The record-union., 1895-10-24
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions From Papers of the In
terror OF California.


Oroville Mercury: The Los Angeles
Times discusses the question: How
to mature patriotism" and advises tbs
aching of American history in the
schools III something more than a per-
! fUnctory way. 1t declares that the cit
/ iZen should be taught the difference be-
tween d partisan and a patriot, poll
tician and q statesman, and to dwell
upon liberty until every letter in the
sacred word shall be luminous with q
heavenly fame and until the lives of
the heroes who have died in its defense
shall become L resistleSS inspiration.
With such ar inspiration every one
would have TO die for their country.
Why not leave it as it is. and not make
the inspiration ''resistless."
BEANS.
Biggs Argus: Now that the farmers
OF Butte County find that fortunes are
nc longer to be made at growing,
according to prices during the past few
years, would it not be worth the time
and necessary expense to try something
else, and inaSmuch as beans are a pay
ing crop in other parts Of the State. why
not devote q few acres to- bean-grow
ing? The more annual crops we get the
better it will be for the farmer, and
there seems to be no reason why beans
in this region as in Santa Barbara and
Ventura Counties.
CALIFORNIA WINE INDUSTRY.
Oakland Times: The great drawback
to the California wine industry is the
fact that there is no standard of value
for the wines produced. There are but
feWvineyards in the State that have es-
tablished q reputation even at home.
The wine business has been badly man
aged. The wines of Livermore Valley
are probably better known than the
wines of any other section of the State.
One great fault of California wine
making is a sad want of care in select
ing the grapes. Instead of letting
everything-bad grapes, rotten grapes,
and green grapes-gO through the
press. Californians should pattern after
the French Winemakers, carefully Sc
lecting the grapes, leaving the refuse
for brandy making or cheap wines.
The Livermore Valley wines which
took three gold medals at the Paris Elk
position were made from choice grapes.
cal efully selected, and the grapes We're
hand pressed, eXcelling the choicest
French wines on exhibition.
Another great obstacle in the way of
the introduction of California wines
East has been the peculiar obstinacy of
prominent dealers of the large cities. 1t
has only been within the last few
years past that they would handle Cal
ifornia wines. They claimed that their
customers preferred imported wines.
SEEKING TAFFY.
Tulare Register: The Record Union de-
precates the custom politicians have of APP
pealing to classes, Of posing as friends of
the laboring man, the farmer, etc, and
insists that there are no classes in Ameri-
ca, which is a fact In America any man
can be what nature fits him to be and
there are no Official or conventional bar
riers in his way of development, but al
though this fact is plain as the probes
els on the face of an old clothes dealer,
politicians will continue to pose as the
especial friends OF the farmer and work
man, and it is because when God, or the
devil, made politicians he put a big, broad
streak of the demagogue all through
them. II is the most valuable character
istic in the politicians makeup, and if he
were without it he would not be effective
It is hard for people to understand ques-
tons of State but no trouble TO suck taffy