The record-union., 1895-01-15
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions of Papers Of Interior Cal
ifornia.


Governor of California and is DOW in full
| possession of the fruits OF victory won
! by one OF the most brilliant political
! lights In the history of the State. In
! Republican year, he alone Of the Demo-
! Gratis who were nominated, for the nigh
office Of Governor succeeded in carrying
| away the prize. This is a great honor by
ITSELF but when the excellent Orgauiza-
ton of the Republicans in this State and
! tho rancorous attacks upon his character
| are taken into consideration, his success
is little less than marvellous.
GOVERNOR JAMES Il. BUDD.
Stockton independently
The inauguration of james II. Budd as
| Governor OF California makes history in
! this State that will be long remem bered
! by the people of the present generation.
! The introduction into State methods of
the reforms and economy promised by
| the new Governor may not be favored by
! politicians, but the people, who bear the
! burdens. will be with the man who urges
| the checking OF the tide Of recklessnesS
| now running. The Governor in q strong
! and busiuesS-like inaugural address re-
peatS the arguments Tor retrenchment
! which were SO popular when advanced
| from the stump, and he may be expected
! to insist on the performance OF the
! pledges made. The times are ripe for a
| reformer III State affairs, and the oppor-
tunity presented wlll hardly Ue missed
by the Wide-awake young Executive.
A BLESSING.
[Oroville RegIsterI
Good roads are at all times a blessing,
| but never more so than during heavy
! and ong-cOntinued rains. With an
| abundance OF rock and always idle
| men in Jail, the roads leading out of this
! town might be placed in superb condi-
| ton il the European system oErOGd-
making was put into execution. 1t would
| take years and considerable money to et-
feet this result, but 1t could be done.
Not so long nor SO much money as
/ you imagine. Come to the Good Road
! Convention, February Sth, aud talk it
over with eXperts.l
TIE RICH AND THE POOR.
[MarysViIle Appeal
The critics OF existing social and indus
! trial conditions are constantly asserting
| that the tendency is TO concentrate the
! increase of wealth in the hands OF the
/ few at the expense OF the many. Il this
We're true, 1t would certainly justify the
! condemnation OF our system OF PROSPER
| ity; but it is not true, as the statistics
! clearly prove, and its persistent repeti-
! ton Is therefore ineXcus&ble. The rich
| are not growing richer and the poor
poorer, as these bearers Of gloomy tidings
J are 1CllG OF prGCIallAlDg. :" . Ih6
exceptionally riCh men constitute only a
small portion of the total population, and
| their combined fortunes ouly q relative
| portion of the total wealth. They lose
! their Importance the moment that they
are viewed in the light OF proportion, and
! Tor the purpose OF determining average
/ facts and conditions in the country at
| large.
/ 1t is shown by the report of the Comp
! troller OF the Currency tina: the deposits
/ in the national banks amount to 81 ga, :
! OH ,l29, and that the number of depositors
! is .9Z9, $40. The deposits in the savings
banks OF the country amount to -, ,7z7,-
/ 81, $50, and the deposltors number /, 777,- =
/ 6S7. Then there are building associations
with assets valued at 500, 49,, 900, and
shareholders numbering l, ,745,725. Tax
ing ali these together, and calculating that
! each individual depOsitOr or shareholder
represents a family OF five persons, we
| have a total Of S., ,92j, $50 400, belonging to
! S,452, 752 citizens, who stand Tor at least
! two thirds OF all the people Of the United
! States; and the figures would be consid
erabIy larger if the deposits OF the ordi-
nary local banks were included. It is
worth noting, furthermore, that there are
! 81, 40 farms and Z,92S, ,01I homes in the
/ country owned by the same number OF
! individuals. This surely does not war
rant the claim that the capitalists and
! monopOliSts are absorbing all the profits
! OF society, and that wealth is annually
/ u5.ayitatjr,ur from tho r,lauU n