The record-union., 1895-08-28
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions From Newspapers of In
terror California.


by many to have been done away with by
Professor Saunders, was ordered dis
tributed yesterday. The dispatch says
that the lawyers got all the money, but
that brother of tho missing man, the
only heir, got the land. The Stockton
Mat wants to know how it was that the
lawyers did not get both land and money.
DALTON'S ASSESSMENTS.
San Leandro Reporter.
The examination of Assessor Dalton
before the State Board of Equalization
proved Interesting reading. and it also
proved that the assessme ent which he and
his deputies made in the county was not
what il should have been. AS one OF the
board suggested. if lie devoted more OF
his time to studying property values ana
less TO interviews he would have come
nearer making an equitable assessment.
CUBANs AND LIBERTY.
fresno Republican,
The effort of the Cubans in their strug-
gle tor liberty is engaging the attention
OF large part of the world. 1t Is hoped
that they will succeed. But unless their
future be different from that OF most OF
the Spanish American republics they
might about as we'll remain under the
Spanish yoke. Ii we may be guided by
the press dispatches, the bullet and not
the ballot rules among the people of those
countries. Their Spanish ancestors have
left them rich heritage OF martial spirit.
Political reforms are accomplished by
force. The ablest in the use OF the sword
carry out their Governmental policy.
Whenever one party differs from another
politically it doesn't send out stump
speakers: it Immediately commences
fighting. The fortunes OF the Govern
ment forces'' and the insurgents" vary.
generally resulting in victory for the
latter. Then is the time for the Govern
ment leader to leave the country or lose
his mead. Such has been the political
history of number Of these countries.
Until the fiery natures Of the people are
subdued and their energies turned into
industrial channels they can hope for lit
tie progress.
JUST THE SAME.
fresno Republican.
What kind of a civilization is it where
every jockey has valet and one half the
editors in the country have to black their
own bOotS.-San Francisco Call.
The same kind of a civilization thai
gives us page in newspaper about
Pugilist CorbetL's new blow, and 8
quarter of column in the same paper
about national convention of Christian
Endeavorers. The same civilization that
makes conceivable the putting Of Dur
lecturers with O dozen hearers. Yes, it is
the same civilization.
EQUALIZATION.
Santa Rosa Republican.
The State Board of Equalization is in
session at Sacramento, engaged in the un-
| pleasant task OF trying TO equallZe the as
sessments OF the several counties of the
| commonwealth. The members of the
| board, believing that the assessment ol
some counties was returned compare.
lively too low. the board cited the repre-
| sentatives of those counties to appear anC
explain why their tax roll should not be-
raised. This has resulted in good dea
OF criticism and fault finding, most o
which is unreasonable. All that is de.
sired by the members of the State
board is that the taxation for State pur-
poses be equitably distributed. This
they are honestly trying TO accomplish
and all good citizens should sustain then
in their efforts.
BUSINESS MEN IN POLITICS.
San Bern ardino Times Index.l
The business man in politics has beer
a corrupting element. The lawyer ant
the old-school politician did not intro
| duce money into politics. This may no
have been on account of their superior
virtues, but was more likely becadse they
lacked the money. With the business
J mans advent into politics dates the in
| PRODUCTION of vote-buying. The old
school politician may have wheedled anC
| deceived the people with smooth talk,
! but he did not debauch their manhood
and destroy the self-respect of the indi
! vidual voter. 1t has remained for lneI
who have devoted their early life t
amassing fortunes and have entered pub
! lie life in later years in quest of official
| honor as fitting bride for their wealtl
that have strewn the bridal pathway will
wrecked manhood and diShOnOred fran.
| chlSes.
WHO KILLED THEM THEN?
| Colusa SUM-
There was hue and cry becouse Gen
eral Graham had "Killed by Strikers
engraved on the monument erected II
the memory Of the United States soldiers
murdered at the trestle. What could h,
have had put instead? Would "Mur
dered" have bettered the matter? /
strikers did not kill them, who did?
has been given up long ago that they, anC
no one else. murdered OLD Enginee
| Clark, the fireman and the four younl
soldiers, yet they say General Graham
ought not TO have put IL on the monu
ment Why not? 1t is matter Of pub
lie record, history that should go dowr
to posterlty just as it occurred, so that il
future me1 may avoid staining their lives
with crime. Those meu were innocent
standing at the post of duty. and they
were causelessly murdered.