The record-union., 1896-03-21

dle'' in platform, or any candidate
whose chief Recommendation is that of
sfavorite son." The California conven-
ton would do well to make him a dele
gate.
ELECTING SENATORS.
Tulare Register: Senator Mitchell of
Oregon is striving to set q constitu-
tional amendment through the United
States Senate submitting to the States
an amendment TO the Constitution
changing the mode of election of Sena-
tors so that they viii be elected by a
direct vote of the people, and the Ken
lucky incident will help him. We have
rot been much in favor OF this change,
but there is much to recommend it. The
election of Senators py Legislatures is
a serious source Of corruption, and often
the cause of vast expense to the State,
and if two-thirds of the members of the
Senate will vote for the amendment,
which is doubtful, it will go through the
House easy enough and be adopted by
three-fourths of the States almost with
out question. The people are tired OF
deadlocks.
BROWN.
Stockton Independent: DR.. Brown
has been found guilty of ungentlemanly
conduct in not controlling his bad tenn
per and Matte Overmann has been
found guilty of falsehood on her self
contradiction. DR.. Browns self-contra-
dictions were not mentioned, and one
of his friends says he was not on trial
for falsehood. To this may be answered
that Matte Overman was not on trial
for anything, but the council virtually
convicted her of perjury.
BUT HE WILL NOT.
Tulare Register: Mr.. Huntington has
satisfactorily explained the reason for
| the opposition of the Examiner" to
the funding bill. He announced that
the contribution of 81 600 per month
made by the Southern Pacific Company
to that paper had been cut off and sc
there is row on hand-as well there
| might be. There are two bad things
about that sort of an arrangement be-
tween the railroad and the Examiner. .
| 1t was wrong for the railroad to buy
| the "Examiner's'' influence and it was
very wrong for that paper to SELL 1t
would be very interesting now if Mr.
| Hearst We're to sue Mr. Huntington fol
| slander. but he will not. He dare not.
SERIOUS CHARGE.
| Bakersfield Echo: c. P Huntington
makes the charge direct that the "Ex-
aminer's'' vigorous opposition to his in
terests is born of the withdrawal of q
monthly stipend of 81 900 formerly paid
to that paper. This is a serious state
ment to make, and the Examiners
friends will await with much anxiety
some denial or explanation. It cannot
afford to rest under such an imputation
| WAR
| Los Angeles Herald: General Scho.
! field does not agree with the popular
belief that war with modern engines
of warfare would cause greater human
slaughter than before. War to-day" ht
says, $50 far as loss of life is concerned
would be more humane than it ever was
| but on the other hand it would be ter.
ribly destructive to property. Cities
would be destroyed as well as ships an(
Notifications but the men would figh
more under cover and at longer range.
It is probable that very few people viii
| agree with the General regarding tn,
lessened liability of men to death in {
modern war, but if he can convince tn,
world that property will suffer more
than men and more than ever before
that whole cities would be wiped out, ht
will advance the cause of peace a Ions
way. The Powers that rule the worl(
seldom value men, but property-well
that is a different thing.
CORRECTING ERROR.
Bakersfield Californian: What some
of the big city papers do not know abou
ecclesiastical methods and: rules would
fill fully as large a book as a recital O
the lies and Misrepresentation which
| they have indulged in with regard Il
the Brown case. One Of them, in dis
cussing the nature of the verdict of thu
council, says that the body may infiic
some milder punishment than expulsion
from the ministry" If the reporter wh'