The record-union., 1894-10-02
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
What the Exponents of Public 0pin-
ion Say

About Silver, Democracy, Republican,
ism, PopuIists, Roads, "Japs,"
''Johns," Grain Bags, Etc.
ISan Francisco News Letter..
We have come down TO a solid basis in
our financial and industrial condition,
and being in closer relations with the At
lantic States and in sympathy with them,
1t is necessary TO be more frugal and adopt
system of plain business.
SUBMITTED TO Mr.. BUDD."
Los Angeles Express.l
In Louisiana the schools are kept open
l04 days in the year on an average. In
California there are $780, 2S5 children of
school age. The enrolment is 23S, loo,
the daily average attendance l58,S75, or
$4,000 more than the entire enrolment in
Louisiana, and the schools are kept open
an average of l59 days. When the ques-
Jion of cheapness is considered-and
what is education compared to cheap
ness ?-Louisiana is way ahead of Califor-
mia. 1t spends only 63 cents per capita
of population on its schools, while Cali
fornia spends 81 "a.
INDEPENDENT VOTING.
Oakland Times.
Unless all signs are at fault there will
be phenomenal amount of independent
voting at the coming election. The null
ltude OF independent candidates is but
symptom of the spirit abroad among the
voters.
DIsOBEDIENCE.
MarysvilIe Democrat.l
And when a city ordinance is disre-
garded or the laws of the country vlo-
lated the people become careless and
soon lose confidence in the authority to
govern, which causes weakening OF the
respect for the commandments OF God.
KEEPING FAITH.
Santa Rosa Democrat.l
The Democratic party has kept faith
with the people In the matter of economy
IN public expenditures. 1t has reduced
appropriations over S28,000,000 for the
current fiscal year.
SHARP WORDS.
[Dunsmuir NeWs.l
There are probably no people on the
face of the earth who lavish SO many
favors upon humbugs and quackS as
those of the United States. Look at the
bridge-jumpers, the prize fighters, the
harlots and thieves who are applauded
by the raDble.
JAP OR JOHN
The Argonaut.
The sympathy of Christendom has gone
out to the Japanese, partly because they
are numerically the weaker nation, and
partly in consequence of the antipathy
which the Chinese inspire everywhere.
But, as a matter of fact, there is not much
to choose between Chinese and Japs, nor
substantial reason why we should side
with the one or the other.
UP AND DOWN.
Stockton 1ndepen dent.
Business in America has not revived as
was promised on the passage of the tariff
bill, but business in Europe felt the good
effect at once. While Welsh iron-plate
that kind in the vicinity Of Pittsburg
have closed down.
A WARNING VOICE.
RED Bluff News
There are too many General Frys"
and men of that class in the Populist
party. The good men in it land there are
many will find, when 1t is too late per-
haps, that they have been giving encour-
agement to dangerous element and be-
fore they are aware of it will assist in
plunging the country into frighttul civil
war.
WITH REGULARITY.
Fresno Enterprise.
The Traffic Association has held an
other meeting in San Francisco and has
decided to begin the work of securing
subscriptions to the San Joaquin Valley
road. This is encouraging. When Charlie
Parlier's baby, born Monday, is an old
man he will read this item in the San
Francisco papers and wonder whether
Mr.. Leeds is getting his salary regularly.
WHAT 1T SOUNDS LIKE.
[Tulare Register.l
''Suspending foreclosure of mortgages
sounds like q copper-riveted scheme to
shower blessings upon the poor man, but
il isn't. 1t has been attempted in other
States and has worked hardships on
everybody down to the day laborer.
Some of us did not think fight on the
Southern Pacific would hurt us, but as a
matter of fact we all got pinched in that
strike. So we will be from monkeying
with contracts.
FROSTY WEATHER.
[Ukiah Press.]
The Flower Of New York has withered
and the frosts of November will nip the
Budd in California.
GOOD ROADS.
[Review of Reviews.l
Good roads in a rural country means
better schools, better churches, better
ter times every way.
PoPULIsT EXAMPLE.
RED Bluff Sentinel.
The Populist Attorney General of Kan
sas mourns the loss of his Santa Fe pass.
With characteristic Popuiist economy
and enterprise he loaned it to fellow
Populist, who was using 1t on his cam
paign for the people and against the cor
porations. The railroad refused to be
deceived even by man whose heart was
throbbing for the people, and took up the
pass.
GRAIN BAGS.
Fresno Expositor.l
The San Francisco CaLL is trying to
make the ErpoSitoT believe that the hand
full of grain bags that Drexler and his
Cinnamon made III Oakland broke a
Calcutta ring' sonie time in the indef-
mite past, because bags then sold for more
than they did this year under the McKin-
lev tariff. Drexler and his Cinnamon
made about one grain bag in hundred
of those used on this coast, and had no
more to do with the regulation of the
price of bags than they had with control
ing the rainfall.
ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.
San Jose Mercury.l
Whenever Republican administration
was to be defended before the people its
advocates could always point TO the bus
mess prosperity of the country as proof
of good government, but now that the
Democrats are before the people they
prefer to talk about anything rather than