The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-26
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions From Newspapers O.
Interior California.

interior CALIFORNIA.
Alameda Encinal: 'Well, well, who'd
have thought it?' They have impure
milkmen in San Francisco, according to
the Chronicle. We could readily mag
inc the existence in the big metropolis
Of impure mich COWS, or even impure
goats; but when it comes to impure
milkmen we drop the sponge" and
give 1t up.
A DISMAL FAILURE.
Truckee Republican: There is no
newspaper of any account in the Un1ted
States that does not offend somebody
almost every week, says an exchange.
The statement has truth in 1t, for 3
paper can please part of the people part
of the time, but when it tries to please
all the people all the time it makes q
dismal failure of it. 1t is something
that no man has yet succeeded in doing.
At the same time the man who SWears
at the paper is liable to attract about
as much attention as though he was not
on earth at all.
GOVERNMENT AND THE UNEM-
PLOYED.
Los Angeles Herald: AS winter ap-
breaches there is the usual ag1tatlon on
the subject of employment Tor the IN
employed; and of course the paternallst
is on hand with suggestions as TO now
the Government can best take care
of those who, merely though lack OF
opportunity, are unable to support
themselves. Nothing could be more
erroneous than the idea that it is the
duty OF a civil government to PROVIDE
employment for those who may nap
pen to need it and who apply for it.
But the fallacy is advocated not only
by the unemployed themselves, but by
many intelligent persons who are IN
comfortable circumstances.
1t is never the proper function of a
civil government to give employment
to anybody for the sake OF aiding those
who may want employment. 1t IS true,
the Federal Government does con-
stantly employ thousands of persons
to perform certain kinds Of public work.
So do the various local governments,
according to the public necessities; but
that is because the work must be done,
and not because the Government is I'M
der either legal or moral obligations to
employ those who want work If such
an obligation existed it could nowhere
be justly limited as to the number OF
persons who should be thus paternally
cared for 1t is, however, the duty of
civil government to provide such leglS-
lation as will afford all the people
equally free and unObStructed access
to natural resources. Having done that,
the Government has performed its duty
toward the unemployed.
AN ABUSE OF AUTHORITY.
Marysville Democrat: We have never
heard OF a case of abuse of authority
as strikingly inconsistent and unjusti-
fable as the action of the Grand Jury of
the county of Sacramento in presenting
TO the court an Indictment against the
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
The case is one that calls for judicial
investigation, not because it is unusual,
but for the reason that an injustice has
been done. During the sitting of the
jury, which was presided over by H. NJ.
LaRue, the men composing that body
concluded that a law had been violated
by the Board of Supervisors in auditing
certain claims for services of deputies
in the office of the County Auditor.
Without properly investigating the
matter to determine the facts, an in
dictment was presented, in which ]. NJ.
Morrison was duly charged with having
committed a crime, which, if true,
would cause a forfeiture Of the office he
held and consign him to prison.
Mr. Morrison was arrested and taken
into court to answer to the charge,
while the newspapers of the State
We're busy telling their readers Of the
bad man and the crooked acts while
acting as Chairman of the Board Of Su-
pervisors. In court Mr. Morrison
proved by the records Of the Supervis-
Ors and the books of the Auditor that
the charges were without foundation.
He showed by the records that he had
stated the facts before the Grand Jury,
yet that body had presented the indict-
ment against him.
Chairman Morrison has just cause for
an action at law against the men COM
posing the inquisition, particularly so
as 10 Chairman LaRue- He is a man
who has held prominent positions and
&c "a in 10 xx~G
visors, therefore cannot plead ignor-
ance as defense. We hope Morrison
will cause the matter to be investigated
in the courts that it may be determined
how far a Grand Jury may go and keep
within the bounds of law, While acting
in the discharge of official duty.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Oakland Enquirer: BY all means we
should have the Republican Conven-
ton, if we can get it. It will give some
thousands Of people the only OppOr-
tunity they will be likely ever to have
to see a Presidential convention in
session, and that is something to be
considered. But amore important con-
sideration is that it viii tend TO shift
the center of political gravity by NOV
ing it further West The Pacific Slope
does not count for much now in national
politics. and this would help to give it
weight.
WILD TALK.
Colusa Sun: Discussing the resolution
of the Valley editors at MarySville
against the filling of the river by hy-
draulic debris the Redding Free Press
shows how wild a man may talk on a
subject upon which he has no informa-
ton Let" he says, hydraulic mining
proceed. and let all unite and call upon
the Government for relief to the farm
ers and landholders of the valley. In
other words let us all pull for river
Improvement" With the proper in
formation, the Free Press would have
known that the valley people have
nowhere objected to any mining not
fraught with absolute ruin to the riv-
ers; he would have known that when
the present Anti-Debris Association
was formed the little trading boat
would get stuck below the mouth OF
the Feather River, but now large wheat
barges pass without difficulty; he would
have known if we allow the rivers to
be gorged with debris there is an end 10
river improvement; he would have
known that If you turn a mountain
loose YOU can't corral it on its way to
the ocean.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Stockton Independent: If there ever
was ANYTHING but bluff in the Monroe
doctrine the time for putting 1t IN force
seems TO be approaching. The strip OF
Ind claimed by Britain from VenezuHa
Looks very insignificant upon the maps
but as it is full of gold and other valu-
allie minerals England is insisting that
Venezuela shall yield it to her. Much Of
the land has long been disputed terri
go. Int ENGLAND has not only asserted