The record-union., 1894-12-12
COLLEGE HAZING.
ALAMEDA Telegram. I


The Contra Costa Gazette uses strong
language, but 1t is none too strong, to
cover the disgraceful case of the haZing
of a fellow by set OF Berkeley Uniyer-
sity hoodlums. 1t says: These cubs
should be taught that they are mere pen
sioners on the charity of the State for an
education, and their abuse of the gener-
osity of the public shows that they have
not the manliness to appreciate what is
being done for them. They should be
expelled and room made for a more de-
cent class OF Students"
KELLY's ARMY.
Oakland Tribune.
The humbuggery of the movement on
Washington OF ragged army, on the al
legged plea that it is TO secure legislation
for the relief of the unemployed, has been
exposed long ago. The ragged army
is no longer recognized as an aggregation
of worthy worklngmen who have been
reduced TO condition of destiJution
through the lack OF employment, but
combination of tramps, ex-convicts and
vagabonds who are out of employment
either because they do not want to work
or because of their criminal instincts they
will not live honestly. But Kelly, the
leader of the gang, is trying just now to
convince the Mayor of Sacramento that
he and his men are honest workingmen
who cannot obtain work in any other
way than through the influence of the
Federal Government hoping thereby to
get Sacramento to give them its hos
pitality, that Of Oakland having been ex-
hausted because Kelly and his industrials
have been convicted out of their own
mouths of being a gang of worthless
vagabonds ana menace to the we'll
being OF society.
PENSIoNING TEACHERS.
[Chico Chroncle-Recordl
All this talk about pensioning the
school teachers of the State after a certain
term OF service is the rankest sort OF nom
sense. There is no more reason whv the
State should pension teachers than il
should pension any other class of per-
sons who draw money from the State. 4
number OF persons are speaking of intro
ducing bill in the next Legislature to
pension teachers, and the friends of the
teachers who contemplate such action
would do much better to use their infiu-
ence in securing the passage Of measure
increasing the compensation of those
employed in teaching in our public
schools. Pay them fairly for their serv-
ices and very few of them will need anv
charitable act There are no persons so
poorly paid for the services they render
as our school teachers, and while we do
not favor their being ciassed as mendi-
cants or applicants for State charity. we
do believe it would be good policy to paw
them liberal salaries for what they do.
WHO SHALL RUN THEM?
Pasadena STAR
Henceforth it is safe to say that that
clause in the constitution of the A. r. II.
Gf it exists IN wrltingl which authorizes
the union TO assume the management of
railroad trains by refusing to allow their
owners TO manage them, will be inoper-
ative. Judge Ross Interpretation of the
laws of the country somewhat conflicts
with the theory that a labor organization
may determine who shall and who shall
not run the railway business.
AMENDING THE BALLOT LAW.
fAmador Record.
It is proposed to amend the ballot law
this winter to provide for the count TO
proceed in large cities, simultaneously
with the voting, by having two sets of
election officers and changing the ballot
boxes every hour. This system is in
satisfactory operation in New York, and
other large cities, aud there is no good
reason why the plan should not be
adopted in this State. The objection is
raised that some means Of communica-
tion would be established between
partisan or venal officers having the
count in charge and interested outsiders,
by which the state Of the vote on any par