The record-union., 1896-01-03
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions of interior California
Newspapers.
Comments Upon Things Local, Gov
ernmenta1, Practical, Theoret-
ical and Current.

OrOV1lle ReSlSIeT. GREAT bElldlu HAS
declared war upon the United States,
Not, however, war in which guns,
men, cannon, ships, forts and arsenals
are to play a part, but war upon our
Nations credit, a war upon the gold re-
sources of the United States. The large
Withdrawals of gold from this country.
the sale of American securities in Lon
don, and the lowering of all American
stocks clearly point out the efforts
the British money-lenders are making
upon America. This country will yet
be the richer and better for this war but
it will take time to adjust things to the
new conditions that will arise.
WORTHY OBJECTS.
Fresno Expositor: The object of a
great newspaper should be toIpromote
the best interests of the locality in
which it is published, and to assist in
maintaining a fraternal feeling among
citizens in the effort to harmonic and
unity the people on lines of progression.
This can be best done by avoiding al
personalities and discussions that may
have a tendency to create divisions or
engender strife.
FOR EQUAL RIGHTS.
San Jose Mercury: The stride made
by the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association during the year al
most ended must be encouraging to all
friends of equal suffrage. ''Women's
rights" is no longer confined to few
leaders, nor is it longer a topic for ridi-
cule and derision. Whatever may be
thought of the advisability of extending
the right of suffrage to women, the act
ual headway made by the advocates of
the cause" can neither be denied nor
ignored. The coming National Conven-
tion, to be held in Washington on the
23d, will bring together many of the
most prominent women of America
from every State and Territory, and it
is safe to say that the convention will
attract more attention than has ever
yet been accorded a similar gathering,
and that it's deliberations will COM
mand the respect even OF those who are
opposed to the movement for securing
the ballot for women.
EXCHEQUER BILLS.
Tulare Register: Whatever may be
decided about the bond bill there ought
to be no hesitation about empowering
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
certificates of indebtedness, or ex-
chequer bills as they are called in Eng
land, to draw interest and run year @.
two in order to enable the Government
to meet its obligations in some sort OF
paper whenever for any reason there is
a deficiency in the revenue. All other
Governments have conferred that
power, and this Government should
confer it without hesitation
Vallejo Chronicle: When Congress
men, undoubtedly honest in their desire
to find measures for the best interests
of the country. cannot agree, how can
we common people be expected to show
any intelligence whatever on the finan-
cial problem being so seriously consid-
cred? The effects of the raising and
lowering of the tariff, the issuing and
calling in of bonds, the demonetiza-
ton of silver. the gold reserve, and all
such kindred things, are mysterious to
the most learned, and their good or ill
can only be judged by results We know
that there is a deficiency every month
in the treasury. that is fact, not the
cry, Democratic policy has caused; why
not trust the Republicans to find
means of remedy?
SMALL AND DIVIDED
Marysville Democrat: 1t looks blue
for appropriations for California
needs, with not a single Californian
Representative on the Ways and Means
or the River and Harbor Committees,
or any other committee affecting ap-
propriations. We are beginning to IN
derstand out here how small a figure
California cuts after all in the great
national drama.-Record-U Union
True, California cuts a small figure
in the halls of the National Congress
when figuring on help from the treas
ury, yet to considerable extent the
people are to blame for it. There have
been too many lobbyists sent to Wash
ington to work in the interest of GER
tain schemes and localities. They have
been styled committeeman or commits
sioners, yet they were lobbyists in
every sense of the word. Each of these
men had scheme of his own, as was
the case when the so-called delegates
of the River Convention were sent two
years ago.
Then we find demand going up from
one class of citizens in favor of an APP
preparation to carry out the plans Of the
engineers, while another class protest
against 1t. The members from Georgia,