The record-union., 1895-03-25
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions From Some of the Interior
Newspapers of California.
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VOICE OF THE PRESS
Expressions From Some of the Interior
Newspapers of California.
ALAMEDA Telegram.l
The wheelmen on this side of the bay
are beginning campaign for good roads
in Oakland and Alameda County. The
| matter has been underway for some time,
and is backed by some of the most in
tluential business men, with the promise
of cordial support from Mayor-el elect
John L. Davie.
REVENUE FOR ROADS.
Santa Cruz Sentinel.
We have often advocated the enlarge
ment of the powers OF Supervisors in the
matter OF raising revenue for highway
purposes. We are glad to see that the
Legislature has enlarged those powers to
considerable extent. Under the law as
1t now is the Supervisors cannot levy an
| annual road tax Of more that 40 cents on
each 500 of assessed valuation. This
| does not produce sufficient money TO
! properly construct needed new roads and
| make the right kind of repairs on the old
ones, and The consequence has been that
! much OF the highway fund has been used
on work that is not of lasting value.
PROTECTIVE FREIGHTs.
Modesto News.I
One of the resolutions under consider
alton by the convention of manufactur-
ers in session at San Francisco to-day is
one to petition 'the transportation COM
panies so to adjust their traffics as to at
tord reasonable protection to home in
| dustriss" on the Pacific Coast
! Now this is carrying the protective
tariff theory to its logical conclusion.
| While the Constitution of the United
| States prohibits States from leyyiug tar
! Its on the products OF other States, it is
! seriously proposed in convention of
leading manufacturers of San Francisco
TO ask the transportation companies TO
make the freight charges on goods from
Eastern manufacturing centers so high as
| to give them the markets on the Pacific
/ Coast for all the goods they may produce
here. 1t Is asking the transportation
companies TO regulate the private busi-
ness OF the people rather than to let each
man conduct his own business as he may
IND 1t profitable under the law.
CONTROVERSY.
| Los Angeles TimesI
Intelligent discussion is one thing: in
| terminable and aimless controversy is
another. Newspapers which are con-
| stantly opening their columns to all sorts
| OF controversies on subjects about which
| nobody cares should read and heed what
the late DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes once
wrote on the subject OF newspaper con-
troversy. If fellow attacked my
! opinions in print, would l reply? Not
! l." said DR.. Holmes. DO you think |
! don't understand what my friend, the
! professor, long ago called the hydrostatic
paradox OF controversy? Don't know
what that means? Well, I will tell you
| You know that if you had a bent tube.
! one arm of which was the size OF a pipe
/ stem, and the other big enough to hold
| the ocean, water would stand at the same
/ height III one as in the other. Contro-
! Versy eqUaliZes fools and wise men in the
same way, and the fool knows it."
PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT CLEVELAND,
lColu sa SUM-
Mr.. Gresham promptly demanded of
| Spain diavowal OF the act of firing on
the American steamer Alliance, and he Is
severely criticised. If he had not done so
| the criticism would have been worse.
! The silver and sugar trusts have done an
! immense injury TO the patriotic feeling of
! Americans by having their hirelings
every hero attack the action of this Gov
ernment on all occasions, whether in re-
gard to foreign or domestic matters.
! lime was when every American felt that
this Government was his Government,
and WAS always right in dealing with
| foreigners, but 1t has now come to pass
that Americans are taug ht that the officers
| OF this Government can never be right,
and that 1t Is their duty as citizens to re-
Jolce every time power, great or small,
! civilized or unClViliZed, snubS u.s. And
all this was brought about by the i'm
mense force OF the silver and sugar rings.
| Mr.. Cleveland must be denounced at any
| cost-at the cost OF patriotism, OF country
OF all things held sacred. This comes
! from Democrats and Republicans alike,
| but the source is the same. Cleveland
| will not be out of Office four years before
he will be recognized as the greatest and
! most independent statesman America
has produced.
| IRRIGATE.
! [Colfax Sentinel
| Now that the people of this section have
an opportunity to irrigate we hope more
! attention will De given to the cultivation
| OF small fruits, vegetables and hay.
/ Every raucher should at least raise
enough hay for his own stock, vegetables
enough for the family's use, aud grain
| enough TO feed all the poultry kept upon
/ the ranch. There are several months in
a year in which our fruit men can pre-
| pare Tor these things, and if there is any
| key TO success in farming it is TO raise
everything that can be raised for the sup
port OF the family and then as much
/ more as possible for sale.
| AGRICULTURE AND SCIENCE.
ITulare Register.J
! 1t is quite popular to assume a con-
/ temptuous attitude toward scientific farm
Ing and to belittle scientific recommends
/ tions, but there will come time when
/ this will cease TO be the case. The rival
/ rIeS O aprlcIltura ara pnrtaiD to blot ~,