The record-union., 1897-07-27
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

Interest.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Protection and
prosperity have been intimate in the
past, which is good ground for future
confidence
LEGAL TENDER VOLUME.
Ukiah Press: A recent publication by
the New York journal of Commerce"
shows the full legal tender silver mon
ey of the United States to be S549 39J,
99j; OF France, S434, ,090 Geo. of Spain,
S23,000,O00; of Germany, $103,G00,00O:
OF the Straits Settlement, S11J,OO,000;
of China, $3.50. 600, 000 and of India,
S930,0G0 COO. OF the 81. 053 100000 Of
silver money in the world to-day, all
but S620, ,000000 is full legal tender, and
more than half of it has been coined
since 1873 These figures are published
by the New York journal of Com
merce, a conservative and extremely
accurate paper whose statements on
subjects of this character are always
accepted as reliable.
DEMOCRATIC VAIL.
Colusa Sun: The rise in wheat and
wool, the revival of Western mining.
the gold strikes on the Clondyke and
the passage of the new tariff, from a
combination of potent impulses which
moving together are likely to set every
thing booming before the year is over.
San Francisc Call.
Yes, the tariff will set things a BOOM
ing in trust circles, and the rise in
h I,nTrz 1f k,O
Clondyke mines, will help the people
sustain themselves while the tariff par
asites feed on them. so we may all
be congratulated on the situation.
SINCERE SORROW.
Shasta Courier: The funeral and un-
mistaken evidence of sincere sorrow
shown in all quarters at the death Of
Colonel Charles f. Crocker, is splendid
and eloquent testimony of the friendly
regard and respect in which he was
held by the people of California as a
man and citizen
HE IS TOO BUSY.
Contra Costa Gazette: The American
farmer is not paying much attention
to the calamity howler this year, as he
is too busy harvesting his large wheat
crop and getting it ready for market
1t is said that the farmers of Ken
lucky, Ohio and Indiana alone will
receive at least five million dollars more
for their wheat crop this year than
they received from last years crop.
CLONDYKE
Oakland Tribune: Whether or not
the Alaska fields will be as productive
a cd &c Of
ter Of speculation. In Montana from
one little gulch, $11000,000 in placer
gold was taken, but all Montana was
not that way. There will be rich de-
posts found here and there, but the
idea that the land is one vast treasure
field must be abandoned Humboldt
may have been right when he said that
the fountain head of the continent s
gold treasures would be found in far
northern British Columbia, but even
then, there will be no such thing as go
ing and picking it up with practically
no effort. for although certain pockets
and gulches may yield that way, as a
rule hard work will be accessory to the
ventures.
GOLD BUGS.
people rushing up to Alaska and Clon-
dyke are gold bugs. No gold-bug hat
ing free silverfte would go back on
his principle" to the extent of adding
to the wealth of the bloated gold low
ers by helping to dig out the yellow
metal of oppression.
MAY WANT TO RETURN.
Placerville Nugget: While you are all
making up your minds to go to Alaska
and the Clondyke, remember that there
is a bare possibility that you might
want to come back, and it costs as
much to travel either way Bear in
mind that it is a speculation, not an
investment, and you do not necessarily
win at the game. So don't go unless
you are fixed to come back all right
even if you don't make dollar
THE MOST UNSPOILED OF MIL
LIONAIRES
Mountain Democrat (Placerville):
With the fond hope that he might re-
cover Colonel Charles F. Crocker has
passed away. What was feared is
now felt and lamented by the entire
State, whose favored son and benefac-
tor he was For family and friends,
memories of a brave, genial and gem
erous man have been sanctified by
sorrow To the people with whose lot
his own was cast, he has left the
public uses of a rightful inheritance,
we'll and faithfully administered in
their behalf And better even than
The man who awakens