The record-union., 1894-12-12

ticular Offices or officers could be learned
and the information used to influence
close contests through corrupt dealings
with citizens who had not voted pre-
vlously. This objection certainly applies
IN New York and elsewhere, yet We have
never heard of abuses from this source.
It follows that the system as it prevails in
New ork provides safeguards that can
not be overcome, and in this view of the
matter the subject is one that may be con-
sldered by our Legislature to advantage.
STATE DIVISION AGAIN.
IStockton Mall.
There are signs that the question of
State division will be revived south of the
1enachapi, and that the matter will be
brought to the attention of the next Leg
lslature. The San Diegans have fired the
hrst gun in the campaign, but its report
has travelled much slower than sound
usually does. AT recent meeting of the
Repu blican Central Committee of San
| Diego County the proposition for State
division came up for discussion and re-
ceived unanimous approval. If report
! speak truly, big campaign VIII be lnau-
gurated at an early date, and Los Angeles
| will lead in the fight for division. All the
| commercial and political bodies in South
ern California Will be requested to lend
! formed that will make it its business to
! push division bill in the Legislature.
| These reports may be exaggerated, but
I there is no doubt that there are many
| Southern Calitornians who favor State
| division, and who will not willingly
cease agltating the matter. So for as the
| Mail is concerned, it can see no serious
| objection TO allowing the one-lung region
| to go OFT by itself ii it choose. There is
very little feeling in common between
| the two portions of the State to-day, much
as we may strive to make ourselves be-
/ lleve we arc territorially one grand and
indivisible whole, from Siskiyou to san
! Diego" and the rest of it. The one-lung
| section is of the East and Eastern. while
we OF the original part, SO to speak. are
! still Californian. To split the state on
| line with the Iehachapi Mountains would
| give us the Democratic end, which might
| be controlling consideration with the
politicians of that faith.
TRAMPS FOR PROFIT.
IStockton independently
The Legislature would earn the thanks
OF the taxpayers II 1t would railroad
| bill through which would destroy the iu-
dustry of arresting tramps for profit.
The practice has become an evil like that
OF raising coyotes for The scalp bounty.
Some Constables "cultivate' tramps for
the revenue TO be derived from ar
resting them, and it is said that some.
more enterprisiEg than others, have
drummers employed to herd tramps
where they can be conveniently arrested.
''No ALTERNATIVE"
Riverside Pressl
That the borrowing of money for the
ordinary expenses OF the Government in
a time of profound peace is bad nobody
can deny. But there is no alternative
left the Administration. The country in
sisted upon experimenting with changes
in the tariff which have proved unsatis-
factory in not furnishing a revenue suf1i-
cient to run the Government, and MIR.
Cleveland was compelled to stop the ma
chlnery or secure lubricant through the
sale of bonds. AS soon as the revenue is
reformed back 20 the Mckinley basis
it will furnish the funds necessary for
regular expenses, and probably enough
to spare to meet the debts incurred by
the present Administration. 1t is too
bad, though, that the Sl00,000,000 bor-
rowed could not have been spent in
building the Nicaragua Canal instead of
furnishing the importers a chance to salt
down private fortunes at the expense of
Uncle Sam.
SOUR GRAPES"
ISanta Rosa Republican
"Profossor'' Wilson thinks the people
who voted to turn the Democrats all out
of Congressional power did Il very fool
ish and ill-advised thing Coming from
anyone except al English statesman who
has little, if any, interest in America.
this kind of a statement might remind
one of the old story about the sour grapes.
CULTURED RowDYIsM.
lSanta Cruz Sentinel
1t seems to US that there is an alarming
increase of what may be called college
rowdyism in this country. We may be
mistaken, but we are decidedly under the
impression that the coarse brutality and
low vices so prevalent among the stu
dents of some OF the higher educational
institutions in Europe, are becoming
more and more characteristic OF students
in similar American institutions. This
is serious charge, and we should be only
too glad to be convinced that it is not well
founded.