Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-25
EXPRESSIONS OF THE PRESS.

The Republican policy is the best one
abolish the entire internal revenue tax on
tobacco and devote part of the remaining
surplus to establishing one-cent postage.
What remains of the surplus after that will
not be dangerous 2ereland Leader.
How often we see farmer trying to carry
more land than he can well cultivate; often
double the number of acres that he should
have. 1t does not pay to carry on a farm
in this fashion. Better pay taxes only on
what you can probably till. Put tie fer
tilizers on fewer acres, raise larger crops,
and you will find it will pay great deal
better.-PiacergiRe Observer.
Whisky is properly an object for State
taxation. Let the States tax its manu-
facture and sale, if they see fit. Let the
Federal Government go out of the whisky
business, and stay out, at least until an
other emergency compels an increase OF
revenue. Then let whisky and tobacco be
the first articles Of domestic production
upon which the tax gatherer lays his hand.
-NelC York Sun.
The strike of cooks and walters has dam
aged the cause OF unionism in general in
this city. 1t has diminished its prestige
among the general public. 1t has sug-
gested to employers the need of mutual
protection against unionism gone wild
The word strike" ought 10 carry with il
the meaning OF a real grievance, and of a
stern and well-organized resistance by
American workingmen to palpable wrong.
1t is misfortune to every wage-worker
when it is SO misled as to evoke merely
contempt and disgust.-S. F. Report.
The Sacramento RECORD UNION regrets
the proposed elevation of Mr.. Walter of
the London Times to the peerage, because
it will deprive the Times of its independ-
ence. 1t has not much TO lose. The exist
ence of the London Times is a continued
struggle to decide whether it is better to
keep on the good side of the entire universe
or only the Tory party, After this the
Tory party will possess the advantage, but
perhaps the universe can survive the afflic-
tion.-Oaklanld Enquirer.
A majority of the North is in favor OF
protection. The South has inclined to free
trade. In the Constitution of the Southern
Confederacy protection was forbidden, and
yet the South went to war to protect slavery,
which was its source of labor and con-
stantly demanded that slavery should be
protected. The South demanded cheap
labor, even at the sacrifice of the dearest
rights of humanity. The North demands
protection for free labor at the expense OF
foreign manufacturers. The Republican
party makes no mistake in insisting on pro-
lection for fee labor, and on this issue il
can afford to go before the peoplein 1885,
albany (N. " Journal.
Every age has its leaders. Every age
brings some crisis of human action which
demands the strength of great leadership
1t is when such crises exist that history is
made most rapidly, and by the acts of a
nations great leader is most indelibly writ.
ten And history that is written by at
tempted revolutions, by gigantic con-
spiracies, by treason to existing govern
ments, it is useless to attempt to ignore and
wipe out from the memory OF men. But
this is just what Secretary Endicott's prop
osition to burn part OF the war records
amounts to. The shame, the dishonor and
the treason of the South during the war of
the rebellion, Southern politicians would
doubtless be glad to have unrecorded. They
would doubtless, many OF them, be glad to
see these papers of the Freedmen's Bureau
burnt, as well as all other records of loyalty
which give luster and prestige to the loyal
soldiers of the Republc-Los angeles
Times