
red into its councils nothing but further discord and
is off than before those Senators crossed over
Evidently the country must continue to look to the
Republican party for affirmative and constructive leg
isation, and the responsibility of that party is in
lcreased by the responsibility of its opponent
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CUBAN DEMANDS.

n ANY delegations are visiting Washington
M from Cuba to insist upon free trade with the
4 island in sugar and tobacco This demand is
varied by propositions to abate the tariff far be-
low the Dingley rates to deprive domestic pro-
ducers of protection.
The American sugar and tobacco growers, being
agriculturists and to degree unorganized, per-
haps not fully that free sugar from Cuba
the gift Of about $500 per to the island planters
and that their demand has many American advo-
Gates in Congress and out These advocates proceed
the phlanthropic line. They insist that when
we declared war against Spain 1--WE guaranteed the
prosperity of Cuba" From that text sermon is
preached that appeals to charity and honor. If we
accept the text the premise is admitted and the
clusion must be accepted.
But did make any such guaranteed An exam
nation of the resolution declaring war fails to find
anything that be tortured into any obligation to
make the Cubans prosperous. To have undertaken
such responsibility would have been what Senator
Sumner called "a piece of preposterosity" We de-
clared Cuba to be of right free and independent
state, and declared that we would not acquire SOW
eregnty of the island and would abdicate occupancy
upon the institution of stable government That is
all No state is free and independent when another
has guaranteed its prosperity.
The United States is concerned only with the pros
per1ty OF Its own people, and that only far it
can be secured by financial stability and their pro-
lection against the lavish production cheap labor
of other countries. Otherwise they are expected to
carve out their fortunes and dictate their own
destiny 1t goes without saying that acceptance of
the Cuban pretensous will seriously violate the obi
cation OF this Government to its own people As
Our population increases and its wants grow more
complex, the profit of supplying them should be kept
at home to the end that the ever-increasng demand
for the profitable employment Of land and labor may
be met. The production of rice, sugar and tobacco
is much needed of diversifying our agri-
culture. Each requires the employment of labor in
converting the raw material to human use. If that
production is left undisturbed and its profit untouched
it will grow beyond the domestic consumption and
our agricultural and manufacturing labor will be in
creased to produce and convert the raw material for
foreign markets. as has been the case in the metal,
fabric, wood and leather manufactures.
Why, then, is it the part of wisdom for our
Government to retain undated its power to carry
the constitutional injunction that shall provide
for the general welfare?
Our taxpayers have contributed hundreds of mil
lions to the Spanish and its collateral results. II
any of the statesmen think that they did this for the
purpose of inviting lush production and cheap labor
into competition with them, to reduce their profits
obsolete their industries and invade their prosperity
they are making mistake, the serious nature OF
which will appear when the results become known to
the people.
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Is THE COMBINE A soHEMEq

THE rumor persistently recurs in financial circles
in New York that the railroad combine is in
tended by its Inanipulators to lead to Govern
ment ownership of all the railways in the country.
It is pointed out that the leaders in the movement
are not without political influence and have the power
to control considerable section of the press. The
process is declared to be simple. Let the Govern.
ment acquire the stocks of the lines at appraised
valuation by direct purchase and then the
interest on the bonded debt and it is done; the roads
pass to public ownership and administration.
A glance at the operations Of the roads will il
Illuminate the rumored plan. In 1893 the gross
ings per mile of road in this country $677I, and
the net earnings over operating expenses $2III
per mile. Nearly Is per cent of the gross earnings
went for bond interest and 81 per cent for taxes
In that year the resources of the roads from all
sources S38o666574. The present capitalization
OF all American roads is about thirteen billions Of
dollars the total national wealth is put billions
of dollars. If the Government take the entire
system by issue of thirteen billions of dollars in
bonds at per cent the annual interest charge will
be $3oooooooo. 1t will be seen that when the waste
of public ownership and administration is applied to
the operation of the roads, there is prospect of
annual deficit in ADDITION to this annual interest
charge which must me out Of the taxpayers.
That the owne Of the roads would make good
stion. Their investment would be perfectly secure
under the guarantee of the Government and the peo-
pie would have the satisfaction of Government owner
ship, and paying for it. AS that experiment in Eu-
rope has shown invarable increase of 20 per cent
in cost of operation the OF private owner
ship, and at rates of transportation from three to five
times higher than here, will be that such in
crease will add yearly $IS6,4ooooo to the cost OF
operation.
But the present owners with their bonds in their
pockets, viii be free from care. There will be no
more bankrupt roads, with bonded debts to be scaled
and bondholders to be ruined
Between 1876 and 1890. S42 different railways were
foreclosed in court Their total mileage was 100 SIC
miles, and their stocks and bonds amounted to six
and half billions. Foreclosure wiped out SO pei
cent of the bonds and 81 per cent of the stocks
There viii be other hard times and more foreclos
ures, il the Government do not take over their prop
critics, and none more interested in running &c
cover than the enormous investors who will be ex
posed TO the destruction OF a slump.
Therefore, it is not improbable that the rumor ha
justification, and that the fanatics who see in Gov
eminent ownership panacea are their tools ant
certain newspapers their paid allies
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citizens are entitled to freedom Of trade with the
States but not entitled to vote for Presidential
electors to have representation in the United States
Senate and third unincorporated territories held as
"appurtenances" to the Union and whose citizens
have rights except such as Congress may choose
to grant.
Out of that completely there are certain to arise
many perplexing questions. At present no one can
foresee what they will be- All that we know is that
long as the membership of the Supreme Court re-
mains as it is there will be DIVISION and the settle
ment of each issue will be up to Justice Brown, who
first magnitude.
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General Rotha,s Hnmnr

