The record-union., 1896-08-21
VOICE OF THE PRESS.

VOICE OF THE PRESS.
From Coast Papers on Both Sides of
Political and Other Questions.
San Jose Herald: Ex-President Dunn
Of the League of American Wheelmen
has undertaken to organize the bicy-
clists of this country for Mckinley. The
wheelmen of the United States will
have more sense than to go into any
such movement They are now paying
about two prices for wheels, owing to
the combination effected by manufac-
turers to keep up prices, and Major
Mckinley and the Republican party
stand pledged to foster every combine
and monopoly which is now fostered
on this country. American wheels are
sold abroad for about half the price
charged for them in this country.
WAGES HERE AND THERE.
San Diego Tribune: The three leading
silver nations in the world are Mexico,
China and Japan. The lowest wages
paid mechanics and laborers by any
nations in the world are paid by Mexico,
China and Japan. Will Mr.. Bryan's
struggling masses" just put this fact
in their pipes and smoke it? If they do
not come to the conclusion that Mr..
Bryans party and platform would
bring about the same condition in the
United Safes their reasoning faculties
are out of whack.
I'VE TOLD YOU So"
Bakersfield Californian: Grove l..
Johnson has been renominated for Con-
gress in the Second District by ac-
clamation and absolutely without op-
position. Some time ago the "Califor-
nian'' stated that there was no opposi-
ton to Mr.. Johnson, and thereupon
number of our esteemed contemporaries
jumped upon us with both feet, so to
speak,at the same time frothing with
Indignation over what they were
pleased to call this papers misstate-
ment. We beg to call their attention
to the fact of Mr. Johnson's unanimous
Endorsement and will merely remark in
closing, I'VE told you So"
SOMETHING ON YOUR TABLE.
Jackson Republican: Protection and
Mckinley will put something on your
table besides Clipped crockery; free
silver and Bryan will furnish / loaf of
bread to Is individuals, at fat price at
that.
CONCURRENCE
Amador Dispatch: Mr.. Bryan, the
Democratic nominee for President, says
that protection, according to the Nc
KinIey Act, is the most vicious political
principle that ever cursed this country"
And our opinion is that Mr.. Bryan hit
the nail square on the head.
IT IS AN ISSUE.
Winters Express, The tariff question
paign. There is no lodging that which
directly concerns every individual in the
nation. One great party has declared
protective tariff laws unconstitutional
while another announces determination
to re-enact them. The people know
more about tariff than they did and it
won't be easy to fool them. Protection
is either good or bad, and half of them
have made up their minds about it
now.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Gilroy Advocate The importation of
dairy products to this State annually
amounts to S2,000000 The price of but
ter and cheese are kept down by this
Eastern competition. The dairymen
naturally want protection, but how to
reach it and monopolize the California
| market is the question. The cheese has
been made at a loss for months past
and the present price is only equal to
the actual cost of manufacture.
THE MINERS.
Grass Valley Union: That the miners
OF Nevada County will support Bryan
almost to a man can easily be ascer-
tanned by conversation with them. These
| miners, too, no one dare dispute, are a.
highly intelligent class of citizens, who
read the current literature of the day
and keep well posted on the political
issues. They are a provident class of
men as we'll, many of them owning
| beautiful little homes, and are keenly
| conscious of what is best for their own
| interests.
TRAMPS.
Stockton Independent: Tramps are
two classes, the vicious and the unfor-
tunate. Before the closing of American
mills and workshops by the Wilson tar
If abomination, the unfortunates form
ed small minority of the tramps. After
that destructive measure was passed
they became at least equal in numbers
to the vicious and the willfully idle and
doubled the number of wanderers. I'm
der protection those who are now
tfanpS by cOmpulS1On were INDUSTRIOUS
men well paid, and even the improvi-
dence which sent many ION the road
kept money in circulation. Now they
earn nothing and consequently spend
no money. When they We're employed
! in protected industries and those that
throve in consequence of protection
| they spent money freely for necessi-
ties and luxuries. This reversing of a
wise, economical policy did more to
make money scarce and cause distress
| than all other causes combined
A KEY NOTE
| Red Bluff Peoples Cause: Mckinley
| has sounded the key note of this cam
| paign by saying: 1T is better to open
| the mills to the labor of the United
States than to open the mints of the
| United States to the silver of the
world" This is true, the statements of
| those who have been trying for over
thirty years to betray the best inter-
ests of this country into the hands of
| Great Britain to the contrary notwith-
| standing.
How Are Your Kidneys :?