The record-union., 1894-12-28
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expression of Some of The Papers of
Interior California.
TChico Chronicle Record. |

IChico Chronicle -Record.l
Anarchist Charles Mowhray said at a
mass meeting in New \ ork the other
day: 'We want men who can eXpound
the principles Of anarchy in English
This will never be done. as the English
language is wholly lacking in suitable
words to give expression to the cut-throat
theories which wbray calls ''prin-
ciples.'
THE BIESNIAL RAID.
Fresno EXposItor.l
The authorities at the San Jose Normal
School have begun their regular biennial
cIamor Tor money to enlarge the capacity
of that institution. This Will be followed
by demands from other public institu-
tiOns and if all the appropriations should
be granted that will he asked tor by pub
lie servants who are holding down fat
jobs, the rate of taxation would be
doubled next year, rather that reduced.
IL VIII be well tor those in charge OF pub
lie institutions to realize that they must
be very moderate in their demands, for
Governor Budd has some pretty binding
promises of economy to reGeem.
THE OLD YEAR.
Irulare Register.
Our comHanion for twelve-month,
1891, is slipping away from us and Will
soon be gone, but who cares? The
King is dead; long live the kingn' The
old year is gone, all hail the new There
are not many of us who Will weep over
the ashes of this old year. 1t has not
been kind. 1t will bc remem bered as the
year after the panic, and the year alter a
panic is always Il harder year than the
panic year itself, and 1884 has been
harder year on most of us than was 1898.
We shall look tor better things from 1898.
We shall expect it to advance us quite
little no the ascending plane of prosper
ity, though We shall not reach the sum-
NIT of it before the end of the century.
DEMOCRATIC REMUNERATION.
Stockton Mail.l
Democratic ideas must find vent and
seek fruitioI. There is yet in the couu-
try plenty of the spirit which grappled
with aud thrctlled the national bank III
gressiye, courageous and capable leader
ship to mobilize and give 1t momentum
and definite purpose. AT present 1t IS
disCrganiled and discouraged, hampered
by misapDlied tradition and confused by
conflicting cOunsels. 1t sees no plain
line Of demarcaion by which it may
range itself and no distinctive batlle-cry
which it may shout in unison.
RAILROAD OWNERSHIP.
Oakland Times.
Government control does not, as a rule,
result economically, it appears, but
abroad it is considered of great import
ance as a measure OF defense that the
roads should De in the hands of the Gov
ernment. The experiments that have
been made in this country in the matter
OF municipal control of railroads has not
resulted at all satisfactorily. In Massa-
chusetts this has been tried with that un-
successful result we all remember. Hill
nois built a road Tor million dollars, and
was glad 10 be able to sell il at one-teuth
the cost. Indiana met with about the
same experience. Georgia now owns a
road, but leases It.
The United States. as has been said, is
far ahead OF all competitors in the low
ness Of freight rates, but its passenger
tariff rates is about the same as in Great
Britain, France and Germany. In the
Capitalization ofour roads and the amount
OF mileage. we are far in advance OF any
nation in the world.
DON'T BLAME 'EM.
Santa Rosa Republican.
Chinese papers publish daily six inches
OF news about their war, a CORES SpOndent
says. No wonder. The newspapers OF a
nation that is getting whipped as badly
as China could not be blamed if they did
not publish word about the war.
THE SINGLE TAX.
ISan jose Mercuryl
A petition to the Legislature is being
circulated throughout the State, undor
the leadership OF A. Ii. Dodge Of San
Francisco, urging "the enactment of such
measures as may result in the collection
OF all public revenues-State, county,
township and municipal-frOm the value
Of land. irrespective of improvements in
or on it, and for the abolition Of all other
taxes now levied for this purpose"
The petition, we understand, is receiy-
ing many signers, and while it is not
likely to lead to any immediate action in
the direction of the establishment of the
single tax, there is every reason to be-
lieYe that it will reawaken public interest
in the system, and as a question OF prac-
tical politics lead to a fuller and fairer in
vestigation OF the subject than it has yet
received. There can be no doubt that the
single-taXers have many strong argu-
ments on their side, but they push their
conclusions too far. The people are not
prepared in California to initiate the ex-
ample of New Zealand and levy all taxes
on land values and incomes, but they
may be ready before long TO make unim-
proved land pay uue share of taxation
and thus cease the present system of en-
couraging land Spectators at the expense
of land improvers.
THE OLD STORY.
Los Angeles Express.
Thr great trouble with reform move
ments like that (Which swept over New