The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-03
VOICE OF TIE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
OF the State and the Coast on SUBJ
jects of Living and News
Interest.

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San Diego Union: If the men who are
counting upon getting consular of1ce:
would post themselves little on tns
general situation, there would be les:
disappointment The total number o.
consular officers, exclusive of Vice
Consuls clerks, etc, is 329. OF these
only 249 receive salaries. The re
mainder are paid by fees which do no
in any case exceed $1,000 per annum
From every State in the Union there
are scores Of applicants. In fact, 1t ma:
been estimated that between 1000 ant
5000 men, many of them totally un
fitted, are now moving heaven anc
earth to get one of these 329 positions
AS only about one out of every s1Xteer
applicants can be appointed, the extern
of the disappointment that must come
when the consular service is finally set
tied can be readily estimated. Besides
a number of Consuls now in the ser
vice are certain to be retained because
of special fitness and the value o.
the labor performed by them, Which
will add to the general disappointment
that is certain to meet this army OF
consular applicants.
THE FIESTA CRITICISED.
San Diego Union: If one may judge
from the statements published in some
of the Los Angeles papers, there is mo-
little dissatisfaction in that city over
the late fiesta Complaints in regard
to the license and disorder on 'all fools
night" the close of the carnival, ar
both loud and frequent. The quite
prevalent sentiment appears to bt
voiced by one citizen who is quoted by
the "Hearld' as saying. regarding the
masked carnival: Il think it costs the
city far more in morals and money
than the fiesta is worth" And the
Evening Express" referring to the
scenes on Saturday night, says:
Many women We're drinking to ex'
cess and late in the evening, or early
in the morning, not a few were TO bt
seen who We're completely drunk. Vi
these perhaps a large number WouIc
have been drunk any other night II
the year that the opportunity presented
itself, but if among the number there
was any who did wrong for the first
time and whose error would not have
taken place but for the liberty thai
comes with the mask, then the whole
institution should be abolished or else
undergo a radical change of some sort
which shall put an end to these
abuses"
There appears no question from what
the Los Angeles papers have to say
about all fools night" that it was
a disgraceful affair, and should not be-
repeated But the most singular par
of the post fiesta discussion is the sud
den discovery that many people in Lo:
Angeles do not believe that the enter
tainment as a whole is profitable Il
nancialy. The Herald" publishes in
terviews with a number of merchant:
and others, some of whom declare thai
the fiesta is actually an injury TO trade
while others think that it is not a bene'
fit to business. and that the money
would have been better spent in some
other way. Altogether it looks very
much as though the outcome of the
late fiesta was not such as to poularizs
that institution with the substantial
citizens of Los Angeles
AN UNCANNY DEMAND.
Alameda Encinal: Diversification OF
industries increases the demand fol
protection. Southern men have, dur
ing the recent tariff discussions, de-
manded protection on practically every
product of the South. Mississippi ask
ed for protection for cotton and lumber
Louisiana for sugar and rice, Florida
for oranges and tobacco. South Caro-
lima for rice and cotton, North Carolina
for various minerals, Georgia and Ala
bama for the products of their fac
tories, Texas for cotton and wool, Ten
nessee for iron and coal, Kentucky foi
hemp and tobacco, Virginia for iron
and tobacco. With a continued in
crease in diversification of industries
the protective sentiment in the South
will increase as II has in the North.
NO. NOR IN SACRAMENTO.
Pasadena News: Pasadena young
men will be astonished to find out how
backward are the young men in the
northern part of the State. The Dixor
Tribune tells of young man calling
on his best girl 10 spend the evening
When about to return home the CONVEX
sation CHANGED TO turn to art and tbs
young lady told him that he reminded
her of the Venus of Milo. WhereupoT
the young fellow chuckled with delight
thinking II was mis- symmetrical TORN
that his sweetheart admired. When he
got home he consulted an encyclopedia
and to his deep chagrin and mortifica
ton found that Venus of Milo had M
arms He went down cellar and tried
to butt his brain out on a soft cabbage
Now that never could have happened
in this warm. ardent southland.
BETTER SKIP A YEAR
Los Angeles Record: On Saturday
evening the Record" expressed al
opinion that La Fiesta is in danger OF
becoming more or less of a bore, anC
that It were better not repeated unit
1899 or 1900
Notwithstanding there were many
features of the event which will be-
really memorable for their splendor anC
general effectiveness. The Record" is
more than ever convinced that La Fl
esta has left much of that tired feel.
ing behind it, and that the public will
experience considerable relief if tn,
celebration be not held next year
The common talk is. We'll. il is
kind of an old story after ALL"
If a vote could be taken to-day, Their,