The record-union., 1895-04-25
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions of Newspapers of the
Pacific Coast.
Topics of Varied Character ConcIseIy
Discussed and Opinions Expressed
by These Journals.
[Portland Oreponian-l

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Should the United States, acting alone.
resolve on tree coinage Of silver without
International agreement, the effect would
De 10 shit us quickly from the gold
standard TO the silver standard. Without
International action it is merely choice
OF standards. Our silver advocates ask
the country to abandon gold and take
silver. II is simply a question: then,
whether we shall keep the gold standard,
with large use Of silver. or make silver
the standard and lose gold entirely. We
how have practically bimetallism. with
the gold standard. DO we want the silver
standard with silver recommendation?
That Is, do we want to degrade our none
tary standard and tho money OF the
country to the silver basis?
IT IS NOT HONEST.
Stockton Maill
The task of the space writers who have
nothing 10 say and several columns to
say it i'll is not to be envied They have
written over all parts of the church trag-
edy haIf-doZen times and keep repeat
Ing themselves. The slightest preteXt is
sufficient for them TO paraphrase the
whole story without giving more than
one new fact. On Saturday it was dis
covered that the police had one of DR..
Glbson'S shoes, on the sole of which was
STAIN that might have been made by
blood, and several columns were filled
with this fact and the embroidery of
words in which the fact was buried. On
Sunday some girls informed the police
that they had seen Durrant near EN-
manuel Church al 9:l5 on the night Min
ME Williams was murdered, and another
Hood OF words was spread out over sew
eraI columns of space without revealing
anything new. This kind of writing is
not honest. 1t obtains the time and at
tentIOn Of readers on false pretenSes aud
in hyy iuh-
ers who deem their readers stupid Won
der lovers, who cannot recognize fax e
when they see it.
ABNORMAL AND TEMPORARY.
Oakland Tribune.
Great crimes are only instances of an
abnormal and ioIn porary condition. Thav
are always the sensation OF the day.
There is a craving for such news. The
inference Is that these crimes represent a
general rather than a special social con-
dltlon. This pessinistic view is heard
everywhere. All rich men are either rob-
DerS, or In some way lrespaSSing on the
rights OF the poor. Every great corpora
ton Is managed in way 10 make the
world worse instead of better. No rich
man ever obtained his wealth honestly
and much more in the same vein
Now the TACT Is that in no former ace
OF the world was there SO much protec-
ton for liIe and property. And never
before was the proportion of crimes less
in the civilized world. The adminjstra-
ton OF justice IS better. At long intervals
there Is whisper OF suspicion against
some Judge. The people are so watchful
ana Jealous of their rights that if these
suspicious are justified the judicial in
cumbent will soon disappear from the
bench. Untaithtul officers are called TO
account through the freedom OF speech
and the press. One unjust Judge does
not corrupt the whole fountain Of Justice.
a bank rObber has no connection with
the thousands of faithful men who 90 not
rob. The murderer stands alone save as
he has been trained evil ways by corrupt
associations.
Such isolated cases cannot be taken as
representing society generally. 1t is
shocked when a single disclosure of that
KIND IS made, and wonders how it was
that even one should nave gone to such
extremes OF crime.
THE zANTE CURRANT QUESTION.
Fresno Expositor.I
The indications are that the asinine de-
cisiou of The Board OF General Appraisers
at New York on the Zante currauC uues-
ton will not be allowed TO stand. \. 3.
Butler, the most progressive and aggres-
slye ralsln grower in California, has sue
ceeded III getting movement started
which VIII bring the matter before the
United states Supreme Court, where the
merits or the question Will be gone into
from the roots OF the vines up to the time
the fruit reaches the Custom house. This
IS about the most important issue now
affecting the prosperity Of Central Cali
tornIa, not excepting the new railroad,
for If Zante currauts are to continue to
come into The United States untaxed the
raisin growers of this State will gradually
go out OF business.
a CHANGE OF HEART
Willows Journal
The Eranlley' in large headlines an
nounces ''the city depends on the up
building OF the country" This is a
startling announcements for tho AN on,