The record-union., 1897-11-10
Republican Presidents. A Democratic
Mayof- has been elected

Mayor has been elected.
INDICATIONS OF GOOD TIMES.
Redding Free Press: As indicating
the favorable drift of the times, w. H.
Mills Of the Southern Pacific Com
pany's Land Office recently said: The
balance of debts carried over by our
department every month since 1885
have averaged 81, 100000. Extensions
have been asked by purchasers and
granted. At first only extensions upon
the principal We're asked, but finally
they were requested upon the interest
accounts. That was the sign the bot
tom was reached. The symptom that
money had become easier among the
agricultural class in this State became
evident a month ago, when there was
a cessation of the demand for extern
sions on the interest accounts. Last
month was the best month we have had
since 1893. There were no requests for
favors. The money has fairly COM
menced to flow in liquidation of land
accounts We received more coin this
month than any three months since
1898. All signs point 10 the revival OF
prosperity so far as our department is
concerned"
\ LOS ANGELES BLUNDER.
Stockton Independent: From Los
Angeles went out the telegram that
started all the discussion in the East
about Californian discrimination in ia
vor of home products. The agitation
was largely due TO a misstatement of
the law on the subject and even now
the people of that city do not seem to
ho ft,n nf
Wednesday nights Associated Press
telegrams from there contained Hie-
Tense of the new law by Secretary Zee
handelar of the Chamber OF Commerce.
which was in substance the same as
what the independent" had shown
nearly a week ago to be the truth of
the matter. There is hope that in
the course of a month or two Los An
geles may stumble upon the law as it
was published in the independent" and
send it forth as news.
RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS.
Los Angeles Times: The results of
Tuesdays elections are mixed. They
point to no decisive conclusions, for the
reason, primarily. that no well-defined
issues We're involved in the contest.
Unlike the great struggle of 1876 the
battle of the ballots which was fought
on Tuesday had no great national prin-
ciple back of it. The issues involved
were TIC a great extent of local ma
ture. and personal considerations were
in many cases q strong determining
factor in the contest. The results of
the elections can hardly be classed as
political, except in a restricted sense.
Our friends of the Demo-silverite
faith will. doubtless. claim the results
of the elections as a great anti-Repub-
lican victory. Such claims. as the re
turns plainly indicate, are without
foundation in fact Taking all the cir
cumstances and conditions into consid-
GRAFTON. the Republicans held their own
as fully as could reasonably have been
expected. 1t is we'll known fact that
the successful party in a national cleo
ton is sure to suffer some losses of
votes in the elections next succeeding.
Many voters feel that their party and
its principles, having been triumphant
in the greater contest, do not need their
votes when no emergency is present
ed. The stay-at home vote is. there
fore, taken more largely from the party
in power. on off years, than from the
party out of power. The successful
party necessarily makes enemies among
the army of office seeking patriots, and
these feel it incumbent upon them to
vote with the enemy at the first op-
pOrtunity. Then there is a large class
Of restless voters. holding indecisive
opinions who make a point of voting
for a change at every election. Their
ballots are cast against whichever
party is in power at the time the cleo
ton is held.
THE NATION