The record-union., 1896-07-04

! other countries at the expense of their
own people. Only the blind man could
fail to see the Importance of a pro-
| tective tariff enactment before any
other issue is considered. First give
our idle thousands an opportunity to
work. Then they will have the courage
and confidence to sustain the Republic
can party upon all the other economic
and monetary questions. There would
be a sense in discussing a monetary
problem with man who is earning
money, but none whatever with one who
is denied the opportunity to earn
money.
| M'KINLEY'S PERSONALITY.
| Los Angeles Express: The enthu-
siasm with which Major Mckinley is
greeted daily by his thousands of Wis
itors does not seem to grow less as the
days pass by. 1t is different from the
usual enthusiasm under like circum-
stances, in that it is more Spontane-
Gus, more enthusiastic and more per-
sonal. People will always yell and
shout on such occasions, but the en-
thusiasm over Mckinley seems to be
more influenced by the man than the
circumstances. Mckinley certainly
has a great deal OF that indescribable
quality which Blaine possessed to a
pre-eminent degree and which for want
of better term is called magnetism.
No one who has ever met Mckinley is
his enemy. Men may disagree with
his political views, may differ from
him on the tariff; but personally they
respect and admire him.
Personal magnetism in this country
is always associated with sterling
Anericanism. 1t was possessed by
Jackson, by Clay, by Lincoln, by
Blaine, by McKinley-men differing
widely in many respects, but neverthe-
less men whom all respected, all loved
and all admired.
A man who lacks this power to draw
men to him may be a very able man,
a very brilliant man, but he is never
a very popular man. Harrison was the
antipode of the men mentioned, for
instance. No one doubted his honesty
nor his patriotism He went through
a political campaign without even a
charge against his private life or the
suspicion of scandal; but he lacked
the popularity of Blaine, who was the
victim of much mud-slinging.
CUBA
Santa Cruz Penny Press: Even one
hundred millions of SPANS money will
not conquer Cuba without killing the
CubanS, and of what use will the
island be to Spain then? Cubans are
not made; they are born, and there
isn't another race of humans now liv-
ing that can cultivate that SOIL Spain
seems to be biting off a bigger piece of
lcut-plug than can be masticated with
joy.
EFFECT OF CYCLING.
Oroville Times: The question what
Ieffect the bicycling of the present will
have on future generations is now re-
lceiving attention in all parts of the
world. There is a division of opinion
as to what the effect will be- A ma
Jority of physicians agreed that the
result cannot be anything but bene-
flcial to future generations. 1t is main
tanned by them that the woman of the
future Will approach more closely the
ipreSent condition of men i'm muscular
development. AS mere matter OF
physical condition, womanhOod has
changed greatly in the past three years
heretofore women, speaking generally
nave been confined to the house or al
best have not had sufficient exercise In
the open air. The coming of the bicy-
Icle has taken women out of doors. and
has induced her to exercise in the
fresh air. That alone has practically
changed the condition of woman's liv-
ing. She has become stronger and
healthier. and the good will be apparent
in the years to come
| WnDD hpnTur
ERSHIP.
Anhheim Gazette: The stock areu.
ment of those opposed to municipal own.
ership is, If the city is to go into water
works and electric lighting, why MOI
open a store and sell groceries to the
people under similar condit ions? The
reply Is that we now have, by the sys-
tenn of active competition between oul
grocers, as well as that existing amone
cur other merchants, aIn opportunity
to procure those commodities at such q
| Slight advance over cost price that
there is no necessity for the people going
into the business themselves for the
protection of the municipality. If we
had two systems of water works. fol
example, each as alert to do business as
our average storekeeper, and each OF
them in active and legitimate competi-
ton with the other, we should have nc
cause for municipal works. But whe
would be foolhardy enough to go in fol
two systems of water ~yorks-or of gas
or electric lights, either? Certainly the
possibility for it is remote in these times
of unusual depression.
WHEN.
HOLSTER Free Lance: when I have
lots of gold in my possession said a
Pomona man, the other day, 81 am a
gold bug; when I have lots of silver,
am silver man. when ! have stack
OF paper money, am d paper man; but
when l haven't darn cent, / am a
Populist'
CUNNING.
Stockton Independent: Democrats
are nothing if not cumming. The evil
denee of their cunning is found in their
hurrahs on the currency question to
cause the people to lose sight of thei1
ruinous record on the tariff. In 1875
they raised the same kind of hurrah
fer greenbacks to becloud their execra-
BILE record on the war
/ A Hateful PROPHESY.
Corning Observer: We are in favor
of silver as we'll as paper for all debts
But there must be a standard to judge
all money by, and an inferior article
can never be "a standard for a superior