Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-15
PRESS EXPRESSIONS.


The Democrats are getting out their red
bandanas for a bad case of cold in the
head Vallejo Chronicle.
If both Ohio and Indiana 90 Republi
can, as they probably will, the Democratic
brethren will curse the hour thev tried to
sit on two stools and fell between them =
Oakland Enquirer.
The question arose in the San Francisco
land office recently whether a woman had
the right to continue her pre- emption claim
after marriage. The Receiver and Register
differing, the question went up to the Com
missioner at Washington, who has ruled
that the woman's rights ended with her
marriage. Now, that may be the law, but
1t seems both absurd and uuiust.-San Jose
Times.
The Republican majority in the State
will fall little, if any, below 1000. 1t is an
amazing result. Republicans are equally
astounded by it. 1t was not a local con-
test, but contest of national character.
1t was direct vote upon Grover Cleveland
and the policy of his administration. That
is, 1t was protest against the Admnistra-
tons free-trade tendencies and measures
Portland Oyegonidn.
The soil around Madison, like that all
over \ olo county, is as rich as any in the
State. 1t will produce anything. and every
thing that 1t has been made to produce is
remarkable for its size and quality. Not
withstanding the excellence of its soil the
| land values are net high. On the contrary.
IN comparison with some of the lands in
the southern counties they are preposte,-
ously low.-Madison Yolo) Revieto.
If the Mills bill should become law the
extravaganza of Congress would cease.
But by the passage of the new arrears of
pension bill, or the success of the river and
harbor and the public buildings Jobs, these
would exhaust the public surplus, which
would mean continuation OF war taxes.
On the other extreme, boarded surplus
means financial distress, and a possible
financial panic.-Marysvile Democrat
The declaration of principles adopted by
the Democratic National Convention is
drawn with reasonable skill and clearness,
but is unnecessarily prolix in treating the
Leading question of tariff reduction. Upon
this issue it has the fault of indirectness
and Inconclusiyeness. 1t argues against
unnecessary taxation" which in the alb
stract no one fayors, but it fails to commit
the party to any definite system of revenue
reform.-San Diego Union.
We cannot say that we have much sym-
pathy with the shifty lodging by the Dem
ocratlc platform carpenters of the issue
forced on them by Cleveland They have
accepted Cleveland unreservedly, and he
and his message are their platform, no
matter how they may wriggle and twist.
The political history of the country does
not furnish any more remarkable instance
OF wriggling, or twisting in and twisting
out, than the tariff plank of the Demo-
cratic national platform of 1884, which was
readopted -OdktaRd Tribune
Scientists tell US that the way to trace
scientific principles is to reason from the
known to the unknown. Apply that rule
TO politics. Each workingman knows
himself better than anybody else, and his
own circumstances better than those of
people he reads about. Ask yourself, then,
the question, " How does the tariff affect
me :" And next extend the INQUIRY TO
your neighbors. In that way you will get
results you can depend upon and you will
not have to take anybody's word for them.
S. =. Examiner
There is no need of English and his COM
mittee going to Washington 10 notify Mr..
Cleveland OF his denomination. Let them
just drop nickel in the slot, when the fol-
lowing legend will be exposed to view:
:" OF the various means of securing q full
realization of a Government by the people.
nothing would be more effective, in NV
Judgment, than an amendment TO the Con-
stituiion disqualifying the President for re-
election. We recognize in the eligibility of
the President for reelection a most serious
danger to that calm, deliberate and intelh-
gent political action which must character
lze Government by the people. Sincerely
yours, GROVER CLEVELAND -Odkiaud
Times