The record-union., 1894-08-22
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
What the Press of the State Talks
About.


introduced, has brought about conditions
at the polls very different from those
which used formerly to exist, when the
mem bers of each party used TO pride
themselves in voting their straight party
ticket, right or wrong. Ihey must re-
member that voters can no longer be leo
up like sheep to the polls. and that they
do not now vote prepared tickets just as
they are put in their hands TO use. Neither
will they stand by party nominees be-
cause they are such whether they are good
men or bad, but instead they Will now
use their privilege of selecting the best
men and the most suitable for the offices
to be filled.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE BOSSES.
IThe Ctrograph.l
This year bids fair to go down in the
political history of California as the year
of the revolt against the bosses. Never,
during residence of almost a quarter OF
a century in California, have we heard so
many people declare that they would
vote utterly and entirely independent.
The sentiment is well nigh universal that
party lines will cut but small hgure
when the voter comes to stamp his ballot
before depositing it in the box. The
country is full OF the independent voter,
and the result of the count will be sur
prise to the most sagacious party leader.
party boss.
FOUND IT OUT.
Stockton independently
Recruiting depots for the army have
| been abolished. This shows that the War
Department learns very slowly. For more
than half century it has been known
that these recruits who enlist at army
posts learn their duties quicker than
those who are kept at recruiting depots,
but the War Department has just found
II out.
THEY CANNOT BE BEAT.
Pasadena Star.l
San Francisco newspapers have
| achieved great triumph. They have
fought the railroads, encouraged strikes,
and generally com batted prosperity until
they have succeeded in filling the bay
with idle ships and reducing the city's
assessment roll nearly $50, 100000. If any
other papers have done more to the injury
of their town than this, we would like to
know it.
THE AMERICA OF THE FUTURE.
Los Angeles Times.l
With the great inflowing tide of immi-
grafton upon our shores. we are In dam
ger of becoming merely vast bundle OF
nationalities, unless the proper safe
guards are thrown around the rights and
privileges of citizenship. The work of
assimilation needs to be insisted upon
prior to naturalization, for this Nation, to
! be an enduring one, must have its Vari-
Gus elements homogeneous in spirit and
life. We want no Irish vote," no
German vote," no labor voLe," as
such, representing merely race or caste,
or occupation, but we want the vote
of the American citizen. given in
the earnest spirit of American free
dom. Every voter, whatever the accident
of his birth, whatever his position So
cially and industrially. should be, first,
last and all the time, American in feeling,
taking pride in the institutions OF the
country and determined to stand forever
firm In their defense.
JUST ONE THING MORE.
[Santa Cruz Surf]
The steamship statistics show that this
season third more aliens are returning
TO Europe than the number of foreigners
seeking our shores.
This temporary reversal of the current
of migration affords the natural and safe
opportunity for Congress TO enact law
severely restricting immigration for a
period of years. 1t would be the most
popular law ever placed on our statute
books since the foundation of the Ameri-
can Republic. 1t could be enacted just
now with minimum of hardship to any
interest.
If Congress would act promptly upon
this matter before adjourn ment, il would
do more TO undo the criticisms that have
been made upon that body than all the
orators and editorials can accomplish be-
tween now an election time.
A PARTY OF ODDS AND ENDS.
iCalaveras Prospect.
Then, again, look at the men who are
the most active in the Populist caucus
and the loudest mouthed in the enunca-
tion of the new doctrine. You find but
very few thoughtful. earnest men among
them; men who have striven to know the
best needs of their felIow-man, and have
studied political economy with clear
heads and temperate pulse, and
who realize that the Government
is not for to-day merely, but
was designed to secure the blessings
of liberty To ourselves and our posterity.n
On the contrary you will find nearly
every man whom you have looked
upon as a crank, loud i'll his praise of
the new party. You will find every
anarchist, and every lawless man
and his synpathizers stanch advo-
Gates of the Populist platform. The
men who wrecked the Sacramento train.
the men who lately hurled a train,
freighted with human life, to destruction
in Nebraska, the men who destroyed
millions of dollars worth of property in
Chicago are all in the ranks of that party.
REMARKABLE CHANGE.
Los Angeles Times.l
The presence in our midst of a promi-
nent member of the Salvation Army, the
daughter of a wealthy Englishman,
brings to mind the remarkable change in
public sentiment toward this religious or
ganization, which has taken place during
the last few years. Any one who can
look back even ten years can remember
how the salvationists were regarded as
body of irresponsible cranks, and were
subjected TO continual ridicule and insult.
They have succeeded in living this down.
and are now recognized as one of the most
active and useful branches of the Chris
tian church, even by many who do not
approve of their peculiar methods. The
growth of the army during the past few
years has been remarkable. y building
will shortly be opened in New York, as
the general headquarters of the army in
America, which has cost S350, ,0e0.
HEREAFTER.
San Francisco Spirit of the TimesI
All riots and disturbances recurring
the aid of civil officers should take place
at least one year before the day of election
or one year thereafter. Then the coward
ly civil officers might be imbued with
little courage, aud do their duty, and not
violate their oaths of office as il they were
only breaking cracker Such poll
troonery as that which distinguished so
many candidates for Office during the
strike was simply shameful, and has
brought an lneffaceable disgrace on the
good name of the State.
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