The record-union., 1895-12-17
VOICE OF THE PRESS
Expressions From the Newspapers of
Interior. California.

| Los Angeles Herald: Mr. Bayard's
specification of the evils of protection
| ism of course hurts our Republican
brethren. 1t is all the more CALLING be-
cause the history of protective legis-
! lation in the United States furnishes
such abundant proof of the accuracy of
| his specifications. And their anger is
accumulated by their utter inability to
controvert the fundamental truths laid
down. Mr.. Bayard is the kind of a
| statesman who deals in fundamentals.
He is one of the Democratic leaders
who proclaim their adherence freely
and fearlessly to the belief that free
trade is right because it is natural and
I just. When he assails protective tar
ifs he does not qualify his opposition
| by assaulting merely high protec-
tion," but he fights the principle
whether the application of ii be in
great or small degree. It has been the
| misfortune of the Democratic party
that it has had too few of his kind as
| leaders, and too many who have COM
| promised with error because they I'M
derestimated the potency of truth
ABUSE OF CLEVELAND.
Orovi1le Mercury: Probably no man
in the history of the United States has
been more abused, misrepresented and
vilified than has President Cleveland
| since the commencement of his Sec
ond term as President Coming into Of
| flee when an extravaganza administra-
| ton had raked the treasury of its
dimes and nickels to keep semblance of
| prosperity until the close of its term, he
was held responsible for all the hard
times that followed the destruction of
the Government revenues in the inter
est of protection before his admins
tration had an opportunity to propose
measure of relief, or pass bill to stay
| the extraordinary expenditures OF the
| "billion-dollar Congress-" From this
has grown personal abuse by the Re-
publican press, until it may be safely
assumed that he has had more abuse,
| misrepresentation and utilization
from a partisan press than was ever
before bestowed upon a political oppo-
nent.
FUSION.
Fresno Republican,: There is every
prospect that the Populists and the adj
herents of the new silver party will
unite on a Presidential candidate in
the campaign of 1896. At any rate, the
present indications are that such will
be the case as the leaders Of these par
ties are making an effort to so combine,
although the effort to unite on man
may result in failure.
| OUGHT TO BE SATISFIED.
|
weather which has prevailed for some
time in Southern California is giving
| the citrus growers some concern be-
| cause it is ripening the oranges nearly
| a month in advance of the usual time.
But this ought to be a positive advan
| tage 1t is now nearly a month since
the first oranges were shipped from the
northern counties. An early and large
crop ought to be very satisfactory con-
ditions for the orange men of the south
| ern counties
A QUESTION
Woodland Democrat: Republicans
seem contented to let the tariff alone.
If they are not, why don't they pass a
| bill that embodies their views and give
| the President an opportunity to veto
| it? That will bring the issue squarely
before the people in 1896.
RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.
Petaluma Argus: Grove L. Johnson,
one of the ablest men ever sent to Con-
gress from California, has taken up
matter of great Importance, and ii is
| hoped that he has energy to push it
| to the front as one of the leading feat
| ures of the system of protection to
American industry and labor He has
introduced a bill for the exclusion of
| foreign laborers. 1t is now gen
| orally conceded that the criminal and
! dangerous classes should be more eff
fectively excluded than is done under
the present law. 1t is also a settled fact
that the great body of intelligent Amer
| lean citizens are of the opinion that the
| time is at hand when the inpouring of
| alien laborerS, to the exclusion of native
| born and adopted citizens from the
| fields of home labor, must cease.