The record-union., 1896-09-01
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions Of Coast Newspapers In
Brief,
On All Shades Of Political Belief and
Upon Leading Topics of
the Day.

the Day.
Stockton Independent: Under the
Mckinley tariff law the cost of protec-
ton to each individual in the United
States was 80 cents, unless he drank
imported wines. liquors, etc, or smoked
imported cigars. The abandonment of
protection has cost far more in loss of
time, loss of wages, loss of interest on
capital invested in unprotected indus
tries and the general reduction of val
ues. The losses can hardly be traced,
SO far-reaching has been the destroying
influence, but to the wage earners alone
the loss has been more than an average
of 500 a year. WHO will not gladly
pay ''robber tariff of $40 a year to
have prosperity and good wages re-
stored?
ALL THE WORDS.
San Diego Tribune: 1t really isn't
nice to call the Populists harsh names,
tAey are SO gentle and courteous them
selves. One of their most admired ora
tors, in a recent speech, said Senator
Sherman is footpad and every OPP
ponent of free coinage a rObber,
bandit, a pirate, a highwayman. Any
one of these epithetS means quite as
much as all of them, but the orator was
a woman. Not content with the last
word, she wanted all the words.
TWO AND TWO.
Portland Oregonian: The Oregon
ian" pleads guilty to certain dogma
tsm in discussing the money question
There is no other method than the dog
matte in dealing with fixed and un-
changeable principles. The laws of
money are as little subject for discus
sion, as little matter of opinion, as the
laws of science or mathematics. That
the purchasing power of money is ex-
actly equal to the commercial value OF
the material Of which it is made; that
when two kinds Of money of different
value are given free coinage and un-
limited circulation, the cheaper, being
preferred for payment Of debts, drives
the dearer out of use-these are laws
as absolute and inexpugnable as those
of gravity and chemical affinity. 1t is
impossible not to be dogmatic about
them AS we'll indict the fairness and
temper of the teacher of mathematics
who declines patiently the proposition
that, with support of a Government
fiat, two and two might make five.
A SHEEPRAISER.
Kern Standard: A man in Merced
County who is extensively engaged in
raising sheep went TO the County
Clerks office the other day to see about
recording a mark and brand. He found
that the ones he had selected were all
ready on record, the property OF an
other person, and as he left the ofllce
he said to the clerk II can get along as
T am doing until election time l guess.
If Mckinley is elected I can hunt a
brand. If he isn't, l don't want any
brand, don't want any ear mark, nor
| L don't want any sheep"
EFFECT ON WOOL.
bakersfield Californian: Instead of
widening the market for American
manufacturers, the Wilson law has mar
rowed it, and the imports for the fiscal
wear closing June 80, 1896, are AZ per
cent. larger that last year, and the
latter OS95) were "a per cent, larger
than the imports of wooden for the last
year of the Mckinley law. The increase
alone in the imports Of woolens since
the repeal of the Mckinley law repre-
sents a quantity Of woolen goods which,
if made in America Of American wool,
annually raised in the United States.
This is the way the tariff law which the
Hon. VIM J. Bryan supported has mar
rowed our home market, destroyed the
only customer that the American WOOL
grower ever had.
On August 1, 1892, when the McKin-
ley law was in full force, as compared
with the prices OF to-day, two years
IN fI,J1
on twelve leading grades Of American
wool the price under free trade was AZ
per cent lower than it was under Nc
| Kinley protection. Wool Of the same
kind and quality in the London market
has advanced 8 per cent since wool was
put on our free list. while American
wool has declined AZ per cent From
the time Of the passage of the tariff law
| Of 1867 up to the repeal of the Mckinley
law, wool in London averaged 81 per
cent. lower than wool Of the same kind
and quality under protection in the
United States. This difference in favor
of American wool has all been wiped
out by the removal Of the duties, which
has caused a tumble of AZ per cent in
American prices and an advance of 9
per cent. in London prices.
THE ADVANTAGES.
Grass Valley Union: The Republicans
are endeavoring to make political capi
tai by the circulation of literature show
ing that the restoration of the free coin
age of silver Will increase the wealth
of the silver kings by SS per cent" They
dare not tell the advantages which will
result to the thousands of miners who
will be given employment at good
| wages, the benefits to accrue to the
| farmers who will have a market and
get good prices for their wheat Silver
! has been robbed Of its prestige as mon
ey by adverse legislation, and the sooner
| it is restored the sooner will prosperity
| spread over the country.
AN ABSOLTE NECESSITY.
Solano Republican: The success of the
! Republicans at the next election is an
absolute necessity for the nation The
agitation which is being made over the
silver question is inimical to the general
prosperity of the country. The main
issue before the country is protection.
| Our industries are at q standstill, and
| the people are in distressed circum-
stances because American labor is not
properly protected. The factories must
be started, SO that the working classes