The record-union., 1893-05-26
PRESS VOICE.
What Some of the Coast Papers
Have to Say.
Opinions on Current Topics of the
Day, of Living Interest
to All.

Kern County Echo: If the Govern
ment is sick OF its bargain, and wants to
allow this despised race to remain in our
midst. there is an honorable and safe way
of bringing that end about. A special
session of Congress could in a weeks
time amend the law so as to allow further
registration. 1t is morally certain that
registration bureaus would be kept very
busy II such an amendment was made
Los Angeles Times: The managers of
the Worlds Fair made their greatest mis-
take when they neglected to make ar
rangements with the Chautauuua Asso-
cation or some similar body to hold
religious exercises on gigantic scale at
/ jackson Park on Sundays. That would
/ have harmonized all ideas, and at least
would have opened the grounds to visit
ors, while putting handsome sum in the
/ treasury. 1t would he no stretch of the
propr1eties to provide for the religious
edihcation of the masses assembled at
Chicago, and they would be far more apt
to find 1t in rousing meetings in the park
than by taking their chances with the
various city churches and beer gardens.
1t may not yet be too late to work up the
Chautauqua idea.
Oroville Ne10 Era: Nature has started
/ in to reduce the cotton acreage in the
South with a big flood, and will do the
work more etfectually than the planters
have been able to do it by resolutions of
conventions. The unfortunate circum-
stance aboutit is that the few will suffer
for the profit of the many.
Merced Star: The Geary law was
framed to distinguish those Chinese who
have right to be in this country from
those who have no such right. 1t is
safeguard against invasion and passport
ior Chlnese residents, and as such, Amer
lcan interests OF those Chinese now in this
| country demand its enforcement. 1t is
time to find out whether the American
! people or the Chinese Six Companies are
the rulers of this country.
/ Stockton Independents Several news
papers have severely censured the people
/ of New York and Washington for run
nlng IN vast crowds to see the Intanta
EuIalIa. Just such censures were in
dulged in a generation ago, when they
ran after the Prince OF Wales, and still
later when they gaped in crowds at the
Russian Grand Duke Alexis The crit
les should remember that princes and
dukes are novelties in this republic, and
that people like to see novelties. The
people are no worse in that regard than
the newspapers, and not SO bad, if there
IS anything vicious in their curiosity,
The newspapers were the first to play the
toady in every case.
Newman Banner: The man who at
tempts to shake confidence in the credit
OF lhe government, for political pur-
poses, is little, if any, better than the man
who advocates the use of dynamite as a
political agent.
! EI Dorado Republican: The San Fran
cisco E1dn1i1ler is beginning to wonder
why the Democratic Administration does
not proceed to carry out the platform
pledges by cutting down the tariff, or at
least pretending to do so. The Democrats
in office don't think they were elected to
monkey with the tariff, and they never
intended to do so. 1t makes an excellent
subject to talk about and find fault with
IN the campaign, but when it comes down
TO solid business they let the tariff be and
hang on to the offices. The Democratic
politicians of the North never intended
TO cut down the tariff, and they dare not
do it.
Reno Gazette: While it is probable
that Congress will give the Chinese an
other chance to register, the fact remains
that all the Chinese laborers now in the
country who have not registered are sub
Ject to deportation. Meantime the Presi-
dent is bound by his oath Of office to en-
force the Act to the extent of the means
at his disposal. 1t will not do to say that
because there is not money enough at
hand to deport all who are subject to that
penalty, none should be deported. The
Administration owes something to itself.