The record-union., 1896-10-22
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
expressions Of Coast Newspapers in
Brief,
Vn All Shades of Political Belief and
Upon Leading Topics of
the Day.

SiidI 90 not need 10 De met with a CLUB
as time lays them to rest. The pro-
posal of the Irish Gardeners Associa-
t!on to celebrate the introduction of the
potato plant in Ireland recalls that it
was once seriously proposed to restrict
by law the planting of potatoes on the
ground that it's easy cultivation en-
couraged Incidence, and danger was
seen in the fact that crop was not
sure and trouble was likely to be born
of placing too much dependence in the
new-fangled plant Well, time has
passed, and from the first little plant
Ing Of potatoes which Sir Walter
Raleigh made IN his garden in County
Cork the tuber has come to be staple
food of all civilized peoples. yet the fear
of Economists McCullagh have been
proven groundless. Thus it will be
with the agitation of many well-mean-
ing people who want all earthly affairs
regulated by law.
WHAT DID 1T?
Los Angeles Times: The Populist
orators are going about the country
and infiaming the popular mind against
England and Germany, because they
are creditor nations and we are a
debtor Nation Now, what made us a
debtor? Did we go to those nations
and ask loan of that money to cover
our immediate necessities or lid they
ccme at US with sword and pistol and
force us to borrow at rates of interest
varying from 4 to per cent? The
truth is we thought the rate of interest
was so much lower than in the United
States that we were in a hurry to bor-
row it ourselves. Having had the use
OF it, all we have to do now is to pay
what we owe as soon as possible and
not pay in deprecated currency, lest
we be refused accommodation hereafter.
IS HE?
Reno Gazette: Bryan says that man
is greater than party. This is perfectly
logical for the Popocratic candidate,
for he has certainly shown that he
considers himself way above even the
old warhorses of the Democratic party,
and according to his self estimation
there is no one party that is big enough
no contain him. No pent-up Utica con-
tracts Bryan's powers.
"COIN" HARVEY'S BREAK
Stockton Record: The outburst which
'Coin" Harvey indulged in Iowa against
the Union Generals who are speaking
for Mckinley and which caused pro-
tests from his hearers and something
Of a disturbance, was denied by him
the next day after the publication. But
the papers published at Brentwood
that reported his address give his
words as follows, and he practically
admits having given expression to
something of the kind:
Il am told that tomorrow night on
this very stage that four men who at
their country's call went boldly to the
front and barred their breasts to shot
and shell, will speak in response to the
demands of MammoniSm. True patriots
then, now wrecks Of the war, they have
lost what patriotism they had, and
traitors to humanity, have engaged
in a conflict on the side of oppression.
What a spectacle? Were the shades of
Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln to
lcok upon them now they would blush
with shame,
How do the old soldiers like the ap-
pellation? AS for the Record" it had
rather trust the patriotism of any
Union veteran Of the civil war; which
ever way he chooses to vote in this
election, than the man who gives ut
terance to such terms.
PROTECTION, RECIPROCITY.
Napa Register: You can safely count
upon every merchant as being in favor
of taxing the travelling peddler who seeks
to do business in his (the merchant 81
town. In other words, he indorses the
protective tariff principle that is applied
on a larger scale when it eXactS of the
foreigner a license tax before that for
eigner can do business in the United
States and enter into competition with
our own citiZenS-producerS and manu-
facturers-who help to maintain the in
stitutions of this country and are ready
to defend it with their lives when as
sailed by foreign foes. Why, then,
should not every true American vote for
Mckinley and that system of govern
ment which protects America against
the ruinous competition which comes in
with cheap labor of other countries
that system which closes the gates
against the cheap goods and laborers of
the outside world?
Protection and reciprocity. Under
these two heads the producer and manu-
facturer of this Nation finds prosperity.
The one imposes a. tax upon all foreign
raised or made articles which can be
produced in this country; the other in
stitutes an exchange, duty free, of arti-
cles VIE want and cannot produce with
countries that want but cannot produce
what we have.
RIGHT YOU ARE.
Santa. Rosa Republican: 1t is rllmored
Mr.. Hearst thinks Of sending Swimmer
ton, the Examiner" artist, to Paris to
continue the study Of art. If the ''Ex-
aminer" makes n few more bad breaks
pictorically, 1t Will be necessary to send
tts artists and managers out Of the
country to keep the people from send
ing them to the penitentary.
WHY DON'T THEY?
Inyo Register: If free coinage would
Improve the price of bullion as much
&c free coinage men claim, it does look
singular that the moneyed men don't
begin buying silver bullion and whoop-
ing for Bryan. According to the silver
press. the millionaires are ready to ex-
bunns. the bones of their ancestors for
the sake Of getting the gold filings out
OF the teeth If moneyed men believed
that they could now buy silver at %
cents and in a year sell 1t for 81 ~.
in gold. would they not jump at the
chance to double their money? The i'm
mediate result would be an improve
rnent in the market price OF silver, in
stead OF which it is lower than 1t was
some time ago.
SHALL 1T BE GATOR?
Oakland Enquirer: 1t required some
s,ch ocular demonstration as that fur
piebed by our table of Assembly NOM
tnations presented to-day to show how
far the unholy scheme OF gerrymander-