The record-union., 1896-02-11
AN UNwARRANTED CHARGE.

The San Diego Union" referring to
sectional chickering's, says:
Close upon this incident came the
cold wave, and the northern people who
had no oranges to freeze were not able
to resist the temptation to improve the
occasion at the expense of their south
ern brethren for all it was worth.
The paragraph in the New York Sun"
about California fruits, which has al
ready been quoted in the Union" fur
nished a text for the northern belters
on the results of shipping frosted or
anges The southern editors promptly
retorted by quoting the part of the
SUMS" article which scored California
for shipping damaged deciduous fruit
some months ago, and so the wordy war
has gone on.
We beg our esteemed contemporary
to undeceive itself. The fact about the
cold wave and its results in limited
southern sections were known here days
before a word was said about it in a
Northern California paper This fact
can be substantiated, for the matter
was one of debate in private, and the
wise conclusion was reached to say
nothing until detailed facts could be
ascertained, and then to treat the mat
ter with perfect fairness and advise
that care be taken that no frosted fruit
be shipped. This we know.
Presently, however. there came re-
citals from Southern California, writ
ten by Southern California newspaper
men. On the heels of these full accounts
of the damage appeared in Southern
California newspapers. Then the mat
ter was taken up.
In the Record Union" office especial
pains were taken to watch the interior,
coast, mountain and city papers, to see
how the misfortune would be treated.
This was done because just at that time
the Los Angeles Express" was rasping
Northern California roughly and un-
fairly and misrepresenting concerning
the ice carnival at Truckee. Now we
are prepared to say that not a single
unkindly reference has been made in a
Northern or Central California news
paper that we have been able to see
concerning the frost in the south. On
the contrary, what was said was kindly
eommiserating and hopeful. The strong
est opinion expressed was that ii was
the duty Of the people Of the southern
section to see to it that no frosted fruit
was shipped East.
1t is simple, unadulterated falsehood
to say that 'the northern people who
had no oranges to freeze were not able
to resist the temptation to improve the
occasion at the expense of their south
ern brethren" It will be the duty OF
the San Diego Union" to point out a
single instance of any reputable journal
of the State having improved the op-
portunity." We concur fully, wholly,
with our contemporary in denouncing
sectional spirit and sectional pickering.
We have no patience with sectionalism,
but that spirit will not prevent US from
branding falseheod whenever it rears
its front.
We have only contempt for the intel
ligence that gloats over the misfortunes
of any county of the State, and we be-
lieve we reflect in that expression the
sentiment of every newspaper pub
lished north Of the Tehachapi Range.
The State and the whole State is our
heritage and pride. and every spot and
section in it.
Careful, studious observance Of the
columns of the northern papers for a
long time, and acquaintance with many
of its conductors, qualities the Record
Union to say that there is no spirit of
jealousy among them for the splendid
success of the southern counties, their
fine progressive spirit and broad
mindedness in business.
The one and only regret the northern
press has concerning the south, and we
make bold to speak for it, knowing its
feeling, is that in the southern counties
there should exist, as unhappily there
does, belief that we of the north are
antagonistic to our brethren OF the
south. That sentiment is the result OF
misconception. diligently cultivated, we
regret to say, by q number of southern
| county papers. some of whom make nc
bones" of saying that they do this to
hasten State DIVISION