The record-union., 1894-11-26
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expression from some Interior Papers
of California.

EThe Mail of Woodland.l
''Ten Years Among Tariff Reformers"
is announced as the title of the lect-
ure in which Colonel Breckenridge is
shortly to come before the public. why
the Colonel should prefer TO marshal the
ghosts OF the dead past when, as con-
temporary observes, much more inter-
esting talk could be given on Three
Months with Social HelormerS," with
special reference TO the good people of
the Ashland district, is hard to under
stand.
PROSPERITY WILL RETURN.
AIarysVille Appeal
During the past two years the United
States have experienced a business de-
preston unprecedented in the history of
the country; the wholesale business fail
ures, reduction OF wages and the closing
down of mills and factories in every
Stale. thereby throwing untold thousands
out OF employment and bringing destltu-
ton and hunger to the once happy and
prosperous homes, is too fresh IN the
minds OF our readers TO neceSSltate re-
view. An incident occurred on the 9th
OF the present month, however, which
bids fair TO return confidence TO The peO-
pie and restore them TO that state of
prosperity and contentment which per-
yaded the nation for thirty years before
the reIgns OF government passed into the
hands of party whose free trade policy
threatened dire destruction TO the indus
tries OF The entire country.
A CASE IN POINT.
Humboldt Standard
The war in China seems 20 have de-
generated into the condition OF race by
The pigtails to see which can get tartheSt
from The Japs. Here we have a country
that has practiced republican protection
To- t<NN for boz a
shut its ports TO the world, fenced itself
in by stone wall and multiplied like
rats, until 100000 of people are pow
erleSs To withsIand5sthe attack of 3d.,
0O0, 900 of the same race, who have cut
loose from the stupid traditions of the
MongollanS and learned something from
European civilization. This pltiable
spectacle of degeneracy and weakness on
the part OF people more numerous than
any other on the globe, is an object les
son for the rest OF the world. Japan
should be allowed to cut the Chinese En-
pire 10 pieces and Introduce different
customs. laws and modes of govern
ment among the people, and from pres
ent indications Europe and America will
allow her TO do so.
FROZEN OVER.
Los Angeles Express.
A telegram from Clinton, Iowa, an
nounces that the Mississippi River is
frozen over. Such an item OF news
makes the residents of Los Angeles APP
preciaIe all the more their delightful sum
shine, flowers and green trees. 1t is Curl
Gus that any one should he willing to
live In country where the thermometer
falls below zero iii November, when
there is room for so many thousands IN a
country like Southern California, where
the thermometer never has any use for
the zero mark.
CHINESE VOTES.
Dixon Tribune.l
The newspapers Of the State are max
ing considerable fuss over the fact that
about a score of Chinese voted at the
late election, and are filled with dismal
forebodings for the future when native
born Chinese Will be more numerous.
Agreed that it would be calamity il
any considerable number OF Chinese
should attain The right Of suffrage, but
this is contingency over which no sleep
need be lost. The number will be but
small at best and the MOugol, with all
his vices, would not be any worse than
the voters in large cities who vote in
blocks at the dictation Of bosses OF the
Dan Burns ilk.
AGUE AND DAMS.
iColusa SUM-
The miners are holding a big conven-
ton in San francisco, the ostenSibie pur-
pose of which is to get legislation in re-
gard TO the disposition by the Govern
ment of mineral lands. The real object
is the iInpounding dams. The SHn does
not want to say one word calculated to
destroy whatever of harmony that may
exist between the mining and the agri-
cultural interests, but it must say TO the
latter that it is good time to keep eyes
wide open. CongreSSman-elect Barham
said he was in favor of the general Gov
eminent appropriating money enough to
build dams to retain the coarser ma
terial, and then fill the tules with the
finer. he said 1t would drive the ague
away from those districts. Mr., Barham,
had he known anything about the coun-
try, would have known that there is 10
one In the JuleS to have the ague, and
that the country surrounding them is not
subject to ague. But he had to say some
thing, and, knowing nothing about min
ing and its results, he gathered on to q
fact about ague exploded forty years ago.
SPIES.
Red Bluff Sentine.l
No sympathy need be wasted on the
two Germans who were recently caught
in All attempt to steal documents from
the War Office. The role of spy is not
attractive in time OF war, but it is then
lustitiable. There is no excuse, however
for the man who undertakes to furnish
nation with secret information about
its rival, which he is forced to steal or OBJ
tain by fraud or treachery. The severest
punishment within the law would be no
more than these fellows deserve.
JUGGLING WITH THE RETURNS.
Fresno EXpositor.J
The almost universal sentiment of the
interior press is against tho proposed
inc
material vote. They do not propose to
indorse throwing out returns legitimately
cast and thereby distranchise honest vo-
terS because some derelict or vicious
election officer has technically failed to
do bis duty. The move was gotten I'D
in order TO permit some gamblers who
had placed much money on the result to
either TO win or ''nedge" out. MIR. Short
ridge makes some virtuous pretense that
he Is ouly protecting the purity of the
ballot. The presumption is that the pro-
lection OF his own purity is left to other
hands.
OBEDIENCE TO LAW.
San Diego Union.I
The conviction of Wordon, the train
wrecker, will be likely to convince the
representatives of organized labor of the
folly of trying by force to prevent the OPP
Grafton of trains on roads where the reg
ular operatives are on strike. Violation
OF the law is inexcusable on the part of
either party to the dispute. Through
obedience 10 the law and fair dealing
with each other labor and capital must
look TO the advancement of their respect
i've interests.
GOOD ENOUGH.
Marysville Appeal.
The wreck which came to the Popu-
lists in the recent elections adds another
illustration to the many which were fur
nished before OF the fact that two parties
are all that are needed by the American
naOnlp. Ali over the Country hara o.