The record-union., 1896-10-19
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions Of Coast Newspapers IN
Brief,
On All Shades of Political Belief ana
Upon Leading Topics OF
the Day.

the Day.
Contra Costa Gazette: General DICK
inson is making a favorable IMPRESSION
wherever he speaks, and VIII easiiy uo
feat his free silver opponent IN the race
for the State Senate.
HISTORY MAKING
Woodland Democrat: The toller ana
the tller cannot complain OF oPpoi
tunity This is a Government py ma
jorities; and the majority rests vain tne
agricultural and labor clasSes-ln Idcl'
with that class which feel most the pur-
dens of the Government. Again, there
is no end to information on all Ques-
tions at issue Never since the civil
War has there been such agllalloh-
Never before has greater wisdom Deen
displayed. The Sociolog1st, the ecollo-
mist, the philosopher, the preacher, the
teacher, the statesman, the eoluor anu
the author have been heard. The apleSt
and the wiset men have earnestly de-
livered their messages, from the ros-
trum, the street corner and the pulpit;
In the newspaper, the journal and the
magazine, and by the pamphlet and the
bulletin. The voice of the people is
being heard. The discussion is carried
beyond party management. The school
boy, the college student, the farmer
and the workman take part. This cam
raign is producing real, living litera-
ture. Of political principles, this is
history making epoch.
A SMALL CONCERN.
Woodland Mail: It will be remem-
bered that the Examiner eXultingly
published a dispatch from Newark, o.,
saying that the Central City Stove
Works would raise its employees wages
10 per cent. if Bryan was elected. 1t
now turns out that the company only
employs six men and is rated CONNER
cially at $4,000. Next.
TRUE.
Colusa Herald: The Republican party
defes anybody in these United States
to point to a single promise that it has
made and not fulfilled.
TOO THIN.
Dunsmuir News: Archbishop Ireland
of Minnesota has given vent to some
able views on the political question.
The learned prelate is certainly right
in his ideas on the national Government
over State power. We need strong
Federal Government or we will have
no Government at all. This thing of
letting everybody govern himself and
his neighbor is too thin.
SAME HERE.
Fresno Republican: The voters OF
Fresno County should demand from the
Democrat Populist Assembly nominees
positive statement as to whether they
will be bound by their party caucuses
q u-l. e.,
United States Senator.
A WORD TO FARMERS.
Marysville Democrat: In 1892, with
every mill and factory running on full
time, with every honest man who
wished to work steadily employed,
the consumption of domestic wheat
in the United States amounted to over
3S6,000, 900 bushels, and the consump-
ton of corn to nearly 1000, ,oOO,0 600
bushels-to be exact, 1888, ,551, 715
bushels.
In 1895, with the deadly Wilson law
killing the purchasing power of our
wage earners. the home consumption
of wheat had fallen to 315, 600, 900 bush
els, and of corn to 1, 1S4, ,000,0 600 bushels.
In that brief time the population Of
the United States had increased 5000,
0Q0 yet this enlarged population OF
10000, 900 consumers was able to buy
100000 less bushels Of wheat and
$4,000, 900 less bushels of corn than
our 650,000, 900 people bought and con-
sumed In 1892
JUST SO.
Woodland Democrat of July Both:
Sewall is not only a millionaire and a
protectionist but he is railroad and
bank President, but the Populist lead
ers may be depended upon to stifie al
conscientious scruples on that point and
stultify themselves by accepting Sewal
as a candidate provided he comes down
handsomely. Otherwise, they may de-
mand the withdrawal Of the Vice
Presidential candidate and the substi-
tuition of a man who is more in accord
with their views. And to be perfectly
candid about it, there is something in
congruous about Bryan and Sewal
standing upon the same platform.
A GREAT MISTAKE.
Pasadena Star: Pass law author
izing free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer and the parity maintaining power
OF the Government would be gone and
the face value of the silver dollar would
inevitably sink TO its bullion value. Sc
the opponents of Independent coinage
believe and so reason and experience
teach. But free coinage advocates
with sublime assurance, pretend to con
slider it a proved theory that silver
dollar would pass current with golC
dollar throughout the world under un-
limited coinage, the same as ii is wortf
that amount to-day, and that silver
bullion would Immediately jump from
90 cents an ounce to 81 % an ounce
and remain there as the market price
In all countries. Upon this assumption
they predicate all their conclusions re-
garding the future Of silver money.
TWO GOOD REASONS.
Portland Oregonian: There are tive
reasons why the Pacific Coast should
dread the silver standard more thar
any other part Of the country. Debt:
here are permanently on the gold basis
Every debt in this region, except those
due by banks to depositors, by insur
ance companies to policy-holders, anC
by investment associations to stock
holders, is payable in United State;
gold coin. and will have 10 be so paid
on the silver basis as well as on tn
gold. Next, the trade on which tn
business, the prosperity, the civilization
the very life of the coast rests, is direc
with Europe, and must be carried on IL
the worlds money. We live by export
ing nroducts These are sold on tn