The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-22
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
expressions of some of the Newspa-
pers of Interior California.

pers of Interior California.
Oakland Tribune.l
An attempt is to be made to revive in
| terest in baseball in this State. Baseball
| died some years ago of the fatal disease
known as "hippodroming," and the re-
surrectlon is impossible Besides, the
public fad now tavors football.
''MOTHER LEASE"
!Wheatland Four Corners.l
Now that sockless Jerry Of Kansas
will have to stay at home, wonder what
! they propose to do with mother Lease?
May be she will divide her socks with
Jerry. The Pops, of course, believe in
dividing, and doubtless the upper half of
Kansas lady's socks will go on Jerry's
feet. They are big enough usually for
any calf.
LET JUSTICE BE DONE.
Stockton independently
The effort to have the returns from sew
eral san Francisco precincts thrown out
Is made more in spirit of partisanism
than IN spirit Of justice. 10 refuse to
count them would be to visit the penalty
due 10 careless, criminal or incompetent
officers OF election upon the voters of
those precincts. The voters should not
be deprived Of their voice in the choice of
officers because, through the carelessuess
or corruption of those who appointed the
election officers, unfit clerks, Judges and
inspectors were named. Ii such rule Is
established and the incompetent or cor
rupt officers escape punishment. the pre-
ce0ent VIII encourage the appointment of
such men wherever those who have the
appointing desire returns thrown out.
II may seem too severe TO punish men for
incOmDetency, but il is not. The incom-
pelents are guilty of Il grave ollense when
they accept appointments and undertake
work for which they are unfit. Their
i. a ictr !
and illegal voting. 1t is an oGense against
every voter and should be punished as
such.
TEACHERS PENSIONS.
san Jose Herald
The teachers in the public schools have
no valid claim for pensions at all. They
obtain their education at public expense;
they are paid all along Tor their services,
at least as We'll as the rest of the people,
and they ought to be able to provide for
sickness anu old age as well as anybody.
And, beside, they ought to be an example
of economy and independence to the
children under their charge. If they, in
their positions and with their salaries,
are clamoring for public aid and get it
| because Of their clamoring, what is the
inference which the pupils must draw
from their conduct? Is it not that any
| body Of citizens who organize themselves
and demand pensions from the public
treasury will get what they demand if
they are loud enough and persistent
enough in their demands? One Of the
chief objects OF public education should
be to teach thrift and self-reliance; but
example is better than precept, and it Is
OF little use 10 teach these virtues in words
If the teachers do not practice them in
their own lives.
BEATING HARD TIMES.
Los Angeles Times
An esteemed Democratic organ, speak
ing from the mourners' bench, declares
that mo political party has ever been
able to beat hard times" Especially is
this true when the idiotic policy OF the
party attempting to beat hard times is
known TO have been the cause of the hard
| times.
OF SOME SERVICE.
[Chico Chronicle Record
Governor Waite says his defeat is a dis
aster from which the Peoples party can
never recover. II this should prove 10
/ be the case Governor Waite can go down
/ to his grave with the knowledge that he
/ has been OF some service to mankind.
TIE LIQUOR FIGHT.
Oakland lines.
The organized liquor dealers of San
| Francisco took several tricks at the re-
! cent election. Of the twelve Supervisors
chosen ten are satisfactory to the saloon
| are not displeasing, and sixteen out of
/ eighteen Asseniblymen had The indorse-
! inent OF the liquor men. OF the two SEN
ators chosen IN Alameda Mr.. Denison adj
mlts that he has no grievance against the
/ saloon men, while the Christian Endeavor
aud other enemies of liquor combined to
defeat him, while Mr.. Beard is credited
with making some OF tie finest brands of
wines in the State. Evidently it has not
been bad year Tor the liquor men if any
| State legislation is cOntemp plated, and if
we arc as we'll informed as we think we
are there is considerable.
NO COMPROMISE.
fresno Republican.
To talk OF compromise between the
Democratic and Populst parties is gro
| tesQue!y absurd. Two political parties
were never farther apart in fundamental
! principles in the history of this country.
/ 1ndividualism is one OF the corner stones
| OF Democracy. Its enmity to all sorts of
sumptuary legislation, or governmental
| interference with the liberties OF the
! people, is as old as the party itself. II
adheres strictly to tho financial theory
| of a redeemable currency, aud leans
! strongly towards the single gold standard.
! BY its present administration it is COM
mitted absolutely 10 that policy.
mot on a HIGH PLANE"
Woodland Democrat
If the people OF v est Virginia have
any cause for congratulation on account
of the result OF the election we have
| failed to discover it. When men OF the
I high character, integrity and ability Of
Hon. w. l.. Wilson are turned down for
men like Elllins it is an evidence that the
politics of the country is not on as high a
plane as it ought to be.
/ THIRD-CLASs.o
IStockton independently
The Philadelphia Ledger says one of
the evils of the late election Will be the
looseniug of the tongues of third-c class
| statesmen in Congress. AS there will be
no more of them than there are in the
present Congress the evil cannot be IN
creased. The flood Of talk in the present
Congress cannot be exceeded either in
volume or Stiffness.
LOOKS BAD.
Pasadena Star1
Issuing more Government bonds looks
bad for the Administration. True, they
sell we'll, for the Democrats have not
been in power long enough to ruin the
| credit of the Nation, but II ought not to
be necessary at all, and would not have
been under any party less expert than
they i'll reducing the surplus"