The record-union., 1897-12-23
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects OF Living News
Interest.

Sausalito News: The people of Sac
ramento County have won for them
selves the distinction of being the pio-
neers in the inauguration of a modern
road system by voting almost unani-
mously for the issuance of bonds to
| procure funds with which to construct
a highway between Sacramento and
Folsom.
IT WORKS WELL.
Middletown independents: The few
| people who We're inclined to criticise
the operations of the Dingley law have
| learned that their criticisms were not
well founded. That law has in its first
| four months produced nearly 10 per
cent more revenue than did the Will
SON law in the corresponding four
months Of it's history, and has increas-
ed its earnings more than % per cent
in that length of time.
DR.. O'BRIEN'S CASE.
Placer Representative: The people
of the State will go the Doctor one
better; they want the investigation
| whether the board '.vindicates' him or
| not.
THE CLUTE CASE.
Stockton Independent: The murder
of Mrs. Clute should be sufficient to
prevent people admitting strange tink-
ers of any kind into their homes. There
are plenty of reputable decorators, up
| holsterers and other workmen who
can he had to do all the tinkering or
repairing, and these vagrant jobbeIs
should be kept out of doors when they
men who are alone not to employ
strangers at any kind of work.
DON'T BUY OLD ROADS
Placer Argus: We want good roads
and free of toll to Yosemite Valley, and
we hope Congress will attend to it,
but we see no reason why Uncle Sam
should take upon himself the purchase
of those already opened by private or
corporate parties. AS the Evening
Post" indicates they are poor grades
at the best and their purchase might
reach the extent of Government action
in the matter. By all means the wisest
action to be taken is for the Govern
ment TO determine upon the best route
and give us a we'll finished road with
grades consistent with modern travel.
ENCOURAGING.
Alameda Argus: 1t is interesting TO
| read of the sale of California fruit by
auction in London: Navel oranges sold
for los the box, which is about 81.
Pears, not in the best condition,
brought SIS to 16s the case That is
most encouraging. California greatly
extends her fame whenever her product
is sold in the leading worlds market in
such a conspicuous manner
GENEROUS RELIEF.
| San Diego Union: Nobody will be-
grudge an appropriation by Congress
for the relief of the people who are
| threatened with starvation in the Klon-
dixie country. OF course many Of them
have only themselves to blame; their
impl-udence was little short of criminal.
Still it viii never do to let them perish
of starvation If the Government can
rescue them, it is bound to do so. For
tunately, it looks very much as though
a way would be found to get supplies
| through to Dawson. Secretary Alger
has displayed remarkable zeal in this
behalf. His plans may fail but the
people who are trying to make fun of
his efforts, would better suggest some
more practicable scheme or else hold
| their peace
BRYAN IN MEXICO.
| Humboldt Standard: Bryan's visit to
Mexico is made for purpose. That is
| the chief country left on the American
continent in which Bryan's system of
| finance prevails. If there is a country
on earth that should show the ad-
vantages of free coinage that country
| Is Mexico. In it the Government coins
both gold and silver at the ratio of 16l2
to /. Let Bryan tell us, If he must
make speeches to US, what he thinks Of
the condition Of the Mexican people who
must labor to live. Let him explain
1 why they receive less than half the
wages paid to American labor and take
! their pay in Mexican dollars worth less
| than half as much as American dollars.
| Let him tell us how much gold he finds
in circulation in Mexico and why It
| takes nearly two and a half Mexican
dollars TO buy a gold dollar; why an
American dollar, with several grains
less silver In it, can be exchanged for
two Mexican silver dollars?
BAD FORM.
The Cucamonga: 1t is reported that
much of California's citrus fruit has
been rejected in the Eastern market
This is as anticipated by many OF our
citizens, and it is dep!orable that the
| finest fruit that grows out doors any
| where IN the world Should be picked
green. The marketing Of it not only
wastes what If left on the trees, would
be good fruit but destroys our reputa-
ton for superior fruit.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
! Alameda Encinal: This administra-
tion has a chance to give its support to
a measure which viii carry it's name
down to posterity as the originator of
one Of the most beTleficent enterprises
for the good OF the common people that
has ever been suggested That is the
postal savings bank prop osition. Three
bills are now before Congress with that
object in view, and there ought to be
no trouble in passing one of them. We
do not see where any opposition is to
come from, except from those benevo-
| lent institutions, the banks, which take
peoples money and SO often forget to
return it
SHOULD BE STOPPED.
| Vacaville Reporter: The recent bicy-
| Gle race at New York seems to have
been a horror in which every partici-
pant seriously affected his health and
mental soundness. 1t is all we'll enough
to permit athletic exhibitions. II they