The record-union., 1892-01-09
stIn Harpins on Our cNativel Daughter.

Still Hafp1n. on Our (Native) Daughter.
EDS. RECORD UNION: | was much
amused on reading your preface to my
squib in the RECORD UNION of the 4th
inst; perhaps as much so as you were
when you first read my article in behalf
OF the first Native Daughter and our wor-
thy ladies of California, in regard to that
100000 appropriated to make a State ex-
hibit at the Worlds Fair in 1883. | ex-
pected big kick against my proposition,
but did not once think you to be the first
HOuld aSy, yer honor; it appears that il
makes dale of difference in the eyes of
the law whether you say, Come out here,
McCarty,' or "McCarty, come out here ~
Ii the appropriation was made to make
a State exhibit at Chicago. what particu-
lar part is to be exhibited? Is it the pro-
ducts and resources that were intended to
be exhibited? If so, our first Native
Daughter was one of the early produce
tons of our State, was she not? What
particular clause in the law, prescribing
how the 100000 is to be expended, eX-
cludes her? If she offers herself as an
exhibit is she to be excluded and the
preference given to a horse, a cow, a fine
hog, or barrel of grape brandy, or wine
a sack of potatoes, cabbage, oranges, or
any other particular thing?
Supply and demand rules the world,
and where there is scarcity those VINO
have plenty know where their surplus is
needed. California wheat, fruits, etc.,
have found market and are sought
when needed. Bismarck sat down on our
hog long ago, but is off now. 1t did
not take a Worlds Fair to do all that.
Lake County took the premium at the
Worlds Fair at New Orleans for the best
apples in the world. She had thousands
of boxes. just as good as those exhibited,
rot in the orchards this year for the want
of of off TO IL
ct. What good did it do Lake County to
send those apples to New Orleans? The
people of some portions of upper Califor-
MIA need transportation to get their pro-
ducts to market. What is the good of a
Worlds Fair TO people who can't get
their products where the world needs
them
l still say that our worthy ladies would
handle half OF that $500, 200 to as good adj
vantage as those fellows who are now
swapping and snarling over it, and it
would DO our State as much good, with
perhaps a great deal more credit, to di-
vide it with them. They have helped to
build up orr State. Don't oppose them;
allow them to send one Native Daughter,
at least, along with the great exhibit from
the Golden State. Colusa County could
and would send Mrs. Furman, but she is
a native daughter OF the State, not of Co
lusa County.
Perhaps there is some other lady who
has prior right TO that of Mrs. Furman
as to being the oldest white native
daughter We don't advocate her case
more than that of any other who has
priority. ''The first white native daugh-
teri is who we mean.
There was so much fuss and feathers
among the fruit men about who should
boss the Job in regard to Scale-bugs at
Chicago, that we small fry, who had
nothing but mules. cabbage, women aud
children to exhibit, had to take back
seat until the clouds rolled by from the
wrathful brow of Hatch and others.
None of them got the job; their fight
gave 1t away TO other climes..
Now, there seems to be a southern fac
ton and northern faction. / come in
with the native daughter faction,
whether north or south. Give US a fair
snow we all help pay for the fun. Who
comes next? r. O. EPPERsoN