Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-29


snond this year. If he comes to join us in
our celebration it will be because of the
benefit of holiday to his family, and be-
cause of his patriotic spirit; but his expen-
diture will be exceedingly economical.
Happily, however, private organization
has this wear provided ample amusement
and some strong attractions and in such a
way that the cost will be easily assessed
upon all the people, and felt appreelably
by none. A philosophical body OF young
men embraced within one Of the city mil
itarv organizations has projected an entire
afternoons entertainment for the Fourth
Of July that relieves the city from the OBJ
legation of this year eXpending much
money. This military company, with rep
resentatives in it of leading business inter
ests. has engaged Agricultural Park and will
there furnish amusement for the thou
sands. We step out of the usual editorial
course, to present the whole subject clearly
to say that there Will be on that occasion
balloon ascension by an accomplished
! aeronaut; competitive military drill for
prizes, for which great preparation is being
made playing of the popular game Of
baseball by leading clubs bicycle, foot and
sack-racing and large number of conf
petitive games, music by bands, and a
variety Of proper amusements sufficient to
| fill the afternoon and extend well into
evening. The character Of the men man.
aging the affair is a guarantee that it will
be of good order, and not in the slightest
degree deceptive. The committees in
charge of it are such rs have the honor
and credit Of the community at heart, and
they propose to advertise the entertain
ment widely in all the surrounding coun-
try. In view of this fact the opportunity
is for once presented for the city to make
| the forenoon celebration an economical
one, to engage in it citizens who viii turn
out for the sake of the day and unite in
the observances with no other than pat
riotic spirit. By all means there should
be no burlesque parade as in the past.
Such demonstrations have lost their inter
est to raise money for one this year will
be folly and waste. They amuse some,
offend many and have no right place in u
celebration commemorative of sacred
memories, patriotic deeds, heroic achieve
ment5 ard lofty sentiments. We sub
nit that with parade of foot
men, with banner raising, and bell ring
ing, with Grafton, poem, song and reading ;
with suspended business and an afternoon
filled with amusements Of an entertaining
character given for a nominal personal
cost, the day Will be well observed and the
great labor Of collecting $1,000 or $1,000
from business men and people, already feel
ing the pinch of dull times, be avoided.
THE act OF the National Commercial
Convention, held at Atlanta last week, in
voting down a resolution favoring the con-
tinued coinage of silver, is very signifi-
cant of the Southern commercial senti-
ment. The Convention had just listened
to s. D. Horton, late United States dele
gate to the Monetary Conference at Paris,
in favor of a suspension of coinage, and to
delegate HanRey, of Colorado in favor of
its continuance. The great majority of
the Southern and Western delegates voted
for discontinuance. 1t is recorded that all
the Kentucky delegates so voted, though,
as the New York Times puts it, Senator
Beck, of that State, is the most energetic adj
yocateo silver coinage in the United States
Senate. The expression at Atlanta must
have its influence upon Congress, and it
will be no mean influence. 1t means that
the commercial South will reflect the SEN
timent Of the Convention in its next
choice of Congressman. We shall then
have, at least from that section, direct in
struction by the people to their representa-
tives upon question of financial policy
Taken in connection with the fact that
President Cleveland is known to favor sus-
pension Of silver coinage, the vote in Con
vention, which was thoroughly representa-
tive, must be regarded As one of exceeding
Importance and weight. 1t is equivalent
to 4 vote of confidence, and will make
non-coinagc the party policy of the De
mocracy, irrespective of the opposition of
such members as hold to adverse views.
The friends of anti-coinage have had no
support equal to that now given by the
South. Itmay not settle the question, but
it will 90 far toward it.