The record-union., 1895-12-25
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions From the Newspapers OF
Interior California.

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than could be attained in three genera
tions by the most effective scientific
breeding along the most approved lines
of evolution.
Exactly what physiological changes,
if any, have taken place we are not pre-
pared to state, but every man one meets
is holding his head a little higher, his
chest is expanded a little fuller, and his
legs do not sag at the knee as they did
last week.
The Utopian dream of the prophets
and philosophers concerning the time
when Americans should be one people,
has had literal fulfillment. Even if
this state be but temporary, revelation
like that on the Mount of Transfgura-
ton, 80 to speak, it has demonstrated a
truth which all men will hereafter hold
with hope and confidence.
PACK YOUR FRUIT NEATLY.
Marysville Appeal: Considerable dis
eussion has been going on among the
growers as to the relative points in the
case of Boxes VS.. Sacks for packing,
and the matter is to be taken up at the
December meeting of the Horticultural
Society The style of packing is of
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would appear on first blush. Boxes are
always preferable, or should be to the
grower, and the honest dealers will not
ask for sacks. Sift the thing down and
you will find when they want fruit
packed in sacks they work it over, to
use a trade expression, pack 1t In fancy
boxes themselves and get better prices
per pound where the fruit is only good
on the face of the box. 1t needs no ex-
pert to recognize the fact that II
dealer who works over" fruit packs
lot of inferior peaches on the bottom,
puts layer of high-grade ones on the
top and sells the product at a high grade
price it is going to initiate against the
California grower. The issue in point
really is the Shylock Eastern dealer
VS. the supposed innocent grower. The
dealer knows better than anyone else
that the goods that are packed nicely in
a neat looking box sell more rapidly
than the goods made up in packages of
sacks.
ENGLAND'S POSITION.
Oakland Times: Lord Salisbury has
placed Great Britain in a position from
which it will be difficult to extricate her
without war or a recognition of the con-
tention by Venezuela backed by the
United States, for arbitration on the
disputed boundary line. In the event Of
war England's supremacy in the East
would be at an end, for Russia is only
waiting the time when the former will
embroiI herself with another power to
such an extent as to cripple her war re-
sources, so as to force q passage to the
biab of he
menace to Great Britains possessions in
the Eastern Hemisphere. With an
open outlet in that direction Russia
would soon assert herself mistress of
the sea as well as dictator on land.
PATRIOTISM STRONG.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: The patriotic
manner in which the Presidents mes
sage relative to the enforcement of the
Monroe doctrine in the Venezuelan dis
pute is received by the coun-
try is very gratifying. 1t shows that
patriotism is strong enough to extin-
guish partisanship in the hearts of the
people. It would not be safe for any
public man to do otherwise than ap-
plaud the bold assertion of the Monroe
doctrine in the Presidents message,
and it would have been suicidal for the
President to have taken lower ground
than he did. The force behind the mes
sage and the Senatorial cheers resides
in the American masses, regardless of
classes or parties.
THE PHILADELPHIA STRIKE.
Fresno Republican: The car en-
ployes are striking for better wages,
shorter hours and the privilege, which
is now denied them, of belonging to
the association of street railroad en-
ployes. The events leading to the strike |
are not detailed in the dispatches, but |
as such employees are apt to work long |
hours on short pay, it is not at all I'M |
probable that the grievances may be |
very genuine. Nevertheless, and sup |
posing this to be the case, the advi- |
stability of striking must be very much |
doubted
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
San Jose Herald: The telegraph is
bringing over the land and under the |
sea the story of public opinion con-
cerning the Presidents message. If |
Great Britain was surprised at the |
she will perhaps be more sur
prised at its reception by the American |
ptOplcs AppdIcuIly lHS OlIcI
Powers will share her surprise.
The news to date from across the At
lantic indicates that the message is |
looked upon as a mere third-term |
dodge, which will be repudiated by at |
least half the American people. When |
such opinions were expressed Congress |
and our people had not been heard |
from. Now they have spoken, and their |
utterance is as unmistakable as Pres
ident CIeveland's message. Republic |
ans, Democrats and Populists all speak |
the same thought. North, South, East |
and West stand together. All are sim
ply Americans ready and able to main
tain the doctrine of America for |
AN ADDLED PRESS.
Los Angeles Herald: A number of the
Old World papers persist in constituting
President Cleveland's recommendation
that a commission be allowed hin by |
Congress with which to investigate the
merits of VeneZuela's claim to juris-
dlction over the disputed territory, into
an assumption by this Government of
the right to itself arbitrate the contro-
versy. AS of course the foreign editor
can read, this distortion of the Pres
idents meaning must be because he
or will not understand what he
reads.
To those who have read the Presi
dents message with a reasonable de-
gree of calmness it is plain that tho
business of the commission would be to