The record-union., 1896-12-02

and a nice mess they made of it. The
the country. The class Of statesmen who
want free trade in everything except
what they are interested in producing
have had their day; the country wants
70 further experience with them or their
false pretenses.
WHY 1T is NECESSARY.
Los Angeles Express: There are some
who affect to believe that there should
be no connection between local and ma
tional politics; that they are radically
0issimilar and that no man should be
guided by his prediction for a party
in national affairs as to how he should
vote in municipal matters. There is
connection and strong one. AS the
family is the basis of a community, so
is the party in the city, town or hamlet
the basis of the party of the nation. 1t
is preposterous to imagine a national
party of any character as separate and
distinct from the party of the State, the
county and the city. The national
party is composed of integral parts, like
the country, the whole unified by like
principles. working for their application
in harmony and concert
OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Red Bluff Sentinel: The coming ses-
sion of the Legislature will be fraught
with either good or evil for the Repub-
lican party of California. If the ses-
sion pursues the right course and has
a proper regard for the demands of the
people, it will be economical in public
expenditures and dispense with a large
number of useless employees usually
given large salaries with nothing to do,
and it will also combine some commits
sions and dispense altogether with
others that are useless. The people de-
mand these reforms over past Legisla-
lures, and if disregarded the chances of
Republican success two years hence,
when State and county officers will be
elected. as we'll as the Legislature to
choose successor to Senator White,
Will be greatly endangered. The con-
duct of the last Republican Legislature
must be greatly improved upon
DISTRIBUTING PATRONAGE.
Fresno Enterprise: The larger and
the less Demopop newspapers are now
busily engaged in distributing Federal
patronage. The larger papers are set
ting up and bowling down Cabinet Of
fcers and foreign ambassadors, while
the small fry are distributing the Post
offices. The "Irrigator' having had
considerab bic experience along that line
is especially competent to select Post
masters for President-elect Mckinley
There are still a few Republicans and
Populists that have not been men
toned" but we do not believe our con-
temporary intends to neglect and over
look them.
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Santa Rosa Republican,: In reading
the reports of the farmers Institutes of
California, we get the impression that
they are generally less interesting than
such meetings in the States east of the
mountains. Out this way there seems
to be too much talk by men having
hobby of some kind and too little ear
rest discussion by people engaged in
actual farming operations. The farm
ers' institute should be made more in
tereSting in this coast country than
elsewhere in the United States. Here
are climatic and soil conditions peculiar
TO this section. Here are insect pests
not found IN the lands from which MANY
OF our farmers have come The man
reared on farm east of the mountains
mas TO learn a new agriculture on COM
ing to California 1t would seem that
these things would make our meetings
OF farmers of the most intense interest