The record-union., 1896-08-22
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions Of Coast Newspapers In
Brief
On All Shades Of Political Belief and
Upon Leading Topics Of
the Day.

though young Mr. Bryan evidently
thinks to the contrary On the floor of
Congress in 1894 this industry wrecker
declared himself in the following lam
guage: "A protective tariff is only a
system of legalized spoilation by which
the organized few are able to plunder
the unorganized many for pretended
public good" This is what he has
never attempted to retraet or he would
not be where he is But he is singularly
reticent on the subject of the tariff in
the present campaign.
THOUGHT IN NEVADA.
Winnemucca Silver State: We are
absolutely certain that the prosperity,
If not the very peace and perpetuity
oI this republic hangs upon the settle
ment of the silver question in the i'm
mediate future. AS we see events cul-
minating, there is nothing before this
country but disaster unless the people
can be aroused and can be made to ac-
cept treasures which the All Compass
sionate placed in the hills and deserts
of the West to serve as a measure of
values, as a regulator of prices, and as
a means of perfect civilization for this
country and extend that civilization
the countries south.
FOR A FREE MARKET.
Marysville Appeal: The Appeal
has frequently indorsed the idea of a
free market in San Francisco. The
proposition originated with William II.
Mills, an earnest friend of the produc-
ers. Mr.. Mills predictions were not
believed by many of the men whose
hoo hn hxyf ha
establishment of such a project. Grad
ually the people are becoming of one
mind, according to the Call" which
says that the advocates Of free public
market for San Francisco are out again
in behalf Of an institution through
which the consumer of produce may
purchase from the grower direct. The
matter has been suggested this time by
the hopeless glut in the market and the
consequent dumping of cargoes of fruit,
the very cream Of valley orchards,
into the bay.
PLAIN TALK.
San Francisco News Letter: Wall
street is under the hallucination that
when it throws itself into furry the
entire land is seized with alarm. 1t
does not aid Mckinley to have it vio-
lently advertised that Wall street is
opposed to Bryan. Dull abuse of mis-
taken and enthusiastic men only makes
them bitter and more determined. If
the cause of sound money is to pre-
vail in November it must do SO by
appealing to the thinking part of the
average American citizen, no matter
whether he lives on this or the other
-
be an end put to the narrow, stupid,
and intolerant work of the Eastern
press. 1t is making votes by the thou
sand for Bryan in the West The truth
being on the side of sound money, good
temper and good argument should be
on it's side also.
NEVER AGAIN.
Tulare Register: Those Populists who
indorse the Chicago deal will never
again have the face to denounce boss
rule or party servitude.
THE GOLD CONTRACTS.
Riverside Enterprise: The people who
now assume to be unduly disturbed
about the alleged certain disappearance
of gold from circulation in this country
IN the event of free silver coinage
law are reminded of the fact that the
yellow metal did in fact forsake us once
during the darkest and most trying
hours of our history as a nation. at the
time of the civil war. But the cow
ardly action Of gold then was not suffi-
cient to ruin us. The nation withstood
the treachery of gold and all other foes
from without and within, and very soon
after, the storm was over gold, finding
that 1t could not destroy the United
States by deserting US, came hustling
back to participate in the profits Of
our development and prosperity
THOUGHT IN NEVADA AGAIN.
Reno Gazette: The workingman who
dates his difficulties from 1898 will re
quire a tremendous quantity of argu-
ment to convince him that he is suffer
ing from an Act In 1873 and not from
the more recent folly of the Democrats
who struck down protection and pros
perity when Cleveland assumed power
IF IT GETS A WHACK AT 1T.
Stockton Independent: Farmers find
that Democratic promises of 1892 were
worth only about SO cents on the dollar
in 1896. The Democrats promised 81 %