The record-union., 1896-06-29


preventing the sale of infected milk.
THE TORRENS SYSTEM.
San Bernardino Sun: The Torrens
land transfer system, which has been in
use in Illinois since the first OF the
present year, is giving excellent salts
faction there. according to the reports
published in the newspapers on chi
cago and other cities of the State The
Supreme Court of Illinois declared the
law constitutional, and as it is the hrst
State In the Union to adopt the system
its operation will be watched with Keen
interest by real estate owners through
out the country. There are many ao-
vantages claimed for the system, all OF
which seem to be we'll sustained by the
experiment in Illinois.
REGRETABLE FEATURE.
Santa Barbara Press: There is only
one regretable feature about the St
Louis convention. That was the bolt
ing of some of the silver Republicans,
because the financial plank of the plat
form did not meet their views. 1t is
hoped and believed that those gentle
men and those they represented will
before the campaign has advanced far
see that they will gain nothing by leav-
ing the Republican party, and that in
the end they will be found supporting
the ticket nominated at St Louis. Po-
Etical parties are necessarily ruled by a
majority, and those gentlemen were
overwhelmingly defeated in the conven-
ton upon an issue which they were
themselves largely responsible Tor fore
ing upon the convention. They asked
for new departure in party principles,
and the convention denied their request,
simply because a majority opposed 1t.
If the minority in every convention
bolted, political parties would soon be
nothing but factions. Stick to your
party and hope for better luck next time,
is always the right thing to do.
PROTECTION.
Kern Standard: The home market in
this country is worth to us nearly four
and a half billions of dollars year
more than the foreign trade of all other
markets of the world, even if we could
hope to secure the whole of 1t. AS the
Economist says, the policy of free
trade is to throw this home market
open to cheap labor competition and to
pauperize our wage-earners. The policy
Of protection is to prevent this.
PHYSICAL CULTURE.
Los Angeles Herald: The tendency to
physical culture through gymnastic ex-
ercises in the public schools should be
encouraged. That a sound body Is eS-
sential to a sound, capable mind is
truth too obvious and too important to
be ignored. The American people have
run too little to body building, and In
consequence the development of sup
pleness, strength and grace in the phys
ique of their young has been shame
fully neglected. There rs more than one
task in the course Of public school edu-
cation that might be better dispensed
with than the task of laying the founda-
tion for robust, physical growth in
the pupils. There Is a chance for some
notable Improvement in this particu-
lar in the schools of Los Angeles.
BE DECENT.
Fresno Expositor: Commenda BILE SEN
timent is voiced by the Sacramento
Record Union" when 1t says: 1.-THE
campaign is opening already; early, it
is true, but opening, nevertheless. Now,
then, let it be decent. We can all de-
Gently, orderly and with dignity and
earnestness debate the issues Of the
hour without indulging in coarse Ian
guage, hot words, mean imputations
or personal assaults
PRECISELY so.
Nevada City Herald: To-day the De-
mccracy is as profuse in promises as
1t was four years ago. Forced to the de-
fensive by the magnitude Of its mis-
takes it is ready to condemn and spit
upon it's own policy. 1t is ready and
willing to heap every kind of obloquy
upon it's chosen representatives, If it
can once more get back its political
prestige. 1t is now the great champion
of silver and the friend of the people.
AS in 1872, 1T is again ready for a new
departure, and 1t hopes by abjuring
every act of its past, as 1t did in 1872,
to again sneak back into office by adopt
ing the theories and policies of every
disgruntled and dissatisfied element in
politics.
GOOD FOR SACRAMENTO READ
ING.
San Jose Herald: The Board of Health
last night in special session discussed
the question of compelling owners of
dairy herds to submit their cows to in
oculation by tuberculin to test the pres
ence Of disease The board recommend
ed the public to use only milk from test
ed herds, and the passage of any ordi
RANGES necessary to compel submission
to tuberculin tests, and suggests that
dairymen permit the slaughter of dis
eased cattle.
1t ought not under the law to be nee
essary for the Veterinary Inspector to
require permission from any dairy
man to kill diseased cows. They are a
menace to life and health and conse-
quently nuisance to be abated prompt
ly and sternly. Yet it would be well if
the dairymen could be convinced that
it is the best thing for them to submit
to the test and slaughter of their cows
if need be.
Let them consider that the community
is fully committed to the policy of ex-
tirpating diseased cattle and of stop
ping the sale of impure milk. Let them
notice that the owners of those herds
that have been tested and declared free
from disease are assuring the public of
that fact through the columns of the
daily press. Directly customers will
begin to demand that those who serve
them with milk shall show similar evil
dence of the health of their herds, other
wise they will take their custom else
where In their own interest the dairy
men should demand the publication of
their herds.
SOME PLAIN TRUTHS FOR STOCK
TON AND SACRAMENTO.
Stockton independent: If diphtheria
should make it's appearance in the city
the Health Officer would probably be
active in having the patients quarantined
and in having all other measures taken