The record-union., 1895-01-31

rooms for the Supreme Court and the
| various State Commissioners The Su-
preme Court has good rooms for their use
while in session in that city, and as tothe
various commissions, the State Capitol at
Sacramento is ample. If we had our way
we would do away with most of them,
| They have all been built up to ease the
shoulders OF State officers, who should be
clothed with their duties.
A CRITICISM.
Benicia New Era.
Sacramentoites seem to have a happy
faculty of doing things wrong end to. 1t
was only short time ago that "a vigil
| lance committee was striving its utmost
to suppress vice, and now the Trustees
! have passed an order allowing saloons to
remain open all night. Of course this
move will tend to improve the moral
| tone of the community.
THE UNIFORM LICENSE BILL.
Fresno Republican,
In counties of the first class LIQUOR
| license tax may equal but shall not ex-
| ceed S25 per quarter of year. In conn
! ties of the second class the LIQUOR license
shall not exceed $50 for each quarter, and
| in all other counties Of the State the
| license may equal but shall not exceed
$50 for each quarter. The bill provides
that cities or incorporated towns shall
| have the power to fix by vote the license
ceed the rate of license permitted in the
county in which the city or town is
situated. In no case shall a double
license tax be collected from the same
person by county, city or town authori
ties.
Ii that bill or anything approximating
it passes this Republican Legislature,
Grover Cleveland will have to cease
lessly continue his mighty work against
the democratic party during the next two
years or California will be lost to Re-
puDlicanism in 1896. 1t is, indeed, doubt
tul If even Cleveland could overcome the
effect of such an act OF qualification or
absolute disregard of the peoples inter-
eSts.
The legislators should bear in mind
that the enactment OF such measure will
engender the hostility OF all that large
body OF men who, while they are not
cranks on the Saloon question, neverthe-
less believe that every community
| should have the privilege of regulating
the traffic TO please itself. The State has
no more right to step in and say to the
counties, towns and cities OF California
| that they can only fix a license for the
liquor business below a certain mount
than they have to tiX a maximum license
for any other business.
THE APPROACHING CONVENTION.
Red Bluff News.l
L
| Roads Convention will reassembIe al Sac
ramento. All Supervisors, all County
! Surveyors and ali road engineers are
! delegates TO attend this convention. Ii
| not convenient for Supervisors to attend,
the boards of the several counties are
authorized to appoint two delegates each
! to represent them. All oranges and
alliances, farmers institutes, colleges.
| commercial bodies and municipal boards
are entitled TO send two delegates each.
| We hope the convention will be a success
and that Iehama County will be well
| represented in il. All are inter-
/ ested in any movement which has for it's
! object an improved system OF road max
! ing and relief from the perpetual tax that
is keeping the people poor.
| W repeat, therefore, that we hope that
/ the Good Roads" State Convention will
/ be well attended, and that the discussion
! of this important subject and the COM
| parison OF views will result in the de-
velopment OF a good and practical plan
/ for the making OF good and permanent
| roads. The time chosen is pr0pitious, as
| the Legislature will be in session and
! such Act or Acts as may be agreed upon
! can be submitted Immediately to that
body.
! UNIFORM LICENSE BILL.
Modesto Herald.
We do not believe the bill will be
passed by the Legislature; every vote for
/ II means the political death OF the voter.
/ But should the bill pass. Governor Budd
! cannot do other than veto it, in view OF
| his strong utterances. in the inaugural
/ address, relating 10 this same great prin-
/ ciple OF local seIt-government.
| should there be found majority Of the
/ legislators weak or yenal enough to pass
! the measure, and should the Executive
/ prove traitor 10 his own convictions and
the bill become law, the liquor dealers
/ will realize two years hence what it
means TO reap a whirlwind."
PAY THE GUARD.
[Colusa SUM-
! Those who are opposed to the Gesford
! resolution 20 pay OF the National Guard
might have saved some OF the expense
( incurred by advising a different course
[ for the strikers. When they saw men rush
ing themselves and their country down
/ TO destruction thew did not even say halt
/ They urged them on. They are like the
/ fellow that broke his leg by useiessly
! jumping from window and then re-
/ fused TO pay the doctor for setting it. It
/ was useless extravaganza, but II should
/ be paid, except in those cases where the
/ guards refused TO do their duty.
! WHAT THEY SAY OF Is.
/ Red Bluff News
/ ". E. Henry has brought suit against
/ the city OF Sacramento for S563, ,2S5 dam
]
/ 10 Introduce pure fresh water. The abom-
! Unable water given people 70 drink in
( that town = enough OF itself TO justify the
/ removal Of the Capital, and the persistence
! with which the SacTansntans hold on 10
! II Is simply wonderful. They went into
I q spasm couple OF years ago when there
/ seemed danger OF losing the Capital, ana
! were for time awake 20 the Importance
! OF securing supply OF better water, but
( as soon as the danger was over they had
/ q relapse and concluded TO mold on TO the
/ beloved nlth they pump from the Sacra-
menEo River.
! WOULD BE BARBARoUS
ISao Jose AIercury7
! The bill TO prohibit teachers being en-
\ ployed ID the public schools who nave not
/ resided III this State one year before being
! granted certificates Is medlles0me, i'm
{ pertinent anu uusmsrIcau. Local school
+ authorities may be always counted upon
Z 10 give the preference to home talent
That IS natural aad proper. But 10 delir-
+ erately exclude newcomers would be
/ baTcsrous- Our Eastern friends are not
aliens, and ii can't be possible thaE the
E wEOle-nsarte1 State OF California could be
guilty OF closing any avenue Of employ
+ menG TO any citizen OF any State
/ DOES HE OWN HIMSELF?
E Oakland Times
/ How far organized labor NAV interfere
I with mans right 20 WORK = Ceiug con-
sidersd IN the Massachusetts, courts
{ citizen OF Salem was forced ou. OF his lob
( by The Knights OF Labor because he de-
cllned 10 Join their organization. He
sued them and recovered So damages
The case IS 20 De taken 20 Lue Supreme
Z Court, which viii De called on TO decide
/ whether organized labor owns man Q.
wEesher he owns himself