The record-union., 1897-11-30
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

Yreka Journal: Bryan, in his speeches
in Ohio just before the recent election
repeated his great exploit of 1896 by
making votes for the enemy His trail
through Ohio is marked by sweeping
Republican victories. In Cleveland ano
vicinity, where he expended a great
deal of eloquence, Bushnell and Hanna
carried everything. A few rousine
speeches by Bryan in any community
would win larger numbers of new votes
for the Republicans Bryan is an hon
est man, of course, yet he always acts
! and talks as If he was in the pay Of the
Republican party. If he had gone to
as some of his friends wanted him to-
he might have pulled Tracy through
THE REASON WHY.
| Alameda Argus: Ladies and gentle
men, that ship you see out there is
going to sail away in day or two for
| the frozen north. 1t contains loads OF
food, clothing and supplies given by
| lovely newspaper proprietors. 1t is
commanded by brave men detailed by
the Navy Department, who have before
| them a journey of hazard and a. task
| of magnitude. Why are they going
| q, they are going to delt onstrate the
liberality of the great newspaper pro-
prietors- They want to show how
grand and generous the newspaper
owners can be, and why more people
ought to subscribe. Is this the sole
object OF the trip? Why, what a ques-
ton. Isn't this enough to justify any
trip anywhere? What greater incentive
can there be for men to do anything
How is that? Some starving whalers
you say? o, well, maybe there are
some fellows UP there who are hemmed
in by the ice, but it must be insisted
upon, if one may rely on the published
accounts, that the main object of the
voyage of this noble Government shir
is TO demonstrate newspaper ent erprise
and prove the tenderness of heart OF
two humane newspaper owners.
WILL MAKE A MISTAKE.
Fresno Republican,: The Choctaws
and Chickasaws will make a serious
mistake if they carry out their inten-
ton of leaving Indian Territory and set
ling in Mexico. They may not always
be treated justly by this Government
but they certainly will not improve their
condition by making their homes in the
sister republic. Neither property nor
life is as safe in Mexico as it is in the
United States and the Government down
there is never moved by sentiment in
dealing with Indians. But maybe the
| disgruntled red men know all this and
are merely trying to run a little bluff on
the Government. They should be care
full not to go too far, for the Government
might "caH'' them.
MONEY PLENTY.
Redlands Facts: Money is getting to
be drug on the market in San Fran
cisco, if we may credit recent state
nlents in the newspapers. One banker
says money is now plentiful, and
predict that by the first of January you
will see the bank statements showing
twice as much money on hand as at the
| same time last year" And he adds
the problem that capital will soon have
to face is what to do with itself" This
view is in keeping with the whole tenor
of adyices from the East. The days OF
financial stringency are undoubtedly
about ended. for long time. at least
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
|
to wonder if a return to the simple
rudiments of an education, which was
what the public schools We're originally
intended to give, would not be re-
turn to what is fair and to the bes1
interests of all concerned. All chill
dren would then have a chance to learn
a little, and there is no fear but thai
the ones who hunger and thirst for tbs
higher education would find q way tC
get 1t, just as they did in the days
when Abraham Lincoln rose from q
rail splitter to President of the United
States And the ones who hunger foi
an education are the only ones who viii
profit by the higher branches.
THE NON-PARTISAN
Pasadena News: The most foolish oil
all fools is the taxpayer, who, through
partisan feeling, takes no interest In
resistance to public plunderers. The
looters in all parties should be turned
down.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The News thinks that the most
foolish is the non-partisan on whom the
burden of taxation falls He is more
than a fool for not taking hand in the
making Of politics If he would do his
would be no looters to do the looting
MONEY AND INTEREST.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: The manager
of one of our leading banks informs
US that it is compelled to refuse TO ac-
cept further interest bearing deposits
| in it's savings department, because
there is such a plethora of money that
1t can find no use for it, and cannot
pay dividends upon 1T. This. we un-
derstand, does not apply to the case OF
small savings, but to large amounts
San Jose Herald.
There is no trouble in loanine
money, but there is trouble in finding
satisfactory security. No bank wants
the property on which it loans money
although many men imagine that the
banks want the earth" What they
want is the interest their money earns
The most Of the property on which
loans are desired is not rent-payina
or interest t-bearing.
GERMANY AND CONQUEST.
Oakland Enquirer: Germany started
in with great deal Of dash to annex
a portion of China. She seized ar
island and fort. China has appealed
to Russia to drive the Germans away
1t is probable that the Germans will
be compelled to give up the island they
have taken, not by pressure from Rus
sia alone. but from all the European
powers. If that should happen, Rus.
sia would get the credit for it, and Chi
| ma, already almost dependency o1
| Russia, would fall still further under
the influence of the Czar. 1t will be
| surprising if before this business is
over, the German grab does not prove