The record-union., 1895-08-30

question. which affected the welfare of
every household and of every dollars
worth of property? just 1000. There
were 899 votes cast against refunding, and
l.1O6 were cast in favor of it. Two out of
ten, or one vote out of five, cast, and eight
| votes out of ten, or four out of five, with
| held
such showing as that is really civic
scandal. 1t speaks volumes upon the
causes of misgovernment in Oakland, and
though the Enquirer should write col
umns, it could add nothing TO the show
/ ing.
THE WALLER CASE.
Los Angeles Express.l
This Government has never recognized
the right of France to the Island of NADIA
gascar, and it has friendly relations
at present with the native Government.
An incident which occurred only a few
days ago shows the njustice of the treat
Inent very forcibly. An American man
of-war did not salute the French flag on
! the island. and when the Americans
| landed the French officers laid hands on
them to drive them away, but the insult
was resisted and brought prompt
apology the next day. it being admitted
that this Government did not recognize
Madagascar as French possession.
! But even II Madagascar was as much OF
4 French colony as Algiers, that fact
could not excuse the behavior of the
French authorities; and if we had a for
eign policy worthy Of the name Waller,
as the Examiner we'll says, would be a
free man, and the French would have
paid him heavy indemnity.
NO ONE INDEPENDENT.
ColuSa Sun.
No man is independent; no class OF
men can be independent of other classes.
! II aho ri
it is impossible 10 strike the chain in one
place without jarring the whole fabric.
The bulk of mankind belongs to one OF
two classes-the employer or the en-
ployed. The first seeks to be employer
in order that he may make a profit on the
wages of another; the other class seeks
employment in order, generally, that he
may make start, store some OF his capl-
tai and become an employer. AS unself-
ishness is not an attribute of success in
either, it follows that each individual, in
| whatever station, is looking out tor his
| Individual interests. The most success
ful of the employed is the one who looks
best out Tor the interests OF his immedi-
ate employer. He sees that he cannot get
steady work or good wages unless his
EN- ployar is doing well. 1t is not TO his
| interest to strike down the business OF
| his employer. Ii is a bad man who can
ever persuade a man that it is the best tor
! him to strike down the credit OF his em-
ployer. These truths are self-evident.
WORTHY OF THOUGHT.
Oroviue Register.
! In "a conversation with Professor
! Charles III. Allen this week he said ono of
! the things that ought to be taught in the
normal, il not in every public school. was
tue grating and budding of fruit trees.
! This is so easy 10 learn, is of so much
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needed in almost every part of the State
that we deem the suggestion an impor-
! tant one. Teachers, If they understand
| budding and grating, can easily teach
this TO the more advanced pupils and eX-
| celient results are sure to follow. Won
dertul consequences have arisen in this
Stale from the growing of new varieties
OF fruit, and as fruit growing is certain to
be our most important industry in all the
years to come, no one can over-estimate
the value that the teaching suggested by
Professor Alien would have upon Cali
fornia.
THANKFUL.
Marysville Appeal
4 State official has been writing on the
subject OF GOOD Roads" 1t is fortunate
that we have some one to instruct us on
this question. Good Roads, is sOme-
thing we don't know anything about in
Yuba County. We have never seen one
here.
THE LAW AND THE LYNCHERS.
San Jose Mercury.
The State has been disgraced by one of
the most startling exhibitions of lynch
ing that has occurred since the days OF
the NigIiantes in San Francisco. Four
men who were in all ct Ireka on charges
of murder were taken out by a mob and
strung up 1T the very door OF the court OF
! justice.
it was a most deplorable act. Lynch
ing is murder, and the mon who thus
trampled upon the law are murderers.
The punishment OF criminal without
! due process is juStifiaDle only when the
social conditions of a community are
/ such that the law cannot be enforced or
justice obtained through the courts.
! When the criminal element runs riot.
swaggers through the streets. defies the
authorities and rnles with the merciless
| hand of intimidation and brutality, then
| honest citizens in self-protection must
resort to methods that under ordinary cir
| cumStances would be in themselves
! criminal and ineXcusable.
Tho citizens OF Yreka cannot pretend
! that such conditions obtain in that town
or generally throug hout Siskiyou County.
| The time has gone by when roughs and
! toughs dominated many sections of Cali
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peaceable and lava hiding as those of
! New York or of Massachusetts. Crimi-
! nails there are everywhere, but they are
no more numerous here than in the East.
/ Why, then, should large number of the
citizens of Siskiyou County deem it
necessary or advisable for the public good
| 10 sweep aside the safeguards of the law,
J to show contempt for the executive au-
thorties and to openly insult the judici-
ary, by committing an act that must
| leave an indelible stain upon their own
character and upon the history of their
| county?
NOT \ BOYCOTT.
Stockton independent
While this State is rich in most things
it is poor in many, and notably in iron,
! hard wood, cabinet lumber and a few
! other essentials OF manufactures. These
must always be imported from the East
or from foreign countries. Many manu-
factured articles must long continue 10 be
/ imported in the same way, and this will
always continue to give the East a fair
proportion of trade with this region. The
object OF the present movement Is to edu-
cate the people TO better appreciation OF
home products and to increase home con-
sumption OF home products. One object,
for illustration. is that Californians should
prefer California wine, olives, oil, pickles,
! sauces, preserves, ETC., Oh their tables;
that California schools should be fur
nished with Californian made desks. seats
and apparatus, when the difference in
price is not too great in favor of the East;
that Californians should prefer California
made carriages, harness, furniture. cloth
ing and the material of which clothing is
made. Is there any boycott about this?
COMING TO THE FRONT.
lChico Chronicle Record
| Any one who intimates that Chico is
not coming to the front as the educational
center OF Northern California is not con-
versant with the facts. 1t has public