The record-union., 1895-11-14
NOTE AND COMMENT.

A small paper issued by High School
scholars in this city contains an Item
saying that the introduction of type set
ting machines in this city throws out OF
employment thirty-fve workers. 1t Is
added: "Of course the making OF these
wonderful pieces of mechanism gives
employment TO great numbers OF other
men, but it would have been better for
| the general public had such thing never
been invented" II is greatly to be re-
GREETED that such erroneous impressions
and such false ideas should obtain among
people. young or old. The statement OF
displacement quoted is wholly mac
curate, and proves that these young peo-
pie accepted without inquiry or investi-
CATION what some prejudiced intelligence
has averred. AS to the conclusions
reached they are amusing and absurd in
the light of the common knowledge OF
mankind, the history OF civilization, the
development of the mechanic arts and
the progress of mankind. Ii there was
in the conclusion any warrant of truth,
it could be drawn with equal propriety
as to every art, manufacture, de-
vice, invention, discovery and aid;
every advance in chemistry. eiec-
tricity, science. letters, art, edu-
cation, preventive medicine and civil
ization. 1t would blot out OF consid-
Grafton the millions upon millions OF in
dustrial workers in vacations not known
| before the era Of machinery. and without
which they would not be industrials.
For the fact ia that there has never been
any real displacement, but that machinery
under inventive genius and scientific re-
! search and discoveries has enlarged OPP
portunities, multiplied ten thousand fold
| the industries of the world, lifted up to
better conditions, brosdened leisure, en-
! HANGED comforts, bettered conditions,
enlarged intelligence, advanced educa-
ton, conserved freedom, promoted lib
erty and made many things common
COM forts for all that not SO very long ago
were rare luxuries for even the very
rich. If high school education gives its
pupils no broader horizon and enlarged
view than the near-sig hted present, no
| better view of history and civilization
and the betterment of mankind than the
quoted extract would indicate, sit would
have been better for the public had such
a thing never have been invented"
The new administration in city govern
ment that is 10 take hold OF public affairs
| in less than seven weeks from this time
will conserve public interest and its own
glory by making competency. expert
ence, skill and knowledge of duties to be
discharged the first essential in all APP
pointive Offices. The election is over, the
! friction of the campaign has ceased, the
disturbed waters are Gained, and every
body, irrespective of party or partisan
ship, wants to see Sacramento bettered
by Mayor Hubbard's administration Oe-
| ing made just as highly successful as is
possible. He is no friend of the city or
it's people who throws 8 single obstacle in
the way of the new administration. This
is case in which the people having de-
cided upon their administrators. every
true friend of the people will put forth his
| best energies to render the new admins
tration of all public affairs the best that is
| possible. The peoples choice Is entitled
to this assistance, trust and encourage
ment. Sacramento interests demand it,
and we believe will have it.
The Durrant case having collapsed as
sensation, the Brady case being nearly
| ended and the Kovaley case not panning
out sensationally. the hystericsl press is
driven to the poor recourse OF booming
| Mrs. Mooney, Lady Douglas and the
| husband she married, and at the same
time giving the shrewd theatrical mana
gers who are exhibiting the young woman
the best kind of free advertising. How
sick ening and silly it all is, to be sure.