The record-union., 1896-04-05
VOICE OF TIE PRESS.
Expressions Of Interior California
Newspapers.
Comments Upon Things Local, Cow
ernmental, Practical, Theoret-
ical and Current.


ernmental, Practical, Theoret-
1cal and Current.
Los Angeles Investor: It is idle to call
the funding bill an inquitous measure,
unless 1t can be shown in what way
the Government can make a better bar
gain than that now offered 1t, which
consists of lower rate of interest
backed up by large additional security.
1t is commonly the case in ordinary
foreclosure that the judgment creditor
has no desire to become the possessor
of the security, and will willing grant
terms Of extension which appear to
promise we'll In this respect the Pa
clfic railroads do indeed occupy a posi-
ton analogous to that of an ordinary
mortgage debtor. The consensus among
a large number of business men who are
not influenced by political or other out
side considerations appeares to be that
the refunding of this heavy indebted
ness at a low rate of interest must be
beneficial to the trade of this coast, as
it will enable the roads to reduce fares
and freights, which can never be done
while they have to provide, even on pa
per, for huge burden of interest
LIFE AND MONEY
San Bernardino Sun: Is there Chris
tian nation on all this big round planet?
While thousands of men, women and
children are being murdered for opin-
ions sake in ancient Armenia, and bar
barous Spain is butchering Cuban pa
triots by the hundreds every day, not
so-called Christian nation does more
than feebly "resolute" against the hor-
rible atrocities of the Turk and the
Spaniard. Is there any power, life or
force in so-called Christianity? If
dollars and cents demanded a cessation
of the massacres in Armenia and Cuba,
the Christian nations thus financially in
terested would dispatch her ships of
war, regiments of infantry and cavalry
and batteries of artillery to the scenes
of murder and rapine and enforce de-
mand that the hand of destruction be
stayed. Life seems to be cheap while
Christian world
A FORECAST.
Wheatland Four Corners: We believe
that the Sacramento Valley lands will
not only produce a finer beet sugar than
is grown at either of the three manu-
featuring points, but will ripen beets
earlier and preserve the same in good
condition longer. We confidently ex-
pect our statement to be verified by
this seasons experiments.
BE GRATEFUL.
Pomona Beacon: The country is under
obligations to Congressman Hartman of
Montana for some practical suggestions
for restoring prosperity. Referring to
the Populist platform in recent speech,
he said: I'VE know that it contains
fifteen ways of restoring prosperity to
the country, and 1 understand they are
about to add three additional planks.
One will recommend the propagation Of
honey bees by crossing them with light
ming bugs, SO that the bees can work at
night. Another is to cross centipedes
with the genus hog, so that every hog
will have a hundred hams, and the third
suggests grating strawberries on milk
weed in order to raise strawberries and
cream"
WHAT PUBLIC LIBRARIES HAVE
DONE
Oakland Tribune: The Boston Her
ald' dwells on the fact that there are
but few towns in Massachusetts where
there is not a public library of some
sort, and that Boston contains the best
appointed public library in the United
States. The one fact of chief interest
is that fifty years ago Horace Mann per-
suaded the Legislature to place a small
public library in every school district
IL that State. These school district IL
braries contained from 100 to $50 books.
but they were all standard works. That
| measure made all the rural districts
reading communities. The books went
into the hands of bright boys and girls.
They read them. They became lovers of
books.
More library buildings and founda-
tions for Libraries have been given by
individuals in that State, or who are
natives, than have been provided in that
way in proportion to population in any
other State Nearly every considerable
town has a handsome library edifice.
Rich men who read as boys the books
in those small libraries never forgot the
| town where those comparatively small
advantages were enjoyed. 1t seemed q
small thing that the State should fur
nish a few books for every school dis
trict But it was a great thing for the
young people. To-day the old common
wealth is probably at the head of all
the States in the Union as a reading
community. It's public libraries in town
and country tell the story.
THE CONVENTION CITY.
Bridgeport Chronicle Union: Sacra-
mento should be considered, from this
on, the Convention City of this State.
The Republican State Convention will
assemble there on the 9Th Of May, the
Popuiist on the 18th of May and the
Democratic on the 10Th of June Sac
ramento is centrally situated and easy
| of access from every section of our
State, and it possesses ample accommo-
dations for such large assemblages, and
| it is to be hoped all parties will agree to
/ have it the Convention City from this
| time on, and that hereafter all conven
tions will be held there. The wrangle
over the site for the several cpnven-
tions every two years is very childish,
| to say the least, and 1t should be
! dropped.
THE REFUNDING SCHEME.
Bakersfield Echo: If the Examiner"
| fully represents the ground of opposi
tion to the new funding bill, the measure
is not particularly bad one. 1t de-
votes nearly two columns to an edi-
torial> on the subject in which it Jug
giles with a lot of figures in way that
is anything but clear, and the only ar
gument against it seems to be that the
rate of interest proposed-2 per cent
/ is too small.
From a California standpoint the
lower the rate of interest the better for