The record-union., 1896-11-08
VOICEOR THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
OF the State and the Coast on Sub
jectS of Living and News
Interest.

Watsonville Pajaronian: The long
and exciting Presidential campaign is
over and the country is to have another
Change of administration The princi-
pies of the Republican party have been
upheld. It's advocacy of a tariff meas
ure that would raise ample revenue for
Governmental purposes, and at the
same time foster American manufact-
ureS and develop the home market, ana
Its adherence to the cause OF Sound
money, have been indorsed by the votes
of the majority of the electors OF this
country, and Mckinley and Hobart will
be at the head of our Government alter
the fourth day of next March. Here on
the Pacific Coast, where the fusionists
were numerous the outlook for ma
tionaI success did not seem so certain
to Republicans, but the great States of
the East and Middle West We're not af-
fected by the enthusiasm of the Silver
ties and the brilliant campaign of Bry-
an and they remained steadfaSt for the
cause of Republicanism. The election
of Mckinley is a guarantee that the Pc
riod of unrest and business stagnation
Is soon to end.
GOOD ROADS.
Pomona Times: Better roads is a ia
rniliar subject discussed in nearly all
the papers of the State. The ensuing
LEGISLATURE will be called upon to re-
wise the road laws with aview to secure
better roads Permanency is of the first
consideration. Under present laws the
entire creation and maintenance of pub
lie roads are vested in the Supervisors,
who in most counties cannot spare the
necessary time for efficient road work.
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
Marysville Democrat: In the election
Tuesday last the voters of Yuba County
made record and set an ex-
ample worthy of emulation. They have
placed their seal of condemnation upon
the leader of the Democratic party be-
cause he is not Democrat. They have
said to William Jennings Bryan: 1--WE
want no man for President who stands
upon a platform of reputation and
openly declares that if elected he VIII
enforce its provisions" BY the largest
plurality given to a. President in twenty
years they have recorded their verdict
in favor of protection to home indus
tries and against the wild scheme OF the
silver mine owners. And in the large
majority given to candidate Gutter
they plainly notify the leaders of the
they will not consent to deliver the
Goods in trades such as were entered
into with leaders of the Populist party
to elect Thomas V Gator United States
Senator.
ASSERTED THEMSELVES.
Healdsburg Tribune: The American
people have asserted themselves for pro-
lection, an issue which the Democrats
and Populists vainly endeavored to side
track as being a thing of the past and
rejected forever.
The cheap money doctrine was de-
feated with such majorfties all over
the country that it will likely never be
attempted as an issue again under the
same conditions, and the Chicago plat
fern was denounced by every true
American conservative who upholds the
Constitution with reverence.
DEMOCRATS READ OUT.
Red Bluff News: The Republicans are
of course delighted with the result, but
not more so than the Cleveland Demo-
Gratis. who assisted them to win the vic
torv. When the returns are all in we
shall see what the strength of the Ma
tjonal Democrats is, that is how many
voted for Palmer and Buckner. Those
who went over and voted for Mckinley
must be classed as Republicans, and VIII
scarcely have the hardihood to claim
any longer that they are the simon pure
Democracy. and aspire to lead the party
ont of the wilderness. We anticipate
that these men will fail to be accepted
as leaders by the Democracy In future
and that, failing in this, they will all
betake themselves with bag and bag
gage into the Republican camp to stay.
We hope they will. There is where they
belong and the sooner they go there the
better for all parties
THE NATIONAL VICTORY.
Oakland Enquirer: The Republican
partv has been made the instrument in
the winning of a glorious victory over
the combined forces of misrule and un-
sound finance, but the Republican party
did not alone accomplish the result III
had the assistance of hundreds Of thou
sands of good citizens not ordinarily
Republicans who, when they saw the
country endangered, forgot all about
party, and remembered only that 1t was
their duty TO be patriots Most of these
men who rose above party were Demo-
Gratis. but there were also Populists and
Prohibitionists, and acknowledgment is
due TO them each and all. They have
behaved as becomes American citizens
at a time when their country is in dam
ger.
Rilt this being said ii still remains
+rue that most Of the credit belongs to
the Republican party, because it did
what politicians dislike so much to do
# took UP a live issue, on which citi-
zens were radically divided in opinion,
when n might have lodged.
COUNTING THE VOTE.
stockton Independent: In calculating
the totals on the electoral vote in Cali
farnia some election officers, following
tha ill-adVlsed instructions Of the Re
,,,,tg,can State Committee. have re-
f,,ss,l 70 count the votes for the same
,,an ON the Democratic and Populistic
tickets as being for the same. II this
omission should prove on the total
vote 10 make a vital difference and re-
s,,,t in the defeat of the Bryan ticket
where aggregating the votes would
elect them. resort may be had to the
courts In that case there is little If
anv roon for doubt that the decision
viii be that the intention OF the voter
win govern where the intention is made
sufficiently plain. Such have been the
decisions In other cases and in other
States, and precedent will go far toward
governing, the case in California. Re-
publicans, who have repeatedly, IN
platform and in person, declared FOR a
free ballot and q. fair count, should not
stultify themselves by now repudlatlng
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