The record-union., 1896-01-24
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions of Interior California
Newspapers.
Comments Upon Things Local, Gov
ernmental, Practical, Theoret-
ical and Current.

Oakland Enquirer: Now for the first
time we have a chance of approaching
within a measurable distance to the
French system-not of realizing it all
at once-but of setting the ball to rolling
in the right direction. since the new
bonds are 20 be issued in denominations
as low as $50. One would suppose that
this new departure would be welcomed
by the journals which have denounced
the old system, and that they would en-
courage people to buy the bonds. But
scme of them are laboring to prevent
such investments, and the worst Of
fender is the San Francisco ''Chronicle,"
which is suggesting every possible OBJ
lection to deter Californians from in
vesting.
ARE WE CHRISTIANS?
Biggs Argus: If there ever was a time
in the history of the world when inter-
ference from an outside nation would be
justified by prompt and severe action
even to the extent Of total annihilation,
the ruthless slaughtering of the Arme-
mans now being enacted with the ap
parent sanction of the Sultan of Turkey
would point to this as the time. Thou.
sands upon thousands of these people
have been murdered and their women
driven into worse than slavery, without
any cause whatever ether than the fact
that the ATmenians hold to the belief in
the Christian religion which was intro
duced in that country as early as the
second century.
If we are a Christian nation the "Ar-
gus" believes 1T is our right and duty to
&C to the assistance of these Christian
martyrs and protect them even if it be-
comes necessary to wipe the Sultan and
his followers from the face of the earth.
Might is undoubtedly right in this case.
and the resolution recently introduced
IL the House by Morse of Massachusetts
should be Immediately acted upon.
THE BOND ISSUE.
Butte County Pendulum: The late
bond issue was made in the shape of q
popular loan Had previous issues been
made in the same way there would not
have been so much kicking in the coun-
try, and the administration would have
stood much higher
THE IMMIGRATION REPORT.
Santa Cruz Sentinel. So far as con-
Germs the possible retardation of the
settlement of the new Territories by
the exclusion of foreigners, we think
the great mass of the American people
would consider that evil a good deal
more compensating by the resulting
preservation of the public lands for
the occupancy and ownership of intel
ligent American yeomen, instead of
being seized by the helotry of European
despotisms. The immigration Com
mittee may look with complaisance
upon the advent OF ignorant clodhop
pers brought here to serve as the ten
antry of aristocratic English owners
of millions of good American acres,
but we don't think that view will be
shared by the lovers of free soil, free
schools and free men.
OF JOURNALISTS
Santa Cruz Penny Press: There is
plenty of room in the world for good
newspaper men. They are not as plenty
as blackberries. There are journalists
| in profusion. The woods are full of
| them. They can be found in every
town. Their opinions are set forth
daily and weekly in a plague of papers.
For the most part they read as if writ
ten with handspike. Most of these
| journalists have nothing to say and do
not know how to say it. The earth is
| fun of journalists. This illustrates the
| long suffering kindness Of God.
The greatest editors this country has
office. They graduated from the honor
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