The record-union., 1897-11-13

Hall? 1t must be so, for otherwise he
would know that of all the political
trusts. monopolies and conspiracies that
nave dlsgraced. corrupted, pillaged and
oppressed a free people, Tammany Hail
| enjoys the bad distinction of being the
worst. Tammany Hall makes no pre-
tense to honesty or patriotism. It de-
spises and tramples upon the rights of
| the plain people" 1t knows no such
thing as the sacredness of the ballot.
It's highest impelling motive is to plum
DER the public. 1t stops at no crime
against liberty or law in the accomplish
lnent or It's schemes of devastation. And
the new Democracy In the name of
all that is good, what is the new Democ-
racy! II IT lines up" in support of the
crimes and excesses of Tammany,
wherein is it better than Tammany?
II the new Democracy can send forth
to the millions no other message of good
cheer than the rehabilitation of Tam
many, it would better keep it's messages
tc itself
LOCALITY IS SECONDARY.
Fresno Republican,: In the opinion
of the Republican" the contention as to
whether the next United States Senator
shall come from Southern California
and the next Governor from north of
Tehachapi is of considerably less conse-
auence than whether the best and
strongest men shall be put forward by
the Republican party for those places.
The question of locality is entitled to
consideration, as a matter OF course, but
il is secondary, and very decidedly So to
no one S-tt .1f, l.;
The Republican party of this State
should win without difficulty in the
next election and will do so if the right
men are put in nomination. The claim
cf Southern California to either the
United States Senatorship or the Gov
ernorship is we'll founded, provided al
ways that a candidate deserving the
confidence of the people is brought for
ward. Otherwise the claim of locality
amounts to nothing, and will be so con-
sidered if wisdom prevails in the party
councils.
FAKE PUGILISM.
Oakland Tribune: The suspicion at
tached to the puglism nowadays is
shown by the fact that every encount-
er has charges of fake associated with
it. There is nothing very manly"
about an art that simply consists of
putting up jobs by which the general
public can be fleeced, and the only con-
ISOLATION for the outsiders is that a
game run on such principles soon kills
itself off. That the days of the pres
ent revival are numbered does not take
much of a prophet to foretell.
MAIL DELIVERY IN THE COUNTRY
Santa Cruz Sentinel: 1t is said the
Postoffice Department has been making
some successful experiments with the
free delivery of mail matter in rural dis
tiicts and will ask the next Congress to
extend the system. 1t is thought that
a general free rural delivery would add
500 100000 in round numebrs to the ex-
| penses of the postal system. This is
quite sum of money to expend these
times and possibly on an object not ur-
gently demanded save in populous dis
tricts. If such an outlay is proposed it
Will be in order to curtail the franking
privilege of Congressman, which is
greatly abused, and also that of other
| Government officials. The rural mail
carrier must not be loaded down with
| Congressional Records and tons of
speeches during campaign times and
the Government get no revenue. We
| do not think that free mail delivery
should be attempted in the sparsely
settled regions and in the suburbs of
cities the systems might be employed
with great advantage to the village
and farming community, and at no
great increased cost to the Govern
ment. Such free delivery would
naturally result in an increase of postal
business in the sections where put in
force. Under a system of free delivery
many dwellers in the country would be
able to take daily papers, to keep better
posted on the markets, and to keep more
! in touch with the world generally. 1t
| would unauestionably be n step in line
with our advancing civilization. The
perfection of the bicycle and of the BIZ
eye road skate offers to the Government
a means of distributing mail to the rural
districts cheaply and rapidly. A corps
of carriers mounted on wheels could do
the work for a tithe of what it would
cost to employ horse-drawn vehicles for
the distribution.