The record-union., 1896-12-14
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression OF
Journals
Of the State and the Coast on Sub
iects of Living and News
Interest.

Los Angeles Express: The Bryanite
papers are loudly declaring that II the
Republican party does not settle the
silver question before 1900 there will
be nothing left of that party after 19OO.
The Republican party pledged itself to
try and settle the question by interna-
tional agreement. 1t will not break it's
faith with the people as the Bryanites
desire. From the very nature of the
case an international question cannot
be settled by one nation.
THE LITTLE DIFFERENCE
Fresno Republican: The Marysville
Appeal recently prophesied that "the
next activity in land transactions
would be in Northern California"
whereupon the Stockton Mail issued
it's forecast, as follows:
1T will not come until the towns of
Northern California put down better
sidewalks, paved streets, erect and con-
duct good hotels, provide means of
amusement and generally make their
towns attractive and their visitors COM
Portable. The south has all this down
to a science. The result is that there
are now 10000 winter tourists between
the Tehachapi and San Diego Bay
The Mali is right, and exactly
right. Any person who knows both
Southern and Northern California must
realize why the former country has
doomed, while the latter has nearly
stood still; why even hard times has
scarcely delayed the development of
the former, while, if the prevalent finan-
cial depression has not stayed develop
ment further north, it has been only
because there was none to stay. And
this great difference, a difference which
is emphasized wherever you look in the
two sections of the State, is due, not
to natural advantages. but to the char
acter of the citizens.
THE FOOL AND HIS MONEY.
Stockton Mail: A San Rafael man in
herited a quarter of a million from his
mother and proceeded to a Market
street variety dive, in San Francisco, to
celebrate the old lady's demise. He
found sympathetic friend In one of the
fairies Of the place. She prescribed
champagne-half pints at $5 a bot-as
a bracer and like many another 'hoo-
sier," he soon found himself minus his
ways depart simultaneously. The San
Rafael man lost his reason and is now
occupying a padded cell in the Receiving
Hospital and will probably be sent to
an insane asylum. This case ended more
seriously than the robbers had in
tended. If it should serve to turn at
tention to these deadfalls on San Fran
ciscos main thoroughfare some good
would have been accomplished. They
are as vile and disreputable as can be
found on the face of the earth, and it is
no credit to the moral sentiment of the
metropolis that they are allowed to
carry on their nefarious trade of pol
luting the young and robbing the sus-
ceptible.
IS 1T FAIR?
Oakland Tribune: The State Of Ne
vada cast the smallest vote of any
State in the Union This small vote
is attracting some attention just now.
This is one of the current comments
made by Eastern journals: 'The total
vote Of Nevada at the recent election
was 10,655, upon which meager figure
Mr.. Bryan received three Electoral
votes. That is, in one Of the silver
States there is a Presidential elector for
a fraction over $500 votes. The total
vote Of Michigan was 544 ,2S5 votes, for
which Mr. Mckinley received fourteen
Electoral votes, or one for each sc, S,S77
votes and a fraction. This would imply
a vast discrepancy in the voting power
of citizens in these two States, and
though the odds are in favor of Bryan,
the free silver men are far from happy"
THE HORSE ONCE MORE.
San Diego Union: Indications are not
lacking in the East that the horse, after
being compelled for the time being to
retire in favor Of the bicycle, is once
more coming into demand Singularly
enough, it appears that the bicycle it.
self is the main cause of the return of
the horse to popularity There is GER
tainly a revival of horseback riding in
Eastern cities, and it is said to be a re-
suit of the zeal for outdoor exercise
that has been promoted by the general
use of the wheel. In New York City
most of the riding academies have their
utmost facilities taxed by new riders
as well as former patrons, including
among the latter many who were not
seen in them last year. The riding
clubs also report an increase this year
in the number of members, and many
who had dropped out on account of the
aIlurements of the bicycle have again
taken to their horses, while sticking
also to their wheels. It is also noted
that people who desire to be considered
exclusive and above the fads Of the
ordinary run of mortals, are agaii:
taking up driving and horseback rid
ing. Their reason appears to be that
while almost anybody can own or bor-
row bicycle, comparatively few resi-
dents of cities can keep a horse The
result of all this is that the decadence
of that animal appears to have been
checked, and he is regaining at least
portion of his former favor.
INCOME TAX.
Santa Rosa Republican: An Eastern
exchange suggests an increased tax on
sugar and a tax on tea and coffee for
revenue purposes. Such levies are little
short of a poll tax levied upon all the
people regardless of their property pos
sessions. An income tax is far prefer
able.
HIS OWN MASTER
Oakland Times: Mckinley will take
the bit in his teeth when he gets in the
White House and fool some of the peo-
pie who think Mark Hanna is going to
run things.
on this subject Waltkr Wellman. the
well known Washington correspondent
of the Chicago ''Times1 Herald" writes
as follows: THE mens who think Ma
jor Mckinley weak of purpose or will
because he is sweet of speech do not
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