The record-union., 1896-09-26

terest, the cradle of the navy, was half
ruined by the enterprise of the Yankees,
and it resulted in destroying half the
commercial prestige Of England. 1t was
not until the Navigation Act was passed
shortly afterwards that the merchant
marine of this country declined.
"A FRAUD"
San Jose Mercury: The "Globe-Dem-
ocrat" points out that the Popocratic
appeal for campaign funds is a fraud
and humbug, intended to give the
silver cause an air of honest poverty
Any one of the silver barons could pay
the whole expenses of the Democratic
campaign, and make it all back on the
election of Bryan.
AN EXCEPTION.
Stockton Independent: Before the
present low tariff law was passed-the
tariff Mr.. Bryan thinks is not low
enough-the Stockton Woolen Mill had
increased it's working force nearly ev-
cry year and paid fair dividends. Since
that tariff has been effective the divi-
Gends have been very scanty and nc
increase has been made in the number
CT employees, but the works have been
kept in operation and will be as long as
they pay mere operating expenses and
even low interest on the capital in
vested. But the Stockton WOOlen Mills
are the exception.
A SILVER VIEW.
Modesto News: If the low price OF
American staples is such as scarcely to
cover the cost of production, sooner or
later the farmer will be helpless against
the inroads of the wolf at the door, ;
such a one, Of course, cannot get any
50-oent dollars But let us suppose that
silver has been restored to it's rightful
place in the currency of the world,
such as it occupied ere the hand of
greed clothed honest toll in rags Let
us suppose that by the appreciation Of
silver the price of our staple products
is again enhanced. Who will doubt
that an era of prosperity would set in
and some means would be contrived to
get the free silver" into circulation
For instance, the farmer who is at the
base of the industrial pyramid could
then have enough money to pay to the
carpenter, painter, plasterer, grocer,
clothier, doctor or undertaken. All OF
whom are now anxiously looking for
their pay or for a job.
WHEAT AND SILVER.
Modesto Herald: If the low price of
wheat is due "to the demOnetization of
silver'-the Demonetizing Act enacted
twenty years before the big slump in
1893 and in force every hour from the
date of it's passage-then the hitherto
accepted fact Of supply and demand is
to be discarded. Let US see: We are told
~ s,l,A F,n
ita in circulation, whereas weshave now
from $21 to S23. Assuming that we had
$50 per capita, and that the worlds sup
ply of wheat in any given year was con-
Siderably greater than the demand-as
it often has been-would the fact of the
more than doubled per capita of money
in circulation prevent the price OF
wheat from falling to the level of the
lowest price any one of the large pro-
ducing countries-say Argentine, with
it's new lands, cheap labor and river
tranSportation-woul sell at?
THE SELECT VIEW.
Tulare Register: 1t is scarcely worth
while for the Bryanites to contend that
they are fighting for "the masses. 4"
When a handful Of men can pull down
candidates supposed to have been NOM
mated by great party and offer in the
stead a candidate who would not even
have been allowed a seat or voice in the
convention it is the merest sham to
pretend that 1.-The people" had anything
to do with it. There are in the United
States a good many Congressional can
didates who were never selected by the
party asked to vote for them. Their
MI ha tniy 4 h. Il
of scheming politicians and a select
knot Of party bosses. If this work is in
dorsed it will require nerve for the
same forces to clamor against boss rule
or to demand reforms like the pop
ular election Of United States Senators
The whole management may as we'll be
turned over to a select few with the as
surance that voters are ready to swal-
low any dose prescribed.
THEIR DUTY.
Tulare Register: Republicans of Cal
ifornia should not forget the import
ance Of electing the right kind of mem
hers of the Legislature This State has
| no use for Tom Gator in the Senate
The man who will trade off his party
for his own gain would not hesitate tC
sacrifice the interests Of the State fol
the same end. Gator is only partially
respected in his own party, and GER
tainly Republicans have no respect fol
him whatever.
NEVER DID 1T.
Kern Echo: Our Republican friend:
ought to find some way TO make Nc
Kinley say whether or not he favor.
| the issuance of bonds in time of peace
Now is the time for the Canton man tx
talk.-Visalia Times.
That information would not be as i'm
portant as it might seem. Republican
administrations have never been called
upon to do such a thing. It's Demo
cratic Presidents like Buchanan an(
| Cleveland whose policies run the Gov
| ernment in debt for current expenses
| But it may be too sweeping to say
| that no bonds shall be issued in time
| Of peace. Suppose this Government
should decide the dig the Nicaragua Ca
| nal Democrats, Populists and Repub.
| licans would throw their hats in tn,
| air and cheerfully see an issue of bond:
| fioated for that purpose. But Demo
| Gratis need not worry about any Bu
chanan- Cleveland kind of bonds beini
| issued by a Republican administration
after it gets its revenue plan in op
Grafton.
| a REMARKABLE CHANGE
Bakersfield Californian: There is NJ
| denying the fact that q remarkabl,
change of political sentiment is goinl
on all over this State, and Throughout
! the entire country as well. The evi
| dences of this change are to be seer
on every hand. Where, but a short tim,
since, only silver advocates could b.