The record-union., 1896-12-17
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
Of the State and the Coast on SUBJ
jects of Living and News
Interest.

Alameda Encinal: A blameless, I'M
yesterday when Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper S
life was sacrificed to her great love for
her daughter and to her high sense of
duty The knowledge of her daughter
suicidal mania had been wearing out
the noble woman's life for months past,
but she never faltered In what she con-
sidered to be her duty toward her un-
fortunate offspring.
BAD FORM.
Chino Champion: In the minds of the
general public, the Parkhurst Society
of Los Angeles have taken some queer
means to purify the city. This society
is composed of ministers of the gospel.
And yet we hear of them going into a
saloon a few minutes before II o'clock
at night, finding the proprietor prepar-
ing to close promptly, lingering until
after midnight, feigning illness in or
der to buy some blackberry brandy
and whisky and then complaining of
him for breaking the midnight closing
ordinance. Another told of going into
house of prostitution at a late hour
of night, watching nude girls dance,
buying beer Of them and then securing
warrants for their arrest. One is
constrained to wonder if the clerical
robes of these ministers are kept I'M
spotted from the world; if they have the
approval of their consciences in this-if
the end really justifies the means.
TOO COMPLEX.
Los Angeles Express: In his report
Attorney General Harmon complains of
the complexity and the shortcoming of
the Federal criminal laws The Grim
inal statutes We're passed by different
to a confusion that allows immunity in
many cases because of the special APP
plication Of laws for certain crimes
which do not appear to fit the differen-
tiating crimes that from time to time
come up.
This is not only true of the Federal
laws, but of the State statutes as we'll.
Mr. Harmon's suggestion that new
Crimes Act should be passed (which
should contain provisions simple, easily
understood and general in their scope
applies with equal force and pertinency
to State laws. 1t was not the idea of
the original lawmakers that punitive
statutes should be enacted that are
complex and not comprehensive to the
general public.
A STUNNING CASE.
Los Angeles Herald: The first victim
of the wrath of the Parkhurst slum-
ming committee was told by the court
yesterday to go in peace. 1t is not the
province of a newspaper to anticipate
the decisions of the courts, nor try to
influence them in any way. but if the
case that was tried and dismissed yes
terday was a representative case, il
would be wronging the taxpayers of
Los Angeles to pile up court expenses
merely to give certain notoriety seekers
ar opportunity to pose upon the wit
ness stand as 'holier than thou" men.
This Summing committee and it's indie
cent word pictures of indecency is fast
becoming a stencil in the nostrils of all
good people, and public sentiment is
rapidly reaching the point where
smothered Indignation will burst forth
and go sweeping down upon the Park
hurst smut mill like a fierce tornado.
OF VITAL IMPORTANCE.
Santa Ana Blade: The fruit men of
sentatives to Washington to ask that
the duties on Californa's products in
the fruit line be restored. The Oak
land Tribune" truthfully says that
California's fruit growers lost so large
part of the protection on their prod
ucts that they have made very little
money since. RaiSinS, oranges, prunes
figs and olives and olive oil are all
pushed once more into the foreground
as industries vital to the prosperity of
California.
GREENBACK RETIREMENT.
Fresno Republican,: The retirement
of the greenbacks means the contrac-
ton of the currency to the extent of
1896 6S1 ,0l6 since no money of any
other sort is to be substituted for them
This means the wiping out of nearly
one fifth of our stock of money without
cause or reason.-Stockton Mail
There is no probability that the green
backs will be retired, but if such course
should be decided upon it will evidently
not be done without making provision
for the issue of other money to supply
the deficiency thus caused in the vol
ume of currency. If the greenbacks
should be retired, the probabilities are
that silver would be coined or silver
certificates issued to take their place
Mr. Cleveland's financial scheme will
not be adopted in any event
BOXING VS.. PUGILISM.
Calaveras Prospect: While we con-
denim pugilism or any kind of ring con-
tests wherein man or beast Is tortured.