The record-union., 1896-07-01
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTERIOR CALI
FORNIA NEWSPAPERS.
Comments Upon Things Local, Gov
ernmental, Practical, TheOret-
ical and Current.

iCal and Current.
Yreka Journal The San Francisco
Examiner sent a telegram to its CORE
epondent in this place this week ask
ing for a. statement and photograph OF
all Republicans who would bolt the
party by reason of the financial plank.
Noneof any prominence whatever could
be found, as all the Republicans in
Sislxiyou are too loyal to leave the
party, even If their views were not in
full accord with every plank in the
platform The Examiner will have
its hands full looking after bolters in
Ats own party after next month, with
out attending to Republicans.
COMING TO CALIFORNIA.
Stockton Independent: Buffers letter
from South Africa, the substance Of
which was published yesterday, was
written before John Hays Hammond
was released from prison. 1t shows that
the coming of European capital from
Africa to California is not the result of
a sudden Spurt, but a determination to
invest in a region where progress is
encouraged and fostered, where nearly
all the people are progressive and well
come enterprise. Happily for Califor-
mia, which has a few inhabitants who
believe in adhering to past traditions
and customs, they are in a hopeless
aninority, and progress goes ahead and
leaves them to enjoy their grief, not
st being unable to keep UP with the
procession, but at teir inability to stop
its progress. Let the Africanders and
Uitlanders come with their enterprise
-I-; LII ell \ \
the mother lode is the wisest and most
liberal of mothers, who freely gives up
her wealth as a reward to industry, and
enterprise, has no favorites, and knows
no distinction between outlander and
tnlander, but recognizes only merit and
rewards it.
BETTER CITY GOVERNMENT
Los Angeles Herald: The tendency for
reform in the method of selecting mu-
nicipal officials is sweeping through the
country in a way quite encouraging to
those who appreciate the fact that a
municipal government is a business in
stitution intimately related to the every
day life of the people who live within
its jurisdiction. The Independent as
we'll as large part of the partisan
press of the land have long advocated
from national politics and take the cit
les and towns out of the clutches of
men who are politicians for revenue
only.
THE REAL ISSUE.
San Jose Mercury: The people are not
deceived as to the issue. They know
that it is between Democratic debt and
depression on the one hand and Repub-
lican protection and prosperity on the
other. And they will vote according
ly.
HANNA IS NOT A BOSS.
San Bernardino Times-Index: We
must expect that all sorts Of tactics
will be resorted to to defeat our can
didate for the Presidency. Fortunate
ly, there is nothing in either the public
or private life of Major Mckinley that
will not bear the closest scrutiny, and
the political scavengers will have to go
outside for ammunition for their mud
batteries. They have already COM
menced by making attacks on Mr..
Hanna who managed McKinley's cam
paign for the nomination so ably, and
who vii conduct the campaign for his
election in the capacity of Chairman Of
the Republican National Committee
What the enemies of decent politics
may do before November is matter
of guesswork, for their resources are
unlimited by regard for truth or per-
sonal rights, but at present they have
confined themselves to charging Mr.
Hanna with being a political boss.
There is nothing in the gentleman's
career that warrants the belief that he
has any aspirations to rival Platt,
Quay or Clarkson in that special field
The success of McKinley's candidacy
has brought him into especial political
prominence just at the present time,
but he is not disposed to take personal
credit for the result. He ascribes it
where it belongs, to the people; they
wanted Mckinley and Mr.. Hanna SIM
ply aided popular opinion to triumph
in the convention.
WHAT IT WOULD DO.
Los Angeles Times: One of the inher-
ent weaknesses of the free-silver argu-
nent is the claim so persistently put
forth that free, unlimited and inde-
pendent silver coinage would be bimet-
allism The simple fact of the matter,
which is admitted by every financier
and economist whose opinion is of real
value, is that the realization of the
free-coinage scheme would speedily
bring about silver monometallism, by
driving every dollar of gold coin out OF
circulation, thereby diminishing by