The British officials in the Transvaal.
who are inclined to enjoy a joke what
ever the reaction, are delighted with an
anecdote relating to an interview between
Kitchener and the BOer general, Botha
At the conclusion of the fruitless con-
ference to arrange terms Of peace Botha
said:
We'll, must be gone'
Don't be in a hurry" said Kitchener,
Hospitality. You haven't got to catch a
train"
But that's just what I've got to do"
answered BOtha, as he took his leave.
And so he had, for two DAYS later he
caught and looted a train on the DeIagOa.
line not far from the place of meeting
Youths Companion.
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the people

Mr. Lawson, the Boston millionaire, is said to have
lost more than $I1 100000 in the copper deal, but
inasmuch as he owns all the stock he held at first
and has the copper mines the loss is nothing
more than Wall-street calculation on the value
of the stock and may be that the street has calcu
lated wrong AT any rate Mr. Lawson has yet
lost anything except speculative idea.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

report from Princeton says that protest against
the proposed extension of trolley line has been
signed by Grover Cleveland and other prominent
business men,, so it seems that to pass from the
Presidency to the rank of prominent citizen is
easy; but when did Cleveland go into business?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

The South American delegates to the Pan-Amer-
can Congress to be of the opinion that inter
national arbitration will be good thing provided
there is attempt made to arbitrate anything that
gives promise of war and chance to upset Govern
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

Now that the American people have taken to rails
ing money for the relief of the and children
IN the British concentration camps in South Africa
il will not be long before they will begin to urge the
Government to interfere behalf of the Beers
When the American begins to put his money Up for
cause he is getting ready to talk business
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VAST
TT A HI NEW ORR
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10
A CHANCE TO SMILE.

A CHANCE TO SMILE.
ticket collector on railway got leave
to go and get married ana was given a
pass over the line. On the way back he
showed the new collector his marriage
certificate by mistake for his pass. He
studied it carefully and then said: "Eh.
mon, you've got ticket for lang. wear
isome journey. but not on the Caledonian
Railway. "-Tit-Bits.
OF smokeless powder once they talked,
No more our thoughts it claims;
It's insect powder they must use
If they keep calling names.
Tess-so he really said he thought me
very witty, Ell?
Jess-Not exactly. He said he had to
laugh every time he saw you.-PhiladeI-
phia Press.
Enthusiasm is contag fous.'
''Oh, not always; I've courted girls who
didn't seem to share my enthusiasm in
the least. Chicago Record-HeraId. -
Styles-Cap ftalists say that they find it
difficult to invest their money at paying
rates.
Byles-Then am in luck for once.
Styles-Got your money in something
that pays you a good interest?
ByleS-I haven't any money.-Boston
Transcript.
''Ma6am," said the handsome and well
hammered university man who is turning
an honest penny as a member Of the Pan
American Guard, ARE you looking for an
exit?'
mo, sir, am not" said the woman
from Penn Yam, with much asperity. II
am looking for way to git out"-Buf-
falo Commercial.
Il was put out Of the theater," asserted
the indignant man.
"And you want damages?' asked the
lawyer.
That's exactly it, answered the tndig-,
nant man.
What was the playT'
Henrietta S0ueeler in her new emo
tional drama"
''You have no claim for damages IL thev
put you out" asserted the lawyer. 'Fbut
you'd have a fine case If they'd made
you stay. I've seen her."-Chieago Post.
He-DO you think man ought to wsAr
She-Wen, If a man wants to veal
bracelets think he ought to wear them,
so that everybody will know he Is the
kind Of man that wants to wear brace
lets.-Chicago Record-Herald.
D'Orville de F1unke-Is there any good
shooting in this vicinity2
Bill de CRATER (of Omaha)-Sure ting
De crap shOOtin' is always good, an de
sucker fishin' amt never bins good since
de fishermen wus protected.-Omaha
World-Herald.
At one time, says a Kansas editor, We
were sure that we had drawn the capital
prize; in fact, We had message to that
effect. but our wife awoke us before we
could read 1t. Women should not inter-
fere In business transactions.-Ch Chicago
Tribune.
Mrs. Enpeck-James, you are good on
Language. What Is the difference between
exported and transported
Mr.. Enpeck-Why, my dear. IL Won
should so 20 England you would be ex-
ported, and I-wen, I would be trans
ported.-Sunny South.
Women In Norway can vote after they
have reached the age Of 25. Such a regu-
lation would disfranchise most OF the
wcmen OF this country. few OF them hav-
ing reached that mature age.-CF cago
Daily News.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

According to the reports of the salt in
dustry there was produced in 1899 in this country
z5o3ooo5 bushels of SALT and that is considerably
in of one bushel per capita for the population
1t will be seen that people we can hardly be ac
cused Of keeping ourselves too fresh
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

crpheuna-vaudeville.
Grand opera-house-"A Wlfe's Peril"
Calfornia-''The Cowboy and the Lady"
Tivolf-sIn Town"
Electrician
Alcazar-'sC-hristopher Jr.s
Coumbla-~A Royal Rogue
Chues Zoo and Observation-Disclosures every afternoon and
evening.
Fischer's-Vaudevlle.
Central Park-Vasco Ball Game.
Oakland to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

MULES-Several correspondents, City
and Country. The address of the agent
announced as buying mules for the Brit
ish Government is 929 Market street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

If Miss Stone the famous missionary, had hun
dred lives she would have lost them all in the fer
tile brains of irresponsible correspondents, who let
hardly day pass without a new report of the VEN
turesome woman
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

As might have been expected the longest biography
in the new Congressional directory that of Chaun-
cey Depew. 1t contains list of his most famous
orations, but it says nothing of his approaching
marriage there will probably be sequel
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS- s.,
City. The Christian Endeavor Assocta-
ton Convention was held in San Francis
CO during the month of July, 1887.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

PEN DRAWING-F. L., City. Artists
who make pen drawings generally draw
lightly in pencil first Any first class
book store will furnish you books on
drawing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

A FIVE OF '56-B. ]. B., Woodland, Cal.
No premium is offered for IS piece of
1856
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Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by tha
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). 51g kflB1C-
gomery street Telephone Main 104
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ROOsEvELT-A. s., City. Lieutenant
H. s. Roosevelt, U. S. M. c., is cousin Of
the President.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

Only per cent of the soldiers actually
engaged in war are killed on the field OF
battle.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

HALF-DOLLAR-C. L. D., City. A
half dollar of 1913 does not command a
premium. Dealers offer such for So cents
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

ticket collector on a railway got leave
to go and get married ana was given a
pass over the line. On the way back he
showed the new collector his marriage
certificate by mistake for his pass. He
studied it carefully and then said: "Eh.
mon, you've got a ticket for a lang, wear
isome journey. but not on the Caledonian
Railway. ''-Tit-Bits.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

LIGHT OF THE MOON-A. o. F. T. c.,
City I'm the Light of the Moon" that is
to be found in "Sapho." was written by
Angler, music by Gounod.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

THE WOMAN YOU LOVE-A CORE
spondent of this department wishes tC
know the name of the author of ITO the
Woman You Love- in Bonnie Prince
Charlie"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

Best eyeglasses, specs. 1Oc. 40c Look out
for 81 4th ST., front barber and grocery.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

ADDRESSES Constant Reader, City.
This department does not furnish ad-
dresses that can be found in the city di-
rectory.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

FORUM CLUB-E. H., City. There is a
Forum Club in San Francisco, the address
of which can be found in the city direc-
tory.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

DR.. Sanford's Liver Invigorator.
Best Liver Medicine. VegetableCurefor Liver Ills.
Bidousness, Indigestion, Constipation, Malaria.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

Enthusiasm is conta gfous.''
'Oh, not always; I've courted girls who
didn't seem to share my enthusiasm In
the ast."-Chicago Record-Herald. -
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Choiee candies. TOwnsend.s. PaIace Hotel.
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Cal Glaze Fruit soc per ID at TOwnsends.
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walnut and Pecan Panoche. townsend .
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Tess-so he really said he thought me
very witty, Ell?
Jess-Not exactly. He said he had to
laugh every time he saw you.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

OF smokeless powder once they talked,
No more our thoughts it claims;
It's insect powder they must use
If they keep calling names.
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CARRIAGE-T. H, City. The French
dictionaries do not contain any such word
as Carriage" so this department cannot
inform you what the word carriage in
French means"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

RIES-RUHLIN-J. H. w. ct ais,
City There are no figures that will show
1.-The exact number of spectators at the
Jeffries-Ruhlin contest at the Mechanics
Pavilion November 16, 1901.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

Styles-Capftalist say that they find it
difficult to Invest their money at paying
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BERKELEY-Reader, City. There are
no saloons in Berkeley within a radius Of
one mile from the University grounds
During the past ten years Berkeley has
advanced, not refrigerated.
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IdLC5s
Byles-Then am in luck for once.
Styles-Got your money in something
that pays you good interest?
Byles-I haven't any money.-Boston
Transcript.
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OLYMPIA BOXING CLUB-G. J.. Or
land, Cal. There is no Olympia Boxing
Club in San Francisco. If you mean the
Olympic, then William Greer Harrison is
the general manager. M. S. Houghton is
the active manager for boxing contests.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

A CHINESE. e. c.. Witter. Lake
County, Cal. The naturalization of Chi
nese is expressly prohibited by section IL
chapter 126 of the United States laws OF
1882. The children born of Chinese pa
rents in the United States are natives and
citizens of the United States,
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MOFFATT AND NEILL-M. M, CITY.
The record Of Moffatt and Neill, the pu-
gilists, in San Francisco is as follows:
June g. 1900, Woodward's Pavilion, NELL
lost to Moffatt in eleven rounds; July 10.
1900, Mechanics Pavilion, Neill lost to
Moffatt in twenty rounds; September u,
1900. Neill declared the victor in three
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ASKING TOO MUCH-A Reader, City.
The question what country can claim the
best-looking and best-shaped woman
is one that no one can answer, for the
reason that beauty of face and SYM
metry Of shape are matters of individual
opinion and as diversified as there are
individuals What is beautiful to one Is
not to another. The matter of female
beauty is best explained by the expression
of a Frenchman to the effect that every
woman is beautiful in the eyes of the
man who loves her.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

D'Orville de Flunke-Is there any good
shooting in this vicinity2
Bill de CRATER (of Omaha)-Sure ting.
De crap shOOtin' is always good, an de
sucker ishin' amt never bins good since
de fishermen wus protected.-Omaha
World Herald
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

He-Do you think man ought to wa
bracelets?
She-Wel, If man wants to veal
bracelets I think he ought to wear them.
so that everybody will know he Is the
kind of man that wants to wear brace
lets.-Chicago RecOrd-Herald
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

Women In Norway can vote after they
have reached the age Of Is. Such a regu-
lation would disfranchise most OF the
women OF this country, few OF them hav-
ing reached that mature age.-CF kcago
Daily News.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10

'Ma6am," said the handsome and well
hammered university man who is turning
an honest penny as a member Of the Pan
American Guard, ARE you looking for an
exit?''
No, sir, 1 am not, said the woman
from Penn Yam, with much asperity. II
am looking for a way to git out."-Buf
falo Commercial.