The record-union., 1896-09-27
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions Of Coast Newspapers in
Brief,
Vn All Shades of Political Belief and
Upon Leading Topics of
the Day.

nooolum1Sm at Bryan's meeting yes
teroay. The laws of the States should
impose as heavy penalties on those
VINO disturb political meetings as they
90 on the disturbers of religious assem-
blies.
NOT A WORD.
San Jose Mercury: Mr.. Bryan has
much to say about the evils of British
gold, but not word concerning the
evils Of British free trade. Yet the free
trade tariff which he has aided in
fastening upon this country has made
England prosperous at the expense of
American industries and labor.
EVIDENCE FROM THE FAST.
Stockton Record: 1.-The crime of
1879 is getting to be quite an incident
In history, not because it refers to any
important fact but because, first, a
faction, then a section, and finally sew
eral political parties have woven to-
sether series of fictions that were so
frequently reiterated that a great many
honest people were persuaded to be-
1eve them. 1t was declared and is yet
asserted that the so-called demoneti-
zatlon OF silver was Surreptitiously eff
Tected; that 1t was the result of con-
sp1racy; that it struck down Door
abused silver at the behest of Wall
street and the gold bugs without the
people knowing any thing about it:
that 1t was secretly done and so clever
Iy disguised that the friends of silver
did not discover it till long afterwards.
Now, the coinage law of 1873. which
dropped the old silver dollar from coin
age, was so thoroughly considered that
there was not a word in the statute
that was not interpreted in every con-
celVable way by the members of Con-
greSs. The two houses could not agree
and It went to conference. On the 9th
day of February both houses confirmed
the conference report, the law to take
erect the first day of April of that
year. The passage Of the bill and a
very clear summary of it's provisions
We're telegraphed all over the country
the next morning. No intelligent man
could misunderstood it, and yet no ex-
citement occurred anywhere and Presi-
dent Grant was not beset by requests
to veto the measure.
THEY UNDERSTAND.
Santa Rosa Republican,: The protec-
ton that comes from a debaSed dollar is
at the direct expense of the wage earn
ers-a fact that this class Of citizens are
beginning to understand
SUPPORT HIM.
Marysville Appeal: The Republican
President to be elected in November
should be supported by good working
majority in both branches of Congress,
that the principles advocated by the Re-
publican party may be put in full force
and effect. To that end there should be
unceaslng work for the Republican nom
inees for Congress in every district and
for the Republican nominees to every
State Legislature having United
States Senator to elect.
CONTEMPLATION OF IT.
Yreka Journal: How the wool
grower, the wheat-grower, the grain
grower, or any man engaged in any sort
OF enterprise, except silver mining, can
with equanimity contemplate a Demo-
cratic victory, with its certain financial
disturbance and it's wretched tariff
1Giocy is one Of the things that we have
given over trying to find out. 1t is es-
pecially mystifying how the man who
has to do physical labor for a living
and is anxious to do 1t, expects to find
his opportunity in the destruction of the
manufacturer and the crippling of those
whom he must look to employ him. For
the triumph of the revolutionary princi-
pies behind him mean.
PRICE AND CONSUMPTION.
hIiddletown independent: Every in
crease in price checks consumption
People buy less when goods cost more.
Decreased consumption means lessened
production, or, in other words, less en-
ployment for labor and capital. How
Will injuring industry bring prosperity? :?
BUT SHERMAN VOTED AGAINST IT
Fresno Expositor: Mr.. Sherman's de-
nial of ell-established facts in regard
to the methods employed in the de-
monetization of silver in 1873 will hard
~ ''go down" with the American people,
at this late date, though 1t may convince
man here and there who is already
anxious to be convinced, and who is too
hide bound or too prejudiced to inves-
tigate the matter for himself.
The preponderance Of the evidence, as
the lawyers say, is on the other side
and it is evidence quite as creditable as
that Of Mr.. Sherman himself.
No one denies that Hon. John Sher-
man knew all about the matter, and it
is believed that while he knew what he
was about he was very willing other
members of both houses should remain
unsuspicious and unobserving in the
matter or at least took no great pains
to enlighten them.
SUTRO'S DECLARATION.
Fresno Republican: The Democratic
newspapers are not saying anything
about the declaration of Mayor Sutro in
favor of international bimetallism. Mr.
Sutro says he is in favor of the double
standard, but considers that it would
be a mistake for the United States to
undertake the free coinage of silver un-
aided by other nations. Mayor Sutro
was elected to his position on the Pop
uIist ticket by a very large majority.
and his opinion is valued highly not only
by Populists but by members of all
parties.
SIMON SAYS up"
Los Angeles Times: General Simon
Bolivar Buckner, who was in command
of Fort Donelson when Grant got his
nickname of Unconditional Surrender
Grant" and who was elected Governor
Of Kentucky by an overwhelming vote
some years ago, is good deal of a
Bourbon Democrat At the same time
he shows a great deal more sense than
Bryan is doing, for, in his acceptance of
the Vice-Presidential nomination at
Indianapolis, General Buckner said:
Wages are fixed by law that is
as immutable as the seasons. Wages
depend on production, and nothing
else. An infaIlible test of prosperity
is the rate of wages paid to labor, and
/ will support any man who will raise
the rate of wages no matter by what