The record-union., 1895-04-13
VOICE OF THE PRESS
Expressions OF Newspapers of the Pa.
cific Coast and Near BY.
NJ. l.


cific Coast aud Near BY.
Seattle PostIntelligencer.I
One of the chief signs of the enormous
stride which our civilization has made In
the last decade is in that uplifting of our
humanity, which with vague attempts to-
ward dim but true ideal has altered.
among other things, the barbarous penal
codes OF the past, made way with the in
1ernal tortures and dungeons of its ignor-
ance, and has allowed little glimmer of
humane light to shine upon those which
It's attempts at justice hold captive.
OF LITTLE THINGS.
Portland Oregonianl
The copper and the nickel have come
among US, and are none too common to
be thought of as curiosities. They are
fitting concomitants of the new prosper
ity, which will be based on thought,
work and saving. The halcyon days
when everybody spent money recklessly,
and when nothing could possibly be
worth less than "bit," will never come
again; but in their stead we shall be saw
ing an enormous aggregate, made up of
cenCs ana fractions of cents, in more eco
nomlcal methods. We are beginning to
learn upon this coast that "many a
mlckle makes a muck1e" 1t is full time
we learned it. Pacific Coast prodigality
can never compete with Yankee thrift,
must
eilmlnate all unnecessary expenditure
rake care of the nickels and coppers. and
larger sums Will take care of themselves.
AT PUBLIC CHARGE.
Tulare RegIster.l
One of the latest socialistic fals advo-
Gated by devotees before that new idol.
"ClvIclsm," is movement in the direc-
ton of having all funerals taken charge
OF by public fonctionaries and performed
AFTER common and level scale of ex-
penses paid out of the common purse
The object to be attained is, primarily. to
make funeral expenses so cheap that any
one can afford to die, and that the bread
winners can likewise afford to have their
friends and relatives die without re-
sorting to the very questionable expe-
dent OF having the lives of the
for sums sufficient to see them
buried with excessive eciat. II this thing
goes on to finish we will, in the course
OF generation or two, have posterity
born at the public charge, suokled out of
a common, many-spigoted barrel, reared,
IN bands, living In rookeries, working in
armies, dying in almshouses and buried
IN universal potter's field. No man
VIII be an aggregation of atoms, but each
Will be an atom of an aggregstion-of a
dull, uninteresting equality.
BETTER TIMES.
Oakland Times
There are certain indications that better
times are dawning upon the country, and
that the worst is past. The clouds are
Frightening in the Eastern horizon where
the depression started.
From the Eastern press we learn that
the iron trade, which is the barometer of
general business. is rapidly improving.
All the commercial agencies throughout
the United States report improved condi-
tlous of trade.
On this coast the depression has never
reached the low grade that has prevailed
at the East. The annual production of
S25,OO0,0N of gold bullion from the mines
Of the State has served as a preventive of
extreme depression. Had the protective
tariff remained on wool, raisins. fruits
and nuts, this State would have experi-
enced but tithe of the hard times experi-
enced east of the Rocky Mountains.
1t IS hoped that the prognostications of
a breaking up of the blockade will prove
true. It is the duty of every man TO as
sist to his utmost in promoting the i'm
prOYement.
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