The record-union., 1896-09-13
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EXPRESSIONS Of Coast Newspapers in
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Upon Leading Topics Of
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other than gifted liars, Government is
indispensable. But it's stamp and su-
prescription on nickel-plated brass will
not change it's intrinsic value, nor make
IL the exchangeable equivalent of gold
or silver. Thus, after all, the logic of
iunatics has it's limit in the reductio ad
absurdum.
THE GOOD OF PROTECTION.
The Calistogan: Although the decade
from 1880 to 1890 was the most pros
porous period of ten years in the his
tory of this contry, the increase in
wealth and commerce from the assump
ton of the reins of Government by
the Republican party and the applica-
tion of a protection policy between
1860 and 1890 was marvellous. In round
numbers the wealth OF the people Of
the United States in 1860 was $4,000
100000 and in 1890 $65 600, 100000. In
1860 there were 140, 400 manufacturing
establishments and 800, 500 in 1890
with an increase in the number Of op-
eratives from 100000 to 100000.
The total wages paid by manufacturing
establishments in 1860 was $4,000
600 and in 1890 s., 300, 900 900. In 1850
there were 10000 miles of railway and
167, 900 in 1890. In 1860 the country
produced 6000O,0 900 pounds of wool and
216,O0O,0 900 pounds in 1890. Wheat pro-
duction in 1860 was 173,000,000 bushels
and 469,OOO,OO0 bushels in 1890. In
1860 we raised S3S.000,000 bushels of
corn and 100000 600 bushels in 1890
Between 1880 and 1890 we paid nearly
$1,000 100000 on the public debt.
ARE THEY?
Los Angeles Herald: The readers of
the Republican press are growing ac-
cuStomed to contradictions and incon-
sistency. Fusion between Republicans
and PopulistS in the South is labeled
patriotism; fusion of Democrats and
Populists elsewhere is branded treason.
WHO EVER?
Humboldt Standard: Who ever knew
the prospect of electing such man as
Mckinley to cause any uneasinesS in
business circles? The man who is
afraid that the election of Mckinley will
precipitate a panic does not live. How
about the feeling in case Bryan should
be chosen?
THAT CHEAP DOLLAR.
Santa Rosa Press: One Of the main
arguments Of the advocates of the sin
gle gold standard against the adoption
Of bimetallism in this country is that it
will result in a cheap dollar; a fifty-cent
dollar. They claim that should the
United States open it's mints to the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and sill
Yer that silver will come here in such
abundance that it will be quite impos-
sible to maintain the value of the sill
Yer dollar. Now, in making this argu-
ment the gold standard advocates COM
pletely lose sight of one of their fa-
Vorite claims, viz: that it is a great
wrong to impose free coinage on the
people because it will make the Govern
ment pay one dollar for fifty cents
worth OF silver; because 1t will raise the
rice OF silver from about fifty cents to
me hundred cents. Now, it is quite
lain that the argument and claim are
rreconcilable. If, as the single gold
tandard advocates claim, free coinage
Fill raise the price Of silver to one dol
ar, what becomes of the cheap dollar?
here is nothing complicated and intri-
ate about this; anyone can under
tand it,
VOTING MACHINES.
San Jose Mercury: The shortest
amendment to the Constitution to be
Foted for at the coming election and
he one which is the easiest to compre-
lend is Amendment No 2. 1t amends
section 3 of Article II. and reads as
follows: Section 5. All elections by
the people shall be by ballot Tor by such
other method as may be. prescribed
by law; provided thai secrecy in voting
shall be secured.')
The amendment consists in adding
the words inclosed in the parentheses
The effect of the amendment will be to
Sive power to the Legislature to adopt
ballot machines in voting whenever in
the opinion of the Legislature a perfect
machine shall be offered to the public
Several Of these machines have been in
vented, and it is claimed for them that
they are nearly perfect. Some ma
chimes have even been given a practi-
cal trial in other States, but no State
has yet provided for their general
adoption.
Whether any of the machines now in
vented will stand all the tests to which
they may be subjected in case of the
adoption Of the new system is doubtful
but it is certainly possible to make a
machine which is nearly perfect. The
advantages claimed for these machines
over the old way of voting by ballot
are that fraud in the cout is impossible
the moment the polls are closed The
amendment does not itself operate to
ADOPT the machine system, but merely
provides that the Legislature may
adopt it when the proper time comes
There can certainly be no objection to
the adoption Of the amendment by the
people.
PLEASE, SIR, TELL.
bakersfield Californian: This bill
(Gorman- WILSON, brings to the farmer
$40 for every dollar it takes from him.
Hon William J. Bryan
VIII Mr. Free Trader Bryan kindly
explain, for the benefit Of American
farmers, exactly how they have re-
ceived the $40 since this bili' came
into force. The farmers are pretty
well posted as to every dollar 1t has
taken away from them, but they are
anxious to hear little about those
$50" VIII William j. Bryan please
tell them?
CALIFORNIA; INTERESTS
Tulare Register: If there is state
in the American Union which cannot
afford to adopt the Democratic-P Populis-
tic theory of revenue and finance, that
State is California Situated as we are
so far from the great centers OF popu-
lation where products similar 10 ours
may be marketed from across the ocean
cheaper than we can send them across
the continent, to say nothing Oh the
difference in cost of production, we VIII
ho ,,a<7,,cad 20 tho raceSSity of COnSum-