The record-union., 1897-02-08
Voice OF TIE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
OF the State and the Coast on Sub-
iects of Living and News
Interest.

Marysvile Democrat: The bill be-
fore the Legislature calling for a regu-
lation width of wagon tires certainly
ought to pass in the interest OF gooo
roads This was the best recommenda-
ton made by the State Bureau, anu
prescribed that three inches for wheels
of ordinary farm and road wagons, and
The minimum width of four inches for
tires bearing loads between four and
six tons; tires of five inches for loads
between six and eight tons, and for loads
over eight tons tire width OF SIX
inches.
REPUBLICAN POLICY.
Tulare Register: At this time the
wisest counsel viii need to prevail.
The Republican party is welded to the
protective principle but not to particular
schedules. 1t will be impossible at this
time to re-enact any particular tarin
law, and it may be found that particular
Schedules will not be advisable, as con-
Hitions have changed and the needs or
the business world vary. 1t is not deslr-
able that merchants of Syracuse be be-
headed whenever found attempting to
do business in Ephesus, but there is
definite demand for a cessation of the
policy of keeping the mills and factories
of Europe busy. A law which Will do
this will be satisfactory even though it
provide no inflated rates for special in
dustries.
THE IRRIGATION LAW.
Pasadena Star: 1t is reported from
Sacramento that the Wright irrigation
law will be upheld in its general feat
ures, while it will be amended in some
important particulars. If it shall be
amended so that 1t shall not be possible
for districts to confscate property with
quite the freedom given by the present
law. it will be well. The power of the
majority is too great under the Act.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
Santa Ana Blade: Do our readers in
uuire then, if such be the deplorable
condition of finances at Berkeley, why
we have not heard more of it before?
Simply because the unprecedented
growth of the great school of late years
has created a demand that the former
Income has been entirely inadequate to
meet.
When the one cent tax was author
szed in 1887 there were only 800 stu
dents in the university. There are now
stitution, I ,;554 of whom study in Berke-
icy and 100 in the technical branches of
the school in San Francisco. OF course
had it not been for the many munificent
private donations under such a strain
The Berkeley school must have proven
dead failure. But even considering the
private gifts to the school, the number
of students has increased four times as
fast as the income.
HERE'S A RAP.
Redding Free Press: There is Won
derful amount of hypocrisy displayed
by the people in the matter of prize
fights. or, more fashIonably speaking.
glove contests. OF all the States in the
Union the State of Nevada seems to
be alone bold and outspoken, her peo.
pile refusing to hide under mask the
animal instincts displayed in all ages
before us. A California Legislature will
pass law preventing prize-fights, and
the legislators will patronize them on
every opportunity. They, with the
members of the bar, the press, leading
politicians and State officiais-men
prominent by reason of their intellect
ual attainments-will cry out against
the brutal sport. and when an exhi5i-
front row shouting words of encourage
ment 10 the gladiators.
THE REASON WHY.
Stockton Record: Probably the OBJ
sect of the Legislature and the Cover
nor Of the State of Nevada in passln:,
the bill which permits the Corbett-Fitz-
simmons fight to be held in the Sage
brush State was TO have some popula-
tion there if only for a few days Il
will be a novel sensation for Nevadans
TO have a few hundred people in their
State
ELECTING SUPERVISORS.
Antioch Ledger: Senator Dickinson
has fathered an amazing proposition
10 elect Supervisors at large from the
entire county. By this it is aimed to
rob the larger and more populous com
munities Of their franchise The ex-
cuse for this proposition is that the SUI
perYisor is a county officer and the
entire county is interested in SEEING
who is elected. Editor Farieon of The
Concord sun" makes a good point
against this proposition by limiting that
Assemblymen and senators are State
officers, and the State at large is jusa
as mupch interested in their selection
ton of Supervisors. BY the same token
Congressman, Railroad Commissioners
and all district officers should be elected
by the State at large. There Is a large
sized bug in this proposition, and Il i
did not already smell so bad We would
urge that ii should be killed
THE CREDIT.
Stockton independent: The effort to
h. sg,sT De-
of the officers is ridiculous The only
men entitled 10 any glory in that con
nection are Captain Frazier and his first
mate, who kept the murderer under
surveillance during the sixty days Of
the voyage. while knowing him to be
desperado
FLORIDA FREEZES.
Los Angeles Times: Again the news
comes from Florida that the orange
growers have suffered serious loss by
the recent freeze. The full extent OF
the damage has not yet been reported.
1t cannot be SO great as that caused by
the freeze of three years ago. for the
reason that a large proportion OF the
trees were Killed at that time. good
part Of this years crop had been gath
cred before the cold snap" hence the
loss is less than It would otherwise have
been. 1t is hoped that not many trees
have been killed by this years freeze
though the truth of the matter cannot