The record-union., 1895-05-11
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Conceived in malice, born of revenge, pro-
NOTED in prejudice, wet-nursed by sub
servient, time-serving press trucking to the
anarchistic sentiment and the lawless spirit;
a press that had no condemnation to express
for the crimes of last summer-Of these came
the charge and indictment against Mr.. G. Z.
Huntington. A Federal Court, courageous in
its exposition of the law--the same law that
secures to every man entitled the liberty he
enjoys and assures him in every possession he
has-stretched forth its arm and prevented an
outrage 1t exposed the hollowness of the
charge and refused to give up a citizen of New
York to the grasp of his enemies. How the
San Francisco press gloated over the charge
against the venerable railroad builder and
roared in high glee in such headlines as these:
Huntington Indicted!'' Huntington to be
Arrested ~ 'Huntington Gagged 20 Hunting
ton to be Brought Here Prisoner r' The
wonder is that these trucking agencies OF
small venom and vehicles of envious malice,
whose motto is, "Make some one squeal, )" did
not suggest that Mr.. Huntington be brought
here in irons, with his head shaved and his
body in prison stripes. What a spectacle
California has been made before the world by
this whole miserable business. When the
history of the State is written in the calm of
reason, the historian Will record this chapter
with burning cheeks and blush that duty
compels him. When the last of the petty
souls that have promoted and magniied the
assault upon Mr. G. z. Huntington shall have
been forgotten and the best of their deeds
have faded from among men. the memory of
the great railroad builder, the clear-headed,
far-seeing business man they now revile, will
be honored among the people. and his record
will be written with the imperishable ones of
those who did for their time and race that
which constitutes monuments and commands
the gratitude of ages. II all were true that the
embittered foes of Mr.. G. p Huntington say
of him. it would still remain that he has done
for California more than any other man of
his day and generation; that he has, through
contumely and reproach, through ill-saying
and snarling envy, pursued a course that has
made California what it never could have
been without the great railroad system which
his genius, perseverance and inflexible deter
mination made practical.
The Oroville Register says: "If we desired
TO boom our town we would get up 'taffy
club a set of men and women who would
honestly and sincerely show by deeds and
words that they fully appreciated the efforts
of others to build up their home" Oh, no.;
d
club" The whole community should consti-
tute the club, and no organization should be
needed. Commendation costs nothing; 1t
lubricates all the wheels and pinions and
bearings of human activity. 1t is not .taffy,'
it is Justice; it is not killarney" but honest ap-
probation of worthy effort. 1t is 80 easy to
fire with new ambition by single kindly
word of praise. An employer was once asked
in our hearing how he got so much and such
good work out of his employees, and his reply
was: 81 condemn only when absolutely nee
essary; 1 suffer slight wrong and neglect, If
there is hope of betterment, without rebuke
but with advice and warning; but COM
mend whenever can. / seek for occasion to
praise worthy effort smile is capital
added to business; frown is, nine times out
of ten, dead loss"
The Santa Rosa Republican and Democrat
each issued special ''Rose Carnivaln editions
on Thursday, which were highly credltable.
The Republicans effort was especially success
ful.
We congratulate Santa Rosa on the entire
e,,o,.sa ~ hor Aoroi festival Sha conductad