The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-08
PRESS VOICE.
interior Papers on Chinese and Good
Roads.
On Changed Times, Capital Removal,
Fashion and Irrigated
Lands.

A1dTySFllle appeal: IL is becoming
more and more evident that the Capital
removal scare will die natural death.
A knowledge of the condition OF affairs
IN San Jose leads to the assertion by
many people from there that the raising
of 81 100000 is an impossibility. In the
meantime, 1t is for the best interests OF
Sacramento that she should lie worried
by the thought of losing the building
with the big dome, as it will have tell
dency to cause the silurian element to
assist in the general upheaval now in
progress.
Oroville Register: Men who enter most
California towns complain that times
have changed. So they have. They no
longer see the life and excitement, the
rush and hustle, the drinking and whoop-
ing and racing, the gambling, the Tree
fights on the streets and brawling that
took place when men were nlled with
liquor. Times have changed, but while
many regret the change it is for the better.
There are schools and churches, more
real improvements, more real comforts,
better facilities for travel, more frequent
mails, more newspapers published, and Il
hundred changes that men would lose to
go back TO the old times when money
was plentiful and each man had some in
his pocket. One difference has been over
looked. Then all the wealth was i'll ready
money, now 1t Is in houses, farms,
SLOck, as wen AS III cOlu, anu
while the individual now and then in the
old times had more money than now, yet
thousand men together at present have
more money than twice that number in
the flush times of the State could have
scraped together under any circum-
stances.
Colusa Sun: We are Caucasian and
believe in the Caucasian race. We want
to deal with all others fairly and honestly,
but admit no others to equality-rule all
others. The "brotherhoOd of man and
the fatherhood of God" never had a
lodgment in our judgment; and nybody
That puts us up as pro-Chinese, or pro
anything but pure Caucasian, is off his
base. In how far does it serve the wei
1are OF our State, of our people, to keep
the Chinaman is the sole question with
us. OF course we would not have our
country violate treaty, act dishonesty
with any nation, however strong or how
ever weak. But that again comes di-
rectly i'll line with our own interest. We
can't afford to do wrong.
Hreka Journal: 1t is seldom that any
one can be found with sufficient courage
to defend fashion. But any new depart
ure in the way of fashion receives a
goodly share OF ridicule. In fact, most
people think it duty to cry it down, and
many papers use fashion as a theme for
their humorous articles. But the truth
of the matter is that fashion is Just as
much as part OF civilization as is polite
ness, or scientific cooking, or well-bound
books or any unnecessary but refined
contrivances of society. 1t goes with our
progress and is an integral part Of the
worlds advancement. We admit that
some things called fashion are ludicrous,
but such soon pass away, and it would be
folly 10 condemn all that which is really
frivolous.
Fresno Republican: Irrigated lands in
Fresno County, intelligently cultivated,
will yield an interest ON double the
amount at which they can be BOUGHT
All things considered, the opportunities
for people of moderate means to obtain
homes In this county were never better
than they are to-day.
Oakland Tribune: The intelligent peo-
pie of the Pacific Coast have no desire to
1njure the Chinese nor to have them
suffer unjustly. The Chinese have ONLY
themselves to blame, for had it not been
for the continuous violation of the law on
their part there would have been no occa-
sion for the Geary law. 1t is owing to the
constant evasion and breaking down of
the law which has called for relief against
their practically unrestricted immigra-
ton. The Eastern sentimentalists who
are so willing to blush for the honor of
their country forget that in the position
they assume they are relinquishing a
country and are abandoning it to an alien
and REPRESENTATIVE race. AS the out
post of the European race, the Pacific
Coast seeks to retain for its own people
the heritage of the fairest portion of the
world which has ever fallen to its share
Here the tides of the Oriental and Occi-
dental types of civilization meet. Against
the stealth and subtlety of the one is OPP
posed the strength and stubborn sense of
the other. In such a contest the records
of history will be repeated, and the West
ern star of empire will triumphantiy hold
its own against all invaders,
Red Bluff NelcS: The proposition to
hold a State good roads convention is
meeting with much favor, having been
Endorsed by the papers of many counties.
1t seems certain now that such a conven-
ton will be held. We believe that it can
be made productive of much good, and
hope to see it attended by substantial and
intelligent citizens. y discussion of the
road question will be the means of spread
ing much valuable information and
awakening an interest in a very import
ant subject that has been neglected too
long. Millions of dollars have been used
to little purpose on the roads of the State.
and the old and senseless system OF
patching up roads in the summer to be
washed out in winter still goes on and
will go on until better system is adopted.
There isn't county in the State that
doesn't throw away thousands of dollars
every year in this way without making
any permanent improvement in the
roads. A convention will point out these
facts to the taxpayers in such a way as
will command attention and at the same
time show how this continued waste can
be stopped and the roads, at the same
time, improved in permanent manner.
This is matter that everybody, whether
he is citizen of city or country. is in
terested in, ana a general discussion of
the matter cannot fail TO be productive
OF great good.