The record-union., 1896-11-18

full. One thing this great popular ma
jority shows, and that is, the people
listen to the sleepless, persistent and
never weary teacher of the day, the
newspapers. This campaign more than
any in our history ILLUSTRATES the grow
ing power of the honest and able jour-
nal. Jefferson was far-seeing when he
said If he We're to make a choice between
free press and no government. and a
government without a free press. he
would choose the former. This country
will ever be one of law, order and prog
ress SO long as the judiciary is pure and
the press unpurchasable.
A NEEDED CHANGE.
Oakland Enquirer: One of the things
which the Legislature should do at its
coming session is to so change the street
law that paving contractors can be
put under bonds to keep streets in re-
pair for a certain length of time. 1t is
held that this cannot be done as the
law stands, and it is wrong, because
often the only test of a street-paving
job is wear; a street may look all right
when just finished, even experts fail
break up or wear out in a short time.
A law which forbids continuing re-
sponsibility on the part of contractors
is not in favor of the people, but of the
paving companies.
IT DID NOT WORK.
Merced Sun: After the fusion plan
had been effected it was supposed that
Democrats and Populists would work
with a viii, shoulder to shoulder, for
the success of the ticket. Did they do
this? Not at all. The political meet
ings held here for Bryan and free silver
We're conducted either by the Demo-
Gratis or by the Populists, exclusively.
The unity of purpose was evident
enough, but so far as method was con-
cerned, and action, there was no unity
at ALL
HEMP IN BUTTE COUNTY.
Chico Chronicle Record: An Eastern
capitalist leased a tract of about 200
acres of bottom land along Feather
River and last winter planted this land
to hemp. The crop is now being cut,
and the growth of the product is
something remarkable when compared
with that produced in the Eastern
attained an enormous hight, a great
deal of it being about sixteen feet tall.
| This is a great success when one con-
siders that the first three feet of the
hemp stock will pay the expenses of
sowing, cutting, crushing and prepar-
ing the fiber for the market. The
hemp, after it has reached the proper
stage for cutting, is moved down with
an ordinary mower. 1t is then allowed
to lay on the ground and go through
what is called rotting. After a re-
quired length of time has elapsed the
hemp stalks are shocked up in a man
ner similar to corn. 1t is then hauled
to the crushing mill, where the stalks
are rolled between two heavy cog cyl
inders. This breaks up the wood, which
is afterward easily separated from the
fiber This fiber, when properly pre-
pared, commands a market price of
between Z and s cents per pound, and
the cost of shipping is nominal COM
pared with the selling value. If this
experiment proves successful, and all
indications are fattering that it will,
we will undoubtedly see, in the course
of the next few years hemp fields scat
tered all along our river bottoms.
DON'T EXPECT TOO MUCH.
Tulare Register: The election of Will
lam Mckinley and the success of the
Republican party is expected to result
in a revival of business throughout the
country, and already much has taken
place to show that confidence has been
restored and that capital is seeking in
vestment; but we must beware how we
expect the impossible Those who have
nothing to sell will still find themselves
a great way from market. To be a
sharer in the good times which are
coming one must be able to offer to the
world something that the world has
need of, produce, labor or ability. He
cannot get something for nothing.
Nor will the election of Mckinley
and the triumph of sound money prin-
ciples result in repeating the law of
supply and demand, or the repeating
of that other law which ordains that
invention shall cheaper production
and cheapened production increase out
put and increased output decrease
price. Electricity will still continue
to supplant horses better roads will
make fewer horses necessary and fewer
horses viii require less hay and SO the
farmer will have to produce less hay
and more of something else. These
tendencies are not to be overcome by
politics, and Notwithstanding the cleo
ton of Mckinley, it will be needfu
for men to put themselves, with intel
ligence, in the way of prosperity if
they are to be sharers in prosperity.
WHAT WILL SHE Do?
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Mary f. Lease going to do to fill up
the dull time? She has declined to take
position in the pulpit. and the political
campaign is over. Is she, with Mr..
Bryan, going to be employed by the sill
yer trust, and devote her time to the
continued agitation of free silver?
IT'S FATE
Mountain Democrat: In the late po-
litical campaign fusion spread like an
epidemic from fool to fool and was
more fatal than cholera, smallpox and
pestilence all combined. The Republi-
can party alone escaped it's contagion,
contamination and consequences. Aside
from it, everybody was smitten with the
deadly disease. And now fusion and
fusionists have been relegated to the
freak museum of political mummies
and misbegotten monstrosities.
LET THERE BE NO DOUBT.
Placerville Nugget: There seems to
be some doubt as to whether the United
States Senate will be in line with Nc
KinIey, sound money and protection
Redding Free Press.
There will be no doubt as to the po-
litical death of the so-called Silver
Senators" If they permit themselves to
carry out their proposed measures and
become obStructionists. The people of
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