The record-union., 1896-11-27


the question Of Hawaiian annexation
at about the point where Harrison left
off? 1t is true that the kingdom has
been superseded by a republic. but we
have every reason to believe that Pres
ident Dole would much prefer being the
Governor of one of the United States
than the President of a republican ci-
pher. Certainly the people Of the Ha-
waiian group would prefer at least a
United States protectorate to the pres
ent condition of peonage and prey of
a dozen powers. N u
WARDS DOG.
Los Angeles Express: Henry Waiter
son. the brilliant editor Of the Louis
vile "Courier-Journal," is ''going
through slaughter house into an open
grave" The 'Star-Eyed Goddess is
shrieking calamity in the most weird
and grewsome manner. He said he
did all he could to elect Mckinley and
defeat Bryan, and now he wants to
defeat Mckinley and help some other
fellow. Henry WattersOn is something
like Artemus Wards dog Trouble,
which Ward says always dropped a
good thing when he had it, and chased
after something that was not worth
tinker's consideration.
REACHING OUT FOR MORE.
Oakland Tribune: One of the largest
fruit growers in the State, A. S. Hatch,
has fallen into financial trouble, he
having given mortgage on his ranch
for 5000, 900 which is about to be fore
closed. This ranch consists of $50
- hi io1 ic tn hn~, ~,yv1
orchard. 1t is said that in some years
the product of this orchard sold for
$4,000 But the fruit grower reached
out for more orchards, and SO he bOr-
rowed money on his old orchard in or
der to plant new ones. 1t is the old
story repeated a thousand times. The
Californian wants more. We have
never known but one man in this State
who said he had enough; and he was
SO good that he died some years ago.
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
Stockton Mail: Ernest Renan, just
before his death, expressed the belief
that the twentieth century would be
largely occupied in taking out of the
waste basket a multitude Of excellent
ideas which the nineteenth century had
heedlessly thrown into it. There is no
doubt that NJ Renan will be found to
be true prophet. 1t is SO with almost
every age The vaunted progress Of
any one particular epoch will be dis
covered to be largely the result of the
elaboration of the ideas Of other days.
Thus it has come to be said and with
show of truth, that there is nothing
new under the sun
THE WRIGHT LAW.
Calaveras Prospect: At last, after
years of costly litigation, the constitu
tionaliyt of California's irrigation law
has been established, and the legality of
some S16, COCOON Of bonds issued in ac-
cordance Herewith has been determined
by the highest court in the land. 1t
has been an expensive piece of work,
but we believe that in the end the State
will reap a benefit far beyond the cost.
There is no question but there are OBJ
jectionable features to the law as it
now stands, but these must be remedied
by amendment, and not by the over
throw of the whole law. That the prin
ciple upon which the law is founded
is just and right, in that it provides for
the greatest good for the greatest mum
ber, has now been placed beyond the
reach of attack.
THAT ASSAULT.
Clear Lake Press: The Portland Ore
gonian'' is no doubt feeling quite elated
over the amount of gratuitous adver-
tisng it is receiving at the hands of the
California press This journal edi-
torially made assertions against the
virtue of native daughters and the no
bility of native sons, tracing the origin
of this laxity back to the primitive bar
barians of early days in the State. In
trenched behind generalities he dared
remarks of the whole State that he
would have been too cowardly to make
of any one citizen. We are inclined to
the opinion that silent contempt would
have been a wiser treatment of such an
unjust and unseemly TRADE against q
State located in the same section of
country, and a large proportion of