The record-union., 1893-08-10
PRESS VOICE.
Expressions From Editorials of Inte-
rior Papers of California.

expressions From Editorials of Inte-
rior Papers of California.
/ Napa Register: The proposition is in
print to call the Legislature into extra
session for the purpose of appropriating
S5Oq,CU for the California Alidwinter Ex-
position. There will be less opposition to
such an appropriation than TO the extra
session. The giving of life to legislative
body so satisfactorily dead is what the
people will generally Kick against. Then
again, Legislatures are very costly (this is
not said in an offensive sensej and the
State Treasury at the present moment is
empty.
Fresno Republican: Our evening con-
temporary prints under approving head
lines an editorial from the Nashville
AmeTicdH demanding that the Admins
tTatlon stand by the platform and repeal
the tax on State banks. And still we can
hardly believe that the ErDOSit0f' is act
ually IN favor of return 10 the tried and
discarded system of State currency
There is certainly less danger involved
IN the free coinage OF silver than in State
banking, with the certainty OF far greater
/ benefits to the country if it can be sue
! cessiully maintained. That the Govern
ment should issue tine money of the coun-
try and be res ponsible Tor its integrity is
| one thing conceded 10y every financier of
good standing whose voice is not at pres
ent silenced by reason OF political consid-
eratlOns.
Santa Ana B{ade: 1t is very evident
from the numerous cases of drowning at
/ the seaside resorts along the coast that
not sufficient care is taken to provide ade-
quate apparatus for saving life in case Of
swimmers crnmp or inability to resist the
strong undertoW. People who are maxi
Ing money out of these resorts should see
TO 1t that life lines are laid and a boat al
ways handy in case OF need. They will
not 40 these things unless the attention of
the public is concentrated upon the mat
ter.
Rialto orange Grower: Tho Silver
Congress has given to the country one Of
the soundeSt platforms on the money
| question that h;ts come from any BODY Of
men i'll the last twenty years, and we
heartily lndorse every word of it. When
the people OF this country get so much in
earnest as to throw ali party lines aside
and get down to strict business, you NAV
expect just the right thing to be done.
W @ nope that Congress, when it conveues,
will not lie entirely influenced by Wall
street ia this matter. 1t is in their power
TO give the country relief, and that
speedily, if they SO desire.
Los Angeles Express: The truth is
that instead OF making money more
abundant, free coinage of silver would
cause contraction of the currency. Gold
anu every form OF paper money convert
lble into gold would be driven out Of
circulation. There would be such d lock-
ing up or expectation Of gold as has not
been seen in this country since the war.
There would be an understanding i'll the
financial world that free coinage could
not last long, and capital would shrink
from sort of ofinVestment until the country
returned to safe monetary system. This
WouId uepfess all industries. Free coin
age would be generally injurious, ami it
would bear hardest on Tie men Who work
for wages.