The record-union., 1896-08-18
VOICE OF TEE PRESS.
Expressions Of Coast Newspapers in
Brief
On ALI Shades Of Political Belief and
Upon Leading Topics Of
the Day.

Los Angeles Express: To take gold out
of active circulation means to cut down
the money Of the country by more than
a half, and even with free coinage of
silver it would be years before this loss
could be made up. Gold coin and gold
certificates would disappear, and silver
and greenbacks would be all that was
left to take it's place. AS the present ad-
ministration is paying "greenbacks"
with gold, it follows that the moment
Bryan was elected there would be a
rush on the treasury to get gold for the
paper, and even with big issue of
bonds the gold reserve would disappear.
FACING BOTH WAYS.
Los Angeles Times: In 1892, when Mr..
Bryan was opposing the Mckinley tar
iff, and indulging in mixed metaphors
of crosses of gold and crowns Of thorns,
he asserted that one of the many ad-
vantages that would result from free
trade would be to 'lower prices" on
all the necessaries Of life. To-day he is
vociferating with all the strength of a
foghorn that the country must have
free silver to raise prices" One year
he is for lowering prices, and the next
for raising prices. One year he knows
this, and the next year he knows that,
all Of which goes to show that Mr.. Bryan
knows nothing at all about it. He is
the verieSt tyro in craftsmanship that
this or any other known country has
ever yet produced.
THE PERVADING SENTIMENT.
Placer Argus: We publish elsewhere
the action taken and the resolutions
passed by the Republican Central Com
mittee of Nevada County, indorsing
Hon. Grove L. Johnson, and instruct
ing their delegates to vote for his re-
nomination for Congress. We take it
that these resolutions reflect the pervad-
ing sentiment in all the mining coun-
ties of the Second District. We are
confident that our county will take
similar action with perfect unanimity
of feeling at the convention next Tues
day. Our district has never been more
ably represented, and, In fact, we have
not had a man Of Mr.. Johnson's ability
there since Aaron A. Sargent repre-
sented us.
A CHARGE.
Fresno Expositor: When the Repub-
lican party in Congress put itself on
record as approving the Cleveland bond
policy, and went back on its pet tariff
hobby to prevent free silver coinage, it
voted for continuation of the present
condition Of affairs, and no sort Of
squirming will get it out Of the dilemma.
Finally, when it signed, sealed and de-
livered through the ST. Louis platform,
its entire organization to the money
power, it absolved every patriot in its
ranks from further fealty. There is
neither technical nor moral obligation
resting on its followers to longer give
it support.
COMPARISON.
Pasadena Star: The Riverside En-
terprise" complains of the unfairness of
comparing the coinage Of only about
SS,000000 in silver dollars from the
foundation of the Government to 1873
.(free coinage era) with the coinage of
$430, ,457, 1877 silver dollars from 1873 to
the present time Qimited coinage era),
commenting as follows: THE fact is,
that while there had been but SS.0O0,0 ,000
In round numbers, of silver dollars
coined. there had been 32,0OO 900 ad-
dltional silver coined into fractional
currency-half dollars. quarters and
dimes up to 1873" To make the COM
parison complete, then, the coinage OF
fractional currency from 1873 to 1896
should be added to the figures given by
the Enterprise" The Director of the
Mint says that since 1898 to 1896 the
Government mints have coined S221,
226, $40 in subsidiary silver. If S132,
OO0,00 of this amount were coined prior
to 1873, there must have been $S9. 226,
573 coined since 1873. Better let the
dollars stand on their own bottom.
ASTUTE AND INFLUENTIAL.
Oakland Echoes: Congressman Grove
L. Johnson has been renominated In
the Second, or Sacramento District He
is as astute and influential representa-
tive as this State has ever sent to
Washington. True, ne is accredited tc
be a friend of the Southern Pacific
Company, but surely that vast business
corporation is entitled to at least one
spokesman In the lower house Of the
national Legislature.
THE CRIME OF 1873"
Stockton Record: Much has been said
about the Crime Of 1873" but most OF
what has been said either emanated
from those who are really not con-
versant with the Act, or were specially
interested in perverting the facts re-
| Ia ting thereto. The silver coinage Ac1
Of 1873 is contained in Section Is and
X A happy man Is