The record-union., 1896-05-05
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTERIOR CALI.
FORNIA NEWSPAPERS.
Comments Upon Things Local, Gov
ernmental, Practical, Theoret-
iCal and Current.
VOICE OF THE PRESS.


ton is being pushed in certain quarters.
The most persistent advocates of the
scheme happen to be known as oppon-
ents OF Mckinley, who is beyond a
doubt the favorite of California. For
this reason the anti-pledge movement
should be carefully watched. That
there is some deep-laid scheme on foot
among the opponents of Mckinley can
not be doubted. Hence we are of the
opinion that it would be wise. for the
State convention to so Enthusiastically
declare the sentiment of the people that
there should be no ground for mistake,
and to select delegates who, while not
being bound by castiron pledge, will
at all events be openly known as sup
porters of the man who is the choice of
three-fourths of the voters of this State
and that man is the Hon. William Nc
Kinley of Ohio.
THE PRESS MUCH TO BLAME.
Stockton Mail: The San Francisco
Post" takes very gloomy view of the
existing standard of morals in public
life, which it pictures as so low that a
person would have to descend the
abysm of darkness in a diving hell to
find any at all.
The POSTS" view must have been
gained chiefly from it's experience in San
francisco, for we assure our contem-
porary that things are not that way up
here. Nor is it so much of a wonder
that they are as described in San Fran
cisco. Everywhere the public press is
the vehicle by which news is convened
to the citizen of what his servant in
office is doing. What kind of informa-
ton is given in San Francisco of the
conduct Of the officers of the municipal-
1ty? Did anybody ever read ANYTHING
good OF a public servant down there =?
have not the papers rather been full
OF jobs and rumors of jobs, steals and
rumors OF steals, most of which existed
only IN the distorted imagination of the
writer's? We think the testimony of
every impartial observer who paws suffi-
clent attention to the city papers to be
able to recall this week what they said
last will be that he never saw ANYTHING
but scandal and abuse.
Every man who takes office under tbe
municipality is regarded by the. local
press as fool or knave, and he is held
to be legitimate prey for the reporters.
VINO are expected to dig up something
ABOUT MIN, on pain of losing their jobs.
Every man who takes office there ex-
poets this treatment, and they will all
tell you in advance: "Oh, well. you'll
De burnt up anyway, no matter what
you do, so don't pay any attention to
the newspapers" The consequence is
that nobody who is seasoned to affairs
does pay any attention to the news
papers, and the press, the great servitor
OF honesty and good morals. the mighty
engine of reform which promised 60
much at its birth, is degraded to the
ieVel or a common scold and scandal
monger, whom decent people habitualIv
speak of with contempt.
FOR M'KINLEY.
Watsonville Pajaronian: County dol
esatlon after county delegation to the
California Republican State Conyen-
ton is being pledged to Mckinley. and
II begins to appear that the effort of
political managers to send an unpledeed
politically delegation to ST. Louis to
fight McKinley's nomination will he
over with a decisive rush at the Sao-
ramento Convention. And it should he
borne down. The masses of the Re-
publican party want Mckinley. he
stands for the distinctive partv issues
ne is safe man, one of probity. one
VINO has not fattened his bank account
at the expense of the public. The
bosses are against Mckinley, and all
movements directed against his nomi-
nation are in the interest of the bosses
who are afraid Of a Western man be-
cause of the financial question. The neo-
pie are for Mckinley, and the partv will
make grievous error if it fails to nom
mate him. He should have the solid vote
OF the California delegation for the
manly way in which he always stood
Tor California's interests on the floor
OF the House of Representatives.
A LEADING INDUSTRY.
The Calistogan: Last year more
money was received for fruit produced
in California than was paid to all the
wheat growers 1t is estimated that the
citrus and deciduous fruits Of the pres
ent season will exceed in value all the
gold and silver that is dug out of tho
hills This would seem to indicate that
ffult growing has become the leading
industry, with every prospect that it
AN IDEA.
Santa Barbara Press: What is the
use of large delegation of men going
tC political convention if thew are
strictly pledged before going? One man
could carry pledge, and for that mat
ter expense could be saved by transmit
ting it by mail.
ROUGH ON POPS"
Redding Free Press: We have all
along been unfavorable to the Loud bill
regulating postage on newspapers.
While the bill contains some good feat
ures. 1T contains many bad ones. and.
II we are not mistaken, the Press Asso-
citation of this State has taken grounds
against it. The only thing that we can
see in favor of the bill is that it is being
opposed by the Populist press. the Pops
being desirous of circulating their Peter
FUNK and anarchistic literature at Gov
ernment expense. Dissemination of
news is one thing, the circulation Of en-
ahations of cripple Drained agitators is
quite another
WANT OF HARMONY.
Corning Observer: What's the matter
with the people of California? They
cannot unite on anything. When a
Government officer is to be appointed.
on either political side. a host jumps
into the ring and clamor and fight for
the prize, Safeguarding each other.
If public building is to be erected. M
jumps paper and fights against it, and
then when it finds it is to be built. the
SO me paper. jaws the Government be-
cause it is not built; when delegates are
sent TO conventions one-halfs aghts for