The record-union., 1896-01-09
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions of Interior California
Newspapers.
Comments Upon Things Local, Gov
ernmental, Practical, Theoret-
ica1 and Current.

Stockton Mail: The victory win give
new renown to the Beers, who were
simply defending their soil from a. very
insoIent invasion. To what extent, if
any, there was connivance in London
with this outrage on peacea.ble people
it remains to be shown. One thing is
very clear, and that is that the invasion
was the result of deep-laid conspiracy
to which the English inhabitants Of the
Transvaal were parties. DR.. Jameson
never would have dared, knowing the
character and fighting capacity of the
Beers, to lead an expedition of 700 men
against the South African republic had
he not had reason to believe that his
appearance would be greeted by an up
rising Of all his countrymen in the
Transvaal, numbering several thou
sands. The panic among the non-com-
batants in johannesburg few days ago
is evidence that an uprising was project
ed, and that it was likely to be met by
stern repressive measures on the part
of the Beers 1t is significant as show
ing DR.. Jameson's state of mind in
regard to his expectations Of support
that he refused to turn back after re-
ceiving a message from the British Off
his proposed attack on johannesburg.
CONSUMPTION.
Los Angeles Express: The ladies of
Pasadena who have urged the City
Council of the town to take steps to
prevent the spread of consumption
have set an example which the ladies of
Los Angeles-the Friday Morning Club.
for instance-might initiate advantage
ously. There is nothing unkind in pre-
venting the spread of a disease, and
why our people should be so much
more sensitive about protecting them
selves from consumption than from
scarlet fever or smallpox is inexplica-
BILE. The means to be taken to prevent
the disease spreading in no wise incon-
venience those already its victims, and
are absolutely necessary to protect
those who are still well.
TONNAGE DUES.
San Diego Sun: Mexico has done a
generous, and, we believe a wise thing,
in even partial ly abolishing tonnage
dues and pilot charges on vessels under
twenty tons entering and leaving Mex
lean ports. Now the United States
Government should adopt similar
"
Governments should abolish all tonna sc
and pilot dues, or at least make them
so light they that would not be a bur-
den to shipping interests. In the past
these dues have been applied as a di-
rect tax in way that has seriously in
terfered with the commerce of this port.
Among illustrations of this point may
be mentioned the Allejandro, which was
H. - I,xr
posed to establish a regular line of
steamers, but they stopped operations
after one trip and stated that the rea-
sons were the high tonnage and pilot
dues.
"sHIRKING."
Placer Herald: The Republicans of
the Senate are shirking their responsi-
bility. After a long wait they have A.
nally organized the new committees,
but have taken up most of the week
in arguing that they will not be respon-
sible for the legislation of this Senate.
They are blaming the Populists for not
standing in with them or with the Dem
ocrats. AS it was, the Republicans had
a majority over the Democrats, but not
over the Populists and Democrats COM
bined. The Populists refused to inter-
fere in the organization, and the re-
sponsibility has been placed with the
Republicans. Usually they are more
than anxious to control the organiza-
tion, but they seem to fear the work of
the present Congress will not prove en-
tirely satisfactory to the people.
CHRISTIAN UNITY.
Oakland Tribune: In the city of
Springfield, Mass, a place about as
large as Oakland, the religious services
on Christmas were held in the Unita-
rian Church. It was a union of Congre-
gational, Methodist, Baptist, Univer-
salist and Unitarian congregations, all
the pastors being present and taking
part in the services. AS the Presbyte-
rians have no church in that city they
were not represented.
The editor of the Springfield ''Union," +"
the son of a Congregational minister,
states that he well remembers when it
was an offense subject to discipline
for a Congregationalist so far to con-
done the heresies Of a Unitarian or
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