The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-20
Voice OF THE PRESS.
Expressions Of Coast Newspapers in
Brief
On All Shades of Political Belief and
Upon Leading Topics Of
the Day.

san Dlegan-Sun: 1t doesn't look any
thing like as unanimous for Mckinley
now as 1t did before the ST. Louis Con-
vention," observes the Kansas City
STAR" and we believe that even Mark
Hanna will agree that the observation
is well taken. Somehow or other there
has been a wonderful change in the
situation during the past few weeks.
CHOSEN WE'LL.
Los Angeles Times: Mrs. Bryan de-
clares that the Popocratic national
headquarters shall be at Chicago, and
so to Chicago they must go. Mrs. Bry
ans choice is appropriate, not to say
symbolical. From the Windy City, if
from anywhere, should come the direc-
ton Of the Popocratic campaign. That
city is a seething maelstrom of anarch-
ism, socialism, discomfort, and general
cussedness. Mrs. Bryan has indeed
chosen well.
AN INCONSISTENT PARTY.
San Jose Mercury: The Democratic
party in this State presents the queer
anomaly of having selected a sound
money State Committee to conduct a
campaign for free silver. Under the
circumstances, the sincerity of the party
in its avowals Of loyalty to the cause
of free silver is much to be doubted.
What would be thought, for example,
of a party which processes to believe
in protection should 1t select as it's man
ayers men who are VIGOROUSLY advo-
Gates of free trade?
1t is not surprising that a prominent
silver organ like the Stockton MALI
should declare that the silver party men
inc hU hn ok ant
of the Democratic party-are suspicious
of the personnel Of the Democratic State
Committee.
HOP BUSINESS RUINED.
Bakersfield Californian: Under pro-
lection there was a duty on hops of 10
cents a pound, but under tariff for rev.
enue only the duty is only cents. AS
result an important California indus
try has been practically ruined and no
one has been benefited except the for
eign hop grower. Beer is sold no cheap
er under an Scent duty than under a
15-cent duty, while thousands Of people
have lost lucrative employment. The
ruin of the hop industry Is another ar
gument for Californians to support Nc
Kinley.
PROTECTION, NOT SILVER.
Calaveras Prospect: The silver ques-
ton seems paramount to all others In
the present campaign, but protection
to home industry Is far more essential
to the we'll being of the wage Garner
Should all the silver in the Rockies be
minted into coin at a ratio Of 16 to ],
what will it avail the workingman and
mechanic If the channels and avenues
through which to earn it be closed?
Government coinage of silver and the
chances to earn it are as different as
free coinage and free distribution. 1t
would be all well enough to have I'M
limited coinage of silver were it distri-
buted In unlimited quantities among the
laboring classes, but though the treas
ury at Washington and all the sub
treasures in the United States were
overf1owing with silver dollars it would
require just as many strokes of the
miners pick, as many burrows in the
field, as many whirls of the cotton spin
dles-in fact, as much toll in any of the
avenues of trade or labor to acquire one
as under the present monetary system.
TO SWEEP CALIFORNIA.
Grass Valley Union: The silver senti-
ment Is as strong in nearly every part Of
California as it is in Nevada County.
We learn from commercial travellers
that nothing can stay the tide of Bryan
sweeping California if the people vote
as they talk. And this sentiment will
not wane but continue to grow.
FIGHTING A WRONG
Fresno Expositor: The restoration of
silver to its constitutional place as a
money metal is no untried experiment
no fad of some crazy theorist no de-
parture from the old landmarks.
1t will be simply and solely righting a
great wrong perpetrated on the pro-
ducers and the toilers of this great
country at the behest, in the interest
and by the connivance Of foreign money
sharps.
WOOL AND THE TARIFF.
Humboldt Standard: In 1893, under
free trade, the value of Humboldts
In 1894 II was. ............... fU,0UO
In 1895 1t was. ............... 400
Making the total Of. ......... $3.50, $40
The amount of wool produced in 1892
and in 1895 is about the same, but In
stead of receiving $17S.595 81, as in 49,
the producers only received $94, 700 for
the '95 clip, which shows that In that