The record-union., 1896-02-08
a Disgusted MECHANIC.

Eds. Record Union: Allow me to
congratulate you on publishing the
cleanest and most consistent daily
newspaper on the Pacific Coast, and
why so? Because you evidently desire
quality instead of quantity, and always
govern yourself accordingly. Eight
pages are enough, because in selecting
matter for your columns you separate
the wheat from the chaff and dirt, US
ing the former only, and in regard to
immigration you also advocate quality
rather than quantity, and instead
Of selecting the Iawless rabble for your
companions, associates and patrons,
you are found among the respectable,
deep thinkers who have views and
opinions of their own, and possess the
moral courage to express them.
Some months ago 1 subscribed for
your paper and have it still About the
same time 1 ordered one of the large
dailies of San Francisco from the
agency here Upon finding that the
editor was in the habit of giving guam
tity instead of quality, and having no
spare time to. do his legitimate busi-
ness of separating the little clean news
from the great amount of filthy and in
different reading, and having no use
for so much waste or wrapping paper,
I paid the agent and discontinued it.
Time is money" 1t is something
more than money, and he who robs me
of my time robs me of so much of life,
for time is the stuff that life is made
up of. Even if a man places no value
upon his time, hunting for needle in
a haymow is neither pleasant nor prof
liable. The ragman mentioned in your
Thursdays issue was level-headed, but
so long as he can get from a dozen to
twenty pages for about the price of
your eight you must be content to fore
go the patronage of such as we'll as that
Of the anti-railroad political rabble.
Even such cuts in those papers as are
supposed to be inserted as compliment
ary to the ones they are supposed to
represent are usually SO miserably ex-
ecuted that although with the aid Of
names underneath I have sometimes
seen a slight resemblance to the orig
inal with whom I happened to be ac-
quainted Yet l doubt which would be
the most punishment to a man with a
moderate degree of self-respect-to
have his picture appear in the columns
Of a San Francisco daily or to be black
listed by that blackguarding "sarkastic
cuss,' Ambrose Bierce.
/ was highly gratified upon reading
Congressman Johnson's immigration re-
striction bill 1t will be heartily in
dorsed by hundreds of thousands Of
deep thinking, patriotic men through
the length and breadth of our country,
and Judging from your past expressed
sentiments on that subject I presume
that you are in accord with him. Evil
IDENTIFY he is the right man in the right
place, and it is a pity that we haven't
many more such men in Congress
men who have honest, patriotic con-
victions and the moral courage to ex-
press them "unawed by fear, unbribed
by gain" / would not be surprised if
he were elected the next Governor of
California. 1 think that there is a suf-
iciency of appreciation, patriotism and
upright, manly voters in this State to
do it.
God give us men! A time like this de-
mands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and
ready hands.
Men whom the spoils of office cannot
buy;
Men who possess opinion and will;
Men who have honor; men who will
not lie.
Men who can stand before a demagogue.
And damn his treacherous 1atterers
without winking;
Tall men, .sun-crowned, who live above
the fog,
In public duty and in private thinking.
For while the rabble with their thumb
worn creeds,
Their large professions and their little
deeds,
Aingle ia selfish strife, lol freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land and waiting justice
sleeps.
AMERICAN MECHANIC.
Sacramento. February Z, 1896.
Jack Tar's Mail.
Eds. Record Union: Can you let
the public know how it is that a sailor
seldom receives newspapers sent to him
in a foreign country.
I had newspapers sent to me when in
China and Japan which Ineverreceived.
Not only me, but dozens of sailors
Isnow have been served the same way.