The record-union., 1896-05-15


up. And why should this convention
meddle in the matter?
SECRETARY MORTON.
Fresno Republican,: Secretary Nor
ton is not a politician. He is farmer,
and the purpose of his visit is naturally
to prepare himself for intelligent Off
cial action by a personal examination
into agricultural conditions on this
coast. incidentally, of course, he will
investigate the report that the golden
harvest is liable to be damaged by the
silver beetle. matter in winch ).
Pierpont Morgan and other prominent
Eastern farmers are deeply interested.
Secretary Morton has proved him.
self to be a very industrious Secretary
of Agriculture His essay on the ad-
yantages to be derived from deaHng
with syndicateS when bearing the pond
market is considered the aplest paper
of the kind that has ever oeen issued
from the Department of Agriculture.
Mr. Morton does not believe very mucn
in the system provided by law for the
distributing of seeds for experimental
planting but when Congress takes OH
| its Prince Albert coat and unpottons
| it's Vest to say that the law goes ne
distributes seeds without a murmur
We think Colonel Irish is right about
Mr. Mortons visit to California having
no political significance. the gentle
mans tastes as we'll as his duties, run
in agricultural channels.
PULLING TOGETHER.
Tulare Register: There is consldera-
BILE comment on the fact that the south
ern end of the State generally comes 10
a Republican State Convention In
solid body, knowing what it wants ana
why it wants it, and goes nome Wltn
all its wants satisfied. An organized
| force has a great advantage over an
unorganiZed force, and 1t Is pam tildl
the other divisions of California must
come together and stand as a unit IL
the southern end of the State IS not 10
| be allowed to run things to sult ftselI.
| Our first concern should be to organize
the Republican forces of the san Joa-
uuin Valley from Stockton to Bakers
| field into one compact body 1hen we
| can get something if we want II. Anu
vet this is not the right theory OF con-
vantions IT reduces everything TO
! trading and leaves little or nothing
for a discriminating selection to be
| made bv individual delegates, but 1t
| NAV be necessary to resist San fran
| cisco domination and to prevent the
south marching off with more than It's
share of nominations, as it did this
time.
WANTS A LAMB.
San Rernardino Sun: The National
Democracy is finding some dl1f1culty IN
securing a lamb that is wiling 10 De
led to the slaughter next November.
The enforced choice has about narrowed
down to Cleveland and Carlisle, both or
whom are cordially disliked by very
considerable element of the party. But
in any event, whoever the victim ana
whatever polished timber may be IN
serted in the platform constructed at
Chicago, the indications are the noml-
nee will not be confronted with the
cares of office. Democratic incompe-
tence and inexperience has had It's trlai.
THE TRAMP QUESTION.
San Jose Mercury: The tramp ques-
ton is one upon which the State Con-
vention Of Supervisors can doubtless
throw some light. This is in reality
State question, and it can never be sue
cessfully treated until all the counties
agree upon some plan which shall pro-
vide temporary work for the deserving
and uniform punishment for the man
who is a tramp from inclination. The
present local methods result simply in
transferring the tramp from one county
to another giving him that change OF
air and food which are so conducive to
his health, longevity and cOntentment.
PUBLIC SCHOOL CHAMPIONS.
Stockton Record: The public schools
found numerous and able champions in
the Sacramento Convention.-Woodlan
Mail.
Did ever Republican Convention
meet that the public schools were not
represented by champions? Could
there be Republican Convention where
an enemy of the public schools would be
| tolerated? Is not every political con-
vention in America crowded with
| friends and champions of the public
schools? The writer has a distinct rec
objection of the first State Convention
of the Republican party when Jocob M.
Howard conferred upon it the name
which it has borne untarnished all these
years, and though that was a mass-con-
vention every man there was the friend
of the public schools.