The record-union., 1891-02-15

y Hlteu states pald her line to Venezuela
s5,,azs.
to Japan and China $500, 900, while the
United States paid her line from San
Francisco to these countries S14 4446
Nothing will prevent the passage of
the shipping bill, [ think, but politics.
The rule applies with equal force to either
party. When one party sees the other
advocating popular measure of advan-
tage to the country, the other opposes it
IN order to gain that advantage them
selves. We are living in an age of too
much politics.
If that shipping bill should pass,
within five years think we might safely
predict an equal share of the CARRYING
trade with Great Britain, whereas we now
nave only about one-tenth of our own.
Without some action of this kind our re-
clproclty will avail but very little. How
ever wide the door is open in foreign
countries for the admission of our goods,
we should provide means of taking
them there ourselves instead of paving
foreigners to do it, The Lord helps those
who help themselves.
Now that reciprocity is begun, I re-
gard the shipping or any other bill that
Ill encourage or increase our merchant
marine to be the opportunity of the CEN
tury. Here is what our manufacture
ers have been looking forward to. Col
umbia viii be the Gem of the Ocean at
the beginning of the twentieth century,
unless am greatly mistaken, that is, if
Congress offers any encouragement"
What opinions do you entertain about
the force bill and the silver bill ?''
Those are matters l know very little
about, except what | incidentally see in
the papers-and | care less.
i don't believe our friends down East
knew that the force bill was loaded when
they took 1T up. However, now that the
silver bill is over on the other side OF the
CapltoI you won't hear any more of the
force matter until the other gets back"
In the event OF the death of Senator
Hearst have you any preferences for his
SUCCESSOR"
None Whatever You want a live man
from Cahfornia-a very live man-Felton
or W. III. Mills would suit me, but poll
ties are entirely out of my line In COM
mon with every business man on the
coast feel that we should have strong,
energetic man here-somebody like Sar-
GENT
At this point Mr.. Huntington excused
himself TO take the noon train for New
York, remarking that he would return
on Monday to be present at the consulta-
ton between the committee and the
Union Pacific people with reference to
the proposed change in the bill concern
ing their Indebtedness to the Govern
ment.
HISTORY AGAIN REPEATS ITSELF.
The recent treaty with Brazil, nego-
tiated by Mr.. Blaine, reviyes an old letter
from Thomas Jefferson, which is Just
published. 1t seems to indicate that one
of our earlier and great statesmen re-
garded reciprocity of action very desir-
able thing for the two great nations of the
western hemisphere TO engage in over
seventy years ago.
Our commerce had little or no physical
existence at that time, but in matters of
statecraft, of paramount Importance at
that period, the idea of mutual co-opera-
ton is plainly the idea of the author of the
Declaration of independence. 1t may
have helped to furnish the inspiration to-
wards promoting the paramount needs Of
reciprocity as it exists in our times. Fol
lowing is the letter of Thomas Jefferson
to William Short:
s'MoNTICELLo, Aug. 4, 1S20.-The day
is not far distant when we may formally
require meridian of partition through
the ocean which separates the two hemi-
spheres, on the hither side of which no
European gun shall ever be heard, nor
an American on the other; and when,
during the rage of the eternal wars of Eu-
rope, the lion and the lamb, within our
regions, shall lie down together in peace.
The excess Of population in Europe, and
want OF room, render war, in their opin-
of numbers. Here room is abundant,
population scanty, and peace the neces-
sary means for producing men, to whom
the redundant soil is offering the means
of life and happiness. The principles of
society here and there, then, are radically
different, and i hope no American patriot
viii ever lose sight Of the essential policy
of interdicting in the seas and territories
OF both Americas the terocious and san
culinary wars of Europe. l wish to see
this coalition begun. / am earnest for
an agreement with the maritime powers
of Europe, assigning them the task of
keeping down the piracies of their seas
and the cannibalisms of the African coasts
and 10 us the suppression of the same
enormities within our seas; and for this
purpose l should rejoice to see the fleets
of Brazil and the United States riding to-
gether us brethren of the same family and
pursuing the same Objects"
CIGARETTES MUST GO.
Congress has passed the following bill,
which is now in the hands of the Presi-
dent, awaiting his signature:
That hereafter no person in the Dis
trict of Columbia shall sell, give, or fur
nish any cigar, cigarette, or tobacco in
any OF its forms to any minor under six
teen years of age; and for each and every
violation Of this section the offender shall,
on conviction, be fined not less than 81
nor more than $40, or be imprisoned for
not less than five days nor more than
twenty days"
1t is very brief, easy of comprehension
and execution, and is reproduced as sug-
gestiOn to our Legislature now in session
at Sacramento. It is as much needed in
California as any other place on this
planet.
HoRSE-sHoEs OF PAPER.
A gentleman residing in Washington
has just returned from Europe and has
shown me a veritable horseshoe, which
he claims is made of paper in Germany.
The Germans are an ingenious people,
and probably stand next to Americans in
their discoveries Of new and useful sub
stitutes for many OF the old methods and
materials. They have been experiment.
ing some time in this direction, and this
style and make of shoe is the result of
their Investigations, and he claims it finds
favor in the military arm of the Govern
ment.
1t is composed Of parchment paper ce-
mented together by mixture of turpen-
tine, Spanish white, lac and boiled linseed
oil. In their manufacture separate pieces,
representing any size, are stamped out.