The record-union., 1896-08-17
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions Of Coast Newspapers in
Brief
On All Shades of Political Belief and
Upon Leading Topics Of
the Day.

| Santa Cruz Penny Press: The young
! man who starts in life with no other
object than to make money might as
well go out and hang himself for all the
success he will have in getting happi-
| ness. A man with a soul for nothing
higher than mere vulgar boarding is
| utterly ValuelesS to the race and the
sooner he removes himself the sooner
| will the world be gamer by just that
| amount Of useful fertilizer for grasses
| and flowers. A dead miser turned into
daisies and dandelions is infinitely more
useful than one of the breed alive.
FIXING A DATE.
| Stockton Mail: The Sacramento
Record Union" is accused of giving
aid and comfort to the enemy" that is,
the cause of free coinage, by suggesting
| that "the silver question may be set
tied with comparative ease by fixing a
date in the early future for resump-
tion of free coinage" This proposition
will not do; still it is hardly treason,
as suggested by the Oakland En-
quirer." The Republican national plat
form is in favor of gold, and without
date for bimetallism, while the Repub-
lioan State platform is for the free
coinage of silver, without qualification.
AS these two party utterances cannot
be reconciled the Republican papers are
at liberty, clearly, Of determining in
| their own minds which platform ex-
presses the honest sentiment Of the
party and then maintain an honest, in
dependent course. While we agree
with the Enquirer" that fixing date
for the resumption Of free coinage is
not necessary, the MALI nevertheless
desires to compliment the Record
Union" on recognizing the necessity of
free coinage of silver, even postponed
to 'the early future"
DID NOT UNDERSTAND 1T.
Santa Cruz Surf: Silver was demone-
tized in the United States in 1873, and
the silver dollar, which had been the
| unit Of value in America since the foun-
dation of the Government, was omitted
from the coins Of the country. Whether
this action was the result Of conspiracy
or fraud, or misapprehension, matters
not now. 1t is certain that the majority
of Congressman who voted for the Act
did not understand its import, and
neither the law-making body nor the
American people had any intention at
| the time of destroying the debt-paying
power of half the money of the coun-
| try.
DARE NOT.
Healdsburg Tribune: No Democrat
now dares to renew those laudations of
free trade and those denunciations of
protection that he uttered so glibly in
T& t. xI,o
Democrat now offers to the country.
Free coinage is the Democratic cry in
1896 as free trade was in 1892. But the
Democratic leaders still are adverse to
protective tariffs, and until tariffs
again protect industry and again create
a demand for American labor money
will not be plentiful with the people,
even though it be coined at the rate Of a
billion a.day. For coined money goes
into general circulation only in pay
ment for work and labor done. Where
fore, he who is wise will make protec-
| ton to American industry the main
| issue Of the pending election and will
vote for Mckinley and Mckinley
tariff. And sound money" and all
l'other material blessings will follow as
a matter of course.
THE NEW CERTIFICATE
| Oroville Register: The new one dol
| lar certificate starts out in life worHl
| 100 cents in gold. In November the
| people will have a chance to vote it's
value down to fifty-three cents in gold,
and are invited by Bryan to do it as
| the first step toward securing national
prosperity. This is presented as a busi-
| ness proposition, but it doesn't look it,
HOW THEY SOLD.
| Santa Ana Blade: Fifty thousand
| dollars worth of Mexican bonds were
| recently purchased for S13,012 II.
| Those who are thinking SO seriously
about free silver should notice these
points.
BOTH GOLD AND SILVER.
Contra Costa News: The money of
civilization is gold and silver The Re
publican party demands both gold and
silver, but also demands that the gold
dollar, the silver dollar and the paper
| dollar shall be of equal value and in
terchangeable at the pleasure of the
| holder. That the poor mans dollar
shall be equal In value to the bond
holders dollar. We want neither gold
| monometallism nor silver monometal-
| lism, but bimetallism In its broadest
and truest sense.
MORE THAN ONE.
Reno Gazette: If he wants a policy
of protection, Of a liberal foreign policy,
and a craftsmanship Administration of
| the public affairs, the voter will place
| his cross opposite the Mckinley Elect
ors; if he wants free trade, business
panic and ruin he will vote for the
Electors who are pledged to vote for
Bryan.
| The money issue is only one of the
| issues. There is a dozen more scarce
| ly less important, and the careful voter,
| the business man, the mechanic, the
| farmer, will not allow a few harmoni-
ously arranged words, or the tintinna-
bulation of a brass band to lead him
astray.
HONEST MONEY
Sutter Independent: Major McKin-
| ley has again given utterance to some
of the enhancing platitudes on eco
nomic questions, for which all of his
public speeches are noted. In his ad-
dress Thursday to Pennsylvania club
he INDUCED in his claptrap with re-
gard to honest money.
The Republican party is as honest
on the money question now as it was
when, through deal, 1t passed the
Sherman Act, placed silver on the basis
of commodity and brought panic on
| the country.
The Democratic party does not dis
guise the issue. It Is not afraid to ask
the votes of the people on the princi-
Ylac ,pr;ch If represenfs