The record-union., 1896-04-13
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions From the Newspapers {
Interior California.

Expressions From the Newspapers of
Interior California.
San Bernardino Sun: The alacrity
with which Democrats are joining Re-
publican clubs indicates that the vote
for the Republican candidate for Presi-
dent next November will be practically
unanimous.
GRACEFUL.
San Diego Tribune: To gracefully
acknowledge defeat in a fair contest is
one Of the surest marks Of gentleman.
In this respect the modern Athenians
have shown themselves worthy de-
scendants Of their illustrious ancestors.
IMMIGRATION.
San Bernardino Times Index: The
bill of Senator Lodge for the restriction
of immigration is in the right direction.
1t permits of the admission to this
country of all foreigners who have the
capacity for citizenship, and excludes
only those who are undesirable-that
is, the ignorant who will not be easily
assimilated The test to be applied is
an educational one. It is that no for
eigner between the ages of IA and 60
is to be admitted who cannot read and
guage.
A BRILLIANT THING.
Tulare Register: The Utah Republi-
cans did brilliant thing in their re-
cent State Convention. After whereas
ing and resolving in favor Of free silver
they virtually instructed the represent
atives from this new Mormon State to
withdraw from the convention If a free
silver plank We're not put in the national
platform. Only one more step is need
full for Utah if she does not get what
she wants and that is to hoist the ban
ner Of secession and march out Of the
Union she has been at such trouble to
get into. With a population not ex-
ceeding that of good-sized Eastern
county, this new convert to monogamy
and marital decency still has all the
brazenness of her former lost condition.
1t is right to support those things which
are believed in, but such support should
be maintained with dignity, and de-
feat, when it comes, should be accept
ed with resignation. In a country hav-
ing seventy millions Of people and COW
ering half continent. concession and
Cancellation will have to characterize
all parties or wreck will result. In a
republic there must be gracious acqui-
escence in the will of the majority or no
republic.
GOLD VS.. SILVER.
Sierra Valley Record: The Plumas
National Bulletin of April I'd says:
California is interested in having Con-
gress do the right thing in behalf of
the silver industry, but fnasmuch as
she is the leading gold producing State
of this great country she Is not justified
in taking an extreme position against
the precious metal which she produces"
Now the Record" views this question
in somewhat different light. Advocat-
ing the coinage Of silver is not denounc-
ing gold. The coinage of silver will not
affect the gold miner in the least to his
injury It's result would rather be to
his advantage, in that under the I'M
petus of general prosperity, more Of en-
ergy and enterprise would be diverted
to the mining industry.
California, the first gold producing
State in the Union, would naturally
bring more influence with her in Ma
tional Convention than would otherwise
be attached to her representation from
the very fact Of her interest in the yell
low metal.
The interests Of the farmer, fruit
raiser, lumberman and all other similar
pursuits are California's as well. In
crease of the medium Of exchange will
work wonders in the development Of all
these interests. By all means. instruct
all Californian delegations to take a
firm stand for the white metal
SILVER AND GOLD.
Adm Argus: Silver men in Congress
express themselves as being delighted
with the latest financial phase of the
campaign for the Republican Presiden-
tial nomination. When the Ohio plat
form was put out they were alarmed
over the prospect Of another straddle
by the National Convention, but the
declaration Of the New York convention
for gold, which 1t Is understood is to be
followed by all the Eastern States, has
caused them to believe that the St.
Louis convention will take a decided
stand one way or the other, and that
is what they say they want to see. AS
the ST. Louis convention will be the
first one held its financial plank will
be very important to the other conven-
tions, IL 1t isn't a straddle.
MEIHlC - STEM.
San Diego Union: Whatever shall be
the fate of the bill now pending in Con-
gress for the adoption of the metric
system, there is no doubt that sooner
or later it will become the legal system
of weights and measures in this coun-
try Its superiority is conceded It has
been very generally adopted by the ma
tions of the world. Great Britain and
the United States being the notable ex-
ceptions. The chief opposition appar-
emily springs from the objection that
many persons have for every innova-
tion. good or bad. A very slight famili-
arity with the advantages which the
metric system possesses, however,
would speedily show how desirable It
would be for general use. It Is quite
commonly taught in the schools, 10 be
sure, but 1t is safe to say that q major
ity OF grown people have only tho most
vague idea OF its principal terms.
NO SYMPATHY.
Nevada City Herald, II the valley
people think that we sympathixe wskh
the Chinese who were arrested for ille.
gal mining, they are mistaken AAe
people of the mining sections have no
desire to see anyone break the hwo Of
the land. and especially disl1ke 10 sso
Chinese doing what white psnp go a.
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