The record-union., 1896-05-18
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OF INTERIOR CALI
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Comments Upon Things Local, Gov
ernmental, Practical, The0ret-
ical and Current.


bor and help him in his business when
he can do it without injury to himself.
This is the secret of the success Of every
community that thrives and prospers.
"ONE ON U.s."
Antioch Ledger: The Sacramento
Record Union certainly has the laugh
CT the Ledger" Our wits were evil
IDENTIFY wool gathering when we ignored
the fact that the people have no appeal
from the verdict of a jury while the de-
fendant has. We were so anxious to
make the point that it was the duty of
the Judge to set aside a verdict of ac-
Quitta1 when DIT should be conviction
to protect the people from collusion be-
tween the jury and the rascal-that we
entirely forgot that the law allowed the
rascal to protect himself by appeal if
the verdict was the other way. We
were so full of the idea that Judges
ought to exercise the right to convict,
that we entirely lost sight of the fact
that in case of conviction there was
nothing left for the Judge to do the de-
fendant having his right Of appeal. Of
course a fellow feels like kicking him
self when he is guilty of such a faux
pas, but what is the use? Upon reflec-
tion we now think tine decision is all
right providing the Judges will do their
duty and see that the right men are
convicted. All the same, our PROPOSE
ton to transfer cussing from the jury
TO the Judge holds good if the Judge
falls ito convict when he should do SO.
NATURAL MONEY.
MT ik- toJ1
thing as natural" money. 1t is the
antithesis of forced or fiat money. Gold
is natural money because it is accepta-
BILE and accepted money in all corners
of the earth. Silver is not natural
money because it is not accepted in all
the corners of the earth, but depends
upon isolated DEGREES to make 1t money
Gold is natural money because no civ
ilized nation withholds the coinage
stamp from 1t, and it is not repudiated
as money anywhere. Silver is unnatural
money because it is repudiated, and does
not receive the coinage stamp except in
isolated instances OF course it is neces-
sary to aff1x the coiner's stamp to make
money out of gold, but every nation
stands ready and does place its approx
ing stamp ON gold, which it does not do
with silver. Hence, in the same sense
that it is universally, in all corners of
the earth, accepted and regarded as
worthy of coinage, is gold natural
money.
A CHANCE.
Woodland Democrat: The Democrat
who thinks that his party has no chance
Of success in 1896 is easily disodhtHged.
rN;l
liticaI prophets in this country conf
IDENTIFY predicted the election of Mr..
Blaine. The prospects were not much
better in 1892 than they are now, yet
the Democrats swept the country at the
November elections.
A FAKE.
st. Helena Star: The "Examiner's"
story about McKinley's Cabinet proba-
bly, emanates from the infantile brain
Of some $15-a-week reporter. 1t is re-
how little dependence can be
placed in the mass of stuff printed in
the San Francisco dailies.
MAY THEY WIN
Fresno Republican: The warfare of
women on the large hat, as it
is too visible in public gathering S,awill
receive the heartfelt commentator of
all men, and 1t is hard to conceive why
women will any less approve, for even
the gentler sex ought to be glad to see
the stage. 1t is unreasonable to ex-
pect that anybody should be willing
to pay from fifty cents to 50 for the
privilege Of inspecting a hat Of the
cartwheel pattern druing an entire
evening. Nice as a hat may be, the
price of admission to see 1t ought not
to be more than twenty-five cents.
May the Alameda women succeed in
their crusade and, after they have sue
ceeded may the good work go on until
a person may attend theater in any
town with considerable satisfaction to
himself
A VISALIA ESTIMATE.
Visalia Delta: The recent Populist
was the best that has ever
been held in the State, and it adopted
the best platform on which the party
has yet stood. The free trade idea has
been removed, some of the angularities
have disappeared and there seems to be
a general desire to get on firm basis.
Many of It's planks are found in the
platform recently adopted by the State
Convention, and since free
trade has been dropped there is COM
pa aratively little difference between the
Rpublican and Populist platforms.
Both pronounce in favor Of free silver,
protection, the enfranchisement Of the
women, restriction of foreign inlnigra-
ton, and good roads, and oppose the
funding bill and the use Of public mon
eys for sectarian schools. With the ex-
ception of the plank favoring direct
legislation and a queer one prohibiting
the Supreme Court from annulling Con-
gressional acts, there is no material
in the two.
ALWAYS REMEMBER 1T.
Marysville Democrat: The too COM
mon habit is INDUCED in by some young
men using language that is disrespect-
full, if not in fact slanderous of women.
Be careful what you say of a woman's
character; think how many years she
has been building it, Of the tolls and
privations she has endured of wounds
received, and let no suspicion follow
her actions. The purity of the woman
is the salvation of her race, the hope of
greatness and the redemption of man.
Wipe out her purity and the man sinks
beneath the wave of despair, without
a star to guide his life into the chan
nels of safety. Think, then, before you
speak, and remember that the hog can
root up the fairest flower that ever
grew; so the vilest man can ruin the
purest woman's character.
What VIII Come Nexts
Buttermilk, sweet milk, or cream al
ways fresh; picnic lunches or anything