The record-union., 1895-05-15
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions From Newspapers From
the Interior of the state.
TCitrograph,1


The greatest work before the Half
Million Club is that of arousing, right in
San Francisco herself, such a love for
and pride in our State that they will pre-
fer aud buy only California manu-
featured goods. Ii the CLUB can do this
1t will make of San Francisco, in COM
paratively few years, not city of half
million but city of million. The
stagnation and blight that has fallen
due to State pride and the false idea that
anything good must be imported.
GOOD TIME COMING.
[Colusa Sum-
In trying to evade the monetary ques-
ton by barking back to the tariff issue
the Democrats are evidently actuated by
the belief that it is better to bear the ills
they have than fly TO others they know
not of-San Francisco Call.
And has our contemporary given up
the tariff question? Will the editor. a
thorough gold bug" patch up plat
form on which both can stand-for the
spoils? The Catt, Chronicle and Err
an.iner, in fact all the metropolitan
papers, are free silver. Will they all be
supporting the same national ticket?
While the "up country" journal may Oc-
casionally find itself somewhat puzzled
noting the wiggling of the city journals.
There's good time a-coming"'
ATTENDING TO BUSINESS.
Stockton Mail
The blind goddess has been doing some-
thing beside brandishing her sword dur
ing the past week In California. What
with train-wrecking robber ordered to
the gallows, a defaulting bank cashier
sentenced to seven years imprisonment
and notorious briber condemned to a
ten years. sojourn in San Quentin, there
can be no complaint that Justice is not
attending to her business.
NO HOPE IN 1T.
TVisalia Times1
Farmer Wiener, one of the bright and
shining lights in the Peoples party dur
ing the last campaign, has come TO the
conclusion that there is no hope for re-
form in the Pouplist party, and so writes
TO the Porterville Enterprise. He says !:
"a continued desire for class legislation
has been detected in the aims OF the Peo-
pies party, notwithstanding their an
nouncement to the contrary. consequently
the Intelligent laborer, the real wealth
producer, who is logical in lis arguments
and who rolls up the majorities at all
elections, comes to the conclusion that the
keynote that shall better his condition
has not been struck by the Populists."
Farmer Wiener he concludes that 'in
these advanced times of enlightenment
the continuance of the Peoples party
farce at another election will make them
the laughing stock of the numerous ex-
pert aud cunning politicians of the
nation, who are leading us such lively
dance"
OUR FRUITS AND THE MARKET.
[Los Angeles Herald
To those pessiinists who are continu-
ally anticipating over-production of fruit
in California, the fact that Delaware last
year produced only 10000 baskets OF
peaches as against 5000, 900 baskets five
years since, should be significant. OF
course last years yield IL the little State
might have been exceptionally small,
but it is notorious that for many years
the fruit crops of the East have been fail
ing. This is owing chiefly to the inrOads
of disease and the exhaustion of the soil.
This will necessitate change in the
source of supply, and the conditions OF
production are such that the change must
inevitably be to California.
A more uniform supply of the varieties
of deoiduous fruit the great Eastern mar
ket is accustomed 10 can be obtained in
this State than III any other. 1t is to be
observed that fruit is rapidly assuming
more important place in the diet of the
American people than formerly, as q re-
suit of clearer understanding of its
nutritive and medicinal qualities.
Whether the fruitarians are correct in
their theory that fruit should be the ex-
elusive human food we are not prepared
to So, but it is an undou bted fact that
independent of these people, who GER
tainiy advance some plausible reasons
for their belief the burden of scientific
opinion of late years is in favor OF larger
use of fruit. Now, then, with the value
of the article for human consumption en-
HANGED where the population is rapidly
increasing, while the area hitherto given
to its production is becoming yearly less
productive, it would rather seem that in
few years the output OF California Will
but inadoquately respond to the demand.
The need of the California supply is al
ready being felt in the region east of the
Rockies.
THE "CoIN" DISCUSSION.
Los Angeles Times.
Horace Whites dissection of that much
quoted and greatly-overrated book,
known as "Coin's Financial School," is
clear-cut and merciless.
Mr.. White makes ii clear that this couu-
try alone is not able to make sixteen
ounces of silver equal to one in gold
when the whole world is offering thirty
two ounces OF silver for one of gold.
Therefore, the practical results of 16-to-l
free and unlimited coinage must neces-
sarily be silver monometallism.
Coins" statements as to the amount OF
money in circulation in the fifteenth CEN
tury, and the price OF wheat. are clea<y
shown 10 be both false and sophlstlcai.
Mr.. White also brings out the important
point that at the dawn OF the Christian