The record-union., 1896-05-25
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTERIOR CALI
FORNIA NEWSPAPERS.
Comments Upon Things Local, Cow
ernmental, Practical, TheOret-
icaI and Current.


would seem strange to people who are
interested in political events and who
watch proceedings in various parts of
the country. if the Democracy of Cali
fornia should declare in favor Of the
gold standard. But such a finale is not
anticipated.
TRADE AT HOME.
Truckee Republican: The broom ped
dler, the dry goods peddler, the shoe
peddler and every other variety OF ped
dler, is now abroad in the iand- he
pays no taxes in the county, has moth
ing in common with your interests.
Every cent he makes is carried out of
the county. One of the best ways IN
the world to injure your community is
to trade with peddlers. They take what
little cash is circulating away from the
town and help build up some other place
with it.
WHAT MIGHT BE.
Tulare REGISTER: Is there to be a coup
d'etat and is Mr.. Cleveland to admin
aster it? There is chance that he will
play a mighty game before the Demo-
cratic Convention is held in Chicago
and after the Republican Convention
is held in ST. Louis, and he is not to be
blamed if he makes bold effort for re-
election The whole country is hot for
recognition of the belligerent rights of
Cuba, and both houses of Congress are
hot for it, Suppose the President were
to acquiesce in the demands of the
people and the wishes of Congress and
issue a proclamation of recognition of
Cuban rights as a belligerent power!
Spain would declare war in twenty
four hours, vast appropriations would
be made for new battleships and forti-
fications; the silver in the vaults OBJ
tanned by seigniorage would be coined
and paid to laborerS on Notifications
and in the making of materials of war;
an army would be organized and
the fires of patriotism would be k1ndled
on every hearthStone; silver would be
coined instead of issuing greenbackS,
and as a war necessity an enthusiasm
for the President would spring up on
every hand and a cry would go out
against swapping horses in the middle
of the stream" Mr.. Cleveland would
be renominated by the Democracy, Pop
ulism and Silverism would be swallowed
up in the theme of greater interest; tar
ifs would be increased to produce a
greater revenue, and we would have in
November one of the closest election
contests in the history of the country
and-the coup d'etat might be success
ful. We are not saying that this thing
is likely to be, but it might easily be,
and it is not impossible that this is the
reason why the Sphinx in the White
House speaketh not.
WHAT IT MEANS.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: The action Of
State party conventions on the subject
Of good roads would have no pertinence
unless the intention was to crystalize
such action into general laws commit
ting the State to active participation in
the construction of such roads. The
counties are already clothed with ample
power to make improved and scientifi-
cally constructed highways" whenever
the taxpayers are ready to assume the
burden. The pledge Of State legislation
given by conventions implies State tax
alton for the construction of such high
ways.
COMING APACE.
Colusa Sun: The 18th of June is not
far distant. All eyes are upon US. We
are the last Of the State Conventions
and we will command the attention of
all parties. There is one thing we
should look forward to, we should think
we'll of, and that is of our leaders Let
us put our brains to the front Let no
little local prejudice which will cut no
figure in the national council, control
any man in his desire to send brainy
men to Chicago. They will have to cope
with the united brains of the East and
do let us put our best foot foremost.
There will not be a delegate in that
convention who does not know who the
racy are 1t may be that some of these
leaders may not be present, it may be
that they would rather not go, but
bring them to the front, urge the ne
cessity upon them and in the name of
common sense and our beloved Cali
fornia do not send to Chicago a great lot
of incompetents however, anxious
these incompetents may be to go. They
are always anxious to go to the front,
although when they get there they can
only turn a somersault and come bound
ing back like a rubber ball.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Santa Rosa Republican: Down at San
Francisco when people are not permit
ted to beat the street railroad owners
they insist on beating the employees. If
there were little less lawlessness there
rights of property, It would be better
for that city.
THE DIFFERENCE.
Riverside Press: The proposition of
the California Populists to establish
a non-partisan tariff tribunal of ex-
perts." who shall be subject to the
control OF Congress, TO the end that the
tariff agitation may be taken out of poll
les" excites a good deal of good-na-
tured ridicule, and an exchange sug-
gests that just how much the tariff
would be out of politics If Congress con-
trolled the commission, it is not hard to
guess. The difference between Congress
doing thing itself and doing it through
another would not be great enough TO
seriously reduce the temperature ere
ated by tariff debates.
THE ORIGINAL.
Alameda Encinal: Mrs. Hannah SUIT
ton Of Petaluma, according to the Ar
gus" of that city, has in her possession
the original document declaring the in
dependence of California, having come
by It as the wife of Uriah Edwards, now
deceased, who was the President of the
now defunct Sonoma, Marin and Napa
Pioneer Society. The reading of this
parchment will be one of the features
OF the lkerary programme of the cele-
bration at Sonoma on June 18th, of the
semi-centennial anniversary of the rails
ing OF the bear flag. The original flag
will be raised, and members of the origi-
nal party viii be present at the exer-
CiseS The affair Is attracting fhe Ma