The record-union., 1896-05-04

| dared to act toward great Power
1t hardly seemed treason at all to in
| vite an adventurer to invade President
| Kruger's little republic, although in do
ing the same thing to any European
| Government they would have been
| acutely sensible that they were periling
their necks. 1t has now been demon
| strated to everybody's satisfaction that
some small nations like some small
| men, cannot be safely trified with.
CALIFORNIA FOR MCKINLEY.
! Fresno Republican,: William McKin-
ley will be the next President of the
United States. The handwriting is on
the wall, and nothing can be gained by
refusing to read it. Illinois is the latest
State to swing into line for him, and
she rejected "favorite SON. in order
to do SO. The nomination of Mckinley
is practically assured, and in this case
nomination means election.
ANOTHER FOR MCKINLEY.
Napa Register: The spontaneity at
tending the Mckinley boom is a token
mark to politicians. 1t tells the bosses
of a power that is beyond their con-
troll. Very naturally and properly Iowa
dominates Allison for President Maine
names Reed and New York compliments
| Morton. but the American Union is for
| Mckinley.
A DEMOCRATIC VIEW.
! Colusa Sun: While Republican
county conventions are resolving for
| free silver and instructing their dele
j gates to go first, last and all the time"
! for a gold bug. some Democrats are
claiming that if the Democratic CONVEX
/ o1n Si form
! they will get the Populist vote and the
/ free silver Republicans The first they
might get if they will write a column
whining about what a bad job the AL
mighty made of it when He made man.
! kind, but when they look at the Repub-
! lican platforms and see how much
Republican can be at home with one foot
on free silver and the other on a gold
standard, it would seem that there was
/ but precious little consolation to be
drawn from that source.
A GREAT DUTCHMAN.
/ Mail of Woodlands: To use a slang ex-
preston, there are no flies on President
/ Kreuger. He can give many trained
| diplomats several tricks and then beat
them at their own game. He is a great
| Dutchman
VINE TREATMENT.
! st. Helena Star: Alfred " La Motto
of Sonoma County, a grape grower of
thirty-five years experience, strongly
advocates the breaking off of all frozen
! shoots from the vines. He says this
will insure fair crop. The idea is also
endorsed by such experienced winners
as H. w. Crabb and c. p Adamson of
this valley.
WE HOPE SO.
| Napa Register: A good roads conven-
! ton was recently held in Santa Cruz
/ County-an indication of economy. re-
i form and enterprise on the part of the
people down there. Every county in
the State should hold such a conven-
tion. A State convention on the same
subject would then be able to get to-
gether in recommending a road law
that the people generally would ap-
prove.
! HEARTS AND LAWS.
San Diego Sun: Under the laws of the
Beers 1T appears that it was necessary
to condemn the men who pleaded guilty
| to high treason, but the Communication
| of the sentences shows the hearts of the
Beers are softer than their laws. That
| sort of condition is found occasionally,
and its increased frequency measures
the progress of humanity.