The record-union., 1896-08-26
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions Of Coast Newspapers in
Brief
On All Shades of Political Belief and
Upon Leading Topics OF
the Day.

Los Gatos Mail: We know two things
that are facts indisputable, one is: That
under a good, sound, protective tariff
system of Government the United
states always prospers. The other fact
IS, that under a Democratic admins
aration the United States never did
prosper. To prove or disprove these as
sertionS we respectfully refer the read
er to history.
INCREASE PRICES.
Riverside Press: The strong point
urged by certain orators and newspa-
pers in favor of the free coinage of un-
limited silver is that it will increase
prices. Yet they denounce the tariff as
an iniquity because, as they allege, it in
creases prices and they cannot stand
the tax" If they cannot stand high
prices in one case how can they in the
other? very properly asks the Tulare
Register"
PROTECTION FOR FARMERS.
Stockton Independent: That protec-
tion does not help the farmer is a favor
1te assertion with free traders. They are
very free to admit, when no partisan
campaign is on, that California farm
ers suffer from the competition of those
Adl lISI Last S1llQ that lIiG GSSS, pOQA-
try, pork and its products and many
other farm products that are shipped
hither cheaper California products. If
one goes a little further back he will
find that the farmers east of the mount
aims have to compete with those of Can
ada in the markets of Chicago, Mil
waukee, Detroit, Buffalo, New York,
Boston, etc., for the sale of their prod
Canadian eggs which, under the Nc
Kinley tariff paid five cents a dozen
and caused them to go to Europe, now
come into the United States free They
deprive American farmers of just SO
much of the markets of the East and
drive them westward to compete with
the Californians. Eggs will serve as
an example to illustrate thewhole range,
for what is true of them is also true in
greater or lesser degree of butter, bar
ley, beef, pork, potatoes, etc.
NOT THE ENEMY.
Mountain Messenger: The Republican
party is not the enemy of silver as our
Democratic friends are trying to con-
vince the people. On the contrary, the
Republican party is the only consist
ent friend of the white metal The pol
icy Of the party as expressed in the
platform, if carried out, would result in
bimetallism, while the free silver the
ory can only eliminate in silver mono
metallism. 1t would be well for waver-
ing Republicans to thoughtfully con-
slider this matter
A PLEA FOR TOLERANCE.
Los Angeles Herald: It is with pleas
ure that a decided improvement may
be noticed in the tone of the references
to Mr.. Bryan recently appearing in the
Republican press-with the notorious
exception of one insignificant hoodoo-
not that coarse abuse or baseIess
charges are likely to injurously affect
his candidacy, but because it is evidence
of public sentiment opposed to a cam
paign of that character Issues are
above candidates, and the public is in
terested in knowing which party gives
the greater promise of accomplishing a
restoration of prosperity by the enact
ment into legislation of its declared
principles Republicans, with a few
exceptions, are fully aware that Mr..
Bryan is a man of marked ability and
spotless integrity. No well-informed
Democrat will deny that Mr. Mckinley
has an honorable record as a soldier, or
that he is a model husband and an ami
ble gentleman. The paramount issue
OF the campaign will not be determined
by the bandying of epithets Even the
Chinese have abandoned the throwing
of stinkpots as a mode of warfare. In
telligent men of each party recognize
that other parties, like their own. will
be directed and largely controlled by
those who are honest and actuated bv a
desire for the welfare of their country.
Our soil will be fertile, our mines pro-
ductive, and our people enterprisine.
and energetic, whoever occupies the
Presidential chair, and the great major
ity in all parties knows it,
WILL VOTE FOR HIM.
Marysville Appeal: The fiery resolu-
tions of the Democratic Convention of
Sutter County do not voice the senti-
ments of all the members of that party
In that county. Quite a number are
going to vote for Grove L. Johnson for
Congress.
IN A BAD WAY
Santa Rosa Democrat: Hop growers
who have not contracts are in a bad
way. There is no change for the bet
ter In market conditions, and il is safe
To say the new crop will command no
better prices than last year. Most of
the yards near Santa Rosa have been
grubbed out, and in former years on
land where the brewing blossoms ri
pened corn and pumpkins are growing.
Several of the largest yards in the Rus
sian River Valley are being worked for
the owners have contracts at fair prices
running for a period of years TO come
NOISE.
ammo n.,o -
tent reasons why all the noise about
foreign creditors, who hold American
securities, demanding their pound OF
neSh" in gold IL silver triumphs is but
bluff and bluster, is the fact that if they
could draw from the country all the
gold on demand they would get but
SG00.000 900, while our indebtedness ex.
ceeds $1,000 100000. There is no no.
sition possible to assume, where il can
not be shown to the interest of the for
eign creditors to maintain the integrity
of silver when established even at 2
less ratio than 16 to l. Our obligations
arc too extensive to be in fear OF any
adverse results.
Is IT TRUE?
Santa Cruz Surf: Doesn't Bourk,
Cochran know that he is a great bis
bluffer when he defies the government.
Of this earth with a ten-dollar golc
piece? What makes the gold piece val
liable is its recognized use as money
and the same thing is true of silver
In its relative proportion. There is M
place in the uttermost parts of the
earth where Mr.. Cochran could tax,
his ten-dollar gold piece and have it!
value recognized, that he couldn't TAX,
a five-pound note of the Bank OF Eng.