The record-union., 1894-12-31

cudiilS ioE supporting dOlo-bouiou III
digents in idleness. Let this fund be
used in procuring work suitable for high
way purposes and in constructing cabins
suitable for the accommodation or labor
ers, and food for their support. Then
conduct every mendicant who is able to
labor to the quarters thus prepared for
them and give them the privilege OF
working for their living at preparing the
road material for use.
TARIFF PETITION.
[Marysville Appeal
In 1890 considerable number of New
England iron and steel men placed their
names to petition which demanded free
coal and iron and a low duty on pig iron.
This petition was given the greatest prom
inence by certain tree-trade partisans for
year or two. The truth is that most of
the signers gave little heed TO the ques-
tions at stake. They thought, in the
midst of their prosperity, that they might
be relieved of the payment OF duties on
what they bought and at the same time
enjoy the advantages of protective tariff.
But theoriZing in prosperity and tremb-
ling in adversely are different things alto
gether, as has since been demonstrated.
NOT CovEToUs.
alameda Teiegram.l
Editor Mcpherson of the Santa Cruz
000, 000, ,001 OF the Rothchilds, because with
all their vast wealth mot one of them can
sleep in more than one bed at the same
time" This leaves US to infer that Nc
Pherson can.
NONE OF OUR BUSINESS.
[Stockton MALL
The people who are so anxious that our
Government should interfere in the do
mestic concerns OF Turkey, to expose and
punish the atrocities perpetrated on the
Armenian Christians by Mohammedan
kurds, are letting their sympathleS run
away with their sober judgment
This country is not in the knight er-
rantry business and never has been. 1t
is not the office of our Government to go
about the world seeking wrongs to right
and injuStices to correct.
1t is sad that there should be murder
and rapine in the world, but unless
American citizens are the victims the
United States has no warrant for con-
cerning itself officially ABOUT such things
abroad.
DON'T MAGNIFY HARD TIMES.
Fresno EXpisitor.)
It should be remem bered that while
times are hard and money scarce there is
less suffering in California this year than
there was four years ago, when soup
houses were prominent institutions in
San Francisco and Oakland, which fed
thousands of poor people every day. 1t
is too much the fashion for people TO mag
nifty their present misfortunes, and con-
slider them greater than any other that
ever affected them or any body else. That
is not good way TO keep up courage and
determination TO do the best one can tC
overcome immediate obstacles.
I RAILROAD DEBT.
[MarysvilIe Democrat.l
The entire Indebtedness of the Pacific
railroads which the Government must as
sumo, if it be determined to take control
of them, is about SlS5 100000. This is q
large sum of Indebtedness and proves
conclusively that the roads when con-
structed cost nearly double what they
could be built and equipped for now.
Should the Government take control o
the Central Pacific road between Ogden
and Sacramento, Il distance ofa little more
than 600 miles, it would be necessary tC
pay for the first mortgage bonds larger
sum than a new road would cost at the
present time.
TO raise The money necessary to gel
possession of the road, bonds would have
10 be issued, which would increase the
interest bearing debt, which already has
been increased $1,000, 100000 during The
past year. There is not demand for such
ex periments at the present time, which
if, undertaken, Will add millions of in.
debtedness that the people must pay,
while the benefit is not adequate to bal
ance the account. Better far to give an
extension of time and endeavor to com
pei the roads to pay the Indebtedness ou,
of the earnings.
so IT WILL.
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