The record-union., 1896-11-12
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
OF the State and the Coast on Sub
jectS of Living and News
Interest.

Interest.
San Jose Mercury: California farm
ers can now turn their attention to the
growing of sugar beets with new en-
and a certainty Of success.
More than one hundred million dollars
worth of sugar is imported into the
United States every year, and Caliror-
mia has the soil, the climate and the
capital to enable it to produce large
proportion of the quantity consumed
in this country.
BEST PROOF.
Los Angeles Times: The fact that the
failures throughout the United States
last week reached the lowest figures
reported by the mercantile agencies for
several months past is the best proof
that McKinley's election was the best
thing that could have happened to the
country.
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Santa Ana Blade: A peculiarly
pleasing feature Of the campaign is the
fact that in Santa Ana, and we presume
elsewhere throughout the country, the
Populist and Democratic voters almost
without exception, submitted cheerfully
and gracefully to the verdict Of the
people as recorded at the polls. Not
word Of fault-f1nding was heard, but
the people gracefully and cheerfully
showed that they are subscribers to the
doctrine Vox Populi Vox Del. We are
all Californians, all good loyal Ameri-
can citizens. The political fight is
fought and won. Now for honest, hard
work to advance every material inter-
est Of California and of Orange County.
CAMPAIGN EXTREMIsM.
Stockton Independent: There Is much
complaint Of the extremism and exag-
geration in party newspapers during
the campaign just closed. While the
complaint is just, those who make 1t
should remember that the unfair minor
ity Of newspapers make 1t unsafe for
a candid writer. When an editor makes
a candid admission that may seem to
be against his party in ever SO small
an incident Of the campaign, 1t Is seized
Upon by the uncandid, wrenched from
its context, and often distorted and
misrepresented In such manner as to
appear as ammunition for the enemy.
Even after great care has been OBJ
served, words, sentences and para
graphs are SO quoted by the opposition
as to appear to be what they are not
and the ingenuity of mischief is ex-
ercised to turn them to damaging ac-
count. This dishonesty Of the few
drives those who would be fair and dis
passionate to the adoption Of extrenlism
or fa;
A NOMINATION.
Red Bluff News: The Red Bluff News
does not expect to have much influence
with the Mckinley Administration, but
1t viii say, by way Of advice. anyhow,
that If President Mckinley concludes to
honor California with a Cabinet posi-
ton, he could not do better than select
General Chapman No man in the State
has done his party greater service with
less reward than he, and in point of
ability and fitness he is the peer of any
Republican In the State.
A CUBAN SCHEME.
Los Angeles Herald: There may and
there may not be truth in the report that
this Government is trying to secure the
Independence of Cuba on the basis of the
Of the island by the insurgents,
they issuing bonds therefor, with the
United States as the tndorser. General
Grant favored such scheme when he
was President, but Spain positively re-
fused to entertain the proposition, and
1t Is not at all likely that the Madrid
Government would be more favorable to
such a bargain now than II was then
But, anyway, it is not the business nor
the mission OF this nation to guarantee
the payment Of the debts of other coun-
tries. If recognizing the belligerent
rights Of the Cubans would enable them
to secure their independence, the United
States should not hesitate to do it, but
1t is quite another thing to obligate this
country to pay hundreds of millions OF
dollars to establish republic In Cuba
WHEAT PRICES.
Stockton independents Liverpool does
not govern prices when there is a def
cheney in the worlds supply of grain
Now that buyers are seeking wheat
holders control. When a surplus is
seeking buyers the latter control. The
man who holds wheat can control 1t be-
cause the demand fs greater than the
known supply and fear that the un-
known may not be equal to the demand
causes those who want 1t to bid high
for It. The competition Is between buy
ers now while 1t was between sellers
only short time ago.
THAT REGISTRATION LAW.
Santa Rosa Democrat: When, by
merely changing his place of residence
from one block to another, a native-born
American is deprived of the Constftu-
tion-given right of voting, the best brains
of the State should be set at work for
the purpose of devising an election law
which will give to Americans an oppor-
tunity to express a choice in the affairs
Of the Government that governs them
THE AGENT OF PROSPERITY.
Calaveras Prospect: The claim of the
Republicans that Mckinley was the ad-
vance agent of prosperity was evident
ly well founded. Now that the cleo
ton is settled, there is a great feeling
OF relief in all departments of business.
Even those who supported Mr.. Bryan
feel no alarm over the election of the
Republican standard bearer, for there
was no thought of financial panic be-
hind his success. 1t is evidently true
that the reported conditional contracts
We're made as the Republicans claimed,
and that these contracts are now about
TO be fulfilled. 1t can be no election
dodge now that large corporations are
increasing their operations and put
ting more men at work.