The record-union., 1896-01-23
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions Of Interior California
Newspapers.
Comments Upon Things Local. Gov
srnmental, Practical, Theoret-
teal and Current.

Stockton Independent: The light at
tendance of delegates at the Anti-Fund-
Ing Bill Convention called to meet In
San Francisco last Saturday by the ven-
erabIe Mayor Sutro Of that city was
whooped up by some of the papers
thereof as a great representative"
body, voicing the sentiments of the peo-
lie of California 1t was representa-
tive, but not so much of the people as Of
back number politicians-men who
have not been appreciated by the ma
5ority Of the voters Of the State There
was a small attendance, but that is at
6ributed to the short notice-ten days.
The metropolitan newspapers reach all
sections of California inside of three
days, but the ten days notice of Sutro's s
convention was too short. The repre-
sentatives were of all shades of opin-
ions, save in politics, the great majority
being Democrats, and the others mostly
defeated candidates. The delegates ac-
credited and who answered to roll-call
numbered fifty-three, of whom, thirty
nine, nearly three-fourths of the con-
vention, were fro1. San Francisco and
Alameda County. The State, outside OF
the two bay counties, was represented
by just eleven representative citizens,
among them a number of old-timers,
whose names are heard every four years
as convention time rolls around.
THE INDEPENDENT PRESS.
Stockton Record: The Sacramento
Record Union" of the 18th inst, in
discussing the partisan and independ-
ent press speaks in behalf of the inde-
pendent press with reference to the
Presidents message as follows:
1T was only in the independent press
of the country that there was found,
with few rare exceptions, calm, dis
passionate, non-partisan, candid re-
view Of the message. Indeed,
the sensible reader takes partisan crit
icism with so much allowance that
there is nothing left upon which to re-
pose trust or fasten admiration
The Independent press represents the
real journalistic power
That a vast majority of our thinking
people have lost faith in such of the
public press as place party above prin-
ciple there can be no doubt. Our present
condition is the natural result of a peo-
pie who have been educated by a per-
verted. misrepresenting partisan press.
The time is now, when the press must
place principle above all else, even
above party. No paper can longer COM
mand the confidence of the better class
of people that has not the independence
to fight against the wrongs that need
resistance in any place or party.
THE NEW BOND ISSUE.
Oakland Times: It now looks as if the
Government bond issue is assured OF
success. The New York World" has
lent its influence to break up the bond
syndicate and awaken the public to the
necessity of subscribing for bonds, and
with what success is witnessed in the
fact that by January 18th bids amount
ing to one hundred and nineteen mill
ions had been received by the treasury.
This is a remarkable showing when If
is considered the short time the call for
bids has been on the market.
OF the bids made for the new issue OF
Government bonds, California. is cred
tied with $1.653.500 of which amount
$150,0O0 was made by Oakland banks
Oregon only made bids amounting to
$1S2,000, while Washington's bids ag-
gregate 1,093, 700. Before January
18th it is authoritatively stated that a
syndicate stood ready to take the en-
tire amount. On January 18th the bids
aggregated as follows in millions of dol
3ars: New York, one; National and
other banks, thirty-five; New York Life
Insurance Company, ten; Chemical and
other large banks in New York City
fifteen; Equitable and Mutual Life In
surance Companies, fifteen; German
banks, forty, and independent investors
three. Making a. total of one hundred
and nineteen million dollars.
FOR THE RIVERS.
Marysville Appeal: If Congress viii
loosen up for anything this season il
ought to be for the Western rivers. Ger.
tainly they need much, particularly
those Of California. The efforts of Con
gressmen Johnson and Barham are be
ing directed toward securing considera
tion for the waterways that have 1