The record-union., 1897-01-28
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
Of the State and the Coast on SUBJ
ieCtS of Living and News
Interest.

De justified In saying: 1t is very plain
that the people of California want Mr..
So-and-so in my Cabinet. | do not,
and therefore rather than affront Cali
fornia by selecting for my Cabinet one
of her citizens whom the State does
mot want l will refrain from selecting
any Californian at all and will look
elsewhere for Cabinet material. The
country is large and good Cabinet tim
Der is very abundant. Our raw Cali
1ornia way is much to our detriment.
THE DUCKWORTH SCANDAL.
Stockton Mail: Our contemporary,
the Independent" speaks of the legis-
lative steal as the ''Duckworth drama"
Strikes us tragedy would be a better
word to use. Many a party has gone to
Its grave for a less fragrant offense than
the S4, 900 Assembly steal. And the Re-
publican party cannot escape its re-
sponsibility in the matter. 1t is not
Duckworth who is on trial, but the
Republican party.
INDIGNANT SICK"
Los Angeles Times: Mr.. Cross has in
troduced a bill to prevent the County
Hospitals from being crowded with pa
tientS who have not yet acquired a
residence. Each county should take
care for what the late Mr. Tatman of
Arizona was wont to call "the indig-
nant sick,' and the money spent in the
counties north of the bay in caring for
tramps and hoboS who properly belong
to San Francisco amounts to a very
large sum in the course of every year.
THAT HAT ORDINANCE.
Oakland Tribune: The old high hat
ordinance in Chicago has been vetoed
by the Mayor, and a new one has been
passed. So that instead of mulcting
the theater manager at SO per high
hat, the owner must herself hand over
So. Judging by the persistency of some
of the women who affect ambitious
headgear, We suppose that the wearers
of high hats will pay the So willingly,
and say that the pleasure that they
experienced in annoying other people
was well worth the money.
ROAD SYSTEM.
Yreka Journal: The State expendS
S1,700,000 annually on roads and the
tax therefor is borne mainly by the
farmers. If the State should assist the
counties in building roads, the wealth
of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oak
land, Sacramento, San Jose and every
City and town now exempt would pay
a. share of the cost without scarcely
feeling it, and give us long trunk roads
of as good character in the mountain
sections or in poor counties as in the
level counties, or in sparSely settled
counties where funds are small at the
highest rate of foundation. Should the
State build the main roads, a very
small tax on ALL in both city and coun-
", would maintain good main lines,
while the counties could do the patch
ing and keep up the branch roads in
good shape.
NOTHING LEFT PRESENTLY.
Willows Review: The Legislative sa-
Ions of California are considering the
ins and outs of dealing a heavy blow
at the bloomer. The high hat in the
aters of the Eastern States is just now
getting its towering beauty reduced by
different Legislatures. Presently there
will be nothing left for the up-to-date
woman to dote upon except the side
whiskers of her favorite hack driver.
And nothing to cheer her except the
dove-like expressions of her husband
when he tries to masticate her con-
crete pavement biscuit at the break
fast table.
CORRECT VIEW.
San Jose Mercury: The Legislature
Should not make the mistake of per-
nltting the product of the Folsom
quarry to come into competition with
rock quarried and crushed by free la
bor The sale of Folsom rock should
be restricted to the counties and cities
and for the sole purpose of improving
the public highways.
ONE DOES NOT EXCUSE THE
OTHER.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Now that
the wicked man has passed laws
against the high theater hat, wo-
man kind is seriously considering a
way to reform a bad habit of the
sterner sex. A dramatic critic and di-
vers ministers have come forward as
the champions of the hat because some
men perfume the circumambient air
with whisky IT may be conceded